DRIFTING...

About the Artist
The artists wrote, recorded, engineered, mixed , mastered and produced this cd in their studio. After many years of being involved in the Northern California music scene, Lynelle Tyler joined forces with Michael Turcotte to form Johnnyjane. Some of Lynelle's previous Cds can be found on Amazon.com as well.

Product Description
All tracks, other than How Insensitive, are written by the artist. The cd, Drifting... , is a mix of pop, europop/dance, light jazz and a country tune. As we're influenced by so many styles, we didn't limit ourselves to just one genre of music. If you enjoy beautiful, sweet and smooth female vocals, give our Cd a listen. We hope this brings you happy listening times! Thank-you.

DRIFTING...,JOHNNYJANE

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Average customer rating: best relaxation CD helpful The best Guided Relaxation CD out there

Drifting Downstream: Guided Relaxation for Stress Reduction Kimeron Hardin Manufacturer: Kimeron Hardin, Ph.D. Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Journey into Deep Relaxation Relaxation Body Scan & Guided Imagery for Well-Being Progressive Relaxation & Autogenic Training Pure Relaxation: Guided Meditations for Body, Mind & Spirit The Gift of Relaxation - Stress Relief * Sleep * Wellness ASIN: B0009ETVZM Release Date: 2005-05-01

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Drifting Downstream Guided Relaxation
3. Relaxing Music

Album Description

Drifting Downstream Guided Relaxation for Stress Reduction was developed in the clinical practice of Dr. Kimeron Hardin, a respected expert in the field of behavioral medicine and health psychology, to assist his clients with reducing the effects of stress on their bodies and minds. For over sixteen years, he has promoted health and wellness by encouraging the regular practice of stress reduction and wellness techniques. Listen as he talks you through a peaceful journey from head to toe, allowing your mind and body to completely relax, heal and refresh.

Customer Reviews:

best relaxation CD.......2007-02-11

I knew a stressful period was coming up for me so I bought several relaxation CDs to help me fall asleep. This one worked the very best for me. I have even fallen asleep listening to it several times. Very relaxing mental exercises, voice, and music. I highly recommend it.

helpful.......2006-08-08

I received my CD in an excellent time frame, and am using it at work on a very low setting. The atmosphere at work gets stressful and this seems to have a calming effect.
Would recommend it.

The best Guided Relaxation CD out there.......2005-08-18

I am a beginner to guided relaxation and meditation, so I bought this CD along with two other highly recommended relaxation CDs of the same type (Pure Relaxation by Mary and Richard Maddux and Creating Calm In Your Life with Rivka Simmons). I found this CD to be better BY FAR than the other two I bought at the same time.

The thing I like the best about this particular program is Dr. Hardin's voice. While Mary Maddux in the "Pure Relaxation" program distracted me by extending her words out to ideally generate some relaxing effect, Dr. Hardin did not sink to such tactics in Drifting Downstream. He spoke normally and let his VERY calming voice naturally soothe. I also found the music in this CD to work together with the narration effectively. It wasn't distracting at all.

I also liked that unlike the other two CDs I mentioned above, Dr. Hardin started the relaxation at the head and moved down to the feet, which I found much more effective than starting at the feet and moving up to the head. I fell asleep the first time I listened to it and have found it more and more effective in relaxing me each time I listen to it. Considering I have 4 small children running around and stressing me out all the time, a relaxation program's ability to relax me enough to put me to sleep REALLY says something about the effectiveness of a product, I think.

Average customer rating: Music to De-Stress Great music to sleep by! De-Stress to sleep

Music to De-Stress Manufacturer: Advanced Brain Techno ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Mahler | Mahler, Gustav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music to Relax Music for Concentration Music for Learning Music for Motivation Music for Thinking ASIN: B00004NS1A Release Date: 2000-01-26

Tracks:

1. Variation 1
2. Poco Adagio
3. Foghorn Melodies
4. Dreamtime
5. Floating
6. Drifting
7. Poco Adagio

Album Description

Music to De-Stress supports deepening levels of mind/body revitalization. Slowing theme and variations are from Mahler's Fourth Symphony Adagio. Instrumentation includes string quintet, oboe, flute, and piano. Combining faraway foghorns and ocean tides with the psychoacoustically-refined music of Arcangelos, this recording is leisurely and unhurried- designed to soothe and strengthen a fatigued nervous system.

