No Hesitation

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El Stew are a motley assortment: there's Brain, the drummer from Primus; DJ Disk, a.k.a. the Shigger Fragger, the godfather of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz; twisted guitarist Buckethead--who wears a chicken bucket atop his noggin whenever he appears onstage; Eddie Def of the Space Travelers (formerly the Scratch Hamsters); and producer Extrakd. It's an assemblage you might not expect to work, and their music is almost unclassifiable--except to say that it makes for a hell of an interesting listen. The album isn't a seamless mix of the quintet's talents, but it comes close: all five meet on a trippy, abstract plane and share the same twisted sense of humor. (If you recognize the two films they lift the phrase "klaatu barada nikto" from, this is the album for you.) Somehow, El Stew manage to fit funky dance tracks ("Reign of Terror"), bizarre dance tracks ("Surf Mission [Invasion of the Duck Punk]," with its chorus of quacks), and some very experimental, weird music side by side. That it never once feels out of place is an incredible accomplishment. --Randy Silver

Product Description
1999 debut by avante supergroup featuring Buckethead, Eddie Def, Brain, DJ Disk and DJ Extraked. 18 tracks.

Tracks:

Reign of Terror
Coke
Pelican Boots
Brah
Dim Slim
T.H.T.S.L.E.E.
Reef-ill
Arab Mafia
The Tower
Surf Mission (Invasion of the Duck Punk)
Darkside Whiplash
Igloo Condo
B-Boy Showcase
Corn Leaf Smokin
Twoast
Warrior
Vintage
Blu Kube King

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El Stew are a motley assortment: there's Brain, the drummer from Primus; DJ Disk, a.k.a. the Shigger Fragger, the godfather of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz; twisted guitarist Buckethead--who wears a chicken bucket atop his noggin whenever he appears onstage; Eddie Def of the Space Travelers (formerly the Scratch Hamsters); and producer Extrakd. It's an assemblage you might not expect to work, and their music is almost unclassifiable--except to say that it makes for a hell of an interesting listen. The album isn't a seamless mix of the quintet's talents, but it comes close: all five meet on a trippy, abstract plane and share the same twisted sense of humor. (If you recognize the two films they lift the phrase "klaatu barada nikto" from, this is the album for you.) Somehow, El Stew manage to fit funky dance tracks ("Reign of Terror"), bizarre dance tracks ("Surf Mission [Invasion of the Duck Punk]," with its chorus of quacks), and some very experimental, weird music side by side. That it never once feels out of place is an incredible accomplishment. --Randy Silver

Album Description

1999 debut by avante supergroup featuring Buckethead, Eddie Def, Brain, DJ Disk and DJ Extraked. 18 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

better than laswell's "a dub transmission"!.......2004-06-13

even if buckethead's guitar work isn't the focal point of this cd,and even if you normally don't listen to electronic music this disc if well worth checking out!it has trippy samples and the dj scratches aren't ever "overpowering" as they can be on some other dj's albums.it's just a bunch of tripped-out beats that are chilled to the core!a must have for any fan of "the funk troupe"aka buckethead,bill laswell,bernie worrell,bootsy coolins,george clinton,brain,john zorn,etc,etc,etc.cd's to get with this one are "shin terrai-unison",bill laswell/jah wobble-"a dub transmission",buckethead-"over the slaughterhouse",and material-"hallucination engine"

Keeps you interested.......2003-07-28

I tell you, these fools are beat masters. I really like the little samples that prelude some of the songs. Ingenious. I can't play the whole CD all the way through, 'cause a couple songs don't have the mastery that others do. Some of what these guys are doing is unmatched by other triphop artists.
Buy it. Songs 4,5,8,10,11,13 are my favorite.

