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If Fu Manchu were in search of the lost Black Sabbath riff, they've struck gold. Their debut CD is so chock full of lumbering Sabbath-powered riffs and Blue Cheer-pinched guitar licks that it's a bit unnerving. The el cheapo recording and utterly distorted guitar sound help further this connection even more. This record is about riffs, pure and simple--big fat ones that'll curl your nose hairs and punch you hard in the gut. Devastating sludge: an absolute must-have for fans of Monster Magnet and Kyuss. --Adem Tepedelen

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Average customer rating: A timeless classic Comments on a few favorite songs My personal favorite almost perfect moody blues album! 4.75 stars House of 5 incredible musicians and songwriters

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Tracks:

1. Departure
2. Ride My See-Saw
3. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
4. House Of Four Doors
5. Legend Of A Mind
6. House Of Four Doors (Part 2)
7. Voices In The Sky
8. The Best Way To Travel
9. Visions Of Paradise
10. The Actor
11. The Word
12. Om

Customer Reviews:

A timeless classic.......2007-07-17

It is hard to believe that this record is almost 40 years old, but it is. And it couldn't have aged any better. It still sounds as fresh, creative, and innovative as it did back in the day. The seven-album run that the Moody Blues reeled off from 1967 to 1972 is quite stunning, and opinions are often all over the map as to what their best of those seven is, but in my mind, it is an easy question to answer. With all due respect to the other six albums, all of which are excellent in their own way, as well, the answer for me will always be In Search of the Lost Chord.

Comments on a few favorite songs.......2007-06-06

I am not going to offer up a review of the entire album. There are MANY talented folks here who have done a much better job of it than I ever could hope to, so what's the point? I'd just like to offer up my 2 cents on my favorite songs from this great Moody Blues work.

First off is John Lodge's classic, feel-good rocker 'Ride My See-Saw'. (This tune and 'I'm Just a Singer' frequently trade places as my favorite Moodies song). I might as well admit it right now: I am a HUGE John Lodge fan and he is my fave Moody. That will become glaringly apparent if you read any more of my Moody Blues product reviews. Am I the least bit biased towards this living legend? Not at all! While I am not totally sure of the exact meaning of the lyrics, on the surface RMSS seems to be rife with double entendres and sexual innuendo, at least that's what I've read many times. But knowing of JL's deep religious beliefs, I strongly guess that that's not the case at all. This song is just plain fun to listen and sing along to. John and Justin's great guitar work ain't none too shabbily showcased either. RMSS is John Lodge at his rocking best.

I am also a big fan of Ray Thomas' often overlooked (and in my opinon) under-used talents. His ode to 'Dr. Livingstone' is a cheery, cute song that I could listen to all day long while having a goofy smile on my face. Ray's next offering, 'Legend of a Mind' is a legend of a song, and perfectly shows off this man's awesome vocal skills, not to mention the fact that he can blow the living tar out of a flute. This song has the best series of build-ups (for lack of a better word) and crescendos of any song I have ever heard. (You'll have to over-look the fact that I am not at all musical nor versed in music lingo, so that's the best description I could give. I hope most will understand what I'm talking about). I can literally listen to this song over and over w/o growing tired of it. The subject matter of this song doesn't matter to me one iota. The melody, the beat, the musicianship, and John's fabulous high note harmonies all combine to make this song a pure delight to my ears.

Next on my list is Lodge's 'House of Four Doors'. I'll spare you the details of how great I think this song is. I'll briefly just state that HOFD is hauntingly eerie and beautiful all at the same time. Maybe- just maybe- I could have done w/o 'some' of the sound effects of the creaking door, but hey John didn't ask me for my opinion before including them. It really doesn't affect my overall opinion of this great song. Yes, it's a John Lodge tune, and yes I darn well love it.

I am ending my little synopsis with two songs from the sublime Justin Hayward.(BTW, I like him, too. He's my 2nd fave Moody). Firstly is 'Voices in the Sky'. I have to admit that it took me a while to really love and appreciate this one (I don't exactly know why) but it is a truly lovely song. This song DOES make me wonder what the birds could say to me if they only could. As usual, Justin does a superb vocal and the song fits him and this album really well. But.... my favorite Hayward tune on this record is by far 'The Actor'. In fact, it's one of my all-time favorite songs of his. Both the lyrics and the sound of this song are as timeless today as when JH penned it many years ago. Something in this song really strikes a chord in me. Perhaps it's the fact that we all tend to put on a good front for the world and get caught up in playing our little roles? I heard Justin sing this song live recently and I have to say the man's voice sounds just as good as it did way back when. He truly is a gifted singer, guitarist and performer.

Well, I guess I'm just about through telling y'all (I'm from the South, after all) about my favorite songs from ISOTLC. I hope this "review" makes someone want to go and listen to these songs (or the entire album) anew- or better yet- hear them for the very first time. Either way, I do hope you enjoy!

My personal favorite.......2007-04-15

I own 14 Moody Blues albums and this is my favorite one . The band's ability to learn 37 different instument including Mike Pindar's mastery of the mellotron is remarkable all in and of itself . The album contains my favorite Moody Blues song , Voices In The Sky . While this album never received the critical acclaim that was given to Days Of Future Passed , it was more like the other 5 concept albums . Yes , the material is some what dated , but , this is the begining of the art rock era . Any one who likes the band should own this .

almost perfect moody blues album! 4.75 stars.......2007-03-19

Though it doesnt contain a song like the epic beautiful "nights in white satin" the Moodies second album from 1968 is their most pyschedelic and solid album of their career. This album segues nicely into a track by track tour of what the end of pyschedlia and the beginning of progrock sounded like. There isnt really a song i dislike and this fits in nicely with the best of the post summer of love albums. Lots of flute mellotron sitars and instruments played by the band themselves. Lost chord is a very strong followup to days of future passed and exceeds it in material for me. Great acoustic guitars and truly great singing all mingled in with LSD musical interludes( though apparantly without drugs). A few moments recall early Pink Floyd late Beatles etc but the Moody Blues were a special band for a time-1967-1972 in my humble opinion. Their first three albums are all excellent but this is the one to get. This one seems heavily influenced by George Harrison Ravi Shankar- with most of the album flaoting by a in a mellow transcendental state. Great for evening listens sunday mornings and for contemplation.

House of 5 incredible musicians and songwriters.......2007-01-30

Locked in a studio for a few weeks, the Moodies come up with an "orchestral" sounding album. It's a little dated at times, but it's wonderfully spacey and good.

Average customer rating: another 5 star performance by tiesto what an awesome arsenal for our ears TIESTO GIVES US ONE MORE REASON TO HATE HIM! Great CD keeps me home

In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles Tiesto Manufacturer: Songbird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Netherlands | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: State of Trance 2006 In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America Elements of Life In Search of Sunrise DJ in the Mix 3 ASIN: B000EGDBUQ Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

1. Conil - Malibu Beach
2. Mark Norman Pres. Celine - Colour My Eyes
3. Late Night Alumni - Empty Streets
4. Electro Prompt - Beside Me (Gothek DC Remix)
5. Fonzarelli - Moonlight Party
6. Leama & Moor - Everything Matters (Matthew Dekay Remix)
7. Matthew Dekay Vs. Proluctors - Let The Game Begin
8. Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (Club Mix)
9. Parker & Hanson - Let Me Be (Extended Mix)
10. Kalafut & Fugle - Novocaine (Mark Otten Remix)
11. Jes - People Will Go (Steve Forte Rio Remix)
12. Basic Perspective - Small Step On the Other Side
13. Tom Cloud - Told You So
14. A.M. - Arise (Hammer & Fubayashi Remix)
15. Cass - Little Bird

Tracks:

1. Pink Elephant - LAX
2. Alex Stealthy - Something Is Wrong
3. Shah & Laruso Pres. Global Experience - Zanzibar
4. Progression - Technophobia
5. A Boy Called Joni - Green Astronauts
6. Petter - These Days (Luke Chable's Those Days Mix)
7. Estuera - Tales From the South (Jonas Steur's Revision Flow)
8. ?zg?r Can - Irony
9. Jonas Steur - Second Turn
10. Smith & Pledger Pres Aspekt - Hi Jack
11. Jaytech - Genesis (Jimbo's Afterburner Mix)
12. Super8 & DJ Tab - Helsinki Scorchin'
13. Way Out West - Don't Forget Me (Guy Ehmetores Remix)

