King of the Road [Import]

Product Description
Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Breathing Fire.

King of the Road,Fu Manchu,Avex Trax,Rock

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Average customer rating: Axe Rufus Wainwright, and it would be 5 stars Yes, it's one of the best albums I own Brokeback Mountain A matter of taste... Perfect, just like the movie...

Brokeback Mountain Gustavo Santaolalla , and Various Artists Manufacturer: Verve Forecast ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Verve | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | 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: Brokeback Mountain (Widescreen Edition) Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay Brokeback Mountain: Now a Major Motion Picture Close Range: Wyoming Stories Memoirs of a Geisha ASIN: B000BEZQ18 Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

1. Opening - Gustavo Santaolalla
2. He Was A Friend Of Mine - Willie Nelson
3. Brokeback Mountain 1 - Gustavo Santaolalla
4. A Love That Will Never Grow Old - Emmylou Harris
5. King Of The Road - Rufus Wainwright
6. Snow - Gustavo Santaolalla
7. The Devil's Right Hand - Steve Earle
8. No One's Gonna Love You Like Me - Mary McBride
9. Brokeback Mountain 2 - Gustavo Santaolalla
10. I Don't Want To Say Goodbye - Teddy Thompson
11. I Will Never Let You Go - Jackie Greene
12. Riding Horses - Gustavo Santaolalla
13. An Angel Went Up In Flames - The Gas Band
14. Its So Easy - Linda Ronstadt
15. Brokeback Mountain 3 - Gustavo Santaolalla
16. The Maker Makes - Rufus Wainwright
17. The Wings - Gustavo Santaolalla

Amazon.com

Argentina-born, California-based Gustavo Santaolalla helped shape the rock en Español movement by producing Mexican bands Molotov and Café Tacuba , and Colombian singer Juanes. In the late 1990s he made a switch to soundtracks, working on well-received albums for Amores Perros and The Motorcycle Diaries. His instrumental contributions to Ang Lee's tale of two cowboys in love are acoustic guitar-based and, let's face it, a bit on the sonic-wallpaper side.

The vocal tracks, on the other hand, are uniformly lovely, even if the selection of interpreters falls on the predictable side. Linda Ronstadt, Steve Earle, Willie Nelson, and Mary McBride on the soundtrack to a contemporary Western? What a shock! Still, they're all wonderful and Santaolalla wrote at least a couple of classic-sounding country ballads ("A Love That Will Never Grow Old," sung by Emmylou Harris, and "No One's Gonna Love You Like Me," sung by Mary McBride). And don't miss Teddy Thompson and Rufus Wainwright's sweet cover of Roger Miller's 1964 "King of the Road." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Axe Rufus Wainwright, and it would be 5 stars.......2007-06-13

This album is a mixture of the instrumental theme, which is incredibly beautiful and haunting, and some very solid country songs. I was surprised by how good the other songs were (you still have to like country music, though). There are only two songs that I don't like at all, and those are the two by Rufus Wainwright - one a cover of "King of the Road" (originally by Roger Miller). They are great demonstrations of him at his most nasal and whiny. It sounds like he is a French guy holding his nose and singing too slow. It's too bad, because they are good songs otherwise. I guess if you like him, you're golden; but I can't stand these versions. Fortunately, the rest of the disc is really good.

Yes, it's one of the best albums I own.......2007-06-03

I listened to it over and over and over last year. Such quality all 'round.

Brokeback Mountain.......2007-05-13

The product is what I expected. It arrived on time and in the condition advertised.

A matter of taste..........2007-05-08

I didn't really pay a lot of attention to the music in the film, except for in the most intense of scenes. Perhaps this is why I was so, completely, disappointed with this soundtrack. I felt that if it did even half of what the film did for me it would be a worthy buy. My friends, this soundtrack is shat. It's mostly country and folk, which I am plainly not into. If you like these things then check this out - if not, turn away.

Perfect, just like the movie..........2007-04-21

It is so wonderful, relaxing..if you`re thinking in buying...Just do it!

Average customer rating: Fabulous for any Broadway-lover Top Shelf TERRIFIC CD'S Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs Great Compilation!

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Broadway: The American Musical Broadway: The American Musical Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals ASIN: B00064ADMK Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
2. Swanee- Al Jolson
3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
5. My Man- Fanny Brice
6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
10. Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
13. Body And Soul- Libby Holman
14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
15. Night And Day- Fred Astaire
16. Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
18. You're The Top- Ethel Merman
19. Summertime- Anne Brown
20. September Song- Walter Huston
21. My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
22. It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

1. New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
4. There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
6. Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
7. Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
8. Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
9. Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
10. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
11. Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
12. Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
13. Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
14. Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
15. Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
16. Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
18. I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
19. Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
20. The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
21. Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
22. Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

1. Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
2. I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
4. My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
5. Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
6. Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
7. Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
8. Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
9. I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
10. The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
11. Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
12. What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
13. As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
14. Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
15. People- Barbra Streisand
16. Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
17. If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
18. Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
19. The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
21. Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

1. Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
4. The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
5. Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
7. I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
8. We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
9. Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
12. One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
13. All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
16. Come Follow The Band
17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

1. Memory- Betty Buckley
2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn
3. Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
4. Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
8. Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
9. With One Look- Glenn Close
10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
12. Seasons Of Love-
13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway

Average customer rating: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player! Persuaders Theme! A Variety Of Classics! Incredible Barry Collection " one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry"

John Barry: The Collection Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music Beyondness of Things Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Eternal Echoes ASIN: B00005BADD Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Zulu
2. From Russia With Love
3. From Russia With Love - 007
4. Goldfinger
5. The Ipcress File
6. The Knack
7. Mister Moses
8. Thunderball
9. The Wrong Box
10. Born Free
11. The Quiller Memorandum
12. You Only Live Twice
13. The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
14. Deadfall

Tracks:

1. The Lion In Winter
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4. Midnight Cowboy
5. Midnight Cowboy
6. The Appointment
7. The Last Valley
8. Walkabout
9. Monte Walsh
10. Diamonds Are Forever
11. The Persuaders
12. Mary Queen Of Scots
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
14. The Dove

Tracks:

1. The Tamarind Seed
2. King Kong
3. Eleanor And Franklin
4. Robin And Marian
5. The Deep
6. Hanover Street
7. The Black Hole
8. Moonraker
9. Somewhere In Time
10. Raise The Titanic
11. Body Heat
12. Frances
13. Octopussy
14. The Cotton Club

Tracks:

1. High Road To China
2. A View To A Kill
3. Out Of Africa
4. The Living Daylights
5. Dances With Wolves
6. Dances With Wolves
7. Chaplin
8. Moviola
9. Indecent Proposal
10. The Specialist
11. The Scarlet Letter
12. Cry The Beloved Country
13. Mercury Rising
14. The James Bond Theme

Customer Reviews:

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player!.......2006-11-09

Granted, they only need it for one composition (the last one, "The James Bond Theme") but still, without the guitar it's just not the same. Barry didn't compose this one so I suppose it was a bonus and I shouldn't complain, really. The rest of the music on all the CDs is fantastic. Some of the stuff I had heard before without realizing who had composed it. Very enjoyable, to say the least.

Persuaders Theme!.......2006-03-02

Buy it for the Persuaders theme, probably the best TV theme song ever written.

A Variety Of Classics!.......2005-12-06

John Barry has been composing film scores for over forty years and this is only scratching the surface of his productions. Never mind that the entire set is recorded by the Prague Philharmonic; it's pure to Barry's themes. While John Williams compositions ("Star Wars", etc.) are wild and flamboyant and Jerry Goldsmith's (Hoosier's, etc.) are mood pieces, John Barry crosses over all barriers and is amazingly diverse. Barry has recorded most of the exciting James Bond themes, melodramatic classics like "The Lion In Winter' and moody theme hits like "Midnight Cowboy". He also tugs at the heartstrings with compositions from, "Somewhere In Time", "Frances" and "Out Of Africa". He varies his themes for all types of films and few composers capture it so well.

There is over four hours of music in this set with a colorful and informative booklet.

Incredible Barry Collection.......2004-03-11

Any fan of movies will absolutley love this collection. Being a movie buff I couldn't wait to get this boxed set. Knowing Barry from all the James Bond movies, I did not realize his involvement with so many others. The orchestra is magnificent in all these themes. I'm listening to "High Road to China" right now and I'm drifting in the clouds in a Tiger Moth with Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong. If you are familiar with a movie it will definitely have you seeing it again, if not the scores are still beautiful. Any fan of classical music will be pleased as well. Travellers will defintitely enjoy it for a long drive. I know from when I use to travel that music like this made the miles float by faster. I highly recommend these four CDs even if you just know a handful of the songs.

" one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry".......2001-07-06

This collection of four compact discs...are worth their weight in GOLD! Barry creates visual moods for each film he scores...romantic, sentimental, action, adventure, suspense and mystery...the list could go on. Strings, brass and lush-velvet arrangements overlay each cue in his distinctive style of legendary scoring...we have ~ "John Barry:The Collection", Silva Screen's release traces 40 years of film music, featuring "The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra" ~ conducted by Mr. Nic Raine (outstanding)..."Crouch End Festival Chorus" ~ David Temple, Choir Master...perform 56 selections, over four hours of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em!

Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Nic Raine (conductor, arranger, orchestrator & associate producer), a tremen!dous asset to every project he undertakes...and the man who made it all possible...a legendary icon always leading the way in film scoring ~ JOHN BARRY!

Total Time: 258:76 on 56 Tracks ~ SSD-1128 ~ (2001)

You might try other albums from Silva Screen, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Essential James Bond" (SSD-1034)..."Bond:Back In Action" (SSD-1100)..."Bond:Back In Action 2" (SSD-1119)..."Zulu" (SSD-1095)..."Raise The Titanic" (SSD-1102)..."Walkabout" (SSD-1120)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Average customer rating: One disc too long Outstanding Collection Dad liked it, so it must be good. Doo Wacka-Doo Wacka-Doo The best Roger Miller collection available

King Of The Road: The Genius Of Roger Miller Roger Miller Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ain't Got No Cigarettes: Memories of Music Legend Roger Miller All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher Big River: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (1985 Original Broadway Cast) The Chess Box ASIN: B000001EDZ Release Date: 1995-08-22

Tracks:

1. My Pillow
2. Poor Little John
3. A Man Like Me
4. The Wrong Kind Of Girl
5. Jason Fleming
6. A World So Full Of Love
7. When A House Is Not Home
8. You Don't Want My Love
9. When Two Worlds Collide
10. Sorry, Willie
11. So Saith He The Lord
12. Lock Stock And Teardrops
13. Ain't That Fine
14. Less And Less (Original Version)
15. Chug-A -Lug
16. Lou's Got The Flu
17. The Moon Is High (And So Am I)
18. Dang Me
19. It Takes All Kinds To Make A World
20. Reincarnation
21. Hard Headed Me
22. Do Wacka Do
23. Atta Boy Girl
24. Our Hearts Will Play The Music

Tracks:

1. King Of The Road
2. As Long As There's A Shadow
3. You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd
4. Heartbreak Hotel
5. Big Harlan Taylor
6. One Dyin' And A-Buryin'
7. The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me
8. It Happened Just That Way
9. Engine #9
10. Kansas City Star
11. England Swings
12. I've Been A Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be A Long Time Gone)
13. Husbands And Wives
14. Train Of Life
15. Dad Blame Anything A Man Can't Quit
16. You're My Kingdom
17. My Uncle Used To Love Me But She Died
18. Home
19. Absence
20. Ruby (Don't Take Your Love To Town)
21. Walkin' In The Sunshine
22. A Million Years Or So
23. Pardon This Coffin

Tracks:

