Chocolate [CD-single] [Import] [Limited Edition]

1. Album Version

2. City Games (Previously Unreleased)

3. Tom Middleton Mix

4. Emo Mix

5. Love At First Sight (Live)

6. Video

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Average customer rating: fabulous!!! Just buy it already! Wonderful discovery Truly Good Old Timey Music MMMMMMMMMMMM Chocolate! Old Time Music was made to be made by young people

Dona Got a Ramblin Mind Carolina Chocolate Drops Manufacturer: Music Maker ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Waterloo, Tennessee Long Steel Rail Song of the Traveling Daughter Shaken by a Low Sound 900 Miles ASIN: B000H5U6M0 Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

1. Starry Crown
2. Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind
3. Rickett's Hornpipe
4. Ol' Corn Likker
5. Little Sadie
6. Little Margaret
7. Dixie
8. Black Annie
9. Tom Dula
10. George Buck
11. Old Cat Died
12. Another Man Done Gone
13. Black-Eye D Daisy
14. Short Life Of Trouble
15. Sally Ann
16. Sourwood Mountain

Album Description

AS HEARD ON NPR!

"Even though the music's being played right in front of you, you expect to hear crackles and hisses as if the sounds were being torn from a salvaged 78." - Independent Weekly

Terrific renditions of old-time classics from the Carolina Chocolate Drops as they reclaim their African American NC Piedmont string band musical traditions! This young group is the hottest thing to hit the old-time music community in decades, and have grabbed the attention of folks like Taj Mahal, Mike Seeger, Alice Gerrard, and John Sebastian.

Customer Reviews:

fabulous!!! Just buy it already!.......2007-07-14

This is a wonderful CD i saw them at the live Preformance they did for NPR. This CD is not to be missed!. the music surpasses generations and just is fun and lively to listen to and it is a must to see them in person if at all possible they have such energy and presence on stage and that comes through on the CD as well. After i saw them preform i bought 3 coppies on this CD one for my parents, one for my boyfried and one for me :) i played it for my parents and asked if they liked it and said how could you not like it! i can't say enough good things about the CD or the group, so just buy the CD already.

Wonderful discovery.......2007-06-30

I listened to Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion" this past week, and was bowled over by the Carolina Chocolate Drops. I've replayed their segments on the Internet several times since then and I just keep getting more enthusiastic about them.

I haven't heard their CD, but based upon what I've heard on PHC, it's going to be a "must buy."

I was fortunate enough to hear John Hartford, who died a few years ago, live in concert about 10 years or so ago, and I remember one of his stock lines, after playing a lot of his newer -- or unfamiliar -- stuff, he told about a young woman who walked up to the stage after they were about to begin the second half of their program and said "Could y'all play something we know so we can tell if you're any good or not?"

Hartford's tongue was firmly in cheek, of course, but I can't imagine anyone having heard what I did from the Carolina Chocolate Drops would dare assume that they had anything to prove.

Truly Good Old Timey Music.......2007-03-24

The Carolina Chocolate Drops are something of a throwback. This recording could have been made 75 years ago. All we're missing are the pops and scratches. A great listen and true to the genre.

My favorite track is "Dixie." CCD have chosen to record a song that we often associate with the Civil War and the Confederacy. There is a just enough of an improvisational feel to this track that you forget the negative undertones this song sometimes evokes. Very nicely done.

A nice mix of instrumental and vocal cuts.

MMMMMMMMMMMM Chocolate!.......2007-03-16

I was introduced to the Carolina Chocolate Drops by NPR. They were interviewed and played live on air. I went right away to Amazon to order this cd. I appreciate the great service and received my cds ( I purchased one for myself and one to share with my brother) in a week.

There is no better music to sit around a bonfire to enjoy. That is if you can fight the urge to dance! I am going to see them perform tonight for the first time and I can hardly wait!

Old Time Music was made to be made by young people.......2006-11-18

Too much of the vision of Old Time Music, Black or white, is a misimpression set by the old veterans of the 1920s and 1930s music who were brought back to public attention in the late 1950s and 1960s as sixty, seventy, and even eighty-year olds. The idea of an old time musician was of a wizened old white man, playing music sometimes masterfully, sometimes in manner that reflected their age and distance from playing in a living tradition. In those years young old time musicians (remembering myself as a teenager now) affected the manners of the ancient, in an attempt to be "old timey." Sometimes, as I remember us back in the day, one would be afraid if we late teens on the band stand would keel over and die.

The Dock Boggs, Tom Ashleys, Roscoe Holcombs, and Maybelle Carters of the 1960s were paying music they played when they were hot young people, playing for other young people, playing music of the kind that wild folk who got in trouble, got wild, and played music for people to dance, party, and seek affection to.

My own generation is now reaching the age of the old performers we rediscovered in the 1960s. That and miseducation make too many of our performances even senile, museum piece replications with an educational purpose, rather than good music.

Such is not the case here. You may find this the kind of music to be played to wake the dead or even enliven old farts like me
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The Carolina Chocolate drops reverse this trend.It's a good point and word for the wise that the drops indicate each one's age in the liner notes. It is not that they are African Americans playing string band music, but it is that their approach is of young people, thorough musicians, but young people playing this music the way it was intended to be played, as exciting, not always perfect, music to evoke fun, dancing, impure thoughts, and throwing your body and soul into joy.

The band's strength is the great fiddling of Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson. Of course, that fiddling works best with the expert support from the guitar, banjo (tenor, five, and six-string),jug, drum, and general exhortation of musical savant and songster Dom Flemmons. Anyone interested in good old time rhythm banjo and guitar (the most neglected thing in the world of old time music) needs to study this CD.

The music isn't always over technical or overly masterful, but it is much more musical, dancing, bouncing, swinging and fun then a lot of recordings I have of more skilled fiddlers. It is really real. It makes even senile seat addicts like me know one is isn't alive if one does not dance and dance to music like this.

This is why I like the band pieces on this CD much better than the solo pieces, because I think they have a loseness and joy which a number of bands that have been together longer don't keep or find difficulty in achieving. Lets hope that they don't lose this as they become more practiced.

My personal favorites are the pieces that seem to be influenced by their collaboration with African American Heritage fiddler Joe Thompson of Mebane North Carolina. These include Dona Got a Ramblin Mind, Ol Corn Likker, Black Annie, Georgie Buck, and Black Eyed Daisy. I also am fond of their version of Sourwood Mountain, since that song has been done to death as a public school and camp song and by folkies who know nothing about old time music. They infuse the song with a lot of fun excitement and danciability that makes it a lot of fun.

If you can't get enough from the clips here, they are played regularly on the Old Time Music radio program on live 365 Internet radio. Listening to that will get you to buy this CD.

However, anyone with ears should buy this CD. If you dont have the money, get a job. If you cannot get that job, you may have to steal one, because you need it.

Average customer rating: Awesome! I Am Sam CD I AM SAM SOUND TRACK IS GREAT! Disc of Beatles Covers Offers Lots of Room for Reinterpretation, Some Quite Wonderful Strawberry Fields Forever!...FIVE STARS PLUS for this music!

