Sky [Import] [CD-single]

Product Description
Third single off the dance pop diva's solo debut album 'Here My Cry', her follow-up to the huge 'Feels So Good' single. Tracks 'Sky' (Radio Edit, Sharem Jey Remix, Conductor and Cowboy Mix) and the CD-ROM video for 'Sky'. 2000 release. Slimline jewel case.

Sky,Sonique,Universal Int'l,5"CD Singles,Dance Music,Pop

Average customer rating: Hooray For Me More 'Being There' less 'Foxtrot' Love those VW ads... Simply just good music an experiment in refinement

Sky Blue Sky Wilco Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Icky Thump Easy Tiger New Moon The Reminder We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank ASIN: B000NVIGC0 Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

1. Either Way
2. You Are My Face
3. Impossible Germany
4. Sky Blue Sky
5. Side With the Seeds
6. Shake It Off
7. Please Be Patient With Me
8. Hate It Here
9. Leave Me (Like You Found Me)
10. Walken
11. What Light
12. On And On And On

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After their wild experimental streak of the past decade, Wilco's sixth studio album might feel like a bit of a comedown. Sky Blue Sky is mellow, moody, and uncharacteristically monotone, opening with a pleasant jangle and Jeff Tweedy singing a simple song: "Maybe the sun will shine today, the clouds will blow away." He doesn't even follow it up with a barbed punchline. Could it be that the restless Chicago band has settled back into its gentle Americana roots--or does this sudden mid-career reappraisal represent Wilco's gutsiest move yet? Mostly written in the studio by the full band, it's certainly the group's most cohesive album in ages, presenting a dense song cycle padded with intricate guitar work, brushed rhythms, and '70s soft-rock accents. In places it sounds like Wings ("Hate It Here"), in others Harry Nilsson ("Walken"), and in the middle it goes a bit Grateful Dead ("Shake It Off"). At the same time, there's a distinct sense of hearing a band finally at ease in its own skin. Sky Blue Sky represents the sound of Wilco finally pulling through its petulant adolescence. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

"Sky Blue Sky" has hints of early-seventies Southern California folk-rock sweetness in the harmonies. The album is filled with brash guitar solos that take songs like "You Are My Face" and "Shake It Off" in unexpected directions.

Customer Reviews:

Hooray For Me.......2007-07-29

I like Ghost and YHF fine, but I selfishly wished they would strip back their production to reveal the simple beauty of their songwriting, lyrics, and vocals. This is my album, and I love it. It's not the most terribly original thing, but it is very very pretty. Turns out someone in the band is even a good guitar player; I listened to the solo on the first cut several times, I find it tasteful and wonderful. Anyhoo, don't know if this album is better than the last two, it just happened to be more to my personal taste. Lucky me, I guess.

More 'Being There' less 'Foxtrot'.......2007-07-27

If you love Wilco, like I do, you will love this album. It is their most accessible album in over a decade. Summerteeth and Foxtrot rank as my favorites, but Ghost is my least favorite, and I'm glad this is a departure from that. Think A.M. and Being There, with a little more wisdom and professionalism.

I've grown to love this album.

Love those VW ads..........2007-07-25

Wilco is unquestionably one of the best bands of our time, and this is certainly worth a listen.

This is very different from Ghost / YHF in that the songs are much more direct, with less elaborate mixes / elusive lyrics than their prior two masterpieces. Sort of hearkens to Being There, but with less of an alt-country sound.

One of the best of 2007 - but not quite as good as at least this fan was expecting (check out Cassadega for the best to date this year).

Simply just good music.......2007-07-21

I know it's hip to scrutinize a band's intentions, personal backgrounds, blah blah blah, but whatever happened to just listening to the music? Yes, Wilco has been experimental, using dissonance and space to create compelling noise. This time, they wrote songs that could actually be played on the radio (the nerve!) and listened to while mowing the lawn (how dare Wilco make a fun record!). I am a Wilco fan from the beginning. First record, OK. Second, became a great American band. Third, tried too hard. Fourth, became pretentious to their success. Fifth, remained pretentious to their detriment. Sixth, made a very thoughtful, cool record. Remember when Radiohead made "The Bends" and we could all sing along? Then Thom Yourke decided he should change the world and use an Atari 2600 to write "songs"? Let's hope Tweedy realizes that his fans like to hear the great songs only Wilco can write.

an experiment in refinement.......2007-07-21

Wilco's incessant experimentation and growth between albums are instantly intriguing. Despite the fact that their work is often changing genres, it is always exciting. However, as is always the case, if you fell in love with Wilco because of the 'style' of one album or another, you might be disappointed here. The moody and sublime landmark 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot,' with its amazing juxtapositions of griding guitars and harmonic acoustics, has evolved into 'Sky Blue Sky,' a more even keel work indicative of introspective, peaceful summer days. The earlier instrumental experimentation has, on 'Sky Blue Sky,' evolved into somewhat superficial and cliche solos.
This album is reflective in a way that no other Wilco album has been- it is somehow singular and introverted, as though Jeff Tweedy were singing only to himself.
Wilco's evolution is inevitable and admirable. It's the subtleties that I miss on this album- the storytelling, the raw experimentation.

This is, if nothing else, what Wilco sounds like all dressed up with nowhere to go.

Average customer rating: I am a 22 year old male... Serenity Now! Real Ear-Candy A Sound All Her Own ! Mood Music, some good, some bad

Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya Enya Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Amarantine A Day Without Rain Watermark Shepherd Moons The Celts Accessories: The Journey to Wild Divine Biofeedback Software & Hardware for PC & Mac: The Passage ASIN: B000002NJH Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

1. Orinoco Flow
2. Caribbean Blue
3. Book Of Days
4. Anywhere Is
5. Only If...
6. The Celts
7. China Roses
8. Shepherd Moons
9. Ebudae
10. Storms In Africa
11. Watermark
12. Paint the Sky with Stars
13. Marble Halls
14. On My Way Home
15. The Memory Of Trees
16. Boadicea

Amazon.com essential recording

New Age diva Enya first became widely known when her 1988 album Watermark sold 4 million copies and launched the single "Orinoco Flow." Her follow-up, Shepherd Moons, was even more successful, selling over 10 million copies despite its slightly lower grade of ethereal enchantment. In 1997 she released Paint the Sky with Stars, an assortment of her best work from these two early albums plus gems from 1995's The Memory of Trees and the soundtrack to the BBC series The Celts. The most melodic and atmospheric examples of Enya's lovely Celtic-flavored songwriting shine on this disc. Those unfamiliar with the former Clannad member will find charm in such sweet lullabies as "Marble Halls" and "China Roses" while delighting in the more energetic "Book of Days," "Storms in Africa," and "Caribbean Blue." Overall, an outstanding collection from an artist who gives New Age a good name. --Karen Karleski

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New Age diva Enya first became widely known when her 1988 album Watermark sold 4 million copies and launched the single "Orinoco Flow." Her follow-up, Shepherd Moons, was even more successful, selling over 10 million copies despite its slightly lower grade of ethereal enchantment. In 1997 she released Paint the Sky with Stars, an assortment of her best work from these two early albums plus gems from 1995's The Memory of Trees and the soundtrack to the BBC series The Celts. The most melodic and atmospheric examples of Enya's lovely Celtic-flavored songwriting shine on this disc. Those unfamiliar with the former Clannad member will find charm in such sweet lullabies as "Marble Halls" and "China Roses" while delighting in the more energetic "Book of Days," "Storms in Africa," and "Caribbean Blue." Overall, an outstanding collection from an artist who gives New Age a good name. --Karen Karleski

Customer Reviews:

I am a 22 year old male..........2007-07-21

And love this album. Not many things can "take me away" and help me relax like listening to Paint the Sky with Stars.

