Alive & Kickin' [Live]

1. Alive and Kickin'

2. Let's Go for Love

3. You Don't Know What Love Is

4. I Wanna Be Your Baby

5. I Wanna Doop Doop Doop Your Doo Wop She Doo Wop (Tweedle Your Tweedle L

6. In Your Face

7. Sexy Thing

8. There's No Me Without You

9. Waylon James

10. Gone Fishin'

11. Let the Good Times Roll

Alive & Kickin',Chairmen of the Board,Surfside (Rock),Pop,Pop-Soul,Popular Music,R&B,Soul,Soul/R & B

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Average customer rating: A Classic Sensation It takes me back Frampton Comes Alive Excellent great album -- more to frampton than you think

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Tracks:

1. Something's Happening
2. Doobie Wah
3. Show Me The Way
4. It's A Plain Shame
5. All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side)
6. Wind Of Change
7. Baby, I Love Your Way
8. I Wanna Go To The Sun
9. Penny For Your Thoughts
10. (I'll Give) You Money
11. Shine On
12. Jumping Jack Flash
13. Lines On My Face
14. Do You Feel Like We Do

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If you were challenged to name five rock albums that epitomized the '70s, Frampton Comes Alive! should probably top the list. Former Humble Pie guitarist Peter Frampton recorded a few perfectly fine albums with his band Frampton's Camel, but it wasn't until some of those tracks were recorded at a live performance in San Francisco and released as Frampton Comes Alive! that he became a household name. Buoyant pop, sentimental ballads, arena rock--this album has it all. The double-LP package set sales records and contained three bona fide radio hits ("Baby, I Love Your Way," "Show Me the Way," and "Do You Feel Like We Do?"), one of which, shockingly enough, was over 14 minutes long. No wonder that, to many, the two-and-a-half-minute songs of the Damned and the Sex Pistols felt like a breath of fresh air a year or two later. --Lorry Fleming

Customer Reviews:

A Classic Sensation.......2007-07-01

My father owns many classic rock lps, but when i heard about frampton comes alive it was joyous to notice at times that live rock perfomances are just that much better, this here is one of framptons finest piece of work

It takes me back.......2007-06-27

Have you ever heard a song that totally transports you back to a significant time in your past? Well, that's what Peter Frampton's "Comes Alive" album, excuse me, CD does for me. Back when I was 17 and riding around with my high school buddies, going to somebody's house after the football games for parties. Hanging out. The entire collection of songs causes me to have such feelings of nostalgia because it is such a great grouping of songs that Frampton does so well. Put it on, real loud if you can and sit back and let the music wash over you and see if you can feel 17 again.

Frampton Comes Alive.......2007-04-04

This is the only copulation by Peter Frampton that you want to own.
No other releases by Frampton measure up to this one. He made one great copulation of recordings ever. This is it. After this he Petered' Out!

Excellent.......2007-02-05

It was great on LP when I bought it in the 70's and even better now on CD.

great album -- more to frampton than you think.......2007-01-19

i always thought of frampton as a heart-throb with one big album in the 70s.

then i listened to this and -- WOW! Frampton is a superb guitar player with a unique sound (this album made it famous); an impeccable songwriter as well as a charismatic and, ok, good looking lead singer.

when you go past this album, you realize that frampton has a solid track record of pop songwriting & impeccable musicianship.

Average customer rating: Great Staying Alive DVD bee gees rock Little Know Fact, The Bee Gees were Staying Alive in the 80s At Long Last

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Tracks:

1. The Woman In You
2. I Love You Too Much
3. Breakout
4. Someone Belonging To Someone
5. Life Goes On
6. Stayin' Alive
7. Far From Over - Frank Stalone
8. Look Out For Number One - Tommy Faragher
9. Finding Out The Hard Way - Cynthia Rhodes
10. Moody Girl - Frank Stalone
11. (We Dance) So Close To The Fire - Tommy Faragher
12. I'm Never Gonna Give You Up - Frank Stallone

Customer Reviews:

Great.......2007-04-10

When I watched the Movie ther were Two songs I just had to have. So it was right up my alley when I found this Sountrack for the movie. with the 2 trcks that I've always wanted. I'm happy and relaxed.

Staying Alive DVD.......2006-03-21

I really like this movie....the dancing AND the music. Cynthia Rhodes is so talented. The story line is good; the ending is good. I will watch this movie again and again.

bee gees rock.......2005-09-01

Stayin alive is a great 70s song by the bee gees. John travolta worked in quite a few movie with the bee gees Like Grease and Saturday night fever. Those are all great movies. FROM ADAM

Little Know Fact, The Bee Gees were Staying Alive in the 80s.......2004-09-14

I admit I was one of those people who thought The Bee Gees came and went with disco. Naturally the brothers didn't, and the 1983 soundtrack Staying Alive is proof they still had their touch, whether the populous was ready to admit it or not.

Only six songs from the soundtrack are penned by the boys, and you'll have to forgive me for skipping over the other six songs by Frank Stallone, Cynthia Rhodes, and Tommy Faragher. (The last guy I don't even know who he is!) I don't care, I don't think you care. The movie is guilty pleasure cheese directed by Sly Stallone. Enough on that, let's move on.

I downloaded a few of these songs, and then I found the soundtrack on cassette. Oddly enough, the day I started this review I snagged the LP! Both formats present The Gibb tunes on Side A and the rest on Side B. The Woman In You leads off with a harsh edge to it. It's well put together but it doesn't sound like The Bee Gees from Living Eyes. Perhaps a tad too far in the rough and tumble direction.

I Love You Too Much, however, has that easy eighties vibe too it. It has some great lyrics and a recognizable Gibb sound. This might be the best song here. Lyrical balladry with a speedy track of music. The lyric of `under me is where you should be' then turned around as `under you is where I should be' symbolizes this either way style. Good stuff!
Breakout returns to this odd and rough vibe. The music overtakes Barry's vocals, which I think are about the same old surviving the city et al, but the lyrics and lack of harmony here are a miss.

Although this soundtrack didn't do as well as Fever for a number of reasons, one naturally being the song quality is a tad lower, but also, the movie and the music aren't as perfectly matched. Can anyone tell me where Someone Belonging To Someone is in the film? Granted It's been awhile, but the song is at least on par with How Deep Is Your Love, yet this ballad does not stick in my mind the way the How Deep sequence from Fever does. Someone's got a great hook and a sweet blended vocal sound to it and is worthy of much more than its second rate obscurity.
Life Goes On makes it into the plus column, and not just to give the album a split vote either, ;0) It's not comparable to More Than A Woman in quality, but similiar in style. The easy dance song with some good lyrics. Lyrics and Harmony that you can always hear and understand is a good thing.

