Our Lives [CD-single] [Import]

our lives [cd-single] [import]

Track Listings
1. Our Lives
2. For You (Acoustic)
3. London Calling (Live)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The first single off the L.A. based alternative rock act's sophomore album 'II'. The title track is backed with two non-album tracks, 'For You' (acoustic) & a cover of the Clash's 'London Calling' (live). BMG. 2004.

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Our Lives [CD-single] [Import]
Time of Our Lives
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Make room in your collection!
  • A Smashing Hit!
  • Best Compliment to My Music Collection!
  • An Essential CD Single!
 Time of Our Lives
Paul Van Dyk
Manufacturer: Mute U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. The Other Side
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ASIN: B0000CD5G2
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

  1. Time Of Our Lives (Radio Edit)
  2. Time Of Our Lives (PVD's Club Mix)
  3. Connected (Motomix_05)
  4. Connected (Marco V Mix)
  5. Timoe Of Our Lives (PVD's Time To Chill Mix)
  6. Time Of Our Lives (PVD's Berlin Electro Mix)

Album Description

'Time Of Our Lives' is the second single from Paul van Dyk's 2003 album Reflections. Includes 6 non album mixes, 4 for 'Time Of Our Lives' - The Radio Mix, PvD Club Mix, PvD Time to Chill Mix, PvD Berlin Electro Mix & 2 for 'Connected' - Motomix 05 & Marco V Mix. Mute. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Make room in your collection!.......2004-07-23

Time of Our Lives (TOOL) is a fresh new track by PVD and Vega 4. It's not rock, it's not trance, it is totally something new and fresh. Even though rock fans would only enjoy one track from this CD (radio edit), it still a great buy. Then there is the traditional club mix from pvd where every electronic music fan would enjoy. One downside is the lyrics (Time for |this|, time for |that|, repeat, Time of our lives...).

The "b" side to this is a track done by pvd, "Connected". Featured on the motorola commercial, it was a hit! A very nice melody to it.

Buy it now, you won't regret it.

5 out of 5 stars A Smashing Hit!.......2004-02-23

Another hit by PvD? How come I am not surprised? This song is absolutely fabulous and the vocals and beats are terrific. It's also quite similar to one of his previous works, "Nothing But You." If you like that song, chances are you'll enjoy this one. I am pretty sure that I heard this song somewhere else (besides from PvD), but who cares. If there is another song, PvD just made it 10x better.

5 out of 5 stars Best Compliment to My Music Collection!.......2003-10-16

This single is absolutely awesome.
Played this song all the way to California and home. Definately worth the buy and I am happy to have another Paul Van Dyk single in my collection!

5 out of 5 stars An Essential CD Single!.......2003-10-09

An Outstanding single! The 'PVD Club Mix' of "Time of Our Lives" rocks the house, and I feel is a better version of the original song... more Trance beats within this remix.

And, of course, the amazing remixes of "Connected" are solid material that even Paul van Dyk outdid himself on!

Essential! Just buy it!
An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ring introduction critique
  • FASCINATING STUDY FOR NOVICES AND AFFICIONADOS ALIKE
  • Welcome back to a classic analysis
  • Essential for Understanding Wagner's Ring Cycle
  • Very Functional
 An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen
Deryck Cooke , Georg Solti , Wiener Philharmoniker , Anita Valkki , Berit Lindholm , Birgit Nilsson , Brigitte Fassbaender , Christa Ludwig , Claire Watson , Claudia Hellmann , Dame Gwyneth Jones , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Eberhard Wächter , George London , Gerhard Stolze , Gottlob Frick , Grace Hoffmann , Gustav Neidlinger , Hans Hotter , Helen Watts , Helga Dernesch , Hetty Plumacher , Ira Malaniuk , James King , Jean Madeira , Joan Sutherland , Kirsten Flagstad , Kurt Böhme , Lucia Popp , Marga Höffgen , Marilyn Tyler , Maureen Guy , Oda Balsborg , Paul Kuen , Régine Crespin , Set Svanholm , Vera Little , Vera Schlosser , Waldemar Kmentt , Walter Kreppel , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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ASIN: B00000424H
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

  1. Of All Great Musical Compositions... (Examples 1-4)
  2. The Fundamental Symbol... (Examples 5-11)
  3. Returning Now To The Nature Motive... (Examples 6, 12-16)
  4. A Number Of Further Motives... (Examples 5, 17-21)
  5. A Second, Much Smaller Family... (Examples 22-25)
  6. So Much For Nature. (Examples 26-38)
  7. The Cause Of The Deterioration... (Examples 39-44)
  8. The Other Transformation... (Examples 45-48)
  9. Several Other Motives... (Examples 49-52)
  10. Two Further Motives... (Examples 41, 53-61)
  11. The Basic Motive Associated With The Spear... (Examples 62-68)
  12. Along Another, More Complex Line... (Examples 69-72)
  13. In Act Two Of Walkure... (Examples 69, 73-75)
  14. Returning Now To Act Two Of Walkure... (Examples 76-79)
  15. Love Is Another Of The Central Symbols... (Examples 80-83)
  16. Later In The Same Scene... (Examples 84-87)
  17. Freia's Motive Has Two Independent Segments... (Examples 88-91)
  18. The Label 'Flight'... (Example 92)
  19. When Fasolt, In Scene Two Of Rhinegold... (Examples 93-98)
  20. A Little Later In The Interlude... (Examples 99-103)

Tracks:

  1. The Other New Motive... (Examples 104-109)
  2. There Are Several Independent Love-Motives... (Examples 110-114)
  3. The Characters In Whose Lives... (Examples 115-120)
  4. One Further Motive Belongs... (Example 121)
  5. The Sword Motive Recurs... (Examples 122-130)
  6. Ironically, This Phrase... (Examples 131-135)
  7. Closely Associated With Gutrune's Motive... (Examples 136-140)
  8. Here We Come To The End... (Examples 141-146)
  9. Complemtary To This Symbol... (Examples 147-149)
  10. One Last Central Symbol... (Examples 150-157)
  11. One Further Motive Connected... (Examples 158-161)
  12. There Are One Or Two Motives... (Examples 162-168)
  13. These Motives Of Alberich And Mime... (Examples 169-171)
  14. Quite A Number Of The Subsidiary Motives... (Examples 172-176)
  15. Besides This Family Of Motives... (Examples 177-180)
  16. Our Final Example... (Examples 10, 181, 182)
  17. In The Final Scene Of Gotterdammerung... (Examples 181-183)
  18. Even More Masterly... (Examples 184-188)
  19. Now If We Return... (Examples 189-191)
  20. This Masterly Way... (Examples 192, 193)

Amazon.com

When Wagner set the Ring to music, he intended the orchestra to act in the fashion of a chorus from a classic Greek tragedy--setting the mood and commenting on the action. In order to allow a nonverbal musical line to reflect on the plot, Wagner developed a psychologically and musically complex symbology to communicate his thoughts to the listener. From the beginning the Ring has spawned numerous written commentaries on the relationships of the motif structure, but by using examples from the Decca Ring recording, Deryck Cooke's thoughtful spoken commentary is by far the most accessible guide for either the fledgling Ring enthusiast or the seasoned veteran. --Christian C. Rix

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Ring introduction critique.......2006-11-04

This is very worthwhile, at the same time it requires time, patience and attention, but it does provide some keys to better enjoyment of a sensational piece of music.

5 out of 5 stars FASCINATING STUDY FOR NOVICES AND AFFICIONADOS ALIKE.......2006-08-16

This may look an intimidating, daunting and dull prospect - a 2+ hour lecture on the motifs in the Ring. Don't be put off. Whether you're a relative novice to the Ring and want to find out what it's all about, more experienced with a desire to understand the composer's methods better or an afficionado who thinks he knows it all inside out, there is great pleasure as well as elucidation to be had from this set. Originally made to accompany the Decca Solti Ring, it contains a multitude of musical illustrations taken from those recordings as well as some specially recorded by Solti just for this Introduction.

It wasn't the first time this has been tried. The famous HMV sets from the late 20's also included recorded examples of over 100 motifs. (These, by the way, are available as part of the Pearl reissue of those wonderful HMV recordings). What that set lacked was the wonderful insights as well as the approachability of the talk by Deryck Cooke. Cooke was a great and much missed musicologist - a Mahler expert responsible for the performing edition of the Tenth Symphony still most played today, a fascinating explorer into the nature of music's basic building-blocks in his excellent book, The Language of Music, and an inspiring and elucidating critic of Wagner's work as shown by the fascinating book he left unfinished at his death, I Saw the World End.

On these CDs he does much more than list the leitmotifs and identify them as calling-cards. He shows the amazingly integrated and organic growth of the musical material that Wagner uses throughout his vast work. He demonstrates how motifs can change their sense and meaning as they evolve through the drama. And he shows how the complex combinations of motifs can radically advance both the musical and the dramatic narrative of the piece. There are even places where he corrects the misinterpretation of some of the motifs that had become ingrained from early commentators' false labels.

This set should engage and enlighten anyone with an interest in Wagner's huge and inexhaustible tetralogy. Do give it a try - no matter how far down the road to Wagnerianism you are.

4 out of 5 stars Welcome back to a classic analysis.......2006-05-28

Deryck Cooke's lecture series upon THE RING is almost as much a classic by now as the Solti RING cycle, with which it was originally issued on LP, and from which it derives its musical examples. The difference is that whereas the Solti RING has been continuously in print ever since it was completed, and was among the first opera sets to benefit from the CD revolution, the Cooke analysis was for long almost totally unobtainable. Now we have it back. It should be welcomed: it is a classic. Cooke's mellow, deep voice with the hint of a Celtic burr - which made him ideal on BBC radio - patiently explains Wagner's melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic metamorphoses to such good effect that if you own this recording, you really require no other RING analysis. (A pity about the abrupt beginnings and endings of too many vocal and orchestral illustrations, though.) Musicology lost a fine, sensitive thinker with Cooke's premature death in 1976.

If all you want is dilettantish baby food, there are plenty of dumbed-down Wagner commentaries on the market, stretching from Anna Russell's famous monologue (which doesn't pretend to be anything other than a parody aimed at morons) to the latest standard-issue "Wagner-was-a-Nazi-boo-hiss" feuilleton (which, unfortunately, does). Without reasonable score-reading skill you will find Cooke useless, however diligently you have ploughed through Marx, Jung, Freud, or other gurus purportedly relevant to THE RING. Cooke expects you to use your brains and your musical sense. Quelle horreur. At today's BBC his "elitism" would render him unemployable.

5 out of 5 stars Essential for Understanding Wagner's Ring Cycle.......2006-05-15

I originally bought this set on vinyl in the early 70s when I discovered the Ring in college. I studied the records and booklet assiduously, and after about three run-throughs I finally started getting it. Wow! Thirty-five years later, I still remember Mr. Cooke's analyses of various motive families, and I don't know how I could have mastered and loved the Ring without him. I now own this set on CD and listen again on the rare occasion of attending a Ring performance. My wife calls me a "Ring nut," but of course I'm nuts about many other things as well.

Bottom line, buy this set and study it if the Ring has captivated you as it has countless others. The presentation is dry, but sticking with it brings measureless and longlasting rewards.

