Music of the Sun

Product Description
There's nothing like the warm spirit of the Caribbean to re-energize a dry, stale season of the same old song and dance. And with summer fast approaching there couldn't be a better time for Barbados-born singer Rihanna to break into an industry that is eager to celebrate the next big thing. Thanks to multi-platinum island-born superstars like Sean Paul, Shaggy and Elephant Man, the mainstream has been primed for a rhythmic female star to step into the forefront of popular music.

Besides ripping traditional reggae tracks like a seasoned dancehall queen, the stunning 17-year-old Rihanna possesses a powerful singing voice that conjures up feelings and experiences way beyond her years. It's no wonder that all it took was a quick audition with Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, President and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, for the green-eyed beauty to solidify a recording contract with the multi-million dollar record company. While that performance ended up changing her life forever, the sweet natured island girl laughs at her own naiveté at the time. "I was in the lobby shaking!," remembers Rihanna with a healthy dose of her Bajan accent hanging onto every one of her words. "I saw just a little bit of Jay's face down the hall and I was just like, 'Oh my God!' I had never met a celebrity, and to meet a celebrity who's also the president of the label, that was crazy!!"

Luckily Rihanna was able to shake the jitters as soon as she started her impromptu showcase, a performance that forced her future label bosses to sign the deal before she walked out of their offices. "We were there until 4:30 in the morning closing the deal. Every time I signed my name I was just smiling."

Growing up in the parish of St. Michael, Barbados, it never occurred to Rihanna that one day she would be sitting in the company of mega music moguls. Before moving to the US in 2005, Rihanna lived somewhat of a simple life on her home island where she attended high school and like most teenage girls sang songs for fun with her friends. Aside from winning her school's beauty and talent pageant, Rihanna never realized how talented she really was until she attracted the attention of a New York City music producer named Evan Rogers. (Evan and his partner, Carl Sturken, have produced hits for such artists as Christina Aguilera, Ruben Studdard and Kelly Clarkson.) Evan and his Barbadian wife Jackie were vacationing over Christmas near Rihanna's hometown and through a mutual friend were introduced to the young diva. After hearing her belt out a couple of tunes Evan realized Rihanna's future star power and invited her to New York to record some tracks.

Rihanna, Evan and Carl ended up creating close to a dozen songs. Together they pulled inspiration from the dancehall and reggae that are embedded in Rihanna's rich musical culture and fused it with a fresh R&B soul sound - a mixture Rihanna likes to compare to one of her favorite Caribbean dishes, callaloo. "It's like a gumbo or a stew," explains Rihanna. "My music is mostly Caribbean beats mixed with R&B. I don't want to be pigeon holed into being just a dance artist because I can sing too. I have ballads on the album as well as upbeat tracks."

Rihanna's debut album promises to have all the ingredients that make musical magic. And like her influences Beyonce, Alicia Keys, and Mariah Carey, Rihanna is a talented songwriter who has co-written much of her album. "Music is in my D.N.A.!" exclaims the bright eyed singer. Her first single "Pon De Replay" is sure to mash up dancehalls worldwide with Rihanna's soul stirring vocals demanding the DJ to play her song again and again 'til it touches every single person within earshot. With tracks featuring both Elephant Man and Vybz Kartel, Rihanna is guaranteed to supply some serious heat for both radio and clubs nationwide.

Rihanna is indeed living a real life Cinderella story. "If I hadn't met Evan and Carl I might have just been dreaming forever," she muses. "I am so thankful for everything they've done for me." Soon the whole world will be giving both Rihanna and her producers thanks.

Music of the Sun,Rihanna,Def Jam,Dance-Pop,Dancehall,Pop,Reggae-Pop,Rock,Soul/R & B,Tropical,Urban

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Average customer rating: Till the Sun Turns Black Painfully good.... Great Ray 1st the Best, 2nd the same The most calming album...

Till the Sun Turns Black Ray LaMontagne Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Trouble Supply And Demand Continuum 9 Amos Lee ASIN: B000GPIPVU Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

1. Be Here Now
2. Empty
3. Barfly
4. Three More Days
5. Can I Stay
6. You Can Bring Me Flowers
7. Gone Away From Me
8. Lesson Learned
9. Truly, Madly, Deeply
10. Till The Sun Turns Black
11. Within You

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How do you follow a debut record that achieved out-of-the-blue grandeur on its way to selling a quarter of a million copies? For Maine's Ray LaMontagne, it's all about shaking up the formula, evading repetition and delivering the unexpected. Till the Sun Turns Black finds the introspective singer/songwriter complementing his folk-country ways with traces of strings and horns and spooky soulful background voices. Songs like "You Can Bring Me Flowers" and "Three More Days" are the most R&B-influenced, the latter shuffling about ala The Band or Tony Joe White. Despite its brooding lyrics, "Empty" has a rollicking, almost breezy delivery, a perfect balance to either the hushed title track, the unnerving "Be Here Now" or the horn-fortified waltz, "Gone Away From Me." Throughout the 11-song sequence, and especially on the final song "Within You," LaMontagne's voice remains the record's most crucial element, as vibrant as it is tattered and as harsh as it is flawless. --Scott Holter

Customer Reviews:

Till the Sun Turns Black.......2007-07-23

Essential to listen to this alone and preferably in semi darkness. Really moving and able to touch your soul and heart in places few others can get near to. The gentle melodies are very soothing, like salve applied to wounds,both old and recent. Will be played often and held in the esteem of such greats as Dylan and Cohen.