Another DJ driven band?.......2002-04-12

If you are heavy into other bands like PHONOPSYCHOGRAPH or Extra Kid or are a big phan of the invizbl skratch piklz then you will certainly enjoy this CD. It is a collection of Dubs that reminds me alot of Ben Wa's Devil Dub. Songs that build up so gradually that you don't notice that the music is growing until you are enveloped in a cacophony of screaming noises with distorted guitar wailing away behind it all. On the other hand if you are more strictly a Buckethead phan then you might want to sample a few songs because this most likely isn't for you. If you are a big Death Kube K phan, then you will most likely enjoy this CD as well. The musis seems to grow and swell as an entity rather than just music, on the downside this makes listening to individual songs impossible. If you really want to feel the effect then you have to competely zone out and listen to this CD. Overall another solid DJ diven album from Japan's favorite masked psycho, Buckethead. BUCKETHEAD FOREVER!

first time listener.......2001-01-22

This is a real eye-opener!sheer brilliance,just 4 the Rick Wakeman sample on Igloo condo,i am now in the process of buying as much of El stew,Buckethead and probably Praxis aswell,good show.

Great Works.......2000-10-22

Buckethead rules! If you like DJ work, Heavy Bass and super beats this album is for you. Buckethead doesnt stand out on this recording but is on most of the songs. Igloo condo is one of my favorite songs that buckethead plays on ever. If you like buckethead buy this album for this song alone and you might fall in love with what you hear.

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no hesitation what-so-ever

Full Moon/No Hesitation
Gloria Loring
Manufacturer: Atlantic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
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By Request
Turn the Page
Gloria Loring - Self-Titled Debut
Is There Anybody Out There?
Friends & Lovers

ASIN: B0002TW2XM

Customer Reviews:

no hesitation what-so-ever.......2006-12-09

I can't believe that after 20 years I finally got a hold of this amazing cd. Its ASWESOME. Gloria Loring outdid herself with this cd, its beautiful, its sexy, and full of heart. Each song stands out with its own beauty and passion. I guarantee this album to anyone and everyone - A MUST HAVE, No Hesitation what-so-ever. Experience life, love and passion through the amazing voice and presence of Gloria Loring. Let the hair on your neck stand up as she delivers an flawless album of passion. Buy it - you wont regret it.

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Fun to listen to!
An interesting concept not quite realized

Piano Dance: A 20th-Century Portrait

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Tangos | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
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Piano Music of John Adams & Terry Riley

ASIN: B00004UEKB
Release Date: 2000-07-25

Tracks:

Red Ribbon Dance
Sleepwalker's Shuffle
Golliwog's Cakewalk
Like A Tarantelle
Shimmy
Polka
Hungarian Rock
Rumanian Dance
Tango
Hesitation-Tango
A Tortoise's Tango
Waltz
Mazurka
Valse-Improvisation Sur Le Nom De Bach
Waltz IV
Percussion Dance
Modern Love Waltz
Lilt of the Reel
Rigaudon
Cancion Y Danza
Danzas Criollas
Illicit Felicity
Conga

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For sheer entertainment value, it's hard to find a classical CD that will beat this one. Gloria Cheng has chosen an astonishing variety of 20th-century piano music with nothing in common except brevity and dance origins. The disc is full of familiar pieces (Debussy, Scriabin, Ravel, Prokofiev) and entertaining novelties (Albright, Martinu, Poulenc, Ginastera). Donald R. Davis's exercise in creative plagiarism, "Illicit Felicity," rates a special mention for its ingenuity. But really, unless you're allergic to Philip Glass, there isn't a loser on the entire program. Cheng plays brilliantly, with appropriate special emphasis on the dance rhythms of the music, and Telarc's sound engineering is typically realistic. It ain't profound, but this is still a marvelous program. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Fun to listen to!.......2000-09-18

Listening to this CD is fun. The CD has a diverse selection of contemporary dances for solo piano, ranging from familiar favorites, such as Gollywog's Cakewalk by Debussy, to lesser known and unconventional but charming works, such as del Aguila's Conga. The dances are varied and well-interpreted by Ms. Cheng, who brings poignancy to each one while maintaining throughout the CD a fun and energetic mood.

Ms. Cheng's playing is phenomenal, and I also enjoy her earlier CD of works by John Adams and Terry Riley. Both CD's show off her rich tone and appealing style, but the dance collection is the most entertaining. If you buy this CD, you'll probably find yourself listening to it frequently.

An interesting concept not quite realized.......2000-07-25

A very good concept. Take a noted pianist, in this case Gloria Cheng, and work with her on a program of 23 short works or short sections of larger works, all of which are one form or another of Dance--and you might come up with something good or possibly just a mixed bag. The Telarc release (CD-80549) is such a program. The playing is wonderful, the results what you might expect, alas: a mixed bag.