Customer Reviews:

Music to De-Stress .......2006-08-20

This is great student working music. Play it when the class is writing or reading for a gentle brain boost for greater concentration. This is just one in a series of music to work by. I bought 4 different titles. I highly recommend all of them. Just love it and use it everyday in my second grade class!

Great music to sleep by!.......2005-11-03

I bought this CD because I am a Mahler scholar, and the CD bases all of its material on bits and pieces of the third movement of Gustav Mahler's Fourth Symphony. While I am fascinated that this group chose a Classical work to rewrite and de-construct in this way, I found the several "variations" on the piece a little boring. On the other hand, I am not a fan of New Age music, but of Classical music. If you want to sleep, or to relax, this is the CD for you! You can just feel smug that you are listening to Classical music at the same time.

De-Stress to sleep.......2002-02-28

I play my Music to De-Stress CD every night while I'm going to sleep. The beautiful music and nature sounds are so pure and peaceful...You will be lulled into a deep and peaceful sleep effortlessly. My children have come to love this CD as much as I have!

Average customer rating: Excellent performer A unique project Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival Definative

Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-4 Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: George Gershwin: His Life and Work ASIN: B0001Z2RSC Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Swanee
2. Come To the Moon
3. I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)
4. Tee-Oodle-Um-bum-Bo
5. Nobody But You
6. Limehouse Nights
7. Drifting Along With The Tide
8. Rhapsody In Blue
9. Oh Lady Be Good!
10. Fascinating Rhythm
11. Hang On To Me
12. I'd Rather Charleston
13. The Man I Love
14. The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues
15. So Am I
16. Kickin' The Clouds Away
17. Concerto In F

Tracks:

1. Sweet And Low-Down (I)
2. That Certain Feeling (I)
3. Looking For A Boy
4. When Do We Dance?
5. Sweet And Low-Down (II)
6. That Certain Feeling (II)
7. Irish Waltz
8. Do, Do, Do
9. Someone To Watch Over Me
10. Clap Yo' Hands
11. Maybe
12. Three Preludes: I. No.1: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso / II. No.2: Andante Con Moto / III No.3: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso
13. Meadow Serenade
14. My One And Only
15. 'S Wonderful/Funny Face
16. He Loves And She Loves
17. An American In Paris
18. Liza
19. Strike Up The Band
20. Embraceable You
21. I Got Rhythm (I)
22. I Got Rhythm (II)

Tracks:

1. Of Thee I Sing
2. Jilted
3. Second Rhapsody
4. For You, For Me, For Evermore
5. Cuban Overture
6. Isn't It A Pity?
7. Variations On 'I Got Rhythm'
8. I. Catfish Row: Introduction - Jazzbo Brown - First Chorus, 'Summertime'
9. II. Porgy Sings: 'I got Plenty O' Nuthin' - 'Bess, You Is My Woman Now'
10. III. Fugue: Murder Of Crown, Act III Scene 1
11. IV. Hurricane: Introduction, Act II Scene 3 - Hurricane, Act II Scene 3
12. V. Good Morning, Brother: Occupational Humoresque, Act III Scene 3 - 'Good Morning, Brother' - Children's Song 'Sure To Go To Heaven' - 'I'm On My Way' (Finale)
13. They Can't Take That Away From Me
14. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
15. Our Love Is Here To Stay

Tracks:

1. Girl Crazy Overture
2. French Ballet Class
3. Dance Of The Waves
4. Slap That Bass
5. Walking The Dog
6. I've Got Beginner's Luck
7. They All Laughed
8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
9. Shall We Dance
10. By Strauss
11. I Can't Be Bothered Now
12. The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (1st Version)
13. Put Me To The Test
14. The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (2nd Version)
15. Stiff Upper Lip
16. A Foggy day (In London Town)
17. Nice Work If You Can Get It
18. Things Are Looking Up
19. I Was Doing All Right
20. Love Walked In

Customer Reviews:

Excellent performer.......2007-03-09

This plates are wonderful. I was charmed, and when I close my eyes now, I see scenes with American in Paris or Porgy and Bess but my favorite piece of music is Rhapsody in Blue. It's more than excellent is fantastic. Jack Gibbons perfectly feels the unique tone Gershwin's music, the mixture rythms of jazz with influences of impressionists and clear and beauty melodies.
I'm fascinating.

