Double Album [Import]

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Asian exclusive release for the Italian DJ who bridges the gap between hard house and trance. This two CD set features eight bonus tracks, 'Save A Soul' (In FM Mix, Save A Soul Mix), 'Pulsar' (R.A.F. Euro Mix), 'Komodo' (Save A Soul Megavoices Classix Mix), 'Iguana' (Classix Mix), 'Lizard' (Tall Paul Mix), 'Pegasus' (Superclub Mix) and 'Iguana' (Megavoices Mix). 27 tracks. Slimline double jewel case. 2000 release.

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Average customer rating: Lives Up To The Title, Fine Variety Of Genre's. Good for relaxing pregnant women Too much opera Does what it set out to do, very well TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written.

The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever! Johann Sebastian Bach , Léo Delibes , Gabriel Fauré , Erik Satie , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Edvard Grieg , Johann Pachelbel , Claude Debussy , Felix Mendelssohn , Camille Saint-Saens , Henryk Gorecki , Antonio Vivaldi , Edward Elgar , Jocelyn Pook , Sergey Rachmaninov , Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni , Luigi Boccherini , Jules Massenet , Ludwig van Beethoven , Jacques Offenbach , Pietro Mascagni , Antonin Dvorak , Giacomo Puccini , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Alexander Borodin , Joaquin Rodrigo , and Samuel Barber Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Albinoni | Albinoni, Tomaso | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. 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Tracks:

1. Air 'On the G String' - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
2. Morning - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
3. Canon In D - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
4. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
5. Gymnopedie No.1 - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
6. II. Andante - Stephen Hough
7. Viens, Mallika - Mady Mesple
8. In Paradisum - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
9. Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
10. II. Andate - Yehudi Menuhin
11. The Swan - Osian Ellis
12. II. Lento E Largo - Tranquillissimo - Zofia Kilanowicz
13. II. Andantino - James Galway
14. II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
15. Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
16. Blow the Wind - Pie Jesu - Jocelyn Pook
17. Variation 18 - Cecile Ousset
18. Pavane Op.50 - Gareth Morris

Tracks:

1. Zion Hort Die Wachter Singen - South German Madrigal Choir
2. Adagio In G Minor - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
3. Minuet - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
4. II. Largo - Andrei Gavrilov
5. Meditation - Hans Kalafusz
6. I. Adagio Sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
7. Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour (Barcarolle) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
8. II. Andante - Nigel North
9. II. Adagio - Jack Brymer
10. Intermezzo - Philharmonia Orchestra
11. I. Moderato - London Chamber Orchestra
12. O Mio Babbino Caro - Montserrat Caballe
13. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Sinfonia Of London
14. II. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) - Cecile Ousset
15. Nocturne - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
16. II. Adagio (Opening) - Julian Bream
17. Adagio For Strings Op.11a - The Philadelphia Orchestra
18. Entr'acte To Act III - Orchestre National De France

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You want relaxing classical music that'll soothe your soul but won't lull you into sleep? Here's a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach's "Air on the G String," Pachelbel's "Cannon," Debussy's "Clair de Lune") and some eclectic left-field choices (an excerpt from Górecki's Symphony No. 3, Jocelyn Pook's "Blow the Wind," and Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The performances of most of these excerpts are top-notch--artists include Sir Neville Marriner, James Galway, Jacqueline du Pré and the Philadelphia Orchestra--and there's enough variety here for everyone. --Edward Garabedian

Customer Reviews:

Lives Up To The Title, Fine Variety Of Genre's........2007-02-04

This CD is a great way to enjoy a large variety of Classical Composers & many of their best known pieces. Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," is an all time favorite. There are vocals, Piano pieces, & some fine Violins. I found the latter the most enjoyable. Here you can find Rodrigo & Pachelbell. Samuel Barber's haunting Adagio will make your skin tingle. This may not be to everyones taste, but if you wish to relax? Give this a couple of listens.

Good for relaxing pregnant women.......2007-01-17

I stumbled onto this album whilst searching bit torrent websites for classical music. I don't normally listen to classical music but thought it might be relaxing for my pregnant wife. After hearing the quality of the performances, the arrangement, and the recording I decided to buy the album from amazon. All the songs you would expect from a "best album in the world" are there and they are not boring to listen to like a lot of other classical albums. I now play this album in the car constantly and the wife requested it be played at the hospital during the birth.

Too much opera.......2007-01-10

If it wasn't for the opera this would be a great CD.

Does what it set out to do, very well.......2006-11-15

So i'm a classical music veteran, someone who prefers to collect a complete work, rather than classical compilations. I probably would not have listened to this album at all if my dad didnt buy it for me as a gift. By now, i own the complete works that over half of the excepts on this disc come from. I am a purist if ever there was one.

That said, i totally adore this set because i have learned to take it on its own terms. These discs weren't meant for expert classical listeners, so a review from that sort of mindset is useless. This set was meant for pure, easy listening, and for a basic starters kit for classical newbies. Most of all, it was just meant to do what the title says, to relax the average human being. classical expert or not.

Yes, some of these pieces have been altered or shortened, like Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto Andantino, but they have been edited for a good enough reason: the full versions would have been too long to flow with the rest of the album. And also, the full versions contain so much development that they don't become easy listening anymore. The shortened versions work in the context of the album. Most essentially, the shortened versions on the discs still convey the main flavor the composers were going for. The melodies and themes remain unchanged.

To sum up, it is true that when i want to actually listen deeply to classical music, this album would never be a choice. I would want to hear the complete works like the composers intended. But at certain times when i simply don't mind about that stuff, when i just need to loosen up and free my mind of stress with some nice melodies, this set does the job well enough.

Last but not least: being a purist and a classical buff, i am very particular about performance quality. I was very glad to find that EMI did not get lazy about this. All the artists are world-class, and all the performances are at least exceptional. Some performances are even quite excellent, like the Clair De Lune, which is one of the best i've heard. (Credit to Dame Lympany, the pianist.)

So once again, recommended for its stated purpose, to relax. I am a purist, a classical buff, and i still enjoy this disc. That says something.

TRULY The most relaxing and beautiful music ever written........2006-11-10

This album along with Volume 2 are now the two most valued albums in my music collection. I have all of the songs contained on these two albums but they are scattered through at least a dozen different albums and several are not performed by artists such as those that recorded this album and Volume 2.
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!