And naturally we come to Staying Alive. I must admit this is a very symbolic and penne ultimate song that represents so much, that must be why it's been played to death! This is the one memorable part of the film, at the end where Travolta says he's feels like 'strutting' and does so into the credits. The song definitely has its place, and has indeed immortalized The Brothers Gibb. Just over and over I can't take all that clichéd Ah Ah Hah Hah Staying Alive Staying Alive. ARGH! People have come to think this is all The Bee Gees are about, and that is wrong.
Their contribution to this soundtrack may not exactly show why the Brothers are in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but its an integral part in the transition of the boys' move from Fever to producing for others, working solo, and progressing themselves. An easy find to complete your collection.

At Long Last.......2004-05-27

I watched this film for the first time in the early 80s. I still can remember all the songs and music performed by BeeGees and other artists featured in the film. I don't know why I did not buy the album back then. Curiously, the soundtrack seemed to disappear from the surface of the world ever since. I looked everywhere in Taiwan, and then in England when I worked there. But I did not find it in all the shops I visited. At long last, eureka! it's right here on the Amazon site. I am so happy to be able to order this soundtrack from Amazon. And I am looking forward to receiving it and enjoying the songs that have made this film so memorable. I can hardly wait for the beautiful and romantic scenes to come up in my mind when I play the CD and listen to the lovely songs again, following Laura and Tony's footsteps in the Central Park, in the musical "Satan's Alley".....P.S. This soundtrick is a must for all BeeGees fans, for I don't think you will find the 5 BeeGees songs featured in this soundtrack in other BeeGees albums.

Average customer rating: Jaques Brel still lives Fabulous Show Jacques Brel lives on through English Translation of his songs A Little Night Music.... Fine Singer / Actors Do Brel Justice

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1966 Original Off-Broadway Cast) Jacques Brel , Ocr , Elly Stone , and Mort Shuman Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Brel Vol. 1 (Master Serie) Infiniment Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris The Fantasticks (Original 1960 Off-Off Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000067AS5 Release Date: 2002-05-28

Tracks:

1. Marathon
2. Alone
3. Madeleine
4. I Loved
5. Mathilde
6. Bachelor's Dance
7. Timid Frieda
8. My Death
9. Jackie
10. Desperate Ones
11. Sons Of.
12. Amsterdam
13. The Bulls
14. Old Folks
15. Marieke
16. Brussels
17. Fanette
18. Funeral Tango
19. The Middle Class
20. You're Not Alone
21. Next
22. Carousel
23. If We Only Have Love

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At the time of this show's 1968 Greenwich Village debut, French singer-songwriter Jacques Brel's body of theatrically insightful ballads was already an obscure but deeply influential treasure trove for many American musicians. The revue's success would go on to influence artists as diverse as Leonard Cohen, Bowie (who covered "Amsterdam" shortly thereafter), and Sinatra, and it may even be responsible for one-hit wonder Terry Jacks's revival of "Seasons in the Sun".

More important, the pioneering musical-without-a-book helped introduce Brel's oft-brooding, ever evocative art to a wider American audience--and arguably had an evolutionary influence on Broadway itself. This complete reissue of the 1968 boxed set cast album offers up a rich cross-section of Brel's songs about life, death, and love--and typically sharp-eyed observations about the human follies that season them--deftly performed by a cast that includes Elly Stone, Alice Whitfield, Shawn Elliott, and, crucially, rock pioneer, Brel associate, and co-producer Mort Shuman. This new edition fleshes out the set with the sessions' only unreleased song, a sprightly take on the deliciously cynical "The Middle Class." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Jaques Brel still lives.......2007-04-02

The CD of the original cast is still fresh and still gives Brel's music the most fitting rendition

Fabulous Show.......2007-02-22

This compilation of Brel's songs remains one of my favorite musicals. I would recommend it to everyone!

Jacques Brel lives on through English Translation of his songs.......2007-02-12

Although I've never heard but one Jacques Brel song in French (song by he, himself on the DVD - which is a MUST BUY), I heard this "album" shortly after it came out, in the early 70's. My dad got me turned on to this music and it's stayed with me all these 40+ years. This is very special music to me and I'm thrilled to have both the CD and the DVD.

A Little Night Music...........2007-01-23

I can't explain why I might review this...it's been a long while since listening. Yet it was a show that was transformative obviously not just for me. I'm thinking Bowie and other thoughts that way...and it shaped my hopes and dreams and now, older and not so well, I listened to this tonight at 2AM, not sleeping again, recalling how I heard it then, how I hear it now.
I had a good friend who was in the show for one summer, maybe 79 or 80. Just a sad staging in a little town in Appalachia trying on some Paris. We had a dinner theater in our town, which meant an old building , some tables, small area and a stage kind of and some curtains. Rather ambitious for the town, they staged summer shows of Brel. And other things too, finally. My girlfriend as she often did hooked me into her evenings and I made drinks there as well as gave a few musical efforts and some easily forgotten attempts at choral support. On nights someone didn't show. You actually also made the food and sang the show, in those days for your audience, who tended to tip fairly poorly and be the local lawyers and med school doctors dragged out by wives seeking a cultural night of dinner theater. It was a kind of starving kids for ten bucks sing, act, cook, serve vodka/tonics, smoke and tell you the story of Boheme life while mixing blue cheese from packets of powder and creme in a frenzy preparing to figure out who plays the piano well enough as the player won't being pissed over low wages and a remark made about his big derrière. That kind of a summer. Songs probably wasted on the young.

All that said, it was/is a lovely collection of songs. Even better an experience when you learn and sing the French and can then argue incessantly about the translations and "feel" of the shows on two continents. I loved then to sing them, and find a tune floating in my head tonight from no where-just there- when "No. Love You're Not Alone" actually woke me. The American film was awful, the show best seen in revival and smoky nights in clubs. Then, in 1980 or so, it made my life richer, it's probably a good thing Susanna was such a friend...though I didn't understand, we dragged ourselves to a lot of meaning.And that rather odious experience in the Bahamas.

I think this worthy of time and listening. And a big moon would be cool, to walk on the shore and hear it once more. Think I'll slip out awhile.

