Different Day [Enhanced]

From URB Magazine
(System) Few other figures on the breakbeat scene recognizably define the genre as well as DJ Icey. For over 10 years, the Floridian has pioneered the sound's evolution as both a world-traveled DJ and studio musician, impressing global clubbers with his trademark catchy, dark and funky sound.He keeps up his pedigree on sophomore artist album Different Day, starting slowly and melodically with the buzzing title cut. Later, accented by the soulful vocals of Melanie Rev, he ushers in the breaks with the patient "Searching." Throughout the effort's 12 tracks, DJ Icey successfully traverses the sound's many manifestations. Occasionally he imbues dark and heavy electro sprinkles and sweet soul-tinged vocals into disco-fueled house (the dance-floor-friendly "A Little Bit Louder") or dub ("Groove Lick"). Regardless of the direction DJ Icey steers, his beats retain such an awareness of early hip-hop and electro that despite the influences of other genres, Different Day retains a sense of thoughtful, musical consistency

Jenne Raub

Product Description
2003 album from the ''King of the Breaks'', the 12 tracks range from the haunting, mid-tempo title track to the funkdified ''Freaks in the House''. Includes a bonus video track, 'Cross Eyed Sally' (Robotic Raga Mix). Slipcase. System Recordings.

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Tracks:

1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
4. Hungarian Dance No.7
5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
10. Csardas Music
11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
18. Tzigane
19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
20. Caprice No.24
21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
27. The Violin Muted
28. Clair De Lune
29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
31. The Pizzicato Violin
32. Pizzicato Polka
33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
38. Hungarian Dance No.4
39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
42. Bolero
43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

1. Introduction To The Viola
2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
10. Cypresses (No.9)
11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
24. Elfentanz, Op.39
25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
28. Flamenco
29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
40. Capriccio Di Bravura
41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
6. Sa'Dawi
7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
8. Chamber Music No.II
9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
13. A Variety Of Techniques
14. Chamber Music No.II
15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
20. Naelden, Naelden
21. The Bachian Oboe
22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
26. The Swan Of Tuonela
27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
30. Bolero
31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
38. ...And Quite Low.
39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
44. Introduction To The Saxophone
45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
49. Bolero
50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
53. Sax-O-Phun
54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
60. Bolero
61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
6. Fanfare For The Common Man
7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
16. Billy The Kid
17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
21. The Birth Of The Trombone
22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
28. Hosannah
29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
35. The Horn And The Hunt
36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
9. Den Hoboecken Dans
10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
13. Gymnopedie No.2
14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
22. The Birth Of The Bongo
23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
37. Ravel And The Xylophone
38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
40. Introducing The Vibraphone
41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
44. Folk Dances
45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
52. Introducing The Celeste
53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
11. Mahler's Sleighbells
12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
30. Nocturnes
31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
35. The Oboe As Duck
36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
42. Canzon 28
43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
51. Images (Gigues)
52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Average customer rating: more of the same !@#$... Same ! @#$ Different Day Rediculous The best of Lyrics Born tight

Same !@#$ Different Day Lyrics Born Manufacturer: Quannum Projects ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Later That Day... The Craft Album Nia Blazing Arrow ASIN: B0007YXPKG Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Hello - (remix, with Lifesavas)
3. Pack Up - (with KRS-One/Evidence)
4. I'm Just Raw
5. Do That There - (Young Einstein hoo-hoo mix)
6. I Changed My Mind - (rattlesnake mix)
7. Bad Dreams Interlude
8. Shake It Off - (bad dreams part II)
9. Last Trumpet, The - (Halou remix)
10. Over You - (with Joyo Velarde)
11. I Can't Wait For Your Love - (with Joyo Velarde)
12. Bay, The - (with The Poets Of Rhythm/C. Holliday)
13. Callin' Out - (with E-40/Casual)
14. Outro
15. Stop Complaining - (Morcheeba remix)
16. I Changed My Mind - (DJ Spinna mix)

Amazon.com

Rapper and producer Lyrics Born was part of the fertile Bay Area underground rap scene for a decade before he finally dropped his debut Later That Day in 2003. That highly-anticipated album was really good, if not a little samey. See, LB. had made his rep largely by collaborating with others, spicing up tracks by the likes of Blackalicious, Tommy Guerero, and Poets of Rhythm. When it came to crafting his own album on his own time, he didn't fall flat by any means, but something of that sense of crazy urgency was lacking. And here we have a remix album that trumps the original, showing that Lyrics Born was truly meant to work with others. He's got quite a crew helping him too, DJ Spinna, , KRS-One, and Dan the Automator among them. It's fun, weird, and flows really well despite the crazy eclectic style. Hooray. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