I Am Sam - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture Various Artists Manufacturer: V2 Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: I am Sam (New Line Platinum Series) This Bird Has Flown: A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul Almost Famous Fight for Your Mind I Am Sam ASIN: B00005TT77 Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

1. Two of Us - Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
2. Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan
3. Across the Universe - Rufus Wainwright
4. I'm Looking Through You - The Wallflowers
5. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder
6. Strawberry Fields - Ben Harper
7. Mother Nature's Son - Sheryl Crow
8. Golden Slumbers - Ben Folds
9. I'm Only Sleeping - The Vines
10. Don't Let Me Down - Stereophonics
11. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Black Crowes
12. Julia - Chocolate Genius
13. We Can Work It Out - Heather Nova
14. Help - Howie Day
15. Nowhere Man - Paul Westerberg
16. Revolution - Grandaddy
17. Let It Be - Nick Cave

Amazon.com

Jessie Nelson's poignant tale of a mentally challenged man named Sam (Sean Penn) who recruits a lawyer to help him regain custody of his young daughter leans heavily on the lead character's obsession with Beatles songs, and his innocent trust in their wisdom and emotional truth. It's an artistic gambit that shrewdly lends itself to this mostly rewarding collection of Beatles covers by a wide range of contemporary artists, many of whom no doubt leapt at the chance to record a treasured song by their own musical heroes. The renditions are by and large faithful, and inform the elemental genius of the originals by the strength and variety of the artist's voices alone. The husband-wife team of Aimee Mann and Michael Penn (Sean's brother) can't help but find resonance in "Two of Us," just as Nick Cave's latter-day, heart-on-his-sleeve crooner infatuation makes "Let It Be" all his own. It's the reinterpretations that are riskier. While Paul Westerberg's stripped-down, nasal reading of "Nowhere Man" perceptively underscores Lennon's inherent Dylan fetish and Howie Day turns "Help!" from anxious plea to desperate dirge, Grandaddy smugly alt-rocks the energy right out of "Revolution." The Beatles hardly need anyone to burnish their reputation, but this album goes a long way toward underscoring their most undersung legacy as rock's most transcendent melting pot. -Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Awesome!.......2007-07-26

I love this CD! It's fun to hear the remakes of familiar Beatles hits done by contemporary artists, in a respectful and classy way. Puts a new spin on an old favorite.

I Am Sam CD.......2006-11-10

Beatle's lyrics combined with today's musical talent. A great combination! If you love the Beatles, you'll love this CD. I keep ordering "one more", it's taking care of a lot of people on my holiday gift giving list!

I AM SAM SOUND TRACK IS GREAT!.......2006-11-04

I REALLY ENJOYED THE MUSIC WHEN I WATCHED THE VIDEO AND FELT INCLINED TO BUY THE SOUND TRACK. I AM GLAD I DID. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTD.

Disc of Beatles Covers Offers Lots of Room for Reinterpretation, Some Quite Wonderful.......2006-07-21

I have to admit I have never seen the 2001 movie from which this soundtrack is based, nor do I know the significance of the Beatles music to the characters. However, once I heard Rufus Wainwright's acoustic cover of "Across the Universe", a touching performance that puts his yearning, mournful voice to good use, I was curious what other surprises could be in store on this disc. I later found out the reason these musicians were recruited for the recording was a matter of economics. Producer Andy Gershon wanted to use the original Beatles recordings, but apparently, Michael Jackson, who owned the rights to the Lennon-McCartney catalogue, was charging $300K for each song they recorded. As it turns out, the resulting disc is pretty solid, offering a great variety of reinterpretations of familiar songs - some quite wonderful, others less so but none too painfully.

Husband-and-wife folk rockers Aimee Mann and Michael Penn kick things off with a pleasing version of the optimistic "Two of Us". Pleasing also describes Sarah McLachlan's take on "Blackbird", which is greatly aided by Sean Ashby's delicate strumming. The pace picks up with the Wallflowers' jaunty "I'm Looking Through You" complete with Rami Jaffee's Austin Powers-sounding keyboards and Jackson Browne providing harmony vocals. Eddie Vedder's uniquely scratchy vocal delivery is well served by "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" where he accompanies himself ably on guitar and harmonica. Ben Harper gets into an appropriately psychedelic mood for "Strawberry Fields Forever" with particularly lush strings and fulsome horns, though he gets carried away with the bombastic ending.

Things start to fluctuate at this point in the disc. Sheryl Crow sounds somnambulant and rather constricted on a country-twanged "Mother Nature's Son", a sub-par choice for her slick performing style; and the plaintive Ben Folds barely registers on the too-brief "Golden Slumbers". In the one track that sounds like a Fab Four impersonation (or more accurately, a Beatlemania facsimile), the Vines cover "I'm Only Sleeping" in a comparatively generic manner. The Stereophonics make "Don't Let Me Down" sound like a mid-1970's Rod Stewart pop-rocker, while the Black Crowes put their familiar blues-oriented stamp on the most psychedelic of Beatles songs, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".

Chocolate Genius, led by Marc Anthony Thompson, refashions John Lennon's touching paean to his mother, "Julia", into a hazy dirge that actually brings a surprising resonance to the song. However, sounding a bit too much like MacLachlan, singer-songwriter Heather Nova lends little distinction to her version of "We Can Work It Out", granted one of the most lightweight songs in the Lennon-McCartney canon. Howie Day effectively slows down "Help!" into an atmospheric, almost halting plea of quiet desperation. Dylan sound-alike Paul Westerberg croaks through "Nowhere Man" with little flair; and in perhaps the biggest departure from the original, the now-defunct indie band Grandaddy turns "Revolution" into a chugging slow-poke rocker. On the final track, Aussie musician Nick Cave lends his recognizably barren style to a somewhat desultory "Let It Be". It's a mixed bag for sure, but what really comes across is the unbeatable craftsmanship and magical yin-and-yang perfection of Lennon and McCartney.

Strawberry Fields Forever!...FIVE STARS PLUS for this music!.......2006-05-09

It will always be incredibly challenging to match the artistic talent that The Beatles possessed. Nevertheless, this set of songs by the artists on this CD is as good as it gets to achieving a proper, respectful tribute to The Beatles with thoughtful and passionate cover songs.

The CD has a whopping 17 tracks for almost an hour of music from the movie (or inspired by the movie) I Am Sam. The music was beautifully woven into the movie; but even with just this CD you'll be blown away! It's a must-have for fans of The Beatles, the artists here, and fans of great rock everywhere.

The CD starts off strong with a rendition of "Two Of Us" by Aimee Mann and Michael Penn. I think their personal relationship helped make them harmonize so well for this song. The Black Crowes do an excellent job with the musical arrangement for "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds;" the drums are first-class! Sheryl Crow injects a great country music accent to "Mother Nature's Son." Sarah McLachlan performs a very sensitive rendition of "Blackbird;" and the CD ends beautifully with one of my very favorite Beatles songs, "Let It Be" performed by Nick Cave with Chaz Jankel on piano. Awesome!

Amazon writes that some of the "reinterpretations (on this album)...are riskier." I don't agree. While risks were taken, you won't know it! For example, Grandaddy does a great job of adding their own spice to "Revolution" and Paul Westerberg's voice was rather pleasing to my ear on "Nowhere Man."

The quality of the sound is excellent; and all of the musical arrangements are very thoughtfully produced. The liner notes come with a few color pictures from the motion picture I Am Sam; and you also get the song credits.

Overall, this CD is the product of an exceptionally talented group of artists who perform a noticeably sensitive suite of covers of great Beatles songs. This album will touch a nerve in you and leave you wondering why they couldn't have recorded even more. The singers expressed even the finest of nuances in the meanings of every word in every song; and I treasure this album as one of my preferred CDs. If this were a vinyl album I would have worn the grooves off of it long ago.

