Widely Considered their Best Work, 'in the Heat of the Night' Was Issued by the R&B / Post-Disco Group Imagination in 1982. Includes the UK and Us Hits 'Just an Illusion', 'Changes', 'Music and Lights', plus the Title Track and Eight More. The Last Four Are Previously Unavailable Single Edits.
In the Heat of the Night,Imagination,B.R. Music,Club/Dance,Dance Music,Disco,Pop,R&B/Soul,Rock/Pop,Soul,Urban
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Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00064ADMK Release Date: 2004-10-19 |
Tracks:
- Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
- Swanee- Al Jolson
- When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
- A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
- My Man- Fanny Brice
- Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
- If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
- Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
- Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
- Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
- Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
- Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
- Body And Soul- Libby Holman
- Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
- Night And Day- Fred Astaire
- Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
- You're The Top- Ethel Merman
- Summertime- Anne Brown
- September Song- Walter Huston
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
- It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
- Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
- Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake
Tracks:
- New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
- If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
- Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
- There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
- How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
- Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
- Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
- Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
- Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
- Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
- Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
- Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
- Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
- Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
- Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
- Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
- Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
- I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
- Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
- The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
- Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
- Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence
Tracks:
- Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
- I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
- Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
- My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
- Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
- Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
- Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
- Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
- I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
- The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
- Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
- What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
- As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
- Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
- People- Barbra Streisand
- Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
- If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
- Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
- If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
- Open a New Window- from Mame Voice
Tracks:
- Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
- Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
- The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
- Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
- I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
- I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
- We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
- Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
- Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
- Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
- One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
- All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
- Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
- Come Follow The Band
- Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
- And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
- The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia
Tracks:
- Memory- Betty Buckley
- I Am What I Am- George Hearn
- Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
- Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
- The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
- You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
- The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
- Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
- With One Look- Glenn Close
- On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
- Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
- Seasons Of Love-
- Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
- I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
- Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
- Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
- Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
- I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
- Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel
Customer Reviews:
Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30
Top Shelf.......2007-01-04
TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23
Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14
Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17
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In the Heat of the Night
Pat Benatar Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000EHRAFW Release Date: 2006-04-04 |
Tracks:
- Heartbreaker
- I Need A Lover
- If You Think You Know How To Love Me
- In The Heat Of The Night
- My Clone Sleeps Alone
- We Live For Love
- Rated X
- Don't Let It Show
- No You Don't
- So Sincere
Customer Reviews:
The Heat Is So Right.......2007-04-12
Benatar's first a great one.......2007-03-19
AMAZING Sound Quality = 5 Stars!.......2007-01-29
Check out "My Clone Sleeps Alone" with it's soft piano intro. Then, suddenly, boom! Those roaring drums and electric guitars come flying at you! This is my favorite track to listen to when experiencing the remastering upgrade. The stereo field has been greatly expanded here, bringing depth and width to the audio. IT SOUNDS AMAZING!!! Or what about "Heartbreaker" and "I Need A Lover"? I could ramble on and on about the sound on every track. I can't believe how good this album sounds! Mark has really made these tracks shine like never before!
I highly recommend this release in addition to the other 2006 remasters if you wish to hear Pat like you've never heard her before. Now, Capitol, can we get the next batch of remasters rolling along?
Pat Benatar's Debut Is Great.......2006-10-29
Finally - - - - remastered.......2006-09-09
This disc includes her breakthrough rocker "Heartbreaker", along with the single, "We Live For Love" but as with most of her albums the rest of the songs are very worth hearing. On this album, the styles from song to song may seem a bit scattered, as Neil Geraldo hadn't yet dominated the writing credits, and perhaps they hasn't established exactly where a young Pat Benatar may find her biggest fan base (rock, punk, pop?)
Fortunately she seemed to be able to handle the varied styles nicely, and all the songs have that 'Mike Chapman' sound, and sound better than they have ever since being remastered.
I recommend buying all the Benatar remasters as they are released, since you just can't capture her career nicely in a compilation as I previously mentioned.
My biggest complaint however, is the treatment of the packaging. Wow, could they have spared any less? No bonus tracks, no extra pages in the booklet, no extra liner notes, not even a new paint job for the face of the CD? (see the Blondie, or Heart, or Elvis Costello remasters, just to name a few, guys!!!)
