Early Days

Time Out New York, January 15, 2004
While adamantly low-key, Andy Fitzpatrick's bittersweet tunes creep up and nestle in nicely.

The Irish Times, March 18, 2005
The stretch of Fitzpatrick's imagination and his sharp way with a lyric reveals more with each listen.

Early Days,Andy Fitzgerald,Little Old Lady Records,Dublin expat Andy Fitzpatrick proves that the art of gentle, piano-bar-style songwriting is far from dead; while adamantly low-key, his bittersweet tunes creep up and nestle in nicely. Time Out New York, March 3, 2005

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Average customer rating: what this set did for me! Good stuff, not the greatest Early Days, Better Days A nice concise jolt of Zeppelin Great for introduction to Zeppelin

Early Days & Latter Days: Vol. 1 & 2 Led Zepplin Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music British Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Supergroups | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd The Who: The Ultimate Collection Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix The Best Of The Doors O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits ASIN: B0000787GW Release Date: 2002-11-19

Tracks:

1. Good Times, Bad Times
2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
3. Dazed And Confused
4. Communication Breakdown
5. Whole Lotta Love
6. What Is And What Should Never Be
7. Immigrant Song
8. Since I've Been Loving You
9. Black Dog
10. Rock And Roll
11. The Battle Of Evermore
12. When The Levee Breaks
13. Stairway To Heaven

Tracks:

1. The Song Remains The Same
2. No Quarter
3. Houses Of The Holy
4. Trampled Underfoot
5. Kashmir
6. Ten Years Gone
7. Achillies Last Stand
8. Nobody's Fault But Mine
9. All My Love
10. In The Evening

Album Description

Full Title - Early Days & Latter Days - The best of Volumes One and Two. This special two-disc set captures the legendary power of Led Zeppelin's finest moments in a collection of 23 classic tracks selected by Jimmy Page himself. As if that weren't enough, Early Days Volume one includes a never-before-heard live version of 'Communication Breakdown' recorded circa 1969. Latter Days Volume two is enhanced with never-before-seen performance footage of 'Kashmir' filmed at London's Earl Court back in 1975. 2 standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. Atlantic. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

what this set did for me!.......2007-07-24

I couldn't argue with those who find fault with this set, as those people make very good points against buying this. However, having bought this set before any of their other CDs (except ZOSO), I can say that this did for me exactly what Jimmy Page knew that it would: It made me want more Zeppelin! I went from these to both Box Sets, and from there to purchasing all the single album CDs.

So, is this set part of a plan to 'trap' people into becoming fanatics? Maybe not, but that's how it worked out for me. I hardly ever pull out these disks now to listen to Zep, but they served their purpose and I'm glad that I bought them! I dare anyone who is new to Zep to buy these and NOT want more of them! Zeppelin is the BEST!!!

Good stuff, not the greatest.......2007-07-11

This is a tough one to review. Zepplin was indisputably a great band, and I'm a fan, so it would seem natural to just give it a 5. But I don't quite feel this collection enough for that. The good songs on this collection are awesome, some of the best rock from the 70s for sure. These guys had great talent and great music and lyrics. However, the collection's not as complete as it could be and some of the chosen songs are lesser-knowns that are kind of long. The songs that are longer kind of slow things down and gets a little tedious at times. The Zepplin fan should get this collection as a way to have a bunch of the really good tunes in one location, that's the chief strength here.

Early Days, Better Days.......2007-07-05

Was impressed with the album. Was missing a few songs that I really wanted, but over all, it was worth my money.

A nice concise jolt of Zeppelin.......2007-03-23

I really wanted to give this 5 stars, but.....I couldn't. Because.....

I have to first agree with the reviewer who commented about Heartbreaker, Livin' Lovin' Maid, and Misty Mountain Hop being excluded from this set. I felt similarly about those songs, as well as Thank You, which, as obscure as it was, I have always counted as one of my favorites.
But, on the other side of the coin, when do we ever find a greatest hits compilation that has each and every song we want? Never.
That said, I went and bought this CD because my young son is very much into drumming and is now becoming familiar with great rock drummers. So I knew he had to get to know Bonzo, and when I saw this in the store I grabbed it up because it had a really good lineup. When we popped it into the dashboard on the way home - wow - we both really enjoyed it, he was air drumming in the back seat like a lunatic and I was just thoroughly enjoying one song after another. If it included the above songs, it would be a true stairway to heaven for me. This set is great, highly recommend it.