Anyone who loves harmony will enjoy this album.

Serenity Now!.......2007-07-10

I've listened to this CD over and over and I never get tired of it. Enya's music is so wonderfully soothing and serene. I recommend listening to this one while driving to keep road rage at bay!

Real Ear-Candy.......2007-07-07

As a musician myself I'm always searching for the ultimate unique musical experience and Enya's music is timeless. This "best of collection" will deliver hours of listening please. Enya's multi-layered voice textures, that give her music its uniqueness, are soothing to the ears. Real ear-candy!

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A Sound All Her Own !.......2007-07-06

Oh, Wow! This is a cd that will be liked by all who enjoy M E H D I, C E L T IC or even Loreena Mckinnett. It is the very essence of good new age. So tranquil, yet so spirited, this cd is a refreshing break from my well-worn collection, I just keep wanting to listen to it over and over again. I am amazed! It reminds me somewhat of Celtic Women, but still very unique. This is music to the soul. Absolutely relaxing, as well.

ALSO RECOMMENDED: M E H D I ~ Instrumental Paradise Volume 8..A True Gem.

Mood Music, some good, some bad.......2007-06-27

Enya's music is spacey with airy singing. Much of it is genuinely moving and touches emotions, but other tunes make the listener almost want to die. Definitely mood music. Good songs:

Orinoco Flow
Carribean Blue - very ethereal
Book of Days
Celts
Anywhere Is
Only If
The Celts

Paint the Sky with Stars - not a good song. I mention it as illustrative of my above comment. This is a real downer. Don't listen to it if you are struggling with suicidal thoughts in your life. I'm not just making a bad joke with this comment; it is truly mournful.

Overall the first half is more enjoyable. Album could have 5 stars if it had maintained that pace, but the 2nd half is much more depressing rather than emotive

Average customer rating: Classic Wilco good the first listen better every time Give yourself time tweedster Phenomenal

Sky Blue Sky (CD/DVD) Wilco Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Easy Tiger Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD) Jeff Tweedy - Sunken Treasure - Live in the Pacific Northwest Icky Thump The Search ASIN: B000P6R6X8 Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

1. Either Way (CD)
2. You Are My Face (CD)
3. Impossible Germany (CD)
4. Sky Blue Sky (CD)
5. Side with the Seeds (CD)
6. Shake It Off (CD)
7. Please Be Patient with Me (CD)
8. Hate It Here (CD)
9. Leave Me (Like You Found Me) (CD)
10. Walken (CD)
11. What Light (CD)
12. On and On and On (CD)

Tracks:

1. Intro (DVD)
2. Sky blue sky (DVD)
3. Impossible Germany (DVD)
4. Please Be Patient With Me (DVD)
5. Shake It Off (DVD)
6. Walken (DVD)
7. What Light (DVD)
8. Side with the Seeds (DVD)
9. Hate it here (DVD)
10. Credits (DVD)

Album Description

"Sky Blue Sky" has hints of early-seventies Southern California folk-rock sweetness in the harmonies. The album is filled with brash guitar solos that take songs like "You Are My Face" and "Shake It Off" in unexpected directions. The Deluxe Edition includes a bonus DVD, which contains more than 45 minutes of footage of the band performing songs from Sky Blue Sky. The DVD also contains interview segments with all six band members. The film was directed by Christoph Green and Fugazi's Brendan Canty, the creators of the Jeff Tweedy solo concert film, Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the acclaimed documentary series, Burn to Shine.

Customer Reviews:

Classic Wilco.......2007-07-24

This new album, much anticipated, is simply classic Wilco. It's a little more stripped back and less "experimental" than the recent "A Ghost is Born" or "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"

Tweedy's vocals are as penetrating as ever. I think for instance on track 2 "You are My Face". After a dazzling guitar solo, Tweedy, with so much depth and passion, cries "I have no idea how this happens." That line alone is worth the price of the album.

Track 3, "Impossible Germany" is a catchy little song.


"Please Be Patient with Me" is a profound song written for Tweedy's wife.

Get the deluxe version with the DVD for the videos are fun to watch and Tweedy's explanation of the songs are interesting and illuminating.

This is a stand-up album from a band that seems to only get better.

good the first listen better every time.......2007-07-21

this is a great album. admitedly, I had very little Wilco in my music vocabulary to begin with. i had heard a few songs here and there and had a few songs in compilation cd's, but i kind of knew I would like them. I was not dissapointed. Kind of a greatful dead sounding folk / roots sound. I got the copy with the dvd. the dvd is cool with the interviews and live performances in the band's studio. kind of get the feel of hanging out with them. *****

Give yourself time.......2007-06-27

I made a mistake when I listened to this for the first time. I expected it to touch me and move me the way Wilco's previously records have, immediately. There is no way any album can meet that expectation. But its a mistake I, and others, make all the time. Some folks only want a fresh take on what they already know they like. This is not re-gurg rock. Its not YHF. Its not A Ghost is Born. Its Sky Blue Sky.

Here I am one month later and I really love this album. I found everything I want from a Wilco record in Sky Blue Sky. The roller coasters are there, its just not the same ride as before. Nor should it be. The hooks are there where you least expect them. The irritating moments of the first few listens (Shake it Off's tempo or Impossible Germany's verbiage) have long faded. Whats left is satisfying and heartfelt.

Let yourself get lost in it and you too can find exactly what you didn't know you were looking for.

tweedster.......2007-06-21

every wilco album is a must have. this one even has less noise then there past couple albums. sometimes noise, well, is annoying. this is a great album

Phenomenal.......2007-06-21

Best CD of the 21st Century. Although it is both lyrically and sonically dense and much can be said for the artistry, it just makes me smile.

Alternative fans will love it, as will fans of folk music. I think rock and country fans will enjoy it quite a bit as well. Metal only fans may want to look elsewhere.