Average customer rating: Good, but only if you are a fan of the movie... Get your own golden ticket... All these years later... Everything went great. Interesting Music for an Interesting Time in an Interesting Medium

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: Music From The Original Soundtrack Of The Paramount Picture Anthony Newley , and Leslie Bricusse Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Special Edition) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Wizard Of Oz: Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Mary Poppins ASIN: B000002PG2 Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

1. Main Title (Golden Ticket/Pure Imagination)
2. The Candy Man
3. Charlie's Paper Run
4. Cheer Up, Charlie
5. Lucky Charlie
6. (I've Got A) Golden Ticket
7. Pure Imagination
8. Oompa Loompa
9. The Wondrous Boat Ride
10. Everlasting Gobstoppers/Oompa Loompa
11. The Bubble Machine
12. I Want It Now/Oompa Loompa
13. Wonkamobile, Wonkavision/Oompa Loompa
14. Wonkavator/End Title (Pure Imagination)

Amazon.com

Originally released in 1971, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory was an imaginative film that drew as much inspiration from the leftover vibes (and drugs) of the psychedelic '60s as it did from Roald Dahl's fanciful children's book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. If you doubt it, check out this special 25th anniversary edition of the original soundtrack album, which features lyrics and music by Anthony Newley, who was a major influence on David Bowie and whose work on this film has clearly inspired '90s rockers from Veruca Salt (who took their name from the spoiled rich girl) to the Butthole Surfers (who could easily cover the sinister, trippy "Wondrous Boat Ride". C'mon, everybody, let's sing: "Oompa loompa/Doomp-ity-do/I've got another lesson for you...." --Jim Derogatis

Customer Reviews:

Good, but only if you are a fan of the movie..........2007-07-16

This CD is pretty cool, especially since it has all of the original "Oompa Loompa" songs on it. If you love the movie, you will love the CD. If you aren't a big fan of the music in the movie, don't bother.

Get your own golden ticket..........2007-05-15

This is such a great cd. It has all of the songs from the movie along with snipits of the actors talking during the movie. I would whole heartedly recommend this soundtrack.

All these years later..........2007-05-12

Bought this for my granddaughter who absolutely loves this movie. It was one of my faves as a kid too. She wanted to sing along to the Oompah Loompah songs. This is NOT the best format for that because they are scattered throughout and not all verses are here, but we do listen to this often.

Everything went great........2007-01-04

Well the title says it all. Everything went great. Item arrived fast and was in the condition they said it was. I will buy from them again.

Interesting Music for an Interesting Time in an Interesting Medium.......2006-12-26

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was a 1971 movie-musical adaptation of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," a 1963 children's book written by Roald Dahl, the famed author of children books such as "The Big Friendly Giant," "James and the Giant Peach," "Matilda," "George's Marvelous Medicine," and the sequel to this one, "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator." The 2006 remake of this film shared it's name with the original book by Dahl, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." The original movie version stayed less true to the book, and in so doing it freed itself up for more creative uses of cinematic effect. And one example of creative discretion they wisely took advantage of was the inclusion of the songs on this soundtrack:

"I've Got a Golden Ticket"
"Cheer Up, Charlie"
"The Candyman"
"Pure Imagination"
"Oompa Loompa"
and "I Want It Now"

This is a pretty good mix of songs for the time (1971) and the medium (film soundtrack). The soundtrack is complimented by the film's strength as a children's movie that attained an almost cult status due to its script, costumes, set design, and cast (especially the lead role of Willy Wonka played by Gene Wilder). The music accompanies all these aspects of the movie very well. However, you have to be in the right mindset in order to enjoy this movie. If you're in the right mood (for example, hungry) the chocolate in this movie just might pull you in for the moment.

I bought the CD because I wanted the option of listening to the music without the movie setting. That way, I could just skip from track to track and listen to the songs without having to rewind or fastforward on my VHS player.

I digress, though. Rent the movie if you haven't seen it.

Average customer rating: Almost... Classic Common+J Dilla = Perfection Water & Chocolate...An Awesome Mixture! (Rating: 9 out of 10- - 4.5 stars) Classic Hip-hop

Like Water For Chocolate Common Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Black Star Reflection Eternal/Train of Thought Be Electric Circus Things Fall Apart ASIN: B00004S51H Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

1. Time Traveling (A Tribute To Fela)
2. Heat
3. Cold Blooded
4. Dooinit
5. The Light
6. Funky For You
7. The Questions
8. Time Travelin' Reprise
9. The 6th Sense
10. A Film Called (Pimp)
11. Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World)
12. Thelonius
13. Payback Is A Grandmother
14. Geto Heaven Part Two
15. Song For Assata, A - (featuring Cee-Lo)
16. Pops Rap III...All My Children

Amazon.com's Best of 2000

It's no coincidence that most top 40 rappers are under 25: rap revels in misspent youth. Which makes Common's adventures in adulthood so interesting. He's an astounding lyricist, always has been. But with Like Water for Chocolate he's made the tricky transition from b-boy to b-man without losing the magic. Chocolate may be a mature album, but it ain't stern: hilarious, poetic, musical, and intensely personal, this is Common at his finest. --Lizz Mendez Berry

Amazon.com

How can such a self-righteous rapper be so much fun to hear? Common, like so many carrying the banner for alternative hip-hop, casts himself as the enemy of all things commercial ("That jiggy shit is over / The war is on, I only wanna be a soldier / I'm holdin' on to a culture"), yet he also insists on getting paid. Like Water for Chocolate is full of such contradictions: while often exciting, Common also maddens with his casual homophobia and sneers at those he sees as lesser artists. He doesn't lack a sense of humor, though, as witnessed by the likes of "A Film Called (Pimp)" (featuring MC Lyte) and titles such as "Payback Is a Grandmother." The latter track is something of a conceptual coup, expanding Common's pro-family message into the realm of a cinematic revenge fantasy against some thugs who rob one of his relatives. Such displays of imagination--and the thick, layered funk throughout--ultimately make this a superbly playable disc. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Almost..........2007-02-15

Isn't Common supposed to be the "thinking man's MC"? Maybe I simply expect too much, then. More articulate than your average rapper, Common still gets his carefree homophobic jabs in when he can ("In a circle of faggots, your name is mentioned"), and manages to begin his Grammy-nominated love song "The Light" with a couplet ("I never knew a love like this / Gotta be something for me to write this") which, in effect, says that his beloved is wonderful because, and to the extent that, she inspires him -- not the other way around. Two lines in, the song is already more about his love for his own lyrical gift than for his beloved -- which wouldn't be a problem, necessarily, if it weren't for the song's heartbreaking tenderness and would-be-earnestness suggesting that this wasn't what was intended at all. Apparently he's cleaned up his anti-gay act on subsequent albums, but he still keeps coming just close enough to true lyrical brilliance to disappoint time and again: two records later, on "Be", he laments the current social and political situation in America, but can't help including whack MC's among his list of otherwise profound societal ills. It's a shame that the words and music, on both of these records, are so almost-consistently excellent that the weaknesses really glare.

Classic.......2007-02-07

This album never left the CD player in my car for a month. This by far one of my favorite albums.

Common+J Dilla = Perfection.......2006-12-19

When I first listened to this album I knew I was in for a treat. Not only is one of the coolest Hip-Hoppers in the game spittin'(Common), but the freshest producer in the game(J Dilla aka Jay Dee RIP) on the beats.

This has to be one of my favorite albums of all-time. Ive got all of J Dilla's stuff and all of Commons stuff and nothing hits me like this. All the beats are just flowing and Common's voice flows. This is the way Hip-Hop should be...

