Uncarved Block [Import]

uncarved block [import]

Track Listings
1. Value of Nothing
2. Youthful Immortal
3. Just Is
4. Children Who Know
5. Backward
6. Footprints in the Snow
7. Nothing Is Not Done
8. Stonecutter

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
CD debut of the British alternative act's fourth album,originally released on the One Little Indian label in 1986.'Uncarved Block' was the first time they abandoned theirtrademark political punk for industrial leanings. Eighttracks. 1998 One Little Indian Records release.

Uncarved Block,Flux of Pink Indians,One Little Indian,Hardcore Punk,Pop,Rock/Pop

Uncarved Block [Import]
The Pirate Queen (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Delightful.
  • A Few Good Moments, But Disappointing Overall
  • A very good recording
  • The Pirate Queen
  • A minor effort, but it has its moments
 The Pirate Queen (2007 Original Broadway Cast)

Manufacturer: Sony Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000QTCY72
Release Date: 2007-07-03

Tracks:

  1. Prologue
  2. Pirate Queen
  3. Woman
  4. My Grace
  5. Here on This Night
  6. Waking of the Queen
  7. Rah-Rah, Tip-Top
  8. Choice Is Mine
  9. Boys'll Be Boys
  10. Wedding
  11. I'll Be There
  12. Day Beyond Belclare
  13. Sail to the Stars
  14. Entr'acte
  15. Enemy at Port Side
  16. I Dismiss You
  17. If I Said I Loved You
  18. Role of the Queen
  19. Christening
  20. Let a Father Stand by His Son
  21. Surrender
  22. She Who Has All
  23. Sea of Life
  24. Woman to Woman
  25. Finale

Amazon.com

The Pirate Queen, with a score by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Misérables, Miss Saigon), took a critical beating when it opened on Broadway, but as this catchy cast recording demonstrates, that reception was really unnecessarily harsh. Set in the 17th century, the show (which closed after only 85 performances) tells the story of Grace O'Malley (Stephanie J. Block), an Irish ship captain and pirate who defied Queen Elizabeth I (Linda Balgord). The combination of that setting with the fact that the producers also brought us Riverdance means an overall Celtic flavor. But fans of Boublil and Schönberg should not fear. The duo delivers plenty of the over-the-top, super-emotional power ballads they're famous for--it's hard not to wonder what Celine Dion would make of songs such as "Woman" or "I'll Be There" (the latter sung by a man, but no matter!). Special kudos to Balgord, whose deliciously campy stage portrayal of Elizabeth I comes across well on "The Waking of the Queen," "The Role of the Queen," and two harpsichord-driven, vibrato-laden duets with Block, "She Who Has All" and "Woman to Woman." Also of note to fans of traditional singing is the participation of Áine Uí Cheallaigh (known from Riverdance) on several tracks. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Delightful........2007-07-13

When I ordered this soundtrack, I completely ignored what the other reviews said (which is ironic because I expect someone to read mine: ) Thinking on my own was the right choice.

Do you like Boubil? Do you like Schonberg? If so, you will most likely like this recording. The farther I get into it, the more I love it!

The recording is powerful. The slow ballads carry its weakest attributes. There are power ballads left and right. Up beat and very cultural to the Irish heritage, this is a wonderful recording. It's not my favorite.

Personally, I would prefer "A Class Act" or "Loving repeating", two soundtracks I just bought and LOVE.

This could be be for you.

It's a good buy. 11 something for a power ballad musical. I currently have about 57 musicals, and I can honestly say this ranks in the top 15. However, that doesn't mean it's staying in my car forever. I am still waiting to receive "A View from Here". hehehe. I love musicals.

3 out of 5 stars A Few Good Moments, But Disappointing Overall.......2007-07-13

I saw this show twice during its run: once in Chicago, once in New York. Loving both "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon", I had high expectations for "The Pirate Queen". Sadly, the show was disappointing - primarily from the once aspect I assumed would be great: the music.

The score's orchestrations sound terrific and the cast is quite good (esp. Stephanie J. Block), but (as this cast album reflects) only a couple of songs maintain any real staying power:

Woman
I'll Be There
She Who Has All

Not bad, but could/should have been so much more.



5 out of 5 stars A very good recording.......2007-07-11

I really like the CD. I find it too short but it was beautifully recorded. The voices were very strong and the orchestration was done nicely. I really didn't like the electric guitar, it seems so out of place sometimes over powering the vocal especially during I'll be there.

5 out of 5 stars The Pirate Queen.......2007-07-11

"The Pirate Queen" was a genious yet unique piece of musical theatre that suffered a harsh yet undeserved fate. I was very blessed to see this show twice on Broadway, including its very last performance on Broadway June 17th. Everytime I listen through the cast recording, I have to question why this show got the ratings it did. I refuse to believe that the critics that panned the show were watching and hearing the same show that I was. The cast, though, including the powerful and haunting vocals from Stephanie J. Block, were all incredibly talented and gave a thrilling and unforgetable experience every performance. I continue to feel shivers when I hear the Prologue, and can still perfectly visualize the opening scene. Some of the highlighted solos of the show include Ms. Block's "Woman" and Hadley Frasier's "I'll Be There". The conversations (duets) held between Grania and Queen Elizabeth in "She Who Has All" and "Woman to Woman" portray the strength and meeting of two historical women in such a time when powerful females were unheard of. Songs that include the chorus such as "A Day Beyond Belclare", "Sail to the Stars", and "Sea of Life" will surely leave you with the chills from the power and depth of the songs. There are so many other songs on the cast recording, and if I could I would tell you the magic behind each and every one of them, but I'll let you listen to it and experience it for yourself. Even though this show was robbed of the recognition it deserved, we are so incredibly fortunate to have a cast recording to allow us who have seen the show to re-live the magic we experienced, and also portray the beauty of such a wonderful yet short lived musical to those who did not have the chance to see it. "The Pirate Queen" may not be playing on Broadway now, but this CR will allow this enchanting show to forever live in our hearts. Long live the Queen!