Fine Singer / Actors Do Brel Justice.......2007-01-15

In 1966, an American producer named Nat Shapiro introduced Eric Blau to Mort Shuman. Five years earlier, Mr. Shapiro had introduced Mr. Blau and his wife, Elly Stone, to the songs of Jacques Brel. After hearing a recording of one of Brel's concerts, Elly Stone informed her husband that Brel was the greatest songwriter of the 20th century, and she induced him to be the very first to translate Brel into English. Shortly thereafter, Elly Stone premiered Brel's love song, Ne me quitte pas (Don't Leave Me) to American audiences in the off-Broadway revue, O Oysters, along with the first English Brel translation, Carousel, showcasing Brel's melody for La valse a mille temps (The Waltz A Thousand Times As Fast) and loosely translated lyrics.

Unbeknownst to them, about the same time Elly Stone heard her first Brel recording, Mort Shuman was undergoing something of a revelation across the Atlantic. In the midst of a successful career writing rock and roll songs (including hits for Elvis Presley, and the ubiquitous teenage anthem, Save The last Dance For Me), Mort Shuman had been wandering restlessly around Europe, and came to settle for a time in Paris. There, he became acquainted with Brel's music, and, later, with the man himself, and the two became close friends. Shuman convinced Brel that he should be allowed to translate some of his better-known songs into English, and bring them to America. More on the strength of their friendship than Shuman's reputation as a songwriter, Brel agreed, but a problem soon emerged. Although Shuman had mastered French surprisingly well, he was finding the task of translating Brel's songs quite daunting. After several attempts, Shuman found his English versions sorely lacking. He realized that it was not only that he had become too enraptured with Brel's work to find the objectivity required to do them justice, but it also became apparent that Brel's songs reflected too much of the French philosophy and politics to appeal to an American public largely besotted on syrupy, trite love songs.

Shuman returned to America, vowing to find a way to introduce Brel's songs to an English speaking public. By this time, Nat Shapiro had heard Elly Stone perform Eric Blau's first translations of Brel, and wanted more. In November 1966, Nat Shapiro persuaded Mort Shuman to hear Elly Stone perform at Julius Monk's Plaza 9, despite Shuman's reluctance, which derived from his belief that only a male singer could do Brel justice. At a table with Shapiro and a very nervous Eric Blau, Shuman applauded politely. "She's good", he told Blau, "the translations are real good". It must have rankled him somewhat that it was Blau and not Shuman who first successfully translated Brel to English.

Nat Shapiro also had the idea for the perfect venue to introduce Brel to America - an off-Broadway show. Not exactly a revue, since that implied that the songs had been heard before, what eventually took shape was the first "libretto-less" musical, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. In addition to Elly Stone and Eric Blau's enthusiasm for Brel's music, Elly's amazing talent had won Shuman over and convinced him to work with Blau on the translations. Two years later, their labor of love finally introduced Brel's songs to an American public that was as ready for Brel, as Brel's songs were ready for America.

I am somewhat puzzled by the negative reviews by those who insist that Brel's songs can never be appreciated in anything but the original French. When Eric Blau realized, as Mort Shuman had earlier, that Brel's songs could never be translated exactly to American English (steeped as they were in French life and politics), they agreed to go for the next best thing. They opted to translate Brel's songs as closely as they could, but, when this was not possible, they kept Brel's melodies while attempting to retain the spirit of his writing, if not his actual words. What resulted were often very good translations indeed. One only has to compare the French text of songs that became Jackie, the Old Folks, Brussels, the Middle Class, Madeleine or Amsterdam to realize that, for the most part, the narrative and spirit (and sometimes even the lyrics) closely matched Brel's originals. Two additional translations, Song For Old Lovers and My Childhood, which also resembled the originals, were recorded by Elly Stone on her (now very rare) self-titled Columbia album. Miss Stone also recorded Goodbye My Friends for her second album, which was arguably a superior version of Brel's Le Moribond than the dreadful version by Rod McKuen, Seasons In the Sun.

In other cases, the translations altered Brel's songs in such a way as to make them more palatable to American tastes, while retaining Brel's concept. Thus, Jef, a song in which a man tries to cheer up a drinking buddy who has lost a great love, becomes a love song, in which one partner attempts to bolster the melancholy spirit of their beloved. In fact, some would argue that the beautiful prose of No Love You're Not Alone not only equals the poetic imagery of Brel's original lyrics quite adequately, they are actually an improvement. Conversely, When We Only Have Love was transformed from a love song to an anthem for brotherly love, yet did not destroy Brel's concept or his "poetry", but successfully built on it. Brel, by the way, often pointed out that, in his culture, it would be unforgivably vain for a songwriter to compare himself to a poet. To the French, poetry is not only a much higher art form than songwriting, Brel did not consider songwriting an art at all, but merely "a craft". All told, there are, in fact, only a few songs in this show where the lyrics, content, spirit, tone and / or subject matter were completely altered from Brel's originals.

When the show premiered in Canada, the creators were terrified that they would be taken to task by the French Canadian press for daring to present Brel in English there, as Brel is highly prized in Canada. Instead, it was the English Canadian press who savaged the show. But the French Canadian journalist, Rudel-Tessier (a bi-lingual writer, quite familiar with Brel in French) stated flatly that, although in translating the work, some of Blau / Shuman went in and some of Brel came out, he found it marvelous to have Brel in English at all. And, he gently chided his peers by pointing out that, while Shakespeare is quite popular in French, the Bard will never be quite the same in French as he is in English. So, to those who say you cannot appreciate Brel's songs in anything but French I reply, this show was written for those who never have, and never will, understand a single word of French. Does anyone really think that those who only speak French should be deprived of Shakespeare?

Even if none of this were true, I would like to point out that Jacques Brel himself, armed with exact French translations of the English lyrics, personally approved every song that was written for the show before the decision to produce it was finalized.

Besides, the passion and reverence that these performers feel for Brel and this material is evident in every song, and to those who claim that this show is an insult to Brel, I answer that it's an insult to the efforts of this fine cast to suggest that they had anything but his best interests at heart, and, as someone who is quite familiar with Brel in French, I believe they succeeded brilliantly. And as fine a songwriter as you can argue that Brel is in French, well, Elly Stone is equally as fine a singer in any language, and I bemoan the fact that she virtually squandered the balance of her career championing Brel's work, when she could have made a major name for herself, based solely on her own talent. Having seen Elly Stone perform live many times (in and out of this show), I will attest to the fact that, in her prime, she had the most impressive voice I have ever heard in a concert hall.

