Ghosts [CD-single]

Product Description
Taken from the self-titled 2002 debut album. Three non-LP tracks, 'Ghosts' (Radio Edit, Joeski Vocal & Lexicon Avenue Vocal) & the video.

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Average customer rating: It's okay More soul, less hesitance than in later recordings Living in a song Raw and Brilliant best in a long time

Living With Ghosts Patty Griffin Manufacturer: Fontana a&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | 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: 1000 Kisses Impossible Dream Flaming Red A Kiss in Time West ASIN: B000002G4U Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

1. Moses
2. Let Him Fly
3. Every Little Bit
4. Time Will Do The Talking
5. Mad Mission
6. Poor Man's House
7. Forgiveness
8. You Never Get What You Want
9. Sweet Lorraine
10. Not Alone

Customer Reviews:

It's okay.......2007-05-14

I'm sure this is an okay album... just not my kind of music.

More soul, less hesitance than in later recordings.......2007-05-02

I was really pleased when I read on the packaging that this was comprised of demo tracks. What a fabulous find for appreciating the origins of recordings for the now established singer songwriter.

Living in a song.......2007-02-13

I love this CD sooo much - Patty's voice is amazing and raw and earthy. Patty sings from the heart. Sweet Loraine is my favorite.

Raw and Brilliant.......2007-01-20

If you think the Velvet Underground or MC5 are raw, you ain't heard nothing yet. Patty sings like an exposed raw nerve, when she wails and when her voice is a bare whisper. And unlike some affected Janis Joplin-caterwaul, her voice is a powerful instrument, at once immediate and refined. Let's put it this way: you never heard the beauty in screaming guitar licks before you heard Hendrix, and you have never heard the beauty in pain and pathos until you've heard Griffin. Buy this album and you will be in awe of her testimony. It's just her and her guitar, but the "her" part of the equation more than makes up for any potential augmentation. Just get this record, listen to Patty, and connect with some true humanity.

best in a long time.......2006-07-25

this is one of the best CDs I have purchased in a long time. Very raw and emotional. A great, great find.

Average customer rating: It's even better due to the fact that it has the previously unreleased "Einstein On The Beach!" This album is worth the dough! Best of Counting Crows I've been Counting Crows since I got this album Buy it now

Films About Ghosts: The Best Of... Counting Crows Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: August and Everything After Outside Looking In: The Best Of Gin Blossoms Hard Candy New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall This Desert Life ASIN: B00068NWRE Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Rain King
2. Hangin Around
3. Mrs. Potter's Lullaby
4. Mr. Jones
5. American Girls
6. Big Yellow Taxi
7. Omaha
8. Friends of the Devil
9. Angels of the Silences
10. Round Here
11. A Long December
12. Einstein on the Beach (for an Eggman)
13. Recovering the Satellites
14. Anna Begins
15. Holiday in Spain
16. She Don't Want Nobody Near
17. Accidentally in Love

Album Description

FILMS ABOUT GHOSTS, a greatest hits package featuring songs from every phase of the band's ten-year recording career. Also includes the hit single from SHREK 2, "Accidentally In Love."

Customer Reviews:

It's even better due to the fact that it has the previously unreleased "Einstein On The Beach!".......2007-05-09

"Einstein On The Beach" is what really made this greatest hits album exceptional. This was always one of my favorite Counting Crows songs, but it never got released on any of their albums, so it wasn't until this greatest hits album got released that I finally was able to own that song after all these years. Even without this song on there, however, this would still be a great collection. After all, IT'S COUNTING CROWS!!

This album is worth the dough!.......2007-03-09

This is a really good greatest hits album by The Counting Crows. It includes all their hits except for one that I feel should have been included, "A Murder of One" it's off their first album "August And Everything After." All together you should buy this album or at least dl and add it to ur collection. I have it on my mp3 player and you should too!

Best of Counting Crows.......2007-01-30

Excellent album, I get it over a year ago and I swear a week doesn't go by where I can't help from putting this cd in my cd player! Nice mix of songs and a good variety too. So no matter what mood ur in this cd has something on it for you!

I've been Counting Crows since I got this album.......2007-01-30

I was never a "real" fan of Counting Crows before seeing them in concert this summer. I had the songs "A Long December," "Mr. Jones," and "Colorblind" in my collection. This "greatest hits" album is a great way to experience the band without buying their myriad of CDs, if you can't afford them. Some of them are old favorites, including two of the three mentioned above. Some were new to me, including "American Girls" and "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)," both of which I had never heard before and now really enjoy. I would suggest, however, that you do purchase "Colorblind" separately, because it is one of their best songs and is not included in this album.

Buy it now.......2007-01-21

I recently bought this CD and loved it. Some of the songs are often heard on the radio, and those are the ones I listened to a lot at first, and then I started listening to the rest of the CD and found it was absolutely incredible.

I love that their songs have some point while still being upbeat, for the most part, which is a rare feat- I've found most light songs lack any real depth.

My favorite song on this CD was 'Anna Begins', but they were all amazing.

I also had the chance to see the Counting Crows live in concert, and that was amazing too- I think the live version adds to the depth of the songs, so now I'm planning to buy their live CD as well.

I'd definitely recommend this CD to anyone.

Average customer rating: BUY! BUY! BUY! Great game - great music Hug your pillows girls best video game soundtrack ever. classical music listeners stop complaining

Halo 2, Vol. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Sumthing Else ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Anime & Video Game Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Halo | Game Titles | Specialty Stores | Computer & Video Games Similar Items: Halo: Original Soundtrack Halo 2, Vol. 2 Halo, Books 1-3 (The Flood; First Strike; The Fall of Reach) The Art of Halo The Halo Graphic Novel ASIN: B00067RF6E Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

1. Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix
2. Blow Me Away - Breaking Benjamin
3. Peril
4. Ghosts Of Reach
5. Follow (1st Movement Of The Odyssey) - Incubus
6. Heretic, Hero
7. Flawed Legacy
8. Impend
9. Never Surrender - Nile Rodgers
10. Ancient Machine
11. 2nd Movement Of The Odyssey - Incubus
12. In Amber Clad
13. The Last Spartan
14. Orbit Of Glass
15. 3rd Movement Of The Odyssey - Incubus
16. Heavy Price Paid
17. Earth City
18. High Charity
19. 4th Movement Of The Odyssey - Incubus
20. Remembrance
21. Connected - Hoobastank

