| 1. At the Club [Didier de Chomb Radio Edit] |
| 2. At the Club [SM in Motion Radio Edit] |
| 3. At the Club [Mario Lopez vs Lightforce Radio Edit] |
| 4. At the Club [SM in Motion Mix] |
| 5. At the Club [Mario Lopez vs Lightforce Remix] |
Editorial Reviews
Eight Mixes - Including Mixes by Mario Lopez and Axel Konrad. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
At the Club,SM Trax,Radikal Records,5"CD Singles,Club/Dance,Dance Music,Dance-Pop,Electronic,House,Pop
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Kids: Duets Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Joe Lovano & Hank Jones Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000O5BP5U Release Date: 2007-05-08 |
Tracks:
- Lady Luck
- Charlie Chan
- Lullaby
- Little Rascal On A Rock
- Budo
- Soultrane
- Kids Are Pretty People
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
- Oh! Look At Me Now
- Four In One
- Lazy Afternoon
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As good as tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano's recent quartet albums featuring piano master Hank Jones were, they didn't prepare us for the sublimity of this two-man encounter. Duets Live has it all: brilliant and spirited individual playing, exceptional rapport, a terrific mix of songs and a luminous awareness of jazz in all its varied forms. What makes Lovano and Jones so compatible, even though they are separated by more than three decades, is the ease with which they each straddle and move back and forth across the line beween modern and pre-modern (in this, Lovano recalls Coleman Hawkins, one of the giants Jones backed). Much of the material is steeped in classic bop, but Jones points the way back to an earlier golden era with his lambent sparkle and Lovano comes at songs like "Charlie Chan" (his salute to Charlie Parker), Thelonious Monk's "Four in One," and Tadd Damerson's "Soultrane" from consistently fresh angles even as he applies his classic husky sound. Still a force at 88, Jones elegantly frees three of his late brother Thad's tunes from their big band trappings and in the solo spotlight pulls out stops on the standard, "Oh! Look at me Now!" It's a performance of gusty expression and poetic delicacy, slyness and warmth, and endless smiles. Is it too much to ask for a volume two? --Lloyd SachsCustomer Reviews:
its great that mr jones is still with us........2007-07-18
Missing in shipment.......2007-07-18
A MAGNIFICENT DUO: HANK & JOE IN A TIMELESS, BEAUTIFUL JAZZ PERFORMANCE.......2007-05-13
The 'Pieces De Resistance', the best of the best, are wall to wall equally-captivating performances which proceed without letdown from song to song. But I especially like the fire by both players on "Lady Luck", written by Hank's brother, Thad, and "Kids Are Pretty People". I also love Joe's nod to older tenor players with his 'Ben Webster-ish' tenor sax effects on "Lullaby" and his nod to Yardbird Parker on "Charlie Chan", so reminiscent of Miles' "Half Nelson". Hank gets two solo bites of this CD apple with a wonderful, shimmering "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' " and "Oh! Look At Me Now", which is fitting since "Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola" is known for great solo piano performances. Joe gets off what is probably his best solo, alone and later with Hank, on a swirling performance of Monks' "Four In One", blowing hot, liquid strings of notes. Pure, timeless, magnificent jazz music! Encore, gentlemen! My Highest Recommendation. Five ENJOYABLE Stars!!
(This review is based on an iTunes digital download.)
