Classic Acid

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The second title in Moonshine's Electronic Music Classics series, this 10-track compilation offers a commendable if brief primer on the dawn of the "acid" era, from Joey Beltram's "Energy Flash" to Josh Wink's "Higher State of Consciousness." Being that the distinguishing feature of the genre is the elastic rhythm sound of the Roland TB303 drum machine, there is a tendency for things to occasionally get repetitive. For the most part, however, it's a nostalgic trip most raveheads will delight in taking. --Aidin Vaziri

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Classic Acid presents a clear focus on the modulating pulse of an oscillating TB-303 filter that has come to define the acid sound as most of the tracks in this 10-pack display to the extreme.

Classic Acid,Various Artists,Moonshine Music,Acid House,Acid Techno,Club/Dance,Dance Collections,Dance Music,Electronica,House,Pop,Popular Music,Rave,Techno,Trance

Average customer rating: Really nice voice Sweet Classic Soul Maysa's Sweet Soul Classic Disappointed Sweet Music

Sweet Classic Soul Maysa Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Eleven The Classic Love Songs Smooth Sailing SOULidified Feel the Fire ASIN: B000CQO1C0 Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

1. Wishing on a Star
2. Don't Say Goodnight
3. All I Do
4. Love Won't Let Me Wait
5. Come Go With Me
6. Betcha By Golly Wow
7. Playing Your Game, Baby
8. Love Comes Easy
9. Any Love
10. The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face)

Customer Reviews:

Really nice voice.......2007-05-30

I just ran across Maysa here on Amazon and listened to the samples. The CD is very very nice, she has a beautiful voice and I love the music. Mellow and quiet.

Sweet Classic Soul.......2007-04-27

This is one of 2 in my life I've ever gladly downloaded. Maysa did justice to the remakes and she is a truly underestimated goddess in music. Keep doin' your thang, Maysa.

Maysa's Sweet Soul Classic.......2007-02-26

Balto., MD native and former Stevie Wonder back up singer Maysa Leak does it again. First of all, this is a cover album. Perhaps this sets the stage for uneasiness, but after listening, there is no room for disappointment. Maysa is an authentic artist. Her sweet soulful silky sound is clearly her own. And for sure, it is her sweet silky sound that elevates these 10 soul classics to another level. The level of smooth and jazzy. Of course I am a believer in originality, and truly there is nothing like the real classic itself. However, Maysa's interpretation of these songs is not to be ignored. Give a listen to "Come Go With Me" and "Love Won't Let Me Wait". These are smokin' treatments!! This cd reflects some of what she listened to while growing up in the 70s. Apparently she listened well. She does a very good job here. I appreciate the musical change. Soft/mellow/jazzy.

Disappointed.......2007-02-24

I love Maysa, but I was disappointed to hear her cover so many other people's songs. One of the many attributes I love about her is her originality and I missed that on this album.

Sweet Music.......2007-02-13

Maysa does great with this album and you must buy it. Her voice will get into your head and put you into a sweet mood.

Average customer rating: unadulterated rock-n- roll Better Remembered 60's revisited Return to the origin of modern music Disappointing - sounds muffled and flat

Classic Masters Quicksilver Messenger Service Manufacturer: EMI Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Happy Trails Quicksilver Messenger Service The Best of Spirit It's a Beautiful Day Anthology ASIN: B00005V5Q3 Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

1. Pride Of Man
2. Light Your Windows
3. Who Do You Love (part 1)
4. Stand By Me
5. Dino's Song
6. Shady Grove
7. Joseph's Coat
8. Flute Song
9. Fresh Air
10. What About Me
11. Just For Love
12. Hope

Customer Reviews:

unadulterated rock-n- roll.......2007-07-16

At this stage of my life, I do not have the time to listen to as much of the old Hard-Rock music that I would like. However, this QSM gem is always a trip down memory lane. When my wife is out of the house, I crank this up as loud as possible!!!! Oh, to be 20 years old again.

