A Dead Horse

a dead horse

Track Listings

1. Wild River

2. Shattered Image

3. Angel of Death

4. Lucky

5. Darklands

6. Letter Back

7. Over

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A Dead Horse

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Return to Sanity
Have Some Madeira
British humour at its best
If you haven't heard this...
Gentle Satire

Complete Flanders & Swann

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ASIN: B000006T4S
Release Date: 1997-04-30

Tracks:

Warthog, The (The Hog Beneath The Skin)
The Sea Horse
The Chameleon
Whale, The (Mopy Dick)
Je Suis Le Tenebreux
Songs For Our Time
A Song Of The Weather - Flanders & Swann
The Reluctant Cannibal
Greensleeves
Misalliance
Kokoraki
Madeira M'Dear?
Too Many Cookers
Built Up Area
In The Bath (From 'At The Drop Of A Hat')
Sea Fever
The Hippopotamus Song

Tracks:

The Gas Man Cometh
Sounding Brass
Los Olividados
In The Desert
The Sloth
The Rhinoceros
Kangaroo Tango
Jaguar
Dead Ducks
The Elephant
By Air
Slow Train
A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
The Humming Bird
The Portuguese Man-Of-War
Sea Fever
The Hippopotamus Song

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The Gas Man Cometh
Sounding Brass
Los Olividados
In The Desert
The Sloth
The Rhinoceros
Kangaroo Tango
Jaguar
Dead Ducks
The Elephant
By Air
Slow Train
A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
The Humming Bird
The Portuguese Man-Of-War
The Wild Boar
The Ostrich
The Wompom
Twice Shy
Commonwealth Fair
P** P* B**** B** D******
Paris
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Cha Cha Cha
The Hundred Song
Food For Thought

Album Details

Fantastic Triple CD Box Set of the Recorded Works of One of Britain's Most Popular Comedy Duos. Their Keen Observations of Everyday British Life and Abilities to Exemplify them in Song Made them the Darlings of the UK. Cleverness, Wit and Absoute Hilarity were the Order of the Day, in Just About Any Style of Music. Pure Comic Genius on Three Discs!

Customer Reviews:

Return to Sanity.......2005-07-27

Before Monty Python, before the Beatles, before "'Enery the Aigth Oi Am" there was the subtle, sweet, insdious humor of Flanders and Swann, and their lyrics remain part of the recognition rituals of Ivy Leaguers of the sixties. For any aging hippies or yuppies who find life WAY more stressful than we ever expected, and for whom the down side of alcohol, sex, and drugs has become apparent, I recommend listening several times to "In the Bath". It raises a cry for peace among the nations by inviting all the leaders to sit congenially steaming in a communal bathtub. And they reminding us of our essential self-interest when they add the proviso "as long as Swann and Flanders get the end without the taps." On those nights when we suspect that there isn't any point to it all, reach for the Flanders and Swann. They won't convince you there is any meaning to life, but they'll make it a lot easier to bear. Don't even try to do without it.

Have Some Madeira.......2005-07-06

Not every line in Flanders and Swann has become part of our 37-year marriage, but many have. As our turntables fail, we are pleased that we can relive all the fun stuff we used to collect. Nothing is like this duo, especially what you usually hear as French horn by Mozart converted into "I found that horn go(r)ne." And, of course,
"Have some Madeira, m'dear" is an all-time favorite.

British humour at its best.......2003-03-15

When I started out as a teacher of English, I had the most wonderful colleague as a mentor -- when she retired she gave me three LPs with much of what is on these CDs, and it must be one of the best gifts I have ever been given. Practically all of it makes me smile or laugh out loud (although I must admit that some, like The Armadillo and Slow Train, make me so melancholy that I can just feel my lower lip tremble and my eyes fill up). How can you beat lines like "Hail to thee, blithe Wompom", or "The English are moral, the English are good / And clever, and modest, and misunderstood"? I find they make great listening exercises for my teenaged students as well -- they consider it ancient, but incredibly funny!