A unique project.......2006-11-23

Gibbons' undertaking is unique: to reconstruct and then execute and record the note-for-note playing of Gershwin as documented on the composers' piano rolls, sound recordings and certain published arrangements. I agree with the reviewer who points out that the result is like a library and not a recital you sit back and listen to (or get up and dance to). In fact Gibbons does some editing of his "library" now and then, and clearly documents it in his liner notes: in some reconstructions he augments accompaniment effects and even the melodic line itself. I don't mind that at all, especially as Gibbons scrupulously accounts for such tampering in his liner notes; but it seems to me that it is in this area of "tampering" that Gibbons the artist is asserting himself...which of course undermines the "library", the "historical archive": you have to search and read a bit to find out when you're hearing only Gershwin and when you're hearing some added Gibbons. I don't mind; Gibbons is a remarkable artist in his own right, not merely an impeccable documentarian. For sheer generosity of production Gibbons' Gershwin must also be unique: 4 cd's, scholar-level liner notes (yes, you need a magnifying glass to read them), and rock-bottom bargain price.

Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival.......2006-06-12

First: this is 4 high-end produced cd's (in low-end jewel cases) for the price of 2. The liner notes of all 4 cd's are condensed in a booklet of microscopic print, so you may need to spend the savings on a magnifying glass. MONEY WELL SPENT.
Second: Jack Gibbons plays (and has recorded) the Alkan op 39 etudes (he probably plays a lot more Alkan than that). For those of you not in the know, this is to say he has world-class chops, indeed history-class (Liszt, who never played his friend Alkan, at least in public). But it's also to say that Gibbons knows how to interpret and personalize fantastically difficult piano music. For me, his Alkan op 39 is personal and passionate and real (contrast the facile and over-pedalled Hamelin and the just-the-notes-ma'me Ringeissen). An appreciation of Gibbons' Alkan is important here because while his Alkan is uniquely personal (as such music must be, no matter how hard it is to play) his Gershwin is deliberately impersonal...which is to say: no pianist, no singer would want to reproduce what Gibbons has given us in these 4 cd's, and in fact few listeners will be able to listen for long to these 4 cd's without a respite, a break , some silence, some minimal styling from somebody (anybody) else...which brings me to
Third: This is an archive, not a recital. This is a library, not a program. There is no track-by-track contrast of moods here, no track-by-track concession to easy listening, varied delight, any more than a library shelf of novels is alphabetized by authors' last names as a concession to mood or fancy or taste of the searching patron. This is the documented Gershwin in his recording mode: manic, notey, clever, "on", and never, as generations of stylists found in him, ravishing, tender, longing, sweet, glad, hopeful...person-to-person, in a word. I can listen to these cd's about half an hour at a time, max. This is Gerwhsin, not Gibbons. And this is just one side of Gershwin. He died at 38, in the summer. Brain tumor. A lot of pain.
Finally, Jack Gibbons has given the world a uniquely valuable and easily available resource. Gibbons could now do us a service by playing us some Gershwin as he feels it, as it hits him and makes him sing (as Gershwin, our American Schubert, does to all of us, and as I think Alkan has done to Gibbons). I would love to see a Gershwin stylings by Gibbons now that Gibbons himself has made sure Gershwin in his authenticity is safe and sound.

Definative.......2005-07-23

Here's the whole Gershwin catalog at a great price... Five plus hours of bliss. Definately five stars!

Gibbons, according to a family friend and biographer Edward jablonski "recreates Gershwin's style." I'll never know. I can say this is a lively recording and has the perfect balance. It's neither stuffy and plodding or cute.