And in the end, it was Brel himself who gave the supreme complement to this effort. At one point, Eric Blau fretted when, in order to more closely translate Brel's lyrics to la Mort (My Death), he and Shuman had to alter Brel's melody. When they sent the new song to Brel, he responded, "You have improved it; it's better than mine". A year after the show opened, Brel flew in to New York to see it. That night, he led a standing ovation for the performers, and modestly told Blau and Shuman repeatedly that they had not only exceeded his expectations, in many instances, they had improved his work. He also told Elly Stone that she was, "the finest lady performer" he had ever seen (including Piaf, whom she was often compared to unfairly) and he told her that he wanted to write new songs specifically for her. Unfortunately for us, he never had time, but it was a testament to her talent and artistic integrity that Brel offered.

And if Brel himself was pleased with the translations featured in this glorious production, why should anyone quarrel with that?

Average customer rating: Stop Praising Israel & Praise God, Powerful Great CD! borrowed Very annointed

Alive in South Africa Israel & New Breed Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Praise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Live Recordings | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live from Another Level An Invitation to Worship Hero New Season 20/85 The Experience ASIN: B000B5QWN8 Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Alive Overture
3. Alive
4. Favor Of The Lord
5. Favor Of The Lord (Reprise)
6. Turn Around
7. Not Forgotten
8. Not Forgotten (Reprise)
9. Not Forgotten (Slow Version)/ He Knows My Name
10. Take The Limits Off
11. No Limits (Enlarge My Territory)
12. Tudor Bismark (Speaking)
13. It's Raining
14. Surely

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Still Standing
3. I Will
4. African Skies (Instrumental)
5. You've Been A Friend
6. To Worship You I Live (Away)
7. Worship Medley
8. Alpha And Omega
9. Intro By Johnathan Butler
10. Come And LEt Us Sing (Featuring Jonathan Butler)
11. New Season
12. Your Latter Will Be Greater
13. You Are Good
14. Again I Say Rejoice
15. Friend Of God
16. He Knows My Name (Bonus Cut)
17. Not Forgotten (Radio Version-Bonus Cut)

Customer Reviews:

Stop Praising Israel & Praise God, .......2007-03-17

It seems to me that after each song especially the slow songs, that the Praisers in the pews, are praising More of Israel Houghton than thy are Jesus Christ...

But overall I do like the album,

Powerful.......2007-01-16

This is a powerful testament to the power of Christ. If you are in need of something uplifting, this is the CD for you. The DVD is even BETTER...

Great CD!.......2007-01-14

This CD arrived in brand new condition, still sealed in the factory package. Awesome service!!

borrowed.......2007-01-13

one of my co-workers had this CD and let me borrow it....of course i had to make myself a copy

Very annointed.......2006-12-27

A very annointed and wonderful CD! I play it quietly at work to keep praise in the atmosphere. I play it at home to just come to worship. I bought a copy for myself and one for a friend who said the same thing. If you are looking for something that will take you to the throne, this is it!

Average customer rating:

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Average customer rating: not what you remember from 1979 If you saw a New Barbarians show, you'll probably like this sound's of barbarians Old-timers will love it, new kids might not. DON'T - BLEEP! - YOUR MONEY AWAY AS I DID

Buried Alive: Live in Maryland New Barbarians Manufacturer: Wooden Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Biggest Mistake Ronnie Wood Anthology: The Essential Crossexion Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD) Live at the Fillmore East Last Flight ASIN: B000HWY58O Release Date: 2006-10-23

Tracks:

1. Sweet Little Rock N Roller
2. Buried Alive
3. F.U.C. Her
4. Mystifies Me
5. Infekshun
6. Rock Me Baby
7. Sure the One You Need
8. Lost & Lonely
9. Love in Vain
10. Breathe on Me

Tracks:

1. Let's Go Steady
2. Apartment No.9
3. Honky Tonk Women
4. Worried Life Blues
5. I Can Feel the Fire
6. Come to Realise
7. Am I Grooving You?
8. Seven Days
9. Before They Make Me Run
10. Jumping Jack Flash

Amazon.com

Addled, staggering, bleary-eyed, wired: that's how Buried Alive: New Barbariand Live in Marylan sounds. It's the band's charm, the reason this recoding has been long sought in bootleg form. And the irony of the New Barbarians' 1979 tour should be lost on no one. Keith Richards's sentence for his 1977 heroin and cocaine bust in Toronto was two days of charity work. What'd he do? He got his guitar-slinging partner from the Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, to bring this ad hoc band--boasting himself and Richards on guitars, Ziggy Modeliste on drums, Ian McLagan on keys, and Stanley Clarke on bass--to play two dates for the Canadian Institute for the Blind. Describing how the band warmed up for the tour, the unnamed liner notician for this long-sought set writes that "[m]ost days rehearsals went on until the drugs ran out." So penance for the drug bust came in the form of a gig by a band who rehearsed until they couldn't get high anymore. As for the New Barbarians' tunes, they're ramshackle and shouted and bellowed and brilliant. The sound on these discs is remarkable, blurry only to the point you'd expect, given the sodden nature of the band members. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Description

Two CD set featuring the first official release of this legendary live performance, recorded in Maryland in 1979. The New Barbarians were a live-only band consisting of Rolling Stones members Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, Jazz great Stanley Clarke, former Faces/Small Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan, Bobby Keys and Ziggaboo Modeliste. 20 tracks including 'Sweet Little Rock 'N Roller', 'Love In Vain', 'Let's Go Steady', 'Before They Make Me Run', 'Jumping Jack Flash', 'Seven Days' and more. Includes an eight page full color booklet with extensive liner notes. Released on Ron Wood's Wooden Records label. 2006.

Album Details

The First Official Release of the Live Concert Recording by the Erstwhile Group of Musicians Assembled by Guitarist Ronnie Wood as a Side Project from the Rolling Stones that Served as a Vehicle for his Solo Material in the Late 1970's. This Show was Taped in Largo, Maryland in 1979 and the Stage was Populated by Wood, Keith Richards, Stanley Clarke on Bass, Ian Maclagan on Keys, Ziggy Modeliste of the Meters and Bobby Keys on Sax. Both Wood and Richards Are Well Aware that They Are Not the World's Greatest Vocalists, So the Emphasis of the Material was on the Masterful Interplay Between the Assembly of Such Stellar Musicians. It Simply Couldn't Avoid Catching Fire as their Sets Burned Bright with an Organic Intensity. Most of the Material is Drawn from Wood's Solo Work, Spiced with Faces and Stones Classics as Well as Healthy Doses of Heartfelt Blues, Country, Jazz and Sizzlin' Rock N Roll!