Great for introduction to Zeppelin.......2006-08-10

The Early Days, were the introduction to Led Zeppelin for me. The Latter Days came shortly after. The reason I say these two albums are great (especially the first of the two) is how well they introduced someone to the band. The Early Days, when I first got it, I realized every single song on the CD was an absolute masterpiece and within a week, Zeppelin had surpassed GNR on my favourite all-time band. The complete studio albums came soon after.

I understand why an older fan of Led Zeppelin would be disappointed with this; it misses a few major hits such as Ramble On, Heartbreaker, Over the Hills and Far Away, and The Rain Song (these songs could have still fit onto the two albums without passing the 80-minute CD limit). However, I find this almost a good thing, because it led me to not end up disappointed when getting their studio albums, realizing that there were even more masterpieces than just the ones on the greatest hits, for example: the ones listed above, Living Loving Maid, Tangerine, and all the remaining songs on the fourth album.

With such little new music as great as once was, it's becoming more necessary for younger music-listeners such as me, to look into classic rock like Zeppelin. There was no greater way than by getting the Early Days and the Latter Days.

And, how much better to have all the songs in their albums' order on a greatest hits compilation, yet to still have it end on the uncomparible Stairway to Heaven. Great job.

Average customer rating: Early Days Most of the metal bands of the eighties owe big time to The Zep Early days my favorite of the two best of Led Zeppelin CD's back when I was in Led Zeppelin I used to........... ....... ... .. . This Album Kicks Assss

Early Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 1 Led Zeppelin Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music British Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Supergroups | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol.2 Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix The Best Of The Doors ZZ Top - Greatest Hits Led Zeppelin II ASIN: B00002SSRG Release Date: 1999-11-23

Tracks:

1. Good Times Bad Times
2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
3. Dazed And Confused
4. Communication Breakdown
5. Whole Lotta Love
6. What Is And What Should Never Be
7. Immigrant Song
8. Since I've Been Loving You
9. Black Dog
10. Rock And Roll
11. The Battle Of Evermore
12. When The Levee Breaks
13. Stairway To Heaven

Amazon.com

Having previously released no less than four boxed repackages of their studio output, Led Zeppelin may well be the band who made redundancy redundant. Well, surprise! They've done it again. Culled from the band's first four albums by Jimmy Page himself (as if a fourth-grader with an FM radio would have been hard-pressed), this collection captures Page and company's blues-riff-ripping prime, relieved only by the folksy "Battle of Evermore" and the song that made Skynyrd's "Free Bird" (almost) tolerable, the ubiquitous "Stairway to Heaven." Strung end-to-end, this is pretty heady stuff, and a great introduction to Zep's core early work for anyone who's spent the last couple of decades hangin' with Gilligan and the Skipper. The rest of us may just grumble and fast-forward to the previously unreleased 1969 live video clip of "Communication Breakdown." The package includes a 24-page booklet with many rare photos. -Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Early Days.......2006-07-19