Average customer rating: Andrea Bocelli Under the Desert Sky Damaged CD Received - Andrea Bocelli (1 of 2 discs) My Favorite Singer The best Tears to your eyes

Andrea Bocelli: Under the Desert Sky [DVD Included] Andrea Bocelli Manufacturer: Sugar ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Awake Siempre Andrea Bocelli - Amore Duets: An American Classic Diva: The Singles Collection ASIN: B000I2J6RI Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

1. Besame Mucho - live
2. Cuando Me Ennamoro - live
3. Estate - studio version with Chris Botti
4. September Morn - live
5. Can't Help Falling in Love - studio duet with Katharine McPhee
6. Canzoni Stonate - new studio edit with Stevie Wonder
7. Momentos - live
8. Somos Novios - live
9. The Prayer - live duet with Heather Headley

Tracks:

1. Amapola
2. Besame Mucho
3. Somos Novios
4. Canzoni Stonate
5. Pero Te Extrano
6. L'Appuntamento
7. Estate
8. September Morn
9. Can't Help Falling In Love
10. Mi Manchi
11. Jurame
12. Solamente Una Vez
13. Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)
14. Porque Tu Me Acostumbraste
15. Cuando do Me Enamoro
16. The Prayer
17. Momentos
18. Because We Believe

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It's impossible to hear Andrea Bocelli singing Perry Como's "It's Impossible" without being overcome by a sense of utter enchantment. As the ripe-hearted have known since 1997's Romanza, though, Bocelli's French-perfume-like appeal generally lingers well beyond a single song, suffusing entire lovestruck evenings with its richness and warmth. And so it goes with Under the Desert Sky. Recorded at a floating concert venue near Las Vegas (thus the title), Bocelli's first CD/DVD combo plays like an elaborate seduction. Cue up the DVD, and the crossover classical tenor, outfitted in black velvet, tortures the besotted with visible sincerity and knockout performances alongside David Foster and the elegant Heather Headley. Spin the CD and the songs come spilling out like elegant reminders of the swoon-worthy live performance. Several of the nine songs on the CD--"Cuando Me Enamoro," "Canzoni Stonate," and "Somos Novios (It's Impossible)" among them--are available on other Bocelli discs, but that shouldn't deter the faithful. For one thing, "Can't Help Falling in Love," a dazzling duet with American Idol's Katherine McPhee, can't be heard elsewhere. For another, outside of a few vintage Julio Iglesias albums, you just won't find this much feeling packed into a single 33-minute disc. It's impossible. --Tammy La Gorce

More Bocelli

Amore	Romanza	Andrea
Cieli di Toscana	Verdi	Tosca

Album Description

UNDER THE DESERT SKY: a spectacular new CD/DVD combo package from Andrea Bocelli, featuring his first ever live pop concert performance. Performed on a specially constructed floating stage in Lake Las Vegas, a resort community 20 miles south of Las Vegas, this historic performance captures Andrea Bocelli's first ever pop concert. Under the Desert Sky, which co-stars Tony® winner Heather Headley (Elton John's Aida), represents a new era for the Tuscan-born singer. Spanish guitars flourish, traditional Latin percussion seductively keeps the tempo, accordions and harmonicas provide haunting ambience. Highlights include "Somos Novios" - Perry Como had a hit with it as "It's Impossible" - and "The Prayer," a duet with Heather Headley, David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager's Oscar® nominated song from Quest for Camelot. Capping the program is a new song, "Because We Believe," by David Foster with lyrics by Andrea Bocelli and Amy Foster Gillies which was written for and introduced at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics.

Customer Reviews:

Andrea Bocelli Under the Desert Sky.......2007-07-14

I love this DVD. I think it is one of Bocelli's best. He sings the old and new standards so beautifully. I've been giving this DVD to everyone I know who loves good music. It is one of the most romantic DVD's you'll ever listen to and view.

Damaged CD Received - Andrea Bocelli (1 of 2 discs).......2007-07-02

PLEASE NOTE: One of the CD's in this 2-CD package is a "bad disc" and came to me in this condition - I tried to load it and it shows up as a "bad disc" in my CD Players and spits it out - I need to know how to return it for replacement. I am very disappointed, as I was looking forward to playing Andrea Bocelli's CD's in my new Car !

My Favorite Singer.......2007-06-08

This is a wonderful album of pop music. Andrea Bocelli can sing anything! He has an incredible voice!

The best.......2007-05-16

I really love this CD. I have many of his other recordings but now that he is loosening up and even singing in English once in a while, I appreciate him even more. His voice has mellowed as well. This is really one of his very best.

Tears to your eyes .......2007-05-12

A truly wonderfull cd packed with emotive music. Just buy it and loose yourself into Andrea Bocelli's world. Music to listen to anytime. A very gifted singer.

Average customer rating: The Alan Parsons Project's most famous album gets a royal treatment for its 25th anniversary Entering the pop era Eye in the Sky is brilliance... but the remaster... not so much Cinematic Genius Uno de los mejores

Eye in the Sky Alan Parsons Project Manufacturer: Sony Legacy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: I Robot Vulture Culture The Turn of a Friendly Card Tales of Mystery and Imagination Pyramid ASIN: B000IOM1Y6 Release Date: 2007-03-20

Tracks:

1. Sirius
2. Eye In The Sky
3. Children Of The Moon A
4. Gemini
5. Silence And I
6. You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned
7. Psychobabble
8. Mammagamma (Instrumental)
9. Step By Step
10. Old And Wise
11. Sirius (Demo)
12. Old & Wise (Eric Woolfson guide vocal)
13. Any Other Day (Studio Demo)
14. Silence & I (Early version; Eric Woolfson guide vocal)
15. The Naked Eye
16. Eye Pieces (Classical Naked Eye)

Customer Reviews:

The Alan Parsons Project's most famous album gets a royal treatment for its 25th anniversary.......2007-07-04