Average customer rating: Brilliant CD

Drifting and Dreaming/Dancing Room Only Guy Lombardo Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vintage Dance Bands | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Take It Easy Lombardo Goes Latin!/Bells Are Ringing Guy Lombardo - All-Time Favorites Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven Auld Lang Syne ASIN: B00082MXRI Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. Harbor Lights
2. When My Dream Boat Comes Home
3. Moonlight Bay
4. La Mer
5. Cruising Down The River
6. A Sailboat In The Moonlight
7. Red Sails In The Sunset
8. Isle Of Capri
9. Drifting And Dreaming
10. Ebb Tide
11. On A Slow Boat To China
12. I Cover The Waterfront
13. Autumn Leaves
14. Fascination
15. Our Love Is Here To Stay
16. Stardust
17. Now Is The Hour
18. Arrivederci Roma
19. Dancing On The Ceiling
20. Around The World
21. Canadian Sunset
22. East Of The Sun
23. The Touch Of Your Lips
24. I'll See You In My Dreams

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant CD.......2007-05-22

Jasmine Records is to be commended for putting these two albums on one CD. "Drifting and Dreaming" is a lovely example of Guy's instrumental work, and "Dancing Room Only" is a grand collection of standards played in the respectful, loving manner in which Guy approached all his recordings. These complete albums are not available on other CDs, and this Jasmine CD is a great addition to the growing Lombardo catalogue. Very highly recommended!

Average customer rating: Blown Away Gorgeous Looking out THIS IS YOUR CUP OF TEA A unique and possibly timeless album

Looking for Landmarks Two Loons for Tea Manufacturer: Sarathan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Two Loons for Tea country international records Lilywhite Ladyland Picture Perfect Morning ASIN: B00006HCTE Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

1. Blue Suit
2. Looking for Landmarks
3. Dying for Love
4. Blood for Sugar
5. Sad Diamonds
6. She's Not Worth the Worry
7. Shape of Strange
8. Green Limousine
9. Emily
10. The Prisoner
11. This Mortal Rodeo
12. Emily Dickinson

Amazon.com

All that can be sensual, mysterious, and sexy about pop music is found in Looking for Landmarks, the second release by the collective Two Loons for Tea. Led by singer Sarah Scott and songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Kochmer, Two Loons infuse their album with flourishes of jazz and progressive rock. Yet despite its complexity, the disc is accessible, thanks in large part to Scott's thrilling melodic narrations. She is a confident explorer whose gossamer vocals transcend classification; Scott touches on funk or allows her voice to trail off into a world-weary vibrato reminiscent of Billie Holiday. The album's roster of guest musicians, including drummer Matt Chamberlain (Garbage, Fiona Apple), guitarist Trey Gunn (King Crimson), and violinist Eyvind Kang (Bill Frisell), complements the songs' deep well of world rhythms, style, and experimentation. Landmarks is expertly executed; its many luminous layers radiate through flawless, organic production. Finally, the disc massages the ear with exotic soundscapes that reward the listener with subtle but endless detail. Pop hasn't seen an outfit this sophisticated since Portishead. --Beth Massa

Album Description

"Looking for Landmarks" is an album of delicious sensuality and ear-expanding musical eclecticism from the Seattle-based modern-pop collective Two Loons for Tea (led by Sarah Scott [vocals & lyrics] and Jonathan Kochmer [guitars, composition & production]).

From the voluptuous rhythms of "Blood for Sugar" and "She's Not Worth the Worry," to the hip-thrusting funk-rock of "Shape of Strange" and the sage-scented melodies of "Sad Diamonds," "Looking for Landmarks" is an enigmatic pop masterwork that establishes Two Loons For Tea as one of contemporary pop's most passionate and adventurous new groups.

"Looking for Landmarks" features performances by some of the finest musicians and technicians of our time, including producer Eric Rosse (Tori Amos); drummer Matt Chamberlain (Garbage, Fiona Apple, Elton John, Macy Gray); engineer Kevin Killen (Elvis Costello, U2, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush); Warr guitarist Trey Gunn (King Crimson, David Sylvian); bassist Brad Houser (Edie Brickell, John Doe, Critters Buggin); bassist Paul Bushnell (Ednaswap); percussionist Mike Dillon (MC 900 Foot Jesus, Pigface, Critters Buggin); violinist Eyvind Kang (Bill Frissell, Mr. Bungle) and soundscapist Jeff Greinke (Land).