"In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man, now I've reached that age, I've tried to do all those things the best I can" (Led Zeppelin). These are the first two lines in the song "Good Times Bad Times" By Led Zeppelin. The group's CD, Early Days introduced this song as it's first on the CD. This CD basically gathers what the band thought their favorite beginning tracks were and summed it all up in one CD. Atlantic Records is the recording studio that produced this CD. The CD came out in November of 2002 and is still one of my favorites until this day. The CD was $25 when I first bought it, but it had a special feature of coming with their CD Latter Days. On this day, there had been a total of one million copies sold and are ranked at 2,582 on the selling list. There aren't any hidden tracks, but they are a very well known band to everyone.
The artists had previously released 12 other albums consisting of these songs in them. They chose to make this album "Early Days" because the songs were all highly liked songs. The artist always keeps a hard rock genre to their songs. This album doesn't change anything from their past, but still brings a huge audience to its liking. "Led Zeppelin may well be the band who made redundancy redundant" (Jerry McGulley). Jerry wrote an editorial review for this CD and stated that Led Zeppelin can definitely pull off a repeat of songs on a new CD. I agree with Jerry because they are an old band that shows the people that just newly started listening to the CD what the older Led Zeppelin songs were like and if they are true fanatics, they should enjoy these songs too.
This CD definitely is a great one! It really makes me relax and I feel like almost all of the songs on the album distract me from my thoughts. I know this sounds bad, but it's a good thing. It helps me to take the stress off of what my real days in my life are and lets me focus on the different instruments and vocals in the songs. Of course, after I hear the CD once, I can't help but wanting to listen to it over and over again. I feel a force just pulling me in to want to reattach to the CD and listen to every word in every song again. Even though the band is unique, in a weird way, I think the band relates to the Beatles. Back then, a lot of the bands talked about drugs because they were doing them. I know that the Beatles definitely wrote songs about drugs as did Led Zeppelin. The CD may be same as ever, but in my mind, this definitely works. I believe it does because as a true Led Zeppelin fanatic, you can never get sick of any of their songs even the early ones. Every huge fan has to know all the songs by the artist in order to get the real characteristics of the band.
With all the great tracks on this CD, five of them are my favorite. Track number two, "Babe I'm gonna leave you" has many qualities that are interesting. The background guitar and the singing really got my attention because the beginning of the song, there's only the guitar and singing bringing attention to them. "We gonna go walkin' through the park every day. Come what may, every day" (Led Zeppelin). This quote shows that the singer has feelings for someone which reminds me of the feelings that I have for someone. "Dazed and Confused" which is track number 3 is also a much loved track of mine. Because of the rhythm that the song creates, it gives much relaxation to the listener. The lyrics tell of the struggle that one may go through which opens my mind to thinking about all the struggles everyone goes through. "I don't know but I been told, a big-legged woman ain't got no soul" (Led Zeppelin). This quote comes from track nine, "Black Dog". This example of humor is a main reason why I enjoy this song because it takes me back to a time and place and reminds me of my old boss. The different instrumental parts stand out to me especially the guitar parts. My most favorite song on this CD is "Stairway to Heaven". I've always liked this song for some reason and now I know it's because it was fate that I was going to propose to my fiancé while this song played in the background. "Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run there's still time to change the road you're on" (Led Zeppelin). Everyone always has a decision to make so this quote embodies every day life and the decisions that you have to make.
Even though I love this CD, I have to admit that one song doesn't work in my opinion. I don't think it does because it doesn't seem to keep that same genre as the other songs on the CD. The track number is 11 and it's called "The Battle of Evermore". "Oh, dance in the dark of night, Sing to the morning light. The dark Lord rides in force tonight and time will tell us all" (Led Zeppelin). This line especially doesn't seem like it talks about anything significant. The lyrics don't make sense to me because they seem kind of out there. They don't seem to explain anything or go anywhere. Also, in my opinion, I don't see this song as a hard rock one like the band is supposed to be. The song seems too high pitched with their voices. Not only that, but the background guitar seems like it should be played down an octave or two. I like to hear bass and in this song, there isn't any. The guitar in this song is just very unusual because of how high they played it. At some points, in my eyes, they seem like they may have missed a note singing or so because it doesn't always flow. The other songs on the CD keep that hard rock theme to them even if they slow down, but with this one, the song just seems like they slapped it together. I know others may disagree with me, but that's what I notice.
I basically only see older men ever buying this CD because of how old the songs were. They had been from the 1960s so older men would know them. I believe the fans, like me, were very happy when this CD came out because it high lighted many great songs they had when they first began as Led Zeppelin. If I had to give this CD a rating out of ten, it would definitely be an eleven! "IT BASICALLY GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE ORIGINAL 4" (foolishmortal12). This guy knows what the CD is all about and since Led Zeppelin changed, the CD shows how the four started off. The band has been here for many years and I believe they will always be here to stay. I don't think Led Zeppelin could ever die because people keep listening and start liking them right away. I think they will always be the hard rock band that they started off as, but I think they will always work harder to be the band they started out to be. "And she's buying a stairway to heaven" (Led Zeppelin).

Most of the metal bands of the eighties owe big time to The Zep.......2006-05-26

They were the hottest thing around at the time. If you didn't like the Beatles, Dave Clark Five, or Peter Frampton you worshipped Led Zepplin. This CD has most of their monster hits on it. And it's fine for people who just want a sample of The Zep's unlimited talent. Enjoy!

Early days my favorite of the two best of Led Zeppelin CD's.......2006-05-18

Obviously the guy who wrote the below review is a liar. He probably only started listening to Led Zep because he saw a bunch of people starting to get back into Rock as it used to be. I wouldn't doubt it if the guy saw the tracks downloaded them and decided that they sucked. Then he looked up information on them and said that they were his ideas seeing as how he states that this is the first time he started listening to Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Paige who should be a guitarist's idol. Seeing as how he is a God amongst men when he's behind a guitar. Check out the Led Zeppelin DVD that has an acoustic set playing the Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Going to California and Thats the Way, best acoustic playing one will ever see ever. So in conclusion i believe that this is the better of the two CD's but the other CD has Achilles last stand and Kashmir on it so Pick that one up too.

back when I was in Led Zeppelin I used to........... ....... ... .. ........2006-03-24

Only 13 songs? What the? Most of the songs are good but I don't care for What is and what... and Whole lotta love because they're just way too long. Other then that I really enjoy the rest of the cd. You get some rockin' good songs, some great blues songs and some good ol' folk music. The booklette comes with pictures in a timeline sequence starting from their earlier days on stage to their later days. The cd also has the band playing communication breakdown, which you can watch on your computer or anyboy else's computer for that matter. There might not be many songs so I would suggest that only new fans get this cd.