This remix album of the critically acclaimed and self-produced "Later That Day...", contains five new songs and eight remix tracks that are similar to the originals only in name. The record is a fresh collection of Lyrics Born's signature blend of funk, R&B, rock, reggae, and soul. The album features stellar collaborations with artists such as KRS-One, Evidence, Casual, and E-40, with production by Dan the Automator (Handsome Boy Modeling School, Gorillaz), DJ Shadow, Morcheeba, Chief Xcel (Blackalicious), Jumbo the Garbageman (Lifesavas), and Young Einstein (Ugly Duckling).

Customer Reviews:

more of the same !@#$..........2005-10-17

i don't really have anything else to add to what everyone has already said in these reviews, but i wanted to push this album up towards 5 stars. another quality quannum album, thanks again for the good work.

Same ! @#$ Different Day.......2005-10-05

In general, I dislike remixes. If the product was good to begin with, why mess with the formula? When LATER THAT DAY dropped, I thougt that it was a solid album, albeit a bit disappointing. Lyrics Born just generates greater expecations. When I heard that a remix album was coming, my thinking was along the lines of, "Eh..."

However, SAME ! @#$ DIFFERENT DAY is the rare remix album that improves upon the original. And not just by a little bit, this is a vastly superior product. Even though LB possesses one of the most most distinctive voices in hip hop, he seems to produce better work when collaborating with others. To that end, guests galore were brought in, either as remix producers or to share the mic. "Pack Up" is awesome, although Evidence's Guru-esque flow sounds a bit out of place on a track that features the high energy of LB and KRS-One. And I can't thank LB enough for bringing in E-40 to share the mic with him and Casual. Far too often 40 Water has been denied the accolades he deserves by backpackers. Hopefully, this will cause some of them to see that he is truly a Bay Area legend.

SAME ! @#$ DIFFERENT DAY is a great album along with most of what we have come to expect from Quannum. I think it's one of the best of 2005.

Rediculous.......2005-08-27

My expectations are alwasy high when listening to anything from the Quannum crew. Lyrics Born does not come even close to dissappointing.

He does sound a bit similar to Gift of Gab when he rhymes, but maybe a tad more eccentric. Beyond that, Lyrics Born can also sing a bit too, offering up a sort of blues influenced croon. The best part is, his crooning actually works really well. I'd go as far to say that if he was introduced to me as a croon, not a rapper, I'd buy it.

There are two mainhighlights of the album for me, the guest appearance from KRS-One and the track with the Morcheeba production.

Anyhow, a wonderful album to pick up if you're looking for some quality hip-hop beyond the garbage on top 40 radio and music videos.

The best of Lyrics Born.......2005-08-03

This one is better than later that day. Better than the latryx album. By far the best thing LB has done to date. The beats fit really well with his laid back style, which is as laid back as ever. LB just sounds so cool. I think thats why I listen to him. Hes got the best voice, second to MF Doom, and he raps like hes in the room talking to you. Its good stuff. I highly recommend this album to anyone.

tight.......2005-07-19

cool cd, didn't know what to expect, lil funk mixed with hip hop, deeper lyrics. the actual instruments add to the whole mix, guitars, bass, digital drum beats and keys i guess, kinda has an old school feel at times, this album is uni que

Average customer rating: Blue October, smooth silky synth please change your name!! what happened

One Day Silver, One Day Gold Blue October Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Consent to Treatment Preaching Lies to the Righteous History for Sale Free Argue with a Tree... ASIN: B0009XEEA0 Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

1. Its Not Enough
2. I Never Thought Id See You Cry
3. Un-done
4. Free
5. Nervous Energy
6. Pushing
7. Somewhere
8. Are We the Reason?
9. Nowhere
10. The Soul Within
11. Supanova
12. Light Over Dark
13. The Soul Within (Remix)
14. Its Not Enough (Remix)
15. Never Thought Id See You Cry (Remix)

Product Description

This is Blue October's third album, building on this British synthpop band's strong reputation for smooth, melodic electronic pop music. The light, airy vocals glide with emotion over the bouncing synthesizer patterns and pulsing beats, with one memorable song after another. The album includes three bonus remixes, all rhythmically enhanced for club play.

