Jesus Wept

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Maybe it says something about rap's limitations that hip-hop's most creative acts move away from the form in order to expand artistically. While the Beastie Boys, head increasingly back toward hard rock, P.M. Dawn continues its course into the outer space of sonic gloss. Perhaps Jesus Wept, the duo's third album, relies on a celestial combination of airy R&B and acoustic hippie pop to float the Cordes brothers (Prince Be and J.C. the Eternal) into a higher level of consciousness than booming beats and rhythmic rhymes could take them. Or more likely, P.M. Dawn's musical evolution simply indicates these Jersey City homeboys are individuals unwilling to be limited or formatted.

Jesus Wept is, in fact, not all that different from the heady potion of English psychedelic synth pop, east coast new jack sway, and new age metaphysics the group brewed on 1993's The Bliss Album...?, only it's much more that way. Prince Be's existential voyage through his religious/spiritual identity crisis is surprisingly endearing, and songs like "The 9:45 Wake-Up Dream" and "Apathy...Superstar!?" are every bit as inventive as their titles suggest. And though the duo's typically heavy-handed production can make the mix sound more like marshmallow at times, the lush string/piano/acoustic guitar orchestrations ("Sonchyenne"), smooth dance beats ("My Own Personal Gravity"), and well-placed samples ("Downtown Venus") make Jesus Wept another exquisite slice of P.M. Dawn's gourmet auditory pastries. --Roni Sarig

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Average customer rating: Great CD by a great orchestra

William Schuman: Symphony No. 10 / New England Triptych / American Festival Overture William Schuman , Leonard Slatkin , and Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schuman | Schuman, William | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: William Grant Still: Afro-American Symphony; In Memoriam; Africa (Symphonic Poem) ASIN: B000003FBI Release Date: 1992-05-12

Tracks:

1. American Festival Overture
2. New England Triptych - I. Be Glad Then, America
3. New England Triptych - II. When Jesus Wept
4. New England Triptych - III. Chester
5. Variations On 'America'
6. Symphony No. 10 - 'American Muse' - I. Con Fuoco
7. Symphony No. 10 - 'American Muse' - II. Larghissimo
8. Symphony No. 10 - 'American Muse' - III. Presto; Andantino; Leggero; Pesante; Presto Possibile

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This is another Slatkin/SLSO release on RCA Victor, highlighting American composers and using extraordinary cover art by Thomas Hart Benton. The works on this release range across Schuman's entire career and it include the one work for which he will probably most be remembered--New England Triptych (1956). It is based on three hymns by William Billings (1746-1800). Also here is the quirky, orchestrated version of Ives's hilarious Variations on "America," which Ives originally composed for organ. Schuman dabbled in most of the trends of Modernism, but his heart was always Romantic. Symphony No. 19 (1975) is an example of that. Excellent music. --Paul Cook

Customer Reviews:

Great CD by a great orchestra.......2007-01-18

This is another superb St Louis Symphony recording among many others. In particular, the Jesus Wept movement in New England Triptych is an incredibly beautiful, moving rendition by the orchestra; the oboe and bassoon duet/solos, by Peter Bowman and George Berry, respectively, are a perfect example of the finest playing I have ever heard in my many years---truly, a work of fine art.

Average customer rating: A winter"s night horrible Lovely indeed Uplifting

Mnemosyne / Garbarek, Hilliard Ensemble Manufacturer: Ecm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Hildegard of Bingen | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tallis | Tallis, Thomas | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tormis | Tormis, Veljo | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ECM Classical | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ECM Jazz & World | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Officium In Praise of Dreams Witchi-Tai-To I Took Up the Runes Officium - Jan Gabarek & The Hilliard Ensemble ASIN: B00000K2AC Release Date: 1999-10-05

Tracks:

1. Quechuna Song - Anonymus
2. O Lord In Thee Is All My Trust
3. Estonian Lullaby
4. Remember Me My Dear - Anonymus
5. Gloria
6. Fayrfax Africanus
7. Agnus Dei
8. Novus novus - Anonymus
9. Se je fayz dueil
10. O ignis spiritus

Tracks:

1. Alleluia nativitatis - Anonymus
2. Delphic Paean
3. Strophe and Counter-Strophe
4. Mascarades - Anonymus
5. Loiterando
6. Estonian Lullaby
7. Russian Psalm - Anonymus
8. Eagle Dance
9. When Jesus Wept
10. Hymn To The Sun