This Album Kicks Assss.......2005-12-01

i love Led Zeppelin and if you are wondering if you should buy this CD i would but it in a second!! This CD shows the goods of this very influencial band's early years together. From classics like Stairway To Heaven and The Battle Of Evermore this CD is one of my favorites!!!!! LED ZEPPELIN LIVES ON!!!!!!!

Average customer rating: The Better of the two Not as good as version 1 in this series Same as 'Goostly Psalmes: Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800'

Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Hmf Classical Exp. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Dowland, John | ( D ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Early American Choral Music, Vol. 1 Rivers of Delight (American Folk Hymns From the Sacred Harp Tradition) Wake Ev'ry Breath - Music of William Billings The Shapenote Album Lost Music of Early America: Music of the Moravians ASIN: B00005UVPB Release Date: 2002-04-09

Customer Reviews:

The Better of the two.......2006-06-03

I have both disc in the series. I liked the music on this disc much more than the first. The selections seem more focused and the sounds are much clearer. Also, the particular pieces fit better together. I love the sound of this group and hope they make more in the future.

Not as good as version 1 in this series.......2004-09-03

This is by the same group who did the wonderful & engaging Early American Choral Music 1. Somehow this CD did not live up to its predecessor in some ways. The performance is still top notch, but somehow the CD as a whole isn't quite as engaging to listen to as the first. Perhaps version 2's strength is also its weakness. Its diversity of composers allows you to pear past the shadow of William Billings and sample other notable early American hymn writers. That exposure is valuable & appreciated. I just couldn't get into it as much.

A final note: many of the texts are beautiful (and available from the publisher's web site). However, I would criticize "Who is this that cometh from Edom?" as dwelling just a bit too much on the Jews' rejection of Jesus. Among other reasons & issues, Christianity says that we are all sinners & there is no cause to single a particular group out negatively.

Same as 'Goostly Psalmes: Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800'.......2004-02-21

Please note this CD is a duplicate of His Majestie's Clerkes's "Goostly Psalmes: Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800" -- identical contents but a different name and cover. I ordered both and was irritated to discover this. This CD is cheaper, so I recommend this one. It is a lovely choral work from a little-known period of sacred music.

Average customer rating: Go To Bomb The Twist To Sample First! Wide Scream Audio Razor Sharp Fun

Bomb the Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989 5.6.7.8's Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The 5678's Teenage Mojo Workout Bomb the Twist Golden Hits of the 5.6.7.8's Let's Knife ASIN: B0001F6WU6 Release Date: 2004-04-12

Tracks:

1. Bomb the Twist
2. Jane in the Jungle
3. Three Cool Chicks
4. Guitar Date
5. Woo Hoo
6. Dream Boy
7. Continental Hop
8. Jump Jack, Jump
9. Smilly Willy
10. Mr. Lee
11. It's Rainy
12. Road Runner
13. My Boyfriend from Outer Space
14. She Was a Mau Mau
15. Long Tall Sally
16. Scream
17. Hot Generation
18. Bond Girl
19. Fruit Bubble Love
20. Motor Cycle Go Go Go!
21. Jet Coaster
22. 5.6.7.8's
23. Edie Is a Sweet Candy
24. I Was a Teenage Cave Woman
25. Ah-So
26. Pinball Party
27. Blue Radio

Customer Reviews:

Go To Bomb The Twist To Sample First!.......2006-07-16

I think it's human nature that you generally will only write "good" comments on something and don't feel as motivated to write "bad" comments, you just don't go through the trouble. That is why if you look on Amazon you will see that 80-90% of ANYTHING will have 4-5 star reviews. Well, 5,6,7,8's deserve a "bad" comment. I saw a new wave Japenese group as a warm up for I think Devo in 1980 and that was my first taste of Asian rock, it sucked. Its 26 years later and I have been all over the world (sailor), and I have seen TONS of phillipino rock bands and at first I was like, wow they are pretty good, after 20 + years I say, this is getting pretty old. 5,6,7,8's sound just like the asian bar bands you are seeing all over the world (even in freakin Vegas, sigh). You might buy it as a gag but I doubt after you listen once you will replay it. Check out the samples on their "Bomb The Twist" release before you buy to make sure this is what you want. They are not cool in my book, just another freakin asian bar band that put out some cd's to sell and found some suckers.