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Light at the End of the World
Erasure Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000OLHGD4 Release Date: 2007-05-22 |
Tracks:
- Sunday Girl
- I Could Fall In Love With You
- Sucker For Love
- Storm In A Teacup
- Fly Away
- Golden Heart
- How My Eyes Adore You
- Darlene
- When A Lover Leaves You
- Glass Angel
Album Description
Recorded in Autumn 2006 in a converted home studio in Maine, LIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORLD is ERASURE'S return to pop form after 2006's critically-acclaimed acoustic album, UNION STREET. Features the single, "I Could Fall In Love With You". Andy Bell declares: "This album is to show people that our pop isn't finished... it's saying we can still do it, we can still write great songs".Customer Reviews:
AMAZING GRACE!.......2007-07-25
Vintage Vince and Andy - Welcome Back Erasure!.......2007-05-31
More upbeat and peppy than "Nightbird" (which I also loved), "Light at the End of the World" sounds like a cross between "Cowboy" and "Wild!" to me -- with a little bit of "Chorus" and "I Say I Say I Say" thrown in for good measure. "Sucker For Love" sounds like an updated version of "La Gloria", and it's even more fun. "Sunday Girl" is a perfect synthpop masterpiece. "I Could Fall In Love With You" puts me in mind of "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me", and so it goes on with all Vince's vintage bleeps, buzzes, and knob-twiddling. By the way, if you've got quick ears, you'll also here echoes of "Always", "Treasure", "Snappy", "Crown of Thorns", and even "March On Down The Line". Listen closely! :)
It sounds like he's dusted off some of the old analog keyboards and sequencers, to great effect. Andy's vocals are in tip-top shape, only stretched a little on the deepest notes (like the notes he used to lose himself in so beautifully on "You Surround Me"). A fantastic album, and it couldn't come at a better time.
Welcome back, Erasure!
STOP! Stand there where you are...and DON'T buy this version of the CD!!!.......2007-05-23
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Light at the End of the World
Erasure Manufacturer: Mute U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000OLHGCU Release Date: 2007-05-22 |
Tracks:
- Sunday Girl
- I Could Fall In Love With You
- Sucker For Love
- Storm In A Teacup
- Fly Away
- Golden Heart
- How My Eyes Adore You
- Darlene
- When A Lover Leaves You
- Glass Angel
- Be My Baby (bonus track)
- I Don't Know Why (bonus track)
Amazon.com
After something of a departure--two live discs and the unplugged Union Street (2006)--Erasure returns to full electronic form. From the languid opening wash of "Sunday Girl," Andy Bell and Vince Clarke make no bones about wearing old hats. Most of Light at the End of the World works within the familiar confines of the vintage Erasure formula, drunk on everyman synthesizers, listing through painfully vague and obvious rhymes. ("I get really repetitive because I don't read enough!" Bell admits.) Backed a long-studied love of pop, gospel, and the dance floor, Bell and Clarke revel in this stuff. "Sucker for Love" and "Fly Away" dabble most obviously in such pap, but the band still packs a few surprises, if only for the devoted. "Storm in a Teacup" tackles the alcoholism of Bell's mother in a rare confluence of straightforward storytelling and concrete imagery, and despite being an insincerely fictitious character study, "Darlene" moves with a syncopated, driving bounce that Erasure has rarely, if ever, found in 22 years of mid-tempo electro-meandering. If you don't like Erasure already, you probably won't take a shining to Light at the End of the World. If you do, let's hope their world spins on. --Jason KirkProduct Description
Limited edition version features two bonus tracks.Customer Reviews:
What's so wrong with the 'classic' label?.......2007-07-24
Have fun for a change!.......2007-07-21
A revival of sort back to the day of glitteringly produced synth pop that your granny may tap her feet to. "Sucker for Love" really revives this almost forgotten style. They were the first openly gay band who sold really well. Now,being out, "drags" bands down.(no pun intended)
Most of the songs work really well. Andy Bell keeps it personal, sharing his trials of life. "Fly Away" makes me feel good about my own losses in life.We are all in this together.I love you after all these years, Andy!!! "Glass Angel" has an urgency that gives a dark ending to an upbeat album. I hope these guys have another great album in 2017!
One of their best albums!!!!.......2007-07-10
Not their best and certainly not their worst........2007-07-07
What you have here is a polished, enjoyable but somewhat samey sounding album. I love this band, and I really want to love this, but it just seems like an average album to me. I guess all fans will have their favorites. I lean more towards the synthy sweetness of I Say X 3 and the ambient explorations of the Erasure album. Regardless of my thoughts on this album, I am thrilled that Vince and Andy continue to make music and tour the US.
Highlights of this release for me are Storm In A Teacup, Fly Away and When A Lover Leaves You.
Great Effort for the old guys.......2007-07-06
THe single, I could Fall in Love is just stunning in its overproduced, electronic whirlwhind sound and feel. YOu can't sit still when it plays. Several other tracks have "potential hit" markend on them as well...Sunday Girl for instance.
