Gorgeous

Product Description
German reissue of the band's 1992 album featuring the singles '10 x 10', 'Timebomb' and a collaborative remakeremake of UB40's 'One In Ten' with UB40. Other 12: 'Plan 9','Moses', 'Contrique', 'Europa', 'Orbit', 'Black Morpheus', 'Southern Cross', 'Nimbus', 'Colony', 'Stormin Norman', 'Sexy Dancer' and 'Sexy Synthesizer'. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Gorgeous,808 State,Tommy Boy,Club/Dance,Dance Music,House,Pop,Techno

Average customer rating: Very good show which I hadn't heard of... THE APPLE TREE (1966 ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST) I still remember these songs after 40 years Really 2.5 Boring material that you forget very easily

The Apple Tree (1966 Original Broadway Cast) Sheldon Harnick Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast) 110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast) Company (2006 Broadway Revival Cast) ASIN: B0000027WD Release Date: 1992-11-24

Tracks:

1. Eden Prelude
2. Here In Eden
3. Feelings
4. Eve
5. Friends
6. The Apple Tree (Forbidden Fruit)
7. Beautiful, Beautiful World
8. It's A Fish
9. Go To Sleep, Whatever You Are
10. What Makes Me Love Him?/Eden Postlude
11. The Lady Or The Tiger? Prelude/I'll Tell You a Truth/Make Way
12. Forbidden Love (In Gaul)
13. The Apple Tree (Reprise)
14. I've Got What You Want
15. Tiger, Tiger
16. Make Way (Reprise)/Which Door/I'll Tell You a Truth (Reprise)
17. Passionella Prelude
18. Oh, To Be A Movie Star
19. Gorgeous
20. (Who, Who, Who, Who) Who Is She?
21. I Know
22. Wealth
23. You Are Not Real
24. Passionella Postlude/Finale

Customer Reviews:

Very good show which I hadn't heard of..........2007-05-13

I was very into theatre in high school and college and thought I was up on most musicals, but had never heard of this show until recently. It's comprised of three short stories which were adapted into the musical format. The first two stories are tied together very well, although the last seems tacked on. But the songs are catchy and it's fairly easy to figure out what's happening simply by listening to the songs. There are two songs which are tied for my favoritism: "It's a Fish" from Adam and Eve and "You Are Not Real" from Passionella. Check it out.

THE APPLE TREE (1966 ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST).......2007-04-10

IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. I WENT TO THE REVIVAL OF THE APPLE TREE ON BROADWAY IN NEW YORK CITY AND LOVED THE SCORE BUT THERE WASN'T A SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE SO I PURCHASED THE ORIGINAL VERSION AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!

I still remember these songs after 40 years.......2006-11-05

I saw this show on the stage when it first ran, and have never forgotten it. The key to a good Broadway show is this question: Are you humming the songs when you leave the theatre? In the case of The Apple Tree, the answer is a resounding "Yes." I have been waiting 40 years for this show to be revived, and I have tickets for the revival opening in December at the Roundabout. I hope not to be disappointed, for the trio of Barbara Harris, a very young Alan Alda, and the late Larry Blyden were terrific. The three-part concept can be jarring because just when you're getting into the story, it ends -- but just enjoy the kind of songs they just don't write anymore.

Really 2.5.......2006-07-25

SO this is another show thats actually three one acts. The first "The Diary of Adam and Eve" is the best by far. It has really cute songs and nice plot. Thats the only reason I rounded this up from 2.5 to 3 stars. The rest of the show is nothing great. "Lady and Tiger" is short and boring. And "Passionella" is exactly what it sounds like, a knock off of Cinderella. But hey, its a good show for collectors and "The Diary of Adam and Eve" is nice. Favorite Song: "Its A Fish"

Boring material that you forget very easily.......2006-06-29

According to some reviews, this musical was supposed to be very good and I bought it. Unfortunately, I was quite dissapointed. It's composed of three different tales, the first one referring to the Adam & Eve biblical story. The lyrics here are very silly and tedious. The second tale, "The Lady or the Tiger?" contains songs that are simply awful, probably the worst ever written for a Broadway show. The third story, "Passionella", contains music that does nothing to make things better. The album contains a good informative booklet in English, German, French & Italian (as Sony uses to do)which says that Time magazine defined this show as "three moldy figs". I entirely agree. I would recommend this musical to those suffering from insomnia: it will put them to sleep right away.

Average customer rating: Another opinion The most beautiful CD to celebrate committed partnerships! Mits and Premsi are the bomb! Enraptured! Wear your Mitens!