Wide Scream Audio.......2005-10-19

If you like punk rock, new wave, surf music from Quentin Tarantino movies, surf music from Southern Culture on the Skids, Dick Dale, and Link Wray - then you will find this CD entertaining. The influence of Dick Dale's guitar style and the general sound of 60s surf music is prevalent in many songs. This CD is a chronology of, what I assume to be, their greatest hits. As their name indicates, they do draw from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. Influences from bebop to blues to rockabilly to acid rock can be heard somewhere on this CD. Don't be hung up on lyrics because their English is not very understandable, especially in their early work. But the raw, unrefined, genuine garage sound of their early work makes up for it. Although they clearly pay tribute to The Tubes by closing the song Pinball Party with a most articulate "don't touch me there".

There is an assortment of 50s style bebop tunes and covers, which I found to be the least listenable of the collection. I have found that there are about 8 songs I skip when listening to this CD and the last 8 songs are great (if you dig my first sentence in this review). The other songs that I do not skip have undeniable redeeming qualities and serve as a righteous tribute to this bands influences.

What this band has uniquely going for it is the effective use of screaming. Screaming is prevalent in their early work (like in the song Scream) and is somewhat trademarked in their later work as you hear the placement and tonal quality of the screaming become refined over time (as in the song Jet Coaster).

Overall, if you like rock music that is far from the mainstream, and that is guaranteed to wake up the neighbors and the dance floor, this CD is a worthy investment.

Razor Sharp Fun.......2004-08-14

My review is based upon the final six songs of this CD; the actual rating is 3 1/2 stars so I rounded up instead of down. Until about two days ago I had no idea the 5.6.7.8.'s were even associated with the Kill Bill movies, and I was also unable to convince anyone that the 5.6.7.8.'s existed, even among Japanese Americans in Southern California. I once owned a CD copy of their EP "I Was a Teenage Cavewoman" that was released on the Tokyo Karate label in Australia in 1992 or 1993. I have been trying to locate a replacement copy for many years.

All the songs that were on that album happen to be the same last six songs on "Bomb the Rocks." Being a fan of 80's New Wave since I was a teen and not having much exposure to true Punk music, the best I can say is that the 5.6.7.8.'s seem to be more of a gritty, fairly hard-hitting (at times) and whimsical garage surfer-punk band. Their English clearly needs work but the music is too darn catchy to care. One girl they refered to as "Velvet Voice" on the "Cavewoman" album is anything but velvety. She has the most impressive gravel-like scream I have ever heard from a woman in any band, and she expresses her talent often.

"Eddie is a Sweet Candy" feels about as fun as the old 60's tune "Wipe-Out" and is definitely a catchy high-energy tune, worth repeating back-to-back plays. "Blue Radio" is a slow heart break tune that is anything but heart breaking. Velvet Voice opens the song by moaning her woes and floats us through a few verses before unleashing her tormented shriek which carries through to the finale. If the stereo is too loud the neighbors might wonder who is dying.

The 5.6.7.8.'s are really in a class all their own although I tend to liken them to the B-52's (only slightly), pre-1990's Divinyls, Fuzzbox (the 5.6.7.8.'s are nowhere near as tame), and Daisy Chainsaw (the "Eleventeen" album).

Simply put, the 5.6.7.8.'s are weird, unconventional, loud, and loads of great party fun. Unlike what the cover art might suggest, I do not recall any hints of racial bigotry (the skeletons in Nazi German helmets) and no foul language, although I do remember some very mild (and almost undetectable) sexual innuendos. It's a shame it took a movie to put them on the map about 15 years or more after their debut. This is an outstanding group of female punk-rockers. I intend to buy this CD and still hunt down a replacement for "I Was a Teenage Cavewoman."

Not the greatest (catered to a very selective and non-mainstream audience), but still highly recommended.

Average customer rating: 1981 GREAT CONCERT! Early MP with a bonus track! great performance, great recording, great disc A Must Buy, Best CD I have ever purchased

Late Nights Early Days Missing Persons Manufacturer: Sumthing Else ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music New Wave | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Spring Session M The Best of Missing Persons Lost Tracks Color in Your Life Rhyme & Reason ASIN: B00000I17L Release Date: 1999-02-16

Tracks:

1. Action Reaction
2. Mental Hopscotch
3. Noticeable Ones
4. Words
5. Destinatin Unknown
6. Here + Now
7. I Like Boys
8. Hello I Love You
9. No Way Out
10. Windows
11. Us Drag
12. Walkin' In LA

Customer Reviews:

1981.......2005-09-29

This record takes you back to the bands "early days"
Hearing them live on this cd reminds me of how good they really were.