Better Remembered.......2007-03-10

This album/CD was only a few dollars, thankfully! It had, perhaps, two cuts that were worth remembering. Too bad I didn't remember that when I took the offer (like a hungry trout).

It's better left in the dust bin.

60's revisited.......2007-01-09

Great walk down memory lane. I had forgotten their unique sound, and I enjoyed listening to it once again. You can hear the band grow and change as they moved from rock and roll to their Quicksilver sound.

Return to the origin of modern music.......2007-01-03

Few gen X or Y people know that Quicksilver Messenger Service was another vital piece of the musical pie that came out of the 60's/early 70's..........for those of you who don't know them.....pickup this 'best of' and connect the dots to modern jam bands........good stuff. bcp

Disappointing - sounds muffled and flat.......2006-12-12

I have to disagree strongly with the review below which says that the sound quality on this disc is "superb." It's not. In fact, it's one of the worst sounding discs I've purchased in a long time. On many of the cuts the higher frequencies are missing; this is probably because over long periods of time, recordings on tape (i.e. the master tapes used to produce this CD) deteriorate. As a result, the music sounds dull and muffled. Also, I was surprised how dated many of these songs are, both in musical style and the lyrics. I was a big fan of QMS "back in the day," but this disc is a loser.

Average customer rating: An excellent garage rock sampler Great late-60s music! A prize for boomers... and maybe their kids. Bright Fringe of the British Invasion 60s garage rock rocks!

Nuggets: A Classic Collection From the Psychedelic Sixties Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Garage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Nuggets From Nuggets: Choice Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 Dick Bartley Presents: Classic Oldies 1965-1969 Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 2 Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 6: More 60's Classics ASIN: B000003493 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Dirty Water - The Standells
2. Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds
3. Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five
4. Let's Talk About Girls - The Chocolate Watchband
5. Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats
6. I See The Light - The Five Americans
7. Why Pick On Me - The Standells
8. Little Girl - The Syndicate Of Sound
9. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees
10. Lies - The Knickerbockers
11. Laugh, Laugh - The Beau Brummels
12. Wild Thing - The Troggs
13. Heaven And Hell - The Easybeats
14. Valleri - The Monkees
15. Open My Eyes - The Nazz
16. Just A Little - The Beau Brummels
17. Can't Seem To Make You Mine - The Seeds
18. Journey To The Center Of The Mind - The Amboy Dukes

Customer Reviews:

An excellent garage rock sampler.......2007-07-22

This is one of several albums (LPs, CDs, and Box Sets alike) to bear the title of "Nuggets." Specifically, it's the first entry in a three part series, originally released by Rhino Records in the mid-80s. The series was intended to be a companion to Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968, a double LP released by Elektra Records in 1972. Rhino would go on to release a four-disc box set of the same title (which is probably the most famous member of the Nuggets family) in the mid 90s. The box set included all of the tracks from the 1972 LP.

The purpose of Nuggets (the LP, the series, and the box set) was to reissue undeservedly little-known, forgotten, or just plain obscure rock 'n' roll tunes from the mid '60s, and this is achieved with remarkable success. In fact, the box set (especially the 27 tracks that made up the original LP) is pretty much essential listening for anyone who even remotely cares about rock music. The kind of music found on a Nuggets album is wild, exuberant, and (usually) brilliant, a pocket-sized summation of just why rock 'n' roll is so great. Although not as stunnignly good as the box set, this disc is also an excellent listen for several reasons.