Customer Reviews:

Blue October, smooth silky synth.......2006-04-19

I see that somebody who posted a review is writing only because they were confused between Blue October bands. Hmm, I doubt they listened to the music by this, the original Blue October, before they posted a review.

It should be noted that Blue October from the UK had been releasing CD's before the Texas rock band had poked their heads out yet. The album "Incoming" was Blue October's debut release (and still my personal favorite) and was released in 1996, before the rock band was around. "One Day Silver, One Day Gold" is the 3rd album. Also, the comment saying "this kind of music has been done before" is a little bit strange, coming from a fan of a rock band who plays the same old rock sound that has been done in America for the last few decades, as if THAT approach is particularly unique.

Anyway, I'm not hear to argue, but would recommend posting reviews about the bands that are pertinent to your own tastes and interests. If you're a fan of melodic, smooth, electronic pop music, this is right up your ally. If you're looking for a different Blue October that plays typical rock music, then I wouldn't expect you to like this, the original Blue October. Then again, if you're just a fan of good music, no matter what the style, I bet you'll enjoy giving this a listen.

please change your name!!.......2006-01-20

we all know who the real Blue October is and this music from the Blue(UK), is just more 80's, Erasure type music, that's been done over and over. No originality what's so ever. Nice try!!

what happened.......2005-10-30

Pure cheese. What happened this album isnt anywhere near the other albums by them. If youre thinking of buying blue october. Dont buy this one. Buy incoming thats there best. I still hope they come back on there next album.

Average customer rating: A step in the different direction This guy~s good ... "....Icey's the 'mix-master' of the 'break's domain....'" CREATOR EVOLVES STYLE What a let down...

Different Day DJ Icey Manufacturer: System Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: For the Love of the Beat Y4K A Little Louder Mixed Generate ASIN: B00008A7PS Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

1. Different Day
2. Searching
3. Naive Journey
4. The Future
5. Freaks In The House
6. Dreams
7. Sinewave
8. A Little Louder
9. Groove Lick
10. Slake
11. Dim The Sky
12. Electro Morning MMIII

Album Description

2003 album from the ''King of the Breaks'', the 12 tracks range from the haunting, mid-tempo title track to the funkdified ''Freaks in the House''. Includes a bonus video track, 'Cross Eyed Sally' (Robotic Raga Mix). Slipcase. System Recordings.

Customer Reviews:

A step in the different direction.......2005-05-11

For all you Icey fans who are used to hearing more upbeat danceable breaks,this album will definetly surprise you.This is more chilled out,mellow style breaks and most people wont understand the message behind this album.Allow me to explain.The whole purpose of this cd was to let his fans know that he was permanently coming down and cleaning up his act,while changing his music style.I have to give him an A for effort and you should too,check it out why dontcha.If you like dance music,chances are you'll like this,get it

This guy~s good ..........2003-11-28

...not bad, chil - yet - up-lifing... I bought it ;o)~

"....Icey's the 'mix-master' of the 'break's domain....'".......2003-07-07

Wassup, everybody? Just thought I'd give a plug to all you "technophiles" out there, who like listening to a good breaks album.
I really enjoyed listening to DJ Icey's latest album release "Different Day." With its funky break-beats and a little-tinge of "drum & bass," it makes for a pleasurable listening experiance. It's not overbearing by any means, unlike some of the progressive "hard-house" and some of the "nu-school break's" compilations out there. I'll go "out-on-a-limb" to say: Icey's the mix-master of the break's domain, by the impeccable-way he presents the material. I hope to see him spin some records, one-of-these-days. If you're down for some clean- fun with an ear for great music, then this is the album for you.

CREATOR EVOLVES STYLE.......2003-06-13

dj icey is the creator of this genre and in many people's mind own the world of break-beats so he's experimenting with his style as long as he's been in the business I'd expect nothing less now from reading the other reviews it looks like a lot of people are trying to compare this to the essential mix but that cd is the work of many people put together that many breakbeat legends put on stage with an awsome director such as Icey nothing less should happen but with one man's mind at work this cd is Icey at his best even if yall don't like it the first time you hear it don't come on hear and put it down listen to it some more and you will realize that Icey is ahead of his time and his evolution of the style will lead many more to follow the king of break-beat music! TRUST ME!