3 out of 5 stars A minor effort, but it has its moments.......2007-07-10

Since the ill-fated "Martin Guerre" in the 90's, I've been waiting for Boublil and Schonberg to make a comeback and recapture some of the glory they achieved with their blockbuster 80's musicals, "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon." Unfortunately, "The Pirate Queen" is more throwback than comeback. Despite some Irish folk stylings thrown in to fit this story about an Irish female pirate, the music is just too similar to their earlier works, never sounding sufficiently new or original. It's derivative, no question, but fortunately, it's derivative of shows I really like (well, not "Martin Guerre" so much, but I'm certainly a fan of "Les Miz" and "Saigon."). Schonberg has a talent for unabashed dramatics, and when he turns it on here in songs like "I'll Be There" and "A Day Beyond Belclare," I can't help but get lost in my nostalgia for the pop opera spectacles that introduced me to musicals and cast recordings. Unfortunately, even nostalgia can't do much about duds like "Boys'll Be Boys," a gratingly corny number that musically is sort of a cross between "Master of the House" from "Les Miz" and "What a Waste" from "Saigon." And don't even get me started on the depressingly banal lyrics throughout, which are never more than functional. But I like the performances of stars Stephanie J. Block and Hadley Fraser, who both have impressive voices that are a perfect fit for this style of musical. Overall, "The Pirate Queen" is the musical equivalent of a summer popcorn movie ("Pirates of the Carribean," perhaps?), and on that level, it works just well enough.
Writer's Block
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Writers Block-buster!
  • A little Plain?
  • I seriously don't get it...
  • I give it an A
  • Jay Leno
 Writer's Block
Peter Bjorn and John
Manufacturer: Almost Gold
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NJL4TY
Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

  1. Writer's Block
  2. Objects of My Affection
  3. Young Folks
  4. Amsterdam
  5. Start To Melt
  6. Up Against the Wall
  7. Paris 2004
  8. Let's Call it Off (Single Mix)
  9. The Chills
  10. Roll the Credits
  11. Poor Cow
  12. Ancient Curse
  13. All Those Expectations (Weak Mix)
  14. Let's Call it Off (Girl Talk Remix)

From Amazon.co.uk Review

As fine an album as this might be (and indeed it is), it serves a much higher purpose for which it must be immediately recognised. The twee Swedish trio have single-handedly tugged whistling out of popular music's pits where it was stuffed by German soft metal granddads The Scorpions back in the early 90s. It's not even particularly proficient whistling - it's a bit skewiff really, a little out of tune - but it's tacked onto the irresistibly bobbing, Velvet-Underground-via-The-Concretes infectiousness of "Young Folks", augmented by the warm-ember vocals of ex-Concrete Victoria Bergsman herself, and by association sounds fairly heroic. Accidentally anthemic, perhaps, but anthemic nonetheless. Result.

Which sets a tone for the rest of this off-kilter lo-fi record. Draw a slightly wonky line from Simon & Garfunkel through to The Shins, making sure you take in the sharp Scandinavian indie-pop of the '90s (Wannadies, The Cardigans) and modern day peers (Radio Dept, Shout Out Louds) and you have a folk album that isn't really all that folk, swimming through its own dreamy washes of ambition. The drumming on tracks like "Let's Call It Off" and "Paris 2004" is so elementary you might as well add your own, but it keeps the intuitive, simplistic 60's beat melodies trickling steadily onwards. The underlying appeal is that things could snap like an elastic band at any moment, that things are beautifully limited. Less writers block, more loving the detail of your first chapter so much you have no inclination to move on. --James Berry

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Writers Block-buster!.......2007-06-28

This record is beautiful. It could have been a cd of just "Young Folks" being played over and over and i would have been happy but there are plenty of gems here, and you don't have to dig very deep to find them. I highly reccommend this album to anyone who loves life, girls, boys, The Beatles, the crisp morning air tightening your face as you first step out of your building onto the street as city buses shamble by and you feel like you're just on the verge of a some kind of "happening" but it hasn't fully been realised yet- but soon will be.

4 out of 5 stars A little Plain?.......2007-06-27

In my never ending search for new talents I chose this CD from the best list of whatever year it was released (I am in a constant state of light buzz so small details become meaningless). At a first listen I found their sound somewhat simplistic or plain? On the extra tracks I did come across a simple but very nice song about the material which I did enyoy quite a bit. The one with the catchy whistling that I have heard on a music channel on TV is too plain and uneventful but as a whole so far the CD was okey, nothing to die and go to the moon for, good vocals, accessible melodies with about three songs that stood above the rest. One of the songs in the album was this distorted guitars that did not appeal at all, to its credit it did not last very long. Mixed feelings about Peter Bjorn and John, perhaps is the type of music but I have always believed that in the end Music is Music and either you are the best or up there with the best or not. "Writer's Block" so far (only 1 listen) is kind of a lukewarm affair and that does not qualify them as a "sizzling hot" release exactly. 3.5 Stars would be my take, not quite enough to get a 4 stars but hey, who am I to be so judgemental and critical, if they want their 4 stars they can have it. The half star rating is very important because let's say an album is higher that a 4 star but not quite the perfection of a 5 star, what do you do? Go cry to the local lonely hearts club band? Let's just say that if I was giving a party "Writer's Block" could not make it to the rotation, their sound is too Plain? No disrespect intended, just calling them as I see them. No, it is not a 3 star, it's a 3.5 star but since there is none available I choose 4 stars. It does has its moments but it is not a vital, must have so far. There, I said it, either you deliver thrills or just pay bills!

1 out of 5 stars I seriously don't get it..........2007-06-19

I don't understand the praise this album is getting. I have no idea why "young folks" gets played so often on the radio. I can't stand that song. I got the album, not having heard even one bad thing about it, and I honestly do not hear anything redeeming with this group. People tell me that they get a nostalgic feeling while listening to this, but I don't see it. I've wanted to ask people "what do you see in these guys? why do you like this?!?" but I don't want to be rude. But seriously, why is this so popular?