1. The Ballad Of Waterhole #3
2. Old Toy Trains
3. Little Green Apples
4. What I'd Give To Be The Wind
5. Boeing Boeing 707
6. Treat Me Like A Human (Outtake)
7. What Are Those Things (With Big Black Wings)
8. Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
9. Swiss Cottage Place
10. Me And Bobbie McGee
11. Where Have All The Average People Gone
12. The Best Of All Possible Worlds
13. Invitation To The Blues
14. Tall, Tall Trees
15. Don't We All Have The Right
16. That's The Way I Feel
17. Half A Mind
18. Hoppy's Gone
19. What Would My Mama Say
20. Orange Blossom Special (Live Version)
21. Old Friends
22. Guv'ment (From Big River)
23. River In The Rain (From Big River)

Amazon.com

Comedy gets no respect. If Merle Haggard sums up the dilemma of the American working class from the hard-bitten perspective of "Mama Tried" or "The Bottle Let Me Down," he's called a blue-collar poet. If Roger Miller captures the same predicament from the warped, comic perspective of "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd," he's dismissed as a novelty writer. And yet, a great comic song is just as hard to write as a serious one and sheds just as much light on its subject. Nashville has been home to some gifted comic songwriters over the years--Tom T. Hall, Shel Silverstein, John Prine, and so on--but Miller was the best of the bunch and, as such, one of the best songwriters country music has ever known. He's finally getting some overdue respect with the release of a three-CD anthology, King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller. Almost everyone is aware of "King of the Road," the shining pinnacle of Miller's career and one of the most perfect country songs ever written. Many of us remember his brief moment in the sun in 1964-66, when he not only dominated the country charts but also put 10 songs in the pop top-40--including such top-10 hits as "Dang Me," "Chug-a-Lug," "King of the Road," "Engine Engine #9," and "England Swings." Exuberant, infectious comic classics one and all, but The Genius of Roger Miller reveals there was a lot more to this quirky artist than that. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

One disc too long.......2007-02-11

I can't call myself a Roger Miller connoisseur. I'm just someone who knew they liked "King of the Road" and "England Swings", borrowed the 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roger Miller and liked just about all of it, and went looking for more. I can't claim to have heard all of Rog's output but if this box set encapsulates it, I'd say there's enough midrange and weak fare to balance out the truly stratospheric peaks.

HIGHS:
Besides de rigeur classics "King of the Road" and alcohol anthem "Chug-a-Lug", there's the inspired insanity of "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd", "Do Wacka Do", and "England Swings". Lest you believe Miller only capable of playing the jester, check out the deep heartbreak of "One Dyin' and a Buryin'" and "Husbands and Wives".

LOWS:
Disc 3 has a lot of cover songs and Miller isn't at his best doing other people's stuff. Not to say there aren't some great ones scattered in there, such as tender holiday offering "Little Toy Trains" or the everyday man philosophy expressed in "Where Have all the Average People Gone?" or lament "Hoppy's Gone". But the last disc is decidedly the weakest of the trio.

BOTTOM LINE:
Trimming this down to 2 CDs and packing them to the brim and adding in some of the missing Smash material others are complaining about (since the strongest material on here comes from 1964-1969) would probably serve Miller a bit better. This is still the best overview out there because even the better single CDs are missing some great material but I think 2 CDs would do the job adequately.

3 1/2 stars

Outstanding Collection.......2007-01-30

This Mercury Compilation is one of the finer box-sets I have come across (not including peerless Bear Family). Roger Miller is best known for his comedic numbers, such as "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "Chug-a-Lug", all of which are included here. But this 3 CD set also includes a wealth of both earlier and later numbers that have been overshadowed by the "big" Roger Miller hits. This set goes back to 1957 and introduces us to a Roger Miller that sounded much more honky-tonk than 60's pop, with such songs as "A Man like Me".....these early songs are not at all unlike Ray Price! Then there's the crazy numbers of the late -60's, such as "My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died" and his ode to smoking (which would kill him later in life) "Dad Blame Anything a Man Can't Quit". The last disc covers 1967 forward, including a great trio-number with Willie and Ray "Old Friends". Yes, there are other compilations out there, but this one really nails the comedic genius and slick wording of one of the greatest songwriters of any genre of music. The box set is a hard, book-style, case with a fine set of notes and discography (some great pics as well). Highly recommended. A+

Dad liked it, so it must be good........2007-01-11

I remembered a lot of these songs from my dad's old 8 track tapes, so when I saw this collection on CD, I thought that he would like it. He did, so if you are a Roger Miller fan, you probably will like to add this one to your collection.

Doo Wacka-Doo Wacka-Doo.......2006-11-21

"The Genius Of Roger Miller"!! the word "genius" used in the title of this three disc collection/anthology of songs written and recorded by the late great Roger Miller is no misnomer - the man was a creative musical genius.

Roger Miller spoiled me though . . . after hearing his songs and recordings and performances, very little of "today's country" (or of any other genre for that metter) measures up. Roger raised the bar so high that most others simply pass by beneath his talent and abilities.

Roger could make you laugh out loud . . . or cry . . . and sometime BOTH in the same song . . . he could enteratain but he was also a "humorist philospher" who's songs and lyrics and even 'aside remarks' could bring you down off your lofty ivory tower pedestal and make you realize our common humanity.

Roger sang of everyday lives and everyday events and everyday experiences in a not so everyday way of looking at them. He viewed the world and experiences and life from such a unique "eye" and perspective . . . and he knew how to laugh at the ridiculous found even in the most somber and even sad experiences met with through living.