I remember seeing the band at "Summers on the Beach" on the Fort Lauderdale strip in 1981.

They were as good as this cd.
Highly recommended.

GREAT CONCERT!.......2002-09-10

SOUNDS EVEN BETTER THAN THE STUDIO VERSIONS. I REALLY RECOMENDED.

Early MP with a bonus track!.......2001-06-16

This CD certainly captures the early 80's sound by (imo) the best of the genre (at least talent-wise) and one of the great live acts. The pure enthusiasm and energy of the circa 1981 Missing Persons can't be denied. If you are truly an MP fan, this is a must-have! I only saw them twice and this CD brought it all back.

The additional track, "Action-Reaction" also smokes ala "Mental Hop Scotch", but harder. As usual, I was totally "amped" after listening to it and couldn't put it away for a month!

great performance, great recording, great disc.......2000-11-01

I just have to echo the listener below--this is an outstanding live recording, and Missing Persons makes it worth our while with inspired, concise renditions of many of the band's best songs.

The previously unreleased "Action Reaction" is a gem of a studio track (also sounding great!) that finds the band at the funnest and punkiest that I've heard it. Bassist Patrick O'Hearn and drummer Terry Bozzio are the standouts here, for me at least, and both are enjoying highly (artistically) successful solo careers making music very different from each other and from this!

If you're at all a fan of Missing Persons, though, you owe it to yourself to check this out, especially now that it's available domestically for far less than I paid for my Japanese version!

A Must Buy, Best CD I have ever purchased.......1999-06-05

If you are a fan of Missing Persons in the slightest you owe it to yourself to immediately buy this disc. Not only do you get the cool unreleased 1980 studio track "Action Reaction", but 11 live tracks from a 1981 show. The sound quality is so impressive, one of the best, if not THE best live recordings of all time. Even better then the studio tracks, BUY THIS CD NOW! I honestly cannot say enough good things about this disc, even the artwork is damn cool.

Average customer rating: Near perfection... Her most satisfying work

Book of Days Manufacturer: Ecm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ECM Classical | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ECM Jazz & World | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mercy Meredith Monk: Dolmen Music Meredith Monk: Facing North Volcano Songs Our Lady of Late: Music for Voice and Glass ASIN: B000025ZJM Release Date: 2000-02-01

Tracks:

1. Book Of Days: Early Morning Melody
2. Book Of Days: Travellers 1, 2, 3
3. Book Of Days: Dawn
4. Book Of Days: Travellers 4 - Churchyard Entertainment
5. Book Of Days: Afternoon Melodies
6. Book Of Days: Fields - Clouds
7. Book Of Days: Dusk
8. Book Of Days: Eva's Song
9. Book Of Days: Evening
10. Book Of Days: Travellers 5
11. Book Of Days: Jewish Storyteller - Dance - Dream
12. Book Of Days: Plague
13. Book Of Days: Madwoman's Vision
14. Book Of Days: Cave Song

Customer Reviews:

Near perfection..........2001-05-18

Being an instrumentalist, I've never been bothered by the complaints of my friends that Meredith Monk has no lyrics -- like a great, perfectly blended wind ensemble, her cast gives a flawless and nuanced performance throughout. At equal turns ecstasy of beauty, eery and haunting, and laugh-out-loud spritely, the two parts I didn't like on this CD were, unsuprisingly, the improvisational bagpipe and the eery but jarring Madwoman's Song. But with an experimenter like Meredith Monk, not everything will hit with everybody, and these thematically provided appropriate contrast to the unrelenting beauty of the rest of the CD. Ms. Monk's unique style and ever strong voice fit perfectly with the medieval setting. Now, anyone know where to find the movie this is the soundtrack to? I've been intrigued with finding it since the day I got this CD of peace and beauty...

Her most satisfying work.......2000-11-13

The finest, most fully realized Meredith Monk cd, methinks. The medieval theme does her well, puts her vocal explorations in a context that really brings out the magic in the music. One of the few CDs I know that can completely transform the feel of a room it's being played in. Wonderful.

