Prince of Darkness

1. Prince of Darkness

2. Lover in You

3. Git Bizzy

4. Ooh, Aah, Nah-Nah-Nah

5. Brother, Brother - Big Daddy Kane, Li'l Daddy Shane

6. Groove With It

7. I'm Not Ashamed - Big Daddy Kane, Alyson Williams

8. Troubled Man

9. T.L.C.

10. Float

11. Come on Down - Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes

12. Death Sentence

13. Get Down

14. Raw '91

15. D.J. S Get No Credit - Big Daddy Kane, Mister Cee

Prince of Darkness,Big Daddy Kane,Warner Bros / Wea,Golden Age,Hardcore Rap,Hip-Hop,R&B,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

Average customer rating: Not for the faint of heart, but an incredible listen Polished Spare Brilliance Yo, Willy Oldham Is Off the Hizzle fo' Shizzle! A SPOOKY GEM

I See a Darkness Bonnie Prince Billy Manufacturer: Palace Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Master and Everyone Superwolf The Letting Go Ease Down the Road Summer in the Southeast ASIN: B000066HI4 Release Date: 2002-07-09

Tracks:

1. A Minor Place
2. Nomadic Revery (All Around)
3. I See A Darkness
4. Another Day Full Of Dread
5. Death To Everyone
6. Knockturne
7. Madeleine-Mary
8. Song For The New Breed
9. Today I Was An Evil One
10. Black
11. Raining In Darling

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

"Prince" Will Oldham has always threatened to make a completely devastating album and this is it. Brooding and strikingly intimate, I See a Darkness picks through the abandoned camps of Bob Dylan and Neil Young, finding lonely tales and ragged melodies strewn about. The magic comes in the light Oldham is able to shine on these songs, rendering them both gorgeously baroque yet starkly modern. --S. Duda

Amazon.com

Will Oldham, the artist formerly known as Palace, has never been concerned with creating pop music. Oldham's forte, murder ballads, antispirituals, dead-sea chanteys, and lost-love songs, has always been "difficult," forcing the listener to confront some rather unseemly topics. Say this about Oldham, however, despite his quirks (cracking vocals, shambolic instrumentation, baroque language), at its best, his music is bracing and, often, very beautiful. That said, I See a Darkness, his second LP since abandoning the Palace moniker, is the most accessible, gorgeous, and moving record of his career. Instead of the gothic, low-fi country feel of many of his projects, Darkness comes off sounding like an early-'70s Neil Young album, comprised of a stately piano backbone and fleshed out by loose-fitting guitar strums. Stylistically, Oldham mixes things up on Darkness and his full band sounds, for once, well practiced and well recorded. Sure, Oldham is still singing about the blackness of his soul, but in between--in small bursting moments--there are bits of light, hope, and a suggestion that maybe--just maybe--there may be redemption through love. That message, presented in these carefully constructed, gently offered songs, pushes this recording beyond the usual, curious appeal of Oldham and into an entirely new realm of greatness. S. Duda

Album Description

Will Oldham's first Bonnie 'Prince' Billy release from 1999. Contains the classic 'I See A Darkness' covered by Johnny Cash.

Customer Reviews:

Not for the faint of heart, but an incredible listen.......2006-12-04

I'm an avid music fan. I've listened to quite an array of rock and pop throughout my life and I can say without hesitation that this disc is unlike anything I've ever heard. All of BPB's work is incredibly interesting. He's taken folk and worked in blues, rock, country, all with undertones of both melancholy and joy. In my opinion, this is his definitive work, the one you MUST have if you want to get the complete Bonnie Price Billy experience. I must admit that I cannot listen to this stuff very often because it is such a strange, intense experience. Every once in a while, an artist creates something beyond his medium. Will Oldham has done that here. This is more than music.

Polished.......2005-12-29

For an avid Will Oldham fan like me this album started as a surprise. It actually sounds good! The sound is now more polished, the music not recorded at once and the voice not as shaky as it used to be. You could say it's a more commercial touch but he certainly deserves more credit for his songwriting skills.