5 out of 5 stars I give it an A.......2007-05-21

Have been hearing the song "Young Folks" on the radio and like it. Decided to buy the whole CD and I sure am glad I did! This is great stuff. A little bit folk, a little bit rock-and-roll, a little bit electronic. "Amsterdam" is a super-interesting, very different song and is my favorite on the album. "Let's Call it Off" is good too. All in all some catchy tunes and a super album.

2 out of 5 stars Jay Leno.......2007-05-19

These two, whom I've never heard before last night, kind of took me back for a moment. I thought I was listening to a new revived Figurine album which is greatly anticipated from that dynamic trio.

I liked the sound, and although faintly mumbled by the poorest sound engineer in Cali. I was able to get a feel for what this Swedish pop group can do. I suggest, if I may, making it yourself.

If you feel the music, live by it, you know they will come to hear it. This group tends to remind me of the smae hope.
The Happiest Baby on the Block New "Super Soothing" Calming Sounds CD (now ... with 5 great sounds!)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Definitely A Must Have
  • My baby sleeps through the night!
  • amazing results
  • Slept through the night from day 1
  • Works like magic!
 The Happiest Baby on the Block New "Super Soothing" Calming Sounds CD (now ... with 5 great sounds!)
Dr. Harvey Karp
Manufacturer: The Happiest Baby
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CPGYE4
Release Date: 2005-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Fast & Vigorous - this "strange" sound gets a crying baby's attention (10 minutes)
  2. Moderate - gradually guides your fussy babyto calm (10 minutes)
  3. Mellow - rhythmic womb sounds you can use all night (17 minutes)
  4. Hair Drier - perfect for frantic babies or light sleepers (17 minutes)
  5. Rain on the roof - peaceful and soothing (17 minutes)

Product Description

Five white noise sounds used to sooth babies

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Definitely A Must Have.......2007-04-30

My baby slept through the night shortly after I started looping track 5 (calming rain). We put a stereo in his room and turned the volume up and the cranked the bass. He loved it. He would only sleep for 3 hours at a time before I introduced this. Then the first night with the rain, he slept for 6 hours and then four hours. The second night he slept for 9 hours straight (9P-6A)! He hasn't repeated the 9 hours yet, but has at least been good for a 6 hour stint at night, which means we are only getting up once.

TIP: Turn up the volume. It does nothing if you don't blast it. If they are really fussy start with track 2 and then move on to tracks 3 or 5.

5 out of 5 stars My baby sleeps through the night!.......2007-04-01

We had trouble getting our two month old to sleep soundly with all the creaks in the floorboards and older kids running around untill we picked up this cd. It was too cold to put a fan in her room and another cd (waves) wasn't doing the trick and we really need that constant noise for our light sleeper. The heartbeat on the cd, set to repeat so it plays all the time, is a lifesaver! I haven't really tried the other noises, since she wasn't a colicky baby, but since knowing a few in my life, I'm sure the vaccuum noise will work like a charm.

Although I never read the book or watched the dvd...
This was a great buy, and we are still using the cd at 5 1/2 months to keep her sleeping soundly at night.


5 out of 5 stars amazing results.......2007-03-22

i had a very colicky baby from 2 weeks old to 10 weeks old and this was the best cd of all the ones i tried (classical, lullabye, ocean sounds, television, etc) to calm my baby and most importantly, to keep him sleeping longer. the last track was his favorite, the sound of the rain. he sleeps so much longer now that i play that track on "repeat" all night long. and i can get things done during his naps because the rain sound covers up the noise of me in the kitchen, etc. And, when he is really cranky and there's nothing else i can do for him, i can put him down in his bed and play the whole cd from start to finish and it calms him and puts him to sleep 75% of the time, which is a huge improvement from other attempts.

5 out of 5 stars Slept through the night from day 1.......2007-03-09

We have used this in our bedroom, where we let the baby sleep, since we got home from the hospital. Every night, we simply turn on the CD (at number 5- rain) and hit repeat on the player. It repeats the rain sound all night long. As soon as we put our baby in the room, he is out like a light and sleeps through the night (since day one and now he is 10 weeks old). We only use the rain, since my husband can't stand to hear the other sounds that much, but now it is even hard for either of us to sleep without the CD :0)

5 out of 5 stars Works like magic!.......2007-02-16

My 3-month-old daughter is a very fussy sleeper, and has been since a few days after birth. Using the 5 S's would calm her down, but she wouldn't fall asleep. As soon as we stopped, the crying would start again. Now, bedtime is much less of a fight. I swaddle my fussy baby, turn on the CD, and often within seconds she stops crying. She falls asleep with much less hassle. The various tracks on the CD can be used alone, in combination, or on repeat. My only complaint is that track 4, the hair dryer recording, begins and ends very abruptly. It has at times woken my daughter when it reaches the end of the track. But, when she is swaddled and crying in her crib, I turn on this recording, and she calms down within SECONDS...and soon afterwards, she falls asleep. This CD has definitely been a great purchase for our family.
DoorWay
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Radiance, truth and power
 DoorWay
Ron Block
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PAU2VM
Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

  1. The Kind of Love
  2. Along the Way
  3. Love's Living Through Me When I Do
  4. Things Aren't Always As They Seem
  5. Be Assured
  6. DoorWay
  7. Above the Line
  8. The Blackness of the Need
  9. Flame
  10. Secret of the Woods
  11. I See Thee Nevermore
  12. Someone

Album Description

DoorWay is the second solo album by Ron Block, the fifteen-year veteran guitarist/banjoist/vocalist/songwriter of Alison Krauss and Union Station. Boasting an all-star lineup featuring Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski, Jerry Douglas, Barry Bales, Adam Steffey, Stuart Duncan, Viktor Krauss, Suzanne and Sidney Cox, Homer, Lisa, and Lori Forbes, and others, DoorWay is a set of intensely moving and personal songs of faith written to bring encouragement to the deepest longings of the spirit - a beautiful and rewarding glimpse inside the human heart.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Radiance, truth and power.......2007-06-22

Playing Time - 40:28 -- It's been over six years since all-around musician Ron Block released his debut solo album, "Faraway Land." Besides focusing on family, the talented guy's been so busy clocking road miles with Alison Krauss & Union Station that doing another solo project was down a ways on his priority list. Like on "Faraway Land," his compelling self-penned songs on "DoorWay" are arranged with all-star casting, dynamics, and varied tempos. His big musical vision taps inspiration and gains strength from various genres. Dan Tyminski, Stuart Duncan, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss are back again to lend their able support. Others in the lineup include Barry Bales, Adam Steffey, Viktor Krauss, Suzanne Cox, Sidney Cox, Andy Hubbard, and the Forbes Family.