Track Ratings:
1- Time Travelin' - Smooth Introduction with some Nigerian Flare 10/10 (Produced by Jay Dee and others)
2- Heat - Another kickin' beat with Common on key 8/10 (Produced by Jay Dee)
3- Cold Blooded - Love the transition on this from the intro to the main beat, and Common spits some fire on this track with an appearence from Rahzel and Black Thought 10/10 (Produced by D'Angelo, ?uestlove, Kelo and The Roots)
4- Dooinit - Nice hook on this track, Dilla puts on one of his nicest beats of the album. Common delivers a stong lyrical performance once again. 10/10 (Produced by Jay Dee)
5- The Light - One of Commons best lyrical performances on the album, "I never call you my b**** or even my boo
-There's so much in a name and so much more in you" 10/10 (Produced by Jay Dee)
6- Funky For You - Bilal and Jill Scott are featured on this track, smooth beat. 10/10 (Produced by Jay Dee and James Poyser)
7- The Questions - Nice lyrics, repetitive hook. 8/10 (Produced by Jay Dee and James Poyser)
8- Time Travelin' Reprise - Interlude track here that is very chilled out with a cool snare. (Produced by Jay Dee and others) 10/10
9- The 6th Sense - DJ Premier of Gang Starr comes up on the beat here and Bilal on the hook. A very real song tellin' it like it is. 10/10 (Produced by DJ Premier)
10- A Film Called (Pimp) - The great MC Lyte spitting here, great beat. 10/10 (Produced by Jay Dee)
11- Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World) - Real smooth laidback beat with Common spitting cool as ice. 10/10 (Produced by Jay Dee)
12- Thelonius - Slum Village appears on this track. Dope Beat 10/10 (Produced by Jay Dee)
13- Payback is a Grandmother - Good story from Common on this track on another tight Dilla beat. 10/10 (Produced by Jay Dee)
14- Geto Heaven - Laidback beat with a tight piano. 10/10 (Produced by D'Angelo, ?uestlove and James Poyser)
15- A Song for Assata - Deep song about Assata Shakur here. Cee-Lo performs on the track. 10/10 (Produced by James Poyser)
16- Pop's Rap III... All My Children - Something that Common does on some of his albums, His dad tells it like it is over a jazzy beat. 10/10 (Produced by Karriem Riggins)

Real breath of fresh air here from all the mainstream radio southern junk. If your a fan of real hip hop you should get this and even if your not this is one album everyone should have.

Water & Chocolate...An Awesome Mixture! (Rating: 9 out of 10- - 4.5 stars).......2006-11-17

Common's "Like Water For Chocolate" was in my opinion his second best album he came out with. This was my first album I bought by him. When he came out with "The Light" somewhere in 2000, I really kept a close watch on him, because his rhymes really made my head nod. Listening to "Like Water For Chocolate" most of the production was very soulful, something that Common fans were starting to get used to hearing from him after the previous "One Day It'll All Make Sense" album.

Common's rhymes on this album are excellent. Listening to him on the song "Doonit", Common can really spit some flames. On the song "A Song For Assata", Common tells a short bio of a black panther named Assata Shakur, with a nice sounding beat that works perfectly.

Guest wise is awesome. This was the first time I gotten into Jay-Dee (R.I.P.) production which is on some of this album. Jay Dilla would also help Common with the chorus on the song "Heat". Roots' members Black Thought and Rahzel would do the chorus to "Coldblooded". Mos Def would come and spit some rhymes for the song "Questions". DJ Premier produces the best song on here "The 6th Sense" which is one of the best songs I've heard from Common. MC Lyte and Common would play the pimp & prostitute roles by swaping verses on the song "A Film Called Pimp". Bilal would song the chorus to two songs "Nag Champa" and "Funky For You". The latter song would also have Jill Scott as well. Macy Gray (or D'Angelo...depending on when you bought this) would hook up for the third single "Geto Heaven". And Slum Village comes in for the song "Thelonious". Some of the guests were not on point (i.e. Slum Village), but they make a great addition to the album. Oh, I can't forget his pops Lonnie Lynn on the song "Pap's Rap III". I actually enjoy those tracks, if you ask me.

As I said before Common dropped a dope album in 2000. People say this is the best album he's made. I agree so, in his mature state, but it would be hard to top the classic "Ressurection" which dropped back in 1994. Although if you want to hear some soulful hip hop, as well as being a fan of Common music, this is one album you cannot pass up. Soulful production, and some nice rhymes, it's hard to go wrong with this one.


Lyrics: A+
Production: A
Guest Appearances: B+
Musical Vibes: A
Overall: A

Favorite Tracks: Time Travelin (Both the original and reprise), Coldblooded, Doonit, The Light, Funky For You, The Questions, The 6th Sense, A Film Called Pimp, Nag Champa, Thelonious, Geto Heaven, A Song For Assata

Honorable Mention Track: Pop's Rap III

Favorite Common Albums From Best To Worst:
1. Ressurection
2. Like Water For Chocolate
3. Be
4. One Day It'll All Make Sense
5. Can I Borrow A Dollar
6. Electric Circus

Peace Everyone!!

Classic Hip-hop.......2006-09-28

This is about as pure as hip-hop gets. Real, unadulterated beats, eloquent verses, and fresh hooks make this album an instant classic. The fact that this album flies under the radar shows how misguided pop culture is.

"It's the questions. It's the questions, girl. It's the questions. It's the questions, come on.."

Average customer rating: My copy was COPY-PROTECTED!! IF YOU LIKE REGGAE: YOU'LL LIKE THIS! My least favorite by an artist I love Great remake of great roots Reggae Daring, Devoted...but...

Throw Down Your Arms Sinéad O'Connor , and Sinead O'Connor Manufacturer: That's why there's chocolate and vanilla ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Collaborations Sean-Nos Nua Aerial She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Extraordinary Machine ASIN: B000B6D6TU Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Jah Nuh Dead
2. Marcus Garvey
3. Door Peep
4. He Prayed
5. Curly Locks
6. Vampire
7. Y Mas Gan
8. Prophet Has Arise
9. Downpressor Man
10. Throw Down Your Arms
11. Untold Stories
12. War

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Much has been made in Sinead O'Connor fan circles and the pop music press about the controversy-courting singer's decision to revive her self-shelved career with a disc of reggae covers. After the critical breakthrough that was 2002's Sean-Nos Nua, an album of traditional Irish tunes artfully reimagined, a jaunt through Jamaica carried the whiff of a stunt--there she goes banging the drum of defiance again, went the popular gripe, just when the world had widely concurred it liked her riffling through the dustbins of her own musical roots. On closer inspection, though, O'Connor's sabbatical to Burning Spear country makes a lot of sense: rewind to 1992, when she famously ripped a picture of the Pope on "Saturday Night Live," and the memory that it was Bob Marley's "War" that struck her as suitable tearing music clicks into place. What Throw Down Your Arms reveals more than anything is that the rasta spirit has never fully left O'Connor. Separating "religious music" from "music about God," O'Connor gracefully insinuates herself into each of these songs, imbuing some (the sparsely done "Jah Nuh Dead," "Marcus Garvey," "War") with characteristic fire and indignation and others, including the title track and the charming "Curly Locks," with a fully realized and oddly audible sense of enlightenment. Significantly, her signature Irish lilt is fully tact here; it's her sole white-girl spin on a series of universally appealing, otherwise untouched songs. Groundbreaking producers Sly & Robbie and a real-deal reggae backing band lively up the proceedings without peeling away the message. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

My copy was COPY-PROTECTED!!.......2007-06-21

This is a great reggae album by Sinead, who shines at pretty much everything she does. I don't know if this is true for all copies of this CD, but mine came copy-protected, meaning that it can only be played... and not installed into iTunes etc. to be part of your collection. Great album though... and great artist!