Average customer rating: Can't get much better than this a bargin The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Introducing Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. Great Artist...Spotty Selections...Unexpected

The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stevie Ray Vaughan - Greatest Hits Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2 Texas Flood The Sky Is Crying In Session ASIN: B00006L3J4 Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

1. Shake for Me (live)
2. Rude Mood (live)
3. Love Struck Baby
4. Pride and Joy
5. Texas Flood
6. Mary Had a Little Lamb
7. Lenny
8. Scuttle Buttin'
9. Couldn't Stand the Weather
10. The Things That I Used to Do
11. Cold Shot
12. Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place in Town)
13. Give Me Back My Wig
14. Empty Arms
15. The Sky Is Crying (live)
16. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) (live)

Tracks:

1. Say What!
2. Look at Little Sister
3. Change It
4. Come On (Pt. III)
5. Life Without You
6. Little Wing
7. Willie the Wimp (live)
8. Superstition (live)
9. Leave My Girl Alone - (live)
10. The House Is Rockin'
11. Crossfire
12. Tightrope
13. Wall of Denial
14. Riviera Paradise
15. Telephone Song - The Vaughan Brothers
16. Long Way From Home - The Vaughan Brothers
17. Life By the Drop

Customer Reviews:

Can't get much better than this.......2007-07-09

Purists will decry missing songs, but you can't complain about this collection of great songs. Stevie and DT have a timeless quality to their music that lets you listen to them over and over and not get tired of it. If you've only heard a few of their songs on the radio, you owe it to yourself to try the others -- you won't regret it.

a bargin.......2007-05-17

The album is exactly what I expected from the artist simply awesome. The vocals and strings are soulful. You'll listen to it over and over.

The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.......2007-05-14

Too much Stevie Ray for me. I loved Crossfire but not much more will make my playlists unless I open a rib joint and play hm for background. The quality of recording could have also been better

Introducing Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble........2007-04-28

I think this is a very thorough Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble CD, spanning Stevie's entire career. Every song is good, including many studio hits and fan favorites, as well as a few live cuts. My personal favorites are: "Love Struck Baby", "Pride & Joy", "Mary Had A Little Lamb", "Scuttle Buttin'", "Couldn't Stand The Weather", "Cold Shot", "Empty Arms", "Say What!", "Life Without You", "Little Wing", "Leave My Girl Alone", "The House Is Rockin'", "Crossfire", "Tightrope", "Wall Of Denial", "Riviera Paradise", "Telephone Song", and "Long Way From Home". There are a few others that I would have liked to have on here, but I think that these tunes are "essential", timeless classics, effectively showcasing Stevie's talent and charisma, and are a good start for someone new to his music.

Great Artist...Spotty Selections...Unexpected.......2006-12-29

Stevie Ray...What can one say? Wow, Awesome, and a legend before his time.
I have debated with so many the precise presence, sheer volume Stevie emitted from his guitar, through his soul. Yes there are many great guitarits. Clapton, Hendrix, Page...just to name a few. What Stevie brought was electrifying and still very personal. He was in a class of his own. So why this review? I have been listening to Stevie for quite some time. I own most of his records. (CD) I even purchased his single-disc "Greatest Hits." I was relatively happy to have his biggest hits on one convenient disc. So one day I'm in Target, out of the corner of my eye I notice this beaming CD...(drumroll) "The Essential"...I almost fell over, seriously. See, I own a few "Essential" CD's: Dylan, Billy Joel, ELO...So obviously when I saw this I thought I was purchasing a gold mine...

While it does contain great work, why the need to include so many "live"
versions? Bottom line? If I want a live set, I'll buy a live set. This could've been a great, blown-away 2-disc set. It is great for picking the selections that should've been on his single disc, to transfer to your iPod...

Average customer rating: Sweet and sour, but the sweet is sooo sweet Career suicide Music for the dark corners of your soul If I could give it more than five, I would Not Typical

The Fragile Nine Inch Nails Manufacturer: Nothing ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Broken The Downward Spiral With Teeth Pretty Hate Machine Pretty Hate Machine ASIN: B00001P4TH Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

1. Somewhat Damaged
2. The Day The World Went Away
3. The Frail
4. The Wretched
5. We're In This Together
6. The Fragile
7. Just Like You Imagined
8. Even Deeper
9. Pilgrimage
10. No, You Don't
11. La Mer
12. The Great Below

Tracks:

1. The Way Out Is Through
2. Into The Void
3. Where Is Everybody?
4. The Mark Has Been Made
5. Please
6. Starfuckers, Inc.
7. Complication
8. I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally
9. The Big Come Down
10. Underneath It All
11. Ripe (With Decay)

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Trent Reznor took five years to record this monstrous double-CD set, wielding a perfectionist's touch in the production and the subtlety of a chainsaw in the musicianship. The result is uncompromising, full of hysterical noise and yet utterly accessible. Somehow, someway, this is one of the best pop records of the year. --Matthew Cooke

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The Fragile is even bleaker than 1994's The Downward Spiral as it lurches along with a perpetual scowl. A frenzied collection of buzz-saw pop, Trent Reznor's grim opus yo-yos through two CDs with scattershot intensity. Hushed one minute and explosive the next, spite and anger intermix with heartbreaking resignation, sometimes in the course of one song. Still, Reznor's dour and uncompromising approach is accessible and undeniably entertaining, even when he eschews vocals altogether. Unchanged are the obsessive lengths that he goes to for the sake of a dynamic thrill ride. The quiet tones that open the instrumental "Just Like You Imagined" suddenly erupt into a barrage of off-time rhythms and noodling keyboard riffs, all rising to a torrid conclusion. The sheer sonic invention on display here is astounding. Reznor's production approaches Brian Eno's in terms of dynamism, though it arises from a profoundly different sensibility. "Starfuckers Inc" uses chopped-up vocals for the verses and a shouting mob for its propulsive, Ministryesque chorus to mercilessly slam some of NIN's imitators (most pointedly, Marilyn Manson). And while there's nothing here as dance-floor-ready as Downward Spiral's "Closer," "Where Is Everybody" comes close, thanks to its slow, sweaty gyrations and Adrian Belew's slippery guitar figures. The Fragile's songs are ultimately simple explorations of deep disillusionment. However, once Reznor finishes twisting them out of shape, they're towering soundscapes of rage that are at once terrifying and beautiful. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Sweet and sour, but the sweet is sooo sweet.......2007-06-02

Off hand, you'd think that 2 cd's is a whole lot of music to listen to. On the other hand, that WOULD be true had this album have roughly 1/2 of it as "skippable" tracks. Don't be disuaded however, this album is still chock full of some of the greatest music I've ever heard. Point blank, this album is musical genius hidden within a number of useless artsy noise. Despite the throwaway tracks, this album is really great. I recommend it entirely, you can skip to the good ones.

Career suicide.......2007-04-07

Eight long years after this album was released and I figure I might as well write a review. I know what people say, that, it wasn't the Downward Spiral 2. Well, I was hoping for something equally as impressive as the Downward Spiral, not the same. I realize bands move on, grow up, GET OLD, but, such a contrast. The Downward Spiral, and previous works, were a progressive movement towards something.. something. The Fragile may have been that something. The world will never know.