For one thing, it has 12 tracks in common with the box set (and 6 with the original LP), making it an excellent introduction to the Nuggets sound for someone who doesn't want to shell out the cash for a four disc set. They're also stunning songs in their own right: The Standells' "Dirty Water" is a strutting slice of bluesy proto-punk with a mean little guitar lick and some snarling vocals, while The Chocolate Watchband's "Let's Talk About Girls" threatens to outdo the bloody mindedness and raw sexuality of the 'Stones. The Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction" is a ridiculously catchy two-chord smasher that brilliantly apes the Yardbirds (and sets the template for hundreds of other garage bands to follow), while the Seeds sound brilliantly bizarre on "Pushin' Too Hard" and "Can't Seem To Make You Mine." The Amboy Dukes bridge the gap between psychedelia and hard rock on "Journey To the Center of the Mind" (which features a young Ted Nugent slaughtering his guitar!), and the Knickerbockers craft the ultimate Beatles soundalike with "Lies." Of the six tracks that aren't on the box set, the Easybeats' "Friday On My Mind" and the Troggs' ubiquitous classic "Wild Thing" are strong highlights.

Still, this isn't a perfect disc. Since you really should have the box set in your collection, twelve of these tracks are redundant. Also, the inclusion of two songs by the Monkees ("Valleri" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday") is a little odd, as those songs are widely available elsewhere. They're not bad songs, though. A lot of these songs don't really measure up to the standards set by the box set- the 6 songs that don't overlap with the set (yes, even "Wild Thing" and "Friday On My Mind") pale in comparison to the other 12, and drag down the pleasure factor by a bit. They're not terrible songs, of course, just not quite as good as the others.

Still, for someone just getting accquainted with the world of Nuggets, this is an excellent first purchase. Just remember to come back for more!

Great late-60s music!.......2007-07-05

One hit wonders? Sure (for the most part). Great music? You bet!

I have always been drawn to the music of the 1960s, particularly the late-1960s, and the three "Nuggets" CDs really whetted my appetite for more of the same.

While The Beatles, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, and others ruled the charts with hit after hit, the groups featured here were majority one-hit wonders, "garage bands," call it whatever you want, but it's those one-hit wonders that people love and fondly associate with this time period (I know I do with stuff from the 1990s, so I can relate to the nostalgic feelings from "dinosaurs" here).

As one listens to the tracks, you can feel the youthful energy of the times, the protest against all the so-called norms, and of young people wanting to find their own way in life as opposed to having it predetermined for them. Other songs are about drugs (oh me, oh my!) and so what? That doesn't make them any less enjoyable.

I listen to this CD from start to finish everytime and enjoy every song, but "Open My Eyes" by The Nazz and "Journey to the Center of the Mind" by The Amboy Dukes are two great tunes that keep me jamming. I find that the more I listen to it, the more I appreciate some tunes I didn't pay enough attention to the first six hundred times around.

It's wise to buy all three "Nuggets" CDs as opposed to buying just the compilation. You'd be cheating yourself out of some great music if you did. - Donna Di Giacomo

A prize for boomers... and maybe their kids........2006-06-30

Psychadelic? I don't think I'd call most of the tunes on this album psychdelic, save perhaps the great Nazz "Open My Eyes" and the Dukes' "Journey to the Center of Your Mind.". But almost every tune here brings back great memories of my childhood, listening to amazing the new music that was coming in the wake of the great British invasion bands.

When we think of 60s music, we tend to think of the real monsters of that time, like The Beatles, Cream, Hendrix, the Doors, and so forth, but most of what we listened to was more like what you'd find on this album- great pop tunes recoded by bands with just one or two hits. Listening to this collection will bring back great memories for the over 50 crowd, and show the kids today just how much the current wave of pop owes to those who were performing back when grampa and grandma were tooling around in a VW Microbus.

