Sade's studio recordings are so pristine that plans for a concert album at first sounded more like a way to dig deeper into the gold mine. But rather than simply rehashing a tall stack of romantic pop-R&B hits, Lovers Live documents a surprisingly vibrant live group and its warm namesake (but hardly spotlight-hogging) singer. Taken from two California dates on 2001's Lovers Rock tour, the disc reflects an obvious enthusiasm for returning to the stage after a seven-year break. "The Sweetest Taboo" especially benefits from an infusion of energy, performed at a noticeably faster pace than the already assured original version. That's not the only surprise, as the dubwise "Slave Song" acquires another dimension in this setting. In the end, Live proves much more than a cash-in on an outfit that might drop into another long hiatus at any moment. --Rickey Wright
Lovers Live,Sade,Sony,Pop,R&B,Soul/R & B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues
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Lovers Live
Sade Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005V9QJ Release Date: 2002-02-05 |
Tracks:
- Cherish The Day
- Somebody Already Broke My Heart
- Smooth Operator
- Jezebel
- Kiss Of Life
- Slave Song
- Sweetest Gift
- Sweetest Taboo
- Paradise
- No Ordinary Love
- By Your Side
- Flow
- Is It A Crime
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Sade's studio recordings are so pristine that plans for a concert album at first sounded more like a way to dig deeper into the gold mine. But rather than simply rehashing a tall stack of romantic pop-R&B hits, Lovers Live documents a surprisingly vibrant live group and its warm namesake (but hardly spotlight-hogging) singer. Taken from two California dates on 2001's Lovers Rock tour, the disc reflects an obvious enthusiasm for returning to the stage after a seven-year break. "The Sweetest Taboo" especially benefits from an infusion of energy, performed at a noticeably faster pace than the already assured original version. That's not the only surprise, as the dubwise "Slave Song" acquires another dimension in this setting. In the end, Live proves much more than a cash-in on an outfit that might drop into another long hiatus at any moment. --Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
Evocative.......2007-07-09
Could have been better.......2006-08-19
In addition, I thought the crowd noise was to high for a live production.
The above reasons were the only reason not to give "5-stars". I only wish it would have been a double CD with the whole concert.
For those who have the resources and a good quality home DVD set-up I would highly recommend the DVD of this concert. One of the best in my collection.
Sade on another dimension.......2006-08-07
Sultry, Hot, & Cookin'! Sade Rocks! Sade Rules! .......2006-03-16
JUST FLOW.......2006-03-07
Desde la suave flauta en "Cherish the Day" hasta la explosión de júbilo que define a "Is it a Crime", este álbum enamora y fascina como sólo el arte puede enamorar y fascinar, dejando patente que, al margen de estilos o categorías, Sade es un grupo de artesanos maestros de lo exquisito.
Guiños al jazz más profundo, matices de un chill out que ellos mismos ayudaron a engendrar, pinceladas de un R&B que parece despertar del aburrido letargo en el que actualmente anda sometido, Lovers Live susurra, con labios de seda, que la música embelesa, cautiva y encanta. Déjate embaucar.
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Precise Modern Lovers Order: The Modern Lovers Live In Berkeley And Boston
The Modern Lovers Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000003KT Release Date: 1994-08-02 |
Tracks:
- Someone I Care About
- Dance With Me
- She Cracked
- Hospital
- Womanhood
- Dignified and Old
- Girlfriend
- Foggy Notion
- Ride On Down The Highway
- Pablo Picasso
- A Plea for Tenderness
- Walk Up The Street
- Fly Into The Mystery
- I'm Straight
- The Mixer (Men and Women Together)
- Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
- Roadrunner
Customer Reviews:
Jonathan's Best.......2006-09-12
As mentioned by some other reviewers, the song A Plea for Tenderness alone makes this disc an absolute must-have for any fan. There is nothing like it in the world. I don't even think Jonathan ever made anything similar. I'm grateful that this song exists.