The Alan Parsons Project released its sixth album in as many years entitled Eye in the Sky in June of 1982.
The album was the first since late 1980's Turn of a Friendly Card. Whilst that album had its moments (Games People Play and Time), the album had not been as successful. In 1981, Alan Parsons (well known engineer and producer who had worked with The Beatles as a tape operator and engineered Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother and classic Dark Side of the Moon and produced albums for Pilot, The Hollies and Al Stewart) and collaborator Eric Woolfson began work on Eye in the Sky with musicians that were bass player David Paton and guitarist Ian Bainson formerly of the band Pilot (famed for its 1975 hit "Magic") and drummer Stuart Elliott (famed for his work on Al Stewart's Year of the Cat and Time Passages albums and on Paul McCartney's 1984 hit "No More Lonely Nights"). When the album was released, it was right in the middle of New Wave and schlock pop ala Air Supply time. Would this album be a classic or seen as a relic of the past, read on and find out as I did recently.
We open the album with the instrumental "Sirius". What a great opener. i first heard this piece when former WWE wrestler Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat used this music as his entrance theme during his 1986/1987 tenure with WWE (formerly World Wrestling Federation). Since then, "Sirius" has been used by sports teams such as The Chicago Bulls for its entrance music and sampled by Diddy (a/k/a Puff Daddy a/k/a P Diddy a/ka Sean Combs) on his The Saga Continues album. We then segue into the album's title cut and Parsons Project's biggest hit. The track, sung by Eric Woolfson, got its name from Woolfson hearing that phrase whilst in the US to describe air traffic, surveilance cameras and every other device. Next is "Children of the Moon" which is sung by ex-Pilot frontman and APP bass player David Paton and it's a great song about the death of culture (which still holds up today). We segue into the short but sweet "Gemini" sung by Chris Rainbow. The first half closes with the epic "Silence and I", which was sung by Woolfson. The piece harkens back to some of the classic prog sounds of I Robot. What a great piece.
Next is the rocker "You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned" which was sung by Lenny Zatatek (whose voice was dominant on songs like "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" and "Games People Play"). What a great rocker. Next is the album's other sing "Psychobabble" sung by Elmer Gentry. This piece is another winner. Next is the album's second and last intrumental called "Mammagamma". Whilst it sounds like something that could have been used on the soundtrack to Scarface, the piece had more b*lls and passion than anything that Giorgio moroder could have come up with. Next is another Zatatek sung piece called "Step by Step" whcih is another great piece. We close the album with possibly my favorite APP track ever, the ballad "Old and Wise". The track's orchestrations is so powerful that it can actually bring tears to your eyes hearing it. The track is sung by former Zombies frontman Colin Blunstone and this is his best lead vocal EVER done (surpassing anything he recorded pre-1982). The track ends with the most powerful alto saxophone solo ever recorded by famed saxophonist Mel Collins (who has worked with people from King Crimson to Eric Clapton to Roger Waters to Bad Company and The Rolling Stones) and his ending solo playing with the orchestra and band even had brought tears to my eyes as it is the most moving piece I had ever heard (and I hardly ever cry but something about this makes me shed tears of joy).
The album became the APP's biggest selling album here in the US and reached the US Top 10.
Now, the album was rereleased and superbly remastered by Parsons himself with Dave Collins and features SIX bonus tracks including demos for "Sirius" and "any Other Day". Plus the Eric Woolfson guide vocals for "Old and Wise" and "Silence and I". Then the rough mix medleys dubbed "Naked Eye" and "Classical Eye". These tracks are excellent different looks of each of the album's tracks.
Recommended!

Entering the pop era.......2007-06-20

After several progressively influenced concept albums, the APP returned strongly with "Eye In The Sky". It was a welcome return to form after the synth-heavy, boring "Eve", even though Eye is more pop than anything else they had recorded at this point. Eye really points to the future sound APP would go for on subsequent releases. The material is very good, and the final song "Old And Wise" should send chills down the spine of anyone with a pulse.

The remastered version adds quite a lot of brilliance and air to the recording when compared to the original Arista release.

Eye in the Sky is brilliance... but the remaster... not so much.......2007-06-02

It's Eye in the Sky after all... it was a great album. Had a lot of ups, a couple downs as the album gets a little to poppish with "Step by Step". Overall, this is the most successful Alan Parsons Project album and also one of the best albums as well for that band.

But this review is about the remaster. The improved sound quality... what improved sound quality? The music on the original CD sounds almost identical to the new release (granted... this isn't a "remix"). So if you are looking to really step it up a notch with this CD, unless you are going from tape to CD, you aren't getting a noticeable sound improvement here. Granted, I don't own a $2000 sound system, so maybe for them, it is improved, but for most people, I don't think they'll appreciate any new quality to the sound.

That said, the extra tracks are indeed interesting. The best being the two last tracks. The first of those two is a conglomeration of studio recordings in the process of developing the songs. The second is a conglomeration of the orchestral music developed for the songs. These two tracks are really cool to listen to. It seems apparent that the Alan Parsons Project didn't have B sides, because there are no extra songs really as part of the additional tracks. You'll just be hearing first / second draft recordings of some of the songs. The experience is really neat.

The other additional feature is added material in the CD booklet. Pics and stuff from the mind of Alan Parsons and Eric Wolfson. Perhaps the only thing that would have been nicer was contributions from the other members or guest members of the band, but all in all, the additional material given in the booklet definitely is nice.

To round it out, overall, you aren't getting too much from this. You'll read the booklet once or twice, you won't be able to listen to the raw tracks that often like you could the album itself and as I noted, at least from my experience from Eye in the Sky (and I Robot), these remasters aren't particularly ground shattering in their remastery (you can go pretend that's a word ;)).

Luckily, the price isn't expensive. Whoever was in charge of the releases had mercy and realized they weren't giving us much we hadn't already had. To me the most important thing is the sound! So buying up all these new remasters probably won't be my plan. However, if you really want to hear the additional tracks, especially the "naked" tracks and appreciate the material put into the CD booklets, you won't be wasting your money.

Cinematic Genius.......2007-05-12

The Alan Parsons Project hit their greatest commercial pinnacle with "Eye In The Sky," the only album other than "I Robot" to reach the top ten. It was also the moment that the revolving members of APP centralized the two main strengths of their albums: concept and songcraft. "Eye In The Sky" is so creamily melodic that it's almost easy to miss the underlying concept of intrusive surveillance. Probably more than any other APP CD, this is where the Adult Contemporary sound that eventually dominated Parson's following efforts took hold.

That is not to say the songs are lacking. As usual, they are tunefully hooky and usually memory grabbers, like the title track. The opening instrumental "Sirius" became the introductory theme for thousands of athletic events, and "Psychobabble" is the obligatory prog-rock song aimed directly at 80's AOR Radio. (Actually, the other song in the vein, "You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned," is the weakest song on the CD.) As on previous CD's, the highlights include ballads. On "Eye In The Sky," it's "Old and Wise" with ex-Zombie Colin Blunstone on the lead vocal. One of the discs' more interesting extras is Eric Woolfson's vocal demo on that particular number.

The bonus tracks are indicative of just how much work Parsons and Woolfsons put into their music. While "Eye In The Sky" plays almost like a soundtrack to a movie never produced, the demos show the tinkering that goes on before the final, lush and cinematic sound is crystallized. (Frankly, I like the album enough to have not needed to hear works in progress.) But now that "Eye In The Sky" and "I Robot" have been given their sonically upgraded due, it's a joy to hear the kind of mastery Parsons and company put into this soft-rock marvel.

I am now hoping for the eventual remastered versions of "Pyramid," "Eve" and "Turn Of A Friendly Card."

Uno de los mejores.......2007-04-06

Gracias a este cd, fue que comencé a escuchar a alan parsons project, hace como 10 años estaba escuchando en la radio eye in the sky un sabado en la mañana mientras iba a trabajar en la construccion de una planta de exraccion de petroleo, me gusto mucho y me sorprendió cuando dijero que era alan parsons, ya que pensaba que alan parsons eran puras baladitas de amor tipo air supply. Resulta que me compre el disco, y da la casualidad de que tenia otra gran cancion que me gustaba de siempre, pero no sabia que era de alan parsons, la cual es old and wise, me siento tan satisfecho con la compra de este disco, que tengo casi toda la coleccion, me falta solo freudiana, time machine y gaudi que no se consiguen. Acabo de comprar la reedicion de este disco, que trae nuevas canciones ineditas. Alan Parsons es uno de los pocos artistas que he escuchado, los cuales me gustan todas las canciones de todos los discos, eso, es bastante complicado de lograr.