Bright Fringe of the British Invasion.......2006-02-06

-You don't have to believe that any of the songs on this well-chosen collection is "a pop classic easily surpassing anything by the Beatles" (as the feverish CD notes by Greg Shaw state) to enjoy the energy and, at times, quirkiness of the music. The comparison to the Beatles is apt because many of the groups here were touted as either "the next Beatles" (The Easybeats) or "the American answer to the Beatles" (The Beau Brummels, The Monkees). The rest of the groups were "the next Rolling Stones" or "the American answer to The Rolling Stones." The rush to get through the door that those two bands blew open resulted in music that was by turns imitative of, suggestive of, or hinting-at-while-trying-something-a-bit-different-than what the forerunners did. It hardly mattered that the forerunners had moved on to more adventurous music. This CD captures the optimism of young musicians who saw that some guitars and a drum set when applied enthusiastically backing tight (and not-so-tight) harmonies might just conquer the world, or at least that month's Billboard charts. When listening to the sometimes raw and awkward expressions of these groups (the proto-slick Monkees excepted) it helps to have been too young to vote when this music was first released, but is apparently not a requirement. Cue up this CD and don't sit back to enjoy it -- get up and move.

60s garage rock rocks! .......2005-07-14

i brought this album from barnes and nobles just to see what it sounded like, since im a big fan of the 60s. i love this album! the original versions of the garage rock classics. i especially like the songs I see the light and why pick on me, which i never even heard of before i got the album. another great rhino compilation!

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Cargo High-Tech, Vol. 4 Various Artists Manufacturer: Cool D: Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Milano Fashion, Vol. 5 Departure Lounge: Lounge Styled in Italy Chill out in Paris, Vol. 6 Roma Alta Moda, Vol. 3 ASIN: B000NQPXSU Release Date: 2007-03-05

Tracks:

1. Worms & Weasels - James Hardway,
2. Fever - Buddy Greco
3. Call Me
4. Let Yourself Go/Puttin' on the Ritz
5. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby - Dinah Washington
6. Triste - Cybill Shepherd
7. Wait Till You See Him [De-Phazz Remix] - Ella Fitzgerald
8. Every Hour - Boozoo Bajou, Wayne Martin
9. Forgotten Places - Alif Tree
10. Isn't This a Lovely Day [Remix] - Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald,
11. Jazz My RHTHM & Blues - Terry Callier
12. Summertime - Jason Rebello
13. Sea and Sand - Nicola Conte
14. Good Morning Heartache - Laura Fygi
15. O Que Ser A Flor Da Pele - Mystic Diversions
16. Humphrey's Donut

Album Details

The Continuing Collaboration Between Cool D:vision And the Milan Internal Design Store "Hightech Cargo" Presents the Fourth in their Luxury Compilation Series. The Set Mixes Calm with More Dynamic Moments Resulting in an Unique Musical Blend. Many Top Names Are Included in this Set, Created "With Love" by DJ Pierandrea ("The Professor") Together with the Cool D:vision Team: Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washington, Buddy Greco, Ella Fitzgerald, Layo and Bushwacka!, Nicola Conte, Terry Callier, James Hardaway, Mystic Diversions, Wayne Martin Feat. Boozoo Bajou and Others. It's an Intensively Sophisticated Project which is also Very Accessable, Fresh, Immediate and Smooth; The Perfect Soundtrack for Moments Spent on the Sofa and for Those who Want to Enjoy an Intimate and Relaxing Time Accompanied by Music of the Highest Level. The Packaging is Loyal to the Style of Cool D:vision: A Luxury Digibox with a Beautiful Booklet Full of Images and Graphics.

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Male Blues Of The Twenties, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Document ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Blues | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000000JGR Release Date: 1997-12-03

Tracks:

1. Mr. Crump Rag - Jesse Crump
2. Golden West Blues - Jesse Crump
3. Sleep Baby Sleep - J. Churchill
4. Mad Man Blues - J. Churchill
5. Roll On Silver Moon - Charles Anderson
6. Laughing Yodel - Charles Anderson
7. I'm Leavin' Just To Ease My Worried Mind - Tom Delaney
8. Georgia Stockade Blues - Tom Delaney
9. Bow-Legged Mama - Tom Delaney
10. Parson Jones (You Ain't Livin' Right) - Tom Delaney
11. Alabama Mamma - Mike Jackson
12. Kissing Mule Blues - Mike Jackson
13. Who'll Chop Your Suey When I'm Gone
14. Numbers On The Brain
15. Hold 'Er, Deacon
16. Charleston Hound
17. 'Tain't What You Pay To Get A Thing
18. Railroad Man Blues
19. Long Time Men
20. Corn And Bunion Blues
21. Kansas City Blues
22. T.B. Blues
23. How Long-How Long Blues
24. Deck Hand Blues