Customer Reviews:

not what you remember from 1979.......2007-04-22

I saw this tour the night it hit San Diego in May of '79. That was a fantastic show. The band was loosely tight, and the vocals were solid. Keith was magnificent that night. Not true about this show at the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland. This would be bad even if it were a bootleg.. Maybe it's just the Cap Centre. I saw the Stones there in 1975 and that was not great either, and every other time I've seen them (37 times and counting) the've bested that performance. This release is a drag because the New Barbarians were a really good show, just not at this or the Ottawa shows.

If you saw a New Barbarians show, you'll probably like this.......2007-03-17

First of all, this album is not for every Stones/Faces fan or the faint of heart. To say the vocals are rough is an understatement. Much as I love Ronnie Wood as a guitarist, his voice is another matter. And sorry Keith, you're also one of the best, but vocally, not much help. But as a live event, the shows on this tour were highly enjoyable. Saw them in Pittsburgh within days of the Maryland show captured here, and have many fond memories. The band was excellent; everybody seemed very relaxed and having a good time. It hardly mattered that the singing was bad. There was a Faces' kind of atmosphere with the emphasis on rocking, not perfectionism. Kind of hit or miss, maybe, but overall it satisfied. Although it doesn't compare to the live experience, the album brings back fond memories, and has its finer moments. Stanley Clarke's solo on the second disc is phenomenal, and when he sings in a Dylan-mode as on Seven Days, Ronnie is actually quite effective. Unfortunately, he doesn't fare quite so well in an R&B style. Overall, if you can hack the shortcomings, this album is a good souvenir of a fun little tour.

sound's of barbarians.......2007-03-08

the sound of this record is very bad, musicians plays not well, just Stanley Clarke is playing well...

Old-timers will love it, new kids might not. .......2007-02-24

I think for those of us who remember the late 70s as the last period of true genius for Keef Riff Hard and his twin brother Ronnie Wood, this release is long overdue. I've passed on bootlegs of this for years waiting for the official release to come out. There was a lot of buzz about these shows in the late 70s. So for us old-timers there is serious nostalgia going on with this release. The riffs and licks on this CD are Keith and Ronnie at their sloppy drunk best. Truely hard core rock and roll for the time. Not missing Jagger one bit. This CD is worth every penny of the $30 I spent.

As a serious guitar player for 25+ years who has played in several bands, I love the way Woody and Keith play guitar. I buy all their solo albums just to hear their unique styles and riffs. Keith's riffs in open tunings are something to admire. You really have to play a lot to play like that in open tunings with such ease and to make up such cool sounding riffs. Ronnie is just a great standard tuning player who plays a mean slide as well. I realize songwriting, lyrics and choir boy vocals are not their forte. It's the riffs and unadulterated rock and roll that gets me going. If that's not your bag, tune into "American Idol" or "Making the Band".

One reviewer here opined that Brian Jones and Mick Taylor were better guitarists. In my opinion, they are different guitarists. Woody is no slouch. Taylor was a great virtuoso and I loved his long guitar solos on the Stones tours and bootlegs of the early 70s. He's more like Clapton in that way. Ron Wood, of course is more like Keith Richards in that he is one of the great rock masters of hooks, riffs and fills. Brian Jones was a terrific and under rated blues guitarist for his time who could learn to play any instrument in short time. Genius in that regard. But I'd have to say Ron Wood has proven to be better in his time than Jones.

Recommendation: If you love the way Keith and Ronnie play guitar, this is a must have CD. If you simply want some insight into Stones history in the late 70s, you might like this CD. If you remember these shows and this time, it may be a nice trip down memory lane and worth the purchase price just for that. If you have to hear Jagger and must have a big production and 20 piece band with back up singers like they have done on recent tours then stay away from this CD. You would be better off with the cheesy live Licks CD from the 2002-3 tour.

DON'T - BLEEP! - YOUR MONEY AWAY AS I DID.......2007-01-27

Despite just loving the song, "Stay With Me," I only hope that I'm permitted to live long enough to know of someone going up to Ron Wood, taking his guitar away from him (hopefully by force) and saying, "Now, Woody, you jus' go'n grow some mold or something." This thing is EL-SUCKO. True, I will purchase most anything that has Keith Richards on it - WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT GUNK W/"U2" - and, as a pretty decent bass player myself, it is my humble opinion that Stanley Clarke is second ONLY to Jaco. But even THEIR presense makes one opine, "They don't contribute enuf to this thing t' make it worth it, the effort involved in just drowning out the unmitigated noise that R Wood regurgitates on this thing." Said it before, and I'll say it again: KEEF NEEDS A >BLONDE < GUITARIST to bounce off of and work with: dig - Brian Jones...Mick Taylor...and "recently," Wino-Waddy Wachtel.

Average customer rating: Meet me at the bottom. Bruised Blues Welcome Addition To Your Blues Collection stripped down rock Their best

Big Come Up Black Keys Manufacturer: Alive Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Thickfreakness Rubber Factory Magic Potion Chulahoma The Moan ASIN: B000063WDH Release Date: 2002-05-14

Tracks:

1. Busted
2. Do The Rump
3. I'll Be Your Man
4. Countdown
5. The Breaks
6. Run Me Down
7. Leavin' Trunk
8. Heavy Soul
9. She Said, She Said
10. Them Eyes
11. Yearnin'
12. Brooklyn Bound
13. 240 Years Before Your Time

Customer Reviews:

Meet me at the bottom........2006-10-12

This CD has one of the best versions of Sleepy John Estes classic "Leavin' Trunk". My goodness, the song is almost tailor made for Dan Auerbachs tormented, distorted vocals.
This is one of the most talented young bands around. They've succeeded with a sound that's all their own and with minimal equipment. I wish them every success.

Bruised Blues.......2006-05-07

Pragmatically getting the job done of equal parts rockin and bluesin, yet somehow managing to reinturpret some of the oldest sounds in the book and make it sound hip to indie ears is a hard feat indeed. Few bands play with such lack of pretense and irony that it is utterly refreshing in it's sincerety to here these guys do what they do. There is a definite repetition of sound that can bog the disc down, but that self-less raw-ness always seems to kill the monotony, especially on those few hard hitting songs with insanely delicious riffs in all their tonal simplicity.

