Looking For The Light

Label Comments
from PERFORMING SONGWRITER May/June 1997: The UnHerd is the brainchild of Larry Hoppen, a founding member of Orleans who sang their biggest hits: "Still the One", "Dance With Me", 'Love Takes Time" etc. This project includes Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel), keyboardist/co-producer David Sancious (Sting, Springsteen) and drummer Terry Silverlight. All sales proceeds and 100% of Larry's publishing royalties are donated to Sunshine For HIV Kids Inc., a non-profit organization founded by Hoppen and his wife Patricia in 1993.

Fans of Orleans will be glad to know that Hoppen's soulful tenor has lost none of its sheen over the years. Hoppen states his case with the opener, "One of the Lucky Ones", a finger-snapping Memphis shuffle. "I Wanna Be In Love" states another case just as plainly, but with a more modern pop-rock groove. The title track is a gorgeous poignant ballad. Hoppen's volcal arrangements will have folks who dig those sounds of the 70s in pop heaven.

There are also fine covers of both the Beatles' "No Reply": and Todd Rundgren's "Pretending to Care". "Poison Rain" laments the ecological suicide we've committed in the Industrial Age, while "Circles" is a straightforward love song with dreamy vocals and sax flourishes.

Good music and a great cause. That's enough reason to go Looking For The Light.

Product Description
All proceeds go to Sunshine For HIV Kids Inc., a 501(c)3 charity that Larry Hoppen founded in 1994 and personally directs. Larry is a founding member of the 70s band ORLEANS and the voice singing lead on their hits Still the One, Dance With Me, Love Takes Time etc. This original, melodic soft-rock features Larry with well-known musicians Tony Levin (bass, Peter Gabriel), David Sancious (keys, Sting, Springsteen), Terry Silverlight (drums) and numerous others. Boomers love this album. While it's sophistocated and intelligent, it's also suitable for all ages. Bonus: The money helps children living with HIV and their families, by supporting other organizations that deliver direct care to them (such as HIV+ Summer Camps).

Looking For The Light,Larry Hoppen & the UnHerd

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Average customer rating: Not impressed Inexorable wonder!

Magical Musicals / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cincinnati Pops | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | 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 Similar Items: Ragtime at the Magical Kingdoms The Magical Music of Disney ASIN: B00001QGKF Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. Hercules: Introduction
2. Hercules: The Gospel Truth
3. Hercules: One Last Hope
4. Hercules: I Won't Say
5. Hercules: Zero To Hero
6. Hercules: A Star Is Born
7. Hercules: Go The Distance
8. Aladdin And the King Of Thieves: Party In Agrabah
9. Pocahontas: Just Around The River Bend
10. The Return Of Jafar: You're Only Second Rate
11. The Return Of Jafar: Forget About Love
12. The Return Of Jafar: I'm Looking Out For Me
13. The Return Of Jafar: Nothing In The World
14. Toy Story: You've Got A Friend In Me
15. 101 Dalmations: Cruella De Vil
16. Pocahontas: Colors Of The Wind
17. Oliver And Company: Once Upon A Time In New York City
18. Oliver And Company: Why Should I Worry?
19. The Nightmare Before Christmas: What's This?
20. James And The Giant Peach: Good News
21. Mulan: Orchestral Suite
22. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: The Bells Of Notre Dame
23. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Someday
24. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: God Help The Outcasts
25. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy
26. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Court Of Miracles
27. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: A Guy Like You
28. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Heaven's Light

Customer Reviews:

Not impressed.......2003-11-25

I was not terribly impressed with this CD. Fortunately, I decided to get it from the library to see if it was good before deciding whether or not to buy it.

Although the orchestration of the songs is well done, most of them simply were not meant to be performed by a chorus; and they sound terrible in that form. If you want some of the songs on this CD, I suggest you look at one of Disney's compilation CDs in the Classic Disney Vol. 1-5 series or the actual soundtracks of the movies.