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In The Heat Of The Night (1967 Film) / They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970 Film): Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]
Quincy Jones , and Ray Charles Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005Z5W Release Date: 1998-02-24 |
Tracks:
- In The Heat Of The Night: In The Heat Of The Night - Ray Charles
- In The Heat Of The Night: Peep-Freak Patrol Car
- In The Heat Of The Night: Cotton Curtain
- In The Heat Of The Night: Where Whitey Ain't Around
- In The Heat Of The Night: Whipping Boy
- In The Heat Of The Night: No You Won't
- In The Heat Of The Night: Keep Cool
- In The Heat Of The Night: Nitty Gritty Time
- In The Heat Of The Night: It Sure Is Groovy! - Gil Bernal
- In The Heat Of The Night: Bowlegged Polly - Glen Campbell
- In The Heat Of The Night: That's Enough For Me
- In The Heat Of The Night: Shag Bag, Hounds & Harvey
- In The Heat Of The Night: Chief's Drive To Mayor
- In The Heat Of The Night: Give Me Until Morning
- In The Heat Of The Night: The Wrong Man
- In The Heat Of The Night: On Your Feet, Boy!
- In The Heat Of The Night: Blood & Roots
- In The Heat Of The Night: Mama Caleba's Blues - Ray Charles
- In The Heat Of The Night: Foul Owl - Boomer & Travis
- In The Heat Of The Night: Mister Tibbs!
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Call Me Mister Tibbs (Main Title)
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! 'Rev' Logan
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! No Secrets
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Blues For Mister Tibbs
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Fat Poppadaddy
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Anybody Could
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Soul Flower
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Call Me Mister Tibbs (Main Title)
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Black Cherry
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Do It Properly
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Family Man
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Side Pocket
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Why, Daddy?
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Wasting Time
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Call Me Mister Tibbs (End Title)
Amazon.com
Composer, arranger, and producer Quincy Jones was a youthful veteran of pop, jazz, and r&b when he began creating film and television music in the late '60s, and he brought those lessons to bear on vivid, contemporary music that broke from Hollywood's dependence on conventional orchestration. Although not the first film composer to lean heavily on jazz, Jones was unusually versatile in effectively coupling jazz, blues, and soul accents as he did in the brooding, bluesy score for 1968's In The Heat Of The Night, a detective thriller starring Sidney Poitier, and noteworthy for a terrific main title song featuring Ray Charles. This double package adds the album to the film's sequel, but it's still the Night you'll want to savor. --Sam SutherlandCustomer Reviews:
Very Grand.......2000-04-06
"Mister Tibbs" is the thing........2000-03-31
Great soundtrack, except for 3 vocal tracks.......2000-01-14
However, the vocal and country music tracks throw off the flow of the CD. Program out bumpkin tracks 10 (Bowlegged Polly) and 19 (Foul Owl) as well as terrible pseudo-swinging track 9 (It Sure is Groovy).
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Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart
Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002SDR Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Cheek To Cheek
- Isn't This A Lovely Day?
- The Piccolino
- Change Partners
- Top Hat
- I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
- Heat Wave
- The Way You Look Tonight
- Pick Yourself Up
- A Fine Romance
- All The Things You Are
- Why Do I Love You?
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Night And Day
- Looking At You
- Just One Of Those Things
- My Funny Valentine
- Thou Swell
- The Lady Is A Tramp
- Blue Room
Customer Reviews:
A really Fine Romance.......2007-07-05
A Musical Treat.......2006-01-08
Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grapelli together had made some of the most beautiful music ever-recorded. And I believe that this is one of the many successful albums they recorded together. In this recording, both violinists have showed their excellent musicianship and interpretative eloquence as well, making it one of my most cherished CDs from my collection.