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Further proof that the 15-year-old male is the nexus of contemporary popular entertainment, this anthology of music from and "inspired by" the sequel to the earth-conquering Halo saga also showcases how capably the video game industry can trump even Hollywood's vaunted production values. The original synth-heavy underscore by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori is filled with enough brooding, mock-Goth atmospherics, and pulsing exotica of indeterminate ethnicity to give the Hans Zimmer stable a run for their money, while a slate of (mostly) worthy rock star guest turns give it a welcome edge. Legendary axe-slinger Steve Vai's sinewy riffing punches up the reworked main theme and "Never Surrender," while alt.metal contenders Breaking Benjamin serve up the suitably dramatic inspired-by cut "Blow Me Away." But it's Incubus' four-part "Odyssey" suite that's the centerpiece, bridging 1970s prog and modern rock with its moody aura and evocative musical dramatics. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

BUY! BUY! BUY!.......2007-03-05

This CD stayed in my truck's CD player for months before getting tired of it. Enough said.

Great game - great music.......2007-01-10

My son wanted this Cd. I had never sat long enough to listen to the music when he played Halo, so I didn't have a clue what I was buying. He let me listen to some of the tracks once it arrived and I had to "borrow" it from him so I could download the cd onto my pc. Needless to say I bought volume 2 and the original Halo soundtrack cd as well. They may belong to my son, but I love these cds too!

Hug your pillows girls.......2006-08-06

THe only reason I am writing anything about this album is because it contains the Odyssey by Incubus, and its probably some of their best work and will go down as their most unnoticed. While the rest of your nerds are huggin your pillows at night thinking about your video games and the "gnarly instrumentals" on this album you sit there and bash Incubus' work. The first track by them, Follow, is not all that great however it was re-released on an additional cd with their Alive at Red Rocks DVD and it sounds sooooooo much better on that cd (with some real lyrics) But after listening to the Odyssey I was really hoping this to be a new direction for Incubus, a more proggressive/conceptual sound. Whether this is the direction they go on with their new album is yet to be heard. Its a shame that this work will go unnoticed, and the only reason it will be that way because a bunch of losers decide to try and impress people with (what they think) is a sense of music just because its of a classical nature. Yes, the rest of the music on the album is amazing, and I give big ups to its composition, but come on people, show some love to good music when its presented to your faces.

best video game soundtrack ever........2006-08-03

i understand that many people are a bit angry with breaking benjamin and hoobastank being in here. i'm not particularly happy myself with the last track, but i think contemporary music is appropriate here, albeit lyrics may not be the greatest form of expressing the mysterious feeling behind everything. i think o'donnel and salvatori have what it takes to compose a score of music, but it's not a score, it's a soundtrack. i found that if you don't like them you can just skip them. the second to last track is a great way to end the soundtrack.

classical music listeners stop complaining.......2006-05-10

The worst part of this album was songs with lyrics (breaking benjamin, techno, hoobastank)...i dont understand then why people are upset with the incubus - follow has one word the whole song (two if you count "yeah") and their instrumental songs are brilliant, floyd-esque at times. for those of you reading others criticizing this album, ignore them, ignore the three bad songs on this album, and purchase it and enjoy it.

Average customer rating: good rerelease of an amazing album Jittery masterpiece A well-deserved 25th anniversary reissue for the groundbreaking album Great experimental CD from the 80's Zonky and Out of The Ordinary, Even Today

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Brian Eno , and David Byrne Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Compounds + Elements: An Introduction to All Saints Records Another Day on Earth Exposure Here Come the Warm Jets The Equatorial Stars ASIN: B000E5N634 Release Date: 2006-04-11

Tracks:

1. America Is Waiting
2. Mea Culpa
3. Regiment
4. Help Me Somebody
5. The Jezebel Spirit
6. Very, Very Hungry
7. Moonlight in Glory
8. The Carrier
9. A Secret Life
10. Come with Us
11. Mountain of Needles
12. Pitch to Voltage
13. Two Against Three
14. Vocal Outtakes
15. New Feet
16. Defiant
17. Number 8 Mix
18. Solo Guitar with Tin Foil

Amazon.com essential recording

Released in 1981, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is a collaboration between ambient pioneer Brian Eno and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. On Ghosts, the two strong-willed musicians manage to come to a meeting of the minds, blending Byrne's herky-jerky funk with Eno's atmospheric sound sculpting. More than anything, this is a large album, intent on pushing itself to the front of the listener's consciousness. Abundant percussion (everything from booming tribal drums to eerie electronics) reverberates in the background while Byrne and Eno toss all manner of found sounds, field recordings, and radio broadcasts into the mix. What results is a groundbreaking album that introduced a generation to the dazzling possibilities offered by electronic recording techniques. Highlights include "The Jezebel Spirit," an electro-funk workout that uses a recording of an exorcism as its focal point, and "Very, Very Hungry," a mysteriously ethereal display of electronic percussion and large-scale sonic architecture. --S. Duda

Album Description

Brian Eno and David Byrne's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts appears downright visionary. With its "found" vocals, cut-and-paste arrangements, funked-up rhythms and embrace of influences from all around the globe, the duo's controversial work anticipated the creative cross-pollination and technological innovation of contemporary dance music, world music, hip hop and alternative rock. You can hear echoes of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts in the anthems Moby built around vintage vocal samples, in the outrageously exotic beats of Missy Elliot and Timbaland, in the Middle Eastern accented chill-out tracks of Thievery Corporation or Bjork's otherworldly soundscapes.

Customer Reviews:

good rerelease of an amazing album.......2007-03-26

I'm not sure how much better the remasters are on this disc than the original recording. They are better, I think, but the change is subtle. (As opposed to, say, the Talking Heads remasters, which are instantly, recognizably, and indisputably superior to the original recordings.) Everything just sounds a little crisper, I guess.

You can compare and ponder the point for some time, but what this rerelease has done is made me go back and listen again to what was a truly remarkable record the first time around and remains so to this day. It has held up amazingly well over the years. Way ahead of its time. Imagine Remain in Light with random samples and looped noise and sampled vocals filling up the spaces that David Byrne voice would normally occupy and you have a sense of it. Incredible.