Welcome Addition To Your Blues Collection.......2006-03-12

I found these guys listening to Pandora online one day. Had no clue who they were or what they were about. Who knew some awesome blues could come from two skinny fellas from Akron, Ohio recording in a basement!!!??? First song I heard was Brooklyn Bound - great super dirty gritty blues sound that I love. Came to Amazon to listen to more clips and bought on the spot! All three albums carry through this great sound...I honestly can't pick a favorite album. Here are my top three fav songs on their three albums released to date...

Off The Big Come Up
Busted
Do The Rump
Brooklyn Bound

Off Thickfreakness
Title track - Thickfreakness
Have Love Will Travel
Hurt Like Mine

Off Rubber Factory
Just Couldn't Tie Me Down
Grown So Ugly
Keep Me

Really good stuff if you are into thick, gritty, full sounding blues style music.

stripped down rock.......2006-02-23

Butt shaking music. If you like bluesy rock you'll love this. Not as refined as there 3rd Cd, much more primitive. Drums and guitar. Play it loud.

Their best.......2006-01-26

This is a great album by a great band. The best thing to come out of Akron Ohio. This two piece band takes blues-rock to another level, with vocals that will surprise anyone listening that its a white guy. The soul of Dan A.'s voice is one that i havent heard yet. Surprisingly, like the Stripes in less ways than one would think, and in many ways better. A truely powerful debut by an amazing band.

Average customer rating: #1 u drive me wild Just Buy It! Love it, Great Pack, Lots of Thought ...no strings attached...

Alive! Box Set Kiss Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Heavy Metal | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kiss - Kissology - Volume 1 (1974-1977) Live to Win Gene Simmons - Family Jewels - Season One (Signature Series Collector's Set) (Amazon.com Exclusive) 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection, Vol. 3 Kiss: Kissology Volume II 1978-1991 ASIN: B000JJRIP2 Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

1. Deuce [Live]
2. Strutter [Live]
3. Got to Choose [Live]
4. Hotter Than Hell [Live]
5. Firehouse [Live]
6. Nothin' to Lose [Live]
7. C'mon and Love Me [Live]
8. Parasite [Live]
9. She [Live]
10. Watchin' You [Live]
11. 100,000 Years [Live]
12. Black Diamond [Live]
13. Rock Bottom [Live]
14. Cold Gin [Live]
15. Rock and Roll All Nite [Live]
16. Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll [Live]

Tracks:

1. Detroit Rock City [Live]
2. King of the Night Time World [Live]
3. Ladies Room [Live]
4. Makin' Love [Live]
5. Love Gun [Live]
6. Calling Dr. Love [Live]
7. Christine Sixteen [Live]
8. Shock Me [Live]
9. Hard Luck Woman [Live]
10. Tomorrow and Tonight [Live]
11. I Stole Your Love [Live]
12. Beth [Live]
13. God of Thunder [Live]
14. I Want You [Live]
15. Shout It out Loud [Live]
16. All-American Man [Live]
17. Rockin' in the U.S.A. [Live]
18. Larger Than Life [Live]
19. Rocket Ride [Live]
20. Any Way You Want It [Live]
21. Rock and Roll All Nite [Single Version][Live][*]

Tracks:

1. Creatures of the Night [Live]
2. Deuce [Live]
3. I Just Wanna [Live]
4. Unholy [Live]
5. Heaven's on Fire [Live]
6. Watchin' You [Live]
7. Domino [Live]
8. I Was Made for Lovin' You [Live]
9. I Still Love You [Live]
10. Rock and Roll All Nite [Live]
11. Lick It Up [Live]
12. Forever [Live]
13. Take It Off [Live][*]
14. I Love It Loud [Live]
15. Detroit Rock City [Live]
16. God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II [Live]
17. Star Spangled Banner [Live]

Tracks:

1. Psycho Circus [#]
2. Shout It out Loud [#]
3. Deuce [#]
4. Heaven's on Fire [#]
5. Into the Void [#]
6. Firehouse [#]
7. Do You Love Me? [#]
8. Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll [#]
9. I Love It Loud [#]
10. Lick It Up [#]
11. 100,000 Years [#]
12. Love Gun [#]
13. Black Diamond [#]
14. Beth [#]
15. Rock and Roll All Nite

Amazon.com

There is no shortage of Kiss collections out there, but, as they used to say before Paul, Gene, Ace, and Peter took the stage, "You wanted the best and you got the best!" Spanning four discs, Alive! 1975-2000 makes a great time capsule for Kiss Army completists, packed with a quarter-century of pictures and band reminiscences. And then there's the music. Remastered and packaged together for the first time, the immortal hard-rock one-two punch of Alive! and Alive II together with 1993's makeup-free Alive III showcase the legendary band in their element: driving audiences wild with their thunderous riffs, bombastic ballads, and shameless showmanship. Previously unreleased, Alive: The Millennium Concert captures the reunited and remasked original lineup at the New Year's Eve 1999 stop on what appears to be a never-ending farewell tour. It's safe to say the definitive live Kiss experience is captured here--from Paul Stanley's barefaced buttering-up of the crowd ("This song is dedicated to you, 'cause this song is about people who know what rock 'n' roll is about") to Peter Criss's nearly-epic "God of Thunder" drum solo, and four, count 'em, four, versions of "Rock and Roll All Nite." Kiss was never a band likely to be accused of understatement, and Alive! 1975-2000 is an appropriately exalted celebration of their excess and excellence. --Ben Heege

Customer Reviews:

#1.......2007-07-28

it is nice to have all that greatest live albums in a box. now i just waiting for ALIVE DVD BOX.

u drive me wild .......2007-07-24

this is a veary cool box ook u prooly already own alive but who cares u get a three in one package plus a out of print concert which is pretty good this box set is just the alive stuff and if u want another box of kool junk in it buy the 5 disc box set it has demos and such

Just Buy It!.......2007-05-18

If you are looking at KISS cds on this website, you obviously like them. And if you like KISS, then this set is worth it. No Question.