Painfully good...........2007-06-22

The first time I plopped this CD in, I was thinking "if it's half as good as `Trouble' then I'd be happy." My happiness turned into complete elation. This CD is just as good as `Trouble' and it continues to grow on me with every listen. It is a little mellower than his first effort, perhaps a little darker. Having said that, it doesn't take anything away from this beautifully crafted CD.

Highly, highly recommended.

Great Ray.......2007-05-15

If you like Ray, you'll love this too. Better then his first outing of Trouble which really was hard to top.

1st the Best, 2nd the same.......2007-05-13

The first time hearing the CD, I was a little dissappointed. I really liked his first CD and was looking forward to more of the same. I don't know what I was thinking! A second time through and I was convinced that Ray LaMontagne is the best "unknown" singer and songwriter today!

The most calming album..........2007-05-12

For an absolutely soothing passionate album, try this...Ray LaMontagne is great for the office or a road trip...love it!

Average customer rating: My feel-good music The WARMTH of the SUN~it won't ever die... Recycled Package #102 Interesting Album Lackluster

The Warmth of the Sun The Beach Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys Memory Almost Full [Deluxe Limited Edition] Memory Almost Full Traveling Wilburys (2CD/1DVD, Deluxe Edition) Musicares: A Tribute to Brian Wilson ASIN: B000FC2FUG Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. All Summer Long (new stereo remix)
2. Catch A Wave
3. Hawaii
4. Little Honda
5. 409
6. It's OK
7. You're So Good To Me (new stereo remix)
8. Then I Kissed Her (new stereo remix)
9. Kiss Me, Baby
10. Please Let Me Wonder (new stereo remix)
11. Let Him Run Wild (new stereo remix)
12. The Little Girl I Once Knew
13. Wendy (new stereo remix)
14. Disney Girls (1957)
15. Forever
16. Friends
17. Break Away
18. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
19. Surf's Up
20. Feel Flows (featured in the motion picture Almost Famous)
21. All This Is That
22. 'Til I Die
23. Sail On, Sailor (featured in the Oscar-winning motion picture The Departed)
24. Cool, Cool Water
25. Don't Go Near The Water
26. California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a)
27. California Dreamin'
28. The Warmth Of The Sun

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In a sense, The Warmth of the Sun is to 2004's double-platinum Sounds of Summer as 1975's Spirit of America was to the previous year's chart-topping Endless Summer. Both Summer compilations feature the obvious hits, and their followups collect less famous--though still worthy--tracks like "Hawaii," "409," and "Little Honda." But the 21st-century collections are sequenced by the Beach Boys themselves, and that means this volume's songs are second-tier in fame only. The casual fan whose curiosity was piqued by Sounds of Summer and picks this up for "All Summer Long" will be captivated by Brian Wilson's stops on the road to Pet Sounds ("Kiss Me Baby," "Please Let Me Wonder," "Let Him Run Wild," "The Little Girl I Once Knew"), moved by the father-son collaboration "Break Away" (in many ways the Beach Boys' farewell to the '60s), and floored by a string of five songs from the early '70s--a few of which had their genesis in the ill-fated Smile project--that are a perfect showcase for the maturity the group, especially Brian and Carl, managed to attain less than a decade after penning "Pom Pom Play Girl" ("Surf's Up," "Feel Flows," "All This Is That," "'Til I Die," "Sail On, Sailor"). Taken together, these two volumes provide an extraordinary portrait of a band attempting to straddle popularity and artistic vision, spotlighting each facet just long enough to make you want more. (Collectors note: many of these songs appear in new stereo remixes--they may not be the original Brian Wilson productions as he heard them, but being able to distinctly make out the vibraphone in "Let Him Run Wild" is worth it.) --Benjamin Lukoff

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Compiled and sequenced by The Beach Boys themselves, The Warmth Of The Sun offers a rich view of the artistry and complex legacy of a band that has produced some of the most brilliant music of all time. This new career-spanning, 28-track collection illuminates much of The Beach Boys' most accomplished work. The Warmth Of The Sun is the perfect complement and companion to 2004's double-platinum Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys.

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More from The Beach Boys

Sounds of Summer	Pet Sounds	20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys	Endless Harmony	Endless Harmony DVD

Customer Reviews:

My feel-good music.......2007-07-21

Beach Boys music never fails to make me feel good and always brings great memories to mind.

The WARMTH of the SUN~it won't ever die..........2007-07-18

The WARMTH of the SUN;SOUNDS of SUMMER;PET SOUNDS;& SMILE comprise the magnum opus of BRIAN WILSON and his legendary touring/recording session band,THE BEACH BOYS.Yes,Carole Kaye;The Wondermints;superb studio musicians;guest artists(like Roger McQuinn)and writers like Van Dyke Parks are more than pulling slack on some of these albums. But the above-named are America's greatest pop band's classics of classic Americana.The BEACH BOYS are to the USA what the Beatles were to Britain.Elvis remains King of Rock'n' Roll(nobody questions the hundreds of Presley comprises).Dylan remains America's pop Poet(with McQuinn of BYRDS renown still troubadour Prince of pop and electronic Folk)...