This version also comes with seven bonus tracks. These range from tracks that truly could have made the album to ones that are just out-and-out bizarre. I adore the final number, guitar with tin foil.

If you already have the original version, I recommend getting this. If you don't have any previous version, you should stop reading this right now and go get it. Now. In fact, I'm not going to type anymore, just so you can go do it.

Jittery masterpiece.......2007-02-12

The one thing that struck me when first listening to the album was how jittery it sounded. The guitars sounded like they were going to explode at any minute....the samples were zooming in from all over the place....it almost sounded like total chaos was in progress. But the more you listen to this, the more you see how much effort went into it. It's also impossibly funky too. In the line between the magnificent Fear of Music and it's more successful follow up Remain in Light....this certainly feels like a jigsaw piece that fits in explaining the slight transition that occured during the making of the album. Having said that, it would be foolish to dismiss this as something that happened inbetween two Talking Heads albums. To do that would be to diminish its status. Really it's a collective, collaborative masterpiece. The amount of consideration that went into it and yet how spontaneous it all sounds is nothing short of amazing. It is the sort of album that everyone should own at least.

A well-deserved 25th anniversary reissue for the groundbreaking album.......2007-01-21

Brian Eno, producer of the Talking Heads' early albums, and David Byrne, singer-songwriter of the Talking Heads, take a left turn and found further common ground in making this groundbreaking album. First released in 1981, the album receives a long deserved reissue for its 25th anniversary.

The 2006 release of "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" (18 tracks, 60 min.) is more than just a standard reissue. Personally supervised by David Byrne, this is a reworking of the original album, with 7 new tracks and a new tracklisting. The now 18 tracks are now divided up in "3 sides". It bears noting that much of the album was recorded before the Talking Heads' "Remain in Light", but released afterwards (for technical reasons). Listen again to "Remain in Light" and you'll see how much influence "My Life" had on that album. As to this reissue, everthing is done first class: the remastered sound is impeccable, the 28 page booklet is full of interesting information, starting with an excerpt from author Amos Tutuola's 1952 book "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts", from which the album takes its inspiration, to "The Making of" extensive liner notes by Byrne and Eno themselves.

In all, this is surely the definitive version of "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" (even with the regrettable omission of the "Qu'run" track). The album has proven over the years to be not merely enormously influential, but better yet thoroughly enjoyable and sounds as fresh today as it did when this came out 25 years ago. Essential for any music fan.

Great experimental CD from the 80's.......2007-01-18

its a true shame the track quran was removed: it was one of the better tracks. Not all important musical works of art hold up over time. This is a significant album from that time period, granted. But mixing "found samples" and the technology to do that has progressed so far at this point, that to my ears, this great album sounds a bit dated. The new re-mastered CD sounds good but still a bit too muddy for my taste. Definately worth several listens. The live soudtrack of Stop Making Sense outshines this CD by a mile and Remain in Light is a far far better "experimental" work from the same time period and also from David Byrne. Byrne's The Catherine Wheel is also more memorable than My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.

Zonky and Out of The Ordinary, Even Today.......2006-11-20

The first thing that struck me about this album was the absolutely unorthodox instrumentation. In many ways, it did feel like a document of erratic tribal exploits. Other tracks, like "America is Waiting" and "Mea Culpa," display an utterly weird approach that still defies explanation. Other songs are deeply atmospheric in nature and transport the listener to some unknown locale. The most conventional track, "Regiment," boasts a groove of the darkest and most macabre variety; it's a perversion of the funk, and only a lone Arabic voice can bring light to this danceable nightmare.

There's nothing on this album that says "this should work," and yet, it all coalesces surprisingly well. Given the state of technology in 1980 compared to today, its easy to see why there's a sort of organic vitality in these compositions that's lacking in today's music. Rarely does such a strange work please the pallate so well.

Average customer rating: Fathers & Sons Hauntingly Wonderful Tells The Story Road to Excellence! MY MOM !!

Road to Perdition (Score) Thomas Newman Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Shawshank Redemption: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack American Beauty: Original Motion Picture Score The Green Mile: Score from the Motion Picture The Horse Whisperer: Original Score Angels in America ASIN: B000068D1A Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

1. Rock Island, 1931
2. Wake
3. Just The Feller
4. Mr. Rance
5. Bit Borrowers
6. Murder (In Four Parts)
7. Road To Chicago
8. Reading Room
9. Someday Sweetheart
10. Meet Maguire
11. Blood Dog
12. Finn McGovern
13. The Farm
14. Dirty Money
15. Rain Hammers
16. A Blind Eye
17. Nothing To Trade
18. Queer Notions
19. Virgin Mary
20. Shoot The Dead
21. Grave Drive
22. Cathedral
23. There'll Be Some Changes Made
24. Ghosts
25. Lexington Hotel, Room 1432
26. Road To Perdition
27. Perdition - Piano Duet

Amazon.com

Director Sam Mendes's much-anticipated follow-up to his Academy Award ^®-winning American Beauty found him exploring the period gangster film--but with a moral fiber and undercurrent of family tragedy familiar from his Oscar ^® triumph. As he did with Beauty, Mendes again wisely entrusts the film's music to Tom Newman, a composer with an instinctive knack for getting inside a film's characters via innovative and often orthodox methods. As many of Newman's preceding scores have been rhythmically driven and rife with improvisation-driven experimentalism, its good to hear his equally distinctive writing for orchestra largely take center stage here again. But Newman's inquisitive musical instincts can't be denied, and his melancholy string writing is leavened first with subtle uilleann pipe flourishes that echo the characters' Irish-American roots, then with savory, yet ever-restrained touches of his own ethnic-defying instrumental color and rhythmic accents. It's another moody and introspective gem, seasoned with some lively period jazz (courtesy of the Charleston Chasers, Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra, and Chicago Rhythm Kings) and a warm, final surprise: a duet of John M. Williams's autumnal title track performed by none other than stars Tom Hanks and Paul Newman. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Fathers & Sons.......2007-05-13

After losing my Father back in October, I began reaching for things that reminded me of him. One of the things I reached for was the score for the Road to Perdition. Although my Father was gravely ill the day I took him to see the film, it ended up being a day not soon forgotten. I am listening to the soundtrack as I write this review. Fathers and Sons.