The result of all this virtuosic firepower is a sprawling album that honors no musical or lyrical boundaries. In Scott's and Kochmer's fanciful creative world, loose-limbed R&B rhythms mingle with bluesy vocals, supple jazz-rock melodies, ethereal guitars and lyrics that possess the haunting allegorical power of dreams. With its poetic allusions and musical eclecticism, "Looking for Landmarks" accurately captures the exquisite strangeness of our fast-changing age.

Customer Reviews:

Blown Away.......2007-07-11

I had never heard Two Loons for Tea prior to this album but was instantly drawn in. Interesting soundscapes well-supported by gripping lyrics and a tremendously versatile voice, this album pushes musical boundaries while keeping you interested. Sarah Scott's vocals are a perfect mix of style and emotion, breathing life into some very potent lyrics. There's also a lot of instruments at work here played by several talented musicians, but they are blended together so well that they avoid being cacophonous. I really enjoyed the entirety of this album, especially how it develops, going from the catchy Blue Suit, to the soothing title track, percussive and exotic Dying Love all the way to the almost jazzy Shape of Strange and melancholy yet redemptive Emily Dickinson. There's really something here for everyone.

Gorgeous.......2007-07-09

Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. It seems to me that there are two ways of loving Two Loons for Tea. The first way is the simplest. You are a sucker for the beautiful voice of a beautiful woman. So you play "Sad Diamonds." And while you listen to the beautiful Sarah Scott, the unaggressive fullness of Two Loons' sound sneaks up and slowly cocoons you.

Or maybe you love Two Loons for their genre-fusing genius. This love starts the same way, simply enough, with Sarah Scott's voice. Doesn't she sound, 1 minute and 41 seconds into track 8, exactly like Joan Armatrading? But Sarah Scott's voice has many sounds, from Tori Amos to Norah Jones to Nelly Furtado to Macy Gray, and your list soon grows too full. So you turn to the music, but this list is no shorter. The melody of "Blood for Sugar" sounds like a delightfully relaxed Paul Simon. Portions of the "Shape of Strange" remind you of Me'Shell NdegeOcello. You begin to understand that Two Loons is trip-hop and pop and jazz and rock and electronica, and even folk and funk, on occasion. You begin to understand that this is one of the most sophisticated, pleasurable, and entirely fresh albums you've had the fortune to hear in a long time.

Looking out.......2005-02-20

One of the most underrated indie-pop bands of the twenty-first century is probably Two Loons For Tea. Like their self-titled debut, "Looking for Landmarks" is a sultry blend of jazz, pop, trip-hop and smooth guitar, without much of a downside at all.

It certainly says something about the musical quality if it's produced by Tori Amos' former producer Eric Rosse, and has Fiona Apple's drummer Matt Chamberlain. It's a bit more accessable than their smooth debut, starting out with alluring powerpop "Blue Suit," with its sinuous Hammond melodies and catchy hooks.

But with the second song, they lapse into deeper turf, with the swirling title track and the prog-flavored "Dying For Love." After that, it's a tangle of flexible jazz-rock and ethereal ballads. Sometimes the songs are a mix of the two, like in the sultry, panoramic "Prisoner." And at the very end is a hidden track: a slow, atmospheric song, which builds up slowly to a stately prog-jazz beat. Very weird, but also very interesting.

"Looking for Landmarks" is a teeny bit more accessable than its predecessor, with those wicked pop hooks and catchy rhythms. But Two Loons For Tea don't fall prey to the dumbing-down that many bands do. Their music stays complex and multilayered, even when it's catchy -- listen to "Green Limousine's" atmospheric opener, before Two Loons start to rock out.

The two Loons -- that is, the ones that are always there -- are Sarah Scott and Jonathan Kochmer. Scott contributes her sweet vocals and songcraft: "And I was not born for morning,/or abstract love, or silent notes." And Kochmer, as well as being cowriter, also contributes four kinds of guitar, plus bass and string arrangements. But he's not the only one.