Brian Wilson is the genius who created a unique American music that is fun and sometimes JOYOUS to hear.If you never heard The BEACH BOYS in concert, seeing the Brian Wilson touring ensemble built-around The Wondermints is probably the best substitute.But give yourself a break~ The Beach Boys have been around more than 40 years,and made millions of listeners of all ages and musical "sophistication"happy: their WARMTH of the SUN...their choir-rich harmonies...won't ever die.

Recycled Package #102.......2007-07-17

Do you know how long it has been since the Beach Boys released an album with new original material? I do. That would have been in 1992, fifteen years ago, when they released the totally execrable "Summer in Paradise," an album so bad that it could have been recorded by Aleutian Eskimos pretending to be the Beach Boys. Do you know how many compilations or collections of old material the band released since then? I do. If you include imports and all of the collections that they licensed to others, there have been 101 separate releases. That is not a misprint. In the past fifteen years, one hundred and one cd's have been issued containing recycled material. While Mike Love and his cohorts complain about (and sue) Brian Wilson in absentia, they write nothing of consequence, but repackage everything they can get their hands on, especially the stuff that features the real mainman, Brian Wilson. I can understand when an old band tries to coast on its reputation, but 101 re-packaged pieces of product is so far beyond the pale and so abusive of the band's core audience that it's a wonder anyone cares any more.
I, for one, cannot review "The Warmth of the Sun" on the merits of its songs, because it would be painfully redundant to do so. All that exists here are a few classic tracks intermingled with a few obscurities. As a rule (and especially when applied to the Beach Boys catalog), the more obscure the tune, the worse it is, and this collection practically screams that point. So, why would you buy this collection? I don't know. Maybe if you never bought a Beach Boys album in your life, this would be worthwhile, but with 101 other compilations to choose from, I see no particular advantage for this specific collection. Perhaps you are so masochistic that you feel compelled to buy anything that has the band's name attached. If so, I feel so truly sorry for you, as well as your ex-wife, your estranged children and your mortgage company.
Meanwhile, Mike Love is probably sitting at home right now, arranging the next batch of songs for next week's compilation. That can't be healthy for him, so let's do him a really big favor. Let's ban all future recycled collections credited to the Beach Boys. If our goal is achieved, we might force Mike to do something with an iota of creativity attached. Wouldn't that be nice? D- Tom Ryan

Interesting Album.......2007-07-14

This album is not just another collection of Beach Boys Greatest Hits. These are alternate mixes (not remakes) of many of their best-known songs. A few are not quite as good as the original mixes while others are superior. In any case, it makes for an interesting experience, listening to our favorite Beach Boys tunes from a slightly different perspective, sort of like sitting in a different part of the auditorium at a concert. The recording quality is very good throughout. I was not disappointed with this CD.

Lackluster.......2007-07-13

There are very few really good songs on this CD. Most of these songs must have been the "B" sides of thier hit records because neither I nor any of my friends had heard most of them. Even after listening to the CD several times, it still didn't "grow" on me. I real waste of money.

Average customer rating: Best Album EVER! Much better than first time :)) A somewhat unsatisfying transformation Setting the record straight! Better than others will lead you to believe.

The Sun And The Moon The Bravery Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Favourite Worst Nightmare Our Love to Admire Icky Thump The Bravery We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank ASIN: B000P6RJ30 Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Believe
3. This Is Not The End
4. Every Word Is A Knife In My Ear
5. Bad Sun
6. Time Won't Let Me Go
7. Tragedy Bound
8. Fistful of Sand
9. Angelina
10. Split Me Wide Open
11. Above And Below
12. The Ocean

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Sam Endicott will probably never be taken seriously. Not after fronting a band called Skabba the Hut. Not after switching ridiculous dreadlocks for an even more ridiculous faux-hawk. And certainly not after taking a feud with the Killers' Brandon Flowers seriously. It's too bad because Endicott's band the Bravery has made a second album that is worth taking seriously. On The Sun and the Moon, the New York five-piece trades in the faux British accents and Duran Duran synthesizer flares of its self-titled 2005 debut for something a little more real. Bursting to life with sweeping, opulently textured songs like "This Is Not the End" and "Time Won't Let Me Go," it's a warmer and statelier set that seems somehow more dignified. Give or take a few stray lyrics, it could easily pass for the work of a band that has unexpectedly stumbled on credibility. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

Best Album EVER!.......2007-07-15

The Bravery's latest album is incredible! The music sets, lyrics, and beats are profound and amazing! All the songs are so addicting that you'll never want to let it stop!

Much better than first time :)).......2007-07-14

Excellent work, guys ! :))
Your songs are so killing !
You are knife in my ears ! :))

A somewhat unsatisfying transformation.......2007-07-11

With The Bravery's debut album being a very admirable part of the regrettably brief new wave resurgence movement in music alongside such similar artists as The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, and Editors, I hoped that their second release would sound fairly similar to their self-titled release, which is one of my all-time favorite albums. I'm all for bands going in new directions, but unfortunately The Bravery seems to have moved in a direction that is more or less a bland alternative style, and comes short of the appeal of their prior upbeat 80's-ish style. Only two or three tracks maintain the style of the self-titled debut, and conveniently they are some of the album's better songs. I liked approximately six tracks including the intro; among them are "Believe", "This Is Not the End", "Tragedy Bound", and "The Ocean". I did not intensely enjoy too many of my favorites on this album however, unlike I have enjoyed past songs "Rites of Spring", "An Honest Mistake", and "Tyrant". Basically the band sounds like a blend of newer Arctic Monkeys with newer Kaiser Chiefs, except with an electronic touch on occasion. Although I am a fan of both those bands, I dislike The Bravery's take on the style used on The Sun and the Moon, and really was fairly unimpressed with the lyrics as well. Still, the album has a fair amount of good melodies on it, and while I didn't enjoy enough of them to justify a purchase, I'd still give this CD three stars since it was if nothing else a mildly decent effort.