Reading the liner notes to this collection it is so amazing to learn that many of these tracks might have been lost forever. Someone cleaning out the garage of a house they bought discovered these tins in a box there ready to be discarded as trash: they were "Master Tapes" of Roger's recordings. And so some of the tracks we get to hear and enjoy now on this collection were salvaged and saved and now preserved digitally for all time. Thank God for miraculous saves! :)

If you are a fan of roger Miller . . . if You perhaps only recently heard of Roger Miller . . .and even if you never before heard of Roger Miller, get this collection. You will meet and encounter the most interesting and creative singer/songwriter you will ever meet. And you will enjoy track after track after track of creative genius. You will laugh for sure . . . you will cry for certain . . . and you will thank yourself forever for taking advantage of the opportunity these recordings provide you to know "the genius of Roger Miller"

And thank YOU Roger Miller for all the great music and song . . . and for your most unique gift of humor. You are greatly missed.

The best Roger Miller collection available.......2006-10-16

This may not be the fully comprehensive collection that someone of Miller's stature deserves, but it's an excellent 70-track album that contains all the essentials. Attractively packaged, with a booklet of over 30 pages that includes some great photos, this would make a fine gift for any Miller fan.

It starts in 1957 with hard-country songs that Hank Snow might have recorded. It ends in 1986 with 2 tracks from his crowning achievement, the Broadway hit Big River. The mid-sixties were his finest years and many of his most memorable hits are to be found on disc 2. But it's all good.

Go for The All Time Greatest Hits album if you are sampling. Chances are you'll want to trade it in for this one.

Average customer rating: My Favorite Fu Manchu Awesome, just plain awesome good jam music Now Way is This the Best Fu Manchu "Breaker Breaker 1-9 !! How Do Ya Read Me ?"

King of the Road Fu Manchu Manufacturer: Fontana Mammoth ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Hard Rock & Metal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: In Search Of... Daredevil Blues for the Red Sun Atomic Ritual (Godzilla's) Eatin' Dust ASIN: B00004D3C1 Release Date: 2000-02-15

Tracks:

1. Hell On Wheels
2. Over The Edge
3. Boogie Van
4. King Of The Road
5. No Dice
6. Blue Tile Fever
7. Grasschopper
8. Weird Beard
9. Drive
10. Hotdoggin'
11. Freedom Of Choice

Amazon.com

Cars, motorcycles, vans, choppers, and bongs--it's easy to see where Fu Manchu find their inspiration, and it's clear this isn't cerebral rock. These boys, who hail from the synapse-frying heat of the California desert, go for the gut. They have the riffage to do it, sounding part Stooges circa Metallic K.O., part Black Sabbath, part stoned teenage garage band. Singer Scott Hill shrieks like a psychopathic Ted Nugent and his guitar emits fuzzed-out, grooved-up slabs of thunder--with lightning. The drums and bass are heavy but never fast; when they crank up the intensity the pace slows even further: volume is job one. "Hell on Wheels" starts with the throbbing guitar and slowly morphs into a deadly thunderous roar. "No Dice" finds its lyrical inspiration from the Jeff Spicoli character in Fast Times at Ridgemont High ("No shoes, no shirt, no dice!"). And "Weird Beard" is pure THC-inspired giggling lunacy--with a backbeat. All in all, King of the Road is an unadulterated blast of an album that reminds the teenage boy within why you fell in love with rock in the first place. --Tod Nelson

Customer Reviews:

My Favorite Fu Manchu .......2007-07-24

To me this is there best album. I think they really found there groove
recording this one. Great for working in the garage on the bike music.

Awesome, just plain awesome.......2007-05-30

Straight up rock and roll. Not too soft, not too metal, but just enough crunch and plenty of good ole-fashioned stoner-rock straight ahead riffs. Creativity, style, attitude, these guys have it all. I count at least 5 EXCELLENT songs on this one CD. I mean TOTALLY EXCELLENT. Another 5 very good songs. I mean, come on, what more can you ask for on one CD? This might be their best CD, or close to "In Search Of", "Action is Go", but ahead of "California Crossing". Plus check out the extra folders on the CD (use your PC), there's extra songs and 2 movies on it too.

good jam music.......2007-03-03

Heavy and not to be taken too seriously. Definetly LA stoner music. If you want bludgeoning sledgehammer head injury music see: Electric Wizard, Sleep, Khanate, Bongzilla, Grief to name just a few. This band is another great Sabbath prototype with a flair for the 70's. Throw in some Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, and tons of sabbath with accesible vocals and you have Fu Manchu. Kyuss contempories, but not quite as good, this is still great to jam to. Hell on Wheels is awesome. BUY THIS.

Now Way is This the Best Fu Manchu.......2006-09-01

What's up with the mix? The drums are way so out front they drown everything. Maybe they were supposed to be "lead drums", which in theory would have not been a bad idea because Fu Manchu had Brandt Bjork, one of the greatest drummers, ever...except he doesn't do anything on this release except play a basic back beat with little else. A major disappointed if you're expecting Brandt's type of explosive anything goes work with Kyuss. The only other excuse to have made the drums louder than everything else would have been to mask the weak unexceptional tunes on this disk. Even the guitar playing is lame. This was obviously the beginning of the end. If your new to Fu Manchu, start with the "The Action is Go" then work backwards through the great Eddy Glass/Ruben Romano era Fu Manchu.

"Breaker Breaker 1-9 !! How Do Ya Read Me ?".......2006-07-08

Instead of talking about every song, I'll jsut say this--this CD is awesome, and is probably Fu Manchu's second or third best album, depending on which style you like; the old Fu Manchu with Eddie and Ruben ('91-'96), or the new Fu Manchu with Brant and Bob ('97-'04).

With "King of the Road," Fu Manchu dives in completely and gives itself totally to the new sound for the first time. Gone are the dark, sludgy sounds we heard as recently as "Grendel" and "Anodizer" on the last album, and the same sound which permeated "In Search of" and "Daredevil." Now, we get pure rock songs, with that signature FU wall of power chord pounding guitars, like "Blue Tile Fever," "Hell on Wheels," "Over the Edge" and "Boogie Van." These are the best songs on the CD, in my opinion, but truly every song on this disc is catchy, loud, and satisfying. They can be compared roughly to earlier songs "Urethane," "Mongoose (demo version)," "Action is Go," and "Hogwash."