Product Description

1. Global Experience - San Salvador
2. Way Out West - Don't Forget Me (Steve Forte Rio Mix)
3. Progression - Technofobia
4. Midway - Cobra
5. Estuera - Tales From The South 2006
6. A Boy Called Joni - Green Astronauts
7. 16BIT Lolita's & Johan Cyber - Like A Memory
8. Petter - These Days
9. Incolumis - One With Sanctuary9
10. Alex Stealthy - Deplorings
11. AM - Arise
12. Tom Cloud - Told You So
13. Base Perspective - Small Step On The Other Side
14. Parker & Hanson - Let Me Be
15. Leama & Moor - Everything Matters
16. Electroprompt - Beside Me
17. Ozgur Can - Irony

Format: CD

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Trance is about as Dutch as windmills, and more than any other DJ, Tiësto is its ambassador. His highly successful In Search of Sunrise series can claim much of the credit for this, and this fifth installment, Los Angeles, delivers in spades. As ever, the man finds his inspiration in the female voice; from Late Night Alumni's "Empty Streets," which pits a bassline that bounces like Silly Putty against Becky Jean Williams's dreamy vocals, to Karen Overton's dancefloor-destroying cover of Billie Ray Martin's "Your Loving Arms," Tiësto again proves himself a master at driving sets to soaring highs with well-placed siren songs. The second disc finds the Dutchman in more progressive territory, luring in the unsuspecting with Pink Elephant's effervescent "LAX" only to drop the hammer with Alex Stealthy's "Something Is Wrong," a track with a disorienting beat that seems to tumble over itself and a haunting melody that sounds as though it were trapped under ice. Tiësto also shows he hasn't lost his affinity for engaging the listener in a test of wills, as in A Boy Called Joni's vertiginous "Green Astronauts." Like all good mixes, the fifth in the ISoS series is after all a study in contrasts. Ironic, perhaps, that with the title Los Angeles the album makes a compelling case that the trance crown won't be leaving Holland anytime soon. --Brent Kallmer

Customer Reviews:

another 5 star performance by tiesto.......2007-07-19

this album is another in the line of great mixes by tiesto. if you love trance like i do then isos 5 is a must buy. i think 4 is still my personal fav due to disc one but i would recomend buying all 5 isos albums. they are worth the money in FULL

what an awesome arsenal for our ears.......2007-07-07

Tiesto, albeit ostentatious, is revolutionizing music, and ISOS5 is a clear example where dj's like him, and Armin are heading. His tracks are eloquent, driving and full of forcefullness, and flowing and no one, anywhere, can do it like Tiesto. People say he is a sell out, well Go ahead and sell out Tiesto, because if you can make albums like this for me and my 100 friends to enjoy, than so be it. Everyone I have given this cd to, really, everyone of them, can't believe how magical it is. Like the previous reviewer, I can be driving in rush hour from Boston and blast ISOS5 and never get sick of it, that is hard for a trance album to stand multiple plays after a year or so.

Tiesto is only starting his protege mixing. I cannot wait for more tracks from him. 'Tiesto IN Concert' is mind boggling, a life altering trance experience.

Anyone hestitating to buy this for perhaps a different dj like Armin B or Van Helden or the like, well they are good, but def. add this to your collection.

SO BRILLIANT!

thanks

TIESTO GIVES US ONE MORE REASON TO HATE HIM!.......2007-06-13

what else is there to say, except stay away- the almighty god of the sound of torment makes us want to rage some more. Please I beg you tiesto, go away and leave us all alone.

Great CD.......2007-05-03

This is a great CD by Tiesto. I love the mixes and sounds presented in Sunrise Vol. 5, and this was the first CD of his that I had ever owned. I especially loved the track "Helsinki Scorchin". Great track to drive to, by the way. I like the faster beat tracks that Tiesto creates/uses, and a lot of that is due to the fact that I like to listen to trance when I'm driving, and it's most fun to drive to fast tracks. The reason why I rated this four stars instead of five is because I have Sunrise Panama and Sunrise Latin America, and I think both of those albums are actually a little bit better that Sunrise Los Angeles, even though they were its predecessors.

keeps me home.......2007-05-02

This cd set of Tiesto's is really great i live in Los Angeles and driving at 80 on L.A.'s most known freeway you can understand that no matter during the day or at night its a really good energetic album my favorite is "moonlight party" because that brings the suspense of speed during the day or night and those loud hits are fantastic you have to pick up a copy

Average customer rating: Best (so far) IF YOU LIKE TO LANGUISH IN PAIN, BUY THIS!!!! More house than trance Once again, great CD. 5 Stars for reeeaaalll!

In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America DJ Tiësto Manufacturer: Songbird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Netherlands | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles A State of Trance Vol. 2 In Search of Sunrise In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0007TFI56 Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Solarstone and JES - Like A Waterfall
2. ToneDepth & SoulTan - Moments
3. Ahmet Ertenu - Why
4. JASEfos feat Claire Van Der Boom - Do What U Want (Max Graham
5. Wighnomy Bros - Wurz + Blosse
6. Coca & Villa - La Noche
7. Tilt - Twelve (Dousk Mix)
8. Luminary - My World (Andy Moor Mix)
9. Steve May - Blend Forty 3 (Luke Chable & Steve May Remix)
10. Gabriel & Dresden - Arcadia
11. Split Second - Midnight Express
12. BT - The Force Of Gravity (Tio Remix)
13. Allure - The Loves We Lost
14. Blank & Jones feat Bobo - Perfect Silence (E-Craigs 212 Remix)

Tracks:

1. Estuera vs Re:Locate - Palma Solane
2. Leon Bolier presents Inner Stories - Beyond
3. POS - Gravity
4. LNQ - People I Used To Know
5. Mads Arp featuring Julie Harrington - Slow It Down (Mathilda Mix)
6. Dominic Plaza - Sounds Rushing
7. Matthew Dekay vs Proluctors - BAD
8. Electric Pulse - White Noise
9. Grayarea featuring Erik Shepard - Gravity
10. Tio featuring Matt Hales from Aqualung - UR (Junkie XL Air
11. Odyssee - Evolution
12. Progression - Sands Of Time
13. LSG - Netherworld (Oliver Prime Remix)
14. Sensorica vs Jin Key - Only One (Rave Mix)

Product Description

1. B.T. - Force Of Gravity (Ti?sto Remix)
2. L.S.G. - Netherworld
3. Odyssee - Evolution
4. Phynn - Solitude
5. Progression - Sands Of Time
6. Global Experience - Tennessee
7. Way Out West - Killa
8. Blank & Jones - Perfect Silence
9. Tone Depth & Soul Tan - Moments
10. Ti?sto featuring Matt Hales from Aqualung - UR (Junkie XL
11. Airguitar Remix)
12. Grey Area - Gravity
13. Leon Bollier - Beyond
14. Allure - Pearls
15. LNQ - People I Used To Know
16. *Final Tracklisting TBC


Format: CD

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Though he's as close to being the quintessential trance DJ as anyone, Tiësto has in the past used his mix records to drop new, sometimes challenging material (e.g., 2003's Nyana). But that's never been what the Sunrise records are about. Like 2004's Olympics-anthem release Parade of the Athletes, the vibe is all-inclusive, overtly positive, and infused with a strong orchestral bent that broadens its appeal. The first disc works up a lather after a lukewarm start, ending strongly with tracks from Gabriel & Dresden and BT ("Force of Gravity," spiffed up with a Tiësto remix). The second disc isn't so shy, though the Ibiza sheen gets a little glossy. If there's one thing this DJ can do, it's convincingly integrate a distinctive vocal ("Silence," anyone?), and his collaboration with Aqualung's Matt Hales on "UR" is no exception. One gets the sense that Sunrise 4 could have been just one disc and still delivered the essential punch--but even though it's a bit bloated, this collection unquestionably has the epic heft for which Tiësto is known and revered. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Best (so far).......2007-07-16

Of the 5 ISOS albums released, this is the best by far. BTW, ISOS5 sucks

IF YOU LIKE TO LANGUISH IN PAIN, BUY THIS!!!!.......2007-06-13

AGAIN TIESTO GIVES US ONE MORE REASON TO HATE HIM, WHY CAN"T HE JUST GO AWAY AND LEAVE US ALL ALONE?