Hauntingly Wonderful.......2006-12-18

This soundtrack is amazing. Like Shawshank Redemption, Newman's music colors the film, reveals character, and highlights themes. I've listened to this soundtrack dozens of times, and I still love it. From the mournful "Piano Duet" to the driving "Lexington Hotel", this is a great purchase regardless of whether or not you liked the movie.

Tells The Story.......2006-04-12

Wonderful soundtrack. If you've seen the movie, you can listen to these tracks and almost guess what or who they are written for in the script. I think Thomas Newman is the drummer of their composer family, because almost all of his music has the underlying ryhthms that make you tap to the beat (even though this is classically orchestrated music), with music that perfectly breathes the air of the times it was written for.

Road to Excellence!.......2006-03-14

I own both the movie and the score, and I have to tell you, this film would not be half of what it is without this gorgeous, mellow, and sometimes violent and aggressive score. It really carries the film, and I think it even surpasses it some. Newman really outdid himself this time!

MY MOM !!.......2006-02-27

I COME LATE TO THIS MUSIC!! I SAW THE MOVIE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO!! I LOVED THE MUSIC, BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME OF MY MOTHER!! SHE SAID SHE LIVED AT THIS TIME IN THE 1930'S. THE MUSIC IS HAUNTING LIKE SHE TALKED ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD. THE LOVE, VIOLENCE, AND HUMANITY,WHICH YOU FEEL IN THE MUSIC!! CLOSE YOUR EYES AND JUST LISTEN AND IMAGINE!!!

Average customer rating: What makes them interesting also, ironically, hurts them 2.5 stars Got me hooked on the band... My favorite CTD album, hands down Pretty Good Band

The Ghosts That Haunt Me Crash Test Dummies Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: God Shuffled His Feet I Don't Care That You Don't Mind Jingle All the Way A Worm's Life Songs of the Unforgiven ASIN: B000002VHY Release Date: 1991-04-09

Tracks:

1. Winter Song
2. Comin' Back Soon (The Bereft Man's Song)
3. Superman's Song
4. The Country Life
5. Here On Earth (I'll Have My Cake)
6. The Ghosts That Haunt Me
7. Thick-Necked Man
8. Androgynous
9. The Voyage
10. At My Funeral

Customer Reviews:

What makes them interesting also, ironically, hurts them.......2006-12-25

The Crash Test Dummies are a band with a serious baritone voice (Brad Roberts). I mean his voice is really, really low! They are distinguishable since you just do not hear this type of sound a lot. The voice is backed by a fully, accoustic group. The musical accompaniment does not provided enough dynamics to simply deal with the voice. Hence, many of the songs sound similar.

"Winter Song" is tbe best tune because the band uses harmonizing. The song has nice chord changes and is a well written song.

"Coming Back Soon" is also good and it is the most uptempo song.

I do not know if I like "Superman's Song" because of it's novelty or because it is a good song. The song is a dead serious story about personal issues of Superman set to a drop dead harmony (What if Nick Drake sung a song about the Incredible Hulk? Now you get the idea.)

"Thick Necked Man" has a 17th-18th century vibe to it, it's an enjoyable song but bands like Steeleye Span/Jethro Tull do that kind of stuff better.

I bought this when it first came out but I have not listened to it in a decade. I cannot recommend this for the casual listener. You would be better off getting one of the "Mountain Stages" compilations with a live version of "Superman's song" and you will have all the Crash Test Dummies you will ever need.

I am not saying that this is bad. It is quality art. It's just that the songs sound the same and it is easy to tire of the cd

2.5 stars.......2006-02-03

Known by many non-hard core fans as 'the other CTD album', "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" gives listeners at the time a slice of the unusual CTD sound that was perfected later with the amazing "God Shuffled His Feet" release. "Ghosts..." starts out very promising with the up-tempo number "Winter Song" that boldly announces that this band's sound is really non-mainstream, a very good sign, but subsequent cuts steadily drag the album down with melody that just doesn't seem to hit its mark. "Superman's Song" ultimatly is the best cut on the album and a fine cut it is indeed. Production values are fine leaning a bit more 'violiny' and 'harmonica-y' than the later "God..." effort, which was given a more streamlined bottom heavy production. Overall it was a fine effort for the band, but pales in comparison to their next release.

Got me hooked on the band..........2005-08-12

Last summer I was repairing computers at a local school, and my coworker decided to take a coffee break. When we went down to the gas station, he put this CD in his car stereo. I instantly fell in love with the style of the music. Compared to some of the stuff I had heard on the radio in recent months, it was a breath of fresh air.

Some of the tracks are upbeat folksy tunes that are a satisfying blend of country and rock. This is all the tracks except the third and tenth. Parents be warned that the seventh track is PG-13 rated due to some explisatives. Most of these have to do with the country life with the exception of the eighth track which is a cover of Androgynous. The other two (three and ten) are ballads. The third is an insightful look at Superman, and the tenth is a bit of a surprise compared to the rest of the album, as it deals with Brad Roberts thinking about the day he dies. It's very thought provoking.

There's two other tracks that could have been on this debut album, but didn't make it. They were included on the demo tapes put out by CTD in Canada years ago and are "Fundies Never Have Fun on Sundays" (sung by Ellen Reid), and "Row Bullies Row" (the classic Scottish folk song). Ghosts is a rather short album, at just a little over 37 minutes, but it's a pleasure to listen to.

My favorite CTD album, hands down.......2005-08-04

This was my first exposure to Crash Test Dummies. A brother had the album, and it was very uncharacteristic of the music I was listening to and that was playing on alternative rock stations at the time--a strange blend of country, bluegrass-y...whatever... But it totally grew on me, and when I went back to college, I missed it, and so got the CD myself. Most other folks I've run into and played it for (including my college roomies), had much the same reaction. Now, 14 years later, when I called one of my old college roomies recently, he goes, "guess what I'm listening to?!" That's right, this album.

So what is it about this album? Most of the themes that come up in their later works, the dark melancholy, are there in this album, too...but unlike their later work, that dark melancholy has lighter themes next to it, but even more importantly, their themes are mostly treated to light, engaging, "happy" melodies and instrumentation ("Superman's Song" and "At My Funeral" are the two notable exceptions). That instrumentation, is also one of the joys of this album. Twangy, different string instruments, and just a full light sound mix with the light melodies and contrast with Roberts' awesomely deep voice to make a catchy, unforgettable, and easily-hummed mix that just stays with you.