They've dropped the sludgy sound. It still sounds like they've got 22 guitar players, they've just dropped the dark riffs. If you're cool with that, Fu is cool with you, I guess.

Average customer rating: the guy's a genius

King of the Road Roger Miller Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Country Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love ASIN: B0008FPJBM Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

1. Chug-A-Lug
2. Dang Me
3. Do-Wacka-Do
4. England Swings
5. Engine Engine #9
6. Husbands and Wives
7. In the Summertime
8. Kansas City Star
9. King of the Road
10. Me & Bobbie McGee
11. My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died
12. You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd

Customer Reviews:

the guy's a genius.......2007-07-15

This CD is very fun for the family to dance to and laugh about--good music!

Average customer rating: First album = jazzy, good; second album = just plain obnoxious. If you liked early crimson....you'll love this...it's just.....WOW!!!!!!!! An extremely odd compilation disc two is worth it in itself One of their very best, believe it or not!

Ladies of the Road King Crimson Manufacturer: Discipline Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Epitaph, Vols. 1-2 Heavy ConstruKction Night Watch Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984 Vrooom Vrooom ASIN: B00006RHQW Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

1. Pictures of a City
2. The Letters
3. Formentera Lady (abridged)
4. The Sailors Tale
5. Cirkus
6. Groon
7. Get Thy Bearings
8. 2Ist Century Schizoid Man
9. In the Court of the Crimson King

Tracks:

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
2. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
3. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
4. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
5. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
6. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
7. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
8. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
9. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
10. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)
11. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Solos)

Amazon.com

Never so much a band as a halfway house for guitar-prodigy Robert Fripp and an ever-shifting lineup of sympathetic musicians and fellow travelers, King Crimson has become one of prog rock's most enduring, if unlikely, purveyors. Culled from the band's decades-deep vaults, this live recording documents Crimson's relatively stable 1971-72 roster of Fripp, bassist-vocalist Boz Burrell, drummer Ian Wallace, and Mel Wallace on flutes, sax, and mellotron. Taking Crimson's repertoire as a starting point, the band uses its previous avant-baroque flourishes to leaven its edgy, manic flights of improvisation. What these performances lack in commercial accessibility is overwhelmed by their ferocious execution and free-form ambitions--and even some occasional musical humor, such as turning the stately "In the Court of the Crimson King" into a brief blues romp. And if fans wondered just how far afield Fripp and company could venture in their showcase solos for their signature "21st Century Schizoid Man," the second disc here serves up 11 frantic examples, edited together into one massive, live disc-length megamix. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Double CD, special edition of live performances during 1971-72 drawn from the archives of the King Crimson Collectors' Club. The first CD is a series of performances beginning with the play-in shows at the Zoom Club, Hamburg through to the final Earthbound tour of America. The second CD is a compilation of sax and guitar solos played during performances of 21st Century Schizoid Man throughout its life. DGM records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

First album = jazzy, good; second album = just plain obnoxious........2005-12-04

The title says it all. The first of the two albums would unquestionably be worth getting on its own--great live music from an under-represented period of the band's history, although personally the jazzier, more saxophone-heavy Crimson isn't to my liking as much as the later, proggier bits. When you stick the second album into the mix, it's a crap shoot. If you really like early 70's King Crimson improvisations with lots of saxophone, you might like that second album. Personally, I've listened to it two or three times, generally wishing halfway through that I hadn't stuck it in the cd player and only listening the whole way through because of some combination of laziness and determination.

If you liked early crimson....you'll love this...it's just.....WOW!!!!!!!!.......2005-07-30

Look....I am not gonna waste your time by reviewing each song....if you are considering this album....you are already familiar with the studio versions....

What I will tell you is.....forget the EARTHBOUND live album...probably the worst sounding official album I ever heard..and to think...they said it was HDCD.....what a joke...I feel totally ripped off for buying that Earthbound piece of crap...but THIS album.....WOW!!!! It has everything you'd expect from a KING CRIMSON performance.....very transparent...and well balanced....tight drums and bass....and the musicianship...well.....that's what a KC performance or studio album is really all about......it's all here....and you have a front row seat......to experience over and over and over....

Just go order the CD...you wont be disappointed...I promise.

An extremely odd compilation.......2005-05-27

It seems recently Robert Fripp has decided to make every bit of recorded material King Crimson has made over the last 35 year available to the public. While a good portion of this unreleased material is only available through the King Crimson Collectors Club (like the wonderful Live At Summit Studios, 1972 album), Fripp has decided to compile some of the highlights of these limited releases for the general public. The disc "Ladies of the Road" is one such compilation. This album is compiled from the 1971-mid 1972 line up of Crimso which featured Boz Burrell, Mel Collins, Ian Wallace, Peter Sinfield and of course Robert Fripp. Originally this line up was only heard on the 1971 album "Islands" and the UK only live release "Earthbound." Neither one of these albums were an accurate portrayal of what this line-up is capable of, and therefore this is probably one of the most underrated, if not ignored line-ups of Crimso. That said, this is in no way the perfect Crimso line-up, in fact they are far from it.

One of the biggest problems with this line-up is they had the tendency to incorporate almost blues based riffs into their already established "symphonic" progressive rock sound. While the marrage of progressive rock and blues jams can often produce wonderful results, that is definitely not the case here. Crimso simply stumbles through and each jam, while trying to remain a tight unit. Probably the most absurd example of this would be the blues interlude in "Get Thy Bearings" or the blues version of "In The Court Of The Crimson King," although you only get about 40 seconds of the latter title before the abrupt end of the disc (you have to get one of the Crimso collectors edition discs to get the whole song).