IF YOU LIKE REGGAE: YOU'LL LIKE THIS!.......2007-05-09

It seems that I am in the opposite boat to most of the reviewers here: I am actually not a big fan of Sinead O'Connor. I heard her sing The Foggy Dew with the chieftans and loved it, but was disappointed with Sean Nos Nua because it was filled with computerized pop reworkings of traditional Irish songs. I thought my 12 seconds of fandom were over. Then I heard her singing Downpressor Man on an independent radio station and was blown away. She drives home all of her classic reggae covers and takes you down to the roots. It is produced by the legendary riddum section Sly Dunbar (drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (bass) both of whom played with Peter Tosh and Bob Marley as well as many other artists. The songs are sung with a powerfull conviction that can only come from a true respect for reggae/rastas. The expertise of Sly and Robbie cement Sinead's talent in a bedrock history. Hypnotic, chilling, and at other times warm and inviting, Sinead's voice is stellar and completely unaffected. If you like classic reggae this album is worth listening to.

My least favorite by an artist I love.......2007-03-28

I am a HUGE Sinéad O'Connor fan, and I think she's one of the most underrated performers of my generation (probably due to her political/social views, which conflict with much of intolerant America). Plus--she has been a little flaky--lesbian today, pastor tomorrow, etc. Still, this album leaves me lukewarm. There are some catchy tunes like "Vampire," but in general the songs sound like a singer outside her element.

Sinéad's hook for me has been her ability to elicit strong emotions: pain, injustice, love, longing. This collection doesn't do this much for me.

Great remake of great roots Reggae.......2007-02-28

Respect to Sinead O'connor everytime. This CD is great, the selections of songs are some of my favorites. Her remake of Door Peep, Y mas Gan, and Prophet has Arise are amazing. I defenitly recommend this CD

Daring, Devoted...but..........2006-12-24

No one can ever accuse O'Connor of being an insincere artist. She took what (for most anyone else) would be a "you gotta be kidding me" concept and made a drop-dead serious effort. Only someone with buckets of talent could pull such a thing off.

Luckily, O'Connor has never lacked for talent, though she may have lacked for timing. The woman is indeed, as most critics and All Music Guide note, one of the greatest "born" singers to emerge in 20th century pop. She's also had extensive experience with reggae fusions to great success in her strong back-catalogue. People apparently forget that she's still sold 20 million records in spite of the "Pope thing." Her ability to successfully fuse styles was outright pioneering in the late 80s and beyond.

That said, this is a flat-out "religious-experience" record. O'Connor fakes nothing here, from the non-mainstream (but *choice*) reggae/rasta tunes she is covering, to the classic line-up of authentic studio players (recorded with Sly & Robbie at Tuff Gong, for heaven's sake). O'Connor has always been able to throw darts at God and spiritual themes...this album lets her go full-throttle. The opening rendition of "Jah Nuh Dead" is creepy in the best way you could imagine. It's her statement that she means every word she sings. Her soul and passion on every song is the ticket here: sensuous on a great "Curly Locks," firing on Babylon with "Downpressor Man." The title track is, again, spotlessly sung, produced, rendered, you-name-it.

The downside? You have to either really like Sinead O'Connor or really like reggae music and its message. The sounds alone are great for any ear, but at heart (on sleeve) this is a serious work, and not for the casual listener at all. I champion O'Connor's bold talent and, some day, in a rational world, this woman will be given the major props she has earned.

Also, I'm really disappointed that O'Connor is allowing cigarettes to start hacking away at that unbelievable voice. It's evident on virtually every song. Her timbre and resilience has suffered, and it's a crying shame, given that her calling card has always been the pristine, multi-octave tone of her vocal instrument. It's also clearly the cigs that are doing it. But she hasn't lost a shred of soul. This very good, very worthy album is proof. Buy it as an O'Coonor fan or a fan of REAL reggae, and you'll be utterly thrilled. There's no middle ground... otherwise it's a complete novelty.

Average customer rating: Easy Listening to Cat Stevens Buddha and the Chocolate Box If you know Cat Stevens.... Good Album Yum Chocolate Box !!

Buddha and the Chocolate Box Cat Stevens Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music 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 Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Catch Bull at Four Teaser and the Firecat Tea for the Tillerman Mona Bone Jakon Foreigner ASIN: B00004VW0I Release Date: 2000-07-25

Tracks:

1. Music
2. Oh Very Young
3. Sun/C79
4. Ghost Town
5. Jesus
6. Ready
7. King of Trees
8. A Bad Penny
9. Home in the Sky

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If veteran Cat Stevens fans were nervous in the wake of the previous album's (Foreigner) sometimes sketchy experimentalism, they must surely have been gratified by the singer-songwriter's return to form here. Reuniting with producer Paul Samwell-Smith, this 1974 collection kicks off with the bracing "Music" and never looks back, managing to be both more adventurous and focused than its predecessor. Though perhaps belied by the preciousness of the hit "Oh, Very Young," there's a muscular determination to songs like "Sun/C79" and "Ready" that serves Stevens well. Lyrically, tracks like "Jesus," "King of Trees," and "Home in the Sky" give early hints of Stevens's spiritual quest, though delivered through Samwell-Smith's eclectic, if still pop-focused production. Even to jaded ears, the album still sounds fresh in 2000 and may well sound like Cat Stevens's best work. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Easy Listening to Cat Stevens.......2007-07-08

The CD was very good from a 70's song writer that has been away too long. It brought back good memories of the time. This icon in the music industry had such an impression on the years prior to now.

Buddha and the Chocolate Box.......2007-02-14

Buddha and the Chocolate Box has always been my favorite Cat Stevens album. I was delighted to find it on CD. The delivery date was faster than promised.

If you know Cat Stevens...........2007-01-10

His search has ended. If you have listened to Cat Stevens and realized his quest, this cd is the holy grail. He is so peaceful and energized. He emminates it thru his voice....

Good Album.......2003-12-03

Sorry to keep up the Argy Bargy, but now we aren't allowed to dislike a song for it's lyrics. I find the lyrics of "Home in the sky" suicidal-inducing. "Come the morning I'll be far from here, Happy, rising in another sphere, old world goodbye 'cause I'll be Home in the sky in the morning, Bye Bye" I guess it could be seen as not fearing death but the lines "all the bad times have passed" indicate the person in the song wasn't joyful about Earthlife. Then again, maybe soemone he knew took their life and this is his recounting of it. That said, "Home in the Sky" is one of Cat's Greatest musical accomplishments, with a breathtaking vocal intro, an amazing organ sound signifying death, and the music is really beyond description except I could say it really sound like it's "Happy rising, in another sphere" And Buddha is one of Cat's most beautiful albums, go and get it if you don't have it.

Yum Chocolate Box !!.......2003-09-29

This is a great album. I think it's a transition between Foreigner and the upcoming albums. Awesome songs such as "A Bad Penny", "Home in the sky" & "King of trees", which are the best tracks in the album. Then the well-known "Oh Very Young", beautiful. "Sun/C79" & "Jesus", great tracks. The songs here are more elaborated and more produced. It's Cat with a band. He keeps moving forward experimenting since Catch Bull at Four.
... tnahpelle from Australia likes this album which is great, but mentions that doesn't like "Home in the sky" 'cos of being a depressing tune :-S well, depressing or not, MUSIC transmites feelings, which are not always HAPPY ones. So learn to accept a person's feelings, good or bad, happy or sad. If you are only looking for fun, go to the circus instead of listen to music. So I guess you are the kind of person that walks away from people when having a hard time ;-)

Average customer rating: Awesome Excellent "It's been a while since I've seen you smile..." The first Ween album I picked Up... Smile on mighty Jesus

Chocolate and Cheese Ween Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Eccentrics | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Mollusk Pure Guava 12 Golden Country Greats White Pepper The Pod ASIN: B000002HFE Release Date: 1994-09-27

Tracks:

1. Take Me Away
2. Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)
3. Freedom Of '76
4. I Can't Put My Finger On It
5. A Tear For Eddie
6. Roses Are Free
7. Baby Bitch
8. Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?
9. Drifter In The Dark
10. Voodoo Lady
11. Joppa Road
12. Candi
13. Buenas Tardes Amigo
14. The HIV Song
15. What Deaner Was Talkin' About
16. Don't Shit Where You Eat