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It's been six years since these same performers got together to create one of the decade's more unusual experiments in musical alchemy. Beginning with the raw materials of early music and modern jazz, the four male voices of the Hilliard Ensemble joined with jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek to see what would happen when the proper measure of old music and new style were combined, shaped by the performers' considerable experience and collective aesthetic vision. The success of that recording, titled Officium, and subsequent concert performances paved the way for this second effort, continuing the performers' search for artistically meaningful, musically satisfying combinations of written music and improvisatory elements. The odd title of the new recording comes from a mystical poem by Friedrich Hölderlin, quoted in the liner notes and accompanied by pictures from Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal. Officium aficionados will notice that Mnemosyne is even more adventurous in its explorations, which range farther and farther from the printed page. Musical fragments and a general outline are the starting points for several pieces. Improvisation is more frequently and freely employed, but always adheres to an agreed stylistic framework. Alongside a Tallis hymn or a chant by Hildegard, we hear Iroquois and Peruvian song fragments, an ancient Greek tune, and a beautiful lullaby by Veljo Tormis. Garbarek's tasteful improvisations are appropriate additions, inspired commentaries. The Hilliards are even better than on Officium; their awareness and sensitivity brings everything together into a truly unified expression that shows the timelessness of music and reminds us that where rhythm, melody, and musical imagination join, different styles, centuries, and genres are not necessarily obstacles to compatibility. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

A winter"s night.......2005-07-23

Though I am not much of an expert in music as to write a good review, I have enjoyed Jan Garbarek's saxo for many years now, and most recently his previous work with the Hilliard Ensemble, "Officium".
What else can I say?
Just imagine a cold winter's night (and nights are cold these day in the Southern Hemisphere), cudled inside your home, by the fireplace, with the company of a good book, smoking your pipe, sipping some good french brandy and listening this marvelous music.
What else can compare to such an experience?
Tomás Linn

horrible.......2005-01-13

Cheesy saxophone and Gregorian chants do not go together, or if they do, they'll end up sounding like this. The Hilliard Ensemble is wonderful and I love to listen to it, but not with a bunch of tacky and unnecessary smooth jazz lines over top.

Lovely indeed.......2002-02-25

I was fortunate enough to see Garbarek and the Hillard Ensemble perform pieces from this disc in Tokyo; one of the true surprises and delights of the evening (which I haven't found on the CD yet) was Garbarek's decision to quote from Albert Ayler's "Ghosts" on one piece. You might wonder with a classical vocal group who focus on early music and modern avant-garde choral composition have to do with Albert Ayler -- it seems a difficult gap to bridge. Hearing this two disc set will do much to make it clear. There is something genuinely spiritually uplifting in this music; it never approaches the New Agey wallpaper of Garbarek's weakest disc, VISIBLE WORLD, however -- it's not a tritened, mass-consumable spirituality at work here. There is grief, suffering, sorrow, pain, and fear acknowledged and embraced in this music; and yet it is still life affirming and inspiring (and beautiful to dream to). The spiritual aspect of Ayler's music, of free jazz itself, deserved the acknowledgement; Ayler was one of the most spiritually uplifting jazzmen of the movement, which often spoke in the idiom of the spiritual -- it would have been just as well (though far less moving, somehow, and far less musically appropriate) to quote "A Love Supreme"). Don't be worried by the unusual combination of jazz and classical elements; as another reviewer notes, Garbarek's voice blends in perfectly with the rest of the group, sounds a part of the whole. You'll forget that choral music usually doesn't include a soprano sax in a surprisingly short time. (Note - Garbarek brought a tenor to do the Ayler bit; I really don't know if it's on these discs, as I haven't listened to them in completion yet, but he does play tenor sax on them, so we can hope). Highly recommended stuff. The art for the booklet, by the way, is taken from Ingmar Bergman's SEVENTH SEAL, which is very, very appropriate. People who like and admire Meredith Monk's music (particularly BOOK OF DAYS, her finest work, by me) will appreciate this greatly, too. And vice-versa.

Uplifting.......2000-02-21

A fantastic journey through time and space, ranging from ancient Greece to present-day compositions by Garbarek. No less spirited than Officium, but much more varied. Whereas Officium was very much the Hilliards with Garbarek adding (at times rather exhibitionist) comments, here they play together almost as a band - and what a band! With beautiful packaging and stunning production, this is immensely enjoyable and uplifting.