The second disc in this set features the beginning and all of the solos of "21st Century Scizoid Man" edited together to make one enormous 53 minute long song. Why anyone would find this disc nescessary is beyond me. While the sound quality of the first disc was pretty good, the second disc brings back memories of the poor sound quality of the "Earthbound" album. The solos, while they start pretty seemlessly edited together (although the sound quality changes from solo to solo are pretty noticeable), you are later greeted with a huge gap towards the end. Where one would have expected Fripp to have just edited the end of the song on to the mass of solos, he just simply awkwardly ends the disc after the last solo. So essentially the song is incomplete, making this listening endeavor a complete waste of time, unless you find the "21st Century" solos that fascinating, that you have to hear them over and over again.

I would only recommend this album to the most diehard Crimso fan, especially a fan of the Boz Burrell line up. More than likely the Crimso devotee already has these recordings on the individual King Crimson collectors club releases, thus making "Ladies of the Road" rather redundant.

disc two is worth it in itself.......2005-03-13

OK, I halready hade the collector's club editions, so I had all the material on disc one. THat said, this is terrific stuff, providing a glimpse of the live capabilities of this all-too-underrated incarnation of the mighty Crim (since Earthbound just does not do justice). If you don't have the various collector's club releases, then this provides a superb overview of this period of live Crim.

Now, the real treat is disc 2 - the reason I bought this. Just for this alone, the disc would be worth more! I have always loved the wild improvisational passages that sprang forth from live versions of "21st Century Schizoid Man". This is the Uber-version - a pulsing, churning, soaring amalgamation of numerous performances of the song's central instrumental explorations - It is sick, sick, sick - gloriously crazed jamming at a sustained fevered pitch. I just got this today and have played disc two about four times in a row - man, I think I am growing tentacles - this stuff is so intense! If you love the intensity of the early Crimson, then you owe it to yourself to ingest this one - it is extreme brain food to be taken in healthy doses through the ears. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM

One of their very best, believe it or not!.......2004-05-14

Now this.....THIS is jazz-rock improv! Talk about astonishing music! Being a fan of all pre-1981 Crimson studio albums, I heard for years about how incredible they were onstage, how elating and often frightening a rock unit they could be. The Night Shift came close a couple of times, but didn't do it for me. It's like the Starless album without the cool overdubs.

Bill Bruford is highly overrated, in my opinon -- the drums on Ladies of the Road are much more thrilling, and they shift between tempos (well, meters, actually) much more often than Bruford ever did. The drums propel this incredible excursion into funk/jazz/rock with an intensity unheard on all other live KC recordings in my experience.

Who'd have thought I'd only find a recorded example of KC's onstage excitement and brilliance on a CD set featuring the 1971-72 band? Earthbound and Islands are so generally detested that they happen to be the only two pre-1981 releases I've avoided buying. I came across Ladies of the Road and was intrigued by the promise of an entire disc of improv on the fast section of "Schizoid Man." I wasn't let down! Beautiful, brilliant, hyper, speedy jazz that could be called "thrash jazz" blurts out of the speakers in "remastered good bootleg" quality for 50 minutes. It even cuts off like a clandestine recording or something. Fantastic! I listened to disc 2 four times the first night I had this double set. It must be heard to be believed.

Mel Collins is a brilliant sax player. His duos with Fripp are manic, imaginative and uplifting, and this pair-up provides some of the most incredible music in the group's whole catalogue (along with, again, the maniacal drums and Boz's growling voice, which is better than Gordon's but not as good, obviously, as Greg's). "Cirkus" is slower but heavier than the studio version (you can almost see the crowd's shirts being blown off when that mellotron storms in!), "Pictures of a City" will make you hear the song differently (I love that fast middle section, and it's incredible here!), and the snippet of "In the Court..." at the end is a hilarious, Muddy Waters-style parody of itself. Who says Fripp doesn't have a sense of humor? The cover of the Donovan song is surprisingly good. "Schizoid" is mind-blowing and stunning.

And then there's the second disc, which I know I keep going on about, but it's the most stimulating live Crimson music available on disc (except for the live material on the Starless album, of course), and gives the listener a perfect example of what people are talking about when they say that this band was a monster on the live stage. It's hyper and unbelievable. This has seriously become my 2nd or 3rd-favorite KC album of all time. Great release! Thanks, Robert!

Folks: YOU NEED THIS.

Average customer rating: King of the Road Roger Miller Underappreciated, Whimsical Genius!!! Wonderful The time machine of music

King of the Road Roger Miller Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Country Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: King Of The Road: The Genius Of Roger Miller A Man Like Me - The Early Years of Roger Miller Dang Me! Golden Classics: 22 Classic Tracks Ain't Got No Cigarettes: Memories of Music Legend Roger Miller ASIN: B000001AWC Release Date: 1994-06-27

Tracks:

1. You're Part of Me
2. Fair Swiss Maiden
3. Every Which-A-Way
4. It Happened Just That Way
5. I Get Up Early In The Morning
6. I Catch Myself Crying
7. I'll Be Somewhere
8. Little Green Apples
9. I Know Who It Is (And I'm Gonna Tell On Him)
10. But I Love You More
11. If You Want Me To
12. Burma Shave
13. You Don't Want My Love
14. Sorry Willie
15. You Can't Do Me This Way (And Get By With It)
16. When Two Worlds Collide
17. Lock, Stock And Teardrops
18. Trouble On The Turnpike
19. Hey Little Star
20. Footprints In The Snow
21. Hitch-Hiker
22. Dang Me
23. King Of The Road
24. Chug-A-Lug
25. Engine, Engine #9
26. Kansas City Star
27. England Swings
28. Do-Wacka-Do
29. One Dyin' And A Buryin'

Product Description

1. You're Part Of Me
2. Fair Swiss Maiden
3. Every Which-A-Way
4. It Happened Just That Way
5. I Get Up Early In The Morning
6. I Catch Myself Crying
7. I'll Be Somewhere
8. Little Green Apples
9. I Know Who It Is (And I'm Gonna Tell On Him)
10. But I Love You More
11. If You Want Me To
12. Burma Shave
13. You Don't Want My Love
14. Sorry Willie
15. You Can't Do Me This Way (And Get By With It)
16. When Two Worlds Collide
17. Lock, Stock And Teardrops
18. Trouble On The Turnpike
19. Hey Little Star
20. Footprints In The Snow
21. Hitch-Hiker
22. Dang Me
23. King Of The Raod
24. Chug-A-Lug
25. Engine, Engine #9
26. Kansas City Star
27. England Swings
28. Do-Wacka-Do
29. One Dyin' And A Buryin'

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

King of the Road Roger Miller.......2007-02-27

This album reminded me life was simple. School was School and
work was work. life wasn't totally dominated by these 2 elements
of life. We laughed at ourselves at this time.