I wonder...who will hold the chalice next? Blame it on fear, blame it on drugs, blame it on pressure, blame it on ....whatever, but, this album is the ultimate opportunity lost. Successive works, such as "With Teeth", are just flat out laughable and pathetic. Was Nine Inch Nails ever a great band? I have my doubts... yet, I can still remember being dumbstruck by the glory of Mr. Self Destruct that first time... [8th grade]

As far as I'm concerned, this album was Trent's fall from Godhood. This album has no purpose, no progression. It's a mess of half committed tracks and trivial ambience. There is no plot, no experience. While Downward Spiral was a journey to something divine, this album, however, lacks any magic whatsoever...

Oh, NiN will still be around, perhaps for ten more years, perhaps even twenty. But, that spirit, that anger, that POWER which is found in the Downward Spiral (and Broken) will never show itself again. The sincerity is but a fading memory, and to those just discovering NiN, will never be felt.

All in all, I would rather have never been born than live in a post Fragile world. It was that disapointing to me, and still is. One star for destroying one of the only joys of my childhood.

Music for the dark corners of your soul.......2007-04-06

Trent and co. will wring melody from your mute cacophony. He will make grossly audible your simmering anguish. From your gut-wrenching agony he will rend headphones and speakers and piss off happy yippy-dogged minivanned neighbors. He will take the destroyed junkyard of your soul and from it fashion a japanese mecha-godzilla that no army can slay. And finally, after the journey through your private darkness is complete, he will bow his head and point you at the glimmer of light at the end.

Welcome to NIN. I love all his stuff, but this is his best, darkest, deepest, most musically interesting. If you ever find yourself in a very dark place, catharsis is at hand. This is the hair tonic for your balding soul. Best played loud.

If I could give it more than five, I would.......2007-03-28

It boggles my mind that this album didn't sell better when it came out. It totally lives up to the hype of The Downward Spiral, and is nothing short of epic. I'll try not to sound to cliche here, but this album really changed my musical life. In my opinion, it is easily one of the top ten best musical artworks of the nineties. The songs are amazing, the instrumentals beautiful, the rock is hard and danceable, and it is every bit as risque and meticulously constructed as TDS. I would give you a "list" of standout songs to keep an eye on, but I would end up naming every song on both discs. Every one is a winner here, you will find beauty and pure musical genius on each track. If you liked The Downward Spiral, put The Fragile to the test, it is every bit as good if not better. I don't know what you are waiting for, buy it.

Not Typical.......2007-03-13

If you like NIN just from hearing "The Downward Spiral" then you will either be refreshed or dissapointed. I've owned this album since the first day it was released (almost 8 years) and I still listen to it from time to time.

If you're looking for the song played during the "300" trailer, the track name is "Just Like You Imagined", one of the best instumentals ever.

Like all of NIN's albums, this is a modern classic.

Average customer rating: good project Oustanding Quality and Great Album What this album is like Great songs, but too repetitive Modern Day Blues Classic

Texas Flood Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Couldn't Stand the Weather In Step The Sky Is Crying Soul to Soul Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2 ASIN: B00000ICN5 Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Love Struck Baby
2. Pride And Joy
3. Texas Flood
4. Tell Me
5. Testify
6. Rude Mood
7. Mary Had A Little Lamb
8. Dirty Pool
9. I'm Crying
10. Lenny
11. SRV Speaks - (previously unreleased)
12. Tin Pan Alley - (previously unreleased)
13. Testify - (previously unreleased, live)
14. Mary Had A Little Lamb - (previously unreleased, live)
15. Wham - (previously unreleased, live)

Amazon.com essential recording

This legendary 1983 debut by the fallen torchbearer of the '80s-'90s blues revival sounds even more dramatic in its remixed and expanded edition. Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar and vocals are a bit brighter and more present on this 14-track CD. And the newly included bonus numbers (an incendiary studio version of the slow blues "Tin Pan Alley" that was left off the original release, and live takes of "Testify," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and the instrumental "Wham!" from a 1983 Hollywood concert) illuminate the raw soul and passion that propelled his artistry even when he was under the spell of drug addiction. Texas Flood captures Vaughan as rockin' blues purist, paying tribute in his inspired six-string diction to his influences Larry Davis (who wrote the title track), Buddy Guy, Albert King, and Jimi Hendrix. His own contemplative "Lenny," a tribute to his wife at the time, also suggests a jazz-fueled complexity that would infuse his later work. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

good project.......2007-05-15

Steve Ray Vaughan one of the best blues guitarrist in the world, in this album ,Texas Flood , with three live performances as bonus tracks with Chris Layton on drums, Testify live version is unreal great guitar play very well played,there is not question about it he was good.
I strongly recomend this album for anyone .

Oustanding Quality and Great Album.......2007-01-25

For an SACD, this fills the room with one of SRV's best albums.

What this album is like.......2006-11-27

The liner notes of this CD quote a 1981 spectator of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's live show: "It was like church."

That's exactly what it was like. I used to say it was "like a religion," some 25 years ago, for me to show up an hour early at Fitzgerald's in Houston, to be first in line when the club opened and get a table right in front of SRV's microphone. What I remember most vividly is his hands on his guitar. He didn't schmooze his audience; he didn't have much patter. Stevie Ray expressed himself through his fingers, and he poured out his soul.

I think he knew very well that one night, my hand was regularly moving in my purse because I was starting and stopping a tape recorder. According to SRV, he was then stuck in a recording contract with someone who would release neither an album nor him from the contract. I listened to that bootleg frequently between his live appearances. (Don't ask: I no longer have it and wouldn't copy it if I did.)

Thus I can "Testify" that the cuts on this first album faithfully replicate the sound of his performance of these songs. Nothing is added - there are only bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton ably anchoring SRV's guitar - and nothing is taken away. If the trio required more than one recording for each of these tracks, it was only to choose among SRV's brilliant improvisations.

The liner notes from the follow-up album, COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER, emphasize SRV's macho appearance as this Texan blasted away a New York City audience. "Macho" is not what SRV was like. He had a slight build. He was soft-spoken. The last cut on the original issue of TEXAS FLOOD, a tribute to SRV's wife, is exquisitely tender, the opposite of macho - in front of God and everyone! SRV played not to impose himself on his listeners but to persuade. Which is ultimately much more powerful.

I learned only from the liner notes for the TEXAS FLOOD reissue that SRV is credited with igniting the 1980s blues revival. That's what a prophet is for, isn't it?

Great songs, but too repetitive.......2006-11-10

Like Berry, many of the tracks on this album sound alike.

That said, it's classic.

Modern Day Blues Classic.......2006-10-17

This is one of the finest blues albums to be produced in the past 25 years. Right off the bat from the blistering 'Testify' to the classic 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' to the closing jazz influenced 'Lenny' you know this album is going to be something special. SRV & TD are found here as a trio and you would be hard pressed to find a tighter band. This album is a little more striped down and more bluesy then SRV latter works. This and 'In Sessions' with Albert King are probably Stevie's best blues albums.