Some people have said that this album might not be the place to start for new fans. I disagree. In my experience, people either love Jonathan or they hate him. I doubt it would make much difference what album they start with. The reaction usually happens quite quickly, and as far as I know, few people ever change their minds about it. But you don't even have to listen to the Amazon sound clips to decide. If you believe in the possibility of love and tenderness, and want to make the world a better, saner, more human place, you are in Jonathan's camp.
So I recommend you put this CD into your shopping cart, and proceed to checkout.
The absolute BEST you could get!.......2003-11-23
First formed in the late Sixties when Jonathan Richman became infatuated with the Velvet Underground and started his own band, blending the influence of that band with his earlier love for Fifties-era rock. The result, The Modern Lovers, were together in their original format until 1974, and by the time their one album (really a collection of individual sessions which form a cohesive album) was released in 1976, the band backing Jonathan Richman had changed. Jonathan moved towards softer musical styles, and while this would provide some great music, the original band's sound was lost.
That's what makes this recording so great: here is the "rockin'" Modern Lovers captured in their primal heat, bringing down the house to a bemused audience who doesn't quite know what to make of them. One of the charms of the live shows is the way Jonathan and the band switch from heavy, fast songs like "Someone I Care About" to slower, low-key numbers like "Hospital" or "Girlfriend". The sound captured on this is pure fun and enjoyment, tempered with Jonathan's own hearbreak-fueled songs about girls who hang around in the Cezanne wing of the modern museums.
This is a gem of a record, worth seeking out if you wonder what all the fuss was about. If you have no idea who Jonathan Richman is, this will be a perfect intro. All in all, this along with the original album are perfect compliments to each other, and both illuminate how punk evolved. Get this first, then the album. You can't go wrong...
Revealing as an artist's sketchbook..........2003-04-29
For one thing, the sound quality is "bootleg"... also, the song selection / running order leans heavily on slow, meandering sad stuff instead of the more upbeat, cutting/rock-edged stuff. This may turn off first-time or casual listeners... but there are definitely some very magic moments for those with patience and determination... you get some "unheard/unrecorded" songs including the phenomenal "the Mixer" which is easily on par with classics like "Roadrunner" and "She Cracked". Also, alternate lyrics for Roadrunner are interesting and the extended "patter" in-between songs really gives you some intense insight into where Jonathan Richman's head was at during this period.
The stand-out cut for me on this album though was the monumental version of "I'm Straight". During the spoken intro the pain and scars are so fresh that Jonathon sounds like he is seriously about to break into tears... the band unsteadily slids in behind him and things slowly build in intensity until we get to a point by the end of the song where all the microphones and recording gear overload heavily into the red-line as the whole band shrieks the refrain "I'M STRAIGHT!!" at the top of their lungs. I can't think of anything else in the history of recorded music that compares with the emotional intensity of this track... well worth the price of admission alone!
Three Chord Salvation Hoedown..........2002-11-10
This album captures everything the Modern Lover's stood for. The essential piece on this disc is "A Plea for Tenderness". Call me a bizzare case but that song that may sound like a bunch of unstructured noise to anybody else brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.When Jonathan begins pleading, he sounds like he's really breaking down from desperation.
Jonathan's constant pleas of "play softer" and the bands obvious desire to not comply with his wishes give you a look into the reasons this truly unique band dissolved but it also makes for highly entertaining listening.
In my view this is hands down the best live recording of any rock band ever, mainly because it's not about perfection. it's about sincerity and the freedom music can give you to be your own person.