Songs for the Inner Lover Miten & Premal Manufacturer: White Swan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Essence Dakshina Love Is Space Satsang: A Meditation in Song and Silence Embrace ASIN: B0000AINHV Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

1. So Much Magnificence
2. Vertical Reality
3. Second Chance
4. Sat Patim
5. Heart Beat
6. Till I Was Loved By You
7. Connection
8. Ishq' Allah
9. Into the Wind

Album Description

On his first release in six years, Miten delivers a heartfelt musical testament to the redeeming power of self-acceptance. Graced by Deva Premal's vocal harmonies, Miten's songs take flight, seamlessly blending male/female energy to reveal the healing balance that comes through true connection with the self. Miten created Songs for the Inner Lover as a soundtrack for the love and life experiences we all share. Insightful lyrics and refreshingly simple, melodic arrangements examine the many faces of love: from its manifestation on the physical plane and the master-disciple relationship to longing for meaningful companionship and the inner dialogues we conduct with ourselves.

Through their long and storied musical and life partnership together, Miten and bestselling mantra singer Deva Premal have created a true heart connection with each other and thousands of adoring fans worldwide. On Songs for the Inner Lover, Miten draws from that nourishing experience to offer a truthful and universal sentiment sure to provide healing comfort to all who are touched by love--or long to be.

Album Description

2003 release for the newage/world artists features 9 tracks. White Swan.

Customer Reviews:

Another opinion.......2006-06-14

I absolutely love Deva Premal's voice and CDs. This was a huge disappointment for me. I don't like almost everything on this CD. There's nothing remarkable about Miten's voice, even though it's certainly nice to listen to. His lyrics are banal. Sweet and heartfelt, but hackneyed.
There's nothing really bad about the music, but most of it is Miten by himself (the ones with Deva are far better, to my ear), and I honestly can't find anything to recommend it.
I only gave it two stars for the few songs that are predominantly Deva's voice.
As much as I am dissing this CD I wouldn't hesitate to recommend "Love is Space." So, if you're expecting something along those lines, don't get this as it's totally different.

The most beautiful CD to celebrate committed partnerships!.......2006-05-20

My girlfriend introduced this cd to me, and I have to say, I'm almost as much in love with this music as I am with her :) !!! It's a 'must have' for any couples who are truly committed to growing healthy partnerships of love. It celebrates the beauty that is at the heart of each one of us and gives such wonderful reverential acknowledgment to the divinity in all.
We've already decided that this will be the music we will choose for our wedding as we shared our first dance to the magnificent sentiments expressed in song by Miten and Deva Premal.
You won't be disappointed!!!!

Mits and Premsi are the bomb!.......2005-04-06

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Enraptured!.......2004-11-12

This is the greatest album. From the first to the last song, I float in a sea of love. I play it constantly and absolutely love it!

Wear your Mitens!.......2003-11-11

This is a CD made with love. Seriously, you can smell love. What does love smell like? I don't know. So stop asking. I honestly don't see how they can do it. Its magic. When I listen to this CD I feel like I am being held. I am not a lonely person. Believe me when I tell you, I am not. OK. Maybe sometimes.

Average customer rating: Innocence Mission is an appropriate name Sickenly too sweet absolutely love this album I Love You, Innocence Mission. works beautifully

Now the Day Is Over The Innocence Mission Manufacturer: Badman Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Befriended Glow We Walked in Song Birds of My Neighborhood Small Planes ASIN: B0002ZMJ4I Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

1. Stay Awake
2. Over The Rainbow
3. What A Wonderful World
4. Moon River
5. Somewhere A Star Shines For Everyone
6. Prelude In A
7. Once Upon A Summertime
8. My Love Goes With You
9. Edelweiss
10. Sonata No.8
11. Bye-Lo
12. It Is Well With My Soul
13. Now The Day Is Over

Amazon.com

The Innocence Mission have, over the course of a decade, created a half dozen albums which celebrate small pleasures, fragile details and the wistful edges of life. As the title suggests, Now the Day Is Over offers a set of lullabies. The dozen covers and one original were not all written as bedtime reveries, but it's a testament to the graceful nuances Don and Karen Peris that such a familiar song as "What A Wonderful World" can bring out the twinkling stars of nighttime with heartfelt purity. Free of embellishments, either internal or studio created, Karen's vocals are at once magical and direct. The trio has done much more than to simply streamline or slow down these selections, they've found the core of each number and built around it only that which is necessary. -- David Greenberger

Customer Reviews:

Innocence Mission is an appropriate name.......2007-06-02

Not the worst cd I have and certainly not offensive. However, lacks depth, character, and content. Could be good for the kids. Bought it because I fell in love with a track I heard on Radio Paradise. Overall I could have spent the money in other ways.

Sickenly too sweet.......2007-05-12

I am new to the Innocence Mission. We have a one year old baby, so a friend gave us this CD as a gift. For me, Karen Peris's voice has the "nails across the blackboard" effect on me. She has no range and her voice is cloying. I am not expecting rock 'n roll or anything like that, but I just cannot find anything attractive in her voice. She absolutely "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," a classic and a song that I want to associate with my relatively unspoiled childhood. Oh well, different strokes for different folks.

absolutely love this album.......2007-01-12

I play this album as part of my daughter's bedtime routine. I absolutely LOVE it. Has such a beautiful calmness to it. And as I sit their rocking with my daughter before I put her in her crib, it often brings both smiles to my face and tears to my eyes.