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Sick City Jesus Wept Manufacturer: Strike First ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Hard Rock & Metal | 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 ASIN: B0008378HM Release Date: 2006-04-13

Tracks:

1. Sick City
2. One Hand In Hell
3. Father Forgive Me
4. Heaven And Hell
5. Mankind Skumbag
6. Thank God Theres More To Life Than This
7. Cold Weather

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1)Sick City 2)One Hand In Hell 3)Father Forgive Me 4)Heaven & Hell 5)Mankind Skumbag 6)Thank God There's More To Life Than This 7)Cold Weather

Average customer rating: I'm no R&B fan, but you gotta hear this!! Astounding Spiritual Support Essential album regardless of age, sex or musical preference Lucious, Brilliant Aural Masterpiece.

Jesus Wept P.M. Dawn Manufacturer: V2 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry For Bringing You Here, Love Dad Ruby Vroom 3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of-- Hip Hop Is Dead Confessions on a Dance Floor ASIN: B000005CF3 Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Downtown Venus
3. My Own Personal Gravity
4. I'll Be Waiting For You
5. Forever Damaged (The 96th)
6. Apathy...Superstar?
7. The Puppet Show
8. Silence...Recorded At The Gravesite Of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
9. Why God Loves You
10. Miles From Anything
11. The 9:45 Wake-Up Dream
12. Soncheynne
13. A Lifetime
14. Sometimes I Miss You So Much
15. Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto: 1999/Once In A Lifetime/Coconut

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Maybe it says something about rap's limitations that hip-hop's most creative acts move away from the form in order to expand artistically. While the Beastie Boys, head increasingly back toward hard rock, P.M. Dawn continues its course into the outer space of sonic gloss. Perhaps Jesus Wept, the duo's third album, relies on a celestial combination of airy R&B and acoustic hippie pop to float the Cordes brothers (Prince Be and J.C. the Eternal) into a higher level of consciousness than booming beats and rhythmic rhymes could take them. Or more likely, P.M. Dawn's musical evolution simply indicates these Jersey City homeboys are individuals unwilling to be limited or formatted.

Jesus Wept is, in fact, not all that different from the heady potion of English psychedelic synth pop, east coast new jack sway, and new age metaphysics the group brewed on 1993's The Bliss Album...?, only it's much more that way. Prince Be's existential voyage through his religious/spiritual identity crisis is surprisingly endearing, and songs like "The 9:45 Wake-Up Dream" and "Apathy...Superstar!?" are every bit as inventive as their titles suggest. And though the duo's typically heavy-handed production can make the mix sound more like marshmallow at times, the lush string/piano/acoustic guitar orchestrations ("Sonchyenne"), smooth dance beats ("My Own Personal Gravity"), and well-placed samples ("Downtown Venus") make Jesus Wept another exquisite slice of P.M. Dawn's gourmet auditory pastries. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

I'm no R&B fan, but you gotta hear this!!.......2005-08-14

I'm a major Talking Heads fan and some years ago I heard these guys do the final track featuring 'Once in a Lifetime' and had to get it. To my pleasant surprise I really enjoyed most of the CD. The vocals are so smooth you too will take notice! A sample of the intro of tracks won't do the CD justice as many need to build a bit. It also wouldn't hurt to be somewhat spritual as many songs reference the faith, but don't let the 'Christian R&B' thing bug you. This is just good music.

Astounding.......2004-12-22

Despite what many other reviews indicate, I don't hear much of PM Dawn's first two albums at all in the music of JESUS WEPT. This is a gorgeous, thoughtful, often sad (no surprise there with PM Dawn), and clever album. For legal reasons, many of the music samples they hoped to use could not be, so this is not really the album PM Dawn wanted to produce. Even so, it easily tops their first two albums. The intro here takes a Charlie Brown Christmas clip and spins it into a very moody, unsettling bit conjuring thoughts of self-worth/life/death. It erupts with a gun-click into the hit "Downtown Venus." This funky romp gives way to four more mellow songs, the best of which is "I'll be Waiting For You." As with many of PM Dawn's "love" songs, Prince Be's lyricism is ultra-poetic, and very touching. This song and "A Lifetime" are two wonderful examples of what seems to be such a strong connection to love that makes life meaningless-and utterly painful- without it. It's a very personal sounding album, and I would imagine it is not entirely fiction. "Why God Loves You," one of most musically and lyrically interesting songs on the disc, seems to praise admiration, profess confusion and apparent existentialism. It rides a groove of guitar and drums. PM Dawn is very spiritual, but not necessarily religious. Other high points of the album include the acoustic (and entirely falsetto) "Soncheynne" and the dreamy "Miles from Anything." As much as I like this album, there are a couple spots that don't match the near-perfection that much of the album hits. Sonically everything fits, but some songs' lyrics are nonsense and don't belong with the deep, spiritual tunes. Since some songs are SO good, it makes the less-than perfect songs seem worse than they actually are. The best parts of this record come when the group does what they do with the title: humanize spirituality. When the lyrics AND music intertwine to form both meaning and feeling, THAT'S magic.