Setting the record straight!.......2007-07-03

I almost didn't buy this CD because of the reviews here on Amazon. What a mistake that would have been!!! This one is very similar to the first one, but even more interesting because it is more varied. I LOVED their debut album - it's one of the only CDs I have (out of hundreds!) that I can listen to over and over without getting sick of it. The Sun and the Moon has the same infectious beats, but isn't QUITE as peppy as the first one with respect to the lyrics. Its depth makes it very interesting to listen to, and I have a feeling I'll like it even more as I listen to it again and again. If you're on the fence about this one, give it a chance!!!

Better than others will lead you to believe........2007-06-22

Most of my favorite bands that have put out new albums in the last year or so seem to have changed their sound for the worst ie Linkin Park, Incubus, Evanescence, 311 etc. So when I read the reviews on here about the Bravery changing their sound as well I figured as much and was apprehensive to buy the new cd. However, the change is slight and still sounds like The Bravery. There are still several songs with the electronica sound and those that aren't make up for it with clever lyrics and a distinct Bravery-esk sound. If you enjoyed their first cd, this one is a must buy.

Average customer rating: Not "Keep it Together," but just under it! Great Cd Just what I needed! Guster is good Nice, Very Nice

Ganging Up on the Sun Guster Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music $8.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $8.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Keep It Together Under the Iron Sea Lost and Gone Forever Goldfly The Crane Wife ASIN: B000FNNI88 Release Date: 2006-06-20

Tracks:

1. Lightning Rod
2. Satellite
3. Manifest Destiny
4. One Man Wrecking Machine
5. The Captain
6. The New Underground
7. Ruby Falls
8. C'Mon
9. Empire State
10. Dear Valentine
11. The Beginning Of The End
12. Hang On

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Together for over a decade, Guster's new album is their fifth and it shows them having gained a certain breadth in their middle age (that's middle age in band years). Recorded in Nashville, they're now expanded to a quartet with multi-instrumentalist Joe Pisapia as a fulltime member adding a range of mature sounds and textures (everything from lap steel guitar, banjo and dulcimer to trumpet). They've fashioned a work that's radio friendly without being cloy, largely because of the subtle unpredictability of the arrangements and the underlying songs. They move with ease from the dreamily hypnotic "Satellite" to the slashing guitars of "The New Underground." They're equally at home with high volume (the thunderous "the Beginning of the End") and low ("Empire State"). Ryan Miller's confident vocals lend an everyman friendliness to the set as a whole. --David Greenberger

Album Description

Guster's playful yet literate, spirited and largely acoustic pop-rock returns with the endearing college favorite's first studio album in three years. Ganging Up On The Sun—produced by Ron Aniello [Lifehouse, Barenaked Ladies and Guster's previous album, Keep It Together], the band, and new member Joe Pisapia—retains the unconventional, melodic pop craftsmanship and flawless harmonies that have garnered Guster one of the most devoted fan followings in the country. Guster brightens up the summer with Ganging Up On The Sun.

Customer Reviews:

Not "Keep it Together," but just under it!.......2007-07-29

Guster's latest full-length album has received mixed reviews up until now due to it's different sound than other albums. Truthfully, Guster shouldn't be held to it's past, but should be allowed to explore their creative talents.

"GUOTS" starts out with a melodious and somber "Lightning Rod," pauses on single- (and radio-) worthy "Satellite" and "One Man Wrecking Machine," and then chugs through with catchy and memorable songs such as "The Captain," "The New Underground," and "C'mon." Other songs are notable, such as "Ruby Falls," which has great melody and a trumpet solo that will knock you off your feet, and "Beginning of the End," which keeps the CD charged and emphasizes the creativity of Guster.

Guster uses "GUOTS" to try out some new instruments, deviating slightly from their fail-proof bongos and two guitars to include a trumpet, french horn, piano, and various percussion. All blend perfectly with their old sounds and amazingly catchy beats and vocals.

I recently saw Guster in concert in their promotion of this album, and in comparing it to their other past favorites, this one won't disappoint.

Great Cd.......2007-05-12

This cd is great. It is just as inventive as every other Guster cd. The combination of skilled acoustics and bongo-styled druming makes it unique. Very easy/feel good music

Just what I needed!.......2007-04-24

Gah!! Just bought a stack of cd's and this is my savior - and incidentally, the least expensive!

The melodies and harmonies are healing and addictive and have you playing them over in your head...a mark of a good song in my opinion. Each song has it's own unique style, but somehow they all manage to compliment each other - a mark of a good album. I hear many influences from 60's surf, to bluegrass, to rock. I'm listening to Ruby Falls right now...amazing song structure! Wow, I can't get over how well the harmonies are!

I highly recommend this to anyone who likes rock, rock/folk, and indie.

