Too Much [CD-single]

Too Much [CD-single]

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The second single from 1997's 'Spiceworld'. Pt.1 featurestwo mixes of 'Too Much' (Radio Edit and SoulShock & KarlinRemix) and the previously unreleased 'Outer Space Girls'.Slimline jewel case. A Virgin release. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Too Much,Spice Girls,Virgin,Dance-Pop,Euro-Dance,Euro-Pop

Urinetown (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • not funny
  • An Amazing Find
  • Urinetown the Musical
  • Not for Everyone
  • "DON'T BE THE BUNNY!"
 Urinetown (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
John Cullum , Mark Hollmann , Danny Marcus , and Hunter Foster
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B00005LZR8
Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Too Much Exposition
  3. Urinetown
  4. It's A Privilege To Pee
  5. Mr. Cladwell
  6. Cop Song
  7. Follow Your Heart
  8. Look At The Sky
  9. Don't Be The Bunny
  10. Act One Finale
  11. What Is Urinetown?
  12. Snuff That Girl
  13. Run, Freedom, Run!
  14. Why Did I Listen To That Man?
  15. Tell Her I Love Her
  16. We're Not Sorry
  17. We're Not Sorry (reprise)
  18. I See A River

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"How about a bad title?" wonders Spencer Kayden's Little Sally in "Too Much Exposition." "That could kill a show pretty good." It's a tribute to the skill deployed by the Urinetown creative team (Mark Hollman, music and lyrics; Greg Kotis, book and lyrics) that its title doesn't kill the show. Set in a near-future in which water depletion has led to a ban on private toilets, this may be the only musical in history in which one of the leads makes a fortune on pee. But the show (which originated Off-Broadway before graduating to the big league) limits its subversive intent to subject matter and is refreshingly classic in approach and structure--think Weill-meets-Lewis Carroll. Backed by a small ensemble, the cast (with John Cullum in a turn nothing short of brilliant as the evil urinal magnate) has a field day with Kotis and Hollman's frequently hilarious score. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars not funny.......2007-07-25

I'd heard such rave reviews about this musical, but kept passing on chances to see it. I was turned off by the title -- and this is strange for me, a person not afraid of scatological humor. But maybe I knew something I could not say.

The funniest thing about the musical, I am now convinced, is the premise. Urinetown is a place where you have to pay to pee. A conglomerate has taken over all toilet facilities, and if you don't pay, you don't pee -- unless you go into the bushes, and risk getting arrested.

But it's just not funny. It's supposed to be a satire, but it just doesn't work. Why? I don't know. But I listened to many songs on the CD, and none of them had that true spark that makes you want to laugh. The opening number is "Too Much Exposition" making fun of musicals that open by explaining too much with words instead of action. And perhaps this song is in there to deflect criticism for the main reason this musical doesn't work -- it's too busy explaining, instead of getting on with the business of being funny.

My humor tastes: I watch the Daily Show, Colbert Report, South Park, Dave Chappelle, Dane Cook (so-so), Frasier reruns. Never watched Friends, or Everybody Loves Raymond, or Family Guy, but did watch Seinfeld (although it's not funny to me anymore). The two most recent things I saw that made me laugh out loud were 1) Larry Wilmore doing his n*gg*r skit on Daily Show and 2)an early Chappelle episode where Sesame Street characters talk about drug use

5 out of 5 stars An Amazing Find.......2007-04-03

I just recently discovered this gem of a musical. It's a stand out show with a unique touch. If heard a few outside musicals (The Rocky Horror Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch...) but this one stands out from them. The music is amazing, the lyrics are creative, and the humor is ripe.

With a chamber music-esque overture, the tone is set. 'Too Much Exposition' is a great introduction to Urinetown (the musical). Officer Lockstock addresses the audience about what they should expect from the show. Little Sally wants to let the audience in on the water shortage but Lockstock stops her. ("You're too young to understand it now, but nothing can kill a show like too much exposition." "How 'bout bad subject matter? Or a bad title, even? That could kill a show pretty good.")

I've read what others have written: you don't get the whole humor of the show unless you've seen it. I haven't seen it, but this recording is enough to get me see it. (That is, if a production nearby, even a high school production, is put on.)

The songs that I find myself listening to over and over are:

Too Much Exposition (not really a song, but still...)
Urinetown
It's A Privilage to Pee
Mr. Cladwell (a wonderfully sweet villain song)
Cop Song (a wonderfully fun villain song)
Follow Your Heart
Don't Be the Bunny
Act 1 Finale
What Is Urinetown?
Run, Freedome, Run!
Why Did I Listen to That Man?
We're Not Sorry (a great 20's sound, reminds me of 'Chicago')
I See A River (I really love this song... the feeling gotten across, before Lockstock comes out to comment, is 'Oh, everything is going to be okay', but Lockstock informs us that all is NOT well)

With a cry of "Hail Mathus!" the show ends. I just have to listen again, after making a trip to the bathroom.

5 out of 5 stars Urinetown the Musical.......2007-03-10

This CD has all the songs from the show. The show is great and this rendition is about the best.