Inexorable wonder!.......2001-06-23

Where to start?! Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra have had a track record for recording some of the most stupendous movie music ever. Magical Musicals is just another example of how audaciously bold, yet beautiful Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops have taken the original scores, molded them into the same pieces, yet at the same time, creating life of their own in each and every note. If you are looking for ANY soundtrack containing Disney music, this should be the first CD you listen to. There are others out there, and yes, they may sound beautiful and enchanting, but you won't find such a unique and compelling score anywhere else other than this CD. Check it out!!

Average customer rating: fun, fast paced, and witty

Looking for the Light Rick Trevino Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tejano | Latin Music | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Tejano | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Tejano | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Learning as You Go Rick Trevino In My Dreams Super Hits Old Enough to Know Better ASIN: B000002AWT Release Date: 1995-03-07

Tracks:

1. Full Deck Of Cards
2. Looking For The Light
3. Family Reunion
4. You Are To Me
5. She Used to Say That To Me
6. Poor, Broke, Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart
7. I Want A Girl In A Pick-Up Truck
8. Save This One For Me
9. The Pain
10. Bobbie Ann Mason
11. San Antonio Rose To You

Customer Reviews:

fun, fast paced, and witty.......2000-12-27

This is one of my favorite "new" country CDs. I would compare Rick Travino favorably to Travis Tritt. This CD is largely fast paced and foot tapping music, although it has some ballad material as well.

Average customer rating: What to say? The grandeur of relaxed, serendipitous jazz

Looking for the Light George Cables Manufacturer: Muse Fx Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cables' Vision A Letter to Dexter "Shared Secrets" By George One Flight Down ASIN: B0000CBLB6 Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Looking For The Light
2. Klimo
3. Senorita De Aranjuez
4. Alice Brown
5. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
6. Tasshi's Night Out
7. Mr. Baggy Pants
8. Gymnopedie
9. E.V.C.
10. Helen's Mother's Song

Customer Reviews:

What to say?.......2006-04-28

Superficially, and to a casual listener, this music might seem to be little more than another melodic, mostly reflective, somewhat chamber-like jazz session played by skilled and seasoned professionals possessed of a remarkable yet unobtrusive ability to express themselves with a subtle fluidity and mastery of dynamics and texture. And that in itself is quite an accomplishment.

But what this surface form actually serves as the vehicle for, is of another dimension entirely. One might approach the matter by saying that the music conveys the spirit of its players-- men who have lived long and fully enough to exude life's beauty while embodying the quiet dignity bestowed by its "eternal note of sadness".

And that description might begin to describe a deeper layer of this music, however inadequately.

For the sake of exploring this vein more deeply, maybe the CD's title will serve us as a guide. Perhaps to something along the lines of discovering tragedy and illumination as the primal partners wrapped in a helix around life's own core?

Beyond that, probably nothing more can be said. But after all, music emerges from that same silence and continuously weaves that silence into its own fabric.

Combine all the preceding layers, and you may have a foreshadowing of the spirit this music expresses from and out of its totality.

Or just listen to it and forget all the talk.

The grandeur of relaxed, serendipitous jazz.......2004-01-11

I've got a soft spot in my heart for the artists who got me into creative improvised music, namely, Kirk Lightsey, Joe Pass, Andy Narrel, Egberto Gismonti, Chico Freeman, Bobby Hutcherson.

And George Cables.

His 1979 disc Cables Vision, which I bought as an LP way back then, greatly helped me ease my way into this marvelous music. I will probably be reviewing that wonderful disc one of these days. But right now I want to sing the praises of George Cables circa 2003.

His new disc, Looking for the Light, uniquely sings with beauty and glory. It takes a very high level of musicianship to create music this simple, this beguiling, this fabulous.

It's obvious these men have known each other and played together for years. And Cables affirms this, in his wry, understated way as he thanks each of them in the liner notes. Here's what he says, e.g., about Gary Bartz (alto & sop. sax): "We go back a couple of years, actually to the sixties . . ."

Yes.

And this music exudes the same kind of casual professionalism and understatement, all the while operating at the very highest level of conversation, group improv, and solo expression.

It's not nu jazz, world jazz, post-bop, free-bop. It's just jazz--but of the absolute highest order. You don't look to music like this to be revolutinary--just starkly beautiful.

And there's really nothing revolutionary going on here. It's so classic that it's almost anti-hip--but not in some dead classicism Marsalis family way.

