Following on from their double platinum self-titled debut, Melbourne 6-piece The Cat Empire return with their 2005 album 'Two Shoes'. The album was recorded in Cuba with producer Jerry Boys on board and features the infectious first single 'Sly'. Virgin. 2005.
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Two Shoes
The Cat Empire Manufacturer: Velour Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000LPS4F2 Release Date: 2007-02-06 |
Tracks:
- Sly
- In My Pocket
- Lullaby
- The Car Song
- Two Shoes
- The Chariot
- Sol Y Sombra
- Party Started
- Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
- Saltwater
- The Night That Never End
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For six guys from Melbourne, Australia, to travel half the world to record their second record indicates titanic success for their first. And that's what led the jazzed-up, funked-out popsters Cat Empire to a studio in Havana, Cuba, to follow up that million-selling debut. Here, the band takes its Latin leanings a step farther, creating room for what is billed as the Empire Horns--trombone, trumpet, and sax--in its driving, thriving beat. Lead vocalist Felix Riebl's witty intellect and dripping Aussie twang are the Cat's most distinguishing merits (see the Bob Marley love-fest of a title track and the first line of the offbeat "Sly": "If frizzy hair was a metaphor for festival time/Then this woman is a goddess of that festival shrine"). Yet compatriot Harry James Angus demands equal billing here, with contributions like the ska rave "Saltwater," the punkish memoir "The Car Song," and "Protons, Neutrons, Electrons"--an uproarious showtune of a song complete with delightful piano break and "zip-a-dee-doo" chorus. Still, co-stars aside, this is a complementary sextet that's seemingly comfortable with nearly any style of music--and willing to circle the globe to prove it. --Scott HolterAlbum Description
The Cat Empire's Two Shoes -- their second consecutive double platinum LP in their native Australia -- brings Australia's most dynamic musical export to the the US. Live music fans (and anyone at Bonnaroo this year) may already have had the opportunity to catch one of the band's legendary shows -- but until now recorded material was as hard to find as Vegemite. Looking for inspiration beyond the beaches of Melbourne, TCE journeyed to Havana, Cuba to record Two Shoes with producer/engineer Jerry Boys (R.E.M., Rolling Stones) in the studio where the Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club LP was recorded. The result was a record that captures all the energy of a live band at its peak, but also sacrifices nothing in the way of songcraft. Compared to everything from Cake to Madness to Sublime, The Cat Empire's genre-bending is a trademark of the music scene in Melbourne. The band was founded in 1999 by vocalist/percussionist Felix Riebl and bassist Ryan Monro and quickly built up a massive following down under with its incendiary live shows, leading within two years to two double platinum releases on Virgin/EMI. Fueled by the internet word-of-mouth, the band has already sold out venues from Irving Plaza to the Troubadour. The band will headline an 11 date US tour in support of this LP at 500 -1000 cap venues.Customer Reviews:
the cat's meow.......2007-07-30
fun brass sounds.......2007-06-27
Refreshing and fun.......2007-06-04
Protons, Neutrons, and electrifying sounds!.......2007-06-04
I bought the Two Shoes album right here on Amazon a couple of months ago in search of some new and exciting sounds. Actually it was in the recommendations pile. After one sample of it I knew it was something I had to have. These guys are just so damn good and nobody knows about them. How can this be? A huge hit in their native Australia, they appeared on The David Letterman Show some time ago and have since toured in the U.S. I would love to hear these guys in concert, but until then I'll just listen to Two Shoes for the 35th time.
Where do I begin? The album explodes with the first track "Sly" as sung by co-lead singer Felix Rheble. A good beginning, but its followed up by "In My Pocket" which is better. Rheble shares lead vocal duties with the flamboyant voice of Harry James Angus, who can do no wrong when it comes to music. I can't definitely say which songs are better than others because this whole thing is a hit, but along with track 2, my other favorites are "The Car Song", "Two Shoes", and "Protons, Neutrons and Electrons" which is sure to bring a smile to your face. "The Car Song" stands out in particular as probably the most fun track I've ever heard. You just have to hear it. Listen to it at the beach, or turn it up loud on your stereo and let the good times roll.
What makes this album so unique is the Australian accents paired with pure Havana Flare and back up brass. These guys obviously belong in the big time, and yet they still retain that blind eagerness and confidence of a high school garage band. If you've ever heard anything like it please tell me because I can't get enough of it. As for their next album I have no idea but I'm sure it will be excellent like this. Keep me posted. In the mean time, party in Havana style!
Love the originality.......2007-05-28
Their style is original, you can actually dance to it. It's a little jazzy, and a little big band era, some comedy, and much more.
They have one other CD and I will be getting that one.