If you loved older Erasure albums, but have been bored by the newer, softer sounds, this is your chance to have some fun with the boys Clarke and Bell once again.
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A Night At The Roxbury: Music From The Motion Picture
Various Artists Manufacturer: Dreamworks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000C2BU Release Date: 1998-09-29 |
Tracks:
- What Is Love (7' Mix) - Haddaway
- Bamboogie (Radio Edit) - Bamboo
- Make That Money (Roxbury Remix) - Robi Rob's Club World
- Disco Inferno - Cyndi Lauper
- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy - N-Trance
- Pop Muzik - 3rd Party
- Insomina (Monster Mix) - Faithless
- Be My Lover (Club Mix) - La Bouche
- This Is Your Night - Amber
- Beautiful Life - Ace Of Base
- Where Do You Go (Ocean Drive Mix) - No Mercy
- A Little Bit Of Ecstasy - Jacelyn Enriquez
- What Is Love (Refreshmento Extro Radio Mix) - Haddaway
- Careless Whisper - Tamia
Customer Reviews:
A very Funny (Stupid) Comedy.......2007-03-26
A great Movie Soundtrack.......2007-02-03
The last song on this album is the slowest song on the album but a real gorgeous song to listen to; Tamia's 'Careless Whisper'. If you were a fan of the movie, you will by far and away enjoy the soundtrack. So buy the album and add it to your collection. You won't be disappointed. I wasn't.
Song not featured on album.......2006-03-26
Never get tired of this soundtrack!.......2005-10-30
Song from movie not included!.......2005-07-18
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One Night Stand: Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963
Sam Cooke Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000AO4NJU Release Date: 2005-09-20 |
Tracks:
- Soul Twist/Introduction
- Feel It (Don't Fight It)
- Chain Gang
- Cupid
- Medley: It's All Right/For Sentimental Reasons
- Twistin' The Night Away
- Somebody Have Mercy
- Bring It On Home To Me
- Nothing Can Change This Love
- Having A Party
Customer Reviews:
A Mature Sam Cooke.......2007-07-26
An Unforgettable Live Album.......2007-04-17
Some favourite, well-loved songs (such as "Cupid," "Chain Gang," "Bring it on Home to Me," etc.) have been thumpingly and effectively re-worked to give them an edginess which causes the temperature to soar in that highly charged, festive atmosphere.
You can feel the electricity in the air! Sam teases and cajoles an attentive and adoring audience who eagerly comply with the call to party. The tempo intensifies and reaches a crescendo at the end of a totally exhilarating and riveting musical experience!
One of the greatest live performances.......2007-01-12
The way Sam Cooke works the crowd is a thing of beauty. Those people that attended this performance are some lucky folks. He gives it his all and the crowd appreciates it. My personal favorite was "Chain Gang" because of the way he works the crowd at the end and because his voice is just electrifying with his "oh yeah" screams. Sam Cooke may not be my favorite artist but I believe he's the greatest artist of all-time. This record is one of the many testaments of that.
ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS EVER!.......2006-11-21
Of course, my favorite is "Bring It On Home To Me." Sam delivers his music with all the fervor of a gospel sermon and beat of a pop/doo wop song. Then, there are also the usual hits, from "Cupid" to "Twistin' The Night Away."
If you're looking for a soul album to start a collection, this IS the ONE!!! It'll keep you moving!!! The sound is no longer mono, making it all the more enjoyable. The fact that Sam could get the place jumpin' is exactly why he was such a great entertainer. You can feel the high energy and the fun of that evening back in 1963 oozing out of the stereo every time you listen to this album. James Brown may be the Godfather of soul, but Sam Cooke is the father!!!
should get more than 5 stars!.......2006-08-19
The main reason that it is great is b/c Sam Cooke works the audience. The cd builds up steam as the songs go by. This is a snowball rolling down a hill that gets bigger and bigger.
He talks to the audience, works the ladies, entices the men, pumps up his band, etc. The songs are almost a "best of" situation. Chain gang, having a party, twisting are all awesome!
You know how great the cd is? The recording has serious limitations. There are no highs and no lows. Horns, guitar, bass, drums are all mixed way towards the back but Cooke's singing and talking are way towards the front. It does not matter and should not influence anyone's listening pleasure.