Love it, Great Pack, Lots of Thought.......2007-05-14

Yes, I must Admit I did buy it for the so Called Millennium Concert. I am Happy that they did release some of that concert: anyone with tapes of that concert knows they could quite easily have done two discs since the entire show was fully recorded, so why only one song from Ace, and no solo? Anyway, I am happy for the Bits they gave on disc.
The Alive 1,2 and 3 are great discs, sounding superb in 5.1 systems; much improved. I must admit I did think that Gene ( or Someone, :-) redid the Bass work for the Live 1 and 2, but I guess with a Remaster that fixes all sounds.
Each of the discs reprises the Packaging of the original albums, as well as the disc bed, which has a reprise of the cover shots. The Booklet tops the memorable tour of the KISS past.
It really does bring home that KISS has material that is better than Good. Ace has said that the Reunion tour was DAT recorded. With a great selection of other songs, why can't they release more. Anyways, I more than Love what I got. Its a Great Buy, and I am more than happy with the great sound

...no strings attached..........2007-05-14

i give this box one star for one very simple reason...

"alive"...one of the greatest "sorta-live" albums ever...

but, with a clever box-set like this, getting all the 'alive' sets together, with the millenium concert, why would you leave out one of the 'alive' sets...

where is 'alive iv'...this makes no sense to omit this one, even if 'the millenium concert' was supposed to be the fourth 'alive' set...

that would make this even more interesting, with 'millenium' being 'alive 5'...

but great minds apparently don't think alike...

wait till they release a 'complete' set...then you can rock 'n' roll all nite...

Average customer rating: The pleasure in the feeling of non-existence ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL This is great! Masterful & mystical "new age music" from KARUNESH Call of the Mystic~Karunesh

Call of the Mystic Karunesh Manufacturer: Real Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Zen Breakfast Namaste Nirvana Cafe Joy of Life Global Spirit ASIN: B00020HDXU Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

1. For the Joy of it All
2. Hearing You Now
3. Monsoon's Dance
4. Mount Kailash
5. Sunrise at the Ganges
6. Zensual
7. And the Grass Grows by Itself
8. Ancient Voices

Album Description

While other genre labels like Narada and Windham Hill diversified from their new age roots, Real Music has been consistent over the years in providing nothing but the best music for relaxation, meditation and spiritual enhancement. Their most notable recordings come from an Eastern Buddhist mindset, with multi-instrumentalist Karunesh leading the pack on the strength of previous discs Zen Breakfast and Nirvana Café. His basic approach to contemplative music involves a blend of exotic textures (bells, chimes, Tibetan bowls, sitar and Chinese instruments) with easy grooves and rich walls of ambience. The new collection's trance inducing instrumentation and sensuous rhythms begins with a few minutes of pure ambience and sitar, before slowly introducing a gentle percussive line ("For the Joy of It All"); Avinash's graceful Indian violin carries a mournful beauty that is also part of the similarly hypnotic, easy grooving "Monsoon's Dance." Bikram's Bansuri flute floats through beautifully in key locations, such as the introduction of "Mount Kailash." While the uninitiated might feel that there's a certain repetitive nature to the tracks (which usually begin with sparse instrumentation before the electricity is turned on), the intention is more to invoke a sense of inner peace than to be truly innovative. The title of the richly textured "Zensual" sums up the mystical intent of the thought provoking exercise.

~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews:

The pleasure in the feeling of non-existence.......2006-05-28

I heard the song "Monsoon Dance" on sky.fm. I previewed other songs and then bought almost all songs. Others are fine too, just listened once.

It's been 4 days since I bought them. I am not listening to any other song than Monsoon Dance for almost 4 days, day and night.. I am usually obsessed with these kind of mystic songs, listening to one song at a time for days a stretch, even when I sleep.

Thats the effect of the song Monsoon Dance. Truly, the mystic feeling of non-existence is an amazing pleasure. I feel one with the entire universe when I listen to this song.

I wonder what the composer might have gone through to come up with such an amazing piece of music. The Indian violin's effect is rather deep.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.......2006-03-10

This is one of the most beautiful CDs I have every heard. I bring it everywhere when I need to relax. The sound of the instruments from India are just breathtaking.

This is great!.......2006-01-12

....if you like really strange, annoying German people who try to go "native." This is nothing but commodified exoticism; music for spiritual enhancement my arse....

Masterful & mystical "new age music" from KARUNESH .......2005-09-23

I discovered the music of this German-born composer/multi-instrumentalist by accident. I was browsing in the new age music section at a certain mega-bookstore, looking for the latest CD from Kitaro (one of my favorite artists.) Well, I didn't find the Kitaro disc that day, but another CD soon caught my eye, one by an artist I'd never heard of - "Call of the Mystic" by Karunesh. Curious about the cover-art and song titles, I put the CD on the store's headphone listening station. I was soon immersed in the music, and intrigued by its exotic sounds. Of course, these were only brief sound clips from the album, so as each snatch of music soon cut off, I was left wanting to hear more. I then came home, found the CD on Amazon, and ordered it (sorry to the bookstore, but your prices were just too high! : ) Anyway, to make a long story short, in the several months since then, I have become a major fan of Karunesh (pronounced "Care-un-ish", which is, I learned, also the sanscrit word for "compassion".) I have now also collected several titles from his extensive back catalog, and while all of his albums have their own strengths, I believe that "Call of the Mystic" still rates as one of his finest overall releases. With it's mystical/mysterious feel, warm synth textures, and heavy use of exotic instruments, this CD literally makes me feel better when I listen to it. I know that the term "healing music" is probably overused in this genre, but in this case the term really fits. It's one of those rare albums that somehow pulls the listener into its World, and transports them to a better state-of-mind for it's duration. (Kitaro is perhaps the only other new age artist who's work has this effect on me.) Like most of Karunesh's works, this album is fully instrumental (So those of you who do not like vocals/lyrics with your new age music will be particularly pleased!), with all of the tracks running in the 5 to 7 minute range (a good length for this type of music.) Now, as people usually like points of comparsion for reviews such as this, I would say that Karunesh falls into the same general "new age/instrumental/electronic" genre as Kitaro, Vangelis, or Patrick O'Hearn (although his music's rarely as gloomy as O'Hearn's can be.) However, comparisons can tend to be a tad misleading, and at the end of the day Karunesh is a unique artist who's music has a personality of its own...Here is a quick rundown of all the tracks: the album opens with "The Joy of It All", an Eastern-flavored track which benefits from a hypnotic percussion groove and the sitar work of special guest Govi (a respected new age artist in his own right.) "Hearing You Now" features piano/flute lines that rotate back and forth, and an ear-catching mix of both electronic & acoustic drumming. "Monsoon's Dance" gives us one of Karunesh's most memorable melodies, played with a gorgeous blend of piano, Indian violin, and synth/percussion backing. "Mount Kailash" has a deeply-spiritual feel, and is highlighted by another guest spot from Govi (this time playing what sounds like an acoustic guitar run through a digital delay effect...quite a beguiling sound, actually!) "Sunrise at the Ganges" is basically a sitar/flute duet set over a backdrop of synth chords and Indian-style drumming. "Zensual" takes on a darker, electronic tone, with some mysterious "reed"-like synth soloing, layers of keyboard ambience, and a sensual rhythmic groove. "And the Grass Grows by Itself" adds some contrast to the pevious track, based mainly around acoustic sounds and a fun, hopeful melody. This track also features the hum of a Tibetan singing bowl (an unusal sound that I have come to like.) Lastly, "Ancient Voices", the only track with no noticable percussion line, is made up almost entirely of sitar and woodwind sounds, and serves to end the album on a peaceful, contemplative note. All in all, this is an album (and artist) that should not be missed if you are a fan of new age music. I will have to agree with what another reviewer said about Amazon's soundclips, though. The brief clips here are all of the opening moments of these songs, before the main themes really kick in - so the CD really does need to be heard in its full context to be truly appreciated. Also, speaking of other reviews, I think it is quite remarkable that of the six customer reviews that have been posted of this CD thus far, EVERY single one has given it a perfect 5 stars!...Amen!