Average customer rating: King Black Acid - 'Royal Subjects' (Cavity Search) Amazing King Black Acid....Smooth and Tight

Royal Subjects King Black Acid and the Womb Star Orchestra Manufacturer: Cavity Search ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Mothman Prophecies ASIN: B000003D9T Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

1. 60 Cycles Numb
2. Grand Mal Pleasure
3. Call Me On The Headphones
4. Only Wine Will Tell
5. Passing Through The Photon Belt
6. 144 Thousand Member Acid Army (I, II, III)
7. Exit Ground Level Pt. 1
8. Royal Subjects

Customer Reviews:

King Black Acid - 'Royal Subjects' (Cavity Search).......2006-08-20

Looks to be the Portland band's second effort.I think I like this release as much as I did their 'Womb Star Sessions' CD(see my review).Simply more of KBA'S trademark 'inventive space rock' they seemed have semi-mastered.Best cuts here are "60 Cycles Numb","Call Me On The Headphones" and the fifteen-minute epic title track "Royal Subjects".Could swear I heard a didgeridoo and a violin in there.If you dig this genre,you might want to hunt down a copy of this disc.Worth many repeated plays.

Amazing.......1999-09-23

It's an amazing cd, in fact all of them are. It's like getting high without taking drugs like good music should be. Highly recommended

King Black Acid....Smooth and Tight.......1998-08-06

I was first introduced to the melodious sounds of King Black Acid while visiting Portland, Oregon in 1997....I had strolled into a small record shop to browse the local band albums, asking the shop owner for something in the way of harmonious, selflessly indulgent phsycadelia and he handed me this album...Listening to the first song, I must say, almost turned me off, but after listening to the rest of it in one sitting, I was hooked...beautifully lyrical, instumentaly persuasive and inert, this album deserves an audience...The highlights, the sweetly rendered "Only Wine Will tell", and the kinetic "14,000 Member Acid Army", will pull you in straight away...buy it...you won't be disappointed...and strap on those big puffy headphones, light a candle, close your eyes and listen to sounds of a bright and wonderful album.

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Classic: California Rock Various Artists Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000488SV Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

1. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension
2. Happy Together - The Turtles
3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
4. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
5. Little Girl - The Syndicate of Sound
6. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez
7. Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
8. Joanne - Mike Nesmith & The First National Band, Michael Nesmith
9. Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman
10. What the World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon
11. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis
12. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine - Country Joe & the Fish

Average customer rating: Classic Elements... CLASSICK RECORD!!! A Great Representation of Seattle's Scene

Classic Elements Various Artists Manufacturer: K. Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000677P Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

1. Hip Hop Was? - Ghetto Children
2. I Call It Like I See It - Jaleel
3. Konfessions - Troubled Sums
4. Aunt Anna - Source Of Labor/Beyond Reality
5. Novus Ordo Seclorum - Soulstice
6. Back Home - Arson
7. Sleep - Sinsemella
8. A.N.I.T.A. - Nobody
9. Black -N- Blind - Bedroom Productions Feat Blak
10. Paradox (Remix) - 5E
11. From Bullets To Poetics - SKI
12. A Little Better - Tilson
13. Third Eye - Black Anger
14. What's Ya Definition - Jace
15. Only When I'm High - Blak
16. Sadistic Flow - Nomad