3 out of 5 stars Not for Everyone.......2006-12-28

This musical is a great piece for the 21st century no doubt, that being said it takes some getting used to. The musical cannot be taken at face value, there are lots of things happening under the surface and it takes some bites at things musical theater doesn't usually take, like itself. On the surface it is strange, and not really something people would listen to over and over. However, once you figure it out, it's fun to listen to it again to find all the things that are really going on. It is very funny, and says some good things about the current state of the world. For musical theater fans this is questionable, if you just like the toe-tapping happy go lucky feel, this isn't it. But if you like the social commentary that goes along with that toe tapping, this is a must. NOT FOR FIRST TIME BROADWAY LISTNERS. Favorite Song: "Look at the Sky"

5 out of 5 stars "DON'T BE THE BUNNY!".......2006-12-04

My son, a high school senior, told me his first show of this year's theatrical season was going to be "Urinetown". My response was something like ... No, really, what shows are you doing this year? Then he brought home a recording of it, and I was hooked right away by the lyrics. Over the years my son has been involved in many performances, but he and the rest of the cast had a real blast preparing for, and performing, this show! He wanted Lockstock, but was cast as Cladwell ... Owned it ... Loved it!
I am no Broadway expert by any stretch of the definition, but this show is wonderfully entertaining! You will see (and hear) snippets from other shows, you will pick up on some of even the more subtle stabs at musicals as a whole, you will groan, you will laugh and you will enjoy ... But only if you try not to take it too seriously.
Get past the title (in this case I certainly think it did not "...kill a show pretty good"), relax, and be entertained. And for goodness sake, if you have a chance to see it performed live, do so! A musical that pokes fun at itself? Yes, a refreshing departure from the norm, and worth the price of admission.
Never Too Much
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Luther's Early Years Revisited
  • The Best
  • Luther is the man
  • GREAT DEBUT FROM A GREAT SINGER/WRITER/ARRANGER/ARTIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Stellar Solo Debut!!
 Never Too Much
Luther Vandross
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00005MKDZ
Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

  1. Never Too Much
  2. Sugar And Spice (I Found Me A Girl)
  3. Don't You Know That?
  4. I've Been Working
  5. She's A Super Lady
  6. You Stopped Loving Me
  7. A House Is Not A Home

Amazon.com essential recording

With this 1981 debut, former session and jingle singer Luther Vandross ushered in a new, lush, and shamelessly romantic era of male R&B--from the opening kick of "Never Too Much" to the sweeping ecstasy of his cover of "A House Is Not a Home" (covering pop standards would become one of Luther's trademarks). Never Too Much showcases seamless song craft, impeccable arrangements, and a voice that defines nuanced passion. Listen to Luther work his sensual magic and imagine a young Maxwell listening to Mom and Pop's albums and knowing that this is the way to get the girls. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Luther's Early Years Revisited.......2007-07-30

For those who collect EVERYTHING Luther has done, I offer the following info in case you don't already have it. Luther did so much session work as a backup singer and/or arranger, that it would take days to list it all. So I am just listing the highlights. In 1973 Luther recorded a duet with Delores Hall on her LP "HALL MARK". The song is "WHO'S GONNA MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME?". In 1976 Luther formed a quintet and released an album on the Cotillion label called "LUTHER". Then as a trio, Luther released another LP called "LUTHER- THIS CLOSE TO YOU" in 1977. In 1979 Luther appeared on the following soundtrack- "SUNNYSIDE - THE NEW YORK CITY BAND" (a movie starring John Travolta's brother Joey in a teen drama). I don't know if it is a solo song or what. I do know he was part of the group THE NEW YORK CITY BAND and sang lead on some of their songs. And of course it is well-known he sang lead on a couple songs when he was part of the group CHANGE. He sings lead on 2 songs from their 1980 debut album- "THE GLOW OF LOVE", and those songs are "SEARCHING" and "THE GLOW OF LOVE". The following year he released his debut album "NEVER TOO MUCH". And what a debut.

5 out of 5 stars The Best.......2007-07-17

This is still Luther's best CD. Many of his other CDs come close, but this is still the best overall. I recommend this CD to all, especially to aspiring singers. This CD is the blueprint to singing.

4 out of 5 stars Luther is the man.......2007-04-10

This album came out when I was a junior in high school, growing up in Atlanta, a time when the black population there was growing into a more sophisticated, classy style. I had already heard Luther with Change (I LOVE Change!) and was getting into that style of music. Buying this CD brought back all the memories. The music, of course, was a hint of the smooth, sophisticated style Luther, Nat Adderly Jr and Marcus Miller would perfect. The songs are amazing for their freshness and ability to make women swoon. I love it. I can't give it 5 stars because it isn't as good as "Forever, For Always, For Love" or "The Night I Fell In Love," but it is magnificent in its own right.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT DEBUT FROM A GREAT SINGER/WRITER/ARRANGER/ARTIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-08-05

It wasn't his first debut on album.But it was his debut as
the leader of his own thang.Hooking up with some of the best session musicians and singers in the business.A hookup lasting through later and many albums.Which is one of the things i liked about Luther.Keepin' the same group or core of people on each album.There's a security to that.A familiar/particular sound.
One of those musicians---Marcus Miller(The best bassist ever)
Leads those grooves on this album and many to come.Luther's partner in crime.When they get together. It's magic.

Never too much-Maybe Luther's sig.song. Is a classic

Sugar and Spice-Great anthem about finding your love and doin' what it takes to be wit' them

Don't you know that?-Confessing your love and devotion

I've been workin'-Needing love after the workday is through
Killer bassline. Hell! All Marcus's are killer

She's a superlady-Title says it all.A Woman all man must have and need

Until you stopped loving me-Breakup and Heartbreak

A House is not a home-A beautiful remake in a line of others that Luther will do on every album.It had me weeping months ago.
Cause his death finally sunk in.