Guster is good.......2007-04-12

I am really enjoying this Guster CD. Both my 15 year old daughter and I can enjoy it, which is hard to come by these days!

Nice, Very Nice.......2007-04-04

In the same league as Toad the Wet Sprocket, Weezer, and a dozen other melodic alt-rock bands from the Nineties, Guster have apparently managed a delicate balancing act that those others haven't: staying together while staying under the radar. This, their sixth album, deserves plenty of praise and attention. Great pop-craft instincts on "Satellite" and "C'mon" combined with just enough psychedelia, edgy accoustics, and flat-out brilliance to keep things interesting (check out the Oasis-like "Beginning of the End"). Hope both this record and the band endure many more years to come.

Average customer rating: Myths & Legends

Myths and Legends David Arkenstone Manufacturer: Gemini Sun Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Celtic Sanctuary Deep Still Blue CD and DVD (DVD for Region 1) Windscapes Ocean Dreams Healing Waters ASIN: B000P46QHM Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Tree of Life 5:51
2. Legend of Bell Rock 4:42
3. Song of Sheherazade 5:35
4. Daughter of the Sun 6:12
5. Oceanus 4:48
6. Across the River 5:18
7. The Wolf's Head 4:50
8. Temple of Isis 6:18
9. El Dorado 5:17

Tracks:

1. Tree of Life Mysteries 5:51
2. Legend of Bell Rock Mysteries 4:42
3. Song of Sheherazade Mysteries 5:35
4. Daughter of the Sun Mysteries 6:12
5. Oceanus Mysteries 4:48
6. Across the River Mysteries 5:18
7. The Wolf's Head Mysteries 4:50
8. Temple of Isis Mysteries 6:18
9. El Dorado Mysteries 5:17

Tracks:

1. Tree of Life
2. Legend of Bell Rock
3. Song of Sheherazade
4. Daughter of the Sun
5. Oceanus
6. Across the River
7. The Wolf's Head
8. Temple of Isis
9. El Dorado

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Myths and Legends arrives 20 years after the release of Valley in the Clouds, David Arkenstone's still-mesmerizing debut recording, and the composer/multi-instrumentalist calls it "probably the most ambitious project I have ever attempted." Extras certainly abound here. Beyond a bonus DVD, which mingles nature images, animation, and a few campy videos, Myths and Legends includes a supplemental audio CD designed to be played simultaneously (on a separate system) with the main audio disc. Synching up two discs can be an unwieldy task, yet the effort yields an entertaining listening experience where the main disc is enriched by a wealth of sonic accents (roars, voices, rattles, and hums), giving Arkenstone's musical tales a deeper dimension. (The migration of electric guitar between the two discs during "Daughter of the Sun" provides some fun aural calisthenics.) So, is it great music or just a great gimmick? For fans attracted to Arkenstone's cinematic flourishes and storytelling reveries through sound, it's pleasant, usually interesting listening--another reminder that he remains a worthy contender for a major soundtrack project. Arkenstone adorns many compositions with Celtic, Middle Eastern, and tribal colors, and links many with a sense of spirited, seafaring swagger. His fondness for flutes sometimes softens his sound a touch too much, but at other times Arkenstone allows the cosmic winds to carry him to interesting, dynamic places (such as "Tree of Life"). --Terry Wood

Album Description

Historical first - includes "Magical Bonus CD" and a full length DVD including interviews with David Arkenstone and director Johnny Wilson. "An amazing magical three disc set with a unique and unprecedented twist." The second magical CD is designed to be played simultaneously with the "Myths and Legends" CD and contains supplemental ambient textures, layered melodic material, sound effects and sonic encoding designed to transform each listening experience into a personal journey of discovery over unique multiple listening's.

Renowned visionary David Arkenstone holds the key to a secret centuries old, made of magic and mystery, of Myths and Legends. A place that exists all around us and within our hearts, minds, and souls. The key to this secret lies within the musical textures, layered melodic material, and sonic encoding contained herein. Each playing offers a personal journey of discovery unlocking a hidden door bringing light into our world. Supplemental textures of this three disc Audio Visual Connect Series(tm) transform and mold each listening experience into a singular unique event, never to be duplicated again. You now hold the key in your hand, it is time to unlock the door!

Customer Reviews:

Myths & Legends.......2007-06-21

I am a big fan of David Arkenstone's music since first time I hear his state of the art Atlantis album. David Arkenstone is like a painter - he is using sound colors and textures to create images in music. With his music you can image far worlds you've never seen before.

On Myths & Legends, David Arkenstone also giving you a ticket to travel an actual visual world - with a bonus DVD contains high quality videos for all of the songs. Experiencing his deeply atmospheric music with 5.1 dolby digital audio definitely a unique event.

Also on audio part - there is an ambient CD. When you played it with main audio CD simultaneously it's creating even more deeper atmosphere (you will need separate music players and loudspeakers for it). Indeed it will let you in to the world of Myths & Legens.

I suggest this album to everyone. An old fan of David or new one - doesn't matter. It will be a unique audio-visual experience with every second of it.