A very definite positive about this program is that almost every selection was new to me. After all, how many of us are familiar with works like Miguel del Aguila's "Conga," Philip Glass's "Modern Love Reel," or Paul Hindemith's "Shimmy"? I mean, really! So there is much Joy of Discovery afforded by this CD; but with all but one piece running under 5 minutes (and that one at 9:26), a certain cloying factor creeps in after a while, and perhaps I should recommend this be played in small sections.

Tracks:

The Nutcracker-The Waltz Of The Flowers - Chicago S.O./Morton Gould
Rodeo-Hoe Down - Morton Gould And His Orchestra
Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.11: Giga - Guildhall Strs. Ens./Robert Salter
Waltz, Op.18: 'Grande Valse Brillante' - Geza Anda
Symphony No. 5-II: Menuetto - Chicago S.O./Fritz Reiner
Courtly Dances from Gloriana: I. March - The Julian Bream Consort
Courtly Dances from Gloriana: II. Corante - The Julian Bream Consort
Courtly Dances from Gloriana: III. Pavan - The Julian Bream Consort
Courtly Dances from Gloriana: IV. Morris Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
Courtly Dances from Gloriana: V. Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
Courtly Dances from Gloriana: VI. La Volta - The Julian Bream Consort
Courtly Dances from Gloriana: VII. March - The Julian Bream Consort
Water Music Suite No. 1: V. Passepied - Melvyn Tan
Swan Lake-Act III: Mazurka - St. Louis S.O./Leonard Slatkin
Danse Macabre - The Philadelphia Orch./Eugene Ormandy
Don't Fence Me In (From Hollywood Canteen) - Richard Hayman
Souvenirs (For Piano Four-Hands)-Hesitation Tango - John Browning/Leonard Slatkin
Three Dances From 'Fancy Free': I. Galop - Boston Pops Orch./Arthur Fiedler
Three Dances From 'Fancy Free': II. Waltz - Boston Pops Orch./Arthur Fiedler
Three Dances From 'Fancy Free': III. Danzon - Boston Pops Orch./Arthur Fiedler
Water Music Suite No.1: IX. Hornpipe - Melvyn Tan
Swan Lake-Act II: Allegro Moderato ('Danse Des Cygnes') - St. Louis S.O.
Swan Lake-Act III: Danse Espagnole - St. Louis S.O.
Souvenirs-Waltz - John Browning/Leonard Slatkin
Croncerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 9: Gavotta - Guildhall Strs. Ens./Robert Salter
Sleeping Beauty-Waltz - Chicago S.O./Morton Gould

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Jeni is a great woman of God singing to bless Him!
Not a bad sophomore effort

No Hesitation
Jeni Varnadeau
Manufacturer: Pamplin Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
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Colors of Truth
Tracing His Hand

ASIN: B00000FXK6
Release Date: 1998-11-23

Tracks:

Mercy
Shadow
I Need You
I Won't Deny You
Free To Be Free
There You Go
If I Believed
Shaken
Over Again
Come With Me

Customer Reviews:

Jeni is a great woman of God singing to bless Him!.......1999-08-21

I was really impressed with Jeni's NO HESITATION. I've had the pleasure of meeting this adorable, sweet, godly young woman, and was impressed with her humility and grace and love of God! I was encouraged when I listened to her album, and I believe that you will be too if you buy her CD's. She's giving her all to uplift, glorify, and honor Jesus Christ, and draw others to Him as well. She's an inspiration to me, and I was blessed to meet such a great woman of God who is using her talent completely for our Precious Lord!!! My admonition to all, is to keep seeking and serving Jesus with every part of you. He can use a willing vessel in wonderful ways, as we see with Jeni Varnadeau. Search His Word and follow Him, and you'll be blessed.

Not a bad sophomore effort.......1999-03-17

Jeni Varnadeau was part of the talented Class of '96 of new Christian artists. Her classmates included such talents as Plumb, Fleming & John, Sarah Jahn, the Waiting, and many others.

Varnadeau's first disc was distinctive and stood out as much for the lyrical depth she invested into her songs as for her vocal stylings, which are squarely planted somewhere between Cyndi Lauper/Sam Phillips on one side, and Sheryl Crow/Alainis Morrisette on the other.