Essential stuff.......2001-12-05
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Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)
Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00062FLI8 Release Date: 2004-11-30 |
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Lovers Rock/ Lovers Live (CD & DVD)
Sade Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000DG06B Release Date: 2003-11-21 |
Tracks:
- By Your Side
- Flow
- King Of Sorrow
- Somebody Already Broke My Heart
- All About Love
- Slave Song
- The Sweetest Gift
- Every Word
- Immigrant
- Lovers Rock
- It's Only Love That Gets You Through
Amazon.com
Lovers Live (DVD)Sade fans may experience a range of emotions while watching the first-rate Lovers Live, but one thing they won't feel is shortchanged--not with nearly two hours of concert footage, 22 songs (including almost all of her Lovers Rock album), and DVD bonus features galore. That sultry, soulful Sade sound is in full effect throughout the concert (filmed at two Southern California locations in 2001), brought to life by a capable band, some superbly evocative visuals and sound effects, and, of course, the singer herself. The show is dramatic, but never overly theatrical; best of all, Sade, while perhaps not the world's greatest performer, is an adult--you'll find no pop-princess posing here. Of the nine songs from Lovers Rock, "Slave Song" and "Immigrant" are especially moving, revealing that Sade added some new flavors to her sound during her protracted layoff from performing. This show is pure Sade--and that's a good thing. --Sam Graham
Lovers Rock (CD)
Sade's brand of elegant pop/R&B owned the charts in the '80s, making the Nigerian/British chanteuse one of those artists whose very name becomes the adjective to describe their sound. After an eight-year layoff, Sade and her core band (and longtime producer Mike Pela) are back with a CD that is both a stunning reaffirmation of her artistry and a solid soulful collection. Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Lovers Rock is that it picks up where Sade left off, which means you will hear no cool beats or hot hired hands or hip-hop cameos. This is Sade music, and on the first single, "By Your Side," she glides back into the spotlight on gentle, countryish, sparse wings--singing, once again, about love's power to redeem. Of course, Sade knows that love can stink: listen to the dub-riddim-tinged "Every Word" and cry tears of recognition. Decidedly female but utterly universal, grown up yet not hardened, Lovers Rock ranks as one of the best of the year, and marks the return of a true original. --Amy Linden
Customer Reviews:
Good deal sometimes.......2006-04-12
THE DVD RATES ABOUT 4 STARS AND THE CD ABOUT 2 STARS.
This is one of the best filmed and edited concert DVDs to come out in the last few years. Most concert DVDs are filmed with inadequate lighting and with bad camera angles. The editing can be especially bad, with the scenes constantly flipping, the cameras always zooming in and out, and the wrong person being shown at the wrong time.
The filming and lighting of this DVD is extremely good. The camera angles and close ups are great. The editing is fairly good, but not as good as some classics, like Stop Making Sense. For the most part, the scene focuses on the correct musician at the correct time. The shots are held for more than 2 seconds. There still is a little too much flipping around in some parts, like during the encore. The shot never holds long enough for you to get a clear picture of the new outfit and hairdo Sade has just changed into.
The extras on this DVD are not very significant. There are shots of Sade and the band walking from backstage up to the stage. And then there is a section of inane interviews of fans.
This is the concert tour to support Sade's Lovers Rock CD. So, there are many songs from that album. Much of the music at this concert is played in the style of Lovers Rock, even most of her old classic songs.
I prefer Sade's original sound to what she is doing today. It is a subtle change, but I don't think the new sound makes the best of her voice and talents.
The sound is a starker, muted sound backed by a rhythm that almost sounds like an electronic drum machine. Her vocals are whispered in popish way. I prefer the old days where she a lusher, but more jazz oriented sound. However, I also like a couple of the new tracks on Lovers Rock that are blues oriented.
For anyone who loves Sade, especially her more recent sound, this is a fantastic concert DVD. You couldn't ask for more.
THIS CD DOES NOT MAKE THE MOST OF SADE'S VOICE OR SONG WRITING.
The CD, originally released in 2000, contains 11 studio recorded tracks. It is 44 minutes long.
This is really a stark, stripped down sound for Sade, especially when you compare it to her early work.
Seven of the tracks are driven by muted electronic rhythms and a muffled background music. I don't think the sound works well with Sade's vocal style. She sings flat and without emotion. All seven of these tracks sound alike and the CD gets boring and monotonous.
The songs that are good are where she drops the electronic rhythms and lets the emotion of her voice come through, or where she livens up and starts to rock.
On The Sweetest Gift and It's Only Love That Gets You Through, Sade sings to almost no accompanyment. Here she sings in a great jazz/blues style and really lets the emotion of her voice come through.
