Hello More

hello more

Track Listings
1. Compass Tape
2. Western Avenue
3. Heart & Soul
4. Party Train
5. Please Save My Body From The Modern World
6. Mr. Edgars
7. It's What I Like, Dear
8. Rope
9. Adams
10. The Sound of Everything
11. Broken Woods
12. Hello More

Editorial Reviews
Chicago Daily Herald
"A thrilling collection of booming, sensual dance epics complemented by miniature art pastiches."

Product Description
The plan behind Plane's latest album, Hello More, was to connect the old dots with some decidedly new ones. (Think Modest Mouse meets Postal Service and Depeche Mode). The result is a complicatedly simple rock album that's both fun and interesting to listen to. Subtle experimental sounds coexist dynamically with up-tempo beats, interweaving guitars, driving bass lines, clever vocal harmonies and infectious melodies. At various points you'll hear manipulated analog tape collages, looped digital effects and layers of white noise rocking pop songs in a out of place. All together, the song arrangements, instrumentation, and effects on this album are a tight nest for the record's restless quality of lyrical content.

Co-produced by Anderson and Legzdins at Blue Room Studio--formerly the underground hangout in the 70's called "The Dungeon," and before that used by Hugh Hefner for his early photo shoots. Hello More is as creative sonically as it is conceptually. Each song tells an individual story, yet each individual story is a bit part of the whole.

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Hello More
Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Every last note...
 Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music

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  1. Boccherini: Clavier Quintets (Complete)
  2. Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music

ASIN: B0000037AX
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

  1. Handel In The Strand
  2. Bridal Lullaby
  3. English Waltz
  4. Mock Morris
  5. To A Nordic Princess
  6. In A Nutshell-Ste: I. Arrival Platform Humlet
  7. In A Nutshell-Ste: II. Gay But Wistful
  8. In A Nutshell-Ste: III. Pastoral
  9. In A Nutshell-Ste: IV. 'The Gum-Suckers' March
  10. Peace
  11. Saxon Twi-Play
  12. Andante Con Moto
  13. Children's March
  14. The Immovable Do
  15. Sailor's Song
  16. Colonial Song
  17. Walking Tune
  18. Harvest Hymn
  19. In Dahomey

Tracks:

  1. b flat Pno Con (Opening)
  2. Cradle-Song
  3. Love Walked In
  4. Second Pno Con (3rd Movt)
  5. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
  6. Nimrod
  7. Ramble On The Last Love-Duet
  8. Chinese Melody-Beautiful Fresh Flower
  9. Paraphrase On The Flower Waltz
  10. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
  11. American Song-The Rag-Time Girl
  12. 'Blithe Bells'
  13. Fugue In a
  14. The Man I Love

Tracks:

  1. Country Gardens
  2. The Merry King
  3. Molly On The Shore
  4. Irish Tune From County Derry
  5. Knight And Shepard's Daughter
  6. The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
  7. Jutish Medley
  8. Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
  9. The Rival Brothers
  10. Near Woodstock Town
  11. Will Ye Gang To The Hielands, Lizzie Lindsay
  12. The Brisk Young Sailor
  13. One More Day My John (Easy Version)
  14. Rimmer And Goldcastle
  15. Spoon River
  16. The Widow's Party
  17. The Hunter In His Career
  18. My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
  19. Died For Love
  20. Scotch Strathspey
  21. One More Day My John (Complex Version)
  22. Bristol Town
  23. Hard-Hearted Barb'ra Helen
  24. Mo Ninghean Dhu
  25. Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
  26. Stalt Vesselil
  27. O Gin I Were Where Gowrie Rins
  28. Shepard's Hey

Tracks:

  1. Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig
  2. Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance
  3. Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance
  4. Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel
  5. Nell
  6. Apres Un Reve
  7. Pno Con, First Movt
  8. Tiger-Tiger
  9. Air And Dance
  10. Hornpipe
  11. Toccata And Fugue in d
  12. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster' (Easy Grainger)
  13. Angelus Ad Virginem
  14. Klavierstuck in E
  15. Eastern Intermezzo
  16. The Bigelow March
  17. Pno Con, First Movt
  18. At Twilight
  19. Klavierstuck in a
  20. Klavierstuck in B Flat
  21. Klavierstuck in D