Average customer rating: Away From Originality For a follow up - its a bit of a letdown 3 Doors Down What were these guys thinking? The beginning of a slump in both sound and a rejection of their old fans

Away From The Sun 3 Doors Down Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Better Life Seventeen Days All the Right Reasons Silver Side Up No Name Face ASIN: B00006ZCFG Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

1. When I'm Gone
2. Away From The Sun
3. The Road I'm On
4. Ticket To Heaven
5. Running Out Of Days
6. Here Without You
7. I Feel You
8. Dangerous Game
9. Changes
10. Going Down In Flames
11. Sarah Yellin'
12. Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

Away From Originality.......2007-05-03

I've listened to 3 Doors Down for about 2 years now and their songs never get old. Songs such as "Here Without You" and "Changes" are more than songs that sound awesome; they are songs with lyrics that people can relate to for it describes situations and emotions that many of us face daily. Each song has it's own share of meanings and 3 Doors Down compiled music and emotion together into one pleasing form. Their work is inspiring not only muscially but also emotionally.

For a follow up - its a bit of a letdown.......2007-01-31

Well, if you've listened to the 'The Better Life', then you realise how difficult it is for a band to make such a success of a follow up in their second album as they did in the first.
I was a little disappointed with 'Away from the Sun', it was less rocky and the tunes didn't seem to appeal as much to me as the ones in 'The Better Life' did. One song that does stick out from the rest of the album is 'Here Without You'. I was breathless when I heard this one, didn't actually know what to say but amazing.
'Here Without You' is the song that makes the Album as popular as it is, and if I were to think about buying this album now, I would just for that one song. For every '3 Doors Down' fan, its like law, you have to buy every album!!
If your a newcomer to '3 Doors Down' then buy 'The Better Life' first - its a much better album, or even the third album 'Thirteen Days'.

3 Doors Down.......2007-01-17

Excellent mix from an excellent band. Every song perfectly executed. No cursing or explicet lyrics. Just good old rock and roll.

What were these guys thinking? .......2006-10-21

I just got done listening to away from the sun. WTF! This cd sucks beyond sucks. *hucks it out the window* I figured these guys would do better then the better life guess not. All the songs are about the same. Those of you who like the album title track......may have mercy for you. There's no greatness to it. I agree completely with the other reviewers. That it has no originality, lyrics are garbage, oh and when brad arnold is "singing" on the track I feel you...he mentions the new title for the next album "another 700 miles" which shows the album is a sellout. yeah another 700 miles and we will fall asleep at the wheel to this [...]. I can understand people liking the tracks chosen for the radio...but as far as album wise. It's no good.

The beginning of a slump in both sound and a rejection of their old fans.......2006-08-11

When I first heard 3 doors down 'the better life' I thought it was an amazing cd and still do to this day. When I heard a new album was coming I was so excited but when I got it and played it my heart sank. This ladies and gentlemen is a sellout cd, gone is their old heavier sound and lyrics and thus they made this cd more mainstream with tracks like 'here without you.' This cd would be good to listen to if you were VERY VERY VERY depressed. Its really hard to listen to this cd all the way through without wanting to turn it off. Still theres a few good tracks on here like 'When Im Gone' Going down in flames, Sarah Yellin and changes. I think if your around 16 years old or younger and are going through that omg Im so lost wtf someone help me then youll like this otherwise stay clear, better yet pick up the better life and listen to 3dd at their best and heaviest.

Average customer rating: A Krishna Das/Chalisa Lovers Delight In A Great Package Music to Make Your Heart Happy Amazing!

Flow of Grace Krishna Das Manufacturer: Gemini Sun Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Healing | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Breath of the Heart Greatest Hits of the Kali Yuga All One Live on Earth...For a Limited Time Only Door of Faith ASIN: B000LW9Q98 Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

1. Sri Ram Chalisa
2. Hallelujah Chalisa
3. Good Ole Chalisa
4. Nina Chalisa
5. Mountain Chalisa
6. Bernie's Chalisa
7. Medley: Ring Song/Jaya Siya Ram

Tracks:

1. Hanuman Chalisa
2. Hanuman Chalisa

Customer Reviews:

A Krishna Das/Chalisa Lovers Delight In A Great Package .......2007-06-27

The CD KD has been destined to make since he found Maharaji! Great audio quality, terrific liner notes and SIX versions of the Chelisa plus "Where'd You Get That Ring?". And a great pronunciation guide that I've been wanting for years. Jai krishna Das!

Music to Make Your Heart Happy.......2007-06-21

There's something special about the Hanuman Chalisa. Maybe the way it seems to flow, unbroken reminding us that every part of life is joined to every other; maybe the sweet sound of ancient words. It never grows old. Even so, I wondered whether I needed *six* more versions, plus a repeat of the previously recorded "Ring Song."

I needn't have worried. This CD has leapt to the top of my commuting favorites, and I expect it will stay there permanently. The arrangements are sweet and varied and full of energy.

Sri Ram Chalisa is sung call as call and (sri Ram jai Ram) response - a boon to those of us who like to sing along but haven't mastered all the words .

Hallelujah Chalisa has a beautiful traditional flowing (when does he breathe?) arrangement.

Good Ole Chalisa is KD's traditional Chalisa tune, sung in a heart-warming choral style.

Nina Chalisa is a lilting, faintly medieval, all-female chorus.

Mountain Chalisa is another sweet, more traditional arrangement.

Bernie's Chalisa - my favorite - is a slightly slower, sweet, uplifting choral arrangement with phrasing that seems to make it easier to memorize the words (I'm six lines in ).

The Ring Song is a great new arrangement of the charming story of Hanuman finding the kidnapped Mother Sita, given a slightly less "rock and role" treatment than the one recorded on "Pilgrim Heart," but still lots of fun.