King of Sorrow and Immigrant are a little more upbeat rockers. (they are not really rockers, but do rock when you compare to the other tracks on the CD). Here she sings with more energy and variation.
So, if she is the King of Sorrow, I think I might consider turning gay.
Mesmerizing.......2006-04-10
The DVD has become my Friday night decompression from a week of stress. The beautiful sounds and beautiful lady are a hypnotic combination. I like the mix of old and new. "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" is just a fantastic bluesy song and sounds even better live.
I also love the CD. The sound is fine on a quality stereo system. It does break-up a little on my computer speakers and did not rip to the I-pod very well. I believe the problem is the very deep bass - King of Sorrow in particular. Oh well. If you are shopping for a new sub-woofer or tower speakers, this is the CD to bring.
I like the fact that both disks come in a normal CD-sized case, not a bulky DVD booklet.
Stop reading reviews and just buy it - the album itself would cost this much in a retail store.
GREAT DVD BUT WEAK CD.......2005-09-21
great dvd but awful cd.......2005-07-15
Best Sade Video Ever.......2004-08-19
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Live
Modern Lovers Manufacturer: Castle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001WPSFO Release Date: 2004-05-24 |
Tracks:
- I'm a Little Airplane
- Hey There Little Insect
- Egyptian Reggae
- Ice Cream Man
- I'm a Little Dinosaur
- My Little Kookenhaken
- South American Folk Song
- New England
- Morning of Our Lives
Album Details
Digitally Remastered Expanded Edition of the Classic Live Modern Lovers Album. It was Recorded Recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon in September 1977 at the Height of the Punk Movement.Customer Reviews:
When 5 Stars is Not Enough.......2005-10-28
Have I got the album for you.
For post-Beserkley Chartbusters Jonathan fans, this is THE album to have. It kicks off with I'm a Little Airplane, which is available nowhere else. Until the applause kicks in at the end of the song, it is as tight as Jonathan's best studio recordings from the era. It's goofy lyrics (yes, he really is a little airplane), joined with fun riffs and a guitar solo so good that Jonathan requested a second one, result in a thoroughly enjoyable two minutes. The song immediately segues into audience banter where a heckler accuses Jonathan of wearing the same shirt for two consecutive nights. Of course, Jonathan objects! Fortunately, he is not thrown off form and counts into a version of "Hey There Little Insect" that is superior in every way to the studio version. If you don't know the song, it's everything its title promises. From there, the band moves on to their biggest hit, the instrumental "Egyptian Reggae." Doesn't this album sound fun already?
And I haven't even gotten to the marathon rendition of "Ice Cream Man" that closes side one of the old album. This is a far superior version to the studio recording that brings out all of the song's promise of waiting for the ice cream man on a hot summer's day when you were six years old. The fake endings of the song as the audience begs for more is the high point of the album and guaranteed to bring a dumb smile to your face.
Side two has a hard time living up to side one, but that's like saying side one of Abbey Road doesn't hold up to side two. Not much to complain about here. A guided tour to the land of dinosaurs, New England, South America, and Kookenhakens is more than most of us deserve. The final song, "The Morning of Our Lives," is so sweet-natured and kind; do the cynic inside of you a favor and give this song a listen. It will make you wish you never grew up.
All in all, this is my favorite live album by any artist. Jonathan's hero, Lou Reed, did well with "Rock 'n Roll Animal," but this is better.
Buy it and have a great time!
Modern Lovers still alive!.......2005-09-09
One more time ice cream man!.......2004-06-18
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Live and Let Die
Various Artists , and George Martin Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000087DRN Release Date: 2003-02-11 |
Tracks:
- Live And Let Die (Main Title)
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee / New Second Line
- Bond Meets Solitaire
- Whisper Who Dares
- Snakes Alive
- Baron Samedi's Dance Of Death
- San Monique
- Fillet Of Soul-New Orleans / Live And Let Die
- Bond Drops In
- If He Finds It, Kill Him
- Trespassers Will Be Eaten
- Solitaire Gets Her Cards
- Sacrifice
- James Bond Theme
- Gunbarrel / Snakebit
- Bond To New York
- San Monique (Alternate)
- Bond And Rosie
- The Lovers
- New Orleans
- Boat Chase
- Underground Liar
Customer Reviews:
Favorite Bond Film.......2007-04-26
The Solitaire melody is dreamy and romantic and often moody.