Amazon.com

In the late 1990s, it's hip-hop that seems to blow up from local scenes to national attention on the basis of a couple of strong artists and an entrepreneurial label; witness the ascension of Eightball, Master P, and Jay-Z. In may be in that spirit--though not the post-gangsta sound favored by those three--that Classic Elements was put together. And while the album is a showcase for a few genuine talents (Producer DJ Sayeed, Ghetto Children, and Source of Labor primary among them), the majority of the album features MCs that are not yet ready for prime time. It's a shame, because the production deserves far better, with Sayeed, Mathematic, and Brian Weber contributing some truly interesting backing tracks--funky, danceable, and as instrumentally adventurous as anything that Wu-Tang's RZA has done to date. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

Classic Elements... CLASSICK RECORD!!!.......2007-02-15

When it comes to Seattle hip-hop and the many records that have come out of this fair city, this is one of the best. Currently, Seattle is starting to get its shine with artists like Blue Scholars/Common Market, Boom Bap Project and producers like Vitamin D, Bean One and Jake One. But, this comp, which was released in the late 90s, shows how much potential the city had ten years ago. For those who are just getting into the Seattle sceene and for those who just like dope music, this comp is worth picking up. It really is "Classic Elements" DJs, emcees and that good boom bap.

A Great Representation of Seattle's Scene.......2000-12-01

Aside from the second song, this entire CD shows how well Seattle can represent in the hip-hop scene. With artists like Ghetto Children, Black Anger, and Source of Labor (who are really starting to make a name for themselves), this CD shows how Seattle is producing some incredible forward-thinking, head-nodding hip-hop. If you want to tune in to some great underground music that will get you appreciating good musicianship and thoughtful lyrics, pick this up.

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Tales of Woe Icepick Willie Manufacturer: 3SE/ Long Range Distribution ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAGSYU Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Enter the Darkness
2. Tales of Woe
3. Unknown
4. Killing Time
5. While Your Sleeping
6. Calm and Murder (W/Reaktion)
7. Fuck Witta Killa (W/Sinister X)
8. No Headlights
9. Evil Got Ahold
10. Trigger Word (W/Bob E Nite)
11. Boom Blast Da Mic (W/Swoop, D-Mented, & Sedition)
12. No Love
13. Fuckin Ugly Women (W/Menacide)
14. Somebody to Feed On
15. Slick Like Dat (W/Jim Reaper & Bad Mind)
16. Strangers in the Night (W/Bob E Nite & Torchur of Phantazm)
17. Urban Legends
18. Paralyzed (W/Ensizion)
19. Black Flame (W/Bob E Nite)
20. Exit the Light

Average customer rating: The beat goes on and on with the album an overview of the label thus far

Classic and Rare: La Collection Chapter 3 Sound of K Manufacturer: Play It Again Sam Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000087N1H Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. Avril "Velvet Blues"
2. Ready Made FC "Sugar Fuel"
3. Elegia "Wings"
4. Mr Oizo "M-Seq"
5. Llorca "My Precious Thing" (Llorca's Old School Remix)
6. Jori Hulkkonen "Let Me Luv U"
7. Alexkid "Bienvenida"
8. Sound of K "Silvery Sounds" (Technasia Soft Mix)
9. The Youngsters "Illogique"
10. Scan X "Wasteland"
11. Aqua Bassino "Nana'a Waltz"

Tracks:

1. Aqua Bassino "All Around Me"
2. Frederic Galliano "Saber" (La Poussiere)
3. Lu & Jill Hoo
4. Laurent Garnier "Communication From The Lab" (Germ Mix)
5. Juantrip "Electronic" (Dance Mutation Mix)
6. Nova Nova "Plaid" (Bang Bang Remix)
7. A Reminiscent Drive "Ambrosia" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)
8. Hosh "Sacred Souls"
9. Laurent Garnier "Crispy Bacon" (Solid Sleep Mix by Jeff Mills)
10. DJ Kudo "Tiny Loops"

Album Description

La Collection Chapter 3: Classic and Rare marks an important era in electronic music. Each mix is the result of hard work and research by each of F Com's celebrated artists as they strive to share their emotional highs and lows. Each Track is a source of joy and energy that continues to push forward the limits of electronic music and explores new flavors.