Maybe it's because he's a West Coast guy (although this session was recorded in The Big Apple). Maybe it's because he's got nothing to prove. Maybe it's because he's assembled some old musical friends who also happen to be among the finest (though, sadly, somewhat neglected) players out there.

Victor Lewis, late of Bobby Watson's great post-bop outfit, Horizon, and Stan Getz's last drummer, certainly needs no introduction to any serious jazz fan. I count him as perhaps the greatest drummer of his generation. He brings a hard-groovin', deep-in-the-pocket vibe to every session he plays on. These surrounding suit him perfectly, what with their requirement of highest order yet totally relaxed sensibility.

Gary Bartz, himself a monster player who has seldom found the ideal setting for his saxophonic brilliance, sounds almost transcendent here. It's not that he astounds with his fleet fingering; he simply always seems to find the perfect mood and line. I especially like his approach to "Klimo," a Bobby Watson-like loose, swinging blues--indeed, he even sounds a little like Watson with his hard-boppish lines and richness of tone--and they way he locks into "Senorita de Aranjuez."

Peter Washington, one of the most in-demand bass session men, here shows why again and again. A deeply swinging but amazingly deft bassist, he has this amazinging ability to become almost invisible--rather, one might say, aurally unexceptional--while all the time shaping the bottom of the music in a profound way.

Cables himself stamps the proceedings with--and I don't want to go over the top here, but the temptation is almost irresistible--a kind of majestic simplicity that transmutes, alchemically, its base materials into gold. It's very difficult to make ordinary jazz materials shine--hence, the plethora of nu jazz, world jazz, hip-hop jazz, jazz-punk, funk-jazz, third-stream jazz offerings that litter today's scene--but Cables does just that. Two waltzes, four boppish blues, three ballads, and one tango make up the program--one could hardly imagine a more prosaic set of tunes. But it's what Cables as composer, arranger, and leader imbues them with--and what the group as interpreter does with them--that turns such modest music into burnished musical gems.

Give a close listen to this glorious music and be magically transported into realms of musical felicity as I have been.

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Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak Dvorak Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 An Introduction to Schubert's Piano Quintet "Trout" Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony An Introduction to Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" Classics Explained: Rite of Spring ASIN: B000069HGK Release Date: 2002-09-17

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Twilight Memories: Vintage Brit Light Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Easy Listening | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Pink Champagne: A Collection of Vintage Light Music British Light Music Classics - 1 British Light Music Classics, Vol. 2 The Symphonic Eric Coates British Light Music Classics, Vol. 3 ASIN: B000063TSO Release Date: 2002-05-21

Average customer rating: Excellent from Solo Piano Publications

The Undershore Catherine Marie Charlton Manufacturer: River Dawn Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: River Dawn: Piano Meditations--music for relaxation, yoga, massage, healing Detaching the World Vol. 1 - Ambient Music for Massage/Relaxation/Meditation Detaching The World Vol. 2 - Ambient Music For Massage/Relaxation/Meditation Jeweled Rain Lady of the Spice Lands - music for relaxation, massage, yoga, for the love of music... ASIN: B0002UQ6CY Release Date: 2004-08-06

Tracks:

1. The Undershore
2. The Lonely Cobbler
3. Moon Twist
4. Ocean's Lullaby
5. Butterfly Waltz
6. River Dawn
7. The Asymptote
8. Canyon
9. Shenandoah
10. Edge of Light
11. Springshine
12. Undershore Flow

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2005-01-08

This album is absolutely wonderful. All of the tracks are good. The music is rich and powerful. The songs sound complex enough to be interesting and draw you in without sounding like it is just "rambling". It is definately a worthwhile purchase.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2004-12-14

"The Undershore" is Catherine Marie Charlton's fourth album to date, and I think it's her best. The music is complex enough to be interesting with frequent playings at full attention, and soothing enough to be a very pleasant backdrop for other activities. Most of the compositions are solo piano, but several feature Nikkos on flute and/or J. Jody Janetta on percussion. Some of the music is dark and mysterious, and some is lighter and more joyful. Charlton includes her haunting arrangement of "Shenandoah," a piece that she has loved since childhood. A passionate pianist with classical roots as well as a background in jazz improvisation, Charlton's is a strong musical voice. Nikkos' flute blends with and complements the piano beautifully - a compelling duo.