I Love You, Innocence Mission........2007-01-04

In the winter of '89-'90, I picked up The Innocence Mission's eponymous debut on cassette one evening in a mall in Muncie. During my solitary rural Indiana backroads return to Taylor Univ., I was introduced to the delightfully solid intangibility of these troubadours of Heart, Soul, and Mind. I wanted Don and Karen Peris to mother and father me, or to marry Karen, or to be a brother or sister of one, to experience in my life the meaningful connections that in song resonated on and strong without dwindling into the inevitable nihilism that so much of art does nowadays. (Soon realized they were Catholic Universalists or something like that.)Fan for life.

And so, I kept up with their oeuvre. Enjoying the experimental phases of beauty along with the return to simple folk beauty. "Bright as Yellow", on "Glow", piqued the world's interest on the "Empire Records" soundtrack. They toured at least a little with Lilith Fair one year. I found later they've done a blatantly spiritual album "Christ Is My Hope", and that Don (genius of guitar understatement/suggestion) has a couple of his own albums out. I still need to get those 3.

Anyway, the idea of a lullaby album from The Innocence Mission is so perfectly obvious that I never expected it. I mean, she sang songs to her "Someday Coming Child" (on "Umbrella") years before she birthed!

It is as perfect as it could be. Minimal in performance, maximal in effect. (With 3 little boys, I'm a connoisseur of artfully-lulling lullaby albums. Get the Disney Lullaby Album too--no, really--Greg Diakun and Fred Mollin create real art right under DisneyCorp's nose.)

Finally, Karen can sing me to sleep--and my family too.

works beautifully.......2006-10-18

I am a mother of twins and this CD was given to us as a gift. My babies fell asleep to this time after time and it was pleasant listening for both mom and dad. I plan on giving this as a gift to all my new parent friends.

Average customer rating: High Expectations Excerpted, http://kachinacrowe.journalspace.com, #258. This is THE one CD to have. Beautiful voice and sardonic wit One of the best albums i own

Gorgeous George Edwyn Collins Manufacturer: Bar/None Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Doctor Syntax I'm Not Following You Women in Technology The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls You Can't Hide Your Love Forever ASIN: B0000048EA Release Date: 1995-06-20

Tracks:

1. The Campaign For Real Rock
2. A Girl Like You
3. Low Expectations
4. Out Of This World
5. If You Could Love Me
6. North Of Heaven
7. Gorgeous George
8. It's Right In Front Of You
9. Make Me Feel Again
10. I've Got It Bad
11. Subsidence
12. Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

High Expectations.......2005-08-05

A Girl like You" gave Edwyn Collins a hit single of the likes of which he had never seen(despite "Rip it Up"s top ten status in the UK back in 83)but no artist could be more removed from the dreadful one hit wonder label than Postcard's proudest son.

Edwyn Collins started his musical career as the driving force of the charming and trailblazing Orange Juice that foreshadowed, in an era of post punk gloominess, a gentler,and groovier kind of pop from which the Smiths would later build upon.

With the demise of Orange Juice after three albums and an EP Edwyn kickstarted his solo career with a couple of flawed yet rewarding records leading up to his most fully realized album:Gorgeous George in which all his personas coalesced ranging from the crooner(Low Expectations),the popster(Make me feel again),the rocker(Out of this World)and the vitriolic songwriter he always had lurking below the surface(The Campaign for Real Rock)to form a trully representative sample of his craft and one of the 90's best recordings.

Excerpted, http://kachinacrowe.journalspace.com, #258........2004-08-17

Gorgeous George is a master piece. Released in 1993, George was Scottish singer Edwyn Collins' third solo effort after six years leading the successful post punk band Orange Juice. This album produced Collins' biggest hit to date: "A Girl Like You" heard on the soundtrack to Empire Records. "Girl Like You" combines a hard edge and pounding bassline with Collins' lounge lizard-esque vocal quality to create a song that could be a Rat Pack re-mix. This is no where near the best of the album which opens with "The Campaign for Real Rock" a blistering take on the 90s alternative scene:

'Yes, yes , yes its the summer festival/ the truely detestible summer festival...'

Fast forward a few tracks to "Low Expectations": 'You've been down this road before/ which is not to say you're bored/ or that you shouldn't want for more/ it's just your expectations should be lower...'

Are all of Collins' songs this cynical? For the most part. However their wry, dark tone fit perfectly with Collins' extrodinarily sardonic voice. The album is rounded though with up tempo numbers, "A Girl Like You" and "Make Me Feel Again", making the album a rocker. Ballads like North of Heaven and "If You Could Love Me" are clever AND torch worthy. Gorgeous George's parting shot however, a secret track, reminds you which side of the sentimental fence the masterful Edwyn Collins truely falls on.