Think of it as Crash Test Dummies having a great time while thinking some occasional dark thoughts.

That's why I like this CD best. There may be dark thoughts in there, but they're fun and happy and jangly in spite of them. There later ones seemed to progressively lose sight of the happy part.

And though there are times when dark and moody and depressing in music is good... I generally prefer the happy stuff. I could be shallow that way.
:-)

Pretty Good Band.......2005-06-02

I just finished listening to "The Crash Test Dummies" C.D. "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" and I thought it was pretty good. If you are in the mood for some relaxing evening music than this is the C.D. to have. My favourite song on this C.D. has to be Superman's Song. Although the C.D. is slightly short, it is still a keeper.

Average customer rating: Haunting and Beautiful Everything you need. Ambient, soothing beauty. So Under-rated,both band and album sleeping with ghosts

Sleeping with Ghosts Placebo Manufacturer: Astralwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Without You I'm Nothing Black Market Music Meds Placebo Once More With Feeling: Singles 1996-2004 ASIN: B00008AWOD Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

1. Bulletproof Cupid
2. English Summer Rain
3. This Picture
4. Sleeping With Ghosts
5. The Bitter End
6. Something Rotten
7. Plasticine
8. Special Needs
9. I'll Be Yours
10. Second Sight
11. Protect Me From What I Want
12. Centrefolds

Amazon.com

Sex and drugs and rock & roll have figured prominently in Placebo's glitterered-up, androgynous music. Sleeping with Ghosts is a little more coy than past recordings, dealing more with the torturous psychological aspects of relationships than with the exchange of body fluids. Not that there isn't any room for fetishism. "This Picture," for example, apparently dwells on sado-masochism and comes over as just the sort of trash-glam pop stomp once associated with Suede. "The Bitter End" ("Since we're feeling so anaesthatized") is a big, bruising, fatalistic rocker. At times it's hard to tell whether Brian Molko is repulsed or perversely inspired by his subject matter, although he's definitely bored with the bloody weather (the cheerless "English Summer Rain" is a subdued pop tune driven by rhythmic electronic jolts) and the waltz- time, Doors-influenced "Protect Me from What I Want" finds him praying to be delivered from his own personal temptations. Sleeping with Ghosts, however, is as much an album for slam-dancing nights out at Goth haunts as it is music for the psychiatrist's couch. --Kevin Maidment

Album Description

This is the fourth album from Placebo & the follow up to 'Black Market Music', which was released in 2000. With help from Jim Abbiss (Massive Attack, Bjork & UNCLE), 'Sleeping With Ghosts' sees the band moving into a more experimental, electronic territor

Customer Reviews:

Haunting and Beautiful.......2006-10-26

I'll start out by saying that I'm biased and am a huge fan of Placebo. I love the way that the band has progressed and believe that each album that they've put out has something that someone can connect to in some way or another. I've owned this one for awhile and it is easily my favorite Placebo disk. There are dark songs, but there are also songs of hope mingling throughout. However, both the dark and the light songs rip through with an energy that is pure rock and roll and pure Placebo. Brian's vocals have so much conviction on this album it is as if he wrote part of a journal entry of his own life. Standout tracks for me have to be the songs of hope, which to me are "Sleeping with Ghosts", which insists that two who were meant to be together will be, through whatever may happen, good or bad. The other one would have to be "Plasticine", which just tells people not to be ashamed of themselves for anything. It's a shame that these two tracks never got airplay. The rest of the album is worth every penny too. Get it.

Everything you need........2006-09-21

As with other reviews i've done, i'll start out saying that Placebo is my favorate band ever. And that this album came out during the height of my obsession with their music. At the time, life was in turmoil, so their previous album(Black Market Music) and this one quickly became my personal soundtrack to losing hope. I still can't listen to this album without getting some sort of intense flashback.
The album isn't without its perky points, such as the opening blast of Bulletproof Cupid, or This Picture. However a great deal of the album drives itself into that dark romantic feel that made bands like the Cure and Depeche great. In the USA, its always amazing how the band never became larger then they are, as I find them a very easy hook for friends looking for a new group.
Although if you plan to buy this album, I would recommend looking for the special edition with the covers disc included. Its almost a full album in itself and very much worth the extra price.

Ambient, soothing beauty........2006-05-25

A problem with the music industry today is that artists are portrayed - both by the media and through their music - as being larger than life. This image can often create a barrier to the listener when hearing their music, which stops them from connecting properly with the emotions being evoked. The beauty of "Sleeping With Ghosts" lies in Placebo's ability to remove this metaphorical barrier and expose the listener to the full impact of the emotions being evoked. Listening to "Sleeping With Ghosts" is an experience I find to be akin to talking with a close friend, in that the band make no attempt to salvage the "rock star" image amidst the tender, unpretentious beauty on offer.

Many people would be fast to label Placebo as an indie or pop-rock act, but personally I see them as a more progressive band. Their quietly hypnotic quality feels to me closely reminiscient of Pink Floyd. Part of Placebo's capability to really closely connect with the listener actually stems, I feel, from their musical simplicity. The guitar and drum lines on offer are far from being technically complex, but they do have an ambient flow to them which promotes the soothing nature of the music. Brian Molko's voice is also not what would be traditionally considered "beautiful". On the contrary it's actually quite nasal, and if it were used in the wrong way would certainly fall on the wrong side of annoying. However, in the way his vocal lines glide gracefully over the music, they too adopt a quietly ambient hue. A few piano lines thrown in here and there don't hurt either; in fact, they give the album a new layer and serve to magnify the experience.

The song structures too, play a large role in creating "Sleeping With Ghosts'" hypnotic atmosphere. Most often they start out with a normal verse/chorus/verse/chorus structure, but as the song gains momentum, this structure is abandonned for an uninterupted flow at a fixed tempo. However, this transition is managed so smoothly that you'll hardly notice it until the song is nearly finished. You'll often find Brian Molko repeating the same line over and over (not irritating at all, surprisingly). It's easy to lose yourself in the graceful, hypnotic tunes and end up drifting away. What's even more impressive is that this structure never gets old, as is is fitted to each song's individual style.