What a let down..........2003-05-14

Coming off the essentials "the breaks element", which really is mind blowing, This is WAY subpar. I was thoroughly disappointed with this release. He played a show in Charlotte 3 days after I bought the CD and only 1 track did he spin (track 7). The king of breaks will certainly be dethroned if he has another release like this one. C'mon Icey, you know better than this. Make way for the Plump DJs and Hyper. He tried to do some innovative stuff, but it needs something... Maybe a new track listing. Sorry Icey, you can still blow it up live. What happened bro? It hurts my feelings.

Average customer rating: Catchy dance pop gross Have You Ever Touched a Dream? amazing music... not Very nice, good, stuff!

Have You Ever Touched a Dream? Day Behavior Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Compuphonic Living In Neon Color vs The Light Culture Born ASIN: B0000W65L6 Release Date: 2003-11-30

Tracks:

1. Give Me
2. The Sweetness of my Pain
3. Heaven
4. Close Your Eyes
5. Bleed
6. Happy Fairytale
7. Superstar
8. The Moments I Couldn't Save
9. I've Never Died B4
10. Mon :Ami
11. La Commedia
12. Devil In Me

Tracks:

1. The Moments I Couldn't Save - Vertigo Mix
2. MonAmi - Absorber Mix
3. Heaven - Remix Edit
4. The Moments I Couldn't Save - Late Night in Athens Mix
5. Close Your Eyes - Radio Mix
6. MonAmi - Hajas Mix
7. The Moments I Couldn't Save - Overflow-110 Mix
8. Sweetness of My Pain - Alternate Version
9. The Moments I Couldn't Save - West Ural Autumn Mix
10. Close Your Eyes - Activated Mix
11. MonAmi - VZ Remix
12. The Moments I Couldn't Save - F.P. Mix
13. The Moments I Couldn't Save - Whisper Mix

Album Description

"Have You Ever Touched a Dream?" is Daybehavior's second album, following up the popular Scandinavian debut album "Adored". This Swedish band has a style all their own, combining top notch electronic production with an absolutely dreamy female vocalist. Some of the songs are uptempo, danceable club tracks, while others are melancholy trip-hop flavored songs. All together, it adds up to a great listening experience.

The first 1,000 copies include a limited edition bonus disc which includes the winning remixes from a contest that was open to electronic musicians from all over the world. There are winning mixes from countries like Russia, Greece, Spain, Germany, Sweden, etc. plus a couple of contributions by Daybehavior themselves. Pick up the album quickly for the great extras!

Customer Reviews:

Catchy dance pop.......2006-03-11

I recently discovered Day Behavior when I heard a remix of their song of "Close Your Eyes" on the latest cd by DJ Copper Top. I absolutely was hooked by the catchy hooks. Normally my taste in muisc leans towards EBM, goth, and industrial music but I occasionally will dabble in the poppier side of dance music. I recently got a copy of the Scandinavian's album "Have You Ever Touched a Dream?". I was hooked the moment I heard the opening song "Give Me". I love the lush female vocals and the gentle throbbing dance beats. My favorite songs are the more upbeat songs like "Give Me" and "Close Your Eyes" but I also dug the more downtempo tracks such as "Heaven" and "The Moments I Couldn't Save". I couldn't help but notice on the slower songs a slight resemblence to Olive and a smidgeon of Solar Twins. "Have You Ever Touched a Dream?" is a fun dance pop album. I enjoy it immensely.

gross.......2005-10-31

This is not even in the same categorie as Iris depeche mode etc. This is euro dance crap. I think that to much of this euro dance is being lumped into the same genre of music as the groups I mentioned and that is sad. Just because there are keyboards and its dance music does not mean its in the same genre as Iris de/vision etc.

Have You Ever Touched a Dream?.......2005-06-05

I've come to rely a great deal on A Different Drum to provide me with good, quality synthpop-styled music that rarely disappoints. They're a small independent record label that supports and markets groups such as Daybehavior, enabling these talented unknowns to express themselves freely and to actually get their musings out there... I first heard of Daybehavior through an Internet acquaintance who recommended them to me. They said it was "my type of music" and was pretty adamant about it, so with time I listened to samples, liked what I heard, and decided to buy it... Needless to say I was glad I did! Daybehavior's 'Have You Ever Touched a Dream?' swirls with heavenly female voices set to energetic as well as soothing electronics, sounding like an amalgam of Solar Twins and Mandalay with their darker down-tempo/trip-hop melodies, and like ATB/Lasgo with the more uplifting, club friendly dance-pop tracks. The only song that's cast apart from the others is "Devil In Me" which is deeply infused with driving industrial beats.

amazing music... not.......2005-04-25

If you really like stuff that was trendy crap 10 years ago then, by all means, pick up this album. If you like MUSIC try something else.