Average customer rating: John was a genius, Yoko is a dope. Double Fantasy by John Lennon FROM THE BEATLES TO CRAZINESS TO DOUBLE FANTASY We thought they'd have time to get better together.... Lennon's two swan song albums present him at his best

Double Fantasy John Lennon , and Yoko Ono Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Imagine Milk and Honey Mind Games John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Rock 'n' Roll ASIN: B00004WGEK Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. (Just Like) Starting Over
2. Kiss, Kiss, Kiss
3. Cleanup Time
4. Give Me Something
5. I'm Losing You
6. I'm Moving On
7. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
8. Watching the Wheels
9. Yes, I'm Your Angel
10. Woman
11. Beautiful Boys
12. Dear Yoko
13. Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him
14. Hard Times Are Over
15. Help Me to Help Myself
16. Walking on Thin Ice
17. Central Park Stroll (Dialogue)

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Strange as it seems now, the last album John Lennon released in his lifetime was intended as a comeback, or rather as a parting wave at retirement: "Watching the Wheels" and "Beautiful Boy" celebrate the joys he found outside the star system, and "(Just Like) Starting Over" is a slightly awkward rocker about rejoining the domestic world that's also sort of about rejoining the pop world. The studio-pro arrangements are a little too slick, but Lennon rarely sounded happier. Ono, whose songs alternate with his in a series of thematic diptychs, was taking a stab at channeling her artier impulses into pop and is generally less successful--her voice works in a context of art-weirdness, but not as well in conventional tunes. This 2000 remastered reissue is fleshed out with a demo of "Help Me to Help Myself" and Ono's solo version of "Walking on Thin Ice," which was recorded on the same day her husband was shot to death. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

John was a genius, Yoko is a dope........2007-07-26

I won't blubber on here about each song and it's meaning to me. Suffice it to say that John Lennon's contributions on this album are solid while Yoko Ono's are amateurish at best. How anyone can write that she goes toe to toe with John on this album, I just can't see. Those reviewers must be on crack. John was brilliant and Yoko sucks, plain and simple. That's all you need to know about this album. Hey maybe there is a job at a local aquarium for Yoko to polish her dolphin and whale squeaks. They might actually understand her. Just a thought.

Double Fantasy by John Lennon.......2007-05-13

I liked Lennon's music. He was beyond his age in music. I like your store, most of the time you have just what I want either new or used. That feature is nice. Being on a fixed income, it is hard sometimes to purchase new items in books. Buying used is in my income.

FROM THE BEATLES TO CRAZINESS TO DOUBLE FANTASY.......2007-03-27

AFTER LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM YOU CAN ONLY SAY NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE OR TO YOURSELF YOU WILL NEVER LOSE THE POWER OF MUSIC!!!!!

We thought they'd have time to get better together...........2007-01-31

It was a bad time. The Ayatollah had 52 Americans captive at our own embassy in Tehran (although Steve Dahl did come up with a great parody of the Knack's big hit that year, "Ah-ah-ah-ay-a-to-lah"). We were sure the world would end when Ronald Reagan took the White House the following year. Each ex-Beatle had ruled out ever having a reunion. I had totalled my blue 1970 pinto and was barely treading water in organic chemistry. The only sign of light ahead was an album John Lennon kept promising us all autumn long. So despite Dan Carpenter's failure to respond to my womanly charms, his decision to surprise me with a copy of "Double Fantasy" for Christmas on about December 1 was heartily welcomed.

We had heard there would be some Yoko solo songs. Like "I'm You're Angel", a direct rip-off on "Making Whoopee", as Yoko had to acknowledge in court a couple years later. We were just happy that after several years of a dry spell, we were getting some good John Lennon material.

Which is here. The most Beatlesque of the songs, and just a great pop song, is "Starting Over." The production is clean, the backup sounds great, and it's like the polar opposite of primal scream material like "Mother" and "Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out". "Beautiful Boy" is basically a lovely, calypso-like lullabye to Sean which has convinced millions that John originated the slogan seen on posters all over in the 60's and 70's, "Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans"; "Dear Yoko" tries too hard to be a country song, but it almost succeeds (and without Ringo's lack of tuning); "Woman" is a lovely ballad, if you either actually like Ms. Ono or can keep out of your head images of the woman it's written for.

If what happened hadn't two weeks after the release of this album, it would have not done as well as it had. 3-4 moderately good Lennon songs are not enough to balance out five (from the vinyl album) awful Ono songs. The shame of that is, "Walking on Thin Ice", recorded on the night when Lennon would later be killed, and not released till many months later, is a passingly good Yoko Ono song, and she has consistently gotten better, pushing herself to seek more accessibility through the years (perhaps from guidance by her partner, Sam, and son Sean Lennon). But for whatever reason, Yoko Ono was not a viable pop singer at the time "Double Fantasy" was released, and Lennon was still too starry-eyed (in the romance sense and the arrogance sense) to see that.

On December 9, Dan and I met in kind of a stupor outside of our physics class. "It sucks," he said. "Yeah, it sucks," I nodded. The physics professor said something stupid about gun control. I still listen to Double Fantasy, skipping over Yoko's songs ("Walking on Thin Ice" isn't on the vinyl) remembering that night, Dan, Mr. Wilson, the pro-gun control physics professor and trying to remember what it was like when there were still four Beatles.

Lennon's two swan song albums present him at his best .......2007-01-23

This part one of John & Yoko's 1980 recordings (part two released as "Milk and Honey") is a pure joy to listen to and presents Lennon at his absolute best. The hit singles "Starting Over", "Woman" and "Watching the Wheels" are pure pop/rock classics the while edge-ier "I'm Losing You" harken back to his classic "PLastic Ono Band" album. Be assured, also, that Yoko's tracks are no slouch---"Kiss Kiss Kiss" and "Give Me Something" are great new wave-esque send-ups while the bonus track' "Walking One Thin Ice" is absololutely one of the best dance tracks ever recorded and features John's searing and swooning avant-guarde guitar playing at its best. My only criticism is that Yoko should have included more bonus tracks, such as the "Starting Over" unedited version or the excellent "Cleanup Time" alternative version (neither are commercially available). Buy this album....and be sure to give "Milk and Honey" a chance as well.