These are the main ingredients of a perfectly-made CD for your listening pleasure: mix violins, piano, bass and drums together, combine two terrific violinists, season with the best melodies in the 20s, 30s and 40s from Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart. Add the musical talents of Nelson Riddle, Max Harris, Martin Taylor, Eddie Tripp, Alan Clare and the rest of the studio musicians. Now all you have to do is to sit back, relax and savor these stunning melodies coming from your CD player. Listen to it in full-volume and fill your music room with the sheer beauty of these classics.
One of my favorite musical instruments is violin. With its four strings, it gives a whole wide range of musical versatility and I simply love the fascinating sound it produces.
My personal highlights are the best tunes from Jerome Kern - "The Way You Look Tonight" (Nelson Riddle arranged this particular track and conducted the Woodwind and Brass section), "A Fine Romance," "Pick Yourself Up," "Why Do I Love You?" and "All The Things You Are."
My choices from Irving Berlin's gems are - "Isn't It A Lovely Day?" featuring the great artistry of Nelson Riddle in arranging and conducting, "Cheek To Cheek" and "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm."
The Cole Porter repertoire represented his musical sophistication in "Night And Day," "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and "Just One Of Those Things."
The choice cuts from the talented and creative team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are "My Funny Valentine" and "Thou Swell."
Listening to this CD is so delectable and equivalent to having my favorite dessert - be it Tiramisu, New York Cheesecake, Black Forest Cake, Chocolate Soufflé, Créme Brulee, Chocolate Mousse or Chocolate-Coated Strawberries! ;)
A musical treat.
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In The Heat Of The Night/Crimes Of Passion
Pat Benatar Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000I2F5 Release Date: 1998-09-21 |
Tracks:
- Heartbreaker
- I Need a Lover
- If You Think You Know How to Love Me
- In the Heat of the Night
- My Clone Sleeps Alone
- We Live for Love
- Rated X
- Don't Let It Show
- No You Don't
- So Sincere
- Treat Me Right
- You Better Run
- Never Wanna Leave You
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot
- Hell Is for Children
- Little Paradise
- I'm Gonna Follow You
- Wuthering Heights
- Prisoner of Love
- Out of Touch
Album Description
Her first two albums together on one disc: 1979's top 20 'InThe Heat Of The Night' & 1980's quadruple platinum 'Crimes Of Passion', whiched held onto the #2 position for five consecutive weeks. A combined total of 20 tracks, all digitally remastered from the original master tapes. Includes the hits 'Heartbreaker', 'We Live For Love', 'TreatMe Right', 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot', 'You Better Run', 'I'm Gonna Follow You' and 'Hell Is For Children'. Also features additional sleeve notes & faithfully restored artwork. 1998 BGO Records release.Album Details
Her Two Best Selling Albums Together on One Disc and Expertly Remastered..what Fan Could Ask for Better?.Customer Reviews:
Great music, dreadful remastering on this release.......2007-04-17
But do NOT purchase this CD.
The "remastering" job done on this release borders on the criminal, in that it doesn't sound appreciably better than the first CD releases.
I understand they released another remastered version of these records in 2006. If you're buying these records for the first time, buy the later remasters.
As for me, luckily I had the original vinyl versions, which sound 5x better than this mud when I digitized them myself with an $8 adapter from Radio Shack. Still, I wish I had legal recourse for wasting $20 on this CD.
EXCELLENT!!!.......2005-08-06
What you are getting is her 3rd and 4th albums....gloriously remastered like you never heard her before....the sound is strong and clean....the highs just sparkle...alot of effort went into the remastering of these tracks....the liner notes are fantastic...all the lyrics included.
You wont be disappointed..guaranteed!!!!
Pat Benatar ruled! Other girls (singers) drooled!.......2005-04-23
Listening to the songs on these albums. I was impressed again with Benatar's powerful voice. She punches right through on each song, and she can be just as effective on the Heavy stuff like "Heartbreaker" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", as she can be on the more softer stuff like "In The Heat Of The Night" and "Wuthering Heights" (a real under-rated performance, much better than the Kate Bush version - and SHE WROTE IT!).