4 out of 5 stars Very Functional.......2006-03-19

This CD set is excellent for what it sets out to do: present the leitmotives of the Ring according to their relationship to one another and their role in developing both characters and plotlines. Deryck Cooke's lectures on each motive are very insightful, very helpful at cueing the listener into the semantic aspect of Wagner's orchestral writing. The one drawback is that the musical examples are a bit jarring. Without fade-ins or -outs, the engineering is quite barbaric. And though the orchestra was, I believe, conducted by Solti, and is beautifully done, the vocal performances can be quite unpleasant. Point being: this is not background music, but in accomplishing what it sets out to do, it is very successful, and I don't know of anything else like it.
Behind the Music
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • TSOOL: Behind the Music
  • A very fun Swedish garage rock album with a couple little problems - you'll still like it! - 4.5 stars
  • The soundtrack of my past month.
  • One of my favorite CDs, one of my favorite bands
  • Complexity, superbity, geniality
 Behind the Music
Soundtrack of Our Lives
Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
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ASIN: B00006JKCK
Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

  1. Infra Riot
  2. Sister Surround
  3. In Someone Elses Mind
  4. Mind The Gap
  5. Broken Imaginary Time
  6. 21st Century Rip Off
  7. Tonight
  8. Keep The Line Movin'
  9. Nevermore
  10. Independent Luxury
  11. Ten Years Ahead
  12. Still Aging
  13. In Your Veins
  14. The Flood
  15. Into The Next

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The buzzing sitars and swirling guitars that herald Behind the Music's opening track, "Infra Riot," are enough to suggest that this is no ordinary Scandinavian band. The Soundtrack of Our Lives' music is miles removed from the Hives' primitive garage rock. They specialize instead in generously layered psychedelia with big nods to the Yardbirds and Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. Behind the Music, the eccentric Swedish outfit's third release, is a propulsive, incense-scented pleasure. From the widescreen chorus of "Sister Surround" to the stomping Who tribute "21st Century Rip Off," they brazenly borrow from the past and manage to make it sound like an epiphany. Crestfallen Oasis fans should have particular reason to rejoice. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars TSOOL: Behind the Music.......2007-04-03

This is a great rock'n'roll album, and for once the official Amazon review is right on: the influence of psychedelic rock and The Who are obvious throughout. There's definitely no problem with the music--the only problem is with the lyrics. They are usually either weak and cheesy or flat-out nonsensical; it's evident that the singer learned English purely from rock'n'roll records, because his lyrics sound like a mash-up of classic rock lyrics. If their singer had worked as hard at mastering English as the other band members have obviously worked at mastering their instruments, TSOOL could be a truly great band (for American audiences). Meanwhile, this is a good disc that you should pick up if you just feel like having some new rock music to wake you up in the morning and don't care about being presented with any really deep thoughts.

4 out of 5 stars A very fun Swedish garage rock album with a couple little problems - you'll still like it! - 4.5 stars.......2006-01-08

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives clearly have a lot of talent and a great ear for catchy hooks, but they aren't masters quite yet. They still have a slight cheesiness in their vocals and lyrics which stops them from being truly great. What they're great at doing is making epic garage rock sounds (which, admittedly, all tend to sound eerily similar). Every track here is good even if there's some notable standouts - "Sister Surround", "Infra Riot" and "Mind The Gap" being but a few. They're a good band, there's no question about that, but they certainly could be better. The lyrics are also not that interesting, but I think the intent of the album is to rock out - not to contemplate poetic lyrics. Ebbot Lundberg is a pretty decent garage rock singer, but he's definitely not great. If you like garage rock then chances are you'll like this as well as their follow-up "Origin Vol. 1" (which has the lesser hit "Bigtime" on it). Recommended!

Highlights include:
the entire album!

4 out of 5 stars The soundtrack of my past month........2005-04-06

This is a disc I picked up by chance because it was in the bargain bin at the local store. Hey, one man's trash is another man's treasure. This album is great. Yes it has many musical links to past bands, but "Behind The Music" sounds very fresh and new also. Maybe a cross between certain 60's groups, and early 90's brit-pop bands. It's a good hour of music, and my current favorites are "Infra Riot", "Sister Surround", "Broken Imaginary Time", and the excellent "21st Century Rip Off". In short, much like the album cover, this is work of art.

5 out of 5 stars One of my favorite CDs, one of my favorite bands.......2005-02-27

I see "psychedlic" used a lot to describe TSOOL's music, but to me it is straight-ahead pop rock. I saw them live in Denver a couple years ago and they played a full-out show for a small audience. "The Flood" performed live was outrageously powerful. Now that I've gotten all their releases, I really appreciate what a great group this is. This is the best CD, though. As great as their rock stuff is, the strong point are the ballads "Tonight" and "Nevermore."

5 out of 5 stars Complexity, superbity, geniality.......2004-10-18

The most successful swedish bands, such as The Hives and The Cardigans (or, God forbid, the horrible Roxette), might have given people the idea that swedish music is basic, boring pop music. That is partly true. However, there is more to this rugged nordic country than what meets the eye.

One of the more complex bands from Sweden are undoubtly the Soundtrack of Lives, a brilliant band that doesn't bend to anyone. It's the only explanation I can see why they haven't become the next Oasis (I know, they still exists as a band, but who listens to them nowadays?).

This album is their most easy-listened so far, even is the new album, Origin 1, has promised to be more of a traditional rock album. However, TSOOL isn't a band that can be put into a certain category. They combine and divide the elements of rock, pop, hysteria and pure joy and create something unique.

Behind the music starts off with one of the best opening tracks ever made, Infra Riot. It is followed up by the more complex, but not less mind-blowing Sister Surround. One might have been given the idea that this is just a rock album at this point. These tracks are brilliant, straight-forward rock with a sound that takes the listener back to happier times in rock's history.

But we have begun trodding on a beautiful journey. The band takes us to places seldom explored. We get narcotic tracks filled with what seems to be jibberish, but might as well be philosophical epilogues. There are ballads so powerful even a bitter cynical as myself get tears in my eyes - the latter part of the album is even stronger than the first, if you ask me. And let us not forget that this band can really rock you off your shoes, if they feel like it.