Buy the album for a reality check.

Underappreciated, Whimsical Genius!!!.......2003-07-01

This is an album for those who truly appreciate a subtle, whimsical genius. Although seemingly goofy at times, Roger Miller captures all of the delightful intricacies of life using his unsurpassed comical wit. After all, who else would think to rhyme the supposedly un-rhyme-able "purple" with "maple syruple"? This is by far one of my all time favorite CDs. If you love a blend of country, blue grass, rockabilly and jazz, this is the album for you! If you wish to learn to love a blend of the above, this is the album for you! I can never keep a smile from my face when listening to these songs, even when times are rough. And compared to other Miller albums, this one contains far more than the usual greatest hits. With 29 songs, it's well worth the money. Buy it, listen to it, and if you don't love it right away keep listening and it'll grow on you!

Wonderful.......2002-12-27

This is the only place (outside of the pricey box set) where one can get both the songs on the Smash label as well as the overlooked RCA recordings. Well worth the money!

The time machine of music.......2000-12-28

Suddenly I am 5 again, the rest of my life swept away simply by hearing Roger Miller sing "Footprints in The Snow" in the cold light of the millenium. I just know that I am the little girl he is singing about, wandered away in a typical Michigan blizzard. Tears come to my eyes still, just as they did when I would hide in my mom's stereo cabinet and listen to each sad, sad word emphasized by the cracks and pops of a record which has been listened to so many more times than the vinyl can handle. That record hasn't seen the light of day for at least 20 years, supplanted by new music and new technology. And yet, some part of me knows that Roger Miller's songs are fundamental to the person I am and I search vigilently for the CD I need. Oh, its easy to find the well-known Roger Miller tracks like "Dang Me" or "Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd" but the time machine songs aren't found there. Years go by and lo & behold, my search of Amazon.com returns my childhood. Try to name something else that has that power?

Average customer rating: Varèse Sarabande à son meilleur! A copy in every household . . . A sampler feat. some of the greatest film scores in history. "the man behind Varese Sarabande ~ Robert Townson"

In Session: Film Music Celebration Robert Townson , Joel McNeely Jerry Goldsmith , and Royal Scottish National Orchestra Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Newman | Newman, Alfred | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Waxman | Waxman, Franz | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration Music In Film (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium) The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores The Incredible Film Music Box ASIN: B00005ABOI Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

1. 2001
2. Rebecca
3. Citizen Kane
4. That Hamilton Woman
5. Anna and the King of Siam
6. Captain From Castille
7. A Streetcar Named Desire
8. Viva Zapata!
9. The Trouble With Harry
10. Peyton Place
11. Vertigo
12. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
13. The Twilight Zone
14. Psycho
15. The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
16. Breakfast At Tiffany's
17. To Kill A Mockingbird
18. Marnie
19. Hamlet

Tracks:

1. The Agony and the Ecstasy
2. The Sand Pebbles
3. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
4. Born Free
5. Fahrenheit 451
6. Patton
7. Tora! Tora! Tora!
8. Jaws
9. Midway
10. Superman: The Movie
11. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
12. Somewhere In Time
13. Body Heat
14. Out of Africa
15. Platoon
16. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
17. Taras Bulba
18. Agony and the Ecstacy (Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
19. Sand Pebbles (Overture) - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
20. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Moon and Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith, National Philharmonic Orchestra
21. Playtime [Born Free Dub Mix II] - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Frederic Talgorn
22. Road [From Fahrenheit 451] - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra
23. Patton (Entr'acte) - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
24. Tora! Tora! Tora! (Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
25. Man Against Beast - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
26. Midway (Main Title and End Title) - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Rick Wentworth
27. Superman The Movie (Love Theme) - John Debney, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
28. Enterprise [Star Trek: The Motion Picture] - Jerry Goldsmith, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
29. Somewhere in Time (Theme) - John Debney, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
30. Body Heat (Main Title) - The London Symphony Orchestra, Joel McNeely
31. Out of Africa (Main Title) - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
32. Platoon (Theme) - Georges Delerue
33. Shadows of the Empire (Xizor's Theme) [Star Wars] - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
34. Ride of the Cossacks [Taras Bulba] - Cliff Eidelman, Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Varèse Sarabande à son meilleur!.......2003-04-17

Robert Townson célèbre ici le 500ème cd à être édité par Varèse Sarabande en créant une compilation receuillant les nombreux réengistrements que Varèse Sarabande sut faire au travers des dernières années. Regroupant du matériel de Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, John Williams, Alex North et plusieurs autres, In Session propose un parcours éclectique au travers des années de compositions de chacune des bandes sonores présentées au sein de la compilation. Le voyage commence à avec la musique rejetée de 2001 d'Alex North, pour faire un parcours passant par Rebecca, Citizen Kane (Félicitons ici le FABULEUSE voix de la soprano Janice Watson et la direction impécable de Joel McNeely), Viva Zapata!, Psycho, The Sand Pebbles, Patton, Jaws, Platoon (Autre musique rejetée du regreté Georges Delerue, pastiche du célèbre Adagio pour cordes de Samuel Barber), Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Musique composée par Joel McNeely pour le livre se déroulant entre The Empire Stricke Back et The Return of the Jedi) pour finalement clore avec Tara's Bulba. Il s'agit ici d'une sélection très riche, des morceaux d'une durée appréciable et d'une direction et d'une sonorité incroyable. Il s'agit ici d'un merveilleux cadeau de Robert Townson et Varèse Sarabande (Label qui célèbre en 2003 son 25ème anniversaire. Surveillez aussi la compilation de Varèse Sarabande (4 cds pour le prix de un!) qui verra le jour le 22 avril 2003) et c'est une compilation que toute personne sensible à la musique doit posséder! Chapeau Varèse!