If you haven't heard this..........2003-01-16

The great comedic pairing of the late Michael Flanders (vocals) and Donald Swann (piano and occasional vocals) must surely rank among the hall of fame of comic singers and songwriters. Descended from the British music hall tradition, these two men wrote and performed music which still sparkles with wit today, some 40 or more years since it was recorded.

After being told to take up singing as a means of strengthening his polio-weakened lungs, the wheelchair-bound Flanders teamed up with pianist Swann and proceeded to write such classic songs as "The Hippo Song (Mud Mud Glorious Mud)", "The Gasman Cometh", "The Gnu Song", "A Transport of Delight" and many others. As well as a gently satirical spirit, all these songs feature the sublime wordplay and interplay of both men.

The first two discs of this box set are actual concerts - "At The Drop Of A Hat" and its successor "At The Drop Of Another Hat". Recorded at the height of the duo's popularity and form, the sound quality is surprisingly good for recordings this old.

"At The Drop Of A Hat" opens with three of the Flanders and Swann classics. "Transport Of Delight", a song in praise of the "97 horsepower omnibus" features the wonderful harmonies of the duo on lines like "any more fares" and Flanders' dead-on impression of a London busdriver "Geddardait, we're full right up inside". "Song of Reproduction" deals with the new, as it was then, stereo technology and features Flanders delivering an incredible monologue using every conceivable piece of audiophile jargon. "The Gnu Song" (in which "gnu" is pronounced phonetically) is a real treat. The audience's reaction to the reappearance of the gnu is superb.
As well as this opening trio, the disc features Flanders' snippets of "Songs For Our Time" (in which he experiments with conventions of hit songs), "Song of the Weather" (a rundown of English weather throughout the year), "The Reluctant Cannibal" (featuring Swann in the tititular role and the chorus "I can't eat people/I won't eat people/eatin' people is wrong"), Swann's foray into Greek folksong "Kokraki" and the justifiably famous "Madeira M'Dear". The performance ends with a rousing version of "The Hippo Song".
Flanders is in fine voice throughout and his comments introducing each song are delivered with deadpan accuracy. The story behind "The Gnu Song" is an absolute masterpiece. Flanders' monologue about the creation of "Greensleeves" is also superb - "'Greenfleeves'. That's an interesting name for a fong" (referencing old English script) being just a taste.

"Another Hat" begins in equally fine form with "Gasman Cometh" and "Ill Wind". "Gasman", presaged as "a tale of unending domestic upheaval", is sure to have most people who've ever dealt with unreliable tradesmen nodding in agreement, while "Ill Wind" is Flanders' attempt at setting words to a French horn concerto featuring the immortal lines "I lost that horn/lost that horn/lost that horn/found that horn/gorn". The performance continues with Swann's Russian/English song "In The Desert", the ending of which is truly side-splitting. "All Gall" (a reinterpretation of "This Old Man" to fit then-French President Charles de Gaulle) is a little dated but very cleverly done. "Song of Patriotic Prejudice", with its introduction and opening lines grabbing the audience's attention is another triumph, while the "Hippo Encore" is a great end to the performance.
Again Flanders is at his peak. His loving description of the Spanish olive-stuffers ("Olividados") and his superb story about flying ("By Air") are both brilliant examples of the shaggy dog story.
My favourite from both of these discs would have to be "First and Second Law". Flanders decides to educate Swann in elementary science and picks on the first and second laws of thermodynamics ("heat is work and work is heat" and "heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body") and the repetition of these phrases in time to Swann's barely-there piano accompaniment is one of the finest moments in British comedy.

The third disc is largely forgettable. It begins with a series of animal-related songs performed in a studio and without much of Flanders' rambling introductions. "Warthog" has its moments, while the others were clearly not performed in front of an audience for a reason. "Wompom" is also mildly diverting, presenting a story about a made-up substance which is the answer to everything.
The rest of the disc is then filled out with much earlier material in a rather poorly-recorded concert. "20 Tons of TNT" (related to the calculation the pair had done which gave that as the amount of TNT per person on the planet at the time) provides food for thought, but little more.