Average customer rating: Life Saver Masterpiece of a joyous, sorrowful prophet for a generation Close to the end. REMASTER ???? my favorite jackson browne album.

Late for the Sky Jackson Browne Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: For Everyman Jackson Browne (Saturate Before Using) The Pretender Running on Empty I'm Alive ASIN: B000002GXU Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Late For The Sky
2. Fountain Of Sorrow
3. Farther On
4. The Late Show
5. The Road And The Sky
6. For A Dancer
7. Walking Slow
8. Before The Deluge

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His third album, and arguably his finest, Late for the Sky continues Browne's sincere self-analysis into positively grim territory. The title track concerns the lingering effects of a dead relationship and was featured in Martin Scorcese's film Taxi Driver. While "For a Dancer" confronts death head-on, "Farther On" explains the difficulties faced by us dorks who live life through books, films, or music; and "Before the Deluge" forecasts environmental gloom and doom. Guitarist David Lindley adds terrific counterpoint to Browne's musing, supporting the tracks with tasteful slide and fiddle work. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

Life Saver.......2007-07-28

This CD saved my life!! Jack at his best! If I had a penny for everytime I played it.........

Masterpiece of a joyous, sorrowful prophet for a generation.......2007-07-25

One would feel driven to write regarding this extraordinary album regardless the acclamation of many others, and for only one or two of its fine qualities, even if all its other fine qualities were missing, which they are not. From the first gorgeous David Lindley riff of the title tune--remember that headstock carved like an eagle's head?-- to the final fiddle arpeggios of "After the Deluge", this album help me rapt in 1974, and it still does, as few albums do. If you are going through a painful breakup, and your woman has fled to Colorado with her too-cool lover, this is also the album for you. "How long have I been sleeping, how long have I been drifting alone through the night, ...dreaming I could make it right...to be the one you'll need?" There are few times a composer has used such a rhetorical question to such effect, and one quickly sees that Browne is absolutely perfect in his word choices, in his tones, in all his arsenal of talent, throughout this album. Wise enough, fun enough in its rockers, "Walking Slow", and "The Road and the Sky", absolutely heartbreaking in its sense of loss, lovers, youth, illusions, and its absolute refusal to stop dreaming nonetheless, this may have been one of the finest albums of a long decade, full of revelations, excess, and genius. On a less elevated plane, Browne's voice, his piano work, along with (I believe) Tai Winding, and the stellar slide/picking technique of David Lindley, all combine to produce a very rounded, mature, practiced sound, like that of a comeback band of veterans. Yet these guys were all this good the first time round. Buy this, and I guarantee you, you will not be disappointed for one single beat. The album cover, with its reference both to lines of a song, and Rene Magritte, deserves much study after a helping or two of some sort of cerebral stimulant of your choice.

Close to the end........2007-07-05

When I was a kid, I didn't know much about celebrity's personal lives and never realized that this music was the result of the loss of Mr. Browne's wife. Re-visiting it all these years later is just as good as it sounded then. I only wish I still had the vinyl and the original alblum cover full size.

REMASTER ????.......2007-04-11

Fantastic work again from Jackson! My main purpose for entering this "review" is to plead with the label for a REMASTERED version....

my favorite jackson browne album........2007-03-24

mr browne has many fine recordings out there, but none of them match this masterpiece. this is contemplative singer/songwriter stuff of the highest order. "for a dancer," is an all-time classic; a haunting meditation on death that is about as moving as soft rock gets. his vocals here are aching and gorgeous in their delivery, with that trademark phrasing that is so singularly his own. david lindley's guitar work adds a stunning beauty to the whole thing, as well. a wonderful album. one of the true highlights of the early 70's.

Average customer rating: All of a sudden I miss you EITS don't disappoint Holy Moly! not one of my favorites All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone Explosions in the Sky Manufacturer: Temporary Residence ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: You, You're a History in the Rust We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Sound of Silver Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven New Magnetic Wonder ASIN: B000MCH54K Release Date: 2007-02-20

Tracks:

1. The Birth And Death Of The Day
2. Welcome, Ghosts
3. It's Natural To Be Afraid
4. What Do You Go Home To?
5. Catastrophe And The Cure
6. So Long, Lonesome

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Sometimes Explosions in the Sky start with a whisper and end with a scream, but on "Birth and Death of the Day", they begin with a scream and proceed into a symphonic odyssey that Aaron Copland might have composed if he'd played electric guitar. Like Copland, EITS are cinematic, but with more kinetic drive than any film--except maybe Koyaanisqatsi--could match. Compositions like "It's Natural to Be Afraid" take you on epic journeys that roar like a Harley Davidson one minute and slip into taut contemplation the next, using the slow-tension build that EITS have perfected. All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone was produced by John Congleton, who has worked with lo-fi groups like the Roots and the Mountain Goats. That might explain why the album lacks the atmosphere of EITS's monumental The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place and their Friday Night Lights soundtrack. Instead, they rely even more on the arc of their compositions and the integral twin lead guitar lines that never solo but always drive the songs. They can shift from power-chord aggression to the sound of plucked mandolins in an instant. This is progressive rock for people who weren't even born when prog reigned supreme. It's the sound of King Crimson, transmuted through punk and grunge aesthetics. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

All of a sudden I miss you.......2007-07-09

Explosions in the Sky specializes in sweeping, atmospheric prog/postrock/whatever. Call it constellation pop.

And in "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone," it sounds like they're creating the soundtrack to some epic, arty movie, kicking off with a bang and heading into more contemplative territory later on. Robust instrumentation and complex, swirling melodies keep it from ever getting dull or stagnant, despite no lyrics or vocals.

It opens with a bang -- the blaze of rumbly guitar like a car revving. But then it explodes into a ringing expanse of exquisite, soaring instrumentation that sounds like a post-rock orchestra... and quiets down into a gentle, rippling melody in the middle... only to blaze back into a determined, ringing melody, and sink back into a gentle rattling ballad.

It's an epic song, with more mood changes and more "highs" than most albums ever achieve in their entirety. And it segues seamlessly into the moody "Welcome Ghosts," with its blasts of percussion over a gentle melody, and into a string of other songs -- pretty acoustic balladry with explosive climaxes, gentle melodies that trickle like water.

It ends with both kinds of music: the tightly wound, upward-spiralling "Catastrophe and the Cure." And the finale is as intimate as the opener was epic, with a tinkly piano and dreamlike riffs smoothly lulling listeners right to the end.

Like any good post-rock album, "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone" is just like an exploration sketched out through music -- it has rises and falls, exciting moments, lulling peaceful stretches. If they ever made silent movies again, this would be a brilliant soundtrack for some epic, exquisitely-shot movie.

And it's performed with a robust quality that much post-rock doesn't have, not to mention their variety. Despite the lack of pop rhythms, they stick to melodies that hang around in your mind, and vary between ethereality and expansiveness, gentleness and bombastity.