This album is the first in what I like to call "Gettin' to know Luther trilogy"Which are his first four albums.They sum up the fact that he's "LUTHER"

Luther was- Hell! Is my fav.sing.Every since I could walk,I knew of this man from my parents.I'm 25 now.So Luther was apart of my 80's /90's childhood.His passing makes you appreaciate him more.But for me.I always appreaciated him when he was alive.
Listening to all his albums back to back ,all day,non-stop.
He had a voice like no other.Original and cool.I liked his style and approached to the music.I'll miss him and forever and for always. Buy this album y'all!!!!
RIP Luther!!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Stellar Solo Debut!!.......2005-11-19

What is there to say about this project that has not been said before? It is nothing short of a work of soul music classic. It is by far one of Luther's best project. This actual purchase for this project will personally be my 3rd time buying it. the 1st time of course was on vinyl, the 2nd was on the first compact disc version, now the 3rd copy will be a REMASTERED VERSION!!
the record company finally heard my prayers, I wonder will Warner Bros start REMASTERING early Prince Projects...
Too Much Too Soon
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • HOW TO DO COMPARE THIS GREATNESS TO ANYTHING?
 Too Much Too Soon
New York Dolls
Manufacturer: Hip-O Select
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ASIN: B000BQW88K
Release Date: 2006-08-01

Tracks:

  1. Babylon
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The New York Dolls didnt look punk. And when they were busy inventing the American version of what would eventually get called punk, it really didnt have a name. Despite being championed by critics from coast to coast, the Dolls had more of a critical than commercial impact. Too Much Too Soon is the bands second album, produced by Shadow Morton, who had the distinction of having worked with both the Shangri-Las and Vanilla Fudge. In some ways, it could be said that this album splits the difference between those two bands, plenty heavy, but with a melodic undercurrent. The Dolls were not only talented writers, they were skilled musical interpreters, covering not only the Cadets 1956 hit Stranded In The Jungle, but Gamble & Huffs more contemporary (Theres Gonna Be A) Showdown, which had been a hit for Archie Bell& The Drells in 1968. At thirty years remove, the album sounds a lot less radical than it did in 1974, but with the thigh-high boots and platform heels, the lipstick, the poodle-on-steroids hair, the snarling vocals, and the slashing guitars, they didnt just push the envelope; the Dolls threw the envelope in a wood chipper and peed on the shreds. This album has just plain been out of print too long. Happy to fax that up for you. Incidentally, a reformed version of the band (only 40% of the lineup on Too Much Too Soon is alive today, and neither of them are original Dolls) is out on tour and is planning a new album, so you may get to hear David Johansen (a/k/a Buster Pointdexter) perform some of these songs live in the not-too-distant future.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars HOW TO DO COMPARE THIS GREATNESS TO ANYTHING?.......2007-03-03

Wow, reviewing the Dolls is much like reviewing the Stooges or MC5. Maybe even the Clash. My experience w/the Dolls started as a stoned out trip while in college to the local KMART (Kame a Part). I always cruised to the bargin bin (LPs to be sure)to check on what treasures some unwitting idiot of a clerk would mark down. And I found it there too. Blue Cheer, Black Sabbath (Live, Bootleg, no less), and even a rare copy of T2's classic, It Will All Work Out in Boomland. Anywho, one such journey yielded the 2nd Dolls classic, Too Much Too Soon. Talk about an chilling name for the future of this band. Mind you, this was less than a year after it's release! Back to dorm land to spin and drink. Now I can look back and see the blueprint for what was to come only 3-4 years later...Punk Rawk! Guitarist Johnny Thunders has been copied hundreds of times for his raw Chuck Berry influenced playing. Has there really been a drummer w/the force of Nolan for pure RnR? Right up there w/Exile on Main Street as far as classics. Showdown has to be one of the most exciting dancable tunes ever penned. Image, chops, and balls...yep the Dolls had it all. It you need any intro to this band, skip the crap w/reissues and bad live stuff. Get this CD and the 1st. You'll love it, baby...
The Electric Prunes: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Well, maybe 3.5 stars. A decent psychedelic rock album, with some truly awful moments.
  • Electric Prunes - 'I Had Too Much To Dream' (Collector's)
  • VERRY GOOD !!!!!
  • Un tanto disparejo, pero cuando aciertan...
  • The Electric Prunes Debut
 The Electric Prunes: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)
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Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
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ASIN: B00004WGY4
Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

  1. I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
  2. Bangles
  3. Onie
  4. Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoy It Less)
  5. Train For Tomorrow
  6. Sold To The Highest Bidder
  7. Get Me To The World On Time
  8. About A Quarter To Nine
  9. The King Is In The Counting House
  10. Luvin
  11. Try Me On For Size
  12. The Toonerville Trolley
  13. Ain't It Hard
  14. Little Oliver

Album Description

Their scintillating debut ! Bonus tracks are both sides of their 'Aint It Hard/Little Oliver' single. 14 tracks. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Well, maybe 3.5 stars. A decent psychedelic rock album, with some truly awful moments........2007-07-26

Released in 1967, the Prunes' debut album features the only two of the group's songs that anybody in their right mind would remember: The title track is a masterpiece of psyhedelic pop, a mindwarped concoction of warbling guitars, spacey rhythms, and wistful vocals. "Get Me To The World On Time," meanwhile, marries the former song's psych-pop craftsmanship with a thumping Bo Diddley beat and some warbling guitars. So there you have it: Two really good singles on one album. They're not the only good tracks here, either: "Are You Loving Me More (But Enjoying It Less)" and ""Try Me On For Size" are mean-as-heck garage rockers, the latter featuring a really crunchy, cool sounding guitar. "Luvin'" is a fun(if completelly inconsequential) blues-rocker, and "Onie" is a marvelously pretty ballad. The first half of "Train For Tomorrow" is a spooky, smokey psychedelic onfection with a genuinly atmospheric feel. The second half, unfortunatley, is an ultra-pretentious bit of faux jazz(?)-rock. "Bangles" is another surprisingly good tune, with its gentle sarcasm and effects-laden guitars.

Here's the problem: there are three tracks on this album that are, to put it bluntly, excruciating. "Sold To The Highest Bidder" attempts to combine the group's sound with Eastern European melodies and intrumentation. The reult is one of the worst examples of experimentation in the history of psychedelic music. Not only do the instruments sound totally out of place, but the whole production, from rhythms to lyrics, is incredibly pretentious. It's also dull and annoying. Meanwhile, "The King Is In The Counting House" and "Toonerville Trolly" are simply inexplicable. They're basically children's music- complete with simplistic melodies, cartoonish vocals, and pre-school lyrics. Like "Sold To The Highest Bidder," they're intolerably annoying. And, despte sounding like children's music, they somehow manage to be pretentious as well (that's the third time I've used the word "pretentious" in this review. Someone get me a thesaurus!), with their bizarre attempts at social commentary. My goodness, what a mess.