I reccomend this album to -- EVERYONE! no, really, I do. However I especially reccomend Gorgeous George to those of you who are riding the Franz Ferdinand wave. Continue with your Scottish theme, but don't go all Proclaimers on me:>P

This is THE one CD to have........2003-12-17

I would rate this probably his best work ever. If you ever liked Edwyn Collins, then this is the album to have.

Beautiful voice and sardonic wit.......2003-09-17

Edwyn Collins showcases his wit and his wonderful singing voice on this 1995 release. "A Girl Like You" is just the tip of the iceberg--Collins' sly sense of humor comes through on songs like "Low Expectations", "North of Heaven", "Gorgeous George" and the bonus track "Moron". The music is wonderful all the way through switching from the guitar-driven to more soulful, groovy tracks. I had the pleasure of seeing Edwyn live in Austin recently and he was fantastic--just him and a guitar. He played many songs off this CD and they were just as good without all the fancy studio effects--a true testament to Collins' craft as a songwriter. And yes, his voice is just as great live. Note: Apparently "A Girl Like You" is being picked up for the next Demi Moore movie which will bring the song to a whole new audience.

One of the best albums i own.......2002-04-01

Sadly, i bought this album at a pawn shop. This is one of those albums that should never see the bargain bin. The hit song "A Girl Like You" is still a good song, even after you listen to the whole album, which is even better. Edwyn Collins had a reputation for being a perfectionist, and i believe it.. except, you don't get the same sense of boredom one gets from other 'perfectionist' bands. He has a knack for creating anthem-style repeat'd lines, that you enjoy hearing over and over, and can't help but sing along ("yes yes yes it's the summer festival, the truly detestable summer festival", "this music don't take you higher,...From start to finish, a truly fantastic album.

Average customer rating: Grammer Continues to Carry Carter's Torch Better with each listen My new favorite CD, truly beautiful and touching Flower of Avalon Review My first exposure to Grammer (and Carter)

Flower of Avalon Tracy Grammer Manufacturer: Signature Sounds ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Drum Hat Buddha Tanglewood Tree When I Go Seven Is the Number Defying Gravity ASIN: B0007W7HPW Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

1. Shadows Of Evangeline
2. Gypsy Rose
3. Laughlin Boy
4. Hard To Make It
5. Hey Ho
6. Mother, I Climbed
7. Preston Miller
8. Winter When He Goes
9. Phantom Doll
10. Any Way I Do

Album Description

Tracy Grammer and her late partner Dave Carter were one of the most celebrated young acts in folk music. In just four years they released three critically-acclaimed albums, toured with Joan Baez and earned a solid following with their indelible live performances at festivals and venues all across North America. Despite Carter's sudden death in July 2002, Grammer's career as an interpreter and instrumentalist continues. "With the release of Flower Of Avalon, Tracy Grammer begins a new story while continuing to champion the songs of her former partner. While the album features 9 brilliant previously unheard Dave Carter songs, the spotlight is clearly on the gorgeous vocals and instrumental prowess of Tracy Grammer.

Customer Reviews:

Grammer Continues to Carry Carter's Torch.......2007-05-05

Grammer continues to carry Carter's torch. She is his voice from beyond. This is a wonderful compilation of music that provides listers with an excellent example of Carter's songwriting ability. In "Flower of Avalon" Grammer takes Carter's lyrics to a bitter sweet culmination, creating for Carter a crowning achievement. Grammer's voice is passionate, powerful, and precise.

Better with each listen.......2007-02-02

I wasn't in love with this album from the first listen but now it is one of my favorites! Of course with anything Dave Carter writes, it takes a while to get to know the song and unravel its meaning :) Outstanding CD!!!

My new favorite CD, truly beautiful and touching.......2006-11-30

Tracy is coming to my town shortly, and a friend at work lent me her copy of this CD to hear what Tracy does. I'm buying my own copy at the show. I listened all the way through, started out to return the CD, but instead went back to my desk and listened again, every note of it, drinking it in and losing track of what I was working on. I think the last time I did that was in 1968 with Disreali Gears. It is only through the other reviews that I know who Dave Carter was, and his loss is such a shame, such beautiful writing.
Tracy Grammer does these marvelous songs more than justice. Her renditions are a fitting tribute to Carter's lyrics. In her voice I hear notes of Mary Black, a hint of Nanci Griffith, and overtones of Allison Kraus, while maintaining a voice of her own. Should be telling; Tracy holds her own in the harmonies with Mary Chapin Carpenter on this CD. I am usually a rock & blues listener but with an affinity for acoustic music like Chris Smither or Union Station, and this CD has simply touched me from first note to last like few others have. I completely love it.

Flower of Avalon Review.......2006-11-10

I bought this CD about 4 months ago and the more I listen, the more I like it. Tracy Grammer is an exceptional soprano and her backup musicians are extremely talented. The songs she performs (David Carter's music) are refreshing, interesting, and capture the imagination. If you like sopranos and like music in the folk style, you'll like this.