It's especially impressive, because they use only typical rock'n'roll instrumentation. They have some truly brilliant guitar work, with dreamlike stretches or ringing riffs, and explosive, grimy eruptions off bass. There's some solid, smashing percussion, and a few songs have trickles of gentle piano and keyboard under them.

"All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone" is another solid collection of spacey, epic post-rock, and Explosions in the Sky are only getting better. Definitely a good listen.

EITS don't disappoint.......2007-07-04

Instrumental post-rock has often been accused of being too lightweight and unobtrusive to function as anything but aural wallpaper, and a great deal of what the genre has produced has done little to rebut such an assertion. Explosions in the Sky, however, have (to this point in their career at least) managed to largely avoid such pitfalls, as their three-guitar assault produces lengthy, towering soundscapes that can be relaxing one moment and launch into full-bore sensory overload the next. It may frequently be all pretty and dreamy, but this stuff can still assault your eardrums, frequently building up a mellow atmosphere before rending it in the most dramatic manner possible with a daunting rush of noisy distortion and piercing leads. And while their most recent effort, this year's All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, doesn't mark much of a stylistic departure, at its best (which constitutes much of the album) it does see EITS honing their blend of power and grace to a razor-sharp edge.

This album doesn't take too long to hit its stride, with the opening The Birth and Death of the Day serving as a convincing statement of the band's mission. It starts with a relatively placid period of shoegazerish fuzz and fragile microtonalities, expertly building tension before giving way to a midtemp gallop of explosive riffs that hit the mark with devastating effect. The even-better following track, Welcome, Ghosts, is one of the most stirring and exhilirating compositions in the band's already impressive catalogue, with intricate layers of interwoven guitar lines underlain by a pummeling, martial drum performance from Chris Hransky. Taken together, these first two pieces are easily among the best one-two punches I've heard open an album recently, encapsulating all the incendiary songwriting and fearsomely virtuosic musicianship this band can muster.

From there, though, things do get a bit dicey, at least by EITS's lofty standards. It's Natural to Be Afraid, at over thirteen minutes, is the obligatory epic, and anyone who would expect a song that long to have some gratuitous moments would be correct, at least in this case. Granted, the stretches in the song's later going where all three guitarists lock in for a shimmering, Sonic-Youth-on-Steroids style freakout is worth the wait, but I could've done with a little more muscle-flexing and a little less buildup. Similarly, the piano-accented What Do You Go Home To? is a nice enough tune, but lacking in the dynamic range that makes to many EITS songs so memorable. It's stuck in a sort of in-between zone--too long for an interlude, but without enough meat to function as an independent piece.

Fortunately, Catastrophe and the Cure provides a welcome return to form, shifting in scintillating fashion from hard-driving and intense to, er, even more-hard driving and intense, occasionally hovering in minimalist stasis for a brief interlude before leaping back into the fray, with Hransky once again pushing the song further into the stratosphere with his enthusiastic demolition of his drumkit (just check out that ending). Not so fortunately, So Long, Lonesome, is another temperate, piano-driven mood piece that does provide a decent comedown to the sonic maelstrom that preceded it, but the end result is an album that fades away rather than burning out.

That said, while I would have liked a more exciting ending, it's hard to complain when so much quality material preceded it. Overall, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone is yet another excellent album from a band that anyone who gets high on music should check out posthaste if they haven't already. Let's just hope to see a little more progression the next time out.

Holy Moly!.......2007-06-26

Epic music that whether you're paying attention to it or not, you can still appreciate it. Warning though, sit down, lie down, stare at the ceiling or close your eyes and you will be blown away by the beautiful melodies of explosions in the sky. This is the type of cd that can make one appreciate the simple beauties in life. truly inspiring. Forget the post rock title that has been given to them by those who feel the need to label everything and everyone. Great music. Thanks.

Recommendations:

Mono (Japan)
Mogwai
Ovum (japan)
Sonograph
Godspeed you black emperor

not one of my favorites.......2007-06-16

Explosions in the sky are still better than 95% of the music that's out there but I was rather disappointed by this album after falling in love with their last one.
Unfortunately, none of the tunes were very memorable. I found the second cd (with remixes of the songs by artists like jesu and four tet among others) more engaging.
They're still a band with vast potential and I'm still waiting for their next release but I just wasn't pleased with this one.

All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone.......2007-06-07

There was a moment during All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone that truly scared me. It came in the middle of the 13-and-a-half-minute "It's Natural to be Afraid," where two guitars quietly and comfortably meander in three-fourth time. Guitar One picks its way up as though climbing a ladder, while Guitar Two strums a countermelody an octave below. Soon, drums enter with a determined martial gallop as the instruments continue their ascent; there's the illusion of building toward a grand climax, but nothing really happens. There was something so eerily "post-rock"--indeed, something so Explosions in the Sky--about that moment that I thought I saw the death of the entire genre in front of me. At some point, it seems, the evolution of instrumental post-rock simply ceased.

But does a genre or a band need to grow in order to stay vital? It should seem so, since boredom is the enemy for most discerning listeners, but All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone finds the Texas quartet towering so highly above their peers that the lack of progression hardly matters. Six years after first breaking out, Explosions in the Sky remain on the A-list precisely because they haven't strayed from their patented formula, and why should they? In their self-contained universe, evolution doesn't occur over the course of multiple albums; it happens as we listen, and we return to their music because each song presents a drama in miniature, with meditative lows and exultant highs, and because the stories they tell tremble with emotion that never feels feigned or forced.

Finding differences between All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone and the group's previous two outings is tough, but they're there if you care to look. The sonic building blocks are much the same as on The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place--high-pitched, ringing guitars and stately drums with lots of snare--but this is a more tumultuous record, warding off criticism the band may have suffered for supposedly going soft. "The Birth and Death of the Day" sets the scene perfectly, beginning with a skyward scream before settling down and rising again in a march that feels custom-fitted for a film score. As the intensity builds and the band rocks out for the first time, one can easily picture--literally--explosions in the sky. At the same time, there are few outright surprises; while Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever knocked the blocks out from under our feet at any moment, we can see the climaxes on this album coming a mile away. It's a technique that had me yawning initially, then ultimately taking comfort in the familiarity of these lovely, well-spun tales.

So, then, what's it all about? Explosions in the Sky deal in cautious optimism in an era when most rock musicians think that anything optimistic is lame. The pre-Sept. 11 Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die was oblique and destructive; the post-Sept. 11 The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place was blindingly radiant and uplifting--understandable since, in 2003, many of us in America badly needed succor. If All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone has a message, it's that a little faith in humanity isn't going to save the world, but that's no reason to give up. "What Do You Go Home To?" and "Catastrophe and the Cure" begin with impending doom that, by the end, has vanished in favor of harmoniousness and redemption. "It's Natural to be Afraid" lays out its problems before blasting them away in a cloud of heavy, major-key guitar and crashing cymbals. That these "message tracks" are completely free of words testifies to how instrumental music can speak for itself when it's put into just the right hands.