Varnadeau is as much of a poet as Jewel and personally, I think she's better.

There's little to dislike about NO HESITATION. The album is still deep, engaging, and fun to listen to. But I can't help thinking it could have been better in one regard.

In her first disc, I got the feeling that the music was 100-percent Jeni. It was her style, her sound. In NO HESITATION, I feel the looming, ominous presence of market-minded producers tainting the disc.

There's one song that could easily be mistaken for an Amy Grant tune. Another that could pass for Margaret Becker. And I'm worried that was intentional, not on Jeni's part, but on behalf of the studio folk.

Jeni Varnadeau is best when she's free to show off her own sound, her own voice, her own personality. And for much of NO HESITATION, she does just that. But there are some exceptions, and I for one hope it does not become a trend. In 2000-2001, when Jeni gets around to her third disc, I'll be the one hoping that it's 100-percent pure Jeni, and not 80-percent Jeni/20-percent Jeni sounding like someone else.

Noel
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christmas music I can appreciate!

Noel
Rockpointe Community Church
Manufacturer: Rockpointe Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA91T4
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

Once in Royal David's City
Joy to the World
Noel
O Holy Night
Just Another Night
Hail to the New-Born King
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Christ the Lord
Comfort and Joy
Ding-Dong Merrily on High
Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

christmas music I can appreciate!.......2005-12-24

Finally found a Christmas CD I can groove to. Great stuff! I love most everything about Rockpointe, and their recorded music is no exception.

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David Barela, Romantic Piano
The Elegance of Barela
Excellent recording & unusual selections
This is stunning.
Great music

David Barela Romantic Piano

Manufacturer: Eroica Classical
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004THQ6
Release Date: 2000-05-01

Tracks:

Ballade - Claude Debussy
The Maiden and the Nightingale
Liebestraum - Franz Liszt
Tango - Hesitation - Samuel Barber
Musical Moment No. 5 - Sergei Rachmaninoff
The White Peacock - Charles T. Griffes
Un Sospiro - Franz Liszt
Isolde's Liebstod - Wagner-Franz Liszt
Nocturne Op. 72 No.1 - Frydryk Chopin
Sonetto 104 del Petrarca - Franz Liszt
Nocturne - Samuel Barber
The Sunken Cathedral - Claude Debussy

Customer Reviews:

David Barela, Romantic Piano.......2003-01-08

During my lifetime I have met many pianists.One pianist in particular stands out among the rest...Mr. David Barela,who recently released the 'Romantic piano' CD. His keen attention to details and love for his craft resonates through these keys.It is evedent.
The great writer Oscar Wilde, once remarked," In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants. The other is getting it." This "universal " concept is probably applicable to everything on this planet except for Mr. Barela's 'Romantic Piano'CD.
Futhermore, there are a lot of pianists who can play piano very well; However, there is a difference between good and very , very good, and the differences are in the very small details. Mr. Barela is just great with minuscule details.
In conclusion, one can see easily that David is at the pinnacle of his career. He seems to be at that point of maturity that time has provided along with a deep understanding of music and talent that puts him among the best that the classical piano has to offer.

The Elegance of Barela.......2000-11-04

These piano selections are elegant in their presentation. Barela has a sensitivity and flare at the keyboard that is difficult to match. The CD provides many hours of quality listening.

Excellent recording & unusual selections.......2000-10-31

David Barela's musicianship and the recording itself are outstanding. What interested me most, however, was the selection of pieces. The CD opens and closes with some beautiful, often haunting Debussy works. Between these works, a variety of composers (Chopin, Barber, Granados) and less frequently recorded works are featured to great effect.

A must buy both for Barlea's talented play and for his taste in selecting an interesting set of music for the CD.

This is stunning........2000-06-17

From Debussy's pious Ballade to Isolde's giddy histrionics by Liszt, Barela has conceived these pieces beautifully. It's as though he's playing old friends for old friends. Un Sospiro is a real treasure. Am very pleased to have found this recording!

Great music.......2000-06-12

This is a wonderful CD - perfect for the car. The musicianship is excellent, and selection of pieces perfect for good listening.

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