My first exposure to Grammer (and Carter).......2006-08-11

Though "Laughlin Boy" is theoretically the "single" on this album, my ears first poked up listening to our local PBS station play "Hey Ho". What a great indication that protest music was and is still alive and well in the USA. There's not a bad song on this album, though I have to admit that "Winter When He Goes" isn't one of my favorites. I would have liked to hear Carter working with her on "Hard to Make it"...seems as if it would have added to the "punch" of the song if the last line was sung by a male. My favorite, however, has to be "Mother I Climbed". OK, it's a downer, but it's beautiful, and the sentiments are perfect. I also love "Preston Miller" (reminiscent, in some ways, of "Cateye Willie" on an earlier album), and "Phantom Doll".
Carter's mastery of the language is evident on this album. He had a touch with alliteration that is deft, without being obvious.
After hearing this album, I immediately bought the three that they made together...and I'm anxiously awaiting her next.

Average customer rating: A beautiful voice and beautiful music that grows on you breath-taking Evocative, enthralling Love Connie Dover's voice... Unsurpassed

If Ever I Return Connie Dover Manufacturer: Taylor Park ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Border of Heaven Wishing Well Somebody Heart Of The Celts: Songs Of Love Daughter Of Lir ASIN: B0000017L1 Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

1. Fear An Bhata (The Boatman)
2. Lady Keith's Lament
3. Peggy And The Soldier
4. Ned Of The Hill
5. The Holland Handkercheif
6. La Fontaine (The Fountain)
7. Mally Leigh
8. Who Will Comfort Me?
9. Shady Grove
10. Miss Lillian Williams
11. How Can I Live At The Top Of The Mountain?

Customer Reviews:

A beautiful voice and beautiful music that grows on you .......2006-11-10

This is my first Connie Dover purchase and I can't wait to buy all the rest of her CDs. How could this artist's beautiful voice and delivery not be in the mainstream. Thank you again Accuradio/Radiocelt! I love Connie's story telling--her voice is so clear that you can understand every word she sings! The Holland Handkerchief, Shady Grove and Fear An Bhata all impress in different ways. Ned of the Hill is a special song that may not be your favorite at first but gets better and better each time you hear it. La Fontaine is sung in french and is emotional and touching--the harmonics are haunting. Connie's supporting musical cast compliment her vocal presentation perfectly.

This is the kind of music that grows on you and just gets better and better with each listen. Connie, when is your next CD coming out?

breath-taking.......2006-07-04

Connie Dover is one of the best celtic singers I have had the pleasure to listen to. I loved the album. I was soothing as well as uplifting.

Evocative, enthralling.......2005-12-07

Here is a wonderful voice, full of purity and presence, singing 11 traditional Irish, Scottish and American songs on 60 minutes of music. This means the songs are longer than the usual 3-minutes-and-out you find on the radio. But frankly I didn't even notice, they are as long as they need to be (except the sweet traditional country tune "Shady Grove", which could be longer).

Connie Dover has a full, clear, rich voice that lets the song shine through even as she lets her voice shape it as it passes. You could not find a greater contrast to a voice like Eva Cassidy's. With Eva, I am sometimes overwhelmed at the stunning power and personality she weaves into her songs, indeed, many have commented that she makes a song her own. Connie Dover makes a song everyone's.

Her voice alone merits 5 stars. But the high quality of the (sometimes melancholy) material and the solid instrumentation are not just bonuses. This is effortless music with lots of musical effort beind it. The song selection is basically from Irish, Scottish and American folk music, with instruments appropriate to the genre. You'll hear some Gaelic and French in the vocals. And always with that pure clear voice.

If you're looking for something away from the rushing waters of American pop music, give her a try. There is a great deal of talent to be found off the main road, here in the backroads of folk music, at its best. "I took the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference." (Robert Frost) Take this road, and see where it takes you.

Love Connie Dover's voice..........2005-07-19

...but haven't gotten into the album yet- in part due to not listening to it enough. I was hoping for a more atmospheric sound as on "Cantus" or "Ubi Caritas" so I think it may take me a while to get used to her more traditional stylings on this album. The country number is neat- a different touch. "Fear an Bhata" is a great opener to the album.

Unsurpassed.......2003-12-30

I still haven't found a Celtic artist I like as much as Connie Dover. Her voice is beautiful, and she never has weak moments. Her diction is perfect, as is her intonation. The instrumental accompaniment always enhances the mood of the song- from piano to fiddle to uillean pipes. Her songs are a nice variety of the older and newer, some with lyrics or melodies she has written herself. The harmonies are beautiful, particularly in La Fontaine. I can't say which of her albums is my favorite, but it might be this one. I listen to all of them frequently.

Average customer rating: Buy it, you won't be sorry Pretty Awesome Some okay scene-music i ended up really likeing. Absolutley Amazing One or Five?