Still, there's good music here. Plus, it's an indispensible period piece. Collectors of 60s rock should enjoy this. Otherwise, steer clear.

5 out of 5 stars Electric Prunes - 'I Had Too Much To Dream' (Collector's).......2005-03-10

Originally released in 1967,this is the band's outstanding debut lp on superb reissue CD,with two bonus cuts tagged on."Ain't It Hard" and "Little Oliver",I believe I've seen before on some import compilation.Either way,they give the listener another reason to hunt down a copy of this psych classic.As for the actual album,'I Had Too...' sure conjures up some priceless memories.At least,for me.The band's only two hits are on here,the title cut,"I Had Too Much To Dream" and "Get Me To The World On Time".Just about every other track rules,like the psychedelic blow-out "Sold To The Highest Bidder","Luvin'",and the suggestive(for back then anyway)"Try Me On For Size".Most highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars VERRY GOOD !!!!!.......2005-03-10

THIS ALBUM IS A CLASSIC.I HAD TO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT
IS GREAT AND GET ME O THE WORLD ON TIME IS TO.IF YOU LIKE
PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC I WOULD GET IT

3 out of 5 stars Un tanto disparejo, pero cuando aciertan..........2003-04-20

Aunque I had too much too dream (last night) es lejos lo más conocido y lo mejor de este disco, hay otros temas que destacan como Bangles, Are you lovin' me more (que suena como Floyd en Piper), la endemoniada Sold to the highest bidder y sus aires rusos y Get me to the world on time, todas excelentes ejemplos de un sonido a medio camino entre la sicodelia y el garaje. No es un trabajo parejo, se podría dividir en tres, un tercio excelente, uno bueno y otro bastante mediocre. Si bien los Electric Prunes apenas componen, el trabajo instrumental es sólido, en especial la guitarra y hay bastantes ideas dando vueltas y que desarrollarán en sus próximos intentos.

5 out of 5 stars The Electric Prunes Debut.......2000-10-24

Yet again this is an album of which I have an original vinyl copy (it's getting pretty boring, eh?). If you haven't heard this but are a fan of psych/punk (a la Chocolate Watchband) you've gotta get it. It's not as good as Underground, solely due to the tracks About A Quarter To Nine, King Is In The Counting House and Toonerville Trolley which are utter ........ However, the bonus tracks (on available now on compilation CDs) more than make up for this. You won't regret buying it.

Well I'd better get back to work....
Too Much Pressure
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • get up and dance; you can take your mind with you
  • That Missing Sound In Your Mind (you knew it was there!)
  • A lost classic - one of the best albums I own!
 Too Much Pressure
The Selecter
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ASIN: B00005KK45
Release Date: 2000-09-01

Tracks:

  1. Three Minute Hero
  2. Everyday
  3. They Make Me Mad
  4. Missing Words
  5. Danger
  6. Street Feeling
  7. My Collie (Not a Dog)
  8. Too Much Pressure
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  12. Black and Blue
  13. James Bond
  14. Selector [*]
  15. On My Radio [*]
  16. Too Much Pressure [Single][*]

Album Description

First time on CD for this legendary ska album from 1980. Includes the singles 'On My Radio', 'Three Minute Hero' & 'Missing Words'. Deluxe booklet includes original album artwork & liner notes by ska expert George Marshall. 2001 release.

Album Details

First Time on CD for this Legendary Ska Album, Originally Issued by Two Tone Records in 1980 and which Reached No.5 In the UK National Charts. Features the Top 30 Singles ''on My Radio'', ''three Minute Hero'' and ''missing Words'' plus ''the Selecter'' which was the Double A-side to the Very First Two Tone Release, the Specials ''gangsters''. In-depth Deluxe Booklet Comes Complete with Liner Notes by Ska Authority George Marshall and Pictures of Loads of Rare Overseas Singles by the Band. A Must for Any Serious Ska Fan.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars get up and dance; you can take your mind with you.......2007-03-16

Maybe the greatest ska album ever: and you don't have to sacrifice your intellect. It's in turns fun, silly, irreverent, political, honest, raw, and the level of musicianship is very high (pun intended) with rich female vocals. A landmark. Get their next album: Celebrate the Bullet and also the other great Tutone band's releases Specials and More Specials

5 out of 5 stars That Missing Sound In Your Mind (you knew it was there!).......2007-03-14

W/o getting too technical, this is the shizzy natty nit.
I love Rock n' Roll. In all it's many incarnations!
That said...to me, ska was always associated with horrible twittering things like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones pudgey horn section or No Doubt or (god forbid) Sublime, where some dead suburban rednex goes in a faux Jamacain accent for drunk frat sing along meltdowns. It was always a inconsequencial wonder where Reggae could've gone so wrong in it's rock baby. -Until I stumbled across this revalation of place and time and rythm and scene. I never thought about it, because I never cared about that "style" of music, but it really makes perfect sense. Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytails, all that big Jamacain sounds folks love. Ramones/Sex Pistols, the growl of Patti Smith's "Redondo Beach" or some New York New Wave Blondie/Talking Heads badfun stuff. It's London, It's the late 70's, some black Jamacain Brit kids are making the music for the times and damn it's as good as sound can sound, believe that!!
If you like Wire, or Bad Brains...
Every Single Song on this album is easily brilliant. This is the kind of rock that is so rare that people should staple it to thier bodies and wear it instead of gold and diamonds. We live in a sick world where a guy like me who's damn near heard it all hadn't heard this until just recently. I'm not trying to deduct cool points from myself, I'm just trying to give you some- if you cant make up your mind wether to get a copy of this or not, you'd better just get it and jive out.