The title track opens the album - a gorgeous piano solo full of emotion and a big, full sound. "The Lonely Cobbler" is about someone so lost in his work that he forgets about friends offering help. Also a solo, it is a very passionate piece with tricky rhythms and a somewhat melancholy mood. "Moon Twist" begins quietly and includes subtle percussion. Deep and mysterious, the middle section transforms into more of a swirling dance, and then trails off at the end. "Ocean's Lullaby" is tranquility, with piano, flute and water sounds - pure peace! "River Dawn" is a 4 1/2 minute version of the 60-minute composition that was Charlton's previous release a couple of years ago. "The Asymptote" is one of the math-inspired pieces that Charlton wrote in college. It refers to a line in math that can be approached, but never reached. On the abstract side, it has a wonderful, sparkling energy. "Edge of Light" is a gorgeous piano and flute duet. Free, and yet structured, I love this one! "Springshine" is a jazzy, upbeat ensemble piece with all three musicians. Light and effervescent, this is joy set to music. The CD closes with "Undershore Flow," an ensemble version of the opening track.

"The Undershore" is a great choice for those who want more complexity and depth to their piano music. Recommended!

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Paul Sperry Sings Songs of an Innocent Age Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beach | Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gilbert, Henry F. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Paine | Paine, John Knowles | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000049LD Release Date: 2006-10-24

Average customer rating: Looking for the Light wonderful collection of great music that makes a difference

Looking For The Light ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IXDN Release Date: 1996-06-14

Tracks:

1. One of the Lucky Ones
2. I Wanna Be In Love
3. Looking For The Light
4. No Reply
5. Pretending To Care
6. Love Is Love
7. Give In To It
8. Keep On Shining
9. Poison Rain
10. Circles
11. Lucky Ones (reprise)

Album Description

All proceeds go to Sunshine For HIV Kids Inc., a 501(c)3 charity that Larry Hoppen founded in 1994 and personally directs. Larry is a founding member of the 70s band ORLEANS and the voice singing lead on their hits Still the One, Dance With Me, Love Takes Time etc. This original, melodic soft-rock features Larry with well-known musicians Tony Levin (bass, Peter Gabriel), David Sancious (keys, Sting, Springsteen), Terry Silverlight (drums) and numerous others. Boomers love this album. While it's sophistocated and intelligent, it's also suitable for all ages. Bonus: The money helps children living with HIV and their families, by supporting other organizations that deliver direct care to them (such as HIV+ Summer Camps).

Customer Reviews:

Looking for the Light.......2000-07-24

A wonderful collection of thoughtful and powerful compositions and covers of Lennon/McCartney's 'No Reply' and Todd Rundgren's "Pretending to Care". Do yourself, and/or your friends :-) a favor and add this to the CD collection.

wonderful collection of great music that makes a difference.......1999-05-07

As a fan of Orleans since the 70's, I continue to enjoy and be enriched by Larry's music...he is truly one of the most talented muscians and composers of our generation. Each song is attractive for a different reason..some cases heartwarming, in others encouraging and motivating. You owe it to yourself to get this cd.

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I'll Get It Done [RARE] Vic Duncan Manufacturer: Double D. Productions Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000OPQZ50

Product Description

1. Pay Your Dues 2. Hold On 3. Through and Through 4. Looking For The Light 5. Day Dreamin' 6. I'll Get It Done 7. Texas Morning 8. If I Were a Fool 9. Don't Want to Leave You 10. I'll Tell You Why 11. Your Place or Mine

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Looking for Light ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000028BBO Release Date: 2006-03-14

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1. Lucky One
2. My Kind of Christmas [Enhanced]
3. My Soul
4. Natural Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Import]
5. Noël éclectique
6. Obvious [CD-single] [Import]
7. On the 6 [Import]
8. Portrait of an Artist
9. Re:Mastered
10. Revelation [Enhanced]

Christian Music

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Inhouse Flights

Pop Music: A Place Without Noise

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Handel: Laudate Pueri

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Bach J.S: St John Passion

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