The second CD has two spoken versions of the Chalisa for those of us who aspire eventually to learn the words - one a slow complete recitation, the other - even slower -has each line repeated twice. My only small complaints are (a) I would have liked a slow version set to music, which makes memorization easier and (b) Driving would be safer if each line (or pair of lines) had been recorded as a separate track. That would have saved a lot of trouble searching through the disc while practicing.

Music, inspiration, an (optional) "workshop" in chant, and bliss all packaged into one CD. Krishna Das has truly offered us a masterpiece of grace.

Amazing!.......2007-05-24

This CD is truly amazing! No one can sing the Hanuman Chalesa like Krishna Das. Every variation of this song is beautiful and the additional CD of pronunciation is incredibly helpful for those of us who would like to learn how to sing along with Krishna Das' incredible voice. Every time I play this CD during one of my yoga classes, I have students asking for the name of the CD at the end of class. This CD moves me to my soul every time I listen to it. Even my five-year old tells me that listening to his CD "makes his heart happy". This is a must-have CD!

Average customer rating: Deeksha music for the soul

Om Deeksha! Maneesh DeMoor Manufacturer: Gemini Sun Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Awakening into Oneness: The Power of Blessing in the Evolution of Consciousness Deeksha: The Fire from Heaven Sharanam - Sacred Chants of Devotion Dhyana Mantra Moolamantra Vol. 2 ASIN: B000PHW2HM Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Moola Prayer - Manesh DeMoor, , Sudha
2. Bliss - The Yoginis, Yojini
3. Jai Radha Madhav - Deva Premal
4. Morning Praise (Excerpt) [Excerpt] - Anandagiri-ji
5. Invocation of Bliss - Anette Carlstr
6. Interlude - Manesh DeMoor
7. Om Bhagavan - Manesh DeMoor, , Sudha
8. Chidananda - Deva Premal
9. Pure Essence - Manesh DeMoor
10. Guru Stotram - Krishnaraj-ji, Krishnaraj-ji

Customer Reviews:

Deeksha music for the soul.......2007-07-26

This is a superb compilation of music. It is suitable to listen to during deeksha, during deep meditation, or just for pleasure. This deeksha music soothes the mind, body, and spirit, enabling the listener to enter a place of deep peace.

Average customer rating: ANTHEM OF THE SUN BABY! I Don't Know What The Bad Reviews Are For Revolutionary Music in Psychedelic Clothing Can you pass the Anthem test? A Bit TOO Raw and Experimental

Anthem of the Sun Grateful Dead Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Aoxomoxoa Grateful Dead Live / Dead Workingman's Dead Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) ASIN: B00007LTIH Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

1. That's It For The Other One I. Cryptical Envelopment II. The Faster We Go, The Rounder We Get III.Quadlibet For Tender Feet IV. We Leave The Castle
2. New Potato Caboose
3. Born Cross-Eyed
4. Alligator
5. Caution (Do Not Step On Tracks)
6. Alligator (Live)
7. Alligator
8. Caution (Do Not Step On Tracks) (Live)
9. Feedback (Live)

Album Description

Expanded & remastered (HDCD) version of the band's 1968 album, plus a wild 34-minute version of the 'Alligator'/'Caution'/'Feedback' suite recorded live at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium in 1968. Digipak. Warner/Rhino. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

ANTHEM OF THE SUN BABY!.......2007-04-10

this is a great great album, such a good psychedellic album one of my favirote psychedellic albums. if you like the grateful dead buy this one you will be very very satisfied i was so buy it today and you'll be glad you did!!!!!

I Don't Know What The Bad Reviews Are For.......2007-01-22

This is the Dead's second album, and for me my favorite. It really is a mind changer and what I love about it is that it lacks all the things regular songs have...the songs don't even have melodies.. It's a collision of notes that makes for me the best music in the world.

Revolutionary Music in Psychedelic Clothing.......2007-01-18

The Grateful Dead were one of the first bands to be signed in the San Francisco deluge that happened from late '65 through '66. Shortly after their first record came out, Jerry and crew claimed that they wanted to get REALLY experimental by recording, among other things, the sound of the animals gooving at the Zoo and the "thick air" of Los Angeles (gee, could they have been talking to Brian Wilson about this?) Who knows if either one of those soundscapes made it onto "Anthem", but if not this second studio/live effort from the band never suffers from their absence. It's best to look at "Anthem" as an experiment not ony with different instruments (prepared piano and various exotic percussion are added to the usual electrified mix) but with different forms of music all rolled into one. It succeeds on every level...there are individual songs but they're more like distinct movements in a classical piece rather than three minute pop gems. Those with the patience to stick to it will find themselves rewarded by "Anthem" with subsequent listenings, which reveal the songcraft and musical detail embedded in the record the way multiple viewings of "Godfather" movies only add to the enjoyment of what you thought you knew before. This mix-the original-is essential and makes the '71 remix completely unnecessary. So if you have yet to hear it and you're a fan of the band, do not stop on tracks!