Call of the Mystic~Karunesh.......2005-07-10

Even though this is my first experience with Karunesh, this album was exactly what I expected,...and I enjoyed the different selection of instruments used to evoke a light, whimsical, and meditative feeling of calm. Recommended for light meditation, yoga practice, or massage therapy.

Average customer rating: best songwriter ever Jackson's Masterpiece 5 Star Love Melodies More like his seventies work One of his best!

I'm Alive Jackson Browne Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Late for the Sky Looking East For Everyman The Pretender Hold Out ASIN: B000002HDJ Release Date: 1993-10-26

Tracks:

1. I'm Alive
2. My Problem Is You
3. Everywhere I Go
4. I'll Do Anything
5. Miles Away
6. Too Many Angles
7. Take This Rain
8. Two Of Me, Two Of You
9. Sky Blue And Black
10. All Good Things

Customer Reviews:

best songwriter ever.......2007-07-29

This album almost rivals Late for the Sky, and Sky Blue and Black, as a ballad of lost but enduring love is simply exquisite. It sets the ideal for love which Before the Deluge set for humanity. While every song on LFTS is a classic, not every cut here can stand on its own. Perfect nevertheless.

Jackson's Masterpiece.......2006-07-21

This is not only clearly Jackson Browne's best album, it is easily one of the best albums I have EVER heard.

Written in the aftermath of a painful breakup, Jackson proves himself a poet in his own right; any one of these songs could easily stand on its own as a poem, but is made much more powerful by the addition of outstanding music. The raw emotion and lyrical quality of this album are very moving.

"Sky Blue and Black" is one the best songs EVER and I also particularly enjoyed "two of me and two of you." What's more, these songs compose a complete cyle, with each song building on the previous one and leading into the next one. It's rare that an album forms such a complete work of art.

If you only every buy one Browne album, this is the one to own. The more I listen to it, even years after the original purchase, the more I love it.

It will hit a nerve with anyone who has ever been through a difficult breakup.

Jackson is a poetic genius!

5 Star Love Melodies.......2006-02-25

If you are a Jackson Browne fan this is a must ... created following his long-term love breakup ... it is a bit sorrowful yet beautifully lyrical & honest ... probably tunes you haven't heard in the mainstream

More like his seventies work.......2006-02-11

I found this album on tape in a bargain bin in 1995, having been a bit out of touch with Jackson Browne's music since the excellent World in Motion album. I'll admit I was unimpressed on the first few listens because it was so low-key and different from his '80s work. But I gradually began to appreciate the tunes, and this album is full of good tunes. The catchy title track leads off the album quite nicely and the rest of the songs flow from strength to strength. My favorite tracks are the soulful "My Problem is You," which has great backing vocals, and "Everywhere I Go," one of Jackson's ubiquitous reggae standards. I also like the country-tinged "Take this Rain," which also has a great harmony and backing vocal. Most reviewers lavish praise on "Sky Blue and Black" but I guess I need to listen to it more to have that kind of appreciation for it.
I didn't realize until I read some other reviews here that the introspection on this album was the result of Browne's break-up with Daryl Hannah. It's true that heartache can fuel creativity and it served Jackson well. It also gave us a respite from his relentless criticism of America.

One of his best!.......2005-10-22

Jackson is one of the rare artists who continued to make GREAT music WAY beyond his commercial prime. Most of the "millions" who use to buy his CDs disregarded I'm Alive by the time it was released, yet to his loyal fans, this one one of Jackson Brownes FINEST hours. The emotional and experiences from his life at the time made for great inspiration and a wonderful CD. Even myself, I overlooked it after being a little dissapointed with "World In Motion" and his political period. But he bounced back with some of his best material in the 90's. And this isnt the only one, but perhaps the BEST of forgotten era. I say forgotten, because when people think of Jackson Browne, they think of Doctor My Eyes, Running On Empty, Stay, etc and the classic albums Running On Empty, The Pretender, etc. But this CD honestly is JUST as good. I'm Alive, Two Of Me Two Of You, Sky Blue & Black, I'll Do Anything are some standout tracks. If your an old fan of Jackson Browne, dont overlook his 90's work especially "I'm Alive"

Christian Music:

1. Anthology, Vol. 2: The Producer [Import]
2. Avant God [Explicit Lyrics]
3. Best of the Capitol and the Aladdin Years
4. Big Willie Style
5. Black & Proud V.2: the Soul of the Black Panther Era V.2 [Import]
6. Boss Soul: The Genius Of Barry White
7. CATastrophunk
8. Change the World
9. Collection [Import]
10. Come to My Garden

Christian Music

christian music

Christian Music

Let's Work Together: the Best of Canned [Import]

Robin Loves Me: The Legend of Robin and Marion

myths and antidotes

Hillbilly Holiday

OHM +

Organized Chaos

Newest Hits 16 [Import]

New York Songs

One Plue One Is One [Import]

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine

Sacrilege: The Remixes

Red Bullet Years [Box set] [Import]

Lo Esencial del Bolero

Texas Boogie 1948-50

Live at the Sands