"Bond Goes to New York' is sharp yet out-witted. "Live and Let Die", a sacrament to testimony. Too good to pass up.
Finally! The complete Live and Let Die Soundtrack.......2005-09-13
Only so much music could be recorded on a record. This album finally satisfies all of us who wanted all of the music. Sir George Martin does a wonderful variation to the classic 007 theme as well as great action sequences with different variations of the main title and then some original songs. Sir Martin was the first to score for Bond since Barry who had scored all of the previous movies unavailable for this one. The music was a fabulous introduction to the new Bond Roger Moore.
This Album will stand the test of time when good music was being made for the series.
Best Sound Track Ever.......2005-03-20
Live and Let Delight.......2004-08-12
The musical chemistry between McCartney and Martin is obvious as the title theme music is blended throughout the soundtrack. As a matter of trivia the movie producers originally planned to use McCartney's title theme with a female vocalist before the former Beatle showed his mettle as a negotiator. In the end, Paul McCartney and Wings performed the title track. LIVE AND LET DIE also proved to be a hit Apple/Capitol single as well.
There are a couple things missing from the CD. When some of the James Bond soundtracks were re-released a couple years ago they included selected soundbytes and an analog movie trailer. Apparently the remastered LIVE AND LET DIE soundtrack did not rate these extra features.
Oh well, Live and Let Die. In the meantime, live and go buy.
Why weren't these tracks included in the first place?.......2003-04-16
George Martin took over from John Barry to write the score for Live and Let Die and he more than admirably did the job. First of all, (take note David Anrold), is that he incorporate the theme song into the score even though it wasn't written by him...thus continuing the tradition of Bond music set by John Barry. Second, he wrote another piece for Solitaire which is also used extensively throughout the score. In all, George Martin wrote a score worthy of Barry himself....
Which is what makes the original release such a disappointment because many of the best music was left out. The re-master remedied that and includes virtually the entire score: the music for the pre-title sequence (gun barrel/snakebit), other notables are Bond and Rosie, The Lovers, Bond to New York, and many of the cues for action/chase sequences. There is an alternate cue for San Monique which I think is better than the one on the original release.
But why the 3 stars rating?
We have to wait for Bond's 40th anniversary for the soundtrack's proper release, AND rebuy the soundtrack (I have it in cassette and CD and now the Re-master). Call me bitter, I think the people who runs the Bond empire should stop treating us fans so shabbily.
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Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights)
Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00009KHY2 Release Date: 2003-09-02 |
Customer Reviews:
Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow ".......2006-09-12
The "problem" is that this June Bronhill, Reid, and Hassel version is hard to find on CD. For example, this CD is made in Holland and "there is one left" so it says on Amazon. But, if you can find it, I think it would be very much worth a listen. Then, after hearing it, if you think there's a "better" Merry Widow, please let ME know! Thanks. Email:boland7214@aol.
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Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984
King Crimson Manufacturer: Discipline Gm UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000007SHH Release Date: 2007-07-16 |
Tracks:
- Entry Of The Crims
- Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part III)
- Thela Hun Ginjeet
- Red
- Matte Kudasai
- Industry
- Dig Me
- Three Of A Perfect Pair
- Indiscipline
Tracks:
- Sartori In Tangier
- Frame By Frame
- Man With An Open Heart
- Waiting Man
- Sleepless
- Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)
- Discipline
- Heartbeat
- Elephant Talk
Customer Reviews:
The last of the 80's performances.......2007-01-19
Quintessential Crims.......2006-07-09
The track selection here is great. Aside from the opening improv 'Entry of the Crims', all of the songs are amazing. For those of you that like old-school Crims, there's the instrumentals 'Red' and a sped-up 'Larks Tongues in Aspic Part II'. For those that like 80's Crimson atonality, there's 'Indiscipline', 'Dig Me', and the instrumental 'Industry'. For those that like tight instrumentals, there's 'Sartori in Tangier', 'Larks Tongues in Apsic Part III', and 'Discipline'. And for everyone else, there's the groovy 'Thela Hun Ginjeet' and 'Heartbeat', the Genesis-like 'Man With an Open Heart', the classic 'Elephant Talk', the almost frightening 'Sleepless', the slowed down 'Frame by Frame', the cryptic 'Waiting Man' and 'Three of a Perfect Pair'. And of course the beautiful 'Matte Kudasai'.