Do I have any complaints? Well, the songs does not form a unity as in earlier works (Welcome to the Infant Freebase!) and some of the tracks might be banalities, if you see to lyrics or the chords. But music isn't a science. It's something you're supposed to feel in the stomach, to pour out while screaming and dancing and crying at the same time. Not many band can bring my heart with sadness and gladness at the same time as Soundtrack can. You can't be a cynic altogether, after all.
Origin, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B0007TKH6G
Release Date: 2005-03-15

Tracks:

  1. Believe I've Found
  2. Transcendental Suicide
  3. Bigtime
  4. Heading For a Breakdown
  5. Mother One Track Mind
  6. Midnight Children
  7. Lone Summer Dream
  8. Royal Explosion (Part II)
  9. Wheel Of Boredom
  10. Borderline
  11. Song For The Others
  12. Age Of No Reply
  13. To Somewhere Else
  14. World Bank

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Origin, Vol. 1.......2006-07-15

Origin, Vol. 1~ The Soundtrack of Our Lives is a totally alright cd with decent lyrics, a rock sound that one has heard thousands of times before and a vibe that is definitely not new or ground breaking by any stretch of ones imagination. Then one might wonder why I give this cd in question three out five stars ? Well, the reason is that this album is just that o.k. and therefore deserves its 3 stars. The book-let is quite neat and the photos are shot in that "olde" national geographic way which is quite nice and being a huge fan of National Geographic I found this to be very witty indeed.

5 out of 5 stars Rock is NOT dead - just on the radio.......2006-02-24

Rock is alive and well - just hanging out in the basement. TSOOL is proof, and a must have if your inner rocker is hungry.

Radio - at least the terrestrial type - is as dead as a doornail between the FCC dumbing it down to irrelevance and the payola going on with various record labels. If you want good music, you've got to find it on Satellite or by word of mouth.

Origin, Vol 1. has been getting heavy rotation in my cd player for longer than I can even remember. I also highly recommend 2001's Behind the Music.

Great band - lots of energy and excellent sound production.

4 out of 5 stars Another very good Soundtrack Of Our Lives album - unfortunately it suffers from "Behind"'s same flaws.......2006-01-08

"Origin Vol. 1" should've learned from "Behind The Music"'s flaws, but they somehow manages to repeat the same mistakes. It's basically the exact same style just with different songs. And, once again, all the songs sound pretty much the same. Ebbot Lundberg is a decent singer, but he could definitely improve. He has a rough sounding voice which relatively fits the band's style. The lyrics aren't that interesting, but I don't think that was the intent of the album. It's essentially an album to rock out to. Like "Behind The Music", "Origin Vol. 1" has some standout tracks - these are "Believe I've Found", the hit "Bigtime", "Mother One Track Mind", "Transcendental Suicide" and "Heading For a Breakdown" (pretty much the first 5 songs). Unfortunately, unlike their previous album, not all of the songs are good here. The quality of these first five, though, definitely makes up for that. If you're a fan of garage rock or the band, you'll probably like this a lot. Recommended!

Highlights include:
"Believe I've Found"
"Transcendental Suicide"
"Bigtime"
"Heading For A Breakdown"
"Mother One Track Mind"
"Midnight Children" (kind of)
"Lone Summer Dream"
"Wheels Of Boredom"
"Borderline"
"Song For The Others" (sort of)

4 out of 5 stars Superb Band Toiling in Relative Obscurity.......2005-11-30

This is a superb disc from top to bottom...well-crafted contemporary Rock n' Roll which has been largely ignored by the music industry...how long can bands of this caliber continue to sustain themselves devoid of airplay? It's a sad state of affairs when TSOOL, and other tight acts, like the Libertines, Stereophonics, Alkaline Trio, etc. can't crack the airwaves while other talentless, music industry-created crap is jammed down our throats (use your imagination...insert poseur act of your choice here...). Origin I is a great disc...it seems the only way these guys and others like them will survive is through good reviews and aggressive word-of-mouth campaigns...enjoy the music.

2 out of 5 stars Proto-Who.......2005-07-12

TSOOL's Origin 1 is a not-bad collection of proto-Who-type songs. Fans of Behind the Music will not be disappointed, but I wish they'd gone further into the psychedelic revivalism that spawned such stellar cuts as "Sister Surround" and "Still Aging". This time out there are more misses than hits, though "Transcendental Suicide" lights up the CD player every time, and "Borderline" is a solid anthem. I hope with Origin 2, they devolve in just the right ways.
A Present from the Past
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great collection of B-Sides, EP tracks from TSOOL
  • TSOOL Continues With Consistently Rewarding Songs
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ASIN: B000BYKAU0
Release Date: 2005-12-07

Tracks:

  1. Dog Days [#]
  2. Galaxy Gramophone
  3. Can't Control Myself
  4. Infinite Zero [#]
  5. New Messiah [#]
  6. Nobrainer [#]
  7. Side Effects [#]
  8. Not Kinda Worried
  9. It Ain't Free (Living in a Bubble) [#]
  10. When Lightning Bugs Arrive
  11. To Somewhere Else
  12. We'll Get By [#]
  13. Avenger Hill Street Blues
  14. News of the World
  15. Playstation Bordello
  16. Cleaning Session Raga

Tracks:

  1. Dow Jones Syndrome
  2. Room Without a View [#]
  3. Everyday Preacher [#]
  4. Greatest Hit Providers
  5. Blind Date [#]
  6. James Last Experience
  7. Tarde Sed Tute [#]
  8. Hang Ten
  9. Lost Highway
  10. Pass Through Fear [#]
  11. Four Ages, Pt. 1
  12. Slow Drift Awayy
  13. Still Get Around [#]
  14. We're Gonna Get It Right
  15. World Bank
  16. Retired Teenage Angst