A great comparison is to Otis Redding live at the Whiskey a Go Go. That is a good concert, fantastic sound recording and the band seriously rocks. This blows that away.
This is not only the best concert cd but also, it is obvious how other entertainers and djs modeled themselves afer Sam Cooke's style.
What a shame that this tremendous performer died in his prime.
Whoever reads this take note...I am no soul music fanatic. I am a Lez Zep. Who, Nirvana, guitarnut type of guy. THAT is how powerful that this work is b/c it most definetly rocks more than "live at leeds", "get your ya yas out", "Song remains the same", etc.
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Jeff Beck: LIve at B.B. King Blues Club
Jeff Beck Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009J8H34 Release Date: 2006-07-07 |
Tracks:
- Roy's Toy
- Psycho Sam
- Big Block
- Freeway Jam
- Brush With The Blues
- Scatterbrain
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Nadia
- Savoy
- Angel (Footsteps)
- Seasons
- Where Were You
- You Never Know
- A Day In The Life
- People Get Ready
- My Thing
Album Description
Japanese pressing. Recorded live at B.B. King Blues, NY on September 10 & 11, 2003. Sony. 2005.Album Details
Live Album Originally Sold Only Through Sony's Online Store. Recorded in September 2003 at the B.b. King Blues Club, New York. With Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas. "Roy's Toy", "Psycho Sam", "Big Block", "Freeway Jam", "Brush with the Blues", "Scatterbrain", "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", etc.Customer Reviews:
WOW!.......2007-03-31
Good but not jeff's best.......2007-02-23
Great Album!.......2007-02-16
Caution: do not order from Yodelin'Pig. Although this is supposed to be the Japanese import version of this disc, they sent me the domestic version.
Excellent.....But Overpriced.......2007-01-15
Who can sound like this?.......2007-01-04
What a great album.His tone on these lives songs are awesome.I was there on 9-11.Great playing by a one of a kind guitarist.
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Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'
Cannonball Adderley Quintet Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005GY5 Release Date: 1995-07-03 |
Tracks:
- Fun
- Games
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
- Sticks
- Hippodelphia
- Sack O' Woe
Amazon.com
"Live at 'The Club'" boasts the cover of this 1966 album. Of course, this turned out to be a lie, as did the entirety of the original liner notes. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy was not recorded at that Chicago venue, but instead at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. (The ruse was a favor to the club owner.) The hollering audience was comprised of invited guests and stimulated by free booze. Still, their enthusiasm is definitely well warranted, as alto man Cannonball Adderley and his band offer a riveting blend of postbop calisthenics and soul-jazz grooves. Joe Zawinul's famous title track, with its hypnotic, gospel-drenched funkiness, was a crossover top 10 pop hit, as well as an astonishing exercise in restraint for Zawinul, who somehow resists the urge to dig in on his electric piano, instead opting for a deep, mellow mood. The rest of the album cooks, with Cannonball, brother Nat on cornet, and Zawinul supplying the heat. --Marc GreilsamerAlbum Description
Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Nat Adderley (cornet), Joe Zawinul (piano), Victor Gaskin (bass), Roy McCurdy (drums).Customer Reviews:
Brilliant.......2007-02-17
Good fun.......2006-06-04
One of my best cds.......2005-12-30
Serious fun.......2005-06-30
Although the first two tracks are titled "Fun" and "Games," there's a slightly dark edge to some of the soloing here, a bit of that mystery that makes the music of Miles Davis so compelling and captivating. Perhaps that's what makes this music so exciting. It's frequently on the edge of chaos, but never quite tips over into "free" jazz.
Zawinul really takes the spotlight on the title track, with a great spoken intro by Cannonball. This track is pure soul-drenched simplicity. Genius. Let this album be the light that guides you into jazz.