The instrumentation is so complicated that it's sometimes hard to sort out, as in the glittering last half of "Dying For Love." It doesn't hurt to have Matt Chamberlain doing some of his most impressive percussion work, backed by Rosse's piano, Hammond and Casion, and Eyvind Kang's exquisite string arrangements. Meshed together, the instrumentation is lush and almost intoxicating.

Few pop bands can reach the heights of Two Loons For Tea, and "Looking For Landmarks" proves that their debut was no fluke. Definitely something to check out, while waiting for their forthcoming third album.

THIS IS YOUR CUP OF TEA.......2002-12-09

Building on the strengths of their first album, Two Loons For Tea comes back with "Looking For Landmarks". With rich, full instrumentation, catchy melodies and beautiful vocals, the Loons have carefully produced an album equally enhanced by bright freshness and deep soulfulness. Vocalist Sarah Scott and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Kochmer are joined here by an A-list roster of musicians who've earned their stripes with such acts as Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Macy Gray, Elton John, King Crimson and many more, but the songs are never overshadowed by show-boating. The guests elegantly weave into the musical cloth, building its strength. This is classy album that shuns labeling and is not to be missed. Look for it on many end of the year `best of' lists.

A unique and possibly timeless album.......2002-10-02

I've been seeing rave reviews of Two Loons for Tea online, and bought "Looking for Landmarks" right away. This exquisite album hasn't left my CD changer since, and I've bought more copies for friends.

First... what genre is it? It's some kind of pop, but touches so broadly and frequently on other genres (rock, ambient, Asian, funk, folk, alternative, jazz, classical, etc.) that it doesn't fit neatly into existing categories. Two Loons somehow melds these influences into one coherent sound. Are they forging a new genre? Eclectipop? Smartpop? Sophistipop?

Every song is a unique gem, but consistently features strong and confident vocal performances by Sarah Scott and superb supporting musical performances by her multi-instrumentalist bandmate Jonathan Kochmer (and the 19 other musicians they rounded up -- the quality and diversity of contributors to Two Loons for Tea is remarkable, ranging from jazz musicians in the NYC Knitting Factory crowd, to Tori Amos' original producer, Eric Rosse).

Here's some brief reviews of each song in an attempt to convey the sprawling beauty of this album:

1. Blue Suit: A peppy power-pop ditty with driving percussion and guitars and a rousing chorus. Great for opening an album, though it's more mainstream than the album as a whole. Distinctly a summer-time song.

2. Looking for Landmarks: Deservedly the title track (and the real beginning of the album) with the relaxed sensuality Two Loons achieves better than most anyone else: consistently transports one elsewhere. Lovely and moving lyrics ("Do you hear the chorus in the canyon / as you spend another evening alone? You must accept / when an ending comes / breathe... just breathe"). Especially nice are the vocal lead-in to the chorus, sparkly acoustic guitar lines throughout (which evoke summer sunlight on a windy lake), and an outro that exhales soft and accepting sighs into silence.

3. Dying for Love: Flamboyant ethnic-flavored guitars and percussion leading to verses with insistent and shoulder-bobbing rhythms, and then a soaring chorus. There are many ethnic influences in this piece (Balkan, Brazilian, and Spanish), and somehow it all works.

4. Blood for Sugar: Wistful and poignant song with world-weary singing and lyrics of bittersweet delicacy ("a tuxedo / a promise / a ceremony, a compromise / she's trading blood for sugar") and choruses with a Phil-Spectorish wall-of-sound luxuriousness. But Two Loons again surprises by veering off into what sounds like Central-Asian bazaar music and again, they make this unlikely juxtaposition work.

5. Sad Diamonds: Simply vocal and guitars and simply one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Shivers and tingles every time. Although the lavish instrumentation of the rest of "Landmarks" is fabulous, a duo acoustic album from Two Loons would be a special treat.

6. She's Not Worth the Worry: This must be why Two Loons is compared to U2: imagine U2 shucking Bono for a female vocalist and hiring a chamber orchestra: you'd get something very like this song.