Is this box set for everyone? No. Much of the humour both within and without the songs does require a bit of background knowledge to what was going on in Britain and Europe at the time (1960s), John Profumo is referenced a few times as well as Charles de Gaulle and the Common Market, while a smattering of classical music knowledge can help out a bit with Swann's work and "Ill Wind". The fact that my grandfather (who's in his late 70s) recalls hearing these songs and laughing may give an indication as to the age of some of the subject matter. Equally the fact that "First and Second Law" references an awful lot of physics might do the same.

Nevertheless, for anyone who loves British humour done in a gentle manner or who is interested in the source of "mud mud glorious mud/nothing quite like it for cooling the blood", give these CDs some serious consideration.

Gentle Satire.......2002-04-03

I've been singing Flanders and Swann every day In the Bath since I first heard them in 1964. If you don't know them, think Gilbert and Sullivan by way of English music hall and Noel Coward, with a bit of Tom Lehrer musical satire and classic Bob Newhart or Charlie Manna monologues. F&S commented gently on their times: "The purpose of satire, it has been rightly said, is to strip away the veneer of comfortable illusion and cozy half-truth. And our job, as I see it, is to put it back again." Quite simply the best comic songs and patter of the 20th century. Michael died in 1975, Donald in 1994. Goodnight, Mabel Figworthy, wherever you are.

Here are some samples of Michael's verbal wit.

Wordplay:
- "A Transport of Delight," their song of the pleasures of the double-decker bus "has recently been adopted as the theme song of the Underground resistance movement."
- Speculating that Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves: "and the royalties go to royalty."
- About a tennis referee late in the day: "the umpire upon whom the sun never sets."
- Explaining how he was hoisted in his wheelchair onto airliners by a fork lift: "Why they need a great machine like that to lift forks I do not know. Well, they're only plastic, now, aren't they?"
- On status symbols: "The object is to Gunga Din your neighbor: 'I'm a better man than you' is the acid test," and, "let's bang our status cymbals with the best."
- To a disenchanted cannibal: "You used to be a regular anthropophagi."
- Of a lecher: "And he said as he hastened to put out the cat, the wine, his cigar, and the lamps," while the girl "lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes, and his hopes."
- At the corrida d'olivas (the Andorran festival of olive stuffing, not to be confused with the Spanish corrida de toros, or bullfight): "And a great cry goes up of Ole! He has made an 'ol."
- "It's no good going up to a scientist and saying to him like you would to anybody else, 'Good morning, how are you, lend me a quid, and so on.' He'll just glare at you, or make a rude retort."

Throw-aways
- During the height of the cold war the Soviet Union sent the Moscow Ballet on a world tour. Donald sang one chorus of the Hippopotamus Song "mud, mud, glorious mud - nothing quite like it for cooling the blood" in Russian. Michael: "That should improve our cultural relations."
- During the 1963 Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler scandal: "None of that going around saying no smoke without fire. Nil cumbustibus, Profumo." Also, from "Friendly Duet," "such models of friendship are precious and rare, while the friendship of models is not."
- "Now if you're writing a musical, as I'm sure practically all of you are, . . ."
- Of Donald: "You know that no one has a higher regard for your music . . . than you do yourself. I merely meant that you are not great because you are not dead. If you wish to be great you must stop composing and start decomposing."
- "We never found a rhyme for (Soviet Premier Nikita) "Kruschev" until he was dead: Did he die or was he "pushed off"?"
- "We spent two dreadful, uh, delightful years, entertaining the Americans whose need, let's face it, is greater even than yours. Of course, when we're over there we say that the other way 'round."
- "No matter what you may say about the Germans, and who doesn't . . ."
- "Some of the songs that have made our names a household word, like slop-bucket . . ."
- "They've started testing cars now. They started at 10 years, then 5, now three. There's even some talk of having them tested before they leave the factory."

Absurdities
- "I'm delirious about our new oven fitted with the eye-level grill. This means that without my having to bend down the hot fat can squirt straight into my eye."
- A spectator during the construction of Stonehenge: "So, it's not going to be lived in. Well, that's something anyway. So what is it, then? It's a what?! A calendar?! A bit big for a calendar isn't it? You'd look pretty foolish with that on your desk."
- "Donald knocked himself out this morning. Got one of those new pop-up toasters. Nasty things."