Very nice, good, stuff!.......2004-12-02

I bought this CD on a whim, since Amazon recommended it to me.

I didn't know what to expect from it. I listened to a few tracks online, but I don't like listening to things from the middle, but what I heard, I enjoyed.

So, I bought the CD. I saw that it had 2 CDs, and the second one was mostly remixes, which I didn't mind. I love remixes.

The CD opens up, with a rather, open/airy song: "Give Me". I fall in love with the singers voice, it's very beautiful and smooth. I love smooth voices. The song it's self is slow, and kinda dancy. More of one of those slow tracks to let everyone rest.

Most of the songs after that are slow and airy, and then we have, "Close Your Eyes" which speeds things up a bit. It has a good beat, and those same beautiful vocals.

Then we come to "Bleed". It's kind of dark. Rock feel to it, which I was surprised at. It's very pretty, and really shows it's dark undercurrents.

The rest of the songs, are rather dark, and it surprised me. Due to the first songs, and then coming to this dark stuff. It becomes brighter with Superstar, but then falls back into the dark sound that I am used to.

All in all, I love this CD. It's new. It's different, just what I have been looking for. I love new things, and this new genre is great.

Average customer rating: Andy Williams is the best! Greatest of Andy Williams Works! I give it 5+++++stars!! This is Andy Williams finest work! One of Andy's best albums. Andy has never sounded better!! it's a great collection !

Greatest Love Classics Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love Theme From "The Godfather"/The Way We Were The Andy Williams Show/You've Got a Friend Alone Again (Naturally)/Solitaire B-Sides and Rarities Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/Get Together With Andy Williams ASIN: B00000JR10 Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

1. Romeo And Juliet (Based On-Romeo And Juliet Fantas
2. Love Made Me A Fool (Based On Rhapsody On A Theme
3. Vino De Amor
4. A Different Light (Based On Barcarolle By Tchaikov
5. Another Winter's Day
6. The Vision (Based On The Swan From Carnival Of The
7. Journey's End (Based On Theme From Spartacus By Kh
8. A Twist Of Fate (Based On Serenade By Schubert)
9. Home (Based On Nocturne No 2 In E Flat Major By Ch
10. Brave New World (Based On The Pathetique Sonata By
11. She'll Never Know (Based On: Fur Elise By Beethove
12. In My World Of Illusion (Based On - Poeme By Fibic
13. Words (Based On Last Movement Of Symphony 9 By Bee

Album Description

Mid-priced compilation featuring 13 of the beloved vocalist's finest recordings, including his interpretation of 'Romeo & Juliet', plus 'Vino De Amor' & 'Love Made Me A Fool'. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

Andy Williams is the best!.......2007-02-01

Just saw Andy Williams at Branson this Christmas! Fabulous! What a great man and entertainer! We purchased this album because Andy sings the song "Words" at his concert but he no longer sells this album in Branson. Amazon is the only place to get this great album! Classic!

Greatest of Andy Williams Works! I give it 5+++++stars!!.......2000-08-22

I just want to second the motion that reviewer Jennifer Leskala has written here on behalf of this album of truly wonderful music. I think it's Andy's best ever. And, I guess I have a soft spot in my heart for it because, I, too, witnessed the dance performance Natalia Melony gave to Andy's work of art. Perhaps you will be able to envision in your mind a beautiful long-haired blonde goddess dancing divinely, and twirling about to this beautiful music.....and I think you WILL see the "Vision" of her as you listen to these incredible pieces of music, done as only Andy Williams can do. Truly one of my favorite albums of all time. It is one you will treasure and want to listen to time and time again. Thanks, Andy, for the wonderful entertainment you continue to give the world. Al Reinking

This is Andy Williams finest work!.......2000-08-13

I happen to believe this is Andy's best album. I can listen to it over and over, it is so beautiful, the words written for the classical melodies are perfection. I also love this album so much because I once saw a lessor-known entertainer by the name of, Natalia Melony, do an entire show of dancing to this entire album of songs. She was something to see. The combination of Andy's music with Natalia's beauty and incredible dancing, was breathtaking. It was so incredible it gave me chills up my spine. In case you are wondering who she is, you can join her fan club on Yahoo. Just punch in her name in the Clubs search box. To my amazement, I just found her name listed and joined her club! To anyone thinking of purchasing this CD, you will not be disappointed. It's one of the best albums in my whole collection of music. Thank you. Jennifer Leskala