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Those of us who worship at the Church of Ween (Hail to the great god Boognish!) know that skinny blond twerp Beck stole his whole shtick from New Jersey musical geniuses Dean and Gene. Always ahead of their time, the brothers Ween have responded by abandoning their traditional lo-fi four-track recording methods and giving us their lushest album yet, Chocolate and Cheese. Not that Ween's fourth effort is polished; that adjective could never describe an album that veers wildly from acoustic Mexican folk songs, to pure '70s disco, to the appropriately named single, "I Can't Put My Finger On It." But Chocolate and Cheese may come even closer than "Push Th' Little Daisies" to fulfilling Dean's goal of establishing Ween as the next Counting Crows. --Jim DeRogatis

Customer Reviews:

Awesome.......2007-01-05

This is the first Ween album I hve ever bought, and I am very impressed. Mix Zappa-esque song titles with sometimes silly, very weird inspiration and college kid songwriting and you have a very funny, well done, interesting and strangely nostalgic sound. This is what happens when your high school garage band sticks to their roots and does well.

Excellent.......2007-01-05

I'm sorry this is so late! I thought I'd reviewed already...the disc was received in super condition and timely! Happy New Year... Stacy

"It's been a while since I've seen you smile...".......2006-07-09

Glorious. Horrible. Demented. Beautiful. This was the moment when WEEN hit on all cylinders...and exploded. What more can be said? This is one of the best records ever, no kidding. I love everything they've ever recorded, but this is the best.

The first Ween album I picked Up..........2006-06-20

Ween is the type of band that is a non-stop experimental band, it goes to show in this classic album, "Chocolate and Cheese". It was the very first Ween album I'd ever listen to, and Its one of those albums that you have to listen to a few times before you like it. At first I thought they we deminted (the first song I listened to was Spinal Menegitus), but after a while I came around and started to like their creative style, Needless to say, this is a must have...

Smile on mighty Jesus.......2006-05-09

One sunny Saturday afternoon while idly washing my hands at the bathroom sink I found myself singing the chorus to Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down), not just humming it either but actually singing the words, and I knew right there that this record had worked its voodoo on me. I Can't Put My Finger On It--me, I hear Beefy--and A Tear For Eddie immediately said what and up now Amigo but really there isn't a bum note here--definitely one of Gener and Deaner's Beatles albums and a sonic wonder to listen to. The Mollusk is pretty near untouchable in my book but this dang disk is bulletproof after its own fashion. By the way, Modicum Mandy down there in his hive sure sounds a lot like Hyacinth Bucket, doesn't he? Stick with Phish my friend, that way you'll never have to taste the waste. As for the biddy further down banging on about the album cover, blow me if it isn't Andrea Dworkin come back to lecture us all from beyond the grave! Sigh. Just so you know, I gave this record 5 stars but someone at Amazon must've peed in the electrics because I can't seem to change it.

Average customer rating: Infantile, laughable, retarded, yet catchy. IDIOTS!! Rap-metal at it's finest! Must admit that this is a good album Ha Ha

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Limp Bizkit Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rap Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Metal | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Significant Other Three Dollar Bill, Y'All Results May Vary Infest Issues ASIN: B00004XOWM Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Hot Dog
3. My Generation
4. Full Nelson
5. My Way
6. Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)
7. Livin' It Up
8. The One
9. Getcha Groove On
10. Take A Look Around
11. It'll Be Ok
12. Boiler
13. Hold On
14. Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)
15. Outro

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The splicing together of nu metal, rap, funk, and sterile electronica laced with dark melodies as infectious as anything Britney has to offer inspired 6 million people to purchase copies of Limp Bizkit's Significant Other. With Chocolate Starfish, they perfect their formula. From the electro-infused "Intro" through the contagiously chugging "My Generation" to the straight-up rap of "Getcha Groove On," Chocolate Starfish is a slick, clinical, and flawless platform for Fred Durst's effortlessly savage--and occasionally unintentionally comic--sociological rants geared toward disaffected youth. Ultimately, though, it's that undeniably intelligent musical backdrop--the brooding guitar sound that gave the Mission Impossible 2 theme haunting new life and menace, and that defines "Hot Dog," "Full Nelson," "My Way," "Rollin'," "Boiler," and "It'll Be Okay"--that makes this a seething work of genius. The fact is, with rap and rock saying pretty much the same thing, Limp Bizkit have plenty of competition. They just do what they do better than everyone else. --Dan Gennoe

Customer Reviews:

Infantile, laughable, retarded, yet catchy. .......2007-05-14

There are many people who hate them, and many who love them. I kind of stand in the middle. At times, I think they have shown their potential, like with their first two albums. But lately, they have become more idiotic. Definitely a gimic band. This album was fun to listen to when you were drunk at a college party, or when you needed something mindless to sing along to on a long drive. I tend to be embarrassed that I own their albums when talking to other fans of the heavy music scene. I think that I have learned to stay away from any new bands that show similar qualities to LB, but God help me, when I was first getting into heavier music, LB was there to bridge the gap. All my friends were into it. My musical taste has become heavier over the years, but LB is still a guilty pleasure at times. I think they have a talent for writing good hooks, but Fred is not a good vocalist. Wes Borland is very talented, and I'm glad he was smart enough to branch out from LB and do his own thing, because it must have been suffocating to be in such a scripted band. Oh well. I take this album for what it is. Mindless fun with little lasting value.

IDIOTS!!.......2007-04-21

Oh my God! Somebody said they were the creators of thrash metal? That is the biggest piece of crap ever! Hello, thrash was back in like 1981, with Slayer and Tallica. Back when Fred Durst was waxing his mother's wang.

Limp Bizkit is quite possibly the worst band since WHAM. Even the Dixie Chicks could wipe the floor with 'em. All of their songs are they same poser bullcrap. They are a gimmick. How can you take a band seriously when they have a song like Hot Dog? And My Generation? That song is such crap. It is sad that a bunch of loser kids who like to think they are cool listen to Limp Bizkit. LIMP BIZKIT IS FOR LOSERS, POSERS, MORONS, IDIOTS, and Fred Durst's family members!!

Don't buy anything LIMP BIZKIT!!!

Rap-metal at it's finest!.......2007-04-06

First off that dude that said that Limp Bizkit is the kreatorz of thrash metal, I agree. Not only can they mix thrash, speed, power, grunge, & all types of metal, but they can mix hip hop, funk, rap, & nice phat beats with'em as well. Fred Durst knows how to put his mind to it when comes to rap-metal genres & no this metal band is not, I repeat not nu-metal. This band is a hundred percent heavy metal with mixtures of rap vocals, oh yeah! To the haters below, whats the deal with hating on Limp Bizkit for, they're the real deal metal baby. But as me I like both rap music & metal music, epecially in combine form as naturally well! Limp Bizkit will indeed go down in all history in the heavy metal hall of fame.

P.S. Get the LB albums in permanent order:
1. 3 Dollar Bill Y'all
2. Significant Other
3. This one right here, Chocolate Starfish & The Hot Dog Flavored Water
4. Old New Songs remix
5. Results May Vary(that album is not bad)
6. The Unquestionable Truth Pt.1
7. Greatest Hitz with 3 extra tracks
8. Wait for Unquestionable Truth Pt. 2 coming out this year!

Must admit that this is a good album.......2007-04-04

Especially now that nu-metal is dead and korn and linkin park are the only thriving nu-metal bands it is embarrasing to admit to liking a limp bizkit album. I am not a huge limp bizkit fan, but this album is definately worth listening too. Every song on this album is entertaining if you are a hard rock fan. This album is definately a good album to get the adrenaline going. Even if you are embarrased to have anyone know that you are listening to limp bizkit it is definately worth listening to in secret.