The first song 'A Minor Place' relies completly on melody, it's hard to think that the first 2,5 minutes are really the same but the melody is great and should therefor be part of the Oldham top 10.
Second song 'Nomadic Revery' has a haunting chorus in the Appalachian style that could have been sung by David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower.
Track 3 might actually be his most famous song but not in this version but song by Johnny Cash on his American Recordings III. Like so many songs (U2's 'One' for example) that version is actually slightly better.

The quality remains very high throughout the album. The lyrics still are not the most cheerful (Death to Everyone, which does have a lalala part).

I am not sure if I think this is Oldham's best album, I still listen to his Palace-work more, but it certainly is great album and he shows that he is one of the greatest indie songwriters, up there with people like Lou Barlow.

Spare Brilliance.......2005-06-09

On first listen I was disappointed with this album. I expected melancholia but not like this. After a few more spins I figured out what I had missed. This is the most beautiful album. Absolutely the best, it can be sad, it can be hopeful, it can be everything. Will Oldham sounds real, and his reality is haunting and beautiful at the same time. The music is minimalist and sparse which only contributes to the beauty and dynamic of the record. It is one of the best albums of the 1990s and I recommend it to any true music fan.

Yo, Willy Oldham Is Off the Hizzle fo' Shizzle!.......2005-02-14

Sorry, that was insipid.

Anyway, few albums this good and this affecting from the late 90's come to mind. Among them would be In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and The Soft Bulletin. Rarely is music such great background and foreground music at the same time. After hearing it a few times at a friend's house some time in 1999, I scoured at least 20 record stores in at least five cities to find a copy of this. I eventually just got it via Amazon.

If anything, I love how deceitful Will Oldham is. What would you expect an album with a title and a cover like those and songs named "Minor Place" "Black" and "Death to Everyone?" Actually, the lyrics are very hopeful and it's nice to hear about the subject matter from a mature adult rather than some shallow, nasal teenager who thinks he has something relevant to say. After the first listen, this album has sincerely killed you softly with its piano, bass, tap-drumming, lazily strummed guitar and Oldham's erie, human voice. It really leaves you feeling dead in a way that so many musicians, by contrast, try to do with distorted guitars, double bass drums and screaming.

Goddamn this is good rainy day music. As my taste in music matures, Loveless slips further and further down my favorites of the 90's list with this edging its way into the top 5. This is a must own for people who like humanly affecting music but hate emo.

A SPOOKY GEM.......2004-11-11

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (aka Will Oldham) creates the scariest take on country music imaginable. In fact, this could easily be labelled 'goth country'.

His lyrics are intensley personal and his voice a deep and dark wonder. His songs are carefully crafted and arranged in an obscure warmth and frailty.

On some occasions the songs creep along steadily, on others errupt into soaring climaxes of double tracked vocals on the brink of collapse. These climaxes don't play on the usual tricks of severe dynamic change or string sections, but rather involve escalations in emotive force that ripple through you.

Will Oldham is a master songwriter, and an expert at creating sound collages and textures not usually associated with country music.

Average customer rating: 3/4 Prince Of Darkness THIS IS A F*#%ING MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The OZ box set gift for my husband

Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music British Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Heavy Metal | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Under Cover Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) Black Rain No More Tears Down to Earth ASIN: B0007OTWR6 Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. I Don't Know- Live
2. Mr. Crowley
3. Crazy Train
4. Goodbye To Romance- Live
5. Suicide Solution- Live
6. Over The Mountain
7. Flying High Again- Live
8. You Can't Kill Rock And Roll
9. Diary Of A Madman
10. Bark At The Moon- Live
11. Spiders
12. Rock 'n' Roll Rebel
13. You're No Different

Tracks:

1. Ultimate Sin- Live
2. Never Know Why- Live
3. Thank God For The Bomb- Live
4. Crazy Babies
5. Breakin' All The Rules
6. I Don't Want To Change The World- Demo
7. Mama, I'm Coming Home- Demo
8. Desire- Demo
9. No More Tears
10. Won't Be Coming Home (S.I.N.)- Demo
11. Perry Mason- Live
12. See You On The Other Side- Demo
13. Walk On Water- Demo
14. Gets Me Through- Live
15. Bang Bang (You're Dead)
16. Dreamer