5 out of 5 stars A lost classic - one of the best albums I own!.......2003-04-20

The Selecter's "Too Much Pressure" is the single most overlooked album of the U.K. ska revival, and in my opinion, the most overlooked album of the late-70s/early-80s.

Fans of the short-lived U.K. ska revival are probably familiar with The Selecter, but unfortunately most don't own "Too Much Pressure". It was out of print until 2002, and then only released on a small indie label in the U.K.

The album was originally released in 1980, following a few key singles, on the then fledgling 2-Tone label. Those early singles - "The Selecter", "On My Radio" and "Too Much Pressure" - are included as bonus tracks on this reissue.

Like other 2-Tone bands, The Selecter is indebted to early Jamaican ska, specifically Duke Reid and Prince Buster productions, as well as late seventies U.K. punk. The Selecter is rooted in rock steady and reggae rhythms as well, which aligns them more closely with The English Beat than The Specials or Madness (all label-mates.)

What makes The Selecter completely unique is lead vocalist Pauline Black. Black was born to belt out infectious, punk-inspired ska tunes. Without her, The Selecter would sound too much like The English Beat - not a bad thing, just that Black really makes the band something special. She can back a social statement like "Danger" with fierce intensity and then bounce along playfully to some of the most infectious songs in existence. (Is "On My Radio" pure bliss or what?)

This is truly one of the best albums that I own, and I highly recommend it to fans of this type of music. Even if you already own a Selecter compilation, you shouldn't hesitate to pick this up. Seriously, no slapdash compilation can ever replace the original album, especially when every track is a killer.
Pavarotti & Friends
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Pavarotti and friends
  • great, but...
  • Verry fun and risky but it worked
  • I don't think so
  • Fantastic album...the 1st in a wonderful series
 Pavarotti & Friends

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B00000421O
Release Date: 1993-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Panis Angelicus
  2. Miserere
  3. Muoio Per Te
  4. Caruso
  5. One More Day
  6. Ave Maria
  7. In Liverpool
  8. Sentinel
  9. L'Urlo
  10. Too Much Love Will Kill You
  11. It's Probably Me
  12. Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)
  13. Les Hommes Qui Passent
  14. La Donna E' Mobile

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pavarotti and friends.......2003-11-14

A wonderful eclectic compilation. A bold step for Luciano that works! Very easy listening.

4 out of 5 stars great, but..........2003-06-16

the neville brothers don't belong here. they have fake voices that were made by marketing people. pavarotti has a voice trained over the years with tremendous preparation and hours and hours of classical training and lessons. it's like putting gary matthews jr. on a hitting show with ted williams. a big joke. but everyone else is great.

5 out of 5 stars Verry fun and risky but it worked.......2002-02-07

Pop stars with Opera singers, who would of thought. But it worls well. This CD is fun and has some wonderful proformances. Sting and Pav are very good together on Pania Angelicus. Sting is also good with Zucchero on Muoio Per TE. This CD sounds wonderful and is a must have for the fans of Pav, Sting, Kaas, May, Succhero, at all.

1 out of 5 stars I don't think so.......2000-12-31

This is not what I expected. I only like "La donne mobile." My mom only liked "Caruso" and "Panis Angelicus." This is not like the second on or the one for Bosnia. Those rocked.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic album...the 1st in a wonderful series.......2000-12-14

This is the first cd in the Pavarotti and Friends series which benefits charities. The wonderful thing about them, is the mix of genres. And this one is no exception. Listen to Sting sing with Pavarotti on the beautiful 'Panis Angelicus', and 'La Donna e Mobile'. Who would have thought of pairing those two together. But it works with breathtaking magic. Just look at the list of artists on this disc and the songs performed. There really is something for every taste. From operatic songs to rock. I love this series, and highly recommend them to all music lovers.
Too Much to Dream - Original Group Recordings: Reprise 1966-1967
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Could Have Been Bigger!
  • Two disc overview
  • only one complaint
  • Electric Prunes-'Too Much To Dream:The Original Group Recordings,Reprise 1966-1967 (WEA)
  • For children of all ages: quintessential Prunes, necessary for both the completist and the casual listener
 Too Much to Dream - Original Group Recordings: Reprise 1966-1967
The Electric Prunes
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000M06H4Q
Release Date: 2007-03-12

Tracks:

  1. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)
  2. Bangles
  3. Onie
  4. Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less)
  5. Train for Tomorrow
  6. Sold to the Highest Bidder
  7. Get Me to the World on Time
  8. About a Quarter to Nine
  9. King Is in the Counting House
  10. Luvin'
  11. Try Me on for Size
  12. Tunerville Trolley
  13. Ain't It Hard
  14. Little Olive
  15. World of Darkness
  16. I've Got a Way of My Own [Outtake]
  17. Luvin' [Mono Single Version]
  18. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) [Mono Single Version]
  19. Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less) [Mono Version]
  20. Get Me to the World on Time [Mono Version]
  21. Vox Wah Wah Pedal Radio Spot

Tracks:

  1. Great Banana Hoax
  2. Children of Rain
  3. Wind-Up Toys
  4. Antique Doll
  5. It's Not Fair
  6. I Happen to Love You
  7. Dr. Do-Good
  8. I
  9. Hideaway
  10. Big City
  11. Captain Glory
  12. Long Day's Flight
  13. Everybody Knows (You're Not in Love)
  14. You Never Had It Better
  15. Shadows
  16. Dr. Dr-Good [Mono Single Version]
  17. Hideaway [Mono Single Version]
  18. Wind-Up Toys [Mono Single Version]
  19. Great Banana Hoax [Alternate Version]
  20. Long Days Flight [Mono Single Version]

Album Description

Two CD set compiling the classic 1966-67 recordings for Reprise Records from this Psychedelic Garage Rock band, best known for their hit 'I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night' (included here). This stunning two CD set features a whopping 40 recordings including previously unreleased tracks. Rhino UK. 2007.