Average customer rating:

America Sings, Volume I: The Founding Years Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000001K3P Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

1. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 100
2. Ainsworth Psalms: No 25
3. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 1
4. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 111
5. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 97
6. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 55
7. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 34
8. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 13
9. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 27
10. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 18
11. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 75
12. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 37
13. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 39
14. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 33
15. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 24
16. Ainsworth Psalms: No. 84
17. Bay Psalms: No. 4 'Oxford Tune'
18. Bay Psalms: No. 23 'Low Dutch Tune'
19. Bay Psalms: No. 73 'York Tune'
20. Bay Psalms: No. 39 'Martyrs Tune'
21. Bay Psalms: No. 100 'Old Hundredth'
22. Canon: Thus Saith The High, The Lofty One
23. Four Hymns: China, Despair, Amanda And Salisbury
24. Three Fuging Tunes: Montgomery, Russia, Northfield
25. Anthem: Behold I Bring You Glad Tidings
26. Anthem: O Be Joyful In The Lord
27. Anthem: As The Hart Panteth
28. Come Fair Rosina
29. My Love Is Gone To Sea
30. Beneath A Weeping Willow's Shade
31. O'er The Hills Far Away
32. See, Down Maria's Blushing Cheek
33. Enraptur'd I Gaze
34. Rondo - My Gen'rous Heart Disdains
35. The Traveler Benighted And Lost

Tracks:

1. Introduction: Standish, Isle Of Wight, & 100 Psalm Tune New
2. Grounds And Rules: Southwell New, Windsor, Litchfield, Psalm 148
3. Urania: Standish, Isle Of Wight, 100 Psalm Tune New
4. Cambridge Tune & Southwell Tune
5. Urania: The Lord Descended From Above
6. Urania: 19th Psalm
7. O, Be Glad, Ye Daughters Of His People
8. God Was In Jesus
9. I Will Make An Everlasting Covenant
10. I Will Freely Sacrifice To Thee
11. How Beautiful Upon The Mountains
12. O, There's A Sight That Rends My Heart
13. Look Ye, How My Servants Shall Be Feasting
14. Bunker Hill
15. An Homage To George Washington: 1. A Toast 2. Washington's March 3. Ode For The New Year 4. Funeral Dirge On The Death Of General Washington
16. The Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
17. Two Anthems On The Same Text: 1. Down Steers The Bass 2. Consonance
18. Four Ballads: 1. My Days Have Been So Wond'rous Free 2. A Cook My Good Masters 3. The Mischievous Bee 4. Last Week I Took A Wife
19. Friendship - An Ode

Average customer rating: Duplicate of 'Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2' Great recording reissued

Goostly Psalmes: Anglo-American Psalmody From 1550 to 1800 Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0000007EJ Release Date: 1996-04-10

Tracks:

1. Colchester ('O' twas a joyful sound to hear') - W. Tans'ur
2. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner ('O Lord of whom I do depend') - J. Farmer
3. The Lamentation Of A Sinner('O Lord turne not away thy face') - W. Parsons
4. Humble Complaint Of A Sinner('Where righteousness doth say') - J. Dowland
5. Brevity ('Man, born of woman') - A. Wood
6. Southwell ('O God, to rescue me') - Anonymous
7. Watford ('How long wilt thou forget me, Lord') - B. West
8. 'The beauty of Is'rel is slain' - W. Knapp
9. Thomas-Town ('Great God, how frail a Thing is Man') - W. BIllings
10. Chester ('Let tyrants shake their iron rod') - W. BIllings
11. Chesterfield ('Death may dissolve my body now') - W. BIllings
12. 'Who is this that cometh from Edom?' - W. BIllings
13. Worcester ('How beauteous are their feet?) - A. Wood
14. Amanda ('Death like an overflowing steam') - J. Morgan
15. Montgomery (' Early my God, without delay') - J. Morgan
16. Windham ('Broad is the road that leads to death') - D. Reed
17. Ode On Music ('Decend, ye Nine!') - O. Holden
18. All Saints ('O if the Lord would come and meet') - A. Hall
19. Rainbow ('Tis by thy strength the mountains stand') - T. Swan
20. Schenectady ('From all that dwell below the skies') - T. Swan
21. Greenwich ('Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I') - D. Read
22. Decay ('My days are as the grass') - S. Jenks
23. Evening Hymn ('The day is past and gone') - E. West

Customer Reviews:

Duplicate of 'Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2'.......2004-02-21

Please note this CD is identical to another His Majestie's Clerkes CD, "Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2 (Anglo-American Psalmody: 1550-1800)" but with a different cover and name! I bought both and was irritated to discover this. The other version is cheaper, so I would suggest getting that one.

Great recording reissued.......2003-03-22

This is great choral singing, and if you missed it in this incarnation, all is not lost. It has been reissued by Harmonia Mundi's budget label, Classical Express as "Early American Choral Music vol 2 Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800". Texts of the songs aren't in the booklet but can be downloaded from the label's website.