More house than trance.......2007-06-06

This is my first Tiesto CD that I heard. IMO It's a very good House CD. Not as laid back as I would have liked to call it a trance CD.

Once again, great CD. .......2007-05-07

This is yet again, a great CD by Tiesto. However, I still liked Panama better, although just slightly, and so I think that this album deserved a four out of five stars. I love Tiesto's stuff, so I hope he keeps on pullin through!

5 Stars for reeeaaalll!.......2007-03-07

Alright I'll break it down to you due to the fact that you're debating about buying this CD right? Let me put it this way, if you love trance than you love this CD--honestly. Trance can't get better than this! Both discs are beyond solid. Go ahead and buy it! Trust me you won't regret. FYI, also check out vol. 5 and Armin Van Buuren's "In State of Trance 2006". They're both top notch just like this one!

Average customer rating: I'm Still Searching... ISOS - So good Oldies but Gooooodies!! The best ISOS album! Classic Masterpiece

In Search of Sunrise DJ Tiësto Manufacturer: Songbird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 2 In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles Magik, Vol. 5: Heaven Beyond ASIN: B00005NHKL Release Date: 2001-08-02

Tracks:

1. Reachers of Civilisation - York
2. Anomaly: Calling Your Name [Ferry Corsten Remix]
3. Honey [Chicane Club Mix] - Billie Ray Martin
4. Time Gate [Update] - Marc Vision
5. Mercury and Solace [BT 12" Mastermix] - BT
6. Dark Blue - Cabala
7. I Trance You [Pappa and Gilbey Mix]
8. Going Up
9. Sun Is Shining [Mash Up Matt Remix] - Technique
10. Walhalla - Gouryella
11. Far From Over - Kamaya Painters
12. I Believe [DJ Tandu Remix] - Lange
13. Remember (To the Millennium) [Lange Mix]
14. Sparkles [Magikal Remake] - Tiesto, Montana & Storm

Product Description

1. Reachers Of Civilisation, The - (with York)
2. Anomaly: Calling Your Name - (Ferry Corsten remix, with Libra Presents Taylor)
3. Honey - (Chicane Club mix, with Billie Ray Martin)
4. Time Gate - (Update, with Marc Vision)
5. Mercury And Solace - (BT 12" Master mix, with BT)
6. Dark Blue - (with Cabala)
7. I Trance You - (Pappa & Gilbey mix, with Gypsy)
8. Going Up - (with Yahel & DJ Miss T)
9. Sun Is Shining - (Mash Up Matt remix, with Technique)
10. Walhalla - (with Gouryella)
11. Far From Over - (with Kamaya Painters)
12. I Believe - (DJ Tandu remix, with Lange)
13. Remember (To The Millenium) - (Lange remix, with The Morrighan)
14. Sparkles - (Magikal Remake)


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

I'm Still Searching..........2007-06-11

I'm not going to elaborate very much on this purchase. I thought it was below par. The only mix I cared for was BT's "Mercury & Solace", which I already have. The rest of the CD was fair--nothing earthshaking as far as I'm concerned.

ISOS - So good.......2007-03-19

I now own all 5 in the ISOS saga, volume one being the last I acquired. It fits right in with the rest as far as quality Tiesto mixes.

Oldies but Gooooodies!!.......2006-07-06

Great stuff! Never gets old or tired. I listen to it over and over again, appreciating new things each time!

The best ISOS album!.......2006-03-02

Woot!
This album is great. For those that heard this and know anything about skills in mixing and in making a good mix knows that this should be on your hall of fame.

I don't like my music with vocals when I listen to trance.
I like my trance with great beats (Tranceport, Voyage Into Trance)

So I consider trance with vocals "gay music" cause mostly those female vocals be killing the originality of trance.

But this is just great, even though a lot of female vocals are here, I still love this. He also does a good job on switching from trance-only to trance-vocals.

All these songs easily can get a 5 out of 5 or up(except for the one of Calling Your Name).

YOU REALLY WILL BE LEFT IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE after this album ends. I like listening to this album when the sun rises and/or sets.

With a great blend of vocals and trance maybe people that listen to (pop, dance, and R&B) will want to listen to some actual trance.

Verdict: 7.5 out of 5.0 Its sooo good you need to get its A LOT better than the other 3 ISOS he has made. He really changed the way of my thoughts about "gay music". Well this is simply a must get!! What The Hell(WTH) you doing reading this review! Go buy it in stores! NOW!

P.S. This is still consider "gay music" to me but I really love it.

Classic Masterpiece.......2006-01-22

Although years have passed since the release of this work of art, this compilation along with the other ISOS series continue to dominate and define the utter best of the trance genre.

The genious in tiesto's music lies in the way it is layered and in the progression. If one is to listen carefully, it is noticable how the music follows a consistent up down up down approach. This kind of stucture is unique in that it takes the listener through musical highs and lows in such a way that it is completely hypnotic.

There have been many times where i would be dead focused on his music forgetting about the outside world. Yes its that good. Tiestos work is actually so good, that people are able to listen to his cds over and over and never get bored of them since the more you listen to them, the more you hear things you did not hear the previous time. I have already listened to all of the ISOS and magik series over 10 times each and its still not played out.

So far only Armin Van Buuren has been able to come close to the perfection that tiesto has achieved. If only tiesto's newer work posessed such beauty.

My personal favorite tracks are:
Honey
I believe

Average customer rating: The music is masterfully composed with wit, majesty, and soul Beautiful John Williams does his best Minimalist Impersonation with Fine Results Will one day be considered among the best he's written Almost Impeccable

A.I. - Artificial Intelligence: Original Motion Picture Score Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Minority Report Catch Me If You Can War of the Worlds Seven Years In Tibet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Hook: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B00005LLVS Release Date: 2001-07-03

Tracks:

1. The Mecha World
2. Abandoned In the Woods
3. Replicas
4. Hide And Seek
5. For Always
6. Cybertronics
7. The Moon Rising
8. Stored Memories And Monica's Theme
9. Where Dreams Are Born
10. Rouge City
11. The Search For The Blue Fairy
12. The Reunion
13. For Always (Duet)

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Packed with Big Ideas about the future of mankind and dispatched with a distant, often icy veneer, Steven Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence can scarcely camouflage its roots. It was begun by the late Stanley Kubrick in the mid-'80s; Spielberg collaborated briefly a decade later, bowed out, then inherited it upon Kubrick's death in '99. And while the late auteur's cold vision seems largely intact (if now infused with Spielberg's enduring Pinocchio fetish), it's safe to say that Kubrick's often challenging musical tastes would probably not have led him to composer John Williams's doorstep. Nonetheless, the acclaimed veteran again rises to the occasion, ably demonstrating that he's hardly been indifferent to 20-odd-years of minimalism and postmodernism and that, as always, the best film music is often a subtly crafted pastiche of sensibilities and styles. Setting the tone of the film's robotically enhanced not-so-distant future, "The Mecha World" crackles and glistens with Steve Reich's rhythmic urgency and John Adams's dense coloration, while "Abandoned in the Woods," "Hide and Seek," and "Rouge City" succeed by setting Williams's more traditional sense of melody against Phillip Glass's hypnotic arpeggios. There's also a sense that the composer has craftily evoked the ghost of Kubrick music past and 2001 in particular; "Replicas" and "Stored Memories" bring to mind Ligeti, while the mournful strings of "Cybertronics" seem a ghostly echo of Khachaturian's "Gayane Ballet Suite." David Foster's ballad "For Always" (in a solo rendition by Lara Fabian and a duet between Fabian and Josh Groban) seems twice-included strictly to enhance the album's radio allure. Completists should also note that Ministry's dark contribution to the film's Flesh Fair sequence, "What About Us?" is not included on this soundtrack, but is available on their Greatest Fits compilation. Arguably Williams's most musically adventurous score since his landmark Close Encounters, A.I. should take its place among the most distinctive of the composer's long and bounteous collaboration with Spielberg. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

The music is masterfully composed with wit, majesty, and soul.......2006-06-19

A.I. means Artificial Intelligence. But there is nothing artificial about John Williams' organically emotional score and his 17th collaboration with Steven Spielberg. A.I. studies the unique fellowship between human and machine and John has woven a musical interface. John's score pierces the mystery of a robot (mecha) child's short existence. His name is David and he never had a birthday, but was engineered to give and revieve the love of the family he is placed in. The music underlines and then transports David on his jounrey of discovery from his inception to his tanscendence and John does this with wit, majesty, and soul. John's music is of our world and of theirs and finally of a world shared by both orga and mecha. And like so many of John's scores from Spielberg's movies, you really don't need the images to have the story told to you. He is the greatest musical storyteller of all time.