In Vogue Gorgeous Drop Dead Manufacturer: Rise Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord Be Mine, Valentine Dying Is Your Latest Fashion There's No Sympathy for the Dead The City Sleeps in Flames ASIN: B000F4RHLQ Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

1. Dressed for Friend Requests
2. Girl, Are You on Your...
3. E.R.
4. Well, I Never...
5. Knife vs. Face Round 1
6. Marietta
7. Are You Happy
8. Fashion Your Seatbelts
9. In Vogue
10. Daniel, Where's the Boat?
11. Show Must Go On

Customer Reviews:

Buy it, you won't be sorry.......2007-06-27

Love this CD. You can play it all the way through, but I'd recommend fast-forwarding after the last song because there is another song hidden.

Can't really say the band is innovative but if you like hardcore/screamo/whatevercore pick this up. Keyboards are taking over the scene and you'll find a lot of bands going this route.

Pretty Awesome.......2007-03-08

I listened to only a couple of GDD's songs on the internet, and I thought they were amazing. I had to have the cd right away, so I ordered it, and haven't stop listening to it since I got it. Great screaming, and instrument parts are very well mixed. I recommend cranking up the bass to get the feel of all the raging double bass drum.

Some okay scene-music i ended up really likeing........2007-03-04

I found out about 'Drop Dead, Gorgous' from one of my friends on myspace. The song of theirs called "Daniel, wheres the boat?" was her current song at the time, and it sounded strangly interesting to me.
No one might even understand this but me, but the singer sounded to me like a little kid who was sincerly angry, and screamed like a baby crying its head off. Regardless of how comical that might sound, it didnt totally turn me off. Something about it just made me interested. Another thing that it reminded me of is that for some strange reason i kept thinking it sounded like it belonged on some anime movie soundtrack or something.

Anyways...i found out theres some decent piano playing in segments of some of the songs.
I think that what finally hooked me in a way, to want to take the risk and buy the cd. I liked how they use piano sound becouse it gives their sound a little bit of depth.

The guitar riffs have some meloncholic/tragic sound to them, in some of the songs. i could describe it as a sound that has some'dark despair',without sounding too dramatic. But its nothing complex or vastly deep. Those sounding guitar riffs are brief and repetative, but i bring it up becouse they sorta hit a chord with me, emotionally, and i didnt expect that. But that was VERY SLIGHT.

Besides being kinda impressed with that, when i heard the first song "Dressed For Friend Requests"...when the lead singer sings the lyrics....
"...We're going nowhere fast" ...
That part gave me genuine chills, it actually had a bit of a power to it that gave me an emotional response. Nothing major, but i was like "...gosh"

It wasnt bad. And one thing i liked about most of the songs is that they are short. Its easier for me to listen to this kinda music when its about 2 minutes or so, a song.

So i enjoyed this cd...and considering its their first full length album, i think they did a decent job. I liked it, for real.

A lot of bands have potential, like these kinds. But i hope perhaps they do great things in the future.

Next time ,i would like to hear more complex and deeper piano arrangments.
And more genuine dark despret emotions conveyed in the singers choruses and also the guitar work. If they can make a handfull of very memorable songs, that would be just great.

This is one of the rare times i go and get a album like this, and take a risk with my hard earned money....but i actually like this album, "In Vogue", so it was money well spent. Though its nothing life changing lol, Im real glad i bought this album.

Absolutley Amazing.......2006-07-31

Literally, there isn't much more to say about it. Although, yes, these guys are a big part of the "Fashioncore" scene that is very highlited these days, they are still amazing.
Standout Tracks (No particular order) -
3. E.R.
5. Knife Vs. Face Round 1.
6. Marietta
8. Fashion Your Seatbelts
10. Daniel, Wheres The Boat?
GOLDEN.!

One or Five?.......2006-07-17

Before reviewing this album I was stuck between one of two different possible ratings. There was five stars, and then there was one. Both ratings are feasable, and if you are looking for a solid review, every single on posted here is accurate.

Drop Dead, Gorgeous are recycled hash, and just about the most intense thing I've ever heard at the same time. Frankly, the more broadened your music base is, the more you'll enjoy this band. Although originality is always a factor at this day in age, being able to toss in a CD with some of the most rivetting (although repetative) breakdowns just feels right. I've been consistently enjoying this album for months on end, not because it speaks to me or any of that nonsense, but because it's blatantly amazing in its own way. The scream has to be one of my favourites throughout the genre (so I suppose you can disregard the "constipated baby" comment).

Each track has only a tinge of differentiation between the next, although every time you hear a breakdown in one of the tracks, you'll be able to depict the difference no matter how generic they appear to one another.

My personal favourite tracks (top 3, in order from best to worst) are as follows:

-Well, I never
-Marietta
-In Vogue

The top two can be switched depending on my mood.

All in all? If you like tons of types of music, and there comes a day when there's just nothing with enough energy that's really doing you any good, throw in "In Vogue" by Drop Dead, Gorgeous and just enjoy the bloody CD.