Tracks:

  1. Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
  2. Up-Country Song (Colonial Song)
  3. English Dance
  4. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
  5. 'Spoon River'-American Folk Dance
  6. Train Music
  7. Zanzibar Boat-Song
  8. Paganini Varations, No.12
  9. Green Bushes-Passacaglia On An English Folksong
  10. William Byrd's Air And Variations For The Virginals 'The Carman's Whistle'
  11. 'A Dance Rhapsody'
  12. Girl Crazy: Embraceable You
  13. The Warriors-Music To An Imaginary Ballet

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Every last note..........2006-06-14

A super budget 5 CD collection of all of Grainger's Piano music.
Every last note!
The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
I think his best work to date.
He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.
So Far
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    		So Far

    Manufacturer: Jay
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    ASIN: B00008GRAY
    Release Date: 2002-03-19

    Tracks:

    1. The Story Goes On
    2. Frank Mills
    3. A Wonderful Guy
    4. Another Suitcase, Another Hall
    5. Tom
    6. How Lovely To Be A Woman
    7. It Might As Well Be Spring
    8. Just For Tonight
    9. A Change In Me
    10. I Know Him So Well
    11. Nothing
    12. Sooner Or Later
    13. Much More
    14. Maybe This Time
    15. Carbaret
    Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A bargain collection of showtunes
    		 Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits

    Manufacturer: Golden Greats
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    ASIN: B00005USEJ
    Release Date: 2002-02-26

    Tracks:

    1. Ouverture - Orchestra
    2. Something Wonderfull - Dorothy Sarnoff
    3. Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Ethel Merman
    4. Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Colette Lyons
    5. So in Love - Patricia Morison
    6. You'll Never Walk Alone - Jan Clayton, Christine Johnson
    7. Bill - Carol Bruce
    8. Hello, Young Lovers - Gertrude Lawrence
    9. Bloody Mary - Male Chorus
    10. I Can't Say No - Celeste Holm
    11. This Was a Real Nice Clambake - Jan Clayton,
    12. Oklahoma! - Alfred Drake
    13. Sue Me - Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene
    14. Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Edward Matthews
    15. Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza,
    16. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Todd Duncan, Todd Duncan
    17. Guys and Dolls - Douglas Deane, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver
    18. It Ain't Necessarily So - Lawrence Tibbett
    19. Make Believe - Jan Clayton
    20. Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin
    21. They Say It's Wonderful - Ethel Merman
    22. When the Children Are Asleep - Jean Darling, Eric Mattson
    23. More I Cannot Wish You - Pat Rooney, Sr., Pat Rooney, Sr.
    24. Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
    25. I Got Lost in His Arms - Ethel Merman

    Tracks:

    1. Overture...Summertime - Anne Brown
    2. Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
    3. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce
    4. There's No Business Like Show Business - Chorus
    5. If I Were a Bell - Isabel Bigley
    6. People Will Say That We're in Love - Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts
    7. Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Anne Brown
    8. Luck Be a Lady Tonight - Robert Alda
    9. Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? - Gertrude Lawrence
    10. Girl That I Marry - Ray Middleton
    11. Nobody Else But Me - Jan Clayton
    12. Carousel Waltz - Orchestra
    13. Dites-Moi - Barbara Luna
    14. Ol' Man River - Kenneth Spencer
    15. Summertime
    16. Many a New Day - Joan Roberts
    17. Blow High, Blow Low - Murvyn Vye
    18. It Takes a Long Pull to Get There - Edward Matthews
    19. You've Got to Be Carefully Taught - Billy Tabbert
    20. We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake
    21. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Mary Martin
    22. Who Do You Love, I Hope? - Kathleen Carnes, Robert Lenn
    23. I've Never Been in Love Before - Robert Alda
    24. Tom, Dick or Harry - Lisa Kirk
    25. I Whistle a Happy Tune - Gertrude Lawrence