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All My Heart: Deborah Voigt Sings American Songs
Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000AQACM0 Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
Tracks:
- The Side Show
- Two Little Flowers
- Down East
- The Circus Band
- Berceuse
- At The River
- The Children's Hour
- Piccola Serenata
- Greeting
- So Pretty
- In The Dark Pine-Wood
- The Ivy-Wife
- The Cloak, The Boat, And The Shoes
- I Am In Need Of Music
- To The Virgins To Make Much Of Time
- This Heart That Flutters
- Darkling, I Listen
- Bright Cap And Streamers
- The Half-Ring Moon
- Pierrot
- Cleopatra To The Asp
- Evening Song
- Ah, Love, But A Day
- I Send My Heart Up To Thee
- The Year's At The Spring
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This collection of American songs spanning 150 years shows Deborah Voigt, one of the world's leading sopranos, in a new light. She successfully achieves the transition from the larger-than-life operatic stage to the intimate world of song, especially in the more outgoing, dramatic pieces. Voigt enters into each composer's style with complete empathy. Charles Ives was an irrepressible maverick and a stylistic chameleon. Voigt captures the songs' hymn-like simplicity and irreverent rambunctiousness, though her voice is a bit too heavy for them. Leonard Bernstein's jazzy irony also needs more lightness, but the slow love songs are done beautifully. Voigt really comes into her own in Charles Griffes's lush impressionism, evoking the sultriness of Cleopatra and the rhythms of a Spanish dance, and Amy Beach's unabashed effusive romanticism. Composer Ben Moore is a child of our own time, born in 1960. He moves between many styles with natural ease. Set to great English and American poetry, some of his songs were written for Voigt, and she sings them to perfection. The splendid pianist Brian Zeger provides both leadership and support. --Edith EislerCustomer Reviews:
Mixed results.......2006-02-22
And what's with the title of this album? I think she is a classy artist and deserves better than such silly title, her label probably came up with that.
Nice try overall, but I hope Ms Voigt will do more Strauss and Wagner from now on, not more songs like these.
Like driving a Ferrari in a school zone........2006-02-02
Stellar Soprano Applies Her Considerable Talent to a Lightning-Quick, All-American Repertoire.......2005-11-08
Similar to what countertenor David Daniels did with his 2003 disc with guitarist Craig Ogden, "A Quiet Thing", Voigt and pianist Brian Zeger have created a wide-ranging lyrical repertoire that encompasses significant vocal demands while remaining intimate in setting. In fact, both Daniels and Voigt cover Leonard Bernstein's anti-war lullaby, "So Pretty", with haunting aplomb. She also manages to dance effectively over the "Da-ga-da-ga-dums" of Bernstein's challenging "Piccola serenata". Voigt does wonders with the opening Charles Ives selections by not overplaying the innate sentiment of the tunes, in particular, soaring with the highly dramatic "The Children's Hour" by Longfellow and even covering the churchy warhorse, "At the River", with conviction.
There are eight highly individualistic songs by Ben Moore that stretch Voigt with bountiful results. The standouts of the Moore set are the English sea chantey-like "The Ivy-Wife" by Thomas Hardy, the lushly romantic "I Am in Need of Music" by Elizabeth Bishop; the sweeping "Darkling, I Listen" by John Keats; and the discordant waltz, "Bright Cap and Streamers", by James Joyce. For me, the highpoints of the recording are the last two sets by Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Amy Beach, both of whom tap impressively into Voigt's natural theatricality proven especially by her performances of Griffes's lush "Cleopatra to the Asp" and Bishop's rolling "I Send My Heart Up to Thee".
The one shortcoming of the recording overall is that the briefness of the songs does not really capitalize on Voigt's impressive dramatic capabilities in showcasing changes in characters she would have been allowed in her opera roles. For all the limitations it represents, this is a genuine recital album, and truly transcendent moments are fleeting at best especially given the variety of moods that need to be expressed in lightning-flash strokes. However, taken for the genre it represents, this is a stellar recording to appreciate a singer who is able to do more than Wagner and lose weight.
May have a heart but what good is it if the artistic results are a void?.......2005-10-31
Great new context for Voigt.......2005-09-30
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Unsung Musicals - The Ultimate Collection
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005K9SG Release Date: 2001-06-05 |
Tracks:
- Smile (from "Smile") (Hamlisch-Ashman) - Harry Groener et al.
- Hero (from "Babe") (Menken-Ashman) - Debbie Gravitte
- Didin't Leave It Here (from "Brownstone") (Larson-Rubins) - Kristine Fraelich and Jolie Jenkins
- Starfish (from "La Strada") (Lawrence-Charnin) - Judy Kuhn
- Sherry! (from "Sherry!") (Rosenthal-Lipton) - Christine Baranski and Jonathan Freeman
- Smashing New York Times (from "A Broadway Musical") (Strouse-Adams) - Jason Graae
- Silverware (from "We Take the Town") (Karr-Dubey) - Lee Wilkof and Timothy Jerome
- Hundreds of Hats (from "Diamonds") (Sheffer-Ashman) - Jason Workman
- At the Same Time (from "Freaky Friday") (Rodgers-Forster) - Tammy Minoff and Patrick Levis
- When It Happens to You (from "The Red Shoes") (Styne-Stryker) - Lynne Wintersteller
- Lawyers (from "A Broadway Musical") (Strouse-Adams) - Gregory Jbara and Lee Wilkof
- At My Side (from "Welcome to the Club") (Coleman-Hotchner) - Sally Mayes and Michael Rupert
- In a State (from "A Wonderful Life") (Raposo-Harnick) - Brent Barrett
- Disneyland (from "Smile") (Hamlisch-Ashman) - Jodi Benson
- Reveille Sun (from "Here's Where I Belong") (Waldman-Uhry) - Glory Grampton
- The Memory of Tonight (from "Arthur, The Musical") (Skloff-Kauffman-Crane) - Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman
- Stomp the Blues Away (from "Honky Tonk Nights") (Valenti-Allen-Campbell) - Melba Joyce et al.