Ha Ha.......2007-03-19

Limp Bizkit: the kreatorz of thrash metal., April 29, 2006
Reviewer: You'll watch MTV if you know what is good for you. "I am a smart person... and you know it. Don't deny it. I know more than all of you. I watch MTV, which proves it." (Salem, Oregon) - See all my reviews
If you have read my title, it sayz that Limp Bzkit are the kreatorz of thrash metal.... And that's a fact! Thoze pozerz like old Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer were nu-metal you idiotz. Thrash metal didn't come around until KoRn and Limp Bizkit came around and came up with the great of idea and actually including SOLOZ in their songz. Thrashing guitar soloz that show pozerz like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix and "Dimebag" Darrel how to play a guitar solo.

Fred Durst is a musical genius- that showed on their debut. It showed he was a tortured artist whoze genius could only be understood by other tortured artists, like me, who watch MTV and TRL.

Limp Bizkit will go down as the greatest heavy metal band of all time.

PS: If you want REAL Metallica, try St. Anger

Limp Bizkit: the kreatorz of thrash metal., April 29, 2006
Reviewer: You'll watch MTV if you know what is good for you. "I am a smart person... and you know it. Don't deny it. I know more than all of you. I watch MTV, which proves it." (Salem, Oregon) - See all my reviews
If you have read my title, it sayz that Limp Bzkit are the kreatorz of thrash metal.... And that's a fact! Thoze pozerz like old Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer were nu-metal you idiotz. Thrash metal didn't come around until KoRn and Limp Bizkit came around and came up with the great of idea and actually including SOLOZ in their songz. Thrashing guitar soloz that show pozerz like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix and "Dimebag" Darrel how to play a guitar solo.

Fred Durst is a musical genius- that showed on their debut. It showed he was a tortured artist whoze genius could only be understood by other tortured artists, like me, who watch MTV and TRL.

Limp Bizkit will go down as the greatest heavy metal band of all time.

PS: If you want REAL Metallica, try St. Anger


To the person who posted this piece of s**t of a review...What the hell have you been smoking?! I swear your review is the most funniest I have ever read here on Amazon and when I finished reading it I was giggling with laughter!...If you think Limp Bizkit is the greatest heavy metal band, then why are they not around anymore?! Limp Bizkit doesn't even come close to being a heavy metal band...By the way how the hell can you even say Metallica, Slayer, or Pantera are a nu metal band when they are NOT?! They don't even come close to being nu metal you stupid dumbass. Nu metal would be bands like Korn or Linkin Park or that band called Limp Bizkit. What I don't get is how you think Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix are posers when they were doing solos long before Limp Bizkit even existed. Fred Durst doesn't even come close to being a genius because either he or someone had come up with the most dumbest cd title I have ever read..and it's people like you that makes me really laugh because smart people know when to stay the hell away from MTV because they don't know what a real rock band is or a metal band for that matter... That's why they suck b*lls*

Average customer rating: R. Kelly- Chocolate Factory Step In The Name Of Love With his back against the wall, R drops the best musical smoke screen ever................ Great CD Without doubt R. Kelly's strongest & best disc vocally

Chocolate Factory R Kelly Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: TP-2.Com R. 12 Play R. Kelly Happy People/U Saved Me ASIN: B00007E8J1 Release Date: 2003-02-18

Tracks:

1. Chocolate Factory
2. Step In The Name Of Love
3. Heart Of A Woman
4. I'll Never Leave
5. Been Around The World
6. You Made Me Love You
7. Forever
8. Dream Girl
9. Ignition
10. Ignition (Remix)
11. Forever More
12. You Knock Me Out
13. Step In The Name Of Love (Remix)
14. Imagine That
15. Showdown
16. Snake
17. Who's That

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Perhaps R. Kelly's brushes with the law have caused him to turn down his love light, since his seventh album Chocolate Factory takes scrupulous pains to show an idealized high-minded face of love, eschewing his usual steamy cocktail of raunchy lust and replacing it with a sweet, winsome romanticism. "I'll Never Leave," is a wistful valentine, while "The Heart of a Woman," is embarrassingly empathetic to the plight of the feminine kind and is hardly the kind of fare that one expects from Marvin Gaye's heir apparent. Despite his real life racy escapades, Kelly is at his best musically when he's an unrepentant bad boy but he doesn't even show any grit until "Been Around the World," his confessional duet with a rasping Ja Rule, the fretful bluesy "You Made Me Love You," and "Ignition," a paean to parking. Despite "Ignition"'s first line, "Girl, please let me stick my key in your ignition, babe" it's rather tame by the standards Kelly has set on his earlier discs. "Chocolate Factory" also includes 6 bonus tracks from Loveland the album that was slated for a 2002 release, but was ostensibly shelved after it was rampantly bootlegged on the Internet. Despite the disc's soft focus, Kelly is at the height of his vocal powers, and once he weans himself from the gooey sentimentality and returns to his persona of a smooth seductive operator he'll once again be an artist to be reckoned with. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

R. Kelly- Chocolate Factory.......2007-06-06

This album is full just true R&B music. This is great to see R bringing back good R&B music. With this one it is not all sex or partying or getting high, which there is a time and place for all those songs. But with Chocolate factory he focuses in on the whole topic of Love. And he covers it pretty well. This is not a sexed up love story. This is just good vintage R. Kelly without all the party songs. There are a few party bangers here and there, like the massive hit "Ignition" and the soon to be hit "Snake", but for the most part we see R return to the R&B loverman that we are used to. Which is definetly a good thing with the climate of the party/dance R&B nowadays taking up all the airwaves. I mean i have never heard a better R song than the calming soothing love song "Forever More" which could possibly be one of the best songs he has ever made. Its one of those songs that just makes you wanna fall deep in love with someone. Then there is the sweet "Forever" and the candy like "Dream Girl". And of course the title track is just as sweet if not sweeter than these two. I mean this album hardly has any flaws. The only tracks that kept this from a five star rating are "You Knock Me Out", and "Whos That". Those two tracks just did not fit in at all with the mood of this album. Honestly i have not seen this type of R. Kelly in a while and its nice to see someone still is going to sing about love instead of the trendy hip hop/party r&b that has been hogging all the airwaves. Definetly buy this one!!!


Grade:
B+

Step In The Name Of Love.......2007-01-10

The CD itself is very nice and ROMANTIC. R. Kelly put his heart and soul into this cd, you have to listen to it.

With his back against the wall, R drops the best musical smoke screen ever.......................2006-12-30

Classic Material. R almost makes you forget the allegations against him.

Top Joints:
Dream Girl
Ignition Remix
Step In the Name of Love - Remix (I knew it was a classic the first time I heard it. Instant Classic)
Showdown
Been Around the World
Forever More
I'll Never Leave

Great CD.......2006-12-27

This was a great CD. I loved every song. It is worth the money.

Without doubt R. Kelly's strongest & best disc vocally .......2006-12-10

Chocolate Factory is without doubt the strongest and best disc R. Kelly has ever done. Chocolate Factory not only returned Kelly to his SANGING roots but it also showed his growth as an artist at his creative peak. The first five tracks takes the listener on a musical journey that touches on everything from the beauty of a woman, stepping and aploiges. Other strong ballads include the marriage themed Forever and the sentimental Dream Girl. There's also the sexy ballad Imagine That which is text book R.Kelly and the HUGE single Igniton and it's remix. R. Kelly has yet to top this disc but hoepfully one day he will.
My Top Ten Tracks

1.Chocolate Factory
2.Forever
3.Dream Girl
4.Heart Of A Woman
5.Step In The Name Of Love remix
6.I'll Never Leave
7.Imagine That
8.Ignition remix
9.Snake
10.Showdown

Average customer rating: Love it Chocolate Explorers finally, they get it!!! Unbelievable underscore; but undercooked, unmelodic, unmemorable songs Charlie And The Chocolate Factory...