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.......2004-08-23
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At Worst...The Best of Boy George and Culture Club
Culture Club Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002U6C Release Date: 1993-11-02 |
Tracks:
- Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
- Time (Click Of The Heart)
- Church Of The Poison Mind
- Karma Chameleon
- Victims
- I'll Tumble 4 Ya
- It's A Miracle
- Miss Me Blind
- Move Away
- Love Is Love
- Love Hurts
- Everything Thing I Own
- Don't Cry
- After The Love
- More Than Likely
- The Crying Game
- Generations Of Love
- Bow Down Mister
- Sweet Toxic Love (Deliverance Mix)
Amazon.com
At best, Boy George and his band Culture Club were a dizzy mix of camp, drag, dub, disco, reggae, and new wave. The androgynous George rhumba-ed his way through hits like "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" and crooned with white boy soul through their reggae classic "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" as well as the Delta-inspired "Karma Chameleon." At worst, the band had trouble finding direction and the proper vehicles for his smooth voice, producing clunkers like "Church of the Poison Mind." "Move Away" and "Miss Me Blind"--which actually took its chorus from a Japanese whiskey commercial--were Culture Club at their most brilliant. The band knew it wasn't making fine art and rose to the task of crafting flawless pop gems. George's later work didn't have the sense of fun and abandon as his stint with Culture Club, but his remake of "The Crying Game" again demonstrated those soulful pipes. Also worthy of note from his later career is the Krishna-inspired club hit "Bow Dow Mister." --Steve GdulaCustomer Reviews:
By George, this is a terrific album!!.......2007-02-04
A must for C.C. fans.......2007-01-05
at worst...the best of boy george and culture club.......2007-01-05
In Praise of Boy George and Culture Club.......2005-11-11
Most of the singles are present, from CC's 3 weeks at #2 hit "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" from their debut Kissing To Be Clever. This ballad highlights George's soul-tinged vocals, as well as the backing section of soul singers and airy, lounging synths. My favourite CC ballad is the tearjerking non-charter "Victims," with its melancholy piano and backing crooners, as well as a midsection that briefly goes into a classic disco crescendo before settling back down.
The upbeat Caribbean-like "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" peaked at #9, demonstrating CC's dance pop skills. However, the non-LP "Time (Clock of the Heart)" which also peaked at #2, incorporated some classic disco synths with a funky bassbeat, telling that illusory theme how time won't give us time, making lovers feel like they got something real.
Guest artists that helped Culture Club include Jermaine Stewart, who was on their #5 dance hit "Miss Me Blind" before he sang about not having to take one's clothes off. Ironically, it was this song that has the lyric "kissing to be clever," and not their debut album. Helen Terry's wailing soulful vocals found their way not only here but on the #10 "Church of the Poison Mind," an infectious dance tune Wham! would've given their blow-dried hair for. Terry later helped George on his solo single "Generations of Love" also included here.
And it's no contest that Colour By Numbers was their best albums, as that yielded four Top Ten singles, including the three-week chart-topper "Karma Chameleon," of how love games make that love touch and go, like the chameleon that camouflages itself to become invisible. George performed this and I believe "Move Away" when he guest-starred on the A-Team episode "Cowboy George."
However, nothing from Waking Up With The House On Fire is present, meaning no "The War Song," one of my favourite CC singles. The sole representative from From Luxury To Heartache was the #12 "Move Away," CC's last Top 40 hit and one of my favourites, a slick number highlighted by a snappy drum machines and bass, but with some downbeat lyrics, made more so as Boy George's drug problems probably contributed to low sales of what was an underrated album.
Two quibbles. One are the spoken bits preceding "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" and "Sweet Toxic Love." The others are the exclusion of "The War Song," "Black Money," "Mistake No. 3," and the pro-gay rights anthem "No Clause 28," in response to an anti-gay legislation pushed by then British PM Maggie Torture.
Boy George hit #1 in the UK with his reggaefied cover of Bread's "Everything I Own." He branched out, going a bit mystical with the acoustic singalong of "Bow Down Mister," where he called for doing whatever your religion called for you do, with the same soulful CC choruses, with some hare Krishna refrains. Some sitar is present in the bittersweet two-sides-of-the-coin "Sweet Toxic Love," proving he never lost his touch-just his American audience. In it, he embraces yet feels agony over love, "give me some of that sweet toxic love...to lift me up, to drive me insane." Elsewhere, he assertively tells his lover-"I'm not your punch bag, I'm not your floor, you cant walk on me until you get bored." Pretty intelligent stuff.