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Anthology of B-sides and Rarities Culled from the Swedish Rock Group's Many Single Releases from Throughout their Career.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great collection of B-Sides, EP tracks from TSOOL.......2006-02-06

This collection of B-Sides, single tracks and EP tracks (and some unreleased gems as well)will fill out your TSOOL collection. The only thing missing are some of the live tracks released as B-Sides otherwise you'd have just about everything the band recorded that's worthwhile here in addition to their essential albums. "Dow Jones Syndrome" and "Nobrainer" are the two best tracks from the "Gimme Five!" EP (although the entire "Gimme Five!" EP is represented here). We also get the tracks from the band's long out of print "Homo Habilis Blues" EP as well as the "Bonus Future" EP included with the 2002 touring edition of "Behind the Music". This two CD set doesn't really build the way that their album releases do (not a surprise given that these the EPs are scrambled and interwoven with various B-sides)so don't expect something as powerful as their last couple of albums. This release is still a delight for fans.

If you didn't purchase all of their singles/EP releases such as myself (hey, there's only so much $$ out there to spend on any band), this is a great double disc place to pick them all up (or at least the worthwhile stuff). While there aren't any duff songs on here some are better than others. For example, "James Last Experience" and the instrumental "Play Station Bordello" are petty good but don't quite hold up to the best material on their albums. If you're waiting for "Origin Part 2" this is a pretty good set to pick up and keep you happy until that album is released. The newer material is, for the most part, top notch and holds its own against the band's strongest material on this set.

A pity these guys didn't garner any Grammy nominations so that other folks might discover the talent from Sweden. Since their last album didn't sell as well as the previous one I'm not surprised they didn't get any nominations (and the Grammys have always been more of a Dog and Pony show anyway--what can one expect from an awards ceremony that equates "Best" with "Bestselling" and a body that gave The Beatles only a handful of Grammys--most of them AFTER they spilt up!). Rest assured that if you discovered the band with "Behind the Music" this collection is worthwhile picking up.

5 out of 5 stars TSOOL Continues With Consistently Rewarding Songs.......2005-12-22

The release of A Present From The Past from The Soundtrack Of Our Lives marks the second release of the year from the band. The earlier release, Origin. Vol. 1, in March 2005 was slated to be the first of a two volume undertaking by this longstanding swedish group. As it turned out, Origin. Vol. 1 was released in the Spring followed by the band embarking on a heavy touring schedule. Over the course of that time, the band reconsidered - placing the second volume on hold (for now anyway). Instead, some of those aforementioned tracks, B - sides, and rare EP tracks were collected for this 2 CD Set. The end result with this release is a memborable experience that gets better with every listening. However, the release A Present from The Past should not be viewed by fans as a collection to bide time until the band's next release. The collection of songs presented here stands on it's own merit and should viewed in it's entirety as a full album. Culled from various sources, the 2 cd set flows beautifully from start to finish. The emotional depth, moods, textures of sound and artistry attained is stunning. In fact, it's so amazing to the listener to consider that with this band's B - Sides they stand head and shoulders above other groups primary offerings. Newer songs like "New Messiah" and "Side Effects" mesh wonderfully with older material such as "Greatest Hit Providers" and "Were Gonna Get It Right" creating a cohesive, uplifting experience. A Present From The Past will not only serve the function for some as an introduction to the band but also confirm the fact to older listeners that this band is indeed very special. The songwriting abilities as well as the breadth of the quality material this band possesses in the end amounts to a listening moment that should be treasured.
Dittersdorf: Arcifanfano, King of Fools
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Comic-Opera Treasure!
  • an obscure delight!
 Dittersdorf: Arcifanfano, King of Fools

Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003LIK
Release Date: 1994-12-12

Tracks:

  1. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Overture
  2. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Chorus - We've Traveled Far (Semplicina, Gloriosa, Garbata, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
  3. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Approach! What Is Your Name, Sir? (Furibondo)
  4. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - With A Sword That Is Sterner Than Moses (Furibondo)
  5. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Unhappy Oddling (Gloriosa)
  6. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - My Fair Skin, My Bare Chin (Gloriosa)
  7. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Was Ever There Insanity (Sordidone)
  8. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - Snugly Hidden Safe From Prying (Sordidone)
  9. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Madness Beyond All Measure (Malgoverno)
  10. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - When The Purse Is Clinking (Malgoverno)
  11. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - There, Like A Vapor (Semplicina)
  12. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - O Look So Woeful (Semplicina)
  13. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Such As She Seems To Be Frigid (Garbata)
  14. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - Let's Sing, Let's All Be Jolly (Garbata)
  15. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - For All Types Of Confusion
  16. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - The Fierce One Lives Only For The Slaughter
  17. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - I Beg You To Stop (Malgoverna, Gloriosa, Garbata)
  18. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - We Praise The Sun For Beauty (Malgoverna)
  19. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Bumpkin, Coarse-grained (Gloriosa, Garbata)
  20. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - If You Will Love Me, I Will Love You (Garbata)
  21. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - No, They Cannot Persuade Me! (Gloriosa)
  22. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - Lovely Ladies, You Enjoying (Gloriosa)
  23. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Where's My Lover, Sweetheart (Sordidone)

Tracks:

  1. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - Sordidone, Be A Bunny
  2. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Are You Hiding? (Sordidone, Garbata)
  3. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Duet - See Comely Phyllis Wander (Garbata, Sordidone)
  4. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Don't Come Near Me (Semplicina, Furibondo)
  5. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - The High And Mighty Lion (Furibondo)
  6. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Quiet At Last (Semplicina)
  7. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Duet - Semplicina, Do You Hear Me? (Semplicina)
  8. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Quartet - Ever More Bitter Shall Be My Raging (Gloriosa, Garbata, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
  9. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - What Now? What New Forms Of Madness? (Gloriosa, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
  10. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Chorus - Long Live King Arcifanfano (Semplicina, Gloriosa, Garbata, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
  11. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - Earth, Our Dearest, Good And Nearest (Sordidone)
  12. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - That His Sowing Yield A Growing (Malgoverno)
  13. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - What Has The Fool Committed (Malgoverna, Gloriosa)
  14. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - Ask Of Beauty, She Will Answer (Gloriosa)
  15. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - Hop And Stop It! (Furibondo, Gloriosa)
  16. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - All Of This Planet, I Cry To Each Man (Furibondo)
  17. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - What's Unleashed These Dreadful Roars? (Garbata, Furibondo)
  18. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - I'm Simple And I'm Candid (Garbata)
  19. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - What Mischief And Load This Purse Is!
  20. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - Goddess Bright As Morning
  21. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - Mother Always Used To Tell Me (Sordidone, Semplicina)
  22. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - What A Lot I Need What I Need Lot's Of! (Sordidone)
  23. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - May He Not Come To Harm (Semplicina)
  24. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - There's A Devil In A Ducat (Semplicina)
  25. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - Gather, O Subjects, About Us (Gloriosa, Garbata, Semplicina)
  26. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Duet - If You Marry Me (Semplicina)
  27. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Chorus - With Curiosity All Aflame (Semplicina, Gloriosa, Garbata, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
  28. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - Quiet, Please, We Implore You!
  29. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Chorus - The Wise And The Mad Have Got One Word For Their Dwelling

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Comic-Opera Treasure!.......2007-01-28

Dittersdorf is a sort of working-man's Mozart; in fact, this opera sounds similar to some of Mozart's early operas. But Mozart sought to break the rules and to explore new musical ideas; Dittersdorf is not an innovator...yet he is no less a master! This performance, too, is a materpiece of refined (not always!) comedy; the arias include some extremely difficult vocal leaps and trills, yet the primary joy is the witty verse. W.H. Auden (no less!) ramrodded this translation to English. And Anna Russell, famed for her "Analysis of Wagner's Ring Cycle" steals every scene she's in! Ad-libbing shamelessly, her introductory aria, all by itself, is worth more than the purchase price!

5 out of 5 stars an obscure delight!.......2002-07-31

Eleanor Steber's image on the cover of this set caught my eye while rummaging through the cut-out bins of San Francisco on a recent opera whirlwind. What a lost treasure this performance is - recorded "LIVE" in NYC 1965! All the principles shine, their energy ebullient. Don't hesitate, buy it and smile before it disappears.
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Glorious
  • A dark, shimmering jewel
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 The Happiest Days of Our Lives
My Favorite
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ASIN: B0000AI463
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

  1. The Happiest Days Of My Life
  2. Homeless Club Kids
  3. The Suburbs Are Killing Us
  4. L=P
  5. Burning Hearts
  6. A Cathedral At Night
  7. White Roses For Blue Girls
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  11. Badge (Grace Under Pressure)
  12. Le Monster
  13. The Radiation
  14. James Dean (Awaiting Ambulance)
  15. Rescue Us
  16. The Lesser Saints

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  1. The Suburbs Are Killing Us Vs Double Agent
  2. Homeless Club Kids Vs Future Bible Heroes
  3. Badge Vs Soviet
  4. Le Monster Vs Phofo
  5. John Dark Vs Leisure Enthusiast
  6. Rescue Us Vs Kitch
  7. Homeless Club Kids Vs Alexander Perls
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  10. The Suburbs Are Killing Us Vs Leisure Enthusiast
  11. Rescure Us Vs Chuck Blake
  12. Le Monster Vs Chuck Blake
  13. John Dark vs Brother Frost
  14. Homeless Club Kids Vs Double Agent

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars music lover.......2006-05-18

I love this it sounds like a crazy concauktion of the smiths, new order and the sundays. The three go together masterfully love it.

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite is mine.......2004-12-03

My Favorite is soooo meaningful.They generate an intense inner light that is almost alien to this world, yet i feel i know them.Their music is more than it sounds.Andrea is a modern angel who has the ability to evoke empathy and other-worldliness with a simple turn in melody.And Michael is a saint.What can i say about a mysterious thing.They are My Favorite.
Not since an angry teen heard NIRVANA has anyone experienced significance like this.
They are Beyond Nirvana.

5 out of 5 stars Glorious.......2004-11-23

I am so happy that The Future Bible Heroes have led me to My Favorite.

Just buy this disc. Just go and buy it now. You're not bloody going to find it with any amount of ease or struggle, let me tell you, I hunted high and low before buying it off Amazon as being one of the less taxing options...

The second disc of remixes is worth the price of admission alone. Especially the FBH's remix of Homeless Club Kids, and Phofo's remix of Le Monster.

I can't stop singing these songs to myself especially the "dark shimmering jewel" of the entire two disc set "Burning Hearts" because you could be DEAD and this song will make you weep and dance and be sad and happy all at once....

So to quote the wonderful Dawn French, "I bow to thee." My Favorite.

Sanctus Jehanne D'Arc Ora Pro Nobis.

5 out of 5 stars A dark, shimmering jewel.......2004-05-19

This 2CD compiles the three hard-to-find or out-of-print Joan of Arc trilogy EPs. There are also 4 "new" songs from a fourth never-released EP. This is music for New Order, Smiths, Pet Shop Boys, The Cure and Morrissey fans of all ages who are still 17 at heart. Few contemporary bands can touch me as dearly as The Faves. There's a nice review and bio of the band at allmusic.com

5 out of 5 stars I know Andrea.......2004-02-28

I worked with Andrea and I enjoy this CD. The music is fabulous, and the vocals are superb.
The Best Years of Our Lives
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Steve Harley's Best Album
  • Greatest Commercial Success for Steve Harley
  • Harley Must Have
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 The Best Years of Our Lives
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
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ASIN: B0000070QW
Release Date: 1996-07-29

Tracks:

  1. Introducing 'The Best Years'
  2. Mad Mad Moonlight
  3. Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)
  4. It Wasn't Me
  5. Panorama
  6. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
  7. Back To The Farm
  8. 49th Parallel
  9. The Best Years Of Our Lives
  10. Another Journey
  11. Sebastian - Cockney Rebel

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Steve Harley's Best Album.......2004-05-05

"Best Years of Our Lives" is the definitive Cockney Rebel album. If you've never heard of the band before, that won't mean much, so let me put things into perspective. Cockney Rebel came onto the UK music scene in the early 70's. Their music could be described as touching on elements of T.Rex, David Bowie, and Roxy Music, but over time they were able to craft their own signature sound. With Cockney Rebel, you got a lot of variety: rock, jazz, opera, and avante garde -- quite a wide style range! They were very big for a time in the UK, but never really made a dent in the USA.