A copy in every household . . ........2003-02-09

This disc is so chock-full of classic scores from classic films that every movie-and-music lover should own a copy. Thanks to Robert Townson for producing this collection and the entire Varese film score catalog. My favorite tracks from this disc are "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"; "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"; and "Midway".

A sampler feat. some of the greatest film scores in history........2001-09-06

Words cannot convey what a collection like this means to a film music collector such as myself. Varese Saraband has been releasing quality film scores and music for the last 20 plus years. My vinyl and CD collections burst with so much great stuff from Varese. One day I was looking in the bins of my local record store and noticed this little gem of a collection. I looked at it and saw a virtual cornucopia of the great film score cues for only $ (and 2 discs). So I purchased it and opened it up. Much to my surprise, the booklet is chock full of information about each scoring session and pictures to boot. I also learned more about some of these wonderful pieces as well. Well thanks to Mr. Townson and this nice collection, I plan to purchase some of the recordings these cues were released on since I don't own classics like Viva Zapata, Alex North's 2001, Superman (not the Varese version, I do have the other release), and Patton. Guess I will have to save a few pennies, but it will be worth it. I recommend this collection to anybody who wants to discover and learn about the history of film music. I also think it's a great listen from the first song to the last on both discs. My compliments to Varese on a great collection of classics (and keeping it under $).

"the man behind Varese Sarabande ~ Robert Townson".......2001-04-06

The music that this label releases is without a doubt in a class by themselves, always perfection. Here we have the 500th CD release from ~ "The Man Behind The Music" ~ Mr. Robert Townson. So much care is taken with each album, that you feel you are witnessing the birth of a newborn baby, and that may be just what it is.

For those of us who buy each album ~ people who work to create them ~ the artwork ~ musicians ~ and a list of some of the most talented composers and conductors ~ John Barry, Elmer Bernstein, John Debney, Georges Delerue, Cliff Eidelman, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, Michael Lang, Henry Mancini, Joel McNeely, Alfred Newman, Alex North, Miklos Rozsa, Dimitri Shostakovich, Frederic Talgorn, Franz Waxman, Rick Wentworth and John Williams ~ and as always the sound quality and performances by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and National Philharmonic Orchestra is dynamically flawless and simply superb.

This economically priced 2-CD-Set ~ pure film score sampling ~ is worth it's weight in gold. One should not have a favorite from this vast collection, but if asked ~ it would be "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" (1962) composer Elmer Bernstein took it to the limit and beyond, the story-line, cast and score was the perfect marriage.

A big, big thank you to ~ Matthew Joseph Peak (cover/session photography) ~ Jonathan Allen, Geoff Foster, Bernie Kirsh, Mike Ross, Mike Sheady and Al Swanson (recording engineers) ~ Rich Breen (mastering engineer) ~ and for the extensive 28 page liner-note booklet featuring "behind the scenes" memories of these past 500 albums, may we look forward to future classics on the next 500 CD's from producer...ROBERT TOWNSON!

Total Time: Disc One 71:20 on 19 Tracks & Disc Two 71:24 on 17 Tracks...Varese Sarabande 302 066 225 2...(2001)

Average customer rating: Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 2 Ralph Vaughan Williams and his Film Music

Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Film Music of Vaughan Williams 1 The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 3 The Film Music of Clifton Parker The Film Music of Sir Arthur Bliss Film Music of Sir Malcolm Arnold, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0002MPQM8 Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

1. Prelude
2. Prologue
3. Control Room Alert
4. Hudson Bay Post
5. Looting The Store
6. Death Of Kuhnecke
7. Hutterite Settlement (A) Anna's Volkslied
8. Hutterite Settlement (B) The Wheat Harvest
9. Winnipeg I
10. Winnipeg II
11. Nazi March
12. Indian Music I
13. Indian Music II
14. Indian Music III
15. Nazis On The Run & The Lake In The Mountains
16. Prelude
17. Moderato - Allegro Moderato - Lento - Adagio
18. I. Title. Allegro Maestoso - Street Scene - Countryside...
19. II. Books. Andante Con Moto - Seamen. Allegero Animato Dance. Allegro Moderato -
20. III. Stratfor. Andante Tranquillo - Maps - Red Indians - River Avon - Charlcote...
21. IV. Treasures. Allegretto (Tempo Da Gavotte) - New Houses. Allegro Maestoso..
22. V. King's College. Largo - River Avon. Andante - Finale Scenes. Allegro Maestoso

Customer Reviews:

Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 2.......2007-01-06

This CD features the score Vaughan Williams wrote for the 1941 British film 49th Parallel. The music is a series of musical portraits of various parts of the film. The film itself was an effort to bring to the United States the story of how Canada was helping the British war effort. The hope was that the United States would soon become an ally of Great Britain in its war against the Nazi's. While the music for the film has been preserved, there is no current DVD copy of the film for region 1. Turner Classic Movies shows the film from time to time.

Ralph Vaughan Williams and his Film Music.......2006-10-31

Ralph Vaughan Williams' film scores are outstanding. What images he created when you listen to CD. I found this CD in a used bin. I was really surprised. I no longer have to wait to hear them on public radio!

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5. Lullabies for the young at heart
6. Mother Goosed Queen of Hearts Club Band
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8. Mystery of Love
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