The cornerstone of Block's music is his thoughtful, intimate and personal lyrics. He's said that his songs come quickly and easily or else they sound contrived. Most make reference to his faith-based beliefs, and others offer new perspectives on his updated take on the world and where to find direction and guidance. Ron proclaims that Jesus Christ is the center of his being and answer to his needs. As a gospel songwriter, Ron says, "my first order of business is making sure I am abiding in Christ - meaning that I am resting in him, knowing he lives in me, and is living through me to others." He understands that he can comfort others with the comfort he's received from God. Alison Krauss once said, "Ron has had the ability to change lives with his words." What more could a songwriter hope for! A new website with lyrics and commentary for DoorWay is in the works and should be up and running soon.

"DoorWay" is also a musical treat for the senses because Block explores images, textures, and colors that are both bright and sedate. With calmness and composure, intimate singer/songwriter settings typify "The Kind of Love," "The Blackness of the Need," "Secret of the Woods," and "Someone." There's the intense soulful loveliness and devout tone of "Things Aren't Always As They Seem." Uplifting bluegrass gospel rousers include "Along the Way" and "Be Assured." Smooth and evocative, "Love's Living Through Me When I Do" is folk-pop with a dreamy delivery. The title cut, "DoorWay," provides a beautifully reflective moment at the middle of the set. Like the rest of the conceptual album, Ron wants us to think about whether we'll keep on stumbling through the desert or whether we'll make the leap of faith and see with God's vision. "I See Thee Nevermore" is a sweetly wistful instrumental. Block shakes things up with his gritty alt-country groove on "Above the Line." "Flame" takes us on a journey into his Effortland. "I know the flame of the burning tree / is the flame that burns in the deep of me / The love of the Father."

Sturdy and self-confident, Ron Block carefully cultivates his music with a strong personal belief in its depth and meaning. "DoorWay" shows that his inner fire burns with the conviction of his soul. Block has discovered what he stands for in life and what he has to do with his music. As a result, the master's songs exhibit radiance, truth and power.
The message of inner reliance on Christ is fundamental to what Ron Block is doing. He plans to continue expanding these ideas through music and books. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)
New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Memories!
  • Unbiased Review - Not as good as later boy bands
  • My favorite boy band
  • You bet, it does bring back memories,
  • Pretty good for anyone who was a fan
 New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits
New Kids on the Block
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I157
Release Date: 1999-02-16

Tracks:

  1. Step By Step
  2. You Got It (The Right Stuff)
  3. I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
  4. Cover Girl
  5. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)
  6. Please Don't Go Girl (7in. Version)
  7. Tonight
  8. This One's For The Children
  9. Valentine Girl
  10. Let's Try It Again
  11. Hangin' Tough
  12. If You Go Away
  13. Baby, I Believe In You
  14. Call It What You Want (The C&C Pump-It Mix)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Memories!.......2007-05-02

I cant believe I have grown old...I remember these songs..I even went to a NKOTB concert ha ha ha..Kinda funny, I won't admit that in person though ..wink wink

Great CD to bring back some memories, I don't remember some of the other songs, but those songs are towards the end of their career.

2 out of 5 stars Unbiased Review - Not as good as later boy bands.......2007-03-12

First off, I listened to all these songs "live" on the radio. My favorites were Please Don't Go Girl and You Got the Right Stuff, so I'm definitely part of the right generation. (I was in high school 1987-91.)

However, sitting here and listening to it..... well..... NewKids was hit'n'miss. Yeah they had some great songs, but there's also a lot of "fluff" in this package (basically anything after track 6). And the music/lyrics have not aged well.



I hate to say it, but the later generation Boy Bands N'Sync and Backstreet Boys were better overall. Not in terms of talent (they're ALL about equal), but in terms of generating a higher number of songs worth repeat play. Go listen to their respective Greatest Hits CD.... they both averaged over 10 major hits that appealed not just to teens, but also adult contemporary (what I listen to).

So, I had this NewKids CD in my shopping cart, but now I've changed my mind and removed it. I'll keep my money in my wallet, because although this was a nice nostalgic journey back to my teeny-bopper days, I have to be honest: - This CD would probably collect dust.











5 out of 5 stars My favorite boy band.......2007-02-20

I like their songs,and it brings back memories. the song that brings tears to my eyes is Valentine Girl,because it reminds me of how lonely I was in high school,no boyfriend,no best friend,a loner.

5 out of 5 stars You bet, it does bring back memories,.......2006-07-06

After listening these songs, reading other's reviews, i'm getting shivers. Is this album some kind of time machine ??? Its like i am 16 yrs old again. These guys were not posers. Yes they looked good, but they were talented. Its sad that it ended. All the reviewers i guess were 15-18 yrs old when they were on top.
5 stars to NKOTB :
for the nostalgia,
for their looks,
for their music,
and for that magic.

Long live NKOTB fans.