Incredible multiple rhymes:
- "The fair hippoptama he aimed to entice from her seat on her hilltop above, as she hadn't got a ma to give her advice, went tip-toeing down to her love."
- Of Josephine: "Nonsense, said Bonaparte. She lives on her own, apart, in her own apartment."
- "Oh let us be married if our parents don't mind. We'd be happy and inseparable. Inextricably entwined. We'd live happily every after, said the Honeysuckle to the Bindweed."
- "And you'll always see a single lace-less left-hand leather boot. A bootless British river bank's a shock. We leave them there at midnight, you can track a member's route by the alternating print of boot and sock."

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Excellent musicianship

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Words Are Dead
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"The music of Horse Feathers hints at a folk songwriting genius on par with the likes of Elliott Smith's Either/Or, or the honesty of Nick Drake's Pink Moon, all neatly arranged into a whole new puzzle." - DCM MAGAZINE

Words are Dead is a stunning debut album from the Portland folk-songwriter duo Horse Feathers. Justin Ringle's voice fills out a room with startling results, carrying a strength and confidence that elaborates on the burdens of broken relationships and estranged personal dealings. The album's stark honesty and open-wound vocal deliveries are as personally effecting as they are orchestrated musically, and for that credit is due to prodigal multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick, who jumps from instrument to instrument. Songs diverge stylistically yet manage to stay cohesive as a whole. The album retains a very natural feel, allowing the songs to speak for themselves with a relatively transparent fidelity. By using a variety of instrumental arrangements including guitar, banjo, percussion, piano, musical saw, and strings, Horse Feathers draws from a palette of sounds that is old in approach yet fresh in execution. Relying on an unusual mix of stark arrangements with dynamic accents, their sound glistens with efficiency. Influenced by the mood of such artists as Nick Drake, Nebraska-era Bruce Springsteen, Will Oldham, and Cat Power, Horse Feathers evokes the sound of being optimistically broken. Simultaneously dour yet beautiful, they offer the listener an unflinching glimpse into moments of personal reflection.

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Excellent musicianship.......2007-01-05

Along with Alexi Murdoch's "Time Without Consequence", this Portland, OR duo's 2006 CD is my favorite of the year. Although the lyrics are somewhat obscure, the music is incredible! The band utilizes various instruments (check out the musical saw on the first track) to add a fresh breath of air to their familiar, Sam Beam-esque (Iron & Wine) vocals and songwriting style. The duo understands how to use musical dynamics effectively, producing a rich swelling of instrumentation at just the right time in each song. I highly recommend the CD to fans of the indie-folk genre. Incidentally, the CD liner contains the lyrics to each song, if you're interested in trying your hand at cryptography.

Horsefeathers "Words Are Dead".......2006-10-01

This new group from Portland Oregon is hard to pend down as a distinct type of music. It is a refreshing blend of pop,folk,rock,easy listening,alternative and new age all rolled into 1 very pleasing,easy to listen to, addicting form of enjoyment. I highly reccommend it!!!

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Sex Pistols - 'Flogging A Dead Horse' (EMI) 3 1/2 stars
A nice collection of Sex Pistols singles.
If you've got "Never Mind The Bollocks"...
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Flogging a Dead Horse
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Sex Pistols - 'Flogging A Dead Horse' (EMI) 3 1/2 stars.......2005-12-29

'Flogging...' is a collection of both the A and B sides of each of their seven(7)British singles released between 1976-79.All your favorites are here,like "Anarchy In The UK",their infamous "God Save The Queen","Pretty Vacant",their Stooges cover "No Fun" and their remake of the Monkees hit "(I'm Not Your)Steppin' Stone".This fourteen track title MAY not be the best Pistol's compilation,but it'll simply do.Check it out.