- New Words (from "One, Two, Three, Four, Five") (Yeston) - Liz Callaway
Customer Reviews:
Great gems from musicals that dissapeared.......2004-11-30
Also, there's Judy Kuhn's beautiful performance on "Starfish", Christine Baranski's vampy turn on "Sherry".
Finally, there's" New Words" from "One, Two, Three, Four, Five". This show has been restaged, by small theatre groups, under the title "History Loves Company". "New Words" is by far the best number of this show and Liz Callaway's voice fills with love as she sings this lullaby.
For a consummate musical theatre fan who's heard it all, this disc is a refreshing look at what has been lost over the years.
some gold mixed with dross.......2003-12-21
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Thessaloniki - Yannena with Two Canvas Shoes
Goran Bregovic , and George Dalaras Manufacturer: Emi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JZUU Release Date: 1999-09-22 |
Tracks:
- You Deserve A Better Love
- What If I Want You
- My Name Is Popie
- Song Dedicated To Eleni F
- Night
- Song Of The Rain
- Your Love's Risk
- Treat Us
- Don't Give Up Ana
- Confess
Customer Reviews:
The sound of the Balkan region.......2006-02-02
excellent blend.......2000-06-16
Thessaloniki-Yannena.......2000-05-19
Balkan mystery.......1999-09-23
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Thessaloniki Giannena Me Dio Papoutsia Panina (Yannena with Two Canvas Shoes)
Delaras & Bregovic Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005075R Release Date: 2001-02-27 |
Tracks:
- You Deserved a Better Love (Sou Axize Mia Kaliteri Agalia)
- What If I Want You (Ki an Se Thelo)
- My Name Is Popie (Me Lene Popi)
- Song Dedicated to Eleni F. (Ena Tragoudi Gia Tin Eleni F.)
- Night (Nihta)
- Song of the Rain (To Tragoudi Tis Vrohis)
- Your Love's Risk (Tis Agapis Sou to Risko)
- Treat Us (Belgrade - Chania) [Kerna Mas (Veligradi - Hania)]
- Don't Give Up, Anna (Kane Kouragio Anna)
- Confess (Martira Ta)
Album Details
The Sarajevo, Yugoslavia-Born Goran Bregovic Teams with the Greek Pop Senstion George Dalaras on this Title.Customer Reviews:
This wasn't for me.......2001-09-06
An Explosive Collaboration of Greek and Balkan Sound.......2001-02-20
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The Delius Collection, Volume 5
Manufacturer: Unicorn ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001PC3 Release Date: 1995-10-17 |
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Two Shoes
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000EHJZ00 |
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Walk in My Shoes
His Two , and with guest David Huff ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000JIKUU8 |
Product Description
5 track EP
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Walk in My Shoes
His Two Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00001X55S Release Date: 2000-03-09 |
Tracks:
- Dreams I've Out Grown
- Knight In Armor
- Why Me
- Will You Let Me In
- Walk In My Shoes
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Goody Two Shoes
Manufacturer: Msi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000007PJ9 Release Date: 2003-12-02 |
Tracks:
- Stand And Deliever
- Prince Charming
- B-Side Baby
- Goody Two Shoes
- Apollo 9
- Beat My Guest
- Fall-In
- It Doesn't Matter
- Juanito The Bandito
- Kiss The Drummer
- Making History
- No Zap
- Physical(You're So)
- Red Scab
- Strip
- Vive Le Rock
Album Description
Budget-priced collection featuring 16 of the new wave icon's best hits & B-sides in the '80s, including 'Stand And Deliver', 'Prince Charming', 'B-Side Baby', 'Beat My Guest', 'Strip' and 'Goody Two Shoes'. 1998 release.Christian Music:
- Ultimate Collection
- Waltz of a Ghetto Fly
- We Belong Together [CD-single] [Import]
- A One of a Kind Love Affair: The Anthology
- All Day, All Night
- All for You [Extra Track] [Explicit Lyrics]
- All Hits at the House of Blues [Live]
- Any Love
- AWB
- Bad
Christian Music
Take It Away [CD-single] [Import]
Classical Evolution: Beethoven: Chamber Music
Cowgirl [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]