4 out of 5 stars Pretty good for anyone who was a fan.......2006-02-26

I used to love New Kids on the Block, but when I got older I threw out all my old tapes. I was very excited to see they had a greatest hits cd. The older stuff is great. I was pleased it was on there. But there is just a little too much of their newer stuff on the album that I could have done without. All in all though, if you were a fan, I recommend buying it.
Beat'n Down Yo Block
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • GARBAGE
  • A DISASTER
  • "Beat'n Down Yo Trashcan" is more like it
  • not a kid just want to be anonymous
  • More garbage from the south.
 Beat'n Down Yo Block
Unk
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000HRMEFU
Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

  1. INTRO FT. JELLY
  2. BEAT'N DOWN YO BLOCK
  3. WALK IT OUT
  4. COMIN DOWN DA STREET FT. LOKO
  5. BRING IT BACK
  6. 2 STEP
  7. SLOW IT UP FT. JIZZLEMAN OF DEMFRANCHIZE BOYZ
  8. DON'T MAKE US FT. DJ MONTAY & D.G. YOLA
  9. FLATLINE
  10. THIKNNING OF YOU FT. JAZZE PHA
  11. FRESH DRESSED FT. BACKBONE
  12. AYYY
  13. THIS IS HOW WE DO FT. BIG KOREY & DRU
  14. HOLD ON ** FT. BABY D, DJ MONTAY & PARLAE OF DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ
  15. SMOKIN' STICKY STICKY
  16. HIT THE DANCE FLOOR
  17. SAY YES FT. DRU
  18. BACK IT UP
  19. BRAND NEW DAY

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars GARBAGE.......2007-03-20

his dude is soooooo wack the only reson you even get a star is because of the beats thats it,lyrics are wack

ayo go check out

Jay-Z
Nas
AZ
Rakim
Lupe Fiasco
THATS HIP HOP

1 out of 5 stars A DISASTER.......2007-03-13

In all honesty UNk is a disaster to the Hip Hop culture. I cannot understand how anyone in their right mind can label this as hip-hop/rap! The lyrics are totally senseless and the beats suck. Making a song about a dance that has been out for a long time (and yes everyone was dancing like that back in their junior high days) is not called music. I would never buy this album, more less download the "songs". The only good southern rapper is Luda, and T.I isn't that bad. So far UNK has done nothing to amaze me and I'm pretty sure that he never will... HE JUST SUCKS!!!!

[This gets no stars from me]

1 out of 5 stars "Beat'n Down Yo Trashcan" is more like it.......2007-02-22

I'm from the south. Georgia to be exact. The place of marvelous talents such as TLC, T.I., Usher, Ludacris, and Outkast . But also the place of D4L, Dem Franchize Boyz, Young Jeezy, Yung Joc, and now, UNK. This CD Beat'n Down Yo Block is a total piece of garbage, and I'm gon break it done to you, as simple as I can...

The lyrics.... childish.... simple-minded.... and wack!!!

The beats.... bland.... boring.... and worthless!!!

Overall.... WORTHLESS

To get technical... Beat'n Down Yo Block is a CD with not a lot going on for it. The beats all sound the same using the same synth and 808s as well as patterns in some ocassions. (Note to UNK: Next time (if there even is a next time), try not to let the same guy produce every beat.) The lyrics are babyish, bland and wack, like they were written by a 5 yr old in 10 mins. The songs point-blank are stupid, and pathetic. Usually talking mainly about the a dance move. Let me break down some of the songs...

track #3 - Walk It Out... Last summer in Atlanta, this was the anthem. You couldn't change to a hip hop radio station in the A and not hear it. It was the party starter for cookouts, pool parties, or just to bob yo head to. I'll admit it, I could remember enjoying it; then it went commercial, and lost its touch. Now, it makes me want to bang my hand across the tv when I see the video. Now, hating it, I finally analyzed the song. It is the most annoying song on the album. The FruityLoop beat totally complements the idiotic rhymes the scrilly-voice of Unk spits. I don't see how I made throughout the summer w/o losing my mind. Must have been the 99 degree UV rays from the sun effecting my brain... Go figure!!!

track #5 - 2 step.... This is the second single from the album UNK says... I really, REALLY, hope not. This song is the exact copy of Walk It Out. The beat is SOOO annoying. The Staticy Synth's and (Bell synth that remind me of W.I.O!!!!), definitely will give you a headache. His lyric are once again lacking, especially when he repeats the same 2 phrases 50 times, "Now Gon And Two Step" "Now Get Jiggy With It". The song is very much like Walk it Out, except set to another lame beat by DJ Montay.

track #10 - thinkin of you... This song would've been alright if Jazze Pha would've shut the hell up, and just produced. God, I never would've thought I could think less of Jazze, being one of the best producer Atlanta has to offer, until I heard this. Just cause yo daddy was a singer doesn't mean you are, Jazze. This could've been the jugular song of this CD, and it went down the drain... The beat is actually not that bad, even though Jazze didn't produce it, the ochestra synths, and funk guitar synth makes this beat the best this CD had to offer.

track # 13 - this is how we do... That song made this CD automatically lose a star. This song has no reason of being on this LP. If you gon' call your CD hood music, you can't have a peppy song that sounds like a nursery rhyme, and an 8yr old gets more time on it than you do talking about big wheels, and coloring books. LOL. The song was produced by Big Korey, and 8 yr old. Kudos. But definitely stay in school, WORST SONG ON THE WHOLE ALBUM... PERIOD!!!!

Overall, this CD is WACK. It will only amuse you for only a short amount of time. So if you want a CD with mediocore FL Studio beats, wack lyrics, and just stupid then your in the right place... If your look for a CD with longevity, and Good, you should definitely look the other way.