Album Description

Subtitled - LA Collection Chapter 3. Featuring legendary & unique tracks from the premier French electronic label F Communications. Double disc CD set mixed by Laurent Garnier & Jori Hulkkonen. Features tracks by Mr. Oizo, Llorca, Alexkid and more. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

The beat goes on and on with the album.......2003-08-09

Not one bad song. These remixes and rares are inspired. Take the remix of Llorca's My Precious thing featuring Ladybird. WOW is this hot. I've purchased two of these one for work, one for the car. I use this in teaching SPIN class.. some awesome running songs here to. If you like a good downtempo mix and like the cutting edge find yourself drifting off to the world of Llorca and Jori's mixes. Really really really nice.

an overview of the label thus far.......2003-02-23

Classic and rare is an interesting double mix album with Jori Hulkkonen handling the classics while Laurent Garnier selects the rare tracks- not necessarily "mixed" per se, but that works to the album's advantage in that you get to hear truly rare tracks without being limited to just songs that beatmix well. On disc one, Jori gives us Avril's "Velvet Blues" as a starter, very chilled but with a Radiohead kinda beat. This style continues through "Sugar Fuel" but with a Dave Gahan style vocal with some really uneasy lyrics ("I'm on your side so let me punish you"). The full on techno comes in with Elegia, which moves to a short burst of Mr. Oizo, because for real we've all heard this song, like, a million times in 99, but then Jori's skills are pushed to the front when he moves slowly into Llorca's track, bringing it more to a "party vibe". The house gets shakier as the booms get deeper with "Let Me Love U", the place where disc one sets in for the biggest vibe swell, and after the epiphany moves into Alexkid's track, which almost has a Ubiquity sound. It seems "Silvery Sounds" is put in next to represent slithering old school techno, and it is one of those tracks that is perfectly named, and moves into The Youngsters, who it seems to me is placed here as a contrast between this songs more tech house sound and the last track's (dare I say it) nostalgia. "Wasteland" goes beat heavy with an acid influence, and could be a minimalist counterpart to FSOL's "We Have Explosive", and we are let off the hook with "Nana's Waltz", sent off to a more comfortable place.
This segues into the rare stuff with the same artist's "All Around Me" which is a retweaking off the last song. It moves from there into the challenging "Sabar" a track which is mainly percussion but is more condusive to listening than dancing. "Shelter" however, maintains a more traditional beat, with vocals that keeps things from getting repetitive, but the temperature drops with "Communication from the Lab" a whooshy techno track that is like Mr. Oizo but with more substructure. "Electronic", to me, is the standout of the album, going into the space where you can see a warmer techno emerging with the addition of vocals and a more song oriented style, which moves into "Plaid", one of the smoothest songs from recent memory (carrahar's vocals are standout). "Ambrosia" falls flat however as it is derivative in that it is a little too "Pacific State" for me, going into Hosh, some very angular, by the number's techno. The next track is Garnier's "Crazy Bacon" which has Jeff Mills all over it putting in his I'm stuck in a claustrophic dark place sound, and the disc exits with DJ Kudo, whose "Tiny Loops" squiggle all over the place, but the high end sounds to me like a few hundred people trying to get the bride's attention. But wait, and keeps listening, because you'll get to hear a secret remix (and how!) of that old Streisand/Summer tune "No More Tears(Enough is Enough)", one of the craziest refreakings I've heard in awhile using Bab's high note entended over the beats as contrast. Yup, you heard me right. So enjoy... A great album for driving home from the club...not to mention a nice thank you and retrospective from a forward thinking label. Enough groove to chill, enough going on to keep ya thinking.

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2. Dance Hits 96 Supermix 1
3. Electronicbody-Housemusic
4. Emotion [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
5. For the Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos
6. Future Trance, Vol. 24 [Import]
7. Games [Original recording remastered]
8. Garage Anthems 2005 [Import]
9. Garage Anthems [Import]
10. Girl Pt.2 [CD-single] [Import]

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