His last big hit in the US was the #15 title song to The Crying Game, which ranks as one of the best emotionally-racking songs I've ever heard-"first there are kisses, then there are sighs, and then before you know where you are, you're saying goodbye." Per the song, I've asked myself-not the moon-why are there heartaches and tears.
Culture Club was way too progressive for many parts of the U.S., where a clear homophobic element was rife. The name though was just right. Consider their original incarnations-In Praise of Lemmings (bizarre) or Sex Gang Children, (small trouble marketing that).
Only missing 1 track.......2004-11-01
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Live at Benaroya Hall
Pearl Jam Manufacturer: Ten Club ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002F9BL2 Release Date: 2004-07-27 |
Tracks:
- Ofthegirl
- Low Light
- Thumbing My Way
- Thin Air
- Fatal
- Nothing As It Seems
- Man Of The Hour
- Immortality
- Off He Goes
- Around The Bend
- I Believe In Miracles
- Sleight Of Hand
- All Or None
- Lukin
Tracks:
- Parting Ways
- Down
- Can't Keep
- Dead Man
- Masters Of War
- Black
- Crazy Mary
- 25 Minutes To Go
- Daughter
- Yellow Ledbetter
Customer Reviews:
Keep coming back for more.......2007-01-18
Pearl Jam is the ultimate Rock band.......2007-01-09
Best Live PJ album!.......2006-07-26
Diverse and sometimes powerful acoustic live CD.......2006-04-03
As an avid Pearl Jam fan who's listened to nearly everything they've ever published in the recorded music realm, I again couldn't wait to get my hands on this Live acoustical album...sometimes simply known in musical circles as "unplugged".
The album features a few of their classics like "Of the Girl" and "Daughter" as well as many covers, like Dylan's "Masters of War". With an unplugged CD like this, you get to hear the band in almost more of a true folk/spiritual sounding set as opposed to an arena rocker. The venue, Benaroya Hall, from what I can "hear" of this album, is a superb place to record a live performance (especially an acoustic one, Vedder's voice almost echoes, but doesn't, it's just enough to give it more of a far reaching "boom" as opposed to falling flat through the crowd which can sometimes happen at a recording such as this. Thankfully, this is not the case; it's the one of the best sounding LIVE albums I've ever heard!
Because I love the sounds, and could tell that whatever this place was is obviously the place to be when recording an "unplugged" album, I did some research on it. I'll give you the basics in a short but informative way.
1) Benaroya Hall opened up in 1998 as Seattle's state-of-the-art performance hall. It is home to the Seattle Symphony.
2) The State of the art facility is designed with the music in mind of course. As I mentioned before, Vedder's voice really comes through clear and strong. The hall is made with a multitude of angles as well as panels and nooks that disperse and diffuse the pitch of sound as it travels as a wavelength. The physics of this of course, gives us much more quality music...it's enhanced a million times better than if say, they were playing on a stage in the middle of a basketball gymnasium.
Now that you are familiar with how great the SOUND is and the SCIENCE behind it, it's time to move on to my opinion of this album.
First off, the set list. When I first listened to it I was enthralled at hearing some of my favorite songs. For an acoustical album it still felt like powerful music, and Vedder and the crew really do sound like, as usual, they are putting their heart and soul into playing their instruments and delivering the message or theme the song portrays. As I went later on into the album, I started to feel a little lost. Several songs I had never heard of seemed to suck some of the energetic feel that I had from their classics right outta the air!
Was it the song, the way they played the song or their attitude in general? I think the latter does not apply, but the former mentioned rings true. Some of these songs may seem like something the band should play (like "Masters of War" and "I believe in miracles") however, to often I felt like the band wasn't in Benaroya hall anymore, they were on a regular stage singing cover songs. The band to me simply does not seem to evoke the same energy or spirit that they do with their own music. Now, in saying that, maybe because their music is just that, something that came from their heart, mind, and soul, and not someone else's, that is why I feel somewhat disenfranchised from the non-PJ songs on this album.
In continuing to be objective, I would have liked to see a couple more of their own songs, whether they were hits or lesser known tunes, on each disk. I think to me it would have made it a little more Pearl Jam. However, as a fan, I ultimately still enjoy this album, and am impressed at the quality of sound that The Hall they play in presents.