I AIN'T HATING, JUST TELLING THE TRUTH
:Da Critic

3 out of 5 stars not a kid just want to be anonymous.......2007-02-17

if you want to hear some decent party rap, then go with this cd. all rap is pretty much the same as far as lyrics go, but this has a decent beat to it. i dont discriminate on rap, i like all kinds of other music, and this is some good rap. f*ck the other people that say this is bad because the lyrics suck. rap isnt about the lyrics they are all the f*cking same. it's about havin a good beat that makes you wanna party

1 out of 5 stars More garbage from the south........2007-01-09

"Walk it out" is up there with other terrible tracks such as "laffy taffy" and "lean wit it rock wit it". Music like this makes me want to hug my real hip hop CDs from Nas, Jay-Z, Biggie, Pac, and Wu Tang. This is a joke. Some southern music has a nice beat to it, but just has mediocre lyrics. This, is awful. The lyrics make me want to pull my hair out, and the beat it just decent. This is another no-talent loser trying to make a quick buck. Please, for the love of Hip Hop, DO NOT BUY THIS CD. Go pick up the new Nas CD, or the new Ludacris cd. Luda remains to be the only superb rapper from the south. TI is in second. Everyone else is a disgrace to this country. If we dont kill the "crunk", then "Hip Hop is Dead".
Step by Step
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • their no 1 album
  • A Fall From Perfection
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  • Their best album!!!!!!!
 Step by Step
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ASIN: B0000026T2
Release Date: 1990-05-15

Tracks:

  1. Step By Step
  2. Tonight
  3. Baby, I Belive In You
  4. Call It What You Want
  5. Let's Try Again
  6. Happy Birthday
  7. Games
  8. Time Is On our Side
  9. Where Do I Go From Here?
  10. Stay With Me Baby
  11. Funny Feeling
  12. Never Gonna Fall In Love Again

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars their no 1 album.......2005-10-08

When shakesphere couldnt find a name for his play he just named it AS U LIKE IT not to be outdone NKOTB has called their song CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT thats what i initially thought when i bought this album I think this is their best album ever

1 out of 5 stars A Fall From Perfection.......2005-10-04

1988 was a monumental year in music for two reasons.. "Hangin'," and "Tough." Ok, I think everyone can agree that "Hangin' Tough" was pretty much the best album ever made. Look, not even Wayne Newton could touch the lyrical mastery that was the title track. That was the all important jab that set up the right cross that was their follow-up, "New Kids On the Block." "Didn't I (Blow your Mind)" you ask? Yes you did you NK, yes you did. Bing, knock out punch right? Not quite, we need album number three, the left hook lights out call mammy and tell Tiny Tim I won't be comin' home for Christmas. That was supposed to be "Step by Step." But they missed with the left hook and ended up hitting themselves in the crotch, and the referee took away a point for a low blow, even though it was a low blow on themselves.

Let's set the scene. I'm driving from some hot chick's house after knockin' boots for the better part of 3 hours to "Hangin' Tough" on repeat. I put this baby in with sheer confidence that it'll follow in the line of perfection the New Kids have been walking. Let's just say 30 seconds into the first track I tried to set my cd player on fire with the cigarette lighter but ended up shorting out the volume knob so it went right up to full volume instead. I immediately pulled my 1984 Toyota Tercel Wagon with cow print seat covers to the median of I-40 and ripped out my speakers with a screwdriver, cut the leads and chewed through the rubber surrounds. Since I had a pimp ass system in it, with 2 bumpin' 15's in that back that made my liscence plate rattle like a 6 foot bumble bee on crack, I took out my claw hammer that I keep handy in the passenger seat in case someone wants to talk smack (there's always haters jealous of my ride), and destroyed the speakers and the box from the pure hatred and frantic loathing that this album inspired. I mean, the melody was the worst thing I've heard this side of shrill whistles and that sound that trains make when they try to stop really fast.

Lyrically, just how could you go from the platinum lyrics such as:
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance.
(rap:) just get on the floor and do the new kids' dance."

To this freakin' filth:
"Hey girl can't you see
I've got to have you all just for me
And girl yes it's true
No one else will ever do"

Wow, what a contrast, nuff said. I'm embarassed I ever owned that album. But I'm still cooler than you.

-Rudy

5 out of 5 stars Re-visiting my youth.......2005-09-24

I played this CD the other day and was amazed that after all these years, it still appealed to me. Wow! In their heyday the boys were magic and this album shows why.

5 out of 5 stars New Kids or NKOTB?.......2005-09-22

I remember I was in the 4th grade when the New Kids hit it big with their first album. All my friends had it and new all the words to songs like "Popcicle" and "Didn't I Blow Your Mind". I caught on to the New Kids buzz and like the rest I had the big buttons, all the tapes, even the matching sheets & comforter set for my bed. I even went to see them at Clemson during their Step by Step tour. I love Joey. He was and still is my favorite New Kid.
The only thing that turned me off to New Kids was when they became NKOTB and tried to do rap music. They were clearly bad at it. And they were clearly trying to be something they weren't which went against everything they stood for from the begining.

5 out of 5 stars Their best album!!!!!!!.......2004-05-29

I still think that "Step By Step" was their best album! All of the songs were good and a step higher than "Hangin' Tough," Most of the first half I still like and Donnie's reggae turn on "Stay With Me Baby" was fun. But I still love "Funny Feeling" and I still wonder why it wasn't a single. At the time, I think that some people were getting a little tired of New Kids on the radio and TV, so they moved on to other artists during early '91. But this album stayed strong for about a year even though it didn't have a lot of hits or singles from it. I still love "Step By Step"--still sing along to it even today. If I see the CD again in stores, new or used CD section, I would definitely buy it! I like the use of strings playing on the album and that they co-produced the album along with Maurice Starr. Starr's music was kind of slipping a bit during 1990, so having the New Kids involved on this album just brought new things and ideas to it. This group did mature on this album as well as the later 1994 album "Face The Music" and it shows on all the songs. Most of the New Kids fans were teens, but I was 20 when I heard this album, and I felt that they proved themselves in the pop music scene in 1990.
Hangin' Tough
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Uh-oh, uh-oh-oh...
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ASIN: B0000026DT
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. You Got It (The Right Stuff)
  2. Please Don't Go Girl
  3. I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
  4. Cover Girl
  5. I Need You
  6. Hangin' Tough
  7. I Remember When
  8. What'cha Gonna Do (About It)
  9. My Favorite Girl
  10. Hold On

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Uh-oh, uh-oh-oh..........2007-06-27

The right stuff! You know it! C'mon - if you were awake at all in the late 80's early 90's - you know you sang along to at least one of their songs! So happy I picked this one up! It's so corny I love it!