Album Details

2007 Issued Collection that Celebrates the Original Line Up of the Northern California Psychedelic/Garage Band Electric Prunes. Their First Two Albums, "The Electric Prunes" and "Underground", Are Housed on Two CD'S, Including Two Non-album Singles, their Debut Recording "Ain't it Hard"/"Little Olive" and "Everybody Knows"/"You Never Had it Bette. Also Included Are Some Significantly Different Mono Mixes and Outtakes from the First Album Sessions, "World of Darkness" and "i've Got a Way of My Own" and a Final Track, "Shadows", that was Used Over the Titles of Low Budget Thriller "The Name of the Game is Kill".

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Could Have Been Bigger!.......2007-07-27

The Electric Prunes were an American Band who had their glory days in 1967-68. They released a good handful of singles of which two were quite successful; especially "I Had Too Much to Dream" will be remembered by fans of early psychedelia.

Musically they appeared to be in the front league of the new psychedelia sounds which were influencing pop-music in 1966-68. The band seemed to be like an American version of the sounds and styles that were developed by English bands such as the Yardbirds, Syd Barret's Pink Floyd or Tomorrow.

This compilation contains their complete first two albums both originally released in 1967. Unfortunately their later career was ruined through their involvement in composer David Axelrod's ideas and compositions, which was preventing them from developing their own musical ideas and which eventually led the the split-up of the band. In recent years key members of the band have reformed the Electric Prunes and a couple of new album are available.

The first album (CD1) contains their highly original hit-singles "I Had Too Much to Dream" and "Get Me to the World on Time" and other fine compositions written by songwriter Annette Tucker along with Nancy Mantz and Jill Jones. Some tracks are stylistically close to the psychedelia approach of the singles whereas others are pure r&b/garage and others again pure pop à la Monkees or Herman's Hermits. This make the album somewhat uneven though the group generally handle the various styles well and the songwriting is quite good. Bandmembers Jim Lowe and Mark Tulin wrote the Rolling Stones influenced "Luvin'" and one song was a group compositions. The rest of the album was written by outside composers. Among the bonus-tracks the debut single "Ain't it Hard"/"Little Olive" are great - both would have worked better on the album than the Davy Jones type ballads "Onie" and "About a Quarter to Nine". The outtake "I've Got a Way of my Own" written by the Hollies seems a little unfinished but is still a great track that suits the band well.

The follow-up album "Underground", released the same year, gave more way to the band's own material. Generally the album come out more consistent and more like a tradtional "garage" album, though some psychedelia sounds pop up here and there.

Three songs "The Great Banana Hoax", "Dr. Do-Good" and "Long Day's Flight" were tried for singles, but all failed to make it to the charts. They were great songs but were obviously not commercial enough; the most commercial track "Hideaway" might have made it for the group but it was only used as a B-side.

Bandmembers Jim Lowe and Mark Tulin show promising songwriting on "The Great Banana Hoax", "Hideaway" and the bonus-track single "Everybody Knows" / "You Never Had it Better"; strange that this catchy single did not make it.

Songwriter Annette Tucker contributed the fine "Antique Doll" as well as the single "Dr. Do-Good" and the dreamy "I".

Fine booklet with biography, informative notes and recent interviews with bandmembers make this a very recommendable release; especially for fans of bands like Easybeats, Standells, Pink Floyd or rock music of the late 1960's in general.

4 out of 5 stars Two disc overview.......2007-07-20

Until now, if you wanted an overview of the Electric Prunes' output prior to Mass in F Minor, the obvious choice was the compilation Lost Dreams on the Birdman label. Largely drawn from their two magnificent albums from 1967, including their surrealistic American hit, I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night), it included later singles, rarities, unreleased items and extended versions of album tracks. Inevitably, certain favourite tracks from the albums were omitted, however.

This new anthology from Rhino has the luxury of being spread over two discs and therefore includes both stereo albums in full, namely I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night and Underground. Listeners can therefore hear from themselves why the band were so embarrassed at being made to record Al Jolson covers and vaudeville pastiches, whilst also enjoying omitted classics such as Bangles, Children Of Rain, Antique Doll and I, all in the high quality re-mastered sound that Lost Dreams introduced onto CD, this time by Dan Hersch.

The albums are both presented in their standard versions, so if you want to hear fuller versions of Hideaway, The Great Banana Hoax and Dr Do-Good you still need Lost Dreams, though the long stereo version of Long Day's Flight has been added (confusingly mislabeled as a mono single version). A number of A-sides and B-sides from both albums are also added in their original mono single mixes, including the fabulous Great Banana Hoax (again mislabeled as being a previously unreleased version).

Rarities again include Shadows, which played over the credits of the film The Name Of The Game Is Kill; both sides of their first single Ain't It Hard/Little Olive; two outtakes (an unreleased Hollies cover, I've Got A Way Of My Own, and World Of Darkness, though this time both presented in mono); and their final 1967 single, Everybody Knows/You Never Had It Better.

This comprehensively rounds up the most seismic chapters of their history, up to the end of 1967. Mass in F Minor, as its title suggests, introduced a very different sound and a very different band, but that is a another story.

5 out of 5 stars only one complaint.......2007-05-06

undoubtedly this is a wonderful package. Finally the Prunes get some respect. My only problem with this set is this: we get single versions, adverts, but NO INCLUSION OF ONE OF THEIR BEST 45's---> no "Hey Mr. President"!