Well, I believe I just covered the whole album. It's certainly the best Crimson live release I've heard (and I've heard alot, 'The Nightwatch', 'USA', 'B'BOOM', 'Epitaph', 'VROOOM VROOOM', and 'Heavy ConstruKCtion') and the one where the tightest playing is. Buy it today.
Very good; but could have been better.......2005-05-20
This is the early eighties version of King Crimson. It is really a superstar band with Robert Fripp (of course) and Bill Bruford, along with the great Tony Levin and Adrian Belew.
Each disc is around 52 minutes long. The sound quality is very good, with very little audience noise. There is some talking between some of the tracks by Adrian Belew (Belew became the spokesman for the group; in previous versions of the band, it used to be Fripp). At the end of the second disc, there is a couple of minutes of silence, followed by more Belew talking.
The second disc is also "enhanced". It includes some files you can play on your PC. It is basically advertisements for other CD's. It doesn't work very well.
Overall, this is a very nice concert, with energetic performances. Most of it is like the 3 albums King Crimson put out at the time, Beat, Discipline and Three of a Perfect Pair. There is a lot of Belew's personality put into the songs.
Much of the music contains driving rhythms. Levin on bass and Bruford on drums are more like lead players than a background rhythm section. They pull and drive the band.
My memory of seeing them during this tour (in Berekley) was that they were even more energetic, and more of the concert centered around those driving rhythms. The whole audience was up and dancing and weaving back and forth. It was an unusual sight as the audience bopped up and down perfectly to the rhythms. Also, Belew was a wildman and all over the place. You don't quite get that feeling with this CD set. Maybe this particular concert isn't as good, or maybe you just have to be there.
It is interesting to see Bruford continuing his collaboration with Fripp, being burned a couple of times. He left Yes, at the height of Yes's popularity to join King Crimson in the seventies. But, a few years later, Fripp thought the world was going to end and he disbanded the band.
Adrian Belew has an interesting solo career and has played with many different bands. He had a really interesting stint with Frank Zappa.
Tony Levin is currently puttin out some of the best music around. Check out his Upper Extremeties, or his collaboration with Bruford.
Somewhat sloppy at first, the band warms up and are killer.......2004-12-05
Excepting the first few tunes from CD One, every song sounds better than its studio counterpart. They're more immediate, and the band takes chances. Ultimately the show is a very very good one, the playing and sound quality are excellent. But as another reviewer has said the Simmons electronic drum sound which was so cool at the time (I saw Crim on this and the Discipline tours) has not dated well. Neither has the guitar synth and effects that Robert and Adrian use, oh well. Absent Lovers is a snapshot of the time and I have to judge it as such. Ultimately, complaints aside, Absent Lovers is an excellent album. It shows what the 80's Crimson were capable of on a good night. These guys were/are fantastic musicians who communicated well together on stage like few other bands.