Spiritual Support.......2001-09-25

Whenever one is feeling out of balance or just plain low, this album is the one to listen to. It seems to provide upliftment for every downer known to the human being. The lyrics are otherworldly but understandable with thought and all the music is truly from a sacred place inside the creators' hearts. This music simply touches like none I've ever felt before. There is actually only one rap song here, the rest are beautiful inspiring melodies. I wish P.M Dawn all the happiness they have given to me through this ablum.

Essential album regardless of age, sex or musical preference.......2001-02-11

PM Dawn's 3rd album, 1995's "Jesus Wept", is in my opinion their best. I didn't fall for this album instantly - it took a few listens then the hooks become more prevalent and addictive. I enjoy all types of music but listened to this album daily for over 2 years. Best songs include "The 9:45 Wake-Up Dream"(one of the greatest songs ever, irrespective of music genre - it gives me goosebumps), "Sometimes I Miss You So Much" and "Downtown Venus". I cannot stress strongly enough how good this album is - i'm not someone who automatically gives any album 5 stars - here all plaudits are justified. If the only song you know by this group is "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" then you really should buy this album. Not a rap group at all, PM Dawn's ability to seamlessly combine original lyrics/arrangements with choice snippets of popular songs is brilliant. The recent "Best Of" (released 2000) is an inadequate 14 track farce, containing only 12 different songs then 2 remixes.

Lucious, Brilliant Aural Masterpiece........2000-07-27

Released near the end of 1995, this album was the masterwork I always knew these two gifted young men had in them. To call this a hip-hop album would be not only limiting, but a downright insult. Filled to overflowing with gorgeous melodies: "I'll Be Waiting For You","My Own Personal Gravity", "Why God Loves You", acoustic balladry: "Sonchynne" "A Lifetime", floating spirituals: "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Dedicated To The Christ Conciousness)", glorius guitar squalor: "The 9:45 Wakeup Dream", "Superstar:Apathy" and creamy R&B: "Miles From Anything" this album has something for everyone. I purchased this CD right after graduation from Navy boot camp, and soon had my roomate in the barracks begging me to make him a copy of it on tape (I just sprung for another CD), but his addiction clearly indicated the power of great music, and how easily one can fall under the spell of P.M. Dawn. With "Jesus Wept" this brilliant group cast off the shackles and burden of being labled just another 'rap act' and produced what is actually one of the greatest ALBUMS OF ALL TIME, REGARDLESS OF GENRE. Any music lover will appreciate the richness and texture of the music, the earnestness, longing, and spiritual depth of Prince Be's Lyrics (yes, us African American Males are this complex and sensitive, but rarely do we get the chance to show it what with all the ridiculous, worn out thug/gangsta cliches that just won't go away) and marvel at the LP's perfect, pristine production. This release raises the bar for all artists, and further proves that race doesn't matter when it comes to quality and that African American Artists shouldn't be pigeonholed or limited in what they can accomplish. This is simply ingenious. Another Highly Reccomended Masterpiece.

Average customer rating: The Shows just starting

Show's Over Jesus Wept Manufacturer: Strike First ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tipping the Scales Day of Defeat Suffering the Loss Shock Value Temptation Come My Way ASIN: B000ERU7O8 Release Date: 2006-04-11

Tracks:

1. Show's Over
2. Blackout
3. Break Me
4. Human Wasteland
5. Broken Crown
6. Dedicated
7. Against The Grain
8. OMG
9. Nine
10. Still Fighting
11. The Final Word
12. Dear Brothers

Customer Reviews:

The Shows just starting.......2006-05-01

For fans of xdisciplex a.d. (obviously) Jesus Wept picks up where they left off with this cd. When I heard there EP, I couldnt wait for the full length. All the songs are good, all of them. Some have clean vocals, but its pretty much straight up hardcore, no emo trash or trashy metal. But there are some sweet solos. I cant stop listening to the title track, and Human Wasteland, Dedicated, and OMG. God Bless.