Throughout both albums, though, it is clear that Pat's secret weapon is guitarist Neil Geraldo. Man, this cat rocked! I really liked his solos on "Heartbreaker" and "Out Of Touch". I'm glad he had the self-awareness and respect for Pat Benatar to unselfishly contribute to each song without going on the ego-trip of - say - a G.E. Smith (Hall And Oates) or that guy from Van Halen! A real rocker, and so cool!
I had only one comment about this CD, though. With both albums packed so tightly on one CD, my player had difficulty loading individual songs, but it worked out after a few tries.
These may be Pat Benatar's best albums, but check out "Precious Time" and "Get Nervous". They continue her winning combinations.
two of her best albums on one CD, with full length versions.......2005-04-16
Come on now, how great was Pat Benatar!.......2005-03-13
Just looking at her first album cover, I saw this sexy/pretty pouting tough-waif, and in the grooves of the record I found an operatic rock voice (dropping into a sexy growl from time to time) fronting a crack band playing contemporary new-wave power-pop rock and roll with gusto.
Everyone knows the single "Heartbreaker", but there are several other songs on the first album that are it's equal. Benatar has relied on covers throughout her early career, and here there are many, including Mellencamp's early song, "I Need A Lover".
The synthesizer rock element comes to the fore with the goofy "My Clone Sleeps Alone", and there's a sexy coquettish-ness to "Rated X".
"So Sincere", an exhilarating rocker, ends the first album proper with style.
This stupendous remaster includes BOTH albums on one CD, sweetly remastered.
"Crimes of Passion", for many their introduction to Ms. Benatar, is one of the iconic albums of the era.
The single "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" was all over the radio, as MTV was only just getting started. Other singles likes "You Better Run" followed, and she went "topical" with "Hell is For Children" ( a better-than-you'd-expect tale of child abuse). To her credit, it worked.
She gets slinky with the sinuous bass and drum lines of "Never Wanna Leave You", and overly dramatic with "Wuthering Heights". She goes for old-fashioned bar-band rock and roll with "Prisoner of Love" and again ends her album with a lacerating pop-rocker, "Out-A-Touch".
This two-fer remaster is clearly one of the best deals available, and brought me back to my junior high/high school days with a vividness and clarity that was jarring. And terrific at the same time...I was both proud and embarrassed that I remembered every lyric, every musical cue or riff...I knew instinctively which song was coming next.
But I bet you I haven't heard this album in over twenty years...it just goes to show you.
Exactly WHAT it shows, I'm not sure...but it HAS to be something! There are brain synapses that formed a quarter of a century ago, that are still there, just waiting for that first chord of "Heartbreaker" to set them afire...
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Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey
Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000584UL Release Date: 2001-02-13 |
Tracks:
- Forbidden Broadway 2001: Another Op'nin, 'Another Show
- Futuristic Stewardess/Usherette: Come Fly With Me
- Judi Dench: Why Can't The English?
- Trouble In New Tork City: Trouble
- The Music Man Revival 2001: Till There Was You
- Cole Porter: You're The Top/From The Moment On
- Kiss Me, Kate Revival 2001: Wunderbar
- I Hate Ben - Marin Mazzie: I Hate Men
- Cheryl Ladd In Annie Get Your Gun: There's No Business Like Show Business
- Miss Saigon Farewell: Why God Why?