5 out of 5 stars the old days.......2007-06-09

i was THE BIGGEST fan of new kids on the block. I had all of their albums, starting with this one, toys and clothes--and I'm a guy!!!! my sister got me into their music. now the music and lyrics may seem sugary now, but they were fun anyway. i was 22 years old when they were big and now I'm 39. I still have HANGING TOUGH in my record collection. "plese don't go girl' was and is my all time favorite song, s is I'll be loving you". Like one of the other reviewers here (capricornrising-I feel what youre saying!!!)

all in all, HANGING TOUGH is a fun album. love ballads and dance trax in one album. I just wish they could have stayed around just a little longer. who know wha they would have accompliched next

5 out of 5 stars A great trip down memory lane.......2007-02-06

Let me start off by saying that the New Kids hit my freshman year of high school -- so I have very fond memories of them from the age of 14 to about 16/17.

I had this album on LP and tape during it's popularity and ran across it again while I was looking to spend a Christmas gift certificate -- hence the purchase. Like most late 80s/ealy 90s music, I have had a blast listening to this CD. Say what you will about the boy bands of that era -- but the music is fun and -- honestly, not that bad.

5 out of 5 stars The Right stuff!.......2006-05-29

It's particularly sad to see how many manufactured boy bands there are out there nowadays when you consider that raw talent such as the New Kids was allowed to flourish not much more than a decade ago. The title track is great to listen to if you want to get psyched up before an important business meeting or date - just don't get overexcited as I once did and ask your ladyfriend if she is 'tough enough'. That minor quibble aside, this is one of the best albums ever made. Go get!

1 out of 5 stars $ 2.50 is way to much for this album.......2006-04-25

This album is almost 20yrs old, and why its not marked down to a penny is a shame. Does anyone really want this album anymore? This was the band that started the decline of "Music" and they are to blame for giving us garbage such as Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, and all that other boy band crapola. Even if you are a teeny bopper, I cant see how anyone can like this. If I had children, mayne I would play this for anyone under five, since it belongs on a Disney Compalation. These posers suck, and so does all the other copycats that we had to deal with over the years.
Writer's Block (LTD Edition with Bonus Disc)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Unlistenable Garbage
  • I hvae writer's block
  • Great new band!
  • Five Stars because of Amsterdam
  • swedish indie pop at its best
 Writer's Block (LTD Edition with Bonus Disc)
Peter Bjorn and John
Manufacturer: Almost Gold
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ASIN: B000MGTFD0
Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

  1. Writers Block
  2. Objects Of My Affection
  3. Young Folks
  4. Amsterdam
  5. Start To Melt
  6. Up Against The Wall
  7. Paris 2004
  8. Let's Call It Off (Single Mix)
  9. The Chills
  10. Roll The Credits
  11. Poor Cow

Tracks:

  1. Ancient Curse
  2. All Those Expectations (Weak Remix)
  3. Self-Pity In The Trashcan
  4. Let's Call It Off (Original)
  5. Young Folks (Sitar Version)
  6. Young Folks (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)

From Amazon.co.uk Review

As fine an album as this might be (and indeed it is), it serves a much higher purpose for which it must be immediately recognised. The twee Swedish trio have single-handedly tugged whistling out of popular music's pits where it was stuffed by German soft metal granddads The Scorpions back in the early 90s. It's not even particularly proficient whistling - it's a bit skewiff really, a little out of tune - but it's tacked onto the irresistibly bobbing, Velvet-Underground-via-The-Concretes infectiousness of "Young Folks", augmented by the warm-ember vocals of ex-Concrete Victoria Bergsman herself, and by association sounds fairly heroic. Accidentally anthemic, perhaps, but anthemic nonetheless. Result.

Which sets a tone for the rest of this off-kilter lo-fi record. Draw a slightly wonky line from Simon & Garfunkel through to The Shins, making sure you take in the sharp Scandinavian indie-pop of the '90s (Wannadies, The Cardigans) and modern day peers (Radio Dept, Shout Out Louds) and you have a folk album that isn't really all that folk, swimming through its own dreamy washes of ambition. The drumming on tracks like "Let's Call It Off" and "Paris 2004" is so elementary you might as well add your own, but it keeps the intuitive, simplistic 60's beat melodies trickling steadily onwards. The underlying appeal is that things could snap like an elastic band at any moment, that things are beautifully limited. Less writers block, more loving the detail of your first chapter so much you have no inclination to move on. --James Berry

Album Description

US only edition includes a bonus disc of rarities! 2007.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Unlistenable Garbage.......2007-06-04

This band is bad in a way that's hard to describe. In the indie world, there's no real premium on really good musical chops, so it's not fair to say that they're not really very good musicians -- though they aren't -- their problems are much deeper.

Their songs are poorly formed, weakly presented, and seemingly without motive. It's not even like listening to a high-school band. It's like listening to a rehearsal by a band that hopes to be able to play for a middle school dance, if they can just figure out a cool name.

This is a band with nothing to say that should learn not to say it.

4 out of 5 stars I hvae writer's block.......2007-05-23

Swedish pop group Peter Bjorn and John are apparently trying to confuse us, and for a brief time, it works.

Their third album "Writer's Block" has the misfortune to open on a rather saggy note, but fortunately hoists itself up for a blurry blend of indiepop and northern atmospheric synth. So straggle through the first two tracks, because the indiepop that follows is solid, multilayered and quite excellent.

It opens with a faint, atmospheric little track that sounds like Sigur Ros tuning up. Then suddenly it careens into nonstop guitar pop in "Object of My Affection," with drums pounding right over those steely riffs. "And you still can make sense/if you just show up and present an honest face/instead of that grin," Peter Morén sings happily.

Not only is it a lot simpler than the other songs, but I got a headache from those relentless drums and guitar. At that point I was groaning, anticipating a whole album of the same. But I was wrong.