Average customer rating: Fine American anthology If you like this music, you'll love this CD

An American Tapestry Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Hovhaness, Alan | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Piston | Piston, Walter | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schuman | Schuman, William | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001QB2 Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

1. New England Triptych: I. Be Glad Then, America
2. New England Triptych: II. When Jesus Wept
3. New England Triptych: III. Chester
4. The White Peacock, Op. 7, No.1
5. Three Places In New England: I. The 'St. Gaudens' In Boston Common (Col. Robert Gould And His...
6. Three Places In New England: II. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut
7. Three Places In New England: III. The Housatonic At Stockbridge
8. Mysterious Mountain (Symphony No.2): Andante Con Moto
9. Mysterious Mountain (Symphony No.2): Moderato Maestoso (Double Fugue)
10. Mysterious Mountain (Symphony No.2): Andante Espressivo
11. The Incredible Flutist: Introduction-Siesta In The Market Place
12. The Incredible Flutist: Entrance Of The Vendors
13. The Incredible Flutist: Entrance Of The Customers
14. The Incredible Flutist: Tango Of The Merchant's Daughters
15. The Incredible Flutist: Arrival Of The Circus
16. The Incredible Flutist: Circus March
17. The Incredible Flutist: The Flutist
18. The Incredible Flutist: Minuet
19. The Incredible Flutist: Spanish Waltz
20. The Incredible Flutist: (Eight O'Clock Strikes)
21. The Incredible Flutist: Siciliana
22. The Incredible Flutist: Polka Finale

Customer Reviews:

Fine American anthology.......2007-05-23

This CD might as easily have been called "America's Second Greatest Hits" in that it contains the "lollipops" of composers not named Gershwin, Copland or Barber. As such, it serves a useful purpose if you just want the basics of these composers. Suffice it to say that all the performances here are polished and poetic and the Dorian recording is spectacular--natural, with percussion and brass especially riveting.

If you like this music, you'll love this CD.......2001-03-18

I've been looking for a CD that brings together some favorite pieces by American composers and this does a great job. The performance is clear and precise...with a lot of energy. The Ives is suitably ethereal and impressionist, the Schuman and Griffes are driving and powerful. Turn it up and enjoy the pleasures of the American landscape, imagery, spirit, culture, and mythology in beautiful melodies and rhythms.

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A Tribute to William Schuman Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schuman | Schuman, William | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wind Dances ASIN: B0000006Y2 Release Date: 1992-12-11

Tracks:

1. Variations On America
2. New England Triptych-: Be Glad Then, America
3. New England Triptych: When Jesus Wept
4. New England Triptych: Chester
5. Symphony For Strings - Symphony No. 5: I. Molto agitato ed energico
6. Symphony For Strings - Symphony No. 5: II. Larghissimo
7. Symphony For Strings - Symphony No. 5: III. Presto
8. Judith -Choreographic Poem for Orchestra: Judith - Choreographic Poem for Orchestra

Average customer rating: I'm no R&B fan, but you gotta hear this!! Astounding Spiritual Support Essential album regardless of age, sex or musical preference Lucious, Brilliant Aural Masterpiece.

Jesus Wept ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry For Bringing You Here, Love Dad Ruby Vroom 3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of-- Hip Hop Is Dead Confessions on a Dance Floor ASIN: B000006K9H

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Maybe it says something about rap's limitations that hip-hop's most creative acts move away from the form in order to expand artistically. While the Beastie Boys, head increasingly back toward hard rock, P.M. Dawn continues its course into the outer space of sonic gloss. Perhaps Jesus Wept, the duo's third album, relies on a celestial combination of airy R&B and acoustic hippie pop to float the Cordes brothers (Prince Be and J.C. the Eternal) into a higher level of consciousness than booming beats and rhythmic rhymes could take them. Or more likely, P.M. Dawn's musical evolution simply indicates these Jersey City homeboys are individuals unwilling to be limited or formatted.