This album contains one of their biggest hits, "Make Me Smile," (which has been covered by a ton of bands and shows up in a bunch of movie soundtracks) but the album as a whole provides the perfect listening experience from beginning to end. My favorite tracks are "Mad, Mad Moonlight," "Best Years of Our Lives," "Make Me Smile," and "Panorama."

Steve Harley is still around and performs several dates a year in the UK. The man can still put on an excellent show and still retains a devoted fan following. If you are a fan of Steve Harley or 70's Glam Rock, do not pass this album up. This is a definite entry on my top ten desert island discs.

4 out of 5 stars Greatest Commercial Success for Steve Harley.......2002-04-02

Only 1 year after the staggering and brooding album "Psychomodo" (see my review there), we find Steve Harley taking a 45 degree turn towards more accessible music and consequently broad commercial success. The original premise of Cockney Rebel (no electric guitars) is abandoned here (albeit only occasionally).

1975's "Best Years of Our Lives" boasts 3 genuine hit singles, including of course the worldwide smash "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)", but the equally delightful "Mr. Raffles", as well as "Mad, Mad Moonlight". Other key tracks include a paranoid "It Wasn't Me", a funky-sounding "49th Parallel", and of course the beautiful title track.

Unlike the "Psychomodo" reissue, this album does contain bonus tracks, and what a find they are! First there is "Another Journey", the B-side of the "Make Me Smile" single, a great track that would have fitted nicely on the original album. Even more interesting is the 11 min. live version of "Sebastian", still perhaps the signature Harley song, from a 1975 Hammersmith Odeon show according to the liner notes. While the track initially stays close to the original, it eventually gives way to an ear-splitting electric guitar solo, which must have come to somewhat of a shock to audiences then, given what Cockney Rebel started out as. A must for any Steve Harley fan!

5 out of 5 stars Harley Must Have.......2000-12-20

As a vintage Rebel fan, I think this is the best of the original records, but they are all damn good in my biased opinion. By the way, in response to an earlier post, certainly in the UK you can get Psychomodo, Human Menagerie and Timeless Flight, I have them all on CD.

5 out of 5 stars Top stuff from Harley.......2000-06-26

They say you either love or hate Cockney Rebel. Personally this album has to be up there in my personal Top 5 of all time. It's strange really, I bought the singles, some of the albums but not, probably, the best in terms of sales until it was released on cd. Tracks such as Mr. Raffles, Back to the Farm, It wasn't me and Mad, Mad Moonlight make the writing here so good it's a wonder the US didn't get into Harley the first time around. Catch Timeless Flight if you can!

5 out of 5 stars One of my Desert Island CDs.......1999-06-08

I first found out about Steve Harley through the music of T. Rex. Finding Cockney Rebel was a true musical blessing. This album in particular is great - "Panorama" and "Mad Moonlight" are two of the best tracks in my opinion. A great piece of work.
Days of Our Lives
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Love love love this CD
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  • Incredible....uncomparable to anything else you've heard!
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 Days of Our Lives
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ASIN: B0001GOHNY
Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Long Way Down
  2. Gone
  3. Misspent Youth
  4. Miss Temptation
  5. Sunday Morning And Saturday Night
  6. Song Of The Violin
  7. She Knows
  8. Days Of Our Lives
  9. The Last Thing I Do
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  11. Lowdown On The Highlife
  12. Never Say Goodbye

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Love love love this CD.......2005-09-21

Love it more with each listen. Very soulful voice, and great songwriting. Several people I know have picked it up, and have had the same reaction. Cant recommend it strongly enough.

5 out of 5 stars You OTTO own this!.......2005-05-26

James Otto's Debut is full of passion and an intensity that few artists can match. From the rock-infused "Long Way Down" and "Sunday Morning, Saturday Night" to the touching "Misspent Youth" and tribute song to his grandparents "Song of the Violin", James delivers a solid record. The diversity and uniqueness of his music and the soulful renditions of songs like the powerful "Never Say Goodbye" and sultry "Miss Temptation" make this a MUST HAVE record for your collection. Take a listen and Hang On as James Otto promptly ROCKS your COUNTRY with SOUL!

5 out of 5 stars Incredible....uncomparable to anything else you've heard!.......2004-04-18

James Otto has a voice most artists would die to get; he also has a great knack for songwriting; he only wrote/co-wrote half of these songs, but you can tell he's spent years honing his craft. And his selection of songs is impeccable, with the exception of David Lee Murphy's "The Last Thing I Do" (Ronnie Dunn did a better job on B&D's "Steers and Stripes" album).

As part of the new Muzik Mafia undercurrent in Nashville (a selection of--mostly--new singer/songwriters, including Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson), James Otto is in good company. He sounds so confident on "Gone" and the rockin' "Sunday Morning and Saturday Night," yet glides easily into the age-ballad "Song of the Violin."

"Misspent Youth" deals with a reformed rebel, while "The Ball"--a song about a man who lost everything he ever wanted, and gained everything he needed--chokes me up every time (to save my masculinity, I must say that that ain't an easy thing to do; I stayed dry-eyed through OLD YELLER, for God's sake).