- Saturday Night Fiasco: Stayin' Alive
- Gwen Verdon & The Fosse Dancers: I'm A Brass Band/Steam Heat
- Liza Minnelli 2001/Alan Cumming in Cabaret: Wilkommen
- Let's Run Times Square Again: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
- Ethel Merman & Elton John: I've Got Rhythm/Old Fashioned Wedding
- Beauty's Been Decreased: Beauty And The Beast
- Being Lupone: Being Alive
- Sondheim's Blues: Buddy's Blues
- Streisand's Farewell Tour: Happy Days Are Here Again/Mame
- Les Miz 2001 - Edith Piaf/Milord
- Aida - Amneris Intro: Every Story Is A Love Story/Heather Headley/It's Cheesy: Easy As Life
- Elaborate Sets (Aida Cont.): Elaborate Lives
- Angela Lansbury: I Don't Want To Know
- The Full Monty: Let It Go
- 76 Hit Shows: 76 Trombones
- Bows-Ta-Ta Folks: Another Op'nin, 'Another Show
- Joseph And The Amazing High 'C': Any Dream Will Do
Customer Reviews:
As Always, Hilarious.......2007-05-03
Spoof Odessey worth the laughs!.......2002-04-14
Particularly strong is Track 16, "Let's do an old fashioned show tune," featuring Elton John and Ethel Merman duking it out over AIDA, which Merman says is "putting everyone here through hell." Likewise, Track 15, "Let's Ruin Times Square Again," tickles my funny bone. Also wonderful are the satires of Beauty and the Beast, Angela Lansbury, and the Full Monty; Gerard Alessandrini's done a tremendous job with these! In addition, this CD's introductory song is much stronger than those on the previous volumes of Forbidden Broadway. It really sets the tone for the best parts of this recording.
Unfortunately, with a few notable exceptions, the first half of the CD is a bit thin, which is why I give this recording 3 out of 5 stars: Even though it entertains me, there's a lot I have to skip over. For example, the Liza Minelli spoof annoying (though, I admit, a little funny), and in the Music Man revival satire, their Robert Preston impersonator sounds *nothing* like the original. (In earlier recordings, the actors *did* sound like the people they claimed to be.)
The good news is that the CD has 30 tracks in all, so even though there are 13 that I dislike, I just love the rest... I do recommend it!
better to be "Lost in Space".......2001-12-31
While I agree with some of the other reviewers that there is some nice work, I don't know that Saturday Night Fiasco and Sondheim's Blues are sufficient to carry the rest of the tracks. Not much seems new or worse yet, important. Disney isn't new, nor is Les Miz. And while pointing out what is stale and pedestrian on Broadway was amusing on the last couple of releases, this Forbidden Broadway spoof clearly has joined the list of stale and pedestrian.
While there is some nice material on this disc, I really didn't laugh out loud, and that is why I have always bought these in the past.
If Alessandrini reduces the show to the same complaints of the same shows and then replaying lightly tweaked versions of past numbers, Trouble and Alan Cumming in Cabaret specifically, then he has himself is on the becoming a revival - and we know what he thinks of revivals.
The repeats might even be acceptable if there was something fresh in the perfomance, but both were done much better on their respective discs. I think Danny Gurwin is a great comedian, but he doesn't shine in either of these numbers. We also need a recording with no Ethel Merman or Liza numbers - give them a rest already. And why bring back Streisand with such a poor imitation? The earlier Barbara's were dead on vocal impressions as well as speech patterns. If you aren't going to improve on it, then don't drag it back out.
Alessandrini suggests that this is one of the best casts he has ever worked with. I don't know what he bases that on, but I beg to differ, either cast with Bryan Batt was significantly better, although they worked with fresh, clever material. Still, those recordings had verocious talent that brought Gerard's stinging wit to life for those of us who can't see every new production of FB.
Maybe it is time to go to off Broadway productions, or to the radio or the movies for some new ideas. Or else promise no references to the Gap, Disney, or Chorus Boys, (way over used on this recording), along with a Merman and Liza free season. Start from scratch. That might give us hope that Forbidden Broadway too might not be dead.
Stretched Thin.......2001-03-26
The opening sequence is forced and unfunny, and clearly in place only to batter the listener with the "2001" theme. Unlike a previous reviewer, I found the Judi Dench parody hysterical, though I question its accuracy.
The "Trouble" parody is, as it always was, incomplete and thin. My dear friend John Kenrick (...) did a better job with it - included the segments of the original song that GA left out, and in a funnier fashion. The Cole Porter parody is marginally amusing, but the Brian Mitchell/Marin Mazzie parody is dead on the mark, and VERY funny.
The parody of Cheryl Ladd remains in the show, although she's no longer in "Annie Get Your Gun" - Reba McIntyre is now in the role. Similarly, he stabs at Alan Cumming, who is no longer playing the Emcee. These numbers, while funny, lack punch. On the other hand, he once again skewers long time target Patti LuPone with an hysterical new parody of Being Alive. I suppose she's innately funnier, after all these years, than Alan Cumming, who is, after all, a relative newcomer.