Beautiful .......2006-02-20

This is a wonderful score. It features Josh Groban, Lara Fabian, and of course the master... John Williams.

I would definately say this is one of his best. It reminds me of some of the other Spielberg collaboration scores. Mainly, Empire of the Sun, and War of the Worlds. Lots of the score is wonderful emotional underscoring. It's very complex, and full of interesting scales and keys. Of course, there is plenty of gorgeous thematic material to make the score complete. Honestly, I have never heard a bad John Williams score. Come to think of it, I've never heard one that was less than brilliant and amazing. Really, give this a listen.

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John Williams does his best Minimalist Impersonation with Fine Results.......2006-02-05

If you're at all familiar with various work by John Williams, then you might be surprised at his soundtrack for the Spielberg movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Here Williams seems to shy away from his usual heroic, orchestral canvasses and focuses more on repetitive, rhythmic music with a much more subdued feel to it. Some people might be reminded of minimalist composer Phillip Glass but it's not always Glass that Williams emulates here, it's another major figure in the minimalist music movement, John Adams. Even if Williams emulates others at times, it's still pure John Williams throughout.

Of course Williams, just like Steven Spielberg, can't help but pour on the schmaltz once in a while. The main theme of the film is the one used for the song " For Always ". When this music is played by piano and orchestra it's quite beautiful. When the soprano Barbara Bonney sings it with wordless vocals, it's very evocative of the mood in the film. HOWEVER, I have no idea what John Williams was thinking when he basically turns this beautiful, simple theme into a corny pop song. Oh wait, I know exactly what he was thinking, he was trying to generate a pop hit! Ugh. When Lara Fabian sings " For Always " on track 5, you grind your teeth and barely make it through. When on track 13, Lara Fabian is joined by Josh Groban for a duet version of the same song, it becomes intolerable schmaltz at it's worst.

So yes, there is much satisfying work here by everyone's most lovable film composer John Williams, just don't listen to tracks 5 and 13 so your musical sensibilities won't be irreparably damaged!

The last word from me, A.I., terrific soundtrack that rivals Williams' best, sayonara!

Will one day be considered among the best he's written.......2005-12-29

This score is a masterpiece. Although many critics found Steven Spielberg's film to be uneven, I feel that the score perfectly gives it heart. The score helps to understand what the film is all about -- a boy's love for his "mother."

This score by John Williams will one day be considered among the best he's written. Highly underrated, yet greatly poignant.

I agree with other reviewers who have warned that this is not in the Star Wars / Indiana Jones vein. If you're looking for big, bombastic symphonic music, look elsewhere. This is very sentimental, but beautifully done music. It demonstrates John Williams' talent for matching the music to the film's intention. As his resume' demonstrates, John Williams can write music for just about every film, including a misunderstood "Spielberg/Kubrick" collaboration.

"The Reunion" (final track) is one of the best tracks of orchestra/piano music ever written. The lullaby-like song is the same melody as was used in "For Always," and it is achingly beautiful.

Appropriately, this final track is played in the film while David being (finally) reunited with his "mother."

Almost Impeccable.......2004-04-26

John Williams continues in the fine tradition of his previous work. This sondtrack is finely balanced, with delicate medleys, haunting themes, and some lullaby pieces that are almost enough to make one weep. Contrary to many of his previous works (Star Wars, Superman, et al,) Mr. Williams avoided writing loud, brassy fanfares that would have deeply conflicted with the dark, pensive nature of this film.
Several tracks stand out in this masterpiece. The twin versions of "For Always," one featuring Lara Fabian and the other featuring Josh Groban in a duet with Ms. Fabian are wonderfully pure. In solo form, Lara's voice is wonderfully smooth and has a subtle almost untrained quality that lends a genuineness to her singing. In the duet, Mr. Groban's silky smooth baritone perfectly offsets Lara's clear soprano. The penultimate song, titled "The Reunion" is a stunning, gorgeous lullaby of a piece that features a plaintive, almost childish piano theme. The simplicity is subtlely complex as the theme winds through an entire emotional range, from triumphant happiness to simple joy to black despair, and finally back into an almost heartbreaking lullaby.
Mr. Williams has displayed a wide variety of musical styles in this soundtrack. For fans of his that are desiring a "Star Wars" fanfare and overpowering orchestral pieces, this soundtrack is not for you. I personally prefer this collection to most of his other works.

Average customer rating: The Best ISOS More Great Coding Music The Successor To The Greatest Trance Mix Of All Time awesome trance cd... The best of In Search of a Sunrise series

In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 2 DJ Tiësto Manufacturer: Songbird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: In Search of Sunrise In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles Magik, Vol. 5: Heaven Beyond ASIN: B00005NHKO Release Date: 2001-08-02

Tracks:

1. Tantrix - DJ Tio, Tastexperience
2. Golden Desert, Pt. 2 - DJ Tio,
3. Summerbreeze - DJ Tio, Kamaya Painters
4. Touch Me - DJ Tio, Rui Da Silva
5. Eugina (Michael Woods Remix) - DJ Tio, Salt Tank
6. Perception [New Vocal Mix] - Cass & Slide, DJ Tio
7. Diamondback - DJ Tio,
8. Dreaming [Lucid's 12" Club Mix] - BT, DJ Tio
9. Drio [Venus Mix]
10. Angel Saved My Life [Mark Shimmon and 3rd Degree Bern's Mix] - DJ Tio, Fortress
11. 4am [Marc O'Tool Remix]
12. Home - Coast 2 Coast, DJ Tio, Discovery
13. Tyrantanic [Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix] - Breeder, DJ Tio
14. Airtight - DJ Tio, Max Graham

Product Description

1. Tantrix - (with Tastexperience)
2. Golden Desert Part 2 - (with LN Movement)
3. Summerbreeze - (with Kamaya Painters)
4. Touch Me - (with Rui Da Silva)
5. Eugina - (Michael Woods remix, with Salt Tank)
6. Perception - (New Vocal mix, with Cass & Slide)
7. Diamondback - (with Mekka)
8. Dreaming - (Lucid's 12" Club mix, with BT)
9. Delirio - (Venus mix, with Baracoa)
10. Angel Saved My Life, An - (Mark Shimmon & 3rd Degree Berns mix, with Fortress)
11. 4AM - (Mark O'Toole remix, with Ballroom)
12. Home - (with Coast 2 Coast/Discovery)
13. Tyrantanic - (Slacker's Kingdom Come mix, with Breeder)
14. Airtight - (with Max Graham)


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The Best ISOS.......2007-04-25

I think Tiesto hit the hammer on the nail with this one. I always find a few things to critique with his other ISOS, especially his latest (ISOS 5). But with ISOS 2, Tiesto got the formula just right. Of course, nowadays he doesn't mix music like this anymore. This is classic Tiesto trance--- and excellent trance at that. The song selection is impeccably well-placed and I think this ISOS does the best job at capturing the Summer-Ibiza feel Tiesto may have intended.