Average customer rating: SRV Review The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2 An awesome display... Best introductory SRV Blues Done Right

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stevie Ray Vaughan - Greatest Hits The Sky Is Crying In Step Couldn't Stand the Weather Texas Flood ASIN: B00000ICN8 Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Love Struck Baby
2. Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Your Love
3. Scuttle Buttin'
4. Wall Of Denial
5. Lenny
6. Superstition - (live)
7. Empty Arms
8. Riviera Paradise
9. Look At Little Sister
10. Willie The Wimp - (live)
11. Pipeline (from "Back To The Beach")
12. Shake For Me - (live)
13. Leave My Girl Alone - (live)
14. Telephone Song
15. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
16. Life By The Drop

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The real deal is that this is not so much a hits package as a hyped collection of songs that made the charts, album tracks, and rarities like Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pipeline" duet with surf-rock king Dick Dale. (At least SRV completists no longer have to buy the God-awful Back to the Beach soundtrack.) Blending blues classics, rockers, and instrumentals was a signature of Vaughan's sets, but it doesn't work for these 16 tunes. Lesser numbers like "Empty Arms," "Shake for Me," and "Wall of Denial" seem filler between thrillers like "Telephone Song," "Scuttle Buttin'," and a version of "Leave My Girl Alone" that had been available only on a promotional CD. Remember, Vaughan's recording career lasted seven years--too short a time to merit two hits discs. Yet his guitar acrobatics and gut-deep vocal testimonials are never less than satisfying. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

SRV Review.......2007-02-08

Well, I guess if your a real fan of SRV, then you will love this. I am new to his music, and although he is obviously an accomplished muso, it was not quite what I wanted. It has not sold me on him, but he does have a couple of good tracks. Maybe just not for me.I will not purchase any more SRV if this is representative of his work

The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2.......2007-01-10

Very fine collection of SRV's work. Highly recommend

An awesome display..........2006-11-11

If you are a fan this is a great compilation! The last two tracks, Voodoo Chile and Life by the Drop, are worth the price of admission.
Warning! There are so many notes and cool sounds flying out of Voodoo Chile that you may be injured. Enjoy!

Best introductory SRV.......2006-10-06

If you are new to SRV and looking for a great sample of his best work, this is the album for you. Selections are among the most intense blues ever to burn from SRV's guitar. The recording quality is top notch - including the live cuts.

Blues Done Right.......2005-12-07

Stevie Ray Vaughan was getting better by the year,never playing the same song quite the same way twice.He was the best of his kind.King of texas blues.Mr.Vaughan came to a tragic ending in a plane crash after fighting a life threatning drug addiction.Such an abrupt end for such an amazing person.

Two greatist hits were then released.This is Vol.2 you'd assume to get lackluster songs not quite as big as the glowing presence of Vol.1.If that is what you're guessing you're off(WAY OFF).Overall i think this is a much better interpratation of Mr.Vaughans true capabilities."Scuttle Buttin'" is a fast and short song resulting in an almost Van Halen "Eruption" solo feeling.Stevies accesability to make a song his own shows in a Jimi Hendrix song"Voodoo Chile"(later shown in 2001's "Black Hawk Down")as he did with The Beatles "Taxman" on the first vol..

Mr.Vaughans vocals are raspy and low and energetic.If you ever seen him live you'd know how much soul he poured into each performance.His beat up guitar is a trade mark.You will be able to hear this aura in the live tracks like "Shake For Me" and "Superstation".A crowd favorite "Lenny" is on the album,but not live.

Sixteen of Mr.Vaughans amazing songs shine hear and is worth more then what is asked for.

Average customer rating: excelent remastered im not a kid, im 16 i just dident know my moms password SRV Is The Man Healing with passion SRV - In Step

In Step Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Texas Flood Couldn't Stand the Weather The Sky Is Crying Soul to Soul Live at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B00000ICN9 Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. The House Is Rockin'
2. Crossfire
3. Tightrope
4. Let Me Love You Baby
5. Leave My Girl Alone
6. Travis Walk
7. Wall Of Denial
8. Scratch `N' Sniff
9. Love Me Darlin'
10. Riviera Paradise
11. SRV Speaks - (previously unreleased)
12. The House Is Rockin' (previously unreleased, live)
13. Let Me Love You Baby - (previously unreleased, live)
14. Texas Flood - (previously unreleased, live)
15. Life Without You - (previously unreleased, live)

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In Step embraces blues and rock without compromising the primal joys of either. This is Stevie Ray Vaughan's best studio album and the first he recorded sober. "Travis Walk" offers a heady rush of flat-picking, "The House is Rockin'" is full-tilt roots-boogie, "Let Me Love You Baby" and "Leave My Girl Alone" are sweet blues epiphanies, and the nine-minute instrumental "Riviera Paradise" is a truly soulful mix of blues and jazz. By now, just a year before his untimely death, Vaughan had also tamed his bawling voice into a rich instrument. In short, this 1989 session is Vaughan at his artistic peak. And the four compelling live performances added to this reissue--"The House Is Rockin'," "Let Me Love You Baby," "Texas Flood," and "Life Without You," all from the In Step tour--prove there was no studio trickery involved. It's raw blues-rock perfection. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

excelent remastered.......2007-05-15

This album with 5 unreleased bonus trucks is an album that should be in any one cd's collection , the live version " Let me love you baby " is excellent played ,Steve Ray Vaughan was a master player.

im not a kid, im 16 i just dident know my moms password.......2006-12-11

all the other SRV fans have already told u how great this album is im just here to talk about the bonus track "life without you" (live). the studio version is good but this version is so much better, words cannot describe how i feel about it. its expanded by about 10 minutes and includes one of stevies free form raps. But what makes me love it so much is the expression and raw emotion stevie puts into every note. i close my eyes when i listen to it and i get this indescribable feeling and enter this state of mind were nothing else matters or even exists. it sounds corny i know, but that is the power that this song has. anyways i think i will wrap up my seemingly crazy description of the song and my feelings for it. i love the rest of the album to but this is my favorite track. please, dont hesitate in buying it.

SRV Is The Man.......2006-10-20

SRV has to be on the short list of greatest guitarists ever. He is amazing. This album is one of his best, it is just awesome. This man could play and this album really shows off his skills. Great album.

Healing with passion.......2006-10-06

Mr. Vaughn's recovery from addiction comes through loud and clear while he loses none of the passion and style that made him so popular to begin with. Every song is like a self-portrait of an man who has finally found the way to real success. The songs are upbeat and make you want to dance with the newfound joy of the artist. Some of the best that SRV has to offer.

SRV - In Step.......2006-08-08

I just wanted to add some info for anyone who's considering buying this but is not completely sure:

The bonus track live version of "Texas Flood" is 7 minutes 22 seconds of Stevie's best live playing EVER recorded. It is amazing. By itself it justifies the $9 expenditure for any SRV fan. The live bonus "Life Without You" is terrific too, by far the best version I've heard of that song (minus the preachy little anti-booze speech he stops to give partway through), but nothing compares to the "Texas Flood" on here. I don't think I'll ever forgive myself for not having been born soon enough to see this man play live.

So if you're thinking about getting it - get it!

Average customer rating: Bluesy, Jazzy Vaughan Breaks From the Pack COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER WOULD BE ONE OF STEVIE RAY'S REPLIES TO THE TEXAS FLOOD! Better than Hendrix! With this album, Stevie Ray dethroned Eddie Van Halen Unoriginal, but enjoyable

Couldn't Stand the Weather Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Texas Flood In Step Soul to Soul The Sky Is Crying Live at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B00000ICN6 Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Scuttlebuttin'
2. Couldn't Stand The Weather
3. Things That I Used To Do
4. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
5. Cold Shot
6. Tin Pan Alley
7. Honey Bee
8. Stang's Swang
9. SRV Speaks (previously unreleased)
10. Hide Away (previously unreleased)
11. Look At Little Sister (previously unreleased)
12. Give Me Back My Wig (previously unreleased)
13. Come On (Pt. III) (previously unreleased)

Album Description

Reissue of 1984 album with 4 bonus tracks. 2001.