7. Shape of Strange: How strange indeed! Suddenly the Two Loons musical mystery bus goes on soul-funk caravan complete with booty-shakin'-bass and rousing gospelesque call-and-response vocals. But Sarah Scott's confident vocals and allusive lyrics stamp it unequivocally as a Two Loons tune.

8. Green Limousine: The only song on the album that flaunts this band's Seattle roots: a brooding dark insistence and explosive soft-verse / loud-chorus structure reminiscent of Seattle alternative (spiked with Floydish doses of prog-rock?). There's so much going on in the chorus that the listener becomes delirious which may be the intended effect given some of the lyrical content ("he's the freeway pharmacist / the cars are waiting in a line / while he read Voltaire / in his wheelchair / edge of the freeway / drive-through heroin / and caviar / the freeway pulses / with the blood of the city"). The soloed vocals at the end are a chilling and perfect lead into:

9. Emily: The album began in summer, and now we're led into a haunted house in the hollowness of winter. Spare and dark music, creepy subliminal sounds, and a supernatural experience in a wide stereo field.

10. The Prisoner: A good song, but maybe a tad long. Great vocals in the soaring chorus and bridge. Still head-and-shoulders above lots on the radio these days.

11. This Mortal Rodeo: The best way to describe this gently enigmatic tune may be "world-wise-sophisti-pop". The string sections could be an imaginary and melancholic Bollywood soundtrack, the guitars and percussion convey wisdom of weary workers in a village square, the horns are a haunting cry from a lovesick mermaid, and the lyrics encourage a thoughtful re-evaluation of the privileged in this world.

12. Emily Dickinson: The album closes with an instrumental version of Track 9 (Emily). One now feels as if one has passed on and gone to a parallel universe floating above the album you have just heard.

And that's a good way to summarize "Looking for Landmarks": it's like the Number-One-Pop-Album in a parallel universe where heart, soul, beauty and mind matter more than image or trends. This is a truly unique and possibly timeless album.

Average customer rating: Great sampler of Gershwin's music Gershwin stands the test of time

Gershwin: The Greatest Hits Manufacturer: Compendia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | 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 CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Joplin: The Greatest Hits ASIN: B000003QX6 Release Date: 1997-07-22

Tracks:

1. Rhapsody In Blue
2. Overture To 'Strike Up The Band' (Soldiers' March - I Mean To Say - How About A Boy Like Me - Dream Music - Soon - etc.)
3. Overture To 'Girl Crazy' (Mexican Hotel - Could You Use Me - Embraceable You - I Got Rhythm - But Not For Me - etc.)
4. Overture To 'Funny Face' (Funny Face - 'S Wonderful - My One And Only - He Loves And She Loves - High Hat)
5. Concerto In F: (Allegro)
6. Concerto In F: (Adagio: Andante con moto)
7. Concerto In F: (Allegro agitato)

Tracks:

1. An American In Paris
2. 'Porgy And Bess' Suite (Clara - A Woman Is A Sometime Thing - Summertime - I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Bess, You Is My Woman - etc.)
3. A Gershwin Medley (Swanee - The Man I Love - Strike Up The Band)
4. Overture To 'Lady, Be Good' (Lady, Be Good - Fascinating Rhythm)
5. Tell Me More: Kicking The Clouds Away
6. La, La, Lucille: Tee-Oodle-Um-Bum-Bo
7. George White's Scandals Of 1921: Drifting Along With The Tide
8. Tip - Toes: That Certain Feeling
9. Tip - Toes: Sweet And Low Down
10. Three Preludes: No. 1
11. Three Preludes: No. 2
12. Three Preludes: No. 3
13. Lullaby (Original Piano Version)

Customer Reviews:

Great sampler of Gershwin's music.......2007-04-14

Classical music came from Europe. Jazz arose in the American deep south as a combination of multiple music genres, most noticeably black folk music and French influences. How ironic that it would take two descendants of Russian Jews to fuse the two together into a distinctly American style of music. The two composers are George and Ira Gershwin. George is the more famous of the two, but both by himself and with his sibling they composed multiple great scores of musics. Many of these have stood the test of time and are now commonly heard in the mass media; Rhapsody in Blue is the ultimate example, and it leads of this two-disc set. Other pieces were composed for operas (Porgy and Bess), Broadway shows (Funny Face), and movies. All of this and other works are found on this set. The recording is great, the sound quality is flawless and the compositions well chosen to provide 2+ hours of music. All told, a great buy for the price.