After several years of listening to this CD, it still sounds as fresh as it did the day I first purchased it. Tracks like TastExperience, Summerbreeze, Eugina, and Delirio just fit so well into what I believe is his best effort in the ISOS series.

More Great Coding Music.......2007-01-07

I am rapidly accumulating the complete works of DJ Tiësto. It is perfect trance-out music for those long programming sessions.

The Successor To The Greatest Trance Mix Of All Time.......2006-06-16

In Search Of Sunrise is the greatest trance compilation ever made. It is the eternal representation of great trance. Having said that, I can now review In Search Of Sunrise 2.

The album art is awesome. The movie poster concept is clever. Tiësto has a great marketing team.

As for the mix, I've found that it helps to divide DJ Tiësto's compilations into movements, because I'm sure he does. Some songs aren't meant to take you over the top. Some are. Some songs work together to build tension for a powerful, explosive song approaching. Some songs are powerful and explosive. Tiësto knows how to use different types of trance songs to create a mix that is HIS. He is a master at this.

The first movement is fantastic. It begins ethereal and dreamy, and through the first three tracks there is a brooding feeling.

Tastexperience by Tantrix is an excellent introduction to the mix. It represents the style and mood of the In Search Of Sunrise (ISOS) series. It has the island feel Tiësto is revered for. As it fades out and LN Movement's Golden Desert (Part 2) is revealed explosively, feelings of nostalgia for the first ISOS are evoked. At this point I am impressed. This is what I expect after the first ISOS. This is a summer mix. Once Kamaya Painter's Summerbreeze comes on, it's obvious that the first two tracks are only a build. Summerbreeze is beautiful. I have to give it up for Kamaya Painters on this track, which means I am actually praising Tiësto and Benno De Goeij, who together ARE Kamaya Painters. The melodies here are precisely what make great trance. The build, the clashes, the keys... this is the trance that I love. So far, the mixing is flawless. At the end of the first movement, the mix seems to transform from trance to house. Vocals are introduced. Rui Da Silva's Touch Me is a good track with a melody that allows it to mix well with this compilation, but it's not a great song. The vocals and lyrics are mediocre. I expect only the best from the ISOS series. This is good, but not Tiësto good. I did, however, smile when thinking about the song placement in comparison to the first ISOS; this song is similar to Billie Ray Martin's Honey, which is track three on that mix. Anyway, Touch Me made me skeptical. The mix seems to be going somewhere, then Tiësto takes a detour with Touch Me. Why? I don't know

As touch me ends the mixing gets heavy and dramatic I realize I'm being swept into the second movement. The Michael Woods mix of Eugina by Salt Tank scraps the previous song and takes the mix right back to where it belongs. This is amazing trance song! Echoing snares, soaring vocals, the ebb and flow of dense subterranean techno melodies... YES! I'd like to shake Michael Woods' hand. The mix into Cass & Slide's Perception is heavy like the last mix, and I dig the style. Tiësto cautiously mixed the songs through the first movement, but in the second movement he takes over and charges ahead boldly. Perception comes in, hits a break, and the game continues. You have to love the robotic sounds on this track. The bass line on this track is deep, even for trance. The song tricks you... you think it's going one way, then another break comes and in the vocals drop. Wow. Here is another beautiful vocal trance song. "Search and you will find the answer... if you look deep inside of your mind... you can see forever... rise up together." Now that is dance floor ecstasy. Perception ends almost abruptly and in drops Mekka's Diamondback. The vocal trance delight continues. This song is insane. Take a drive on a country road and listen to this song as loud as you can for an amazing experience. Lucid's mix of BT's Dreaming comes on next and the texture of the mix is changed again. The sound effects here are awesome. The ticking clock, the panning, the creaking doors, the chimes: I love this song. Tiësto knows how to compile great vocal trance songs like no other. With this song the second movement is ending...

And with the Venus Mix of Baracoa's Delirio the third movement blooms. This song... man... this song gives me goosebumps. The build is like no other. This is deep trance. This is a classic. Songs like this are what give the ISOS series it's enigmatic quality. You might as well just burn the house down for this one. The vocals are intoxicating. Delirio takes me away. At this point I'm sold on the mix. The next track is a remix of Fortress's An Angel Saved My Life. The sounds here remind me of Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport. The trance here is hard, heavy, and dense. It's good, but it's one of my least favorite tracks on the album. It gets serious quick, but there is no distinct build. It does however, mix superbly with the Marc O' Tool Remix of Ballroom's 4 AM, which I think is the reason why Tiësto used it. Ballroom is a cool song, but it doesn't have the power of the previous songs on the mix. It does have a unique style that makes this ISOS mix even more eclectic. As Coast 2 Coast's Home comes on, I understand the purpose of the previous two tracks. Tiësto was building. This is why I like to group his mixes into movements. Home is another great track because of its uplifting melody and its quick build to an all-business breakdown.

The business continues right into Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix of Breeder's Tyrantanic without a breath of air to relax. Then... BOOM! The beat drops and there is silence. The fourth and final movement is crowded, dense, heavy, busy, and every other adjective you can think of that is opposite of free and airy. Tiësto ends his mix with pure progressive trance. The builds aren't epic and sudden. They're constant and relentless. The beat just keeps going. The breaks don't even feel like breaks. The vocals are gone. This all describes Max Graham's Airtight, and the title fits perfectly. Tiësto suffocates you in the last movement. I just know that I can't stop bobbing my head. The song takes you higher and higher and higher and higher... then proceeds to the most elaborate breakdown of the entire mix. It doesn't send you away in the ecstatic build-explode-jump off way that trance typically does. It doesn't make you feel like you just got off like never before. It doesn't take you away with heavenly vocals and melodies.

It leaves you in a trance.

DJ Tiësto has done it again. He has left me In Search Of Sunrise.

awesome trance cd..........2006-06-11

this is my second review or comment on a tiesto compilation.. the first was on his parade of athletes cd.. this ISOS 2 cd is just awesome.. i never thought trance could sound so good!! i say this only because previously i dont pay much attention to the genre.. but now i know what i've been missing all this time.. i favor the tracks summerbreeze, diamondback, dreaming, and tyrantanic, but the rest are good too! just listen from start to finish because you may not appreciate how beautiful this cd is put together.. as i write this, im playing the cd!! yeah baby yeah!!! :-)

The best of In Search of a Sunrise series.......2006-05-01

I think this album is the best in Tiesto's In Search of a Sunrise series. Just beautiful trance music from the first track till the last.

Please note that this album is different from Tiesto's live sets and his other "hands in the air trance" compilations. ISOS 2 is a lot more mellow(though does get harder towards the end), and is much better suited as background music for your pre and after-party sessions.

Overall, a really awesome compilation.

Average customer rating: What the heck??? More Than Excellent

Rags to Riches: The Essential Hits of Scott Joplin Manufacturer: Compendia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Divertimentos General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Complete Piano Music of Scott Joplin The Greatest Ragtime of the Century The Sting: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Scott Joplin: Piano Rags Joplin - Complete Rags for Piano (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) Vol. 2020 ASIN: B0009J4OAO Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Original Rags
2. Maple Leaf Rag
3. Easy Winners
4. Elite Syncopations
5. The Entertainer
6. The Cascades
7. Bethena
8. Leola
9. Gladiolas
10. Searchlight
11. Fig Leaf Rag
12. Sugar Cane
13. Euphonic Sounds
14. Paragon Rag
15. Solace
16. Wall Street Rag
17. Treemonisha
18. Magnetic Rag

Album Description

Celebrate the diversity of American music with RAGS TO RICHES: THE ESSENTIAL SCOTT JOPLIN, a comprehensive collection of 18 pieces by one of ragtime's greatest composers. From his signature hit "Maple Leaf Rag" to classics such as "The Entertainer" and "Wall Street Rag", RAGS TO RICHES: THE ESSENTIAL SCOTT JOPLIN contains some of the most revered tunes in musical history and will be treasured by music fans for years to come.

Customer Reviews:

What the heck???.......2007-03-20

Music is great, as is the playing. However, the last song is not Magnetic Rag but rather the same version of Maple Leaf Rag heard earlier on the album.

What is with that?