The Rocky Horror parody is amusing, and the observation that sex has moved off 42nd Street and onto the Broadway stage is not without merit. The Beauty parody is amusing, and apt, but as has already been noted, GA has been clobbering us with the Disnification of Broadway for years now. I suppose he finds some glee in the fading success of this particular show.
I must say that while Gurwin is not the greatest singer, "Sondheim's Blues" is the most brilliant piece I've heard from Alessandrini in years. It's absolutely dead on. The friends I was with had never seen nor heard "Follies" and completely missed the point, but I was in stitches.
The "10 Years More" (which does not appear on this album, but remains in the show) has really begun to wear thin, especially with the closing this year of Cats and Miss Saigon. The Cameron Macintosh British mega-musicals are finally releasing their grip on Broadway, and this isn't as funny any more.
Broadway, despite the naysayers, will never die... and apparently, neither will Forbidden Broadway. I don't think it should - but I do think it needs a rest.
Do the Math.......2001-03-15
Alessandrini is running out of ideas, and is spreading the remaining ones too thin. . Sanitized Time Square - Been there. Disnified Broadway - Done that, and so many times. Asinine casting faux pas, plotless pointless set-monster musicals, and Ethel Merman and Liza. We've heard it all before - and last time, it was funnier.
Now normally when a writer (or director or actor) has truly entertained me on numerous occasions, I'll forgive the odd show that disappoints. This would be the case here except for two things: Alessandrini is in the vicious parody business - he's never spared anyone else Besides, if he's going to actually include couplets like: "If lyrics are no longer witty... Then I don't want to go " he's inviting the pans.
When you hear the AIDA lampoon, you'll be reminded of the dim bulb in Cyrano de Bergerac who taunts the hero with the brilliant witticism: Your nose is very large
Yes, there are a few true Forbidden Broadway tracks on Spoof Odyssey. Dame Judi Dench singing "Why can't Americans do theatre like the Brits?" (with apologies to My Fair Lady), I Hate Ben (with apologies to Kiss Me Kate) and about 1/3 of "Let's Ruin Time Square Again" (no apologies necessary to Rocky Horror which understands how easy it is for good parody to go bad). Oh yes, there is one absolutely true Forbidden Broadway track: TROUBLE - yes, the same Trouble from Volume 3 which was just re-released on the 20th Anniversary compilation - and it's back again with a more hackneyed Robert Preston impersonation and all of 4 words changed. Granted it's one of the better bits, more worthy of rerunning than say, referring to Miss Saigon as Viet-Numb, but oh, he reran that gag too
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Spend a Night in the Box
Reverend Horton Heat Manufacturer: Time Bomb ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004RCY4 Release Date: 2000-03-21 |
Tracks:
- Spend A Night In The Box
- Big D Boogie Woogie
- Sleeper Coach Driver
- The Girl In Blue
- Sue Jack Daniels
- Hand It To Me
- I'll Make Love
- It Hurts Your Daddy Bad
- The Bedroom Again
- King
- Whole Lotta Baby
- The Millionaire
- Unlucky In Love
- The Party In Your Head
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The Texas-based trio Reverend Horton Heat has been in dire need of a solid album, and, luckily, Spend a Night in the Box is it. The middling material that overruled the lukewarm albums It's Martini Time and Space Heater has been scrapped in favor of strictly swinging material, buoyant rockabilly, and a handful of good ol' fashioned stomp. The fun kicks in from the get-go with frontman "Reverend" Jim Heath lost inside of a paranoid Cool Hand Luke fantasy; it sounds like sweat and tastes like bourbon. Speaking of bourbon, "Sue Jack Daniels" dives headfirst into the trio's notorious psychobilly sound, upping the tempo and feedback until the whole thing boils over. Other standout cuts include the thumping "It Hurts Your Daddy Bad" and the trucker fantasy "Sleeper Coach Driver." Spend a Night in the Box, produced by Paul Leary of the Butthole Surfers, is reverently retro and proudly rock & roll. --Jason JosephesCustomer Reviews:
once again.......2006-07-03
one of the best.......2005-12-31
Holy crap this album rocks!.......2005-08-28
You want great music? Spend a Night in the Box!.......2004-07-31
Like Cool Hand Luke!.......2004-04-22
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Soft and Sentimental
Tutti Camarata Manufacturer: Avid Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00009NJ6U Release Date: 2003-05-19 |
Tracks:
- Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful
- It Might as Well Be Spring
- I'll Remember April
- Paris in the Spring
- Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
- April in Paris
- Spring Is Here
- Spring Romance
- Stars Fell on Alabama
- Moonlight in Vermont
- Poinciana
- Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
- Stella by Starlight
- Summer Serenade
- Summertime
- Heat Wave
- By the Sleepy Lagoon
- In the Still of the Night
- June in January
- So Deep Is the Night (Tristesse)