Gershwin stands the test of time.......2007-03-25

Absolutely the best, still after all these years. I'm very happy with the album.

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Drifting Clouds Riders of the Purple Sage Manufacturer: Wagon Wheel (Burnsid ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: 27 Hits Performed Live Living the Cowboy Dream ASIN: B00004T2MO Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

1. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
2. Clouds
3. Will Work for Food
4. Lobo
5. Cowboy Rides Away
6. Seven Shot Six Gun
7. Tribute to Gene Autry: Back in the Saddle Again/South of the Border
8. RV Cowboys
9. Rusty Spurs and Dusty Saddles
10. When I Was a Kid
11. Colorado Blue
12. Good 'Ol Doctor Jones
13. Ain't Nothin' I Need More Than You
14. Tribute to Roy Rogers: Happy Trails to You/Pecos Bill/Blue Shadows ...

Average customer rating:

Drifting and Dreaming with Jo Stafford Jo Stafford , and Dick Haymes Manufacturer: Vintage Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Together Again ASIN: B00000E9FQ Release Date: 1993-04-21

Tracks:

1. Dream a Little Dream of Me
2. Those Old Piano Roll Blues - Dick Haymes, Jo Stafford
3. I Wanna Be Loved
4. Them There Eyes
5. That Old Black Magic - Dick Haymes
6. Little Bit Independent - Dick Haymes, Jo Stafford
7. No Other Love
8. Play a Simple Melody - Dick Haymes, Jo Stafford
9. I Got the Sun in the Morning
10. I Still Get a Thrill - Dick Haymes
11. I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell
12. Row, Row, Row
13. Louise - Dick Haymes
14. Driftin' Down the Dreamy Ol' Ohio - Dick Haymes, Jo Stafford
15. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
16. Begin the Beguine - Dick Haymes
17. I Love the Guy
18. Casey Jones
19. Darn It, Baby, That's Love - Dick Haymes, Jo Stafford
20. I Cried for You
21. I've Got You Under My Skin - Dick Haymes
22. Three Little Words
23. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
24. We'll Build a Bungalow (Underneath the Bamboo Tree) - Dick Haymes, Jo Stafford
25. Mississippi
26. Sunshine Cake
27. Ending Theme and Sign Off

Average customer rating: Brilliant!

Drifting Recoil Manufacturer: Mute ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Strange Hours Liquid ASIN: B000006V9W Release Date: 1997-10-13

Album Description

The brainchild of former Depeche Mode man Alan Wilder. Thetitle cut combines a hypnotic groove with the desolatevocals of Siobhan Lynch. Four tracks: 'Drifting', 'Drifting'(Poison Dub), 'Control Freak' (Barry Adamson Mix) and'Shunt' (Panasonic Mix). Sliml

Album Details

Brainchild of Former Depeche Mode Man Alan Wilder; Combining a Haunting and Hypnotic Groove with the Desolate and Vulnerable Vocals of Soibhan Lynch. Also. Features a Reworking of Control Freak by Barry Adamson and a Remix of Shunt by Panasonic.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant!.......2000-05-03

This is the best song off of the Recoil album, Unsound Methods, and it's just a great song! I also love the song Shunt and Control Freak, although you've got it listed as "Control." I say everyone should have this CD!

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Drifting in Circles Manufacturer: Dafni ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CADAPU Release Date: 2005-10-25

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1. Faithful
2. Feelin' So Good [CD-single] [Import]
3. Feeling The Bones
4. First Solo Flight
5. First Time Around
6. For Every Star
7. Girls 2K [Import]
8. God's Big 10 Commandments
9. Halleluiah!
10. Heartbreaker

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The Present Lover [Extra tracks] [Import]

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Bach: Clavierübung III - Chorales and Duets for Organ/Harpsichord

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Anthology of Cuban Music

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Handel: Messiah (highlights) HWV56

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