5 out of 5 stars Electric Prunes-'Too Much To Dream:The Original Group Recordings,Reprise 1966-1967 (WEA).......2007-04-24

Two CD, 41 track compilation. Looks like the Prune's first two CD's on an import reissue. Appears to be their first two lps, both put out in 1967, 'I Had Too Much To Dream' and 'Underground'. Yet, this is something you don't see everyday. First, you get every tune off 'I Had Too...' THEN plenty of out-take recordings and mono versions, then after that, WEA tagged on the entire 'Underground' album. Great late '60's all American garage rock / psychedelic. Plenty of 'deep album cuts' here that only true Electric Prunes fans (like myself) will likely remember, such as the tripping "Sold To The Highest Bidder", "About A Quarter To Nine", "Luvin'", "Wind-Up Toys" among others. Highly recommended

5 out of 5 stars For children of all ages: quintessential Prunes, necessary for both the completist and the casual listener.......2007-04-14

Like the first reviewer, I agree that this item--along with Live Stockholm '67--is the one to have, not only for the virtues of the complete package, but for the add-ons as well: the VOX wa-wa pedal ad, assorted (mono) singles, and bonus tracks. Apparently Warner / Reprise has something similar slated to follow for the succeeding two Axelrod productions in April '07, and even if those aren't the "true Prunes," I eagerly await their release as well. If you're going to do a reissue, this is how to do it. Now if only someone would put together a two-CD compliation of stuff that Dave Hassinger worked on, produced, or engineered (yeah, it's a pipe dream as competing label interests would prohibit it)--e.g., '65-'66 Stones, Prunes, Grateful Dead, and the list goes on~
A River Ain't Too Much to Love
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A beautiful album, best listened to in the dark, with the a/c broken
  • Buy this album.
  • Hey, this is like Sparklehorse. BUT GOOD!
  • river deep
  • When I Grow Up I Want to Be Like Smog
 A River Ain't Too Much to Love
Smog
Manufacturer: Drag City
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ASIN: B0009ESSI8
Release Date: 2005-05-31

Tracks:

  1. Palimpsest
  2. Say Valley Maker
  3. The Well
  4. Rock Bottom Riser
  5. I Feel Like The Mother Of The World
  6. In The Pines
  7. Drinking At The Dam
  8. Running The Loping
  9. I'm New Here
  10. Let Me See The Colts

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Bill Callahan is one of a number of performers who present their work under the banner of a band name. It's generally just him, other times with various cohorts along. This set is given added punch and sparkle by the quietly incessant rhythms of drummer Jim White (his rolling foundation for "The Well" sounds like a cowboy gallop across the prairie). Also, it's great to hear acoustic guitars being utilized for music not tied to just folk traditions. Callahan's songs are slices of Americana at its finest--from the Yankee transcendentalism of New England forefathers to the sweep of westward expansion and the chokehold of loss and longing. The first song's opening words are "winter weather" and the closing number's final phrase is "thinking of the future." In between lies just about anything you need. --David Greenberger

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A beautiful album, best listened to in the dark, with the a/c broken.......2007-06-13

Bill Callahan moves to Austin, Texas, sets up in Willie Nelson's studio, and churns out this finger-picked masterpiece. His baritone poems go down smooth like a cool glass of iced tea. This music is the landscape of my memory. Buy it, love it.

5 out of 5 stars Buy this album........2006-09-08

I love Smog. Smog is original to himself and has a sort of unpretentious tenderness that only he can get away with. His voice is different and even when being simple he is complex. makes you feel the isolation and tenderness of life. life. generally speaking. starts off with palimpsest- a song that makes you feel like we do understand eachother. " why is everybody looking at me like there's something fundamentally wrong. like I'm a southern bird, that went north to long. with winter exposes the nests and I'm gone." not to make this review into some piece to listen the emotions of this album. But I feel like Smog expresses something that no one else can. Using simple melodies Smog can still keep a song interesting. unique voice. touches a dark warm spot. sult innocent introspection. rock bottom riser, rock bottom riser, and say valley maker best songs. a humanship that we understand when we search. lively humbleness and realization. raw yet together thoughts, like someone self assured is speaking from the heart. in touch with nature album. truly amazing.

4 out of 5 stars Hey, this is like Sparklehorse. BUT GOOD!.......2006-07-05

Heard one of Smog's tracks on a free magazine disc years ago, and without the tracklisting have been hunting like an obsessive since for the artist. When I found out who it was I bought a couple of albums at random (never a good way to do things, I know). However I was pleasantly surprised. Callahan delivers his stoner lyrics with ease and is perfectly accompanied by simple melodies. 'The Well' is a fantastic example from this album - addictive and in the same vein as Peter Hamell's music (listen to it and then put on 'Uncle Morris').

If you want a good album to relax and unwind on a summer evening, you couldn't do much better than this.

5 out of 5 stars river deep.......2006-05-15

'a river ain't too much' is the kind of album that creeps up on you. At first it seems that there's not much to it. Simple strummed guitar parts, dead pan delivery, the mood is low key, rather than lo fi. After a few plays this changes and you realize this is the closest you'll get to johnny cash now he's no longer with us. The songs feel personal and revealing. And though the overall mood is some what melancholic, there's no little humor there too....

5 out of 5 stars When I Grow Up I Want to Be Like Smog.......2006-04-18

The world is not large enough for this record. Genius.
Too Much Guitar
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • garage rock mayhem.
  • The only fully successful RS album.
  • garage rock masterpiece
  • I'd Like to hear more of this Sound
  • Its only rock n' roll
 Too Much Guitar
The Reigning Sound
Manufacturer: In the Red Records
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ASIN: B0001Q5Z1W
Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

  1. We Repel Each Other
  2. Your Love Is a Fine Thing
  3. If You Can't Give Me Everything
  4. You Got Me Hummin'
  5. When You Touch Me
  6. Funny Thing
  7. Get It!
  8. I'll Cry
  9. Drowning
  10. Uptight Tonight
  11. Excedrine Headache #265
  12. Let Yourself Go
  13. So Easy
  14. Medication

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars garage rock mayhem........2007-02-15

of the recordings so far put out by the reigning sound this one will be most beloved by rock and roll mayhem fanatics. the raw crunch and buzz and wild plan of attack on their instruments will scare those with lesser hearts for the pure joy and emotion of noise. this is the rock and roll animal sound of the garage moved into your home or car or wherever you might listen (maybe even in the garage?). music for the maniac inside you. i personally love this cd. give it a chance if you love loud well-made anarchy in the u.s.a.