One of Andy's best albums. Andy has never sounded better!!.......1999-10-30

This album, recorded in London in 1984, is the finest Williams album of the past several years. The unique blending of classical melodies with lyrics makes this album unlike any other you will find. Andy truly did something magical here. With albums like this it is no wonder that Andy has been a world wide favorite for over forty years. This album is a MUST HAVE for any fan of ANDY WILLIAMS. In addition, any lover of classical music will find this an excellent addition to their collections. Thank you ANDY!!!

it's a great collection !.......1999-09-01

my late mother used to have the older release of this great album (andy williamsw/royal philharmonic orchestra). I love the songs, especially In my world of illusion,Another winter's day,Home..I'd like to buy this album but unfortunately it's always out of stock.While waiting for the album,can anybody please send me the lyrics of those songs or tell me how to find them ? Thanks ...

Average customer rating: Some of the hardest sh*t Out of H-town Destined to be Great!

Same Thing Different Day Trae Manufacturer: G-Maab Ent. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Drama ASIN: B0002IQE3M Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Assholes by Nature
3. Screwed Up Click - Hawk & Garcia, 3-2, Trae
4. Don't Fake - Bun B, Devin the Dude, Trae
5. Stay Out My Way - Billy Cook, JayTon, Lil B, Lil' Boss, Trae
6. In the Ghetto - Russ Lee, Lil' Boss, , Trae
7. Same Thing Different Day
8. I've Been Hustlin'
9. Had Enough - Mack Biggers, Trae
10. Till the Day I Drop
11. Sittin on Top of the World
12. Oh No Reloaded - Trae, Paul Wall
13. Time After Time
14. Let Me Live - Shyna, Trae, Z-Ro
15. But What About Today
16. On Your Own
17. Don't Need Yall'
18. Special - Shyna, Trae

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Asshole by Nature
3. Stay Out My Way - Billy Cook, JayTon, Lil B, Lil' Boss, Trae
4. Don't Fake - Bun B, Devin the Dude, Trae
5. Screwed Up Click - Hawk & Garcia, 3-2, Trae
6. In the Ghetto - Russ Lee, Lil' Boss, , Trae
7. Same Thing Different Day
8. Till the Day I Drop
9. Had Enough - Mack Biggers, Trae
10. My Mamma [*]
11. My Momma [Regular Speed]

Tracks:

1. Let Me Live - Shyna, Trae, Z-Ro
2. Time After Time
3. Sittin' on Top of the World
4. I've Been Hustlin'
5. Ride On [*]
6. Oh No Reloaded - Trae, Paul Wall
7. Don't Need Yall'
8. But What About Today
9. Special - Shyna, Trae
10. Days of My Life [Rakesh Remix][*]
11. On Your Own
12. Ride On [Regular Speed][*]

Tracks:

1. Day in the Life
2. Maabin'

Customer Reviews:

Some of the hardest sh*t Out of H-town.......2006-03-06

This is some of the hardest material commin out of houston. Picking this up shouldent be a question. Also pick up Drama and Later dayz which are also real good but I still hold this album in higher regaurds.

Destined to be Great!.......2004-09-21

Trae From the Guerilla Maab is problaby one of the best artist is todays hip hop community. He brings great lyrics and great beats together to make his second Album Same Thing Different Day prolbably one the of the best albums in hip hops know history. It reminds me more of a 2pac album because u can just put the cd in and let it play with out skipping from this to that. He's proved that without a doubt he's not in the shadow of fellow Guerilla Maab member Z-Ro. Infact in the this album he proved that he has managed to surpass him both lyrically and productions wise. I expect by his Fourth album he will be in the eyes of the mainstream hiphop and he'll most likely make his mark in Music.

Average customer rating: A MUST HAVE! Pick this up!

