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Average customer rating: disappointing Very, Very Cool Donovan gets sexy! Sweet Cool and Tripper Vibe High-Water Mark for Donovan

Beat Cafe Donovan Manufacturer: Appleseed Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: HMS Donovan Cosmic Wheels/Essence to Essence The Autobiography of Donovan: The Hurdy Gurdy Man Open Road 7-Tease/Slow Down World ASIN: B0002IQHZM Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Love Floats
2. Poorman's Sunshine
3. Beat Cafe
4. Yin My Yang
5. Whirlwind
6. Two Lovers
7. The Question
8. Lord Of The Universe
9. Lover O Lover
10. The Cuckoo
11. Do Not Go Gentle
12. Shambhala

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Donovan, the British folkie and poor man's Bob Dylan best known for '60s and '70s Flower Power opuses like "Season of the Witch" and "Sunshine Superman," takes a slightly self-indulgent but utterly intriguing turn here on his first album in eight years. Backed by a deft band of ace session musicians, Donovan serves up a spacey, electronica-laden tribute to one of his most enduring influences: the Beat poets (Ginsberg, Burroughs, et. al.) of yesteryear. A few of these cuts, like "Two Lovers," "Yin My Yang," and "The Question," are merely dazzling word play set to hot licks. But others--"Poor Man's Sunshine," "Lord of the Universe," and "Do Not Go Gentle" (a hip-hoppish variation on a famous Dylan Thomas poem)--resonate with the eerie power of spacey elevator music from U2's loopy Zooropa phase while briefly showcasing Donovan in all the whispery, flower-draped splendor of his salad days. -- Bob Allen

Album Description

That shimmering, intimate voice . . . the poetic, seductive lyrics . . . the dreamy, hazy music that surrounds them . . . From folksinger to flower-child to timeless musical poet, Donovan and his distinctive, magical songs have become familiar to decades of music fans since the early Sixties through hit singles like "Mellow Yellow," "Sunshine Superman," "The Hurdy Gurdy Man," "Catch the Wind," "Colours," "There is a Mountain" and "Atlantis," in TV and movie soundtracks and commercials, and on a precious, infrequent trickle of new releases.

"Beat Café" is the first new Donovan CD for grown-ups since 1996's "Sutras" ("The Pied Piper," a children's CD, was issued in 2002). While "Sutras," produced and released by Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, the Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mick Jagger) emphasized Donovan's folk roots, "Beat Café" is an extension of the heady rock/folk/pop/jazz/blues/world music brew that has become Donovan's trademark.

To capture the spirit of the Bohemian café happenings dating back to 1840s Paris that combined philosophy, poetry and free thought and inspired this CD, Donovan enlisted multiple Grammy-winner John Chelew (Blind Boys of Alabama, Richard Thompson, John Hiatt) as producer and keyboardist and the world-class rhythm section of folk/jazz double bassist and longtime Donovan accompanist Danny Thompson (Nick Drake, Richard Thompson, The Pentangle, John Martyn) and drummer/percussionist Jim Keltner (Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, George Harrison, many more). Applying a "no fixed arrangements" approach to foster the proper mood of spontaneity, Donovan (vocals, guitars) and his cohorts have created a lusciously atmospheric collection of eleven new original Donovan compositions plus a cover of the folk standard "The Cuckoo."

This "beat café" of the mind is a sensuous, smoky den of fevered seduction (the hypnotic "Love Floats," "Yin My Yang," "Two Lovers," "Whirlwind"), jazzy, finger-snapping hipness ("Poorman's Sunshine" and the title song), death-mocking blues ("Lord of the Universe"), and gentle spirituality ("Shambhala," "Do Not Go Gentle," the latter song an adaptation of Dylan Thomas's famous poem). The contemporary production values meld mystic chants, teasing wordplay, tender meditations and warm musical telepathy into a reaffirmation of Donovan's status as a unique and vibrant musical visionary.

Customer Reviews:

disappointing.......2007-07-05

I heard a cut over the radio, and thought it was worth looking into. Don't waste your money on this one. Very poppy, stupid lyrics, totally uninspiring. What happened to the artist who tried "To Catch the Wind?"
I guess he got old and boring. What a shame!