A nice collection of Sex Pistols singles........2005-06-15

Flogging a Dead Horse is a collection of singles that the Sex Pistols released from 1976 to 1979. Most of the songs feature Lydon, Jones, Matlock and Cook, but a few of them have studio Pistol and future Professional Andy Allen on bass. Material from Never Mind the Bollocks and The Great Rock n' Roll Swindle are represented on this cash-in disc (the end of the album has a cash register ring). A must have for Sex Pistols fans (I did u no wrong and No Fun)
Sid Vicious sings as well as Steve Jones and temporary Pistol Eddie "Tenpole" Tudor are on some of these tracks.

A good collection of singles that augment the Sex Pistols first album very nicely.

If you've got "Never Mind The Bollocks"..........2002-02-15

OK, if you've got that great album "NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS", there's the only thing left to be done - buy this album. Just because their next album "The Great R'n'R Swindle" turned out to be disappointing, but it had a few real good tracks (contributed by Sid Vicious), which all are included here.

This is a collection of all the Pistols' singles from 1976 to 1979, so besides the tracks from "The Swindle" (and "Never Mind..."), there is a great deal of famous tracks omitted from "Never Mind...": "No Fun", "I Wanna Be Me", "Did You No Wrong", "Steppin' Stone" and "Anarchy In The UK" - in its raw original version. You wouuld be enough satisfied.

[This collection originally was released in 1979 in the U.K.]

Great for any true fan!.......2000-06-27

Though this doesn't have the attitude and fury of "Never Mind The Bollocks", it is essential for any hardcore fan of the Sex Pistols. Mostly a collection of covers, "Flogging A Dead Horse" is definitely memorable and fun to listen to. What's most reassuring is that it's not all "Bollocks" rehash, like so many other Pistols albums. The most memorable performances are Sid Vicious' heartfelt and furious butchering of Frank Sinatra's "My Way", and the Monkees' "Stepping Stone (I'm Not Your)", and among the worst are "Something Else" and "No Fun". I only gave this four stars because it is mostly non-Pistols material, yet it still rocks out like the Pistols should. This album shows the inspirations of the Sex Pistols' rage filled punk anthems, and gives insight into their musical backgrounds. Though not their best, it is recomended for the true fan.

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You fools!
Missing Theme Song - but otherwise not bad
Fine score, but a consumer warning for the CD
Thomas Newman is a Genius!
Almost perfect for the film, loses points as a cd

Jarhead

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For his third collaboration with director Sam Mendes (after American Beauty and The Shawshank Redemption), composer Thomas Newman has come up with one of his finest scores. The music mixes modern atmospheric quasi-rock touches with Middle Eastern influences (with particularly great success on the tracks "Welcome to the Suck" and "Zoomies."). The latter manifest themselves in both the beats and the instrumentation--the credits include soloists on exotic instruments such as the bowed cumbus (a type of banjo-like lute) and the processed xaphoons (a sax made of bamboo). All the more jarring, then, when the CD's handful of songs pop up. (It's quite a jolt to hear Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" after four eerie instrumental tracks.) The other song picks are obvious but well chosen: T-Rex's "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," "Naughty by Nature's "O.P.P.," Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," and Tom Waits's "Soldier's Things." Still, it's Newman's work that propels this CD, not the pick-up songs. Surprisingly, Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," which figures in one of the movie's most memorable scenes (when soldiers watch Apocalypse Now), isn't included here. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

You fools!.......2006-10-27

I am reading all the negative reviews of this soundtrack, and most of them mention the absence of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks." One reviewer gives the album one star because he was "misled" into buying the album.

Um, hello? This is an instrumental score for the film! NOT a Various Artists soundtrack! This is, you may have noticed, an album that falls under the name of Thomas Newman! If anyone bought this expecting other music, then it's entirely their own fault. It even says on the front: "MUSIC BY THOMAS NEWMAN."

That said, I'd also like to correct Amazon on something - they said this is Newman's third outing with Mendes, the other two being "Shawshank Redemption" and "American Beauty."

Shawshank was directed by Frank Darabont, NOT Sam Mendes.