Jesus Wept is, in fact, not all that different from the heady potion of English psychedelic synth pop, east coast new jack sway, and new age metaphysics the group brewed on 1993's The Bliss Album...?, only it's much more that way. Prince Be's existential voyage through his religious/spiritual identity crisis is surprisingly endearing, and songs like "The 9:45 Wake-Up Dream" and "Apathy...Superstar!?" are every bit as inventive as their titles suggest. And though the duo's typically heavy-handed production can make the mix sound more like marshmallow at times, the lush string/piano/acoustic guitar orchestrations ("Sonchyenne"), smooth dance beats ("My Own Personal Gravity"), and well-placed samples ("Downtown Venus") make Jesus Wept another exquisite slice of P.M. Dawn's gourmet auditory pastries. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

I'm no R&B fan, but you gotta hear this!!.......2005-08-14

I'm a major Talking Heads fan and some years ago I heard these guys do the final track featuring 'Once in a Lifetime' and had to get it. To my pleasant surprise I really enjoyed most of the CD. The vocals are so smooth you too will take notice! A sample of the intro of tracks won't do the CD justice as many need to build a bit. It also wouldn't hurt to be somewhat spritual as many songs reference the faith, but don't let the 'Christian R&B' thing bug you. This is just good music.

Astounding.......2004-12-22

Despite what many other reviews indicate, I don't hear much of PM Dawn's first two albums at all in the music of JESUS WEPT. This is a gorgeous, thoughtful, often sad (no surprise there with PM Dawn), and clever album. For legal reasons, many of the music samples they hoped to use could not be, so this is not really the album PM Dawn wanted to produce. Even so, it easily tops their first two albums. The intro here takes a Charlie Brown Christmas clip and spins it into a very moody, unsettling bit conjuring thoughts of self-worth/life/death. It erupts with a gun-click into the hit "Downtown Venus." This funky romp gives way to four more mellow songs, the best of which is "I'll be Waiting For You." As with many of PM Dawn's "love" songs, Prince Be's lyricism is ultra-poetic, and very touching. This song and "A Lifetime" are two wonderful examples of what seems to be such a strong connection to love that makes life meaningless-and utterly painful- without it. It's a very personal sounding album, and I would imagine it is not entirely fiction. "Why God Loves You," one of most musically and lyrically interesting songs on the disc, seems to praise admiration, profess confusion and apparent existentialism. It rides a groove of guitar and drums. PM Dawn is very spiritual, but not necessarily religious. Other high points of the album include the acoustic (and entirely falsetto) "Soncheynne" and the dreamy "Miles from Anything." As much as I like this album, there are a couple spots that don't match the near-perfection that much of the album hits. Sonically everything fits, but some songs' lyrics are nonsense and don't belong with the deep, spiritual tunes. Since some songs are SO good, it makes the less-than perfect songs seem worse than they actually are. The best parts of this record come when the group does what they do with the title: humanize spirituality. When the lyrics AND music intertwine to form both meaning and feeling, THAT'S magic.

Spiritual Support.......2001-09-25

Whenever one is feeling out of balance or just plain low, this album is the one to listen to. It seems to provide upliftment for every downer known to the human being. The lyrics are otherworldly but understandable with thought and all the music is truly from a sacred place inside the creators' hearts. This music simply touches like none I've ever felt before. There is actually only one rap song here, the rest are beautiful inspiring melodies. I wish P.M Dawn all the happiness they have given to me through this ablum.

Essential album regardless of age, sex or musical preference.......2001-02-11

PM Dawn's 3rd album, 1995's "Jesus Wept", is in my opinion their best. I didn't fall for this album instantly - it took a few listens then the hooks become more prevalent and addictive. I enjoy all types of music but listened to this album daily for over 2 years. Best songs include "The 9:45 Wake-Up Dream"(one of the greatest songs ever, irrespective of music genre - it gives me goosebumps), "Sometimes I Miss You So Much" and "Downtown Venus". I cannot stress strongly enough how good this album is - i'm not someone who automatically gives any album 5 stars - here all plaudits are justified. If the only song you know by this group is "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" then you really should buy this album. Not a rap group at all, PM Dawn's ability to seamlessly combine original lyrics/arrangements with choice snippets of popular songs is brilliant. The recent "Best Of" (released 2000) is an inadequate 14 track farce, containing only 12 different songs then 2 remixes.