    Tracks:

    1. New York, New York - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
    2. Almost Like Being in Love - Marion Bell, Dave Brooks, David Brooks
    3. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Vivienne Segal
    4. Beat out Dat Rhythm on a Drum - June Hawkins
    5. How Are Things in Glocca Morra? - Ella Logan
    6. Old Devil Moon - Ella Logan
    7. South American Way - Carmen Miranda
    8. September Song - Walter Huston
    9. This Is the Army, Mister Jones - Irving Berlin
    10. Takin' a Chance on Love - Ethel Waters
    11. My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Mary Martin
    12. Anything Goes - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
    13. You're the Top - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
    14. I Get a Kick Out of You - Ethel Merman
    15. Night and Day - Fred Astaire
    16. I Got Rhythm - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
    17. Someone to Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence
    18. Fascinatin' Rhythm - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
    19. Strike Up the Band - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
    20. Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
    21. Heatwave - Ethel Waters
    22. Easter Parade - Clifton Webb
    23. She Didn't Say Yes - Peggy Wood
    24. I've Told Every Little Star - Mary Ellis
    25. Johnny One Note - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray

    Album Description

    Import exclusive, budget price compilation featuring Broadway classics like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Summertime', & There's No Business Like Show Business', performed by Ethel Merman, Gertrude Lawrence, Celeste Holm, & many more. 75 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Disky. 2001.

    Album Details

    3 CD set

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A bargain collection of showtunes.......2005-08-19

    This bargain collection of showtunes is highlighted by the composition of Kurt Weill and the uniquely rolling tongue of Colette Lyons. I have a complaint about this compilation. It includes "Ol' Man River", but it excludes Al Jolson's rendition of "Ol' Man River." Otherwise, this collection gives you ample bang for your buck.
    Carmen (Sung in English)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • English is an asset and a drawback
    • You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English
    • A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!
    • I love Carmen!
    		 Carmen (Sung in English)
    Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry
    Manufacturer: Chandos
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    Similar Items:
    1. Mozart: The Magic Flute
    2. The Barber of Seville / B. Ford, D. Jones, A. Opie; G. Bellini [in English]
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    4. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
    5. Mozart - Don Giovanni / Garry Magee · Cullagh · Banks · Plazas · Shore · Tierny · PO · David Parry

    ASIN: B00007JGRN
    Release Date: 2003-03-11

    Tracks:

    1. Prelude
    2. In The Plaza
    3. Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
    4. Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
    5. Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
    6. Off With You Old Soldier Boys
    7. Corporal! Sir!
    8. We Have Heard The Bell Summon Us To Meet Here
    9. Ah, Just Look!
    10. But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
    11. Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
    12. Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
    13. The Cheek Of It!
    14. Give Me News Of My Mother!
    15. Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
    16. I See My Mother's Face!
    17. Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
    18. Come And Help
    19. So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
    20. Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
    21. Where Are You Taking Me?
    22. There's An Old Bar In The City
    23. Careful - It's Lieutenant!
    24. Entr'acte
    25. From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
    26. Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
    27. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
    28. Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
    29. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
    30. You're Most Kind
    31. We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
    32. Toreador, Be Ready!
    33. At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
    34. There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
    35. Being In Love Is Not A Reason

    Tracks:

    1. To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
    2. La La La La La La La La...
    3. Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
    4. That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
    5. No, It's Not Love At All!
    6. Hello! Carmen!
    7. Lieutenant Fair, It's True
    8. The Sky Above The Open Road
    9. Entr'acte
    10. Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
    11. Right! Let's Stop For A While
    12. Shuffle! Cut Them!
    13. In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
    14. You're Back!
    15. As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
    16. Is This The Place?
    17. I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
    18. It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
    19. Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
    20. She Had A Lover Here
    21. Hola! Hola! Jose!
    22. You Should Take Care, Carmen
    23. Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
    24. Entr'acte
    25. A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
    26. Here They Come! Here They Come!
    27. If You Love Me, Carmen
    28. It's You! It's Me!
    29. Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20

    The best thing about this recording of Carmen is the libretto. Conductor David Parry penned this facile and dramatic English translation. He avoids the pitfalls of literal translation to achieve an idiomatic flow that matches the rhythm of the original lyrics. I use this as a reference libretto for any of the French Carmens.

    Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.

    This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.

    5 out of 5 stars You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09

    What a perfect introduction to opera. This newly released recording will surely get you hooked into opera. Carmen, a French opera by Georges Bizet, is the most recognizable and most popular in the opera world. It's famous melodies- the overture, the Habanera, The Toreador Song have all been featured in everything from cellular phone ring tones to Superbowl Commercial (last year's Superbowl with The "Opera In English" label has been making Italian operas into English for a number of years now. Also on the market are Verdi's La Traviata in English (with soprano Valerie Masterson as Violetta) Handel's Julius Caesar with Janet Baker and even Wagner's epic Ring Of The Nibeling sung in English. This is a terrific recording and I highly recommend it if you want to get into opera. Listen to this version first and then try the real, original French version Bizet had written. Patricia Bardon is sensational, sexy and dramatic as Carmen.

    The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.

    5 out of 5 stars A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17

    This recording really sells "Carmen" as a drama. Although I have two other recordings of this opera and have seen it performed several times, it never quite worked for me dramatically. But thanks to the fine performances, conducting, and translation here, I've become a "Carmen" convert. Producing a good English-language performance of a foreign opera, especially a warhorse like "Carmen," is much more difficult than it might appear. You need performers who not only can sing the parts (of course) but also can sing *English* and make it halfway intelligible and make it sound like English and make it dramatically convincing to English-speakers. The singers on this recording do an excellent job all around. Don't be put off if you don't recognize their names -- they are up to the task musically and (especially) in their acting. Admittedly, as with *all* English-language recordings, some passages are very hard to understand without reading along, but most of the time the words are clear and effective. I would recommend this recording to any opera beginner or opera lover, even those who normally turn up their noses at performances in translation.

    4 out of 5 stars I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15

    I do. I can think of no other opera with more melodic inventiveness, and few others with so sure a dramatic pulse. Carmen is popular and it thrills me to say that it is also a very good opera - not always true of popular things.

    And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.

    The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.

    The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.

    A pleasure, then, for the Carmen naive or a novelty for the Carmen-acquainted. I nearly wrote Carmen-weary - but I don't think it's possible.
    Percy Grainger: Dished Up for Piano, Vol. 2
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      		Percy Grainger: Dished Up for Piano, Vol. 2

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      GeneralGeneral | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00000E08W
      Release Date: 1992-12-02
      Hello Kronos: Best of the Kronos Quartet
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Hello Kronos: Best of the Kronos Quartet

        Manufacturer: Japanese Import
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by BergAll Works by Berg | Berg, Alban | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Reich, SteveReich, Steve | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Riley, TerryRiley, Terry | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Kronos QuartetKronos Quartet | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000C4GGB
        Release Date: 2003-12-30

        Tracks:

        1. Aaj Ki Raat (Tonight Is the Night) - Zakir Hussain, The Kronos Quartet
        2. Se Me Hizo Fl (It Was Easy for Me) - The Kronos Quartet,
        3. Pannonia Boundless
        4. 12/12 - Cafacuba, The Kronos Quartet
        5. Turceasca (Turkish Song)
        6. Mini Skirt
        7. Plasmaht
        8. Lyric Suite: IV. Adagio Appassionato
        9. Requiem for Adam: Third Movement [Excerpt]
        10. Triple Quartet: First Movement
        11. String Quartet No. 4: V. Meditation

        Album Description

        Japanese exclusive 'memorial edition' compilation commemorating the Kronos Quartet's appearance there. 11 tracks. Nonesuch.
        Hello More
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          		Hello More
          Plane
          Manufacturer: Future Farmer
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B0009HLD14
          Release Date: 2005-06-07

          Tracks:

          1. Compass Tape
          2. Western Avenue
          3. Heart & Soul
          4. Party Train
          5. Please Save My Body From The Modern World
          6. Mr. Edgars
          7. It's What I Like, Dear
          8. Rope
          9. Adams
          10. The Sound of Everything
          11. Broken Woods
          12. Hello More

          Album Description

          The plan behind Plane's latest album, Hello More, was to connect the old dots with some decidedly new ones. (Think Modest Mouse meets Postal Service and Depeche Mode). The result is a complicatedly simple rock album that's both fun and interesting to listen to. Subtle experimental sounds coexist dynamically with up-tempo beats, interweaving guitars, driving bass lines, clever vocal harmonies and infectious melodies. At various points you'll hear manipulated analog tape collages, looped digital effects and layers of white noise rocking pop songs in a out of place. All together, the song arrangements, instrumentation, and effects on this album are a tight nest for the record's restless quality of lyrical content.

          Co-produced by Anderson and Legzdins at Blue Room Studio--formerly the underground hangout in the 70's called "The Dungeon," and before that used by Hugh Hefner for his early photo shoots. Hello More is as creative sonically as it is conceptually. Each song tells an individual story, yet each individual story is a bit part of the whole.
          More Seas Than Before
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		More Seas Than Before
            Garland Buckeye
            Manufacturer: Hello
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
            RockRock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
            ASIN: B00005LP6J
            Release Date: 2001-09-25

            Tracks:

            1. From Atop Your Suitcase
            2. Inside Trick
            3. Crime Payments
            4. #4 Response
            5. Hammocks Are Hung
            6. ATTEST
            7. Comfort Is Not A Spell
            8. Going To The Park
            9. Navigations
            10. Connecting Dotted Lines
            11. System Central
            12. Single Flash
            13. E or J
            14. Packin' To Stay

            Album Description

            More Seas Than Before, the band's debut release on Hello Records, was mixed and mastered by the legendary Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, etc.) and it promises to turn the rock world back on its ear where it belongs. Lyrics that cut straight to the guts of life are built around full throttled songs with curveball guitar hooks.
            So Much More Than Hello
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • Somewhat more than hello
            		 So Much More Than Hello
            The Bella Fayes
            Manufacturer: Secret Decoder
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
            Indie RockIndie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
            Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B00005CEMI
            Release Date: 2000-01-01

            Tracks:

            1. Hello
            2. White Noise
            3. Weedtown Hero
            4. Fairweather Friend
            5. The Road Song
            6. Sorry

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars Somewhat more than hello.......2001-05-22

            Of all the bands who are compared to Radiohead, The Bella Fayes come the closest to imitating the popular UK superstars. From Lael Alderman's inflectious falsetto/tenor to vocal counterpart, Adam Wayne's crashing guitars, "So Much More Than Hello" is straight out of the Bends, without all of the paparazzi.

            But who's to say this is a bad thing? While their lyrics are no where near profound, they have an easily digestible quality that integrates well with the music. Fortunately for them, their lyrics are also less muddled and disparaging than Radiohead's.

            Give this album a shot. It's a shorty (only six songs) but well worth it as a summer fling.
            More Hello
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              		More Hello

              Manufacturer: this here music
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD
              ASIN: B0009I8EIS

              Product Description

              13 tracks 1. open 2. running wild 3. 30 4. cloud dancer 5. da vinci slept like a baby 6. run with it 7. highlands 8. when i was alive 9. lydia's waltz 10. driving song #33 11. what are you waiting for 12. a candle prayer 13. finding my way on the path

              Rock Music:

              1. Hillbilly Jive With a Boogie Beat
              2. In Spy-Fi
              3. Jim Croce - 36 All-Time Greatest Hits
              4. Just a Dream [Import]
              5. Lazy Ways / Beach Party
              6. Le Grand Docu-Soap [Import]
              7. Live [Live]
              8. Liver Than You'll Ever Be [Live]
              9. Make It Big [Import]
              10. Mirage [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]

              Rock Music

              rock music