Album Details
20 Beautiful Melodies, Produced, Arranged and Conducted by the Legendary Camarata.
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Menuhin & Grappelli Play...
Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002Z83LG Release Date: 2005-02-15 |
Tracks:
- Fascinatin' Rhythm
- Soon
- Summertime
- Embraceable You
- Liza
- A Foggy Day
- 'S Wonderful
- The Man I Love
- I Got Rhythm
- He Loves And She Loves
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- They All Laughed
- Funny Face
- Our Love Is Here To Stay
- Lady Be Good
- These Foolish Things
- Laura
- April In Paris
- Autumn Leaves
- Autumn In New York
Tracks:
- Cheek To Cheek
- Isn't This A Lovely Day?
- Change Partners
- Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
- I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
- Heat Wave
- The Way You Look Tonight
- Pick Yourself Up
- A Fine Romance
- All The Things You Are
- Why Do I Love You?
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Night And Day
- Looking At You
- Just One Of Those Things
- My Funny Valentine
- Thou Swell
- The Lady Is A Tramp
- Blue Room
- Jealousy
- Skylark
Customer Reviews:
Most beautiful music.......2005-08-17
Just plain happy, instrumental music.
Highly recommend to everyone.
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The Essential Paul Robeson
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005B15R Release Date: 2001-05-22 |
Tracks:
- Ol' Man River
- Steal Away
- Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho
- Water Boy
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Deep River
- Lonesome Road
- Mighty Lak' A Rose
- Rockin' Chair
- When It's Sleepy-time Down South
- Mah Lindy Lou
- My Curly Headed Baby
- Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
- Lazy Bones
- St. Louis Blues
- Congo Lullaby
- Canoe Song
- Shenandoah
- I Still Suits Me
- Summertime
- It Ain't Necessarily So
- Just A-Wearyin' For you
- Song Of The Volga Boatmen
- Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day
Tracks:
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Minstrel Man
- Git On Board, Li'l Children/Dere's No Hidin' Place
- Go Down, Moses
- Bear De Burden/All God's Chillun Got Wings
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
- Got The South In My Soul
- Blue Prelude
- Fat Li'l Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes/Shortnin' Bread
- Wagon Wheels
- The Banjo Song
- Love Song
- Climbing Up (Mountain Song)
- All Through The Night
- Mood Indigo
- At Dawning
- An Eriskay Love Lilt
- Trees
- Jerusalem
- The Cobbler's Song
- A Perfect Day
- Sylvia
- Sea Fever
- King Joe (The Joe Louis Blues)
- The Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)
- My Old Kentucky Home
Customer Reviews:
What ??.......2006-12-10
While I might be from New York I certainly would not be called a bleeding heart liberal but I can certainly understand why the poor soul was looking elsewhere. You are either ignorant of history and its influences on people or you are a totally unsympathetic jackass!!
Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.).......2006-01-07
beleiving Communist rhetoric (which is
strange as hell for an Amer-I-can black
man). A good singing voice but all cover
songs! Come on, Paul!
A let down.......2004-09-24
The definitive Paul Robeson compilation.......2003-09-19
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