With All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, I'm now more convinced than ever that the knee-jerk comparison to Godspeed You! Black Emperor isn't going to work anymore. Both bands specialize in tension-and-release instrumental rock, their songs often exceed 10 minutes and they exhibit a grandmother-upsetting range of volumes. But while Godspeed are open detractors of the United States government, there's something unabashedly American about Explosions in the Sky, in a national anthem sort of way. When they were asked to score Friday Night Lights (a film about a Texas high school football team), many fans took it as a slap in the face, believing that setting music to celluloid meant that it couldn't stand alone, but the pairing now makes perfect sense. Like an epic American film, this music sweeps us up with grand gestures and shows us hope amid destruction. We know exactly how it's going to end--the good guys will win and conflicts will be resolved--and that's just fine.

Average customer rating: One of the greatest collections ever!!! Excellent The Sky May Be Crying But Elmore Makes Me Happy Listen as His Early Hits Mature Before Your Ears! One of the Greatest

The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James Elmore James Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Chicago Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Chicago Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Blues | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Blues | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Purists | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) His Best Hoodoo Man Blues The Original Delta Blues West Side Soul ASIN: B0000032Z0 Release Date: 1993-04-06

Tracks:

1. Dust My Broom
2. The Sun Is Shining
3. Hawaiian Boogie
4. Sho' Nuff I Do
5. Please Find My Baby
6. T.V. Mama
7. My Best Friend
8. Madison Blues
9. Cry For Me Baby
10. The Sky Is Crying
11. Sunny Land
12. I Can't Hold Out
13. Look On Yonder Wall
14. I Need You
15. Done Somebody Wrong
16. Shake Your Moneymaker
17. The 12 Year Old Boy
18. It Hurts Me Too
19. Rollin And Tumblin
20. Something Inside Me
21. Standing At The Crossroads

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Other post-WWII Chicago bluesmen are better known, but the work of Elmore James holds up as well as any of theirs. If he never had the technical accomplishment of, say, Earl Hooker, he did have as much depth of emotional expression as Muddy Waters; just listen to the sweetness of "I Need You" or the pain of "It Hurts Me, Too." The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James contains some of the most important work of a man who still reigns as the king of slide guitar; anyone who wears a bottleneck today owes a debt to James. Highlights include Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom," which James made his signature tune, as well as the title track, which contains some of the sweetest licks in blues history. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

One of the greatest collections ever!!!.......2007-05-05

Elmore James is underrated--period. He was as much of a pioneer and original artist of electric blues as Muddy Waters, yet timing, connections, and probably his health problems seemed to diminish his stature in the blues world in the 1950's and early '60's somewhat, at least compared to Muddy Waters and Howling Wolf. Over time, we have seen his work to be just as influential as Muddy's, and probably more than Wolf's. I admire Muddy Waters and the Wolf and respect their supreme positions as kings of Chicago blues, but I actually enjoy listening to Elmore James more. His singing is second only to Son House in sheer terms of emotional intensity. I love his quivering vocal vibrato that so perfectly fits the beat to "Dust My Broom." And his slide playing is without question some of the most influential music ever. The legendary Duane Allman studied him--need I say more?

This is a perfect CD for those interested in sampling Elmore's music for the first time. Every song is a winner. You won't be disappointed!!

Excellent.......2007-04-11

I love blues music and this is one of my faviorte artist. This cd does a good job with song selection and its just an awesome piece of music. The price is a steal as well.

The Sky May Be Crying But Elmore Makes Me Happy.......2007-03-27

If you want a slick full blown stereo recording of Elmore you may be disappointed, but if you are a true blues brother you will appreciate that they have reached back in time for some early Elmore. Dust My Broom - the classic standard of Elmore - has a better sound later and by other artists...but man this is Elmore when Elmore wasn't even hardly known...dig it and appreciate it. The Sun Is Shining and The Sky Is Crying seems to have been covered by everybody. Why, they are true Chicago Electrified Blues Standards. I loved T.V. Mamma because my main man "Big Joe" Turner is backed up by Elmore and that classic distorted slide guitar of his....loved it. Madison Blues has a completely different sound than most of the later covers especially by the white blues bands...the original is the best. Other favorites were I Can't Hold Out, Shake Your Money Maker (man whats blues dude hasn't done this one), and Rollin and Tumblin. Elmore was the 2nd blues man I ever heard..circa 1958 on KATZ a.m. and Dave Dixon is St. Louis, Mo. He was one 1st I ever heard and still is one of the best in my opinion...his slide guitar set the trend for people like Hound Dog Taylor and many others. When he gets that sucker wailing, it puts chills up and down my back. Elmore James is one wailing cat...makes me feel like I am in some smoky, black club back in the late 50s and early 60s enjoying real music when Paul Anka and Annette Funicello were on the white stations singin bubble gum music...buy Elmore and be a BIG FAN just like ole Joliet Jayle the Bluze Brother ... Rock-n-roll, boogie woogie, rollin and tumblin all night long!

Listen as His Early Hits Mature Before Your Ears!.......2006-11-16

If you are a fan of the famous Elmore James hit, "Dust My Broom", you may be mildly disappointed by the version included on the CD, as it is a very early recording. But don't be shaken by this minor observation! The song is - after all - still the great "Dust My Broom"! See the CD titled "Blues Masters - Slide Guitar Classics" for an outstanding version of that same song.

That is NOT to say that this CD is disappionting, by any means! You will be introduced to many of his less-known songs, and you will hear his guitar style, as well as his voice, mature with his later recordings.

One thing that you will walk away with is a stronger sense of the early roots of electric blues, which did not always keep proper time, and was often plagued with poor recording techniques. Nonetheless, Elmore's guitar gets meaner, and his voice gets sweeter over time.

If you're a fan of early blues, if you need to understand Elmore's music from your PERSONAL perspective (rather than reading some music critic's opinion), if you love the eerie, yet powerful, electric slide than this CD is certainly for you.

Slide it into the CD player, dim the lights, and feel the blues!

Why did I give it get 5 stars? For delivering just what it promised; the history of Elmore James.

One of the Greatest.......2006-10-04

Outside of those really knowledgable about blues and some of the classic rockers, Elmore James seems to not be extremely well-known; he's hardly a household name... but HE SHOULD BE! Elmore's slide playing is among the best and most influential ever, but, as another reviewer noted, he is a VERY good, expressive, and passionate singer. Elmore poured every ounce of his soul into every note he played and every note he sang and his passion translates well onto record; as evidenced by this fabulous collection. It is a real tragedy that he passed away so young, as he was truly one of the most talented musicians to ever walk this earth. I'll bet the sky was crying the day that ole Elmore died, if I would've been alive, I probably would have cried too.

Average customer rating: From The Sky by Ryan Farish Guilty Pleasure Simply Beautiful New Age Music Inspiring! Not quite as BEAUTIFUL

From the Sky Ryan Farish Manufacturer: Neurodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Everlasting Beautiful Beautiful Breathe Tempting the Muse ASIN: B0009JE670 Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. The Promise
2. Living Water
3. Joy
4. Pacific Wind
5. Home Again
6. Walk With You
7. Legacy
8. Cry No More
9. Miles Away
10. Shine
11. From The Sky
12. Rejoice!