Same Thing Different Day Set 1 Trae Manufacturer: Bcd Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Same Thing Different Day Set 2 Truth Show (Bonus CD) (Chop) Ass**** By Nature Losing Composure Screenz on ASIN: B000EBCEJA Release Date: 2006-02-28

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Assholes by Nature
3. Screwed Up Click (Hawk & Garcia, 3-2, Trae)
4. Don't Fake (Devin the Dude, Trae)
5. Stay Out My Way (Billy Cook, JayTon, Lil B, Lil'Boss, Trae)
6. In the Ghetto (Russ Lee, Lil'Boss,Trae)
7. Same Thing Different Day
8. I've Been Hustling
9. Had Enough
10. Till the Day I Drop
11. Sittin on Top of the World
12. Oh No Reloaded (Trae, Paul Wall)
13. Time After Time
14. Let Me Live (Shyna, Trae, Z-Ro)
15. But What About Today
16. On Your Own
17. Don't Need Yall
18. Special (Shyna, Trae)

Product Description

Houston rapper Trae sets off a 4 disc series called "Same Thing Different Day." This is the first set of two as a double disc filled with songs and freestyles with Bun B, Z-Ro, Paul Wall, HAWK and more with a DVD included!

Customer Reviews:

A MUST HAVE!.......2006-06-26

This album show's that their's still rappers out their with love for the music not the money. Trae isnt the greatest rapper out their but the way he makes his albums & the way he does it with a passion for music, that alone makes him better then alot of the greats who really never droped a classic album. This is his sophmore album & he comes just as good or maybe even better then "loosing composure". Other then BunB all his features are diffrent from his last album, wich is also good cause he had really good one's on this one. Trae seem's to be really picky with his albums from the production to the features down to the artwork wich is probaly why he will never dissapoint his fans. At the end of this album Trae just left me craving for more & more of his music, now im just going crazy for his upcoming album "restless", can't wait. pick this album up its a must for all gangsta hip-hop heads out their. it's a hood classic!!!

Pick this up!.......2006-05-30

This album from Trae is as good as it gets! The album kicks off with a great intoduction which is a piano instrumental. Almost every song on this album is filled with amazing lyrics from Trae as well as his guest appearances which include Bun B, Jay'ton, Billy Cook, Z-Ro, and others. My only complaint about this album is that the DVD does not work with any of my players!

Average customer rating:

Different Day Different Light ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000RMC7FC Release Date: 2007-07-17

Average customer rating: A must have for any film score enthusiast.

Greatest Hollywood Themes, Vol. 1: The 90's Manufacturer: Ichiban Old Indie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005ZJW Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

1. Titanic Suite: Distant Memories
2. Titanic Suite: Never an Absoution
3. Titanic Suite: Rose
4. Twister (Wheatfield)
5. Independence Day End Titles
6. M.I.B. Closing Theme [From "Men in Black"] - Stephen Lu & the Hollywood Sessions Orchestra,
7. Hummel Get the Rockets [From the Rock 'n' Roll High]
8. I'm Forrest... Forest Gump [From Forrest Gump]
9. Forrest Gump (You're No Different)
10. Lion King (This Land)
11. Theme from Schindler's List
12. Chili Hot [From Get Shorty] - Stephen Lu & the Hollywood Sessions Orchestra,
13. Theme from Jurassic Park
14. Love Affair (Piano Solo)
15. Apollo 13: Main Title
16. Telltale Clip-Main Theme [From the Telltale Clip] - Stephen Lu & the Hollywood Sessions Orchestra,

Customer Reviews:

A must have for any film score enthusiast........1998-11-11

This is the most realistic synthesized re-creation of orchestral music I've ever heard! Many times I had to stop and really listen because I could have sworn there was a whole orchestra playing. The selection of themes is superb. Absolutely incredible!

Album Review:

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2. Dream On: The Very Best Of
3. Drumming up a Storm [CD-single]
4. Dubnobasswithmyhead [Import]
5. Electro Jazz Divas, Vol. 2 [Import]
6. Electrosexual
7. Emmanuelle: the Private Collection [Enhanced] [Import]
8. Face the Fear
9. First Flight
10. Flower With No Color

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Be About Your Paper [Explicit Lyrics]

Gershwin Plays

Finnish Vocal Music

Music: Top Runners [Import]

Harms Way [Enhanced]

For You [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Gospel Compilation #3

E.nergy A.udio R.evolution [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics]

Fora De Orbita [Import]

Dances & Dreams

Green Is Beautiful [Import] [Limited Edition]

Clones & False Prophets

Hotaka [CD-single] [Import]

Mind at Ease

San Juan Suite (Vol. 1)