5 out of 5 stars The only fully successful RS album........2006-03-22

This album is beginning-to-end brilliant. Sort of like the Greg Oblivian of "Popular Favorites," only even more mature. It is pure rock 'n' roll heaven. And it's also by far the best Reigning Sound album. I find something about the other RS albums almost deliberately un-Oblivian-like. Even more so than Greg's Compulsive Gambler albums. I find "Home For Orphans" almost unlistenable. It's so mellow it verges on soporific. This CD, for lack of a better word, is really fun. There's no joy in the other RS CDs. And Greg would appear to agree, because he definitely kicks it up when he's playing live, often rocking out with most of these and the other few up-tempo songs he's written with this band.

It just doesn't make sense to me why if you can create music like this, which is so exuberant, why you would make music like what is found on "Home for Orphans" and "Break Up, Break Down," which is kind of weak and whiny. Anyway, if you're going to check out this band, start here. This is by far their best. And I hope they return to this type of sound soon.

5 out of 5 stars garage rock masterpiece.......2005-09-30

As a kid I grew up listening to bands like the Seeds and the Blues Magoos. In high school it was Cream, Hendrix, etc., then later Roxy, the Dolls and later yet 77 punk that helped me thru this existential void we call the world. In the mid 80's it was the Psychedelic/Garage Rock revival that, although not quite as good as the original thing from the 60's, was the best thing around for a new music fix. If you love music, you feed on it like blood, and you need fresh blood all the time to mix in with the good old stuff. This is the best new garage rock album I've heard since the great Swedish band the Nomads released their brilliant "Where the Wolfbane Blooms" debut back in the mid-80's. Greg Cartwright can do no wrong. He is a modern master of rock and roll. This is a much rawer recording than "Time Bomb High School"...much more "garage"... and an even better album. To me this reaches the perfect balance between the ultra-savage Oblivians sound and the more mainstream production of the earlier Reigning Sound albums. Most importantly, Mr. Cartwright writes gret songs, and possesses the kind of big soulful voice that most white guys could only dream of.

4 out of 5 stars I'd Like to hear more of this Sound.......2005-07-09

Reigning Sound is definitely a band to check out, the sound of their music resembles a lot of classic rock bands but they stand out in their own way. Although I thought the vocals were pretty low on this album, Time Bomb High School sounds a bit more refreshing in my opinion, but its definitely a statisfying feeling to hear good old rock n' roll.

5 out of 5 stars Its only rock n' roll.......2005-03-02

Reigning Sound have confirmed their status with this album as the best rock n' roll band in the world today. Hands down. I hope they make a decent living out of it, cause they deserve to; however, I hope they stay bubbling under the surface in terms of popularity. It'd be such a shame to lose a talent like Greg Cartwright to the bad guys.

'Too much guitar' is a very different animal to the previous two albums, its just got so much more crunch. 'Time Bomb High School' is still my favourite as its just has a swagger & groove that drives me nuts. But the sum of the parts of the three albums equals a modern rock n' roll trilogy to rival any other since the mid-70's.

Bernard Herrmann: The Film Scores
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A neglected master
 Bernard Herrmann: The Film Scores

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00004ZDVG
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Prelude [The Man Who Knew Too Much]
  2. Suite for Strings: Prelude [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyle]
  3. Suite for Strings: The City [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyle]
  4. Suite for Strings: The Rainstorm [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Frees
  5. Suite for Strings: The Madhouse [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freest
  6. Suite for Strings: The Murder [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyl
  7. Suite for Strings: The Water [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyle
  8. Suite for Strings: The Swamp [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyle
  9. Suite for Strings: The Stairs [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyl
  10. Suite for Strings: The Knife [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyle
  11. Suite for Strings: The Cellar [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyl
  12. Suite for Strings: Finale [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyle]
  13. Suite: Prelude [Marnie]
  14. Suite: The Hunt [Marnie]
  15. Overture [North by Northwest]
  16. Suite: Prelude [Vertigo 12" Vocal Mix]
  17. Suite: The Nightmare [Vertigo 12" Vocal Mix]
  18. Suite: Sc d'Amour [Vertigo 12" Vocal Mix]
  19. Torn Curtain
  20. Torn Curtain (Continued)
  21. Torn Curtain (Continued)
  22. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion [From Fahrenheit 451]
  23. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  24. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  25. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  26. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  27. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  28. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  29. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  30. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  31. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  32. Suite for Strings, Harps and Percussion (Continued) [From Fahrenheit 45
  33. Night-Piece for Orchestra [Taxi Driver]
  34. Night-Piece for Orchestra (Continued) [Taxi Driver]
  35. Night-Piece for Orchestra (Continued) [Taxi Driver]
  36. Night-Piece for Orchestra (Continued) [Taxi Driver]
  37. Night-Piece for Orchestra (Continued) [Taxi Driver]

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A neglected master.......2002-04-10

This album of Bernard Herrmann film scores, performed by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the LA Philharmonic, is truly astounding in the SACD format. Selections range from The Man Who Knew Too Much, to Psycho, from Marnie to Vertigo and from Fahrenheit 451 to Taxi Driver. Listening to this music you discover a power that few composers have been able to inject into their compositions. If you've seen any of the films from which these selections are taken, close your eyes, the movie plays in your mind and you'll realize the extent to which Herrmann was a cinematic musical genius. His music perfectly captured the mood, ambience, story and characters of the movies he scored. This recording is a true delight. Highly Recommended.

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