Mendes' other pairing with Newman was actually on 2002's "Road to Perdition," which is another great soundtrack I'd heartily recommend purchasing.

Missing Theme Song - but otherwise not bad.......2006-03-01

If you've watched the previews for this film, you're likely expecting a song called Jesus Walks by Kanye West to be on the soundtrack but it's not there - very annoying. But otherwise it's a pretty good CD of music to listen to while you work out or drive fast.

Fine score, but a consumer warning for the CD.......2006-01-20

Thomas Newman's original music for JARHEAD is not only typically daring with many unconventional sounds (utilizing samples, electronic treatments and exotic percussion), but one of his most stirring, rock-influenced efforts as well (as with the opening track, "Welcome to the Suck"). At first I thought there were no melodies as memorable as "Dead Already" from AMERICAN BEAUTY or "Road to Chicago" from ROAD TO PERDITION, but the 3/4-time march used in both "Raining Oil" and "Desert Storm" has grown on me. Of course the CD is recommendable for Newman's score alone. But...

...while one doesn't buy a CD of this nature primarily for the extra songs, one does expect the extras to be competently presented when they appear. So I was taken aback to hear Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" at a faster tempo and higher pitch than usual, as though mastered from a sped-up tape. I can't think of any intentional reason for this, so I'm assuming it was a mistake, but either way I found it not only annoying in itself but because of "Fight the Power"'s thematic significance, with its reference to the Bobby McFerrin tune heard earlier in the movie. ("'Don't Worry Be Happy' was a number one jam/Damn if I say it you can slap me right here".)

So then, while I like the Thomas Newman score a lot, I'm docking the CD a star for the sped-up "Fight the Power". Caveat emptor.

Thomas Newman is a Genius!.......2006-01-07

Thomas Newman is brilliant as always and delivers beautifully. Having read the book prior to the motion picture, Thomas Newman truly brings Swofford's tale to life. If you enjoyed The Horse Whisperer or the Shawshank Redemption score, then you'll thoroughly enjoy Jarhead.

Almost perfect for the film, loses points as a cd.......2005-12-23

Make no mistake - Jarhead proves Thomas Newman's abillity to write music for film. He is not making the music in order to show off his amazing talents, he is making the music so it is perfect for the film. Whereas some composers might score depressing scenes with grand sweeping movements trying to make themselves look like complex composers, Newman knows what will enhance the scene and what won't, and what can convey the message required.

Ultimately, this describes Jarhead perfectly. I have seen the movie and music is seamless and perfect for it. For the most part, there is a sonic texture created, with guitars and drums to represent the bravado of the characters. If you are a fan of Newman's stirring orchestral works this is definitely not something you would like. Newer fans of "American Beauty" and the like will find things to enjoy here, but not in as vibrant or pleasing a way as in that album. The score on it's own is just not as exciting or involving as it could be. It is interesting in it's own right, but not very pleasing to hear. However, there are many good tracks interspersed throughout the score to take you to the good spot.

Overall, Jarhead warrants a 4.5/5 for the film, but on a cd, it's score drops to 3/5. It is pleasant at times, and mostly an interesting CD, but there are too many Newman masterpieces to consider this one high on your buying list. Then agan, if you are a Newman fan, this CD should satisfy you're urge to see what the guy is up to. Final score? Three out of five.

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Sousa Marches Played by the Sousa Band: The Complete Commercial Recordings 1897-1930

Manufacturer: Crystal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

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Herbert L. Clarke: Original Recordings 1907-21

ASIN: B00004SDBT
Release Date: 1997-09-30

Tracks:

Introductary Speech By John Philip Sousa - John Philip Sousa
The Stars And Stripes Forever - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
The Honored Dead - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
The Mikado March - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
Mother Hubbard - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
The Gladiator - The Sousa Band/Henry Higgins
Semper Fidelis - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
The Picador - The Sousa Band
The Thunderer - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
The Washington Post - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
Corcoran Cadets - The Sousa Band
The High School Cadets - The Sousa Band/Nathaniel Shilkret
The Beau Ideal - The Sousa Band
The Liberty Bell - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
Manhattan Beach - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
The Directorate - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
King Cotton - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
El Capitan - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
The Bride Elect - The Sousa Band/Henry Higgins
March From 'The Charlatan' - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
Hands Across The Sea - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
The Man Behind The Gun - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
The Invincible Eagle - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
The Stars And Stripes Forever - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor

Tracks:

Imperial Edward Coronation March - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
Jack Tar - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
The Diplomat - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
The Free Lance - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
Powhatan's Daughter - The Sousa Band
The Fairest Of The Fair - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
The Glory Of The Yankee Navy - The Sousa Band/Walter Rogers
The Federal - The Sousa Band/Edwin G. Clarke
The Stars And Stripes Forever - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
The Lambs' March - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
New York Hippodrome - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
The Pathfinder Of Panama - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
Liberty Loan - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
U.S. Field Artillery - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
Bullets And Bayonets - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
The Chantyman's March - The Sousa Band/Nathaniel Shilkret
Sabre And Spurs - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
Solid Men To The Front - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
Wedding March - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor

Tracks:

The Golden Star - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
Comrades Of The Legion - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
On The Campus - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
Who's Who In Navy Blue - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
Keeping Step With The Union - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
The Dauntless Battalion - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
The Gallant Seventh - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
Ancient And Honorable Artillery Company - The Sousa Band/Nathaniel Shilkret
The Black Horse Troop - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
The National Game - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
The Gridiron Club - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
The Pride Of The Wolverines - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
The Sesquicentennial Exposition March - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
Riders For (Of) The Flag - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
Golden Jubilee - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
The Harmonica Wizard - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (No.2) - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
The Salvation Army - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
Sabre And Spurs - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
Solid Men To The Front - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
The Stars And Stripes Forever - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor

Customer Reviews:

Something very precious.......2004-11-16

John Philip Sousa was a great musician and a great American. These recorded relics are very fascinating, and sometimes most vivid, reminders of his greatness

Great historical resource.......2000-08-24

This set consists of every recording released under the name of "the Sousa Band", from 1897-1930. Since some of these recordings are over 100 years old, they tend to be somewhat scratchy and occasionally faint. If you're a casual fan or you're buying your first Sousa record, your money can be better spent elsewhere.

Tracks:

Wild River
Shattered Image
Angel of Death
Lucky
Darklands
Letter Back
Over

Customer Reviews:

This Ain't No Dead Horse.......2006-01-07

1989's "A Dead Horse," the fourth album from drummer Anton Fier's studio group The Golden Palominos, is an excellent album with very strong pop-rock of both the down-to-earth & the ethereal kind. Fier's two main collaborators this time out are singer-songwriters Robert Kidney (who handles the down-to-earth material) and Amanda Kramer (who sings the dreamier-sounding stuff), and they both do great, including Kidney's confident turns on "Wild River" and "Lucky," while Kramer (who sounds quite a bit like Natalie Merchant) works vocal wonders on such songs as "Shattered Image" and the stunningly beautiful "Darklands." Great songs and performances make "A Dead Horse" a solid offering from the ever-changing Golden Palominos.

New Wave Detour.......1999-07-15

I guess you gotta be in the mood. Alexandra Kramer's 4 songs sound like gregorian chants with a beat - spiritual, vague, and echoey. Robert Kidney's songs sound more like REM, but with lyrics that seem like to consturcted on the fly. Sometimes I am enchanted by this construction ("A Letter Back" in particular) but more often it seems boring. GP has done better.

Oh the horror!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......1998-12-08

45 minutes of gut wrenching horrror for your listening pleasure, guarnteed to sour your stomach contents a high colonic of sorts.

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Veronica Nunn
Manufacturer: Dead Horse Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000MM0Y8O
Release Date: 2007-01-16

Tracks:

If I Had You
Surrey With the Fringe on Top
I Love You for Sentimental Reasons
A Foggy Day
I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love
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Product Description

Veronica Nunn sings classic jazz standards with her trio including Travis Shook on piano, Jennifer Vincent on bass, and Jaz Sawyer on drums.