Average customer rating: Top of the Line A hidden musical gem The Bill Evans of the jazz harp... Hip jazz cd Bright, Uplifting Music

Jazz Play Carol Robbins Manufacturer: Jazzcats ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Three And Four Jazz Harp Trio And Quartet Chords In Blue - Jazz Harp Afro-Harping Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B000BKP5O0 Release Date: 2005-10-15

Tracks:

1. Buddys Bite
2. O Grande Amor
3. Still Light
4. The Meaning Of The Blues
5. Darcys Waltz
6. Tangier
7. Emilia
8. Dont Look Back
9. The Cribbler
10. Skating In Central Park
11. Sollevare
12. Im Old Fashioned
13. Sambolero

Product Description

Jazzplay is a collection of seven Carol Robbins originals and six jazz standards played by one of the worlds best jazz harpists along with a group of outstanding musicians. Jazzplay expands on Robbins’ previous CDs by adding the world-class talents of guitarist Larry Koonse and trumpeter Steve Huffsteter. She brings back reknowned saxophonist Bob Sheppard and plays with a new rhythm section, which consists of Darek Oles on bass and Tim Pleasant on drums. The tracks on the CD offer various combinations of these musicians. All players are given a chance to showcase their individual voices through solos, counter melodies and interplay. Collectively, these gifted musicians have performed with such artists as Chick Corea, Billy Childs, Michael Brecker, Natalie Cole and Joni Mitchell. Producer Buddy Halligan has worked with musical greats Ray Charles, Anita baker, Freddy Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Barry White and Johnny Cash.

Customer Reviews:

Top of the Line.......2007-02-11

The lineup of players here can't be beat, with Carol on harp, Larry Koonse-gtr, Bob Shepherd-saxes, Steve Huffstetter-horns, Darek Oles-bs, Tim Pleasant-dr. These great players do not all play on each tune but each get a few shots to shine. My favorite is "The Meaning of the Blues" with Carol and Larry providing a haunting feeling with this beautiful number. I'm no jazz critic, but this is the kind of music that touches your heart, and your soul, and makes for repeated listening pleasure. This latest CD and Carol's earlier "Three Plus Four" are the best finds I've had in the last year.

A hidden musical gem.......2007-01-31

This is a beautifully rendered album. I first heard Carol Robbins on a local jazz radio station when they played the track "Still Night" from this album. I love the gentle interplay between her harp and the performances of the guest musicians on this album.

The Bill Evans of the jazz harp..........2006-07-27

Quick: Name a jazz harp player... any jazz harp player.

Stumped? Perhaps you came up with Alice Coltrane. If you're really hip, you might even know about Dorothy Ashby.

Now you can add Carol Robbins (who actually studied with Ashby) to this very short list. It's tempting to call her the "Bill Evans of the jazz harp" -- and so I just did. And this is a good thing.

Joined in various combinations by guitarist Larry Koonse, reedman Bob Sheppard, drummer Tim Pleasant, Derek Oles on bass, and Steve Huffsteter on trumpet and flugelhorn, Ms. Robbins has crafted a charming and enjoyable "ballads and bossas" outing here, with a more-or-less equal balance of standards and original tunes.

Jazz Play is elegant, classy, and seductive "dinner jazz" mood music that also rewards dedicated listening. If you're not already hip to the rare and unlikely beauty of the jazz harp, Carol Robbins will make you a believer.

Hip jazz cd.......2006-07-24

Wonderful musicians with great material equal a great jazz cd. Her original ballad Emilia played by the incredible Bob Sheppard is well worth the price of the CD. Check out the swinging version of I Am Old Fashion. I keep this cd in my car to calm my nerves in traffic

Bright, Uplifting Music.......2006-01-03

For many people, JAZZ PLAY will be their
introduction to the finely attuned artistry
of harpist Carol Robbins. For those familiar
with this Music, the fact that Robbins was
an acolyte of acclaimed harp pioneer Dorothy
Ashby should be enough to make one highly
interested. For anyone with a thirsty ear,
this album from the Jazzcats label will be
a very welcome addition to any library,
regardless of individual
preference.
JAZZ PLAY is a stunning collection of
originals and standards treated with
consummate taste and daring; handled
with a poise which eases highly
intricate harmonics into a listener's
soul with smiling warmth. With all
the swing that one could want, the
subtle dance of Robbins' presentation
makes the work of JAZZ PLAY all the
more compelling.

That Robbins is a master of her
instrument becomes very clear very
quick. Her overall ability to highlight
the group effort, then, is as exemplary
as her frequent bravura outpourings
throughout the album. With an
instrumentation of brass, reed, guitar,
bass and drums, Robbins' harp provides
the nexus point for a refreshingly
fluid sound which reminds us that
genuine Jazz -at its most mellow- is
full of spirit and fire.