"Never Say Goodbye" packs in a wallop of emotion, while "Miss Temptation" tempts you to sing along (sorry 'bout the pun). The title track is a bit forgetable (it was the second single, "Sunday Morning", that got me interested in purchasing the album), but that's due to the pop-ish production, not Otto's songwriting.

James Otto is a talent. A lot of new male acts have been appearing on the scene lately; with a few exceptions--Jimmy Wayne, Brian McComas, Otto, and a couple others--they are mostly forgettable. Otto's debut CD, "Days of Our Lives," shows how a newcomer can tell the old dogs how to do things. James Otto is going to have a long and successful career; listen to this CD and see why.

5 out of 5 stars Great freshman album........2004-03-22

This cd is one of the best of the year, of any musical genre. And unbelievably it comes from a rookie. My only concern is that his second album, whenever it comes, can only go downhill from here.

5 out of 5 stars And He Looks Good Too!!.......2004-03-22

More my type than Tim McGraw...love the range and colors of his voice, strong and sweet. Anybody know if he's single? Anyhow, good songs, some more country than others.
Welcome to the Infant Freebase
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • the bong water blues
  • A fantasic rock album!
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  • Psychadelic!
 Welcome to the Infant Freebase
Soundtrack of Our Lives
Manufacturer: Wea International
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ASIN: B000069022
Release Date: 2002-04-24

Tracks:

  1. Mantra Slider
  2. Firmament Vacation
  3. Underground Indian
  4. Chromosome Layer
  5. Instant Repeater 99
  6. Embryonic Rendezvous
  7. Four Ages ( Part Two)
  8. Grand Canaria
  9. Endless Song
  10. Confrintation Camp
  11. Blow My Cool
  12. Senior Breakdown
  13. Bendover Babies
  14. The Homo Habilis Blues
  15. For Good
  16. Magic Muslims
  17. Rest In Peace
  18. Retro Man
  19. Theme From Hallo
  20. Legend In His Own Mind

Album Description

Debut from 1998 for Swedish rock outfit includes 20 tracks of dark, dramatic rock 'n' roll echoing the majesty and ambitions of classic albums past. Their sound recalls everyone from The Doors to Pink Floyd to Led Zeppelin, however avoiding the pitfall of nostalgia.

Album Details

The Debut Album from 1997 from the Swedish Musicians that Came from the Remnants of the Union Carbide Productions. Their Sound and Style Draws Heavily from Rock and Progressive Bands of the 1960's and 70's. You Really Can't Call them Retro, but They have Cunningly Utilized These Sounds to an Entirely Different Effect. They Could have Fit Right in Alongside Many of the Prog Bands of the Past, but Theirs is Quite a Distinctly Different Sound Altogether....and Very Invigorating and Addicting at That!

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars the bong water blues.......2006-10-28


This was purchased on the strength of the rolling credits at the end of the 2002 movie "Spun". A Jonas Akerlund film about a traveling meth lab cooker (Mickey Rourke) and the users (Brittany Murphy) who follow his every movement (which would explain the film scores need for the song "Instant Repeater 99"). Aside from that The Soundtrack Of Our Lives' (or TSOOL for the loyalist) 1998 release "Welcome To The Infant Freebase" really didn't capture the mood of the film itself (just in case you thought it would), although the anthematic "99" is certainly worth several repeat performances.

I'm not saying the band was mis-cast by Akerlund, but you get an extreme sense of who their hero's really are on this outing ie; that late 60's pharmaceutical jazz cafe sound of Yes or the acid induced improv of early 70's Pink Floyd. The Peter Gabriel era of Genesis is also an obvious influence on the band and perhaps explains the fairy tale art rock quality you're hearing on this CD. Hardly bikers falling over themselves in a methamphetamine rage, more like hippie wannabe's tip toeing over spilt bong water.

olofpalme63

5 out of 5 stars A fantasic rock album!.......2004-11-11

This is a awsome album from start to finish, okay all the songs are not masterpieaces but many of em are and there is enuf great music here to make it a must have album from Swedens best rock band ever.
If you like old classic rock music, like Pink Floyd, The WHO, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones and ather great bands, and whant somting new but with the same greatnes that this old bands hade this album is for you.
Its sound like a mix betwen thos classic rock bands but on the same time it sounds new fresh and original.

A must have for any music lover.

3 out of 5 stars Not the place to start for potential fans.......2004-01-24

"Welcome to the Infant Freebase" is a far more acquired taste of music than is the gloriously brilliant "Behind the Music", and I would not reccomend this to be the first Soundtrack of Our Lives album you pick up. The songs here are long and drawn out, although not boring in the least. This type of rock could be called pretentious, and to a certain point, it is, but I also see it as being a bold debut from one of Sweden's premier bands. There is alot of experimentation here, and the influence of Pink Floyd is very apparent. The result is a trancier, trippier album than the later efforts from this band.

This is a very good album, but for potential fans of this great band, I would recommed you pick up "Behind the Music" first, and after you fall in love with that album, then give this one a try, because your mind will be more succeptible to the grand ideas of TSOOL.

4 out of 5 stars Psychadelic!.......2003-08-26

the song i've given 5 stars really kick ...!

i give 5 stars to these songs:

2:Firmament vacation
5:Instant repeater '99

I give 4 stars to these:

4:Chromosome layer
8:Grand Canaria

The rest of the song get 3 stars.
Yet another Great swedish gang!

Rock Music:

  1. Physicist [Import]
  2. Projection
  3. Pro-Pain [Original recording remastered] [Import]
  4. Radiology [Import]
  5. Reunion
  6. Ride [CD-single] [Import]
  7. Rockabilly Jazz
  8. Rockin' Daddy [Import]
  9. Saturday of Thunder
  10. Setting Forth [Import]

Rock Music

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