Lucious, Brilliant Aural Masterpiece........2000-07-27

Released near the end of 1995, this album was the masterwork I always knew these two gifted young men had in them. To call this a hip-hop album would be not only limiting, but a downright insult. Filled to overflowing with gorgeous melodies: "I'll Be Waiting For You","My Own Personal Gravity", "Why God Loves You", acoustic balladry: "Sonchynne" "A Lifetime", floating spirituals: "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Dedicated To The Christ Conciousness)", glorius guitar squalor: "The 9:45 Wakeup Dream", "Superstar:Apathy" and creamy R&B: "Miles From Anything" this album has something for everyone. I purchased this CD right after graduation from Navy boot camp, and soon had my roomate in the barracks begging me to make him a copy of it on tape (I just sprung for another CD), but his addiction clearly indicated the power of great music, and how easily one can fall under the spell of P.M. Dawn. With "Jesus Wept" this brilliant group cast off the shackles and burden of being labled just another 'rap act' and produced what is actually one of the greatest ALBUMS OF ALL TIME, REGARDLESS OF GENRE. Any music lover will appreciate the richness and texture of the music, the earnestness, longing, and spiritual depth of Prince Be's Lyrics (yes, us African American Males are this complex and sensitive, but rarely do we get the chance to show it what with all the ridiculous, worn out thug/gangsta cliches that just won't go away) and marvel at the LP's perfect, pristine production. This release raises the bar for all artists, and further proves that race doesn't matter when it comes to quality and that African American Artists shouldn't be pigeonholed or limited in what they can accomplish. This is simply ingenious. Another Highly Reccomended Masterpiece.

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AMP Magazine Music Sampler Volume # 20 First Blood , Lacuna Coil , Dryline , Protest the Hero , Cheap Sex , Jesus Wept , Burden of a Day , Against all Authority , Love Equals Death , and One Republic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000PU7D7S

Product Description

1.) Anti-Flag - "The Press Corpse" 2.) First Blood - "They Drew First Blood" 3.) Lacuna Coil - "Our Truth" 4.) Dryline - "Cast For Your Heart" 5.) exene Cervenka & The Original Sinners - "It Ain't Supposed To Be" 6.) Sainte Catherines - "Ring Of Fire = 4 Points" 7.) Protest The Hero - "Heretics & Killers" 8.) Cheap Sex - "Worst Enemy" 9.) Pheonix Mourning - "Across Twenty Six Winters" 10.) Jeuss Wept - "Broken Crown" 11.) Burden Of A Day - "Cupid Missed His Mark" 12.) Against All Authority - "The Restoration of Chaos & Order" 13.) Love Equals Death - "Bombs Over Brooklyn" 14.) The Cardinal Sin - "Eye-Opener" 15.) New Bruises - "Homogenized For Mass Consumption or how My Youth Was Watered Down And Sold for Profit" 16.) Onerepublic - "Mercy" 17.) Cue The Doves - "An Astronomer's Ellipse" 18.) Dead To Fall - "Heroes (All My Heroes Have Failed Me)" 19.) Parkway Drive - "Smoke Em' If You Got Em' " 20.) Emery - "Studying Politics" 21.) Ligeia - "Household Stereotypes" 22.) Your Eyes My Dreams - "When The Going Gets Rough" 23.) Nofx - "Seeing Double At The Triple Rock"

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Jesus Wept ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004T2V7 Release Date: 2000-04-05

Tracks:

1. Jesus Wept
2. Here We Are
3. I've Got a Feeling
4. What a Healing Jesus
5. Somebody Shouted Glory
6. Soul Fillin' Station
7. How Did You Do That My Lord?
8. Miracle Man
9. I Claim The Blood
10. Let The Fire Fall

Album Description

A combination of great Christian gospel standards mixed with originals from the pen and the heart of Ruth Quinlan.

Uplifting Christian music that praises our Lord and uplifts the spirit.

Dance Music:

1. Lead Pipe
2. Let It Swing
3. Let's Talk About Love
4. Live From the Styleetron [Explicit Lyrics]
5. Madness [Explicit Lyrics]
6. Metropolis Gold
7. NBA Jam Session
8. No Competition
9. No Goats No Glory
10. Non-Fiction [Explicit Lyrics]

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Da

Egon Petri Volume II

Heart and Soul

Dialogue [Original recording remastered]

Bunny Sigler

It's Mimi

Highlights From Disney On Broadway [Enhanced] [Cast Recording]

Handel - Messiah / Kirkby · Van Evera · Cable · Bowman · Cornwell · D. Thomas · Parrott

Gimme Some Lovin'

French & German Flute Masterpieces

Eye of the Hurricane

Front Line Assembly VS. Die Krupps: The Remix Wars [EP] [Import]

Echando Pa'lante (Straight Ahead)

Salt of the Earth

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2