The production too, plays a small role in creating this work of art. The guitars are in no way produced to be loud or raucous and thus their soothing quality remains untainted, while the drums are just loud enough to give the music backbone, while not so loud as to be obtrusive. If any fault is to be found, I would say that Brian Molko's voice sits too highly in the mix. If his voice was a little quieter and given a bit of reverb, it could have a distant quality (akin to Garm's on Ulver's album "Bergtatt") which would have made the music even more ambient. However, in the grand scheme of things this is a small complaint.

So, if you've read this far you already know what my verdict is: "Sleeping With Ghosts" is a masterwork, possibly the best piece of alternative music to grace our world for years. It offers us something genuinely rare; a chance to sit down for 46 minutes and visit a place inside our own heads where all of our rushed, hectic lifestyle ceases to exist.

So Under-rated,both band and album.......2006-04-23

Bands come and go, this is a band that is still going but sadly never really came to the limelight they deserve. This album is my favourite from their collection, songs like "special needs" still keep their original sound, "english summer rain" is such a great song, for anyone lucky to see them live then this song will move you. I think if you're looking for an introcudtion to the band then buy their "black market music" album as its more single orientated, but if you love the band then this album is just fantastic as it adds a little bit more to their sound than before.

sleeping with ghosts.......2006-04-13

Another Placebo album that is passionate and evocative. The sounds is great and Brian's voice is amazing, as always.

Average customer rating: Why do I have to be the bad guy? A Brilliant, Haunting Album (slightly enhanced by the bonus CD) Woken up from a dream last night, somewhere lost in war...

Ghosts of the Great Highway Sun Kil Moon Manufacturer: Caldo Verde 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 Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Little Drummer Boy Live Tiny Cities Songs for a Blue Guitar The Search New Moon ASIN: B000LRZ02K Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

1. Glenn Tipton
2. Carry Me Ohio
3. Salvador Sanchez
4. Last Tide
5. Floating
6. Gentle Moon
7. Lily and Parrots
8. Duk Koo Kim
9. SPaloma
10. Pancho Villa

Tracks:

1. Somewhere [#][*]
2. Carry Me Ohio [Alternative Version][#][*]
3. Salvador Sanchez [Acoustic][#][*]
4. Arrival [#][*]
5. Somewhere [Version 2][#][*]
6. Gentle Moon [Radio Recording][#][*]

Customer Reviews:

Why do I have to be the bad guy?.......2007-05-19

So I was floating out in the Pacific Ocean and I asked my wife for this CD. As soon as it was delivered to the ship, I popped it in and listened. Next track...Next track...Next track. This all sounds the same. Being at sea, opening mail is like Christmas day, and this was like I got a pair of sox instead of a bike. And why is this a double disc? Both CD's are the exact same thing. Could you at least put some kind of effect on the guitar so I could say, "Hey, this doesn't ALL sound the same." I dont think Mark Kozelek is trying to gain fans because this album really turned me off to the modern folk american singer/songwriter. Switch it up a bit, big guy. I'd love to hear a some drum and bass thrown in. Did someone say remix? = ) Holla!

P.S. I do like three Red House Painters songs.

A Brilliant, Haunting Album (slightly enhanced by the bonus CD).......2007-02-12

Since this package is a rerelease with bonus material -- and since the original release now appears to be out of print -- I'll reiterate my original review below with a paragraph at the end about the bonus tracks.

Album of the Year, 2003

With his early '90s band, the Red House Painters, San Francisco's Mark Kozelek struck a chord of disquiet and bohemian poignancy that made that band the darling of the scribbling-poems-to-the-pretty-barista-who-will-never-know-my-name set. With lovely, unadorned melodies and Kozelek's angst-ridden tributes to disillusionment, the Red House Painters influenced a score of later bands who lacked his rich melodic imagination and incisive lyrics -- Low is a good example -- resulting in Kozelek himself being typecast as the maestro of "mopecore." Then he did something unforgivable in the minds of some of his fans: he evolved.

Without rehashing the epic travails and record-biz nightmares that caused RHP's fine album "Old Ramon" to be delayed in release for years after it was finished, the good news is that "Ghosts of the Great Highway" not only continues the evolutionary path Kozelek took on later RHP work like "Songs for a Blue Guitar" and his solo album "Rock and Roll Singer," it's a masterpiece on its own terms, and the most magnificent rock album of 2003.

If you thought they didn't make albums like Neil Young's "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" anymore, cue up "Ghosts of the Great Highway," and marvel over the fact that Kozelek and company are able to cross-pollinate folk, country, punk, and psychedelic influences without sounding the least bit retro, stealing the purifying flame of Crazy Horse meltdowns like "Cortez the Killer" while sounding like no one but themselves. If you're a Nick Drake fan warming your hands over the ashes of "Pink Moon," consider the fact that at least one song on this album, "Duk Koo Kim," is as beautiful and otherwordly as anything in Drake's oeuvre (particularly the acoustic version, released on a limited edition EP last year), and consider the possibility that Kozelek is as unfairly ignored and marginalized in our time as Drake was in his.

"Glenn Tipton," "Duk Koo Kim," "Carry Me Ohio" and "Gentle Moon" are all instant classics, full of heart, understated grace, and authentic yearning, while avoiding the art-school sentimentality of Kozelek's early work. "Duk Koo Kim" is especially worthy of note, reinvented here as a 14-minute folk-punk-psychedelic apocalypse, with backwards guitars, Portuguese guitars, and bells swirling around Kozelek's aching voice. (I can't praise this track enough, other than to say that if I was a very bright teenager with a set of headphones and a bong, I'd probably decide to become a musician after hearing this song alone.) It's one of the most terrifying love songs ever written, as emotionally naked as the songs on Joni Mitchell's "Blue." (Like several of the songs on this album, "Duk Koo Kim" is the tale of a hero who died young -- in this case, a Korean boxer killed in the ring.) The only misstep on the record is Kozelek's formula-grunge treatment of his gorgeous tune "Lily and Parrots," which appeared as a hidden acoustic track on his "White Christmas Live."

At his best, Kozelek writes and sings like an oracle, and plays feedback-drenched electric guitar with as much intensity as his punk and heavy metal heroes while never descending into mere chaos and noise. If you're a music critic or record reviewer (I happen to be an editor of Wired magazine, and have no connection to Kozelek), entertain the notion that instead of hyping the latest skinny-tie buzz band that no one will care about in 3 years, you might consider running a piece on Kozelek and this album. If you're a music fan who enjoys Wilco, Iron and Wine, and other forward-looking traditionally-influenced bands, give this a listen. It's far beyond what almost everyone is doing these days.