With an itinerary which runs from Bobby
Troup and Antonio Carlos Jobim to John
Lewis, Jerome Kern and more, JAZZ PLAY
is a reflective, often haunting voyage
of mystery and delight. Full of mastery
and aesthetic pedigree, it is the set's
winning joie de vivre which makes JAZZ
PLAY such an attractive presentation
for all listeners.

Serious play, indeed.

Average customer rating: Nostalgia Trip Sweet and Sublime The aural equivalent of Truffaut's films: humane, touching.

Music for Films of Francois Truffaut Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Great Composers Truffaut & Delerue On The Screen: 5 Great Soundtracks - Confidentially Yours, A Beautiful Girl Like Me, Day For Night, The Last Metro, The Woman Next Door Le Tourbillon Jules et Jim Two English Girls ASIN: B000005J45 Release Date: 1997-07-29

Tracks:

1. Two English Girls: La Declaration D'amour
2. Jules And Jim: Main Title
3. Jules And Jim: Vacancies
4. Jules And Jim: Catherine Et Jim
5. Jules And Jim: Brouillard
6. Jules And Jim: Finale
7. The Soft Skin: Pierre Et Nicole
8. Such A Gorgeous Kid Like Me: Main Title
9. Such A Gorgeous Kid Like Me: Stanislas Et Camille
10. Love At 20: Antoine And Colette: Main Title
11. The Woman Next Door: Le Secret De Madame Jouve
12. Two English Girls: Anne Et Claude
13. Two English Girls: La Rupture
14. The Woman Next Door: Epilogue
15. Shoot The Piano Player: Charlie
16. Shoot The Piano Player: Lena
17. Shoot The Piano Player: La Cafeteria
18. Shoot The Piano Player: Theme D'amour
19. Shoot The Piano Player: Poursuite
20. Shoot The Piano Player: Finale
21. La Valse De Fancois T.
22. Day For Night: Chorale
23. The Last Metro: End Credits

Customer Reviews:

Nostalgia Trip.......2005-09-24

Helps you remember these great and atmospheric movies. Only Nino Rota writes better movie music.

Sweet and Sublime.......1999-06-13

"La valse de Francois T" makes my heart want to burst. Never has sweet melancholia been so sweetly and lyrically expressed. This entire album is a godsend, but "La valse" - it is something else, far beyond my power to convey.

The aural equivalent of Truffaut's films: humane, touching........1998-10-03

Hitchcock had Bernard Herrmann, and Spielberg has John Williams, and Francois Truffaut had Georges Delerue. "Jules and Jim" jauntily evokes the delicious problems of one woman in love with two men. With "Shoot the Piano Player" you can almost see Charles Aznavour in his seedy Paris cafe. And most gloriously, for Truffaut's Oscar winner as Best Foreign Film, "Day for Night," Delerue composes a chorale that celebrates the endlessly repetitious, endlessly varied rituals of filmmaking. A wonderful collection of themes from nine films (plus "La valse de Francois T."), performed by the London Sinfonietta under the direction of Hugh Wolff.

Average customer rating: And now a Review from someone who has heard the Album Ballsacks 'R Us

Be Mine, Valentine Gorgeous Drop Dead Manufacturer: Rise Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Hard Rock & Metal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: In Vogue Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord Music for the Recently Deceased Rumor Has It When Goodbye Means Forever ASIN: B000CEV4YA Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. Forever Scarlet
2. Bullets Are Scene
3. Knife vs. Face: Round I
4. Love Is Murder
5. Well, I Never Knew You Were So Much Fun
6. Knife vs. Face: Round II

Customer Reviews:

And now a Review from someone who has heard the Album.......2006-02-20

I'm furious the first person didn't even actually put any information about the album, which leads me to doubt the reviwer even heard it.

Out of the gate Drop Dead Gorgeous charges with a driving guitar lines and vocals. The first track (so far my favorite) makes you wish that you were at one of their live shows thrashing about in a bit that they no doubtly create. The intensity caries through the album up until the final second of the last song, 12 minutes later.

The only downside to this album (as JUST stated) is that the album is 12 minutes long. However, the quality of the music makes up for the lack of length. Once this band produces a full length, it will be amazing.

This album is for fans of Norma Jean, Botch, As Cities Burn, Circle Takes the Square, Every Time I die, Poison the Well, etc. This band not once brushes the generes that would be lumped with Dashboard Confessional and various spin offs. Drop Dead Gorgeous is an EP full of hardcore first swinging music.

Ballsacks 'R Us.......2006-02-09

Please do not purchase this album. After all, the sticker on the front that Rise Records chose to include reads "the break-up album of the year." Come on, Dashboard Confessional and New Found Glory seem to have already gained that title.

If you're an idiot, you think emo is still an actual adjective, you are a guy that wears the tightest pants on the planet, you sit on MySpace all the time and take pictures of yourself, you call yourself "scene," or you like bands that are sponsored by hair salons, then by all means, feel free to pick up this monstrosity.

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8. If Night is a Weed and Day Grows Less
9. Kling-Klang
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