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Beating a Dead Horse

Manufacturer: Collekt
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Direction for Children

ASIN: B00067ZFE8
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

Life is Cartoons
Always Drunk
Panhandling
Growing Pains (Feat. Angle and Aeon Grey)
Take a Few
The Aftertaste
Round and Round (Feat. Supastition)
Precursor
Another Design
Hot Freestyle
Anger Management
Breathe Deep
Dumb Down
Beer Hunter (Feat. Jayvee)
Bottom Feeder
Night Shift

Product Description

This is pure corn-fed discontent. Former Iowa resident Arecee releases his second record, "Beating a Dead Horse", under NYC's Collekt Records in Brooklyn, New York. His dark melodic beats and thick delivery are a refreshing alternative to today's bubblegum thug rap and purist hip-hop. On the track titled 'Breathe Deep' we hear a glimpse of a tragic past romance gone sour while the up-beat 'Round and Round' features hip-hop heavyweight Supastition. In 'Life is Cartoons,' Arecee proclaims that "hip-hop is stupid"; after watching MTV, I couldn't agree more. Lush self produced beats and deeply personal lyrics make this release a breath of fresh air in today's copycat music industry. Arecee's first release, "Direction for Children" featuring Sage francis, is currently in stores.

Customer Reviews:

quit being cheap and buy the record.......2004-11-12

if it walks, talks, and quacks like good hiphop well it must be. don't even think about it. just buy it. arecee's second official release shows what hard work and dedication bring to the struggling sound of current hip POP. if you need respite from the inexplicable crap flooding the scene and stinkin up the charts, this is your album.
prizm the nvzbl sez "Support Your Local Rapper"

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A must have classic!
H-town Underground
WANT MORE!!!
Much BETTER than their first album!!
Deadhorse "Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers"

Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers
Dead Horse
Manufacturer: Relapse
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Locust Abortion Technician

ASIN: B00000J7ZU
Release Date: 1999-08-10

Tracks:

Cod Piece Face
Turn
La La Song
Like Asrielle
Latent Stage
Peaceful Death
Eulogy
Snowdogs
Lark Nest
Medulla Oblongata
Aplo
Rock Lobster
Sawbone
Every God for Himself [*]
Turn [*]
Medulla Oblongata [*]
Waiting for the Sun [*]

Customer Reviews:

A must have classic! .......2006-09-14

I knew this guy in high school who was related to the drummer and he gave me a tape called DEATH RIDES A DEAD HORSE (which is now the bonus on the first album re-release) and i was blown away! Then there is the classic PEACEFUL DEATH. But there are 2 albums that only the hard core fans know about and that's FEED ME (this one has chiggers on it, really cool song!) and the other album is called BOIL(ING) (this one has my dog the prophet & reach around) If you can git your hands on either one of them, consider yourself lucky!

H-town Underground.......2006-01-27

This CD Rocks! If You Like Dead Horse, Michael Haaga Did A CD With His Band The Demonseeds Called 'Knee Deep in Hell's Grasp'
Check It Out.

WANT MORE!!!.......2006-01-19

i am only 15 and didn't know about deadhorse until about three years ago.i heard about them through my uncle and was blown away!i now own both horsecore and peaceful death and feel no disapointment, except i wish they were still around to dish out more!i highly recomend (TO ANYONE) looking into deadhorse and showing your support.

Much BETTER than their first album!!.......2005-12-08

The first DH album I do not like very much..but they came back with this.. their peek!!

DH hailed from Texas..and were a part of the infamous ''texas metal underground''

This has so many different type's of music on it that it hurt's yer head!! also another band panhorder wanted to be like!!

If you are looking for obscure,original,ripped off..etc 90's AMERICAN METAL then this is a great start..not perfect but still an amazing album!!!

Best song??...TURN!!!!! this song is at the end of the acid bath dvd as well, incase you didnt notcie!!

Deadhorse "Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers".......2005-10-03

The disc arrived on time and in good conditon, But, I drop a star because I would have liked Mike Haaga (former guitarist for Dead Horse) to have included more DH material.

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