Average customer rating:

Early Days Harvey & The Wallbangers Manufacturer: Gottdiscs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0006FV63O Release Date: 2004-12-20

Tracks:

1. Five Guys Named Moe
2. Who Do You Know In Heaven
3. My Baby's Gone
4. Jailhouse Rock
5. Shine
6. Your Feet's Too Big
7. I'll Be Forever Loving You
8. Boogie Nights
9. Sweet Talkin' Guy
10. Sixteen Tons
11. Traffic Jam
12. Nutrocker
13. Right Next Door To An Angel
14. Sh Boom
15. Blue Skies
16. Glad To Be Here
17. Paper Moon
18. Deacon Jones
19. Atom And Evil
20. Mr Paganini
21. Old Man River
22. Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
23. Sunny Side Of The Street

Product Description

1. Five Guys Named Moe
2. Who Do You Know In Heaven
3. My Baby’s Gone
4. Jailhouse Rock
5. Shine
6. Your Feet’s Too Big
7. I’ll Be Forever Loving You
8. Boogie Nights
9. Sweet Talkin’ Guy
10. Sixteen Tons
11. Traffic Jam
12. Nutrocker
13. Right Next Door To An Angel
14. Sh Boom
15. Blue Skies

Bonus live tracks:
16. Glad To Be Here
17. Paper Moon
18. Deacon Jones
19. Atom and Evil
20. Mr Paganini
21. Old Man River
22. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing
23. Sunny Side Of The Street


Format: CD

Average customer rating: Stunning unaccompanied singing.

Early Days The Watersons Manufacturer: Topic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Frost and Fire For Pence and Spicy Ale Green Fields Anthology of English Folk: 2 CD Deluxe Edition The Definitive Collection ASIN: B000005912 Release Date: 1994-08-09

Tracks:

1. Boston Harbour
2. Greenladn and Ten
3. Three Score & Ten
4. Broom of Cowdenknowes
5. King Arthur's Servants
6. Rap Her to Bank
7. Dido Bendigo
8. North Country Maid
9. Brave Wolfe
10. Jolly Waggoners
11. I Am a Rover
12. Fathom the Bowl
13. Thirty Foot Trailer
14. Holmfirth Anthem
15. Twanky Dillo
16. White Hare of Howden
17. All for Me Grog
18. Poacher's Fate
19. Tour of the Dales
20. Willy Went to Westerdale
21. I'Ansons' S Racehorse
22. Ploughboy
23. White Cockade
24. Ye Noble Spectators
25. Stow Brow
26. Wanton Life of Casltegate
27. Whitby Lad

Album Description

Introducing these recordings on their first appearance in the mid-'60s A.L. Lloyd wrote of this new singing group's 'hand-crafted harmonies, an immediately recognisable and uniquely distinctive group sound which is uninhibited, spontaneous seeming and rich in texture.' What became of The Watersons after that is history, and can be followed step by step in Topic's other Watersons CDs. "Early Days" recaptures the youthful sound of the original quartet in 27 performances from long-deleted albums.

Customer Reviews:

Stunning unaccompanied singing........2003-06-01

This album is vintage Watersons, and a sterling example of the English a capella vocal tradition, not overpolished but with a vigour and a freshness that wakes you up. Just listen, for example, to "King Arthur's Servants", with a young Norma Waterson singing a clear girlish lead, and the rest of the family coming in with a bracing heartiness on the chorus. I first heard this particular track in a live Clancy brothers version, which was somewhat ruined by some preceding Anglophobic remarks (please, if you're going to cover English material, at least have the courtesy not to insult the creators of it at the same time!) and I had no idea what an exciting song it could be. But that is the case with so many of the songs on this album --even if you've already heard "The Broom of Cowdenknowes", you will be amazed by the almost symphonic sound produced by the family (incredible that there were only four of them). It also contains a rarity, a calling-on song, the prelude to a miracle play, introducing and describing each character ("Ye Noble Spectators"). And they do a wonderful job with Ewan MacColl's "Thirty-Foot Trailer", and the delightfully boisterous "All For Me Grog." We also cannot forget Norma's exquisite rendition of "The North Country Maid" (otherwise known as "The Oak and the Ash". Don't write this album off because it's early Watersons. It is a gem for all that, and if you want to hear pure harmonies and authentic English folk singing you can't do much better than this.

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6. Get Fit: Machines
7. Get the Party Started
8. Glo by Inner Beginner
9. Glow
10. Grammy's Greatest Moments, Vol. 2

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