Things start perking up with the shimmying, sunny indiepop of "Young Folks," which has some enchantingly feathery edges and constant whistling. The other songs have a similar mix of shimmery keyboard and solid indiepop -- thumpy little marches, swirling psychedelic hymns, gentle ballads blooming into driving guitarpop, folksy ballads, and the shimmering prettiness of "The Chills."

For your info, there is no Peter Bjorn -- it's actually "Peter, Bjorn and John," three Swedish guys who play the instruments and all provide vocals. And despite a couple of mediocre songs on "Writer's Block," these guys really know how to make great indiepop -- lots of northern wind and snow, and a delightfully sunny 1970s pop mentality.

There's plenty of ringing, peppy guitar and unstoppable bass from Morén and Björn Yttling, while John Eriksson provides some fast drumming as well. Yttling swaddles almost all the melodies in a hazy edge of soft, colourful synth, and turning some of them into bittersweet, chilly pop. Most of the songs are pretty upbeat, even with a bit of harmonica and whistling to remind us to be cheery.

Much of the album is about sort of ambiguous -- half of it seems to be about breaking up with a lover, and the other half is about how much you adore them. "Your tongue is sharp/but I miss the taste of it/You said time heals/there's not enough of it..." Moren sings in his slightly nasal voice. It's just a few songs after, "Hours seems to disappear/everyone is leaving -- I'm still with you."

"Writer's Block" has a couple tracks that don't quite fit in, but the overall album is a delicious blend of cheery pop melodies and blurry keyboard. Definitely a good listen.

4 out of 5 stars Great new band!.......2007-05-13

If you heard one of their songs on the radio and are debating whether it's worth buying the album......it's worth it. There are 4-5 very good songs on this one. Which isn't a bad ratio these days. Amsterdam, Chills, Young Folks and Paris 2004 among them.

5 out of 5 stars Five Stars because of Amsterdam.......2007-05-13

This album is fantastic. Amsterdam is the best song of the century.

4 out of 5 stars swedish indie pop at its best.......2007-04-16

a great album...in addition to "young folks", "amsterdam" and "let's call it off" are wonderful. a great cd for the summer.

there's also that fun 6 song bonus cd. the bonus cd is good... "ancient curse" is wonderful, but i don't know how often i'll listen to the sitar version of "young folks"
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great Songs but lots of excess talk
  • Dave's Block Party
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  • Excellent
  • Good but missing key performances!
 Dave Chappelle's Block Party
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ASIN: B000EGEJMK
Release Date: 2006-03-14

Tracks:

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Amazon.com

Don't you wish you were Dave Chappelle? The guy is funny as hell--and rich and famous for it. What's more, he's socially conscious and has impeccable taste in music. Thanks to Michel Gondry's triumphant, uplifting film, we got to see Chappelle live out his personal fantasy--a "block party" in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy 'hood. The comedian handpicked his favorite hip-hop and R&B artists to participate, and the roster includes some of the most significant names of the past 10 years of "urban" music, including the Roots, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, and Common. Unfortunately, the CD omits the Fugees reunion that formed the climax of the film and it also leaves out a stirring performance by Kanye West, the biggest rap star of the day. That said, the music that is here is often scintillating, especially by Badu and Scott, who kill with their own tracks and spice up many of the rap tracks to boot. The one new cut (not in the film), Blackstar's "Born & Raised," keeps the quality high. Not surprisingly, the soundtrack simply can't reconstruct the positive vibrations and powerful messages of the movie, but it's still a worthwhile document of the magic that happened on a rainy September 2004 day at the corner of Downing and Quincy. --Marc Greilsamer

Album Description

The Dave Chappelle's Block Party soundtrack spotlights comedy superstar Dave Chappelle in all-new freestyle standup material, and also one-time-only performances by Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Common, Dead Prez, Jill Scott, Talib Kweli and the Roots, among others. The soundtrack captures the unprecedented combination of comedy and music, and was recorded on location as Mr. Chappelle threw a party in downtown Brooklyn, inviting local residents to experience these exclusive performances by the most progressive cutting edge urban artists in the music scene today.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great Songs but lots of excess talk.......2007-06-07

I love all the songs on the album, I bought this after first watching the movie...It contains all the best hip hop/soul artists there that were involved but the one thing is that about each track has extra talk before or after the song actually plays...such as a few mins of dave chappelle and other music artists just chatting on the phone on 3 way or 4 way, it's really nonsense but you have to wait through it until the music/song actually starts...that's what I don't like about the album.

5 out of 5 stars Dave's Block Party.......2007-05-11

I wish I could have been there at the actual block party, cuz daaaaang, they had fun. The CD is great too. The only thing missing is the last group to come out on the stage... Yes, The Fugees. I was in tears, they are so beautiful together. So I'd say the only thing I didn't like about the soundtrack is, that song shoulda been on there too. The rest of it was as great as the movie itself. Jill Scott, Black Star, Dead Prez; I love them all!!!

3 out of 5 stars NO Cody ChesnuTT?.......2007-04-04

I am a bit disappointed this album doesn't have one of the most serious scenes in the movie. When Cody ChesnuTT was singing acoustically even Dave Chappelle's face straightened as it was an emotional part per say of the movie. Other then that the cd is good, as other people have already stated the obvious of who was forgotten to be put on this soundtrack. They could have put more movie quotes/lines along with the performances like done with alot of soundtracks.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-02-13

The CD is an excellent summary of the live performances in the movie. The only disappointment are the performances not on the CD. Now I have to figure out where to get some of my favorite performances in the movie.

3 out of 5 stars Good but missing key performances!.......2007-02-05

No Fugees, No Kanye West, No Talib Kweli "Get By" featuring Mos Def and Common. It's a good CD, but would have been so much better with these performances!

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  1. Utopia
  2. Very Best of Supertramp [Import]
  3. V [Import]
  4. Wait Long By the River & the Bodies of Your Enemie [Import]
  5. Walls Ep [Import]
  6. Wild Band of Indians
  7. You'll Come Round [CD-single] [Import]
  8. 11
  9. A's, B's and Rarities [Enhanced] [Import]
  10. Ancient Afternoons

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