"Ghosts" disc two, 2007

Hearing these bonus tracks (two brilliant, one fine, and two only mediocre), I suggest that what Kozelek should have done was to release "Ghosts" originally with the instrumental "Arrival" inserted somewhere in the running order, and finishing with either version of "Somewhere." Kozelek's reinvention of West Side Story's yearning love song is profound, heart-wrenching, and gorgeous. (The yearning is even more poignant knowing that the song's composers, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein, were gay and bisexual respectively, but the feelings expressed are universal.) "Somewhere" would have been an emotionally devastating capper to a magnificent album; at least we have it now. I prefer the slightly punchier second take, which employs the same Portuguese guitar-like instrument as "Duk Koo Kim" on the original album, but the string arrangement on the first version is also lovely. The straightforward folky reading of "Salvador Sanchez" is fine; the other two bonus tracks are merely competent. In my dreams, Kozelek would also have supplemented this bonus disc with the astounding double-tracked acoustic version of "Duk Koo Kim" that appeared only on a vinyl EP -- it's one of the true masterpieces of his career, and is now in danger of being a "lost" track available only to connoisseurs. But enough second-guessing. This is a great album, now made slightly greater.

Woken up from a dream last night, somewhere lost in war..........2007-02-10

To me, this is Mark Kozelek's masterpiece. Ever since I purchased this album in 2004, it's been one of my favorite albums, and I believe now, it is my favorite album. There's a little bit of everything on this album and that's why I like it so much. The guitar-laden "Salvador Sanchez," the driving rhythms of "Lily and Parrots," the nostalgia of "Carry Me Ohio," and the epic "Duk Koo Kim." The only thing holding me back from giving this re-issued album five stars is the bonus disc. I don't think it has much to offer. The versions of Leonard Bernsteins are good, the first version being better than the other, but not really noteworthy. The radio version of "Gentle Moon" and the acoustic version of "Carry Me Ohio" are both off a little bit vocally, and I think the live versions on "Little Drummer Boy" is much better, vocally and musically. The only song I actually really dig on the bonus disk is "Arrival," a two-to-three minute instrumental. But you're the consumer, so buy it and make up your mind as well.

Average customer rating: One of My Favorites This was my favorite album for many years back in my Progressive Rock days Pass the Jam Please.... One Of Their Best Last of four epic albums

Ghosts The Strawbs Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hero and Heroine Grave New World Bursting at the Seams From the Witchwood Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios ASIN: B00000G6TP Release Date: 1998-10-12

Tracks:

1. Ghosts(Medley)
2. Lemon Pie
3. Starshine/Angel Wine
4. Where Do You Go(When You Need A Hole To Crawl In)
5. The Life Of The Auction(Medley)
6. Don't Try To Cahnge Me
7. Remembering
8. You And I(When We Were Young)
9. Grace Darling
10. Changes Are Us

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of the group's 1975 A&M album with 'Changes Arrange Us' (the B-side of the 'Grace Darling'single) added as a bonus track, for a total of 11 cuts. 'Ghosts' was the band's first album to break the U.S. top 50. 1998 A&M release.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered. Includes a Bonus Track: Changes Arrange Us.

Customer Reviews:

One of My Favorites.......2007-04-21

This was one of my favorite albums of the 70's and I still own the vinyl LP purchased in 1975. I just purchased the remastered CD of this album and it is fantastic.

This music is so interesting. Tastefully complex without being overblown and with compelling lyrics. Without a doubt this is one of the best acoustic/electric rock bands of the 70's that nobody today knows about, unless you were a fan back then.

There are some great electric guitar riffs in this and other albums of this period of their recording history, but you often have to wait through lengthy acoustic portions before it rocks. A good example of this is "Starshine/Angel Wine". The first part of this song is almost like a children's lullaby with a great cello mixed with piano and soft drums (the cello, by the way, really pops out on the CD and I don't remember it being as clear on the LP). But what made this band great for me was how they would transition from this to a great electric guitar riff like what happens about 2 minutes into this song. "Don't Try to Change Me" is similar, beginning as a light upbeat acoustic tune, and then introducing a biting electric guitar at the 1 minute mark.

But the real masterpieces of this CD are the long Cousins tunes, "Ghosts" and "The Life Auction" and two very moving acoustic ballads, "You and I" and "Grace Darling". Not much I can say except all four of these songs are stunning. "You and I" starts with a soft electric piano and then has a neat little acoustic guitar addition at about 0:53 that just simply makes the song. It ends with a great lyric that symbolizes the carefree youth of the day:
"The road to nowhere never climbs
we changed direction a dozen times
That was you and I when we were young"

I admit I always wanted Strawbs to rock a little harder. I thought they were very close to the acoustic songs on the Led Zeppelin III album, or "Over The Hills And Far Away" on Led Zeppelin's fifth album, "House of the Holy". But they never would make that transition completely and got swallowed up in the disco and punk movements of the late 70's.

A couple of details about this CD I don't like but I won't knock a star off because of it. The booklet does not include the lyrics even though the original LP did. Also, if you try to rip "And You and I" or "Grace Darling" to the computer as separate songs, you'll find that the point of transition from one song to another is a bit sloppy and a little blip of the previous song can be heard at the beginning of these songs. But other than that, this is a great CD. The bonus track is OK but I don't think as good as the original songs.

This was my favorite album for many years back in my Progressive Rock days.......2006-12-29

This album "Ghosts" had some of the Strawbs strongest writing. I was never too fond of the title track, but the lesser known tracks called "The Life Auction" and "You and I (When We were Young)" and "Grace Darling" are their absolute best. I didn't care how expensive these Strawbs imports were, I had to get my Strawbs albums on CD quickly before they changed their minds and suddenly discontinued them. "Lemon Pie" and "Starshine/Angel Wine" could have easily been great pop chart singles, but that never happened. In fact, nothing ever charted on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts from the Strawbs. Some of their albums charted, but no singles. This album of "Ghosts" charted #47 in 1975, which was their higher charted album in the US. They started going downhill from there.