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In a brief interview that precedes this CD's four bonus tracks--all unreleased gems from the original 1984 sessions--Stevie Ray Vaughan makes the point that "music used to be more based on common everyday occurrences like a train's sound going down the track ... a horse walking." Then he comes on with a version of Freddie King's "Hideaway" that chugs like a locomotive. There's also a heretofore unheard slide-guitar-powered "Give Me Back My Wig" and a blueprint of what became Soul to Soul's radio hit "Look at Little Sister." All those follow the improved mixes of the original CD, which include Vaughan's heartbreak chronicles "Couldn't Stand the Weather" and "Cold Shot"; his first jazzer, "Stang's Swang"; and his initial Hendrix outing, "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)." It's the sound of the guitar hero growing as an artist on his own terms--sidestepping the irony that poisoned '90s rock to stay true to the real-life aesthetic of the blues. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

Bluesy, Jazzy Vaughan Breaks From the Pack.......2007-04-06

On Couldn't Stand The Weather, Stevie Ray Vaughan began to separate himself from every other modern bluesman with his distinct playing style.

On this record, you can hear a number of influences both individual and stylistic. The obvious Hendrix influence in a scorching version of "Voodoo Chile," Guitar Slim/Albert King/Albert Collins on "The Things That I Used To Do," and jazzy influenced "Tin Pan Alley" and "Stang's Swang." These, plus "Cold Shot" and the title cut elevated Vaughan to a different level than most of his contemporaries.

This is a fantastic blues/jazz album.

COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER WOULD BE ONE OF STEVIE RAY'S REPLIES TO THE TEXAS FLOOD!.......2007-01-05

I will be writing a review on the legendary brilliant masterpiece album entitled "COULD'T STAND THE WEATHER" by one of Rock's greatest legendary premiere guitarists of ALL-TIME, I give you the late great guitar legend, M-R. S-T-E-V-I-E R-A-Y V-A-U-G-H-A-N! This legendary album was originally released in 1984 on vinyl/LP, cassette and Compact Disc on the Epic Records label in association with CBS Inc. I purchased the very first release of this album on Compact Disc and the matrix or ID number is EK 39304. This first release album on Compact Disc was actually manufactured in Japan by CBS/Sony, Tokyo, Japan. I also purchased this album on CD with the SUPER BIT MAPPING (SBM) in the MASTER SOUND series format on the Epic Legacy Records label. The matrix or ID number is EK 53927. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary album, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

WOW! What can I say about the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan that hasn't already been said? His story and humble beginnings hail from the great state of Texas! Stevie Ray was born on 3 October 1954 in Dallas, Texas. Stevie Ray would get the Rock bug spark early and would have his call of duty in Rock n' Roll upon hearing his most dearest and favorite guitarist and idol of ALL-TIME, the late great guitar legend, Jimi Hendrix! Stevie Ray would play many bar room gigs with his older brother Jimmie all across the country and Canada which would eventually expand worldwide. Stevie Ray NEVER gave up on his dreams in hoping for fame and fortune for he must have realized that it was his destiny to be a performer. Little did Stevie Ray know that his destiny was just around the corner that would change his life forever.

It would't be until 1982 when Stevie Ray and his band, DOUBLE TROUBLE, would be noticed and discovered at the annual Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland by Rock legends David Bowie and Jackson Browne! Bowie and Browne were present in the house that night and were in TOTAL disbelief upon what they were hearing! Realizing the talent, genius, greatness and full potential that Stevie Ray possessed, Browne notified many of his contacts and connections and even offered Stevie Ray the RARE opportunity to record, FREE OF CHARGE, at his own personal studio. WOW! It must have been destiny because Browne really truly believed in Stevie Ray's abilities and talents! The album "TEXAS FLOOD" from 1983 would be the result and Stevie Ray's first album for Epic Records.

In addition to this new found fame, Stevie Ray was approached by the legendary David Bowie and was asked to play on Bowie's hugely successful "LET'S DANCE" album and Tour with him! This in itself, was a huge honor for Stevie Ray and accepted Bowie's invitation in a split second.

With Stevie Ray's new found success, it was now time for Stevie Ray to head back into the recording studio to record the followup to the "TEXAS FLOOD" album. "BLUES EXPLOSION" from 1984 would be the result and again, the Stevie Ray Vaughan legend would continue to grow. With Stevie Ray's popularity growing ever more, Stevie Ray would quickly go back into the recording studio and record another follow up to the extremely successful "BLUES EXPLOSION" album. It would be on Stevie Ray's third album that he would really let loose which would result in accomplishing the worldwide fame and fortune that he had been in search of all his life. "COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER," released in 1984, would be the result. In my opinion, "COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER" is a BRILLIANT masterpiece album with BRILLIANT song tracks!