Fascinating Music, But the Liner Notes Are a Drag.......2004-10-23
The 80s line-up's last performance, and last gathering for nearly a decade, this was recorded live in Montreal in 1984, "for posterity, whoever posterity is," as singer Belew puts it in his oddball conversations to the wildly fanatic audience. While "The Nightwatch" was the perfect live document of the mid-70s King Crimson, "Absent Lovers" is the ultimate document of the work done by this version, culled mostly from the three albums they recorded together ("Discipline," "Beat," and "Three Of a Perfect Pair"). The flawless recording and sound quality prove without any doubt that these complex, challenging structures and often speed-of-sound performances were not just studio voodoo, and these four men together created one of the most jaw-dropping Crim sounds yet. The group breezes through the essential material from their three albums together, as well as some favorites from the 70s, 'Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part 2' and the well-structured 'Red,' a wise choice rather than acknowledging the 70s with something standard like 'Easy Money.' The performances of the then-newer material are interesting as well; Belew's spoken word part through 'Indiscipline' is now turned into the screaming of a maniac, and 'Thela Hun Ginjeet' is given a more instrumental approach (which might be disappointing for those who enjoyed the taped voice-over in the original studio version). Other songs like the melancholy 'Waiting Man' and 'Matte Kudasai,' or the more erratic 'Man With An Open Heart' and 'Three of a Perfect Pair' carve in stone the talent it took for a challenging band like King Crimson to muster up some slightly pop senbilities. The instrumentals are, as always, done with brilliancy (notably 'Entrance of the Crims').
"Absent Lovers" does the 80s line-up of King Crimson more justice than any compilation/best-of album could ever do. But most fans who buy this 2-disc set will enjoy only the music, as Robert Fripp's long-winded liner notes yet again describe the business scams of the band's former label E.G., something Fripp has difficulty letting go of, and are full of his boasting about the ethics and practices of the new Discipline label, which the guitarist seems to think are the saints of the music industry.
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The Greatest Love Songs From The Musicals (Musical Compilation)
Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000KAR Release Date: 1995-04-16 |
Tracks:
- Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything - John Barrowman
- The King And I: Hello Young Lovers - Valerie Masterson
- My Fair Lady: On The Street Where You Live - Henry Wickham
- Oliver!: As Long As He Needs Me - Josephine Barstow
- The Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You - John Barrowman/Claire Moore
- Once On This Island: The Human Heart - P.P. Arnold
- Grease: Hopelessly Devoted To You - Shona Lindsay
- Jesus Christ Superstar: I Don't Know How To Love Him - Maria Friedman
- Camelot: If Ever I Would Leave You - Robert Meadmore
- The Merry Widow: Words Forbidden (The Merry Widow Waltz) - Eiddwen Harrhy/Alan Oake
- South Pacific: Some Enchanted Evening - Thomas Allen
- Kiss Me Kate: So In Love - Diana Montague
Customer Reviews:
NOT BAD.......2001-05-06
NOT BAD.......2001-05-06
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Live in San Francisco: Classic Jamaican Flava
Wailing Souls Manufacturer: 2b1 Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000ENUKNU Release Date: 2006-03-21 |
Tracks:
- Things & Time [DVD]
- Jah Give Us Life [DVD]
- You Ain't Leaving [DVD]
- No Big Thing
- Bandits [DVD]
- Kingdom Rise Kingdom Fall [DVD]
- Mother & Child Reunion [DVD]
- Lady You Don't Know [DVD]
- Diamonds & Pearls [DVD]
- Fire House Rock [DVD]
- Love Her Madly [DVD]
- War Down at the Pawn Shop [DVD]
- Picky Picky Head [DVD]
- Shark Attack [DVD]
- Na Na Hey [DVD]
Tracks:
- Bandits [Remix]
- Things & Time
- Jah Give Us Life
- You Ain't Leaving
- No Big Thing
- Bandits
- Kingdom Rise Kingdom Fall
- Mother & Child Reunion
- Lady You Don't Know
- Diamonds & Pearls
- Fire House Rock
- Love Her Madly
- War Down at the Pawn Shop
- Picky Picky Head
- Shark Attack
- Na Na Hey
Christian Music:
- Mahogany Soul
- Mary [Enhanced]
- Music of My Mind [Original recording remastered]
- My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations [Original recording remastered]
- My Name Is Joe
- No More Drama [Extra tracks]
- On How Life Is
- One Step Forward
- Original Musiquarium I [Original recording remastered]
- PART III
Christian Music
Quincy Porter: The Unpublished Manuscripts for Violin & Piano
Introducing Chandler, Siegel and Edwards
Set It Off: Music From The New Line Cinema Motion Picture [Explicit Lyrics] [Soundtrack]