Very, Very Cool.......2006-03-24

Since "Sutras" his astounding comeback album rated five stars, I have to rate this one only four stars as it's not QUITE as good (and half stars aren't allowed). But make no mistake, it's still very, very cool.

It's so amazing that Donovan is back and sounds as good as he does, 40 years after I first discovered him. And he's not some nostalgia act; he's doing important new groundbreaking work! He sounds great too.

"Beat Cafe" finds him swaggering with an acoustic trio in deliberately "hip" arrangements which, in lesser hands, could have been cloying. But this is never overplayed, never broad, never tongue-in-cheek -- just a very relaxed set of neo-beatnik grooves which he, alone among his contemporaries, has the cachet to perform with authenticity.

Did I mention cool?

Donovan gets sexy!.......2006-02-06

I first listened to this CD with my wife in the car as we were driving the Mass Pike on a sunny Saturday morning, heading for Maine. I didn't quite know what to expect this trip, but I was not prepared for (and yet pleasantly surprised by) this deeply sensual set of tracks. Just amazing! Donovan can still turn it on, approaching 60, and his voice is as timeless as ever, perhaps even smoother in his late middle age than ever before. "Love Floats," the lead-off track, is an outright seduction; "Yin My Yang" sounds like a Tao-themed come-on ('twould make Confucius blush!); "The Question" is groovy and mystical with the Hammond B-3 low and secretive in the mix.

Suffice it to say that my wife and I could not stop touching each other while this CD was on, and were it possible for us to pull over and make hot, passionate love before continuing on, we'd have left the key turned to Accessory so that this music could have continued contributing to the sexy mood. Lastly, I'll add this--if you bring home a date and put this album on, and you *aren't* making breakfast for them the next morning, something went dreadfully wrong! Danny Thompson's sinuous bass work and Jim Keltner's tasteful drumming keep the whole thing moving along to your inevitable climax...pick it up today.

Sweet Cool and Tripper Vibe.......2005-09-28

Oooooh yeah...man. This is the good stuff. After hours and into the dawn. With or without shades.
Donovan's Temple is the place to be.
Thank you and...could we fill it up again? Soon?
Stay Free.

High-Water Mark for Donovan.......2005-08-08

Sunshine Superman morphs into Bohemian Batman on this superb outing by Donovan. When I heard about the concept of this album -- Donovan trying to recreate the sound and ambiance of Soho beat cafe circa 1962 -- I thought it sounded like a desperate gimmick by a fading rock superstar. But it works big time, thanks in no small part to the dream-team support of accoustic bassist Danny Thompson (Richard Thompson, Pentangle) and solo-Beatles drummer Jim Keltner, who swing and sizzle along with Donovan's acoustic guitar grooves. The only thing that doesn't really work is the recitation of Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle," (but it is a great theme for the record and one that Donovan seems to be taking to heart). Every other track on the album is a gem. This is Don's best album since the criminally overlooked Cosmic Wheels back in the early 1970s, and possibly the best of his 40-year career. I can't think of a single one my many favorite rock artists from the 1960s or 1970s (many of whom are still recording and performing) of whom I can say they trumped their catalog at close to age 60! Watch out world -- The Hurdy Gurdy Man is still crankin'!

Average customer rating:

Mellow Sixties: Baby Boomer Classics Arlo Guthrie , Van Morrison , Stone Poneys , The Association , Turtles , The Fifth Dimension , The Rascals , Joe Cocker , Hollies , and The Mamas & The Papas Manufacturer: Jci ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music | Dance Pop | Easy Listening | General | Oldies | Traditional Vocalists Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Baby Boomer Classics: Electric Seventies Baby Boomer Classics: Mellow Seventies The Best Of The Doors ASIN: B000001NXM Release Date: 1995-02-17

Tracks:

1. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
2. Carrie Anne - The Hollies, The Hollies
3. Different Drum - Stone Poneys
4. Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind? - The Lovin' Spoonful, The Lovin' Spoonful
5. Never My Love - The Association
6. With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
7. California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas
8. Beautiful Morning - The Rascals
9. Good Morning Starshine - Oliver
10. She'd Rather Be With Me - The Turtles
11. Coming into Los Angeles - Arlo Guthrie
12. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension

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Baby Boomer Classics: More Mellow Sixties Various Artists Manufacturer: Jci ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music | Dance Pop | Easy Listening | General | Oldies | Traditional Vocalists Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008D3I Release Date: 1994-09-09

Tracks:

1. Easy to Be Hard - Three Dog Night
2. Darling Be Home Soon - The Lovin' Spoonful
3. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren, Todd Rundgren
4. Along Comes Mary - The Association
5. Sit Down, I Think I Love You - The Mojo Men
6. Younger Girl - The Critters
7. Sunday Mornin' - Spanky & Our Gang
8. 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Harpers Bizarre
9. Happy Together - The Turtles
10. Reach Out of the Darkness - Friend & Lover
11. Oh Happy Day
12. Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

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Baby Boomer Classics: Mellow Seventies Allman Brothers Band , Gordon Lightfoot , Danny O'Keefe , Sly & The Family Stone , Norman Greenbaum , Arlo Guthrie , Johnny Nash , Carly Simon , Charlie Rich , and America Manufacturer: Jci ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music | Dance Pop | Easy Listening | General | Oldies | Traditional Vocalists General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mellow Sixties: Baby Boomer Classics ASIN: B000008D3C Release Date: 1995-02-17

Tracks:

1. Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band, The Allman Brothers Band
2. Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
3. Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - Danny O'Keefe
4. Sister Golden Hair - America
5. Behind Closed Doors - America
6. Family Affair - Sly & the Family Stone
7. Anticipation - Carly Simon
8. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
9. Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
10. You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
11. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
12. City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie

Average customer rating: The only reason

Afternoon Delight: Mellow Rock Classics Dawn , Starland Vocal Band , Harry Nilsson , Jose Feliciano , Glen Campbell , Jim Croce , The Raspberries , Starbuck , The Lemon Pipers , and Steve Forbert Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music | Dance Pop | Easy Listening | General | Oldies | Traditional Vocalists Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000021XWX Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Coconut - Harry Nilsson
2. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
3. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
4. Knock Three Times - Dawn
5. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
6. Light My Fire - Joseliciano
7. Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me - Gladys Knight & the Pips
8. Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) - The Hollies
9. Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert
10. Go All the Way - The Raspberries
11. Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
12. Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers

Customer Reviews:

The only reason.......2000-06-20

The only reason to order this album is 'Afternoon Delight.' The other selections on this disc are on many, many compilations. Each one more tired than the next. I suggest diving head in with Starland's greatest album. 20 songs and you are bound to like one more than they're big hit.

Average customer rating: puppy love

Fine & Mellow: Golden Classics Billie Holiday Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000008J6 Release Date: 1990-04-20

Tracks:

1. Lover Man
2. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
3. My Man
4. Them There Eyes
5. I Cover The Waterfront
6. Lover Come Back To Me
7. Stormy Weather
8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
9. Willow Weep For Me
10. You've Changed
11. Swing Brother Swing
12. Introduction Into Fine And Mellow
13. It's So Easy To Remember
14. What A Little Moonlight Can Do/Fooling Myself
15. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
16. Don't Explain

Customer Reviews:

puppy love.......2005-08-10

shes great every thing she says is so sweet me and my girlfriend listen to it all the time

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Mellow Mania Liz Fletcher Manufacturer: Black Box Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004TTH0 Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

1. Come in out of the Rain
2. My Foolish Heart
3. Occasional Man
4. Sunshine
5. Scotch Mist
6. Wild Child
7. Serenade in Blue
8. Stormy Weather
9. You Stepped Out of a Dream
10. Lullaby
11. Since You Asked Me
12. Green
13. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
14. If You've Ever Loved (The Meaning of the Blues)

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Mellow Classics Manufacturer: St. Clair Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005YM5D Release Date: 2002-01-01

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Mellow Moments Manufacturer: Romantic Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005YORS Release Date: 1996-02-16

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Things Are Looking Up Kim Marcoux Manufacturer: GKG Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAE2XY Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

1. Things Are Looking Up
2. Don'cha Go Away Mad
3. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
4. Body and Soul
5. There's a Small Hotel
6. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
7. Them There Eyes
8. For All We Know
9. Best Things in Life Are Free

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