I will list and briefly review all of the song tracks in their original exact running order as follows: (1.) "Scuttle Buttin'," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! This is a GREAT STEVIE RAY BLUES ROCKER that KICKS SOME SERIOUS A*S! Stevie Ray REALLY lets loose on this Blues Rocker! I just wish that this Rocker would have been longer than 1:52! Despite that, I Love this Blues Rocker dearly!) (2.) "Couldn't Stand The Weather," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! Again, another GREAT STEVIE RAY BLUES ROCKER THAT KICKS SOME SERIOUS A*S! I love Stevie Ray's blistering guitar riff arrangements and his blistering solo! Stevie Ray sings and sounds almost exactly like Eric Clapton! You can almost feel Jimi Hendrix's influence on Stevie Ray and it definitely shows on this album. I love this Blues Rocker DEARLY!) (3.) "The Things (That) I Used To Do," Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! Again, another GREAT STEVIE RAY BLUES NUMBER THAT KICKS A*S! Stevie Ray plays the Blues and his blistering solo with NO MERCY! I love this Blues number!) (4.) "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! A PERFECT AND BRILLIANT TRIBUTE TO THE LATE GREAT JIMI HENDRIX! This is ONE GREAT VERSION THAT NEARLY SOUNDS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL IF NOT BETTER! Stevie Ray had a lot of BA*LS in recording this most sacred Hendrix classic. This Rocker KICKS SOME SERIOUS A*S as well! I LOVE Stevie Ray's BLISTERING guitar solo in this classic song! In my opinion, had Jimi lived, he would have been extremely proud of Stevie's version and rendition of his most sacred Rocker! "I DIDN'T MEAN TO TAKE UP ALL YOUR SWEET TIME, I PROMISE TO GIVE IT BACK TO YOU ONE OF THESE DAYS! AND DON'T BE LATE!" To sum up this song track, in my opinion, this is almost eight minutes of the GREATEST A*S KICKING ROCK N' ROLL EVER! I love this Rocker so dearly!) (5.) "Cold Shot," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! Again, another GREAT STEVIE RAY BLUES ROCKER THAT WOULD KICK A*S! I love this Blues Rocker dearly as well!) (6.) "Roughest Place In Town," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! Again, another GREAT STEVIE RAY slow Blues number that kicks a*s! I love Stevie Ray's blistering guitar playing and his solo in this one! I love it!) (7.) "Honey Bee" (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! Again, another GREAT STEVIE RAY BLUES ROCKER that KICKS A*S! Stevie Ray REALLY lets loose with his solo on this one! I love this Blues number dearly as well!) and (8.) "Stang's Swang." (Outstanding Brilliant! Superb! This is a GREAT STEVIE RAY JAZZ number that TRULY KICKS! I love this one as well!) I deeply apologize for not including the reviews on the last five tracks on this newly released Remasters edition since I do not yet own it. I promise to edit this review immediately upon buying and hearing these new tracks for myself closely. I will list these last five tracks in their original exact running order as follows: (9.) "SRV Speaks," (Previously Unreleased) (10.) "Hide Away," (Previously Unreleased) (11.) "Look At Little Sister," (Previously Unreleased) (12.) "Give Me Back My Wig" (Previously Unreleased) and (13.) "Come On (Part Three) (Previously Unreleased) I DEEPLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE! Overall, thus far, this is ONE HELL OF A GREAT ALBUM BY STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN! Every single song track contained in this original legendary album release is nothing less than outstanding and brilliant!

As you can see, SO FAR, this is definitely one great legendary treasure album worth purchasing that he or she should definitely own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This legendary album is a true genuine classic that will definitely prove to persevere and endure the test of time and get better with age like wine! This legendary album is a true testament of Stevie Ray's brilliance and genius that would only get better until his untimely death in 1990. This legendary priceless gem without a doubt, will always be around to be enjoyed and cherished for many more years to come, NOW AND FOREVER!

In closing, the STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN legend does not end here! If anything, IT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING! Stevie Ray would record three more extremely successful highly critically acclaimed studio albums not including the "BACK TO THE BEACH" soundtrack recorded in 1987. Stevie Ray's third studio album "IN STEP," released in 1989, would be Stevie Ray's last official studio album he would ever record alive! Following the success of "IN STEP" from 1989, Stevie Ray would go on tour with another one of his most favorite idol's, the legendary guitar GREAT, Eric Clapton! This would be the GREATEST TOUR in Stevie Ray's life and would also prove to be the greatest ultimate honor to be ON THE SAME STAGE with one of the WORLD'S and ROCK'S MOST GREATEST PREMIERE GUITAR PLAYERS of ALL-TIME! 27 August 1990 would be the last official performance of this tour with Clapton! It would also prove to be on this same very final night, at the Alpine Valley Amphitheater in Southern Wisconsin, that Stevie Ray would have THE GREATEST NIGHT OF HIS LIFE! Sadly, hours later, he would be gone forever! Jamming on the same stage with his brother Jimmie by his side, would be a star studed performance celebration which would include fellow guitarists Clapton, Robert Cray and Buddy Guy! The last song that Stevie Ray Vaughan would EVER perform live ALIVE was "Sweet Home Chicago!" WHAT A STAR STUDED NIGHT IT REALLY WAS INDEED! To add to the Stevie Ray legend, story or legend has it that Stevie Ray would cut his fingers while placing them over the guitar strings on the guitar frets. This legend is FACT! With this in mind, Stevie Ray's finger's and guitar would wind up bloody! Would Stevie Ray quit? HELL NO! He would go backstage and apply SUPER GLUE over the cut areas and then go back out and give his fans more! IS THAT LOYALTY OR WHAT? Sadly, on a tragic note, following this star studed gig performance, Stevie Ray (Without Clapton! Clapton was reportedly supposed to have accompanied and boarded with Vaughan!) would board a helecopter bound for Chicago, Illinois. According to the findings by the FAA, the helicopter pilot misjudged his bearings shortly after take off and slammed his craft into the side of a hill, killing all on board instantly. Upon hearing the news, THE WHOLE WORLD AS WELL AS THE WHOLE ROCK N' ROLL WORLD WAS IN SHOCK FROM DISBELIEF! In my opinion, It was like reliving "THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED" in reference to the 1959 plane crash claiming the lives of Buddy Holly (A fellow Texan from Lubbock), J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson and 17 year old Ritchie Valens! Just imagine how Eric Clapton must have felt! Vaughan's death would bring back painful memories of another one of his dearest friends! Clapton went though this same fatality with Hendrix on 17 September 1970 when he was supposed to meet Hendrix at a night club in London. Clapton had bought a brand newly strung Fender left-handed V shaped electric guitar that he was going to give Jimi that night but Hendrix would NEVER show up to claim it or accept his gift for we all know what happened on 18 September 1970? In Stevie Ray's short life, he lived, breathed, accomplished, contributed and achieved so much in the Rock n' Roll and Blues world that it was a tragedy that his life was cut so short. Stevie Ray still had so much to give and was willing to give it all to us! Stevie Ray is a true legend that will NEVER be forgotten nor denied. What a major tragic loss for Rock n' Roll! And as the saying goes folks, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," am I wrong or need I say more? Here's to you Stevie Ray and Double Trouble. R.I.P. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Born 3 October 1954, Died 27 August 1990 at age 35. Thanks for reading my long review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN FOREVER! Long Live Rock n' Roll! Rock out always and take it easy. Forever in Rock, J.L.

Better than Hendrix! .......2006-12-16

I defy anyone to tell me SRV does NOT do a better shot at Voodoo Chile!!

The man FOREVER!!

With this album, Stevie Ray dethroned Eddie Van Halen.......2006-12-06

The first time I heard Stevie Ray Vaughan on the radio, I thought it was Hendrix. And I think he ranks with Hendrix as one of the two greatest guitar players in Rock history.

From the late 1970s until this album came out, Eddie Van Halen seemed to be the undisputed King of Rock guitar. With this album, Stevie Ray Vaughan left no question as to who, among the living, was #1. Although, like Hendrix, Vaughan would be cut down in the prime of his life, he left gargantuan tracks. (Why is it always the best who die young? Why couldn't they have gotten Jon Bon Jovi in that helicopter? "C'mon Jon, there's a hairdresser on board. Yeah, yeah, get inside Jon!")

The album contains an excellent cover of Guitar Slim's blues tune "Things that I Used to Do," as well as divine original tracks such as "Scuttle Buttin", "Honey Bee" and the title track. But the CD's highlight for this reviewer is Vaughan's cover of Jimi Hendrix' "Voodoo Chile."