More Than Excellent.......2006-08-16

I had previously purchased a Scott Joplin CD and was disappointed by the dull quality and dispirited playing by the artist. This CD more than makes up for it. The music was beautifully performed and the recording was very clear. Every piece was perfect!

Average customer rating: The Best When They were a Quintet 2006 DELUXE VERSION, BUT NOT HYBRID...? The sound I have heard in your hello Awesome SACD vs. MFSL

In Search of the Lost Chord The Moody Blues Manufacturer: Ume Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: To Our Children's Children's Children On the Threshold of a Dream Days of Future Passed Question of Balance Every Good Boy Deserves Favour ASIN: B000E8NQU4 Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

1. Departure
2. Ride My See-Saw
3. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
4. House of Four Doors, Pt. 1
5. Legend of a Mind
6. House of Four Doors, Pt. 2
7. Voices in the Sky
8. Best Way to Travel
9. Visions of Paradise
10. Actor
11. Word
12. Om

Tracks:

1. Departure [Alternate Mix]
2. Best Way to Travel [Additional Vocal Mix]
3. Legend of a Mind [Alternate Mix]
4. Visions of Paradise [Instrumental Version]
5. What Am I Doing Here? [Original Version]
6. Word [Mellotron Mix]
7. Om [Extended Version]
8. Simple Game [Justin Hayward Vocal Mix]
9. King and Queen
10. Doctor Livingstone I Presume [#]
11. Voices in the Sky [#]
12. Thinking Is the Best Way to Travel [#]
13. Ride My See Saw [#]
14. Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) [#]
15. Simple Game [Single 'B' Side]

Album Description

2 CD set. After helping lay the groundwork for concept albums and progressive rock with 1967's orchestra-enhanced suite Days Of Future Passed, the Moodies retrenched for the follow-up. They abandoned the orchestra but kept their sound as rich as before by playing a multitude of instruments themselves, including everything from sitar to cello to oboe. At the time, it was remarkable enough for these instruments to appear on a rock record, much less to be played by the band itself. The string-laden conceptual pieces of Days were replaced by shorter, more concise songs that leaned more toward Beatlesque pop and displayed a pronounced Eastern influence. In Search Of The Lost Chord is the most exotic, trippy album in the Moodies' catalog. Polydor. 2006.

Customer Reviews:

The Best When They were a Quintet.......2007-07-10

The Moody Blues were a rock and roll band who expanded its range. However they have become one-dimensional without the songwriting of Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas and Graham Edge. Ride My See-Saw, House of Four Door, Legend Of A Mind all of this variety made the Moody Blues a Dynamic group. Not that Justin Hayward did not have a strong part to play in the sound, with strong songs. But it is something definitely missing in the new sound of the Moody Blues

2006 DELUXE VERSION, BUT NOT HYBRID...?.......2007-06-15

I just received this Deluxe 2 CD set from a reputable seller, but there is no mention
of it being a Hybrid SACD anywhere in the package. The sound is excellent, but if
you want the H-SACD version you might want to inquire with the seller first.
The editorial review above states that this set is from Polydor. My version is
Deram/Decca. Copyright 2006 Decca Music Group Ltd. A Universal Music Co.

The sound I have heard in your hello.......2007-06-13

Okay, yes this seems to be a stereo only SACD but in my humble opinion, it has never sounded better and I know the MFSL versions as well as just about every other version out there. Having grown up around this album, I can honestly say that there are things on here that I've never even noticed before. The echo that Tony Clarke uses on here gives this album an almost ghostly feeling that really comes through on this version. the backing vocals on Voices In the Sky sound like a heavenly cosmic chior. Justin's acoustic has never come across better than it does on this version but really the same can be said for every thing else. Ray's flute on Visions Of Paradise reminds me of light drifting through the cosmos. One of my all time favorite Moodies songs, the Actor sounds so clean and the drums are so crisp that I think I've fallen in love with it all over again. the bonus disc is a wonderful addition and I'm glad that they aqdded Michael's A Simple Game as this was the only problem with the original version of the album as it was only a single B side to one of the songs here. It's also nice to hear Justin try it although Mike's is the keeper. The two outtakes that originally appeared on + 5 actually fit better here What Am I Doing Here and King And Queen have never sounded better. the live stuff is wonderful. It's a shame that the SACD format has gotten such a bad rap with some as I myself would love to see other artists and bands put out more SACD's. Imagine SACD albums by artists like King Crimson and Traffic.

Awesome.......2007-04-11

Wow! I can hardly wait to purchase the others in this series. Listening to classic Moodies "is the best way to travel." My "astral plane" is still flying!

SACD vs. MFSL.......2006-08-15

I'll never give a Moody Blues album from the classic era less than four stars, and this week this one is my favorite. The music is a solid 5, with one less star for the remastering. A lot of people ask me about the difference between the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab masters and the SACD versions of the Moody Blues CDs. I have essentially every version so I have compared them extensively. (Yes, I'll even compare them for friends. Sometimes.) The first thing I noticed on this was the over-compression someone else commented on. Yes, the world has gone mad. The MFSL versions have spatial imaging that puts the SACD versions to shame. The pristine tonality makes the music come alive, especially if you've only heard the "remastered" CD versions (Remastered=Compressed in most cases - to make it play "louder"). I purchased the SACD versions for the extra tracks primarily. If you don't mind paying a premium price for used CDs I recommend the Mobile Fidelity versions, but any Moody Blues CD is wonderful.

Average customer rating: AS USUAL TIESTO PUTS OUT TRASH!!!!! His best I've heard. well crafted Average The Razor's Edge Of Trance

In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama DJ Tiesto Manufacturer: Songbird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: In Search of Sunrise In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 2 In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles Magik, Vol. 5: Heaven Beyond ASIN: B00006BXJM Release Date: 2002-07-23

Tracks:

1. Into The Fire - Noa Assembly
2. Hear You Now (Grand Chillas Mix) - DJ Hooligan
3. Faith (Loafer Mix) - Starecase
4. Summer Calling (Josh Gabriel Mix) - Andain
5. Solarcoaster - Solar Stone
6. Meia Lua (Steve Gibbs Mix) - Tremor
7. In My Memory (Gabriel & Dresden Elephant Memory Vocal) - DJ Tiesto
8. Your Body Is A Temple - Argonaut
9. Don't Do It - World Clique
10. Stringz Ultd. (Shelly Mix) - Chiller Twist
11. Southern Sun (DJ Tiesto Mix) - Paul Oakenfold
12. Activate - Accessive Rhythm
13. Mindcircus (Gabriel & Dresden Remix) - Way Out West
14. Open Your Eyes - Nalin B. Kane
15. Personal Reflexion - Jericho

Product Description

1. Into The Fire - (with Noa Assembly)
2. Hear You Now - (Grand Chillas mix, with DJ Hooligan)
3. Faith - (Loafer mix, with Starecase)
4. Summer Calling - (Josh Gabriel mix, with Andain)
5. Solarcoaster - (with Solar Stone)
6. Meia Lua - (Steve Gibbs mix, with Tremor)
7. In My Memory - (Gabriel & Dresden Elephant Memory Vocal, with DJ Tiesto)
8. Your Body Is A Temple - (with Argonaut)
9. Don't Do It - (with World Clique)
10. Stringz Ultd. - (Shelley mix, with Chiller Twist)
11. Southern Sun - (DJ Tiesto mix, with Paul Oakenfold)
12. Activate - (with Accessive Rhythm)
13. Mindcircus - (Gabriel & Dresden remix, with Way Out West)
14. Open Your Eyes - (with Nalin & Kane)
15. Personal Reflexion - (with Jericho)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

AS USUAL TIESTO PUTS OUT TRASH!!!!!.......2007-06-13

IF YOU LIKE TO SUFFER AND ENJOY TORTURE THEN BUY THIS ALBUM, TIESTO PLEASE I BEG YOU, GO AWAY AND LEAVE US ALL ALONE> The almighty god of the sound of torment gives us one more reason to hate him. Do not be decieved, this album and any other with his name on it will leave you wondering who this fool is!! if you want something nice buy AVB 2006 or DEEP TRANCE produced by water music records.