Product Description

1. The Promise
2. Living Water
3. Joy
4. Pacific Wind
5. Home Again
6. Walk With You
7. Legacy
8. Cry No More
9. Miles Away
10. Shine
11. From The Sky
12. Rejoice!


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

From The Sky by Ryan Farish.......2006-05-06

This is Ryan Farish's follow up to his "Beautiful" CD.Invigorating and inspiring, the songs on this CD are pensive, meditative and reflective.If, like me, you loved "Beautiful's" infectious good cheer and impossible to resist hooks, you'll not be disappointed with From the Sky.

Farish branches out into Deep Forest-ish territory with third world chant/chorale samples on the opening "The Promise" (set off against his usual piano, snare/high-hat beats, and flowing keyboards).He incorporates these same elements in a few other spots on the album (e.g. the celebratory "Joy").

"Living Water" opens with breathy wood flute samples and also features the first noticeable appearance of acoustic guitar, deep in the mix but easily heard on headphones, and the beats have a more sensuous if not primal urgency, counterpointed by almost blues-jazz piano.

Some songs hone closer to the sound Farish perfected on Beautiful, such as "Home Again" and "Legacy", which is a trippy beat-laden "happy to be alive" kind of tune featuring excellent use of female chorals with piano, beats and lush synths, as well as some funky bass rhythms."Miles Away" is a slower tempo piece that would be ideal accompaniment for a brisk walk along a country lane.

The title track is a slow tempo song but dramatic affair which again uses orchestral strings to greater effect than simply applying a layer of wash of violins."Rejoice", the album closer, starts off sounding like Ray Lynch before veering over into Deep Forest tribal chants set against a percolating backbeat, lilting lively flute samples, and eventually Enigma-esque rhythms, all the while retaining the particular plucked string synth sound.

My favorite song from this CD would have to be the beautiful "Pacific Wind", which features stunning female vocals with a nice piano piece to back it up.

In conclusion, "From The Sky" amply displays Ryan's strong blend of reverbed piano, bubbly beats, expert layering of assorted keyboards and chill-out/electronica effects, as well as production that is flawless in every respect.I highly recommend this CD to all music lovers, trust me, you won't be disappointed with this CD, I know I wasn't........

Guilty Pleasure.......2005-12-27

This is sort of like the bubble gum music of new age. But who cares? Its simple direct melodies, bouncy rhythms and colorful sound just get you hooked. It gets lots of play time in my CD collection.

Simply Beautiful New Age Music.......2005-11-03

You may have heard snippets of Ryan Farish's music if you have ever watched The Weather Channel. His music has been featured on the Weather on the 8's as well as Storm Stories. But his credits are not limited to TV snippets; his music also graces a documentary, and has found its way into the NPR radio stations and featured on CBN's 700 Club.

It was, however, mp3.com that made this artist. He originally released his music on mp3.com, rapidly becoming one of the most downloaded artists on the site. His New Age music is inspiring, providing compositions that explore his melodies fully with a very upbeat and positive inclination.

This CD contains twelve tracks, with no times listed, and it runs about an hour. This is very professionally produced, with string arrangements by John Majkut.

Some highlights include "The Promise" which is reminiscent of Deep Forest, with drums, lovely piano composition, tribal voices and choir. This piece has a lovely upbeat rhythm and a delightful piano melody. A very good opening introduction to this CD.

Also "Home Again" which has a stand out beat, Again, bright, melodic and almost inspirational. "Walk With You" takes an almost Eastern turn, adding flute to accompany the piano with the return of the choir and tribal beat. A nice blending of rhythms and style.

It's easy to see why this CD is #3 on New Age Billboard Chart. The music is always upbeat, even when it takes a time out to contemplate. It is inspirational in feel, and the compositions are worth taking the time to appreciate. As in all New Age music, this CD can be a focal point, or a soundscape for your personal space. A must have for your New Age collection. mafoster

Inspiring!.......2005-11-02

Since his last release, Farish changed residences from the East to the West. The Norfolk, Virginia native moved to Los Angeles late last year, a big change of scenery him and his wife. Farish explained to his fans that he wanted to be on the west coast to pursue a career as a successful music composer and become involved in movie projects. Farish's use of vocal arrangements on the various tracks such as "The Promise" is a refreshing chance of pace from his previous releases. It shows his diverse musical talents. He also uses South African vocal arrangements in the track, "Rejoice!" Listening to this CD gives me extreme pride and joy. Its soothing melodies are uplifting and inspirational. Much like last year's Top 5 Smooth Jazz and More selection "Beautiful", "From the Sky" will be a CD at the top of this year's "best of" list as well. Farish is a talented musician and a future star in the music world.

Not quite as BEAUTIFUL.......2005-10-26

I would like to have scored four and a half. Very delightful
with more vocals than Beautiful. Ryan seems to be reaching for
something new with this release. In my opinion the best tracks
are the ones that are similar in form to those in his last
disc.

Average customer rating: It is great pleasure to find the Item. Riders in the Sky - Cowboy Songs Very very very nice one of my very favorite CDs Real Cowpucher Songs

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Tracks:

1. Jingle Jangle Jingle
2. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
3. Don't Fence Me In
4. Cattle Call
5. Ghost Riders In The Sky
6. Streets Of Laredo
7. I Ride An Old Paint
8. Red River Valley
9. Rawhide
10. Chasin' The Sun
11. Back In The Saddle Again
12. Home On The Range

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This bargain introduction to nouveaux Westerners Ranger Doug, Woody Paul, and Too Slim features the kind of songs any singing cowboy worth his salt knows by heart. If there are few surprises, there's more than enough engaging musicianship and singing, highlighted by Ranger Doug's mellow croon and skillful yodeling. The arrangements are spare and exact, emphasizing guitar, bass, and some fiddle, but the real attraction is the trio's harmonies. If Riders in the Sky never quite live up to their heroes like Sons of the Pioneers and Riders of the Purple Sage, the playful affection they bring to these tunes is never less than charming. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

It is great pleasure to find the Item. .......2006-08-09

Although I have been looking for the CD, I could not find. But, fortunately, you shipped it. I am always listening it every morning.

Riders in the Sky - Cowboy Songs.......2006-02-26

I love this CD the Riders are great and so are the songs.

Very very very nice.......2004-03-09

This cd is light hearted and FUN!

one of my very favorite CDs.......2003-08-12

This group is 'muy bueno'! And the collection of songs on this CD is outstanding. My wife even likes this CD. My 2 favorites are 'Cattle Call' and 'I Ride an Old Paint' but there isnt a bad song on the CD, very unique.

Real Cowpucher Songs.......2003-04-17

I'm a cowpuncher not a cowboy and I love this CD. I just wish they didn't call it Cowboy Songs.

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