While Stevie Ray's musicianship really shines through on this CD, when I saw him live for the first time, opening up for Dire Straights at the Montreal Forum in the mid-80s, it was just jaw-dropping amazing! He blew Mark Knopfler and the boys off the stage. If you like the music on this CD and haven't seen Vaughan perform in concert, I highly recommend his Live at Montreux DVD.

Unoriginal, but enjoyable.......2006-03-31

Whether you know it or not, you've heard an LP like this before. But the difference between Couldn't Stand the Weather and other similar LP's; you'd be hard-pressed to find a better guitarist than Stevie. That being said, don't expect to shelve your Allman Brothers Band so you can devote your life to the music of SRV. However, you should expect to enjoy this every time you hear it.
The two finest cuts on this LP are the title track and Cold Shot. The latter was so good, it led me to buy the album when I heard it on the radio at a ribs joint. The title track would stand as the best to be found here, though the stop-start pattern is annoying. The two instrumentals that bookend the LP (Scuttle-Buttin' and Stang's Swang) are both solid, energetic and enjoyable, though not all that memorable.
One reason why I was looking forward to hearing this LP was for the cover of Hendrix's Voodoo Child (Slight Return), which has always been one of my favorite songs. And though bits of it cut too close to the original (something a cover should NOT do), it's still worth having around strictly for the guitar solos. Another great jam track is Tin Pan Alley, though it does drag a bit, still a nice piece of music!
If you're into the blues, pick this up, but don't expect the Revolution. (Speaking of which, that Prince vynil in the basement calls...)

Average customer rating: The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Eveer, Volume II Great music listein to while you read in bed A must buy for the non-snobbish classical music fan. A bliss of spirit. Boring

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The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe The Most Relaxing Piano Album in the World...Ever! Mozart for Relaxation Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits ASIN: B00002439O Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

1. Sheep May Safely Graze - Sir Neville Marriner
2. Serenade In G 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' - Sir Neville Marriner
3. Violin Concerto No.1 In G Minor, Op.26 - II. Adagio - Yedudi Menuhin
4. Nocturne No.2 In E Flat Op.9 No.2 - John Ogdon
5. Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury
6. Schindler's List - Tasmin Little
7. Traumerei - Dame Moura Lympany
8. Dance Of The Sylphs - Sir Neville Marriner
9. Water Music - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
10. Symphony No.9: II. Largo - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
11. Jean De Florette - Toots Thielemans
12. Concerto For Lute And Two Violins - II. Largo - Anthony Bailes
13. Cello Concerto In E Minor Op.85 - III. Adagio - Jacqueline De Pre
14. Waltz No.15 In A Flat - Dame Moura Lympany
15. Romance - Piers Lane
16. Pavane - Maurice Handford
17. Woodbrook - Micheal O Suilleabhain
18. Time To Say Goodbye - Orchestra

Tracks:

1. The Four Seasons - Concerto No.1 In E 'Spring' - Yehundi Menuhin
2. Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - New Philharmonia Orchestra
3. Double Violin Concerto In D Minor - II. Largo Ma Non Tanto - Yehudi Menuhin
4. Prelude No.7 In A Op.28 No.7 - Tzimon Barto
5. Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
6. The Lark Ascending - Hugh Bean
7. 'Pathetique Sonata Op.13 - II. Adagio Cantabile - Leonard Pennario
8. Pie Jesu - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
9. Salut D'Amour - Richard Hickox
10. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (The Girl With Flaxen Hair) - Dame Moura Lympany
11. The Coventry Carol - Medeval Babes
12. Pavane For A Dead Princess - New Philharmonia Orchestra
13. Liebestraum No.3 In A Flat - John Ogdon
14. Panis Angelicus - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
15. Piano Concerto No.2 In F Op.102 - II. Andante - Dmitri Alexeev
16. Agnus Dei - Peter Barley
17. Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor - IV. Adagietto - New Philharmonia Orchestra
18. My Heart Will Go On - Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Eveer, Volume II.......2006-08-28

Good selection of music, poorly performed and badly arranged. Good album for a tag sale. Same comment applies for Volume I.

Great music listein to while you read in bed.......2005-08-21

I have listened to this CD for the last several years before going to sleep at night. I love classical music, and this is great music to help make my soul feel at peace and unwind after a taxing day.

A must buy for the non-snobbish classical music fan........2004-10-22

I bought Vol. 1 of this series and was quite satisfied, but I have to say I'm more than satisfied with this one. If you can just mellow out and enjoy some great pieces, you'll love this CD. #15 on Disc 2 is almost worth the price alone!

A bliss of spirit........2004-09-18

That's disc will open You a wonderful, beautiful world of sounds, their harmony & emotion : you'll feel your heart full of
Joy, Tears, Love.
Good LUCK!

Boring.......2004-05-11

Yes this CD will put you to sleep in minutes. Its the most boring uninspiring classical music. The first CD was very good but this Vol. 2 is like most movie sequels....AWFUL !

Average customer rating: Bravo! Outstanding compilation of the Italian classics,

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Tracks:

1. Canzon Septimi Toni No.2
2. Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1: I-Allegro From Spring (La primavera)
3. Overture (Allegro)
4. from Concerto in G Major for 2 Guitars: I-Allegro
5. from String Quartet in E Major Op. 13, No. 5: Minuetto
6. from Sonata for Violin & Guitar: III-Menuetto: Allgretto
7. from Sonata Concertata in A Major: III-Rondeau
8. Cantabile for Violin & Guitar
9. from Concerto for Guitar and Strings Orchestra, Op. 30: II-Andantino Siciliano
10. Nocturne: Moderato from the ballet La Boutique Fantasque (after Rossini)
11. from the Sebastian Suite: Barcarolle
12. Dance for Six (from William Tell)
13. La Donna E Mobile (from Rigoletto)
14. Musetta's Waltz (from La Boheme)
15. O Soave Fanciulla (Love Duet) from La Boheme
16. Vissi D'Arte (from Tosca)
17. Intermezzo: Andante Cantabile ( from Fedora)
18. Introduction to Act I (from La traviata)
19. Intermezzo (from Cavalleria rusticana)
20. Celeste Aida (from Aida)
21. O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicchi)

Customer Reviews:

Bravo!.......2000-07-22

I heard this album for the first time at a restuarant in Florence during my trip to Italy. I was surprised it was from the US beacause it has captured the very soul of Italy. After 7 years it has remained my favorite of all Puccini cds I own. I especially like the fact that it is instumental and can be played for many occassions. It never fails to stir the wanderlust for a trip back to Italy! A must for every romantic!

Outstanding compilation of the Italian classics,.......1999-05-01

I have been a music lover for years. This CD introduced some Italian music to me that I was not familiar with. I listen to this music very often...it is almost theraputic in effect. I have never heard more beautiful music together on one CD. You won't regret getting this one!

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