His best I've heard........2007-05-07

I've only heard Tiesto's Sunrise 3, 4, and 5 albums (plus a few tracks from various other albums), and this is by far my favorite. I think there's a perfect harmony between the songs in this CD. The slower tracks, like number 2, still sound really good even though I prefer faster tracks, like number 9. I'm going to keep listening to Tiesto and I have to keep purchasing his albums, cuz evidently, I have many more to go.

well crafted.......2007-01-19

DJ Tiesto's Panama is well done, even almost after five years later. I am not a fan of pure progressive or progressive-led trance, thus I tend to be bias towards the more "melody" or "uplifing" trance...in my opinion there is a greater chance to tell a story in the instrumental if done judiciously. I feel that DJ Tiesto does this very well on the first two tracks. The early vocals are a little weak. The third track falls a little flat but the fourth recovers momentum and rhythm. The next three tracks flow very well together...good work by Tiesto.

Some weakness is the middle of the work. The song selection is flat, I felt the album was taking a direction (expecting it to go right but hung left instead). Nonetheless, the songs do "fit" into the "mix." But I was disappointed with the Oakenfold selection. A good artist to be sure, but I feel this track of Oakenfold is often overplayed, almost as if obligatory. My criticism here is song selection. The final part of the album transitions into a nice crescendo. I feel the "Way Out West" track was greatly misplaced in the context with the rest of the final tracks--definitely breaks into the work.

By large, the album is well crafted. I would not say the BEST - 5 STARS because there are obvious areas I think that could be improved upon. Not a flawless album, but it is surely an enjoyable one to have.

Average.......2006-11-25

I would rate this album higher if it had been produced by another DJ, but I consider it to be weak compared to the rest of the ISOS series (as of November 2006). Whereas 4 and 5 have shown Tiësto's ability to produce progressive trance albums and 1 and 2 were flawless melodic compilations, this album falls short in both areas.
In Search of Sunrise: Panama is weak for several reasons. First off, it is a single CD, hence shorter than the most recent ISOS compilations. Second, the album starts out very slow and stays there up until the very end which is not the case with the other ISOS, which had and have shown Tiësto's full spectrum.

In all honesty if I would only purchase this album if I was collecting the full series (which I have done already) else I would skip and go for the other four.

The Razor's Edge Of Trance.......2006-06-18

First, I would like to say that the album design of In Search Of Sunrise 3 - Panama is unimpressive. The purple text of the title is hard to read over the background, and the photos are not alluring... until you pull off the album sleeve and see the beautiful album cover shot!

This mix is justice.

While In Search Of Sunrise 2 was a great addition to the In Search Of Sunrise series, ultimately, it couldn't compare with the original.

Panama can.

Tiësto has defined trance once again. He is the man.

Noa Assembly may be the most epic opening of all the ISOS series. It lets you know Tiësto is not playing any games on this volume. Through the first half of this mix, emotions run deeper than on any ISOS album. Even the first volume cannot compare with the emotional efficacy of the first half of this album. From the first track, you're off to another world. Tiësto takes his time building with this mix, and that's what makes it so effective. It's unbelievable. It's perfection. He spends the first three tracks on a slow and steady climb. The tracks are absolutely consistent. The Grand Chillas Mix of Hear You Now by DJ Hooligan lays the smack down. I love Tiësto for introducing me to songs like this. This song evokes feelings I can't describe. I recall feelings of unrequited love while listening to it. I don't even know what to say. And the mix into Starecase's Faith (Loafer Mix)... MAN!!!!! I shook my head in disbelief the first time I heard it.

The song picks up and... it's ineffable. Nobody can do what Tiësto does... "Waiting for the sun... I need to know if you are there to... carry me home." Hands down to Loafer and Starecase for this song. The bass line, the ambience, the vocals, the phasing, the effects: it's all too good to be true. The mixing style is so amazing that I cannot even elaborate. You simply must hear it. It's perfect. Tiësto's song selection is what makes him such an amazing DJ. I've listened to most of his mixes and I'm not sure if he'll ever top what he does on the first half of this album. This isn't high energy trance... it's SPIRITUAL trance. The mix into Summer's Calling continues Tiësto's demonstration of a DJ at the top of his form. It all sounds as if it was meant to be. And with headphones on, it's bliss. I can usually organize my thoughts well in reviews but this album sets me off. It's so hard to describe how brilliant this mix is. And I'm saying this at track 4.

When Solar Stone's Solar Coaster comes in, it's obvious that the game is over. This is an absolute classic!!! I bow to Solar Stone. They are known for amazing songs, but this song brings me to tears. The synthesized guitar riff kills me. And "you're so cool..." my eyes swell up just thinking about it. I don't care what anybody says. For any of those who can relate to trance, for those who have lost something they can't get back, for those who were fans of Tiësto prior to hearing this mix, when this song comes on, if goosebumps and tears don't hit you, you missed something. This is the beauty and glory of trance! This song completely sweeps me away. Songs like these make life worth living. That's the bottom line.

We're only through a third of the mix.

The Steve Gibbs Mix of Meia Lua is the signal that a new phase of the mix is beginning. The energy level is rising. The trance effects here are excellent. The synth sounds from the previous songs, some trippy vocals, and some other melodies that I don't have the capacity to describe make this awesome song take the mix forward with grace. And then the Gabriel & Dresden Mix of In My Memory creeps in. Anyone truly familiar with Tiësto knows that In My Memory is one of the best original compositions he will ever make. Gabriel & Dresden respect Tiësto's classic by producing an astounding remix. It's so frustrating to describe great songs like these. The lyrics, the effects of the remix, the tribal sound, and the build... it's nuts. During the break, an unbelievably intoxicating melody surfaces that takes you right into the breakdown. It's euphoric. THIS IS TRANCE!!! SERIOUSLY!!! BUY THIS FREAKING CD!!! AHHHHH!!!!! It's madness!!! Seven Tracks have gone by and I don't have one complaint.

But, if there is one song that comes close to making me complain, it has to be the next track: Your Body Is A Temple. Mix wise, the song is necessary. I've noticed that Tiësto uses at least one track on every mix that is relatively out of place in comparison to the rest of the mix. This is that track. But in all honesty, the track is awesome. There are stereo pans and field rotate effects that make the song a delight, especially with headphones on. It takes the energy of the mix even higher with trance elements that are harder and darker than those of any of the previous songs. And it mixes perfectly into World Clique's Don't Do It. Don't Do It makes you want to do it! This song has serious house elements. The robotic sound effects rule. The break with the tribal pipe sounds trips me out. The song's break is ambient joy, and the build is all business. The vocal that repeats over the breakdown is hypnotic. There are actually two builds, and the second one is more serious than the first. After the second build Tiësto sweeps you right into the Shelly Mix of Stringz Ultd. The melodies here are ridiculously consistent with the mix. It all makes sense. This mix is so consistent! The build on this song is deafening. The breakdown is fantastic. Energy wise, it is one of the highest points of the mix. And as a result, Tiësto takes the next logical step: slow it down.

Southern Sun is one of the greatest trance songs ever made. Without being over the top and without being filled with sirens and excessively dense builds, this song sends you into a state of bliss. "I still feel you beneath my skin... I am tempted to throw my senses in... `cause its easier to fly than to face another night in southern sun." The melodies, the chorus of voices in the background, the bass line... all of it make this song is among the greatest. "Pieces of the wind..." THIS IS EPIC TRANCE! Tiësto lifts Paul Oakenfold's song into the heavens with his remix. This is one of the best driving songs around. This song is a classic. At this point, Tiësto is challenging the original In Search Of Sunrise's seat at the throne.

But it's hard to outdo a song like Southern Sun. Tiësto takes the mix into deep trance with Accessive Rhythm's Activate. This isn't a strong point in the mix... but it's a track that necessarily separates one great track from another. The Gabriel & Dresden remix of Way Out West's Mindcircus is a definite highlight. Of The album's second half, this is the strongest reminder that you are listening to an In Search Of Sunrise mix. It expresses how great Gabriel & Dresden are. I mean, Tiësto features them twice on one mix. They are some of the best remix producers around. The driving beat here is mind numbing. The effects on the vocals are euphoric. This is the perfect cross between trance and house. "Almost ready to drift now... and I feel myself slipping inside you." Tiësto knows what the crowd wants. Love and Lust are what define the In Search Of Sunrise series. I have the utmost respect for Gabriel & Dresden for this song. I cannot imagine the damage a song like this would do to a dance floor. I can only hope that one day I will find out.