After their "Nomadness" album, the Strawbs continued to have band member changes and they drifted further away from both of their Folk and their Progressive influences and started to sound more like a typical pop music group that was already the sound that was saturating the pop music charts. It was all so easily dismissible since the Strawbs were so strong during their A&M days. Only true Strawbs loyalists continued to buy the Strawbs albums (I'm guilty of this too, nowadays) even after A&M gave up on them. Their immediate follow-up albums (from the Oyster label) were "Deep Cuts" and "Burning for You". There are a few good tunes, but these albums are easily and regrettably forgettable.

The album afterwards, called "Deadlines" ended strong. Their songs "Deadly Nightshade" and "Words of Wisdom" are two of Dave Cousins best songs ever.

Strawbs continued to perform and release albums in later years. Dave Cousins still likes to find old band members who probably have nothing better to do, and they've done some shows and released some albums. In 1988, their album "Don't Say Goodbye" and 1991's "Ringing Down the Years" are both pretty good. I think these two albums are better than their albums from the late seventies after "Nomadness".

But, alas, they were running out of creative ideas yet again, and started to lose their appeal once again. What's frustrating about the Strawbs is that Dave Cousins likes to keep re-recording earlier songs, like he thinks he's improving on them. I wish he wouldn't do this. In 2002, Dave Cousins got together with Rick Wakeman and recorded another album together. Rick Wakeman left the Strawbs back in 1971 to join Yes and to do solo projects. And even on this Cousins and Wakeman album, Cousins still did some re-recordings that Rick Wakeman had nothing to do with back in their heyday.

Dave Cousins seems to be the only member of the Strawbs that was on every Strawbs album. All the other members just came and went over the years. But, I'm sure that every Strawbs fan will agree that the Strawbs best albums were the albums of the A&M years (1969-1975). If you can find it, look for their double CD called "Halcyon Days" (the US version). It is the very best of the Strawbs put together all in one great double CD package. In fact, it was done so well that it is very obvious that A&M have no intentions of releasing their albums separately. You'd have to buy their expensive imports as I have.

I hope someday they will release the Hudson-Ford albums on CD. These two guys contributed to what made the folk side of the Strawbs so strong back in their earlier days.

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, the Strawbs, Yes, Pink Floyd, Triumvirat, King Crimson, The Moody Blues, Rick Wakeman, and Monty Python's Flying Circus. These were the strongest influences in my life as a kid. The Strawbs are still performing shows throughout England. They have a following just like the Grateful Dead had here in America. I'd like to see them come do a show here in California. Perhaps they could do a double billing with maybe Blackmore's Night. That would be a great show where they would actually compliment each other being seen together. What do you think? Strawbs fan's should check out Blackmore's Night.

Pass the Jam Please...........2005-01-12

This cd, along with hero, bursting and grave new world, are amoung the finest Strawbs or anyone else have recorded. I was fortunet to see them live this summer with the Hero lineup and they were fantastic! THe new lp is pretty great in itself. I will never understand why this group with two strong writer/singers {the two Daves} and keyboard player magnificant John Hawken, never got the praise they deserved. But to those who know them and we are a mighty bunch, the Strawbs will always be KINGS OF PROG!

One Of Their Best.......2003-05-05

Lemon Pie, Where Do You Go and Don't Try To Change Me are the odd songs here. The rest have the same haunting quality that make the title of this CD so apt. John Hawken's keyboards are especially effective and it's a shame that he left after this recording. The CD starts off with the compelling title track, very typical of Cousins' songwriting: three songs making up the whole. Though the imagery is of childhood fears I read an interview in which Cousins said the song was about drugs. "There the needle stands before me, I climb inside it towards the light." Beautiful but chilling.

Starshine/Angel Wine is Chas Cronk's contribution and it's a good one. I've always thought the first part must be about his daughter though I'm not sure.

The Life Auction is the high point of the CD. The dreary poem Impressions of Southall from the Train is full of imagery that will stay with you. You can picture exactly what Cousins was looking at. This leads into The Auction which is a pretty rocking tune but has a very progressive feel to it. I used to listen to this one 10 or 12 times in a row.

Remembering shows the genius of Mr. Hawken again and leads into the beautiful You and I. This will make you very nostalgic, especially if you are married. Once again very powerful imagery.

Grace Darling is a unique song. On the surface it is a love song to Grace with a wonderful backing choir. The cleverness lies in the fact that it was based on a true incident involving a lighthouse keeper's daughter named Grace Darling. She bravely helped rescue doomed sailors during a storm off England's Northumberland coast. The lyrics make more sense when taken literally but work very well figuratively as a love song.

You definitely need to get this CD!

Last of four epic albums.......2002-05-03

"Ghosts" signaled an end to the Strawbs' golden era. Coming hot on the heels of three previous masterpieces ("Grave New World," "Bursting At The Seams" and "Hero & Heroine") and a succssion of lineup changes, it's amazing "Ghosts" sounds as strong as it does. But a some rather mediocre songwriting was starting to creep into [bad] material like "Starshine/Angel Wine" and "Don't Try To Change Me." Dave Cousins and the band were running out of steam at this point, and the glory days of the Strawbs would soon be over. But it's nice to finally have "Ghosts" remastered and available on CD (albiet as a UK import).

Average customer rating:

World Is Outside Ghosts Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000OHZKFO Release Date: 2007-06-25

Tracks:

1. Stay The Night
2. Musical Chairs
3. World Is Outside
4. Ghosts
5. Mind Games
6. Something Hilarious
7. Stop
8. Over-Analysis
9. Further And Further Away
10. Wrapped Up In
11. Temporary

Album Description

2007 debut album by Ghosts is packed with radio-friendly hits, such as the toe-tapping first single, 'Stay The Night'. Ghosts first met at school and have been together, in one guise or another, ever since. It is little wonder, then, that the music sounds so self-assured, and so very accomplished - ecstatic melodies, sugar-spun choruses and a precise understanding of pop music and all its infinite nuances. Warner.

Album Details

2007 Release of the Debut Album from a Group that First Met at School and have Been Together, in One Guise Or Another, Ever Since. It is Little Wonder that their Music Sounds So Self-assured and So Very Accomplished. It's Punctuated by Ecstatic Melodies, Sugar-spun Choruses and a Precise Understanding of Pop Music and all Its Infinite Nuances. They were in the Top 10 of the BBC'S "Sound of 2007" Poll and have Been a Regular Fixtures on UK Radio Airwaves.

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