There are still parts of this CD that are simply amazing, like the way your heart will feel heavier when hearing the song "Low Life" and "Of the girl". These are tracks I never get tired of hearing so I may be biased there, but taking the electronics and electric guitars out of the picture never seems to strip down the bands talent but unveil a stronger, richer sound all it's own!
The interaction with the crowd of course is more subtle than playing say, at some place like Miami or Houston in front of 50,000 people. The feeling from the crowd is appreciative, but also a special kind considering that they are doing the album (from what I can gather from Vedders intermittent speeches) for a youth benefit charity. Pearl Jam will never be called sellouts or greedy rock stars, as they are often known participate in things to help their community, the world, and fellow man.
"Sleight of Hand" is also a gem on here and comes deep from Eddie's now usual soothing, almost reaching out sorrow and serious toned vocals. It uses the usual theme of one person vs. themselves and others, invoking sad tones of regret and memory. There seems to be some electronic things going on here and there, so I am assuming unplugged means that the lead guitarists are playing acoustics, or perhaps someone is using a pedal machine via acoustic banks. Regardless, overall it's the sound quality of the hall that makes up for some of the songs I don't put up on a pedestal. There are other PJ sources of live music; however, I don't think you can really go wrong with this album. With 24 tracks performed at a great venue by one of the greatest American Rock bands of all time, how could you go wrong?
Now that's a ass whooping..........2006-01-28
A parade of great instrumental and electric songs - I wished I had been there at the concert because it must have been a night to remember.
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John Barry: The Collection
Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005BADD Release Date: 2001-05-22 |
Tracks:
- Zulu
- From Russia With Love
- From Russia With Love - 007
- Goldfinger
- The Ipcress File
- The Knack
- Mister Moses
- Thunderball
- The Wrong Box
- Born Free
- The Quiller Memorandum
- You Only Live Twice
- The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
- Deadfall
Tracks:
- The Lion In Winter
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Midnight Cowboy
- Midnight Cowboy
- The Appointment
- The Last Valley
- Walkabout
- Monte Walsh
- Diamonds Are Forever
- The Persuaders
- Mary Queen Of Scots
- The Man With The Golden Gun
- The Dove
Tracks:
- The Tamarind Seed
- King Kong
- Eleanor And Franklin
- Robin And Marian
- The Deep
- Hanover Street
- The Black Hole
- Moonraker
- Somewhere In Time
- Raise The Titanic
- Body Heat
- Frances
- Octopussy
- The Cotton Club
Tracks:
- High Road To China
- A View To A Kill
- Out Of Africa
- The Living Daylights
- Dances With Wolves
- Dances With Wolves
- Chaplin
- Moviola
- Indecent Proposal
- The Specialist
- The Scarlet Letter
- Cry The Beloved Country
- Mercury Rising
- The James Bond Theme
Customer Reviews:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player!.......2006-11-09
Persuaders Theme!.......2006-03-02
A Variety Of Classics!.......2005-12-06
There is over four hours of music in this set with a colorful and informative booklet.
Incredible Barry Collection.......2004-03-11
" one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry".......2001-07-06
Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Nic Raine (conductor, arranger, orchestrator & associate producer), a tremen!dous asset to every project he undertakes...and the man who made it all possible...a legendary icon always leading the way in film scoring ~ JOHN BARRY!
Total Time: 258:76 on 56 Tracks ~ SSD-1128 ~ (2001)
You might try other albums from Silva Screen, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Essential James Bond" (SSD-1034)..."Bond:Back In Action" (SSD-1100)..."Bond:Back In Action 2" (SSD-1119)..."Zulu" (SSD-1095)..."Raise The Titanic" (SSD-1102)..."Walkabout" (SSD-1120)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.
Album Review:
- Beats as Politics
- Black Cherry, Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
- Black Wire [Import]
- Bollywood Flashback, Pt. II [Import]
- Breakin'
- Buddha Chillout
- Caribe 2004 [Import]
- Cherish [CD-single] [Import]
- Club Connection [Import]
- Cosmic Disco
Album Review
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents In Concert [Live]
Huckleberry Finn Von Mark Twain [Import]
Hit List, Vol. 5 [Explicit Lyrics]