Nalin & Kane... anybody remember beachball? That is an all-time trance classic, so I expect great things from them. Open Your Eyes is no slouch. At this point I am reminded again that Tiësto knows better than anyone how to use individual songs to suit his purpose for a mix. Tracks 10 through 15 follow a sort of up and down pattern with each track, and I sense that was his idea. Anyway, the keyboard melodies on this song are good. They are too repetitive to make the song great, but the hyper trance melodies that accompany them at 3 minutes into the song (and earlier in the song, only briefly) make the song suit the mix well. It doesn't really matter, because this song exists only to prepare the listener for the last hurrah: Jericho's Personal Reflexion.

Just like In Search Of Sunrise 2, Tiësto's last desire is to send you away in a trance, and the final track fulfills this goal remarkably well. It takes you higher and higher, to a point so high with such screaming symphonic melodies that you want to jump out of your body and soar into space. The final track is extremely dramatic. It ends the mix with magnificent power. Tiësto sends you away baffled.

This is essential trance. You must buy this album. It's much better than the second In Search Of Sunrise. Unfortunately, I have to admit that ultimately, it does not surpass the original In Search Of Sunrise.

But at times, it makes you wonder...

Average customer rating: N.E.R.D's debut album was never bettered by the group.... "It's almost over now" While this album is absoloutely wonderful it is listed wrong. NoOne Ever Really Dies IN SEARCH OF.........

In Search of N.E.R.D. Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fly or Die The Neptunes Present... Clones In My Mind Lord Willin' Wanderland ASIN: B000078JM3 Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

1. Lapdance - Chad Hugo
2. Things Are Getting Better
3. Brain
4. Provider
5. Truth or Dare - Kelis
6. Tape You
7. Run to the Sun - Chad Hugo
8. Baby Doll
9. Am I High
10. Rock Star
11. Bobby James
12. Stay Together
13. Bobby James - Chad Hugo

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The electro-powered grooves of the writing-production team the Neptunes have abetted fine-to-great tracks by everyone from Jay-Z and Ol' Dirty Bastard to Britney Spears. On their debut as performers, they display an irresistible knack for hooky tracks rooted in the eclectic listening habits they developed while growing up in the multiracial Virginia Beach, Virginia, neighborhoods they still call home. Fusing album rock and rap more forcefully and convincingly than Kid Rock or Durst-style aggro bands (the latter of whom they seem to lampoon on "Rock Star"), N.E.R.D. whip up a creamy yet slammin' mix. Main men Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo coax apropos guest shots from Kelis (the get-your-freak-on "Truth or Dare," the sexiest thing here aside from the ménage-a-wow plea "Tape You") and a handful of up-and-coming members. The live instrumentation that replaces the machine-tooled tracks of an earlier import version of In Search Of retains the tunes' syncopation while rendering it palatable for less eclectic rock fans. While not a commercial blockbuster on the order of many of their clients' discs, this venture is nonetheless one of 2002's standout releases. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

N.E.R.D's debut album was never bettered by the group...........2007-01-29

Having become one of the most prolific producers/Remixers in the business...the production team known as "The Neptunes", (consisting of two members 'Chad Hugo' & 'Pharrell Williams') have lent their considerable skills constructing / Producing tracks for artists such as : "Justin Timberlake/Jay-Z/Old Dirty/Nelly/Britney Spears & LL Cool J". But it was "Zero 7's" astonishing remix of their Album track "Provider", that prompted me to Revisit their Debut album. And seeing as N.E.R.D are considered among the best (if not the best),in the Hip-Hop Producer/Composer stakes, this doesn't disappoint. And rather than just settle for their market leading blend of stuttering beats, and reverberating bass-lines, which would have ensured rave reviews across the board, they take the risky step of cross-breeding with the Rock genre to unparalleled success. From 'Lapdance's' funk/Hip-hop, to 'Provider's' slinky R&B /Hip-Hop beats, to the full on Rock/Hip-hop Hybrid that is "Rockstar" (a sneering look at so called 'Poser's'), and it's hard to find complaint with this album, because it stays close enough to its Hip-Hop Roots to pander to the Hip-Hop markets (especially those with a fancy, for Anthemic beats), and inventive enough to bring elements of 'Rock' to the table, without it sounding forced (and possibly enticing a few Rock fans, that have liked Hip-hop but never felt sure enough to buy a Hip-hop album), truly the best of both worlds then.

"It's almost over now".......2006-11-04

From the club banging hit `Lapdance' to the bump n' grind sex-tease `Truth or Dare' to the subtle hostility of `Rock Star' `In Search Of...' delivers the goods, from front to back, and serves up a replay worthy album for us all to enjoy. Right from the start, from the first bass line on `Lapdance' your instantly glued to this album. Vita just kills on this track ("who baby you want me?" uh-huh). Another standout is `Tape You', which is one of the freakiest tracks I've ever heard. The feel is great though, very islandish with the drum beats. Love `I Am' with Malice, but I must say that my favorite track is the Kelis blessed `Truth or Dare' which gets me moving every time it comes up. Kelis is great here and such a tease ("I am the one with the brightest hair, leather I don't care"), her voice is just so angelic yet devilishly naughty here. `Rock Star' is another brilliant track, although I much prefer the remix done by Jason Nevins which elevates the subtlety and creates a moshpit worthy track. This is definitely an album all can find something to enjoy within.

While this album is absoloutely wonderful it is listed wrong........2006-07-19

This is not the original recording of the album. This is infact the version recorded with Spymob doing live instrumentation. The original version of the album wasn't released in America, but in Europe. It featured more of the synth-heavy sound that the Neptunes were known for. That version of the album was set to come out in the states back in 2001, but was pushed back and re-recorded. That re-recorded version is what is available here. So to those of you ordering this, do not be fulled into thinking you're finding the original verion for a good price, cause it's not that. The original version is rare nowadays, there is a listing for it on amazon though. The two copies available go for no less than $56...unfortunately.

NoOne Ever Really Dies.......2006-06-12

In Search Of...is a great hip hop record because it does everything your standard hip hop doesn't. And keep in mind, calling this record hip hop is not doing it justice. My label is too simplistic. It's also a little rock, but not rocky enough to be a rock album. There is classic Neptune sound but also live instruments.

N.E.R.D. have always had a juvenile streak when it came to their lyrics. The bravado is also off-putting. But it's easy to forgive them for these minor infractions because the music just sounds so good.

N.E.R.D. can definitely have a polarizing effect on you: you're jamming to the grooves while wondering why they have to curse so much. Lap Dance is your favorite song on the record, yet you have a problem with them insulting the work of strippers by comparing them to dirty politicians. Tape You is your second favorite song on the album, yet you roll your eyes at the notion that Pharrell seems to think every woman is a conversation and a cocktail away from wanting a threesome. You love Rock Star, but recognize with a chuckle that N.E.R.D. are the tough guy posers they're bashing.

Nevertheless, In Search Of is an album of great music that sounds different from the rest. It has "classic" written all over it.

Also, am I the only one who believes Baby Doll was an inspiration for Outkast's Hey Ya?

IN SEARCH OF................2006-03-05

YO I THINK NERD IS A VERY INVENTIVE DISC THAT ECLIPSES THE OTHERS WHOM TRIED TO CAPITOLIZE ON THE RAP/ROCK FUSION TREND IN THE LATE 1990'S. THAT'S WHAT SEPERATE NERD FROM THE KID ROCK'S AND FRED DURST'S OF THE WORLD. WITH CATCHY HOOKS AND GREAT BEAT LAID THEY'VE SHOWN THAT GOT SOMETHING TO PROVE TO THE WORLD AS ARTIST AND PRODUCERS.

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