Can you pass the Anthem test?.......2006-10-13

The band's first truely great album. Very creative and different from anything else. This album mixed live and studio recordings together to create a seemless jam that sounds like nothing else. The only breaks are the brief pause between Born Cross-Eyed and the break for the side change. The new bonus songs are from the night before Two From The Vault was recorded. Back in 1971, both Anthem and Aoxomoxoa were remixed, Anthem by Phil and Aoxomoxoa by Jerry. Phil later regretted remixing this album promising that next time it came out it would be the original mix. Thankfully, they went for the original July '68 mix for the cd versions of this release and not the crappy 7/71 remix.

A Bit TOO Raw and Experimental.......2006-06-02

Here they are, only one studio album into their career, and for their second album, the Grateful Dead decide to dive headfirst into a sea of weirdness that is almost unfathomable. To anybody who listens to music in a linear fashion, this album is just too difficult to comprehend, or appreciate. Instead of compiling an album by arranging songs side by side, Anthem of the Sun is one gigantic collage of sound, weaving elements of studio recordings in and out, around live takes and then over and under random noise and processed sounds. For a casual listener, it's a mess. For a person in the throes of a hallucinogenic experience (which was admittedly their intended audience) it was a catalyst to another world.

Anthem of the Sun can only be said to `work' if the listener takes a semi-active role. It is by no means necessary to take acid to follow along on this trip (although God knows that would probably help), but it does take some patience and an open mind. There is little melody here to hum, and few musical passages that invite you to tap along. Lyrical ideas are opaque as well, leaving the listener to create the proper frame of mind to let such weirdness unfold on its own terms. In one spot, guitars reel about over a sea of percussion, only to dissolve into a chorus of kazoos. Elsewhere, a song fragment drifts in and out of the mix, as a live version of the same fragment competes for attention. Somewhere else, a live, bluesy jam featuring Pigpen suddenly vanishes underneath a song segment that runs by at three or four times its natural speed. If you can relax and hear Anthem of the Sun as a hippie-fied action painting done with sound and faders, then you'll do just fine and you'll probably appreciate what you hear. Casual listeners should be forewarned, though, that unless they can adapt their way of thinking, they might find themselves frustrated that there is hardly a single cohesive idea anywhere on the entire record. B Tom Ryan

Average customer rating: spiritual americana Rich Heritage Superb Can't walk away from it! Mana from Heaven

American Angels Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Anonymous 4 | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gloryland Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols - Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King 1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4 A Portrait Of Anonymous 4 The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen ASIN: B0001ADB4Q Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

1. Holy Manna
2. Abbeville
3. Wondrous Love
4. Sweet Hour Of Prayer
5. Jewett
6. Dunlap's Creek
7. New Britain
8. The Morning Trumpet
9. Resignation
10. Poland
11. Wayfaring Stranger
12. Sweet By And By
13. Blooming Vale
14. Idumea (I)/Idumea (II)
15. Sweet Prospect
16. Shall We Gather At The River
17. Amanda
18. Invitation
19. Parting Hand
20. Angel Band

Amazon.com

This, Anonymous 4's final recording, is a break from their usual "early music" periods and locations; it presents American music, religious in nature, from the 18th and 19th centuries. And it's absolutely beautiful from start to finish. Their normal, exquisite technique and purity here blend to sound the way we imagined the ladies' choir in church meetings in America past might have sounded: sweet, sincere, and with harmonies recognizable yet somehow fresh. Some of the songs begin with the women singing "fa, so la" exercises, which was called "shape note" singing because some places taught singing with notes as shapes--circle, rectangle, diamond, triangle. But it's the music that counts, and there are treasures here. They include two versions of "Amazing Grace," one familiar, one with an unusual melody and a piece called "Blooming Vale" which is as sophisticated as anything on their previous albums. "Shall We Gather at the River" is performed with a clarity and loveliness that makes us forget that it's normally sung as background to movies about the Great Depression. The foursome sometimes sing in rich harmonies and occasionally alone or in pairs or trios. This is glorious Americana and highly recommended. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

spiritual americana.......2007-01-06

I have some of the older Anonymous 4 recordings which are more medieval
and gregorian in style (I love them!). They move on to cover spiritual
basics of the 1800s. If you like classical music, perfect harmonies
and spiritual americina, then you will be blessed!

Rich Heritage.......2006-10-11

Anonymous 4 consistently produces exquisite and authentically beautiful recordings and this one presents early American hymns in ways few groups can manage. Some tunes are highly recognizable while others are 'new' to me but a refreshing reminder of the singing heritage of religious societies in times past. For those who enjoy old hymns and authentic renderings, this is a must buy.

Superb .......2006-08-07

This collection of American Christian music is not only an enthralling musical experience but a spiritually uplifting one as well. Anonymous Four have transferred their luminous vocal quality to a new space with perfect success.

Can't walk away from it!.......2006-08-07

My only "complaint" about the CD is that I absolutely HAVE to sit and listen to the entire thing whenever I start it up! I usually have music playing in the background while doing other things, but not this one! There are no tracks that I find myself wanting to skip over as in most collections. In fact, I usually find myself going back and listening to selected tracks again (and again and...) after taking the hour+ to listen to the whole thing through once.

These four ladies produce a unique and remarkable sound. I can't recommend it enough.

Mana from Heaven.......2006-05-08

I think the title of this CD is perfect. I first heard an interview for this CD on Public Radio and fell in love. I had never heard Anonymous 4 before then but look for all I can find of their music now. The title is perfect as the women sound like Angels and the music lifts the spirit. I find myself singing the old version of Amazing Grace all the time now. Incredible and a huge blessing to all who hear it.

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