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Danny Elfman Manufacturer: Warner Home Video ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: Music From The Original Soundtrack Of The Paramount Picture The Corpse Bride Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Edition) The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Batman Begins ASIN: B0009T2S0W Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. Wonka's Welcome Song
2. Augustus Gloop
3. Violet Beauregarde
4. Veruca Salt
5. Mike Teavee
6. Main Titles
7. Wonka's First Shop
8. The Indian Palace
9. Wheels in Motion
10. Charlie's Birthday Bar
11. The Golden Ticket/Factory
12. Chocolate Explorers
13. Loompa Land
14. The Boat Arrives
15. The River Cruise
16. First Candy
17. Up and Out
18. The River Cruise - Part 2
19. Charlie Declines
20. Finale
21. End Credit Suite

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It's as if composer Danny Elfman's fertile relationship with director Tim Burton had been building up to this, their 11th collaboration and perhaps the one that best encapsulates their shared aesthetics: It's hard to think of a subject better suited to the two men than an adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. For the occasion, Elfman has come up with five actual songs (and sings on them), which reminds one of the 1980s heyday of his old band, Oingo Boingo. The first, "Wonka's Welcome Song" is a demented minute-long blast that evokes 1960s kiddie TV. Each of the other four (which use Dahl's own words) is dedicated to one of the children invited to visit Willy Wonka's factory, and each is done is a different musical style. All are fantastically fun. A personal favorite is the mock-operatic "Mike TeaVee," on which Elfman basically transposes "Bohemian Rhapsody" to a hyperactive cartoon universe. The lovely "Main Titles" acts as a transition into the instrumental part of the score and will be familiar to fans of Elfman's music for Edward Scissorhands, particularly its otherworldly, celestial choral sound. The rest of the tracks simply represent the work of Elfman and his longtime arranger, Steve Bartek, at their best, alternately flamboyant, dreamlike, and suggestive. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Description

Sweet songs to sing along to all summer along! Featuring ALL the songs from the film including "Wonka's Welcome Song" and 4 Oompa-Loompa songs.

Customer Reviews:

Love it.......2007-06-27

I saw the movie and loved the soundtrack so I decided to purchase it. I actually listen to it in my car on the way home from work and it's amazing how such funny songs can lift me.

Chocolate Explorers.......2007-01-11

-A Tim Burton movie without a Danny Elfman score would be like a Jerry Bruckheimer movie without a Media Venture *or Remote Control* score. They just go together so beautifully that you'd think it was their destiny to be together. Elfman uses a lot of his patent techniques with the movie and he uses them well to create a very well done score to a very well made movie.

-The album starts of with the songs, but I don't care for them so I don't really waste time on it. After those we get into the score and things start off with the Main Titles. Elfman is the best in the business when it comes to Main Titles but the one here isn't his best. It changes tempos far too often and just feels all over the place. One second it's sweet and heartwarming, the next it's fast and loud. The next couple of tracks are classic Elfman magic that makes you wonder how the red headed composer is able to write music so good it does things to you when you listen to it.

-My personal favorites are "Golden Ticket/Factory", "Chocolate Explorers", "The Boat Arrives", "River Cruise" and off course the highlight of the album, "River Cruise Pt. 2". The other tracks are great but those are the ones that I can't live without.

-When it comes to songs Elfman knows how to write great ones as he has proven before in the past, unfortunately the songs here aren't exactly his best. Apart from "Veruca Salt" there was never really any song that I really liked. It was just a little too weird and off putting for me to fully get into. The reason why he used the weird little kazoo like voices was because the oompa loompas are small which works great in theory, but it comes off kinda of annoying in the movie.

-For me the best part of an album is the unused or alternate tracks. In this we get the fantastic "River Cruise Pt. 2". I don't know why it didn't make it in the movie, but my guess is editing changes at the last second. It's a shame because it's my favorite piece of music on the whole album. The choir that comes in at the 19 second mark and the high string that Elfman throws in and out is a great pleasure to listen to. Don't know why it didn't make it into the movie, but I'm guessing it had something to do with editing changes at the last minute

-It's not Elfman's strongest outing, but it's a very enjoyable one that was truly one of the best of 2005.

finally, they get it!!!.......2006-12-07

finally a soundtrack w the exact music from the movie. imagine that! i am so sick of soundtracks that either change the music (polar express) or leave it off (anastasia). movie companies just do not seem to get that if someone buys the soundtrack it is because they want the music from the movie.

Unbelievable underscore; but undercooked, unmelodic, unmemorable songs.......2006-09-08

For me, Danny Elfman is among the most brilliant film composers of all time, so it disappointed me that the songs written for this film just couldn't in fairness be said to be good.

One of Elfman's signature moves as a composer is his sparkling ability to shatter the monolithic score into all manner of little skittering shards of runs, switches of time signature or key, etc. He's extremely agile and light on his feet, with a kind of restless energy that seems impossible to satisfy with anything straightahead for more than a few seconds at a time.

That's often great for a score, but it can be ruinous for a song, depending on how strong the theme is and how well established it becomes and thus able to be broken apart with bursts of novelty without the audience losing comprehension of the song that can also go by the names "hooky," "catchy," "hummable," or "memorable". These aren't catchy songs, and have so little catchy material inside them that they're difficult to even remember afterward.

On the other hand that may be beside the point for this film and reflect Elfman's willing subservience to the glorious inventive Busby Berkeley production numbers Burton creates. It's not too hard to recall crazy production-number songs filled with funny changes in other films that nonetheless stayed lodged in one's head for days. I don't see how catchy songs could have hurt, but we don't know what kind of notes he was given by Burton. The melodies are often at around the elementary level of the chorus of Oingo Boingo's "Dead Man's Party" -- perhaps the intent was to conjure oompa-loompaness. Maybe given more time he'd have found a better way. Film composer's deadlines are beyond brutal.

At any rate, they're not particularly listenable songs. Regarding the rest of the score, bravo.

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory... .......2006-08-04

Mysterious and haunting, this darken soundtrack is easy to listen to as Danny Elfman did another excellent job of conducting a dark and beautiful score. Some of it is fast paced while some of the other tracks are slow paced, giving the score a balance. Danny Elfman was perfect for the job on this score, for he has composed a lot of scores that "The Wonderful" Johnny Depp was in. The music is a little simular to the Casper 1995 original score, a haunting and melodic score. This soundtrack is highly recommended along with the other eerie scores of Mr. Danny Elfman.

1. Wonka's Welcome Song 5/5
2. Augustus Gloop 5/5
3. Violet Beauregarde
4. Veruca Salt 5/5
5. Mike Teavee 5/5
6. Main Titles 5/5
7. Wonka's First Shop
8. The Indian Palace 4/5
9. Wheels in Motion 4/5
10. Charlie's Birthday Bar 5/5
11. The Golden Ticket/Factory 5/5
12. Chocolate Explorers 5/5
13. Loompa Land 4/5
14. The Boat Arrives 4/5
15. The River Cruise 4/5
16. First Candy 5/5
17. Up and Out 5/5
18. The River Cruise - Part 2 4/5
19. Charlie Declines 5/5
20. Finale 5/5
21. End Credit Suite 5/5 (Perfect for the score! A great finale!)

Hope you enjoy!

Jordan
Overall grade* A-

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