Tracks:

1. Iron Man- with Therapy?
2. N.I.B.
3. Purple Haze
4. Pictures Of Matchstick Men
5. Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed)
6. Born To Be Wild
7. Nowhere To Run (Vapor Trail)- The Crystal Method, With Ozzy Osbourne,Dmx,'Ol Dirty Bastard, & Fuzzbubble
8. Psycho Man- Black Sabbath
9. For Heaven's Sake- Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Wu-Tang Clan
10. I Ain't No Nice Guy
11. Therapy- Infectious Grooves
12. Stayin' Alive
13. Dog, The Bounty Hunter

Tracks:

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
2. Mississippi Queen
3. All The Young Dudes
4. In My Life
5. Fire
6. For What It's Worth
7. Sympathy For The Devil
8. Working Class Hero
9. Good Times
10. Changes

Amazon.com

Not entirely a career retrospective and decidedly not a vault raid that reveals the junk in the trunk, this four-disc collection chronicles Ozzy's hot-burnt and all-too-brief Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman post-Black Sabbath era with Randy Rhoads and also the long road the Ozzman traveled in search of a guitarist that could ever come close to matching his late friend's creative spark. Listening to material from albums such as Bark At The Moon and The Ultimate Sin reveals that even when Osbourne wasn't flying all that high musically he did keep evolving and, in the often risk averse world of heavy metal, he often took chances that could have potentially alienated core fans ("Thank God For The Bomb" reveals that Ozzy may care about the planet but he doesn't possess the same knack for politics as Bob Dylan) but made them embrace him even more. He managed to hit another career high with guitarist Zakk Wylde and the No More Tears album which provides some of the second disc's finest moments. ("Mama I'm Coming Home" proves one of the underrated balladeer's most poignant moments.) But the back end of this collection shines as much as its front with a disc that compiles various collaborative efforts, including a tussle with Miss Piggy on "Born To Be Wild" and a strange detour with Was (Not Was) on "Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed)." The real gem is the fourth platter which finds Ozzy covering some of his favorite tunes from the past, including a moving and wholly accurate reading of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero," a song that almost seems to have been written with Osbourne in mind. Ozzy may be the prince of darkness but he's also the king of heavy metal and this set demonstrates, once more, exactly why. -- Jedd Beaudoin

Customer Reviews:

3/4.......2007-06-08

the only thing that puts this boxed set down is the 3rd disc with all the duets with rap homos

Prince Of Darkness.......2007-05-15

My daughter in law loved this Christmas gift and it arrived on time. Thanks for your attention to detail.

THIS IS A F*#%ING MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-04-16

As I said above this is a F#!&ING MUST HAVE an absolute nessesary
box set for any ozzy fan. EVERY HIT, PERRY MASON, MR. CROWLEY, SUICIDE
SOLUTION, AND, WELL, I COULD GO ON FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND SOME UNRELESIED SONGS (SORRY FOR MUA MISSPELLINGS).
but this is the best F$&*ING ozzy collection EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The OZ box set.......2007-02-01

I love it great box set, only one bad song to me and I am an OZZY nut but I hated Mississippi Queen I just do not like his voice doing this song, That should be left up to Leslie West... IMO

gift for my husband.......2007-01-10

this was a gift for my husband's birthday.he would have liked a better variety of songs.

Average customer rating: A Poetic Journey... Nice! Fabulous! Fabulous Makes you want to listen and dance at the same time

Mystic Journey Manufacturer: Autumn Light Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Miles Beyond Music For Harp Music For Harp, Flute and Cello Awake Inside A Dream Sanctus ASIN: B000040JKR Release Date: 1999-12-14

Tracks:

1. Topanga Dreams
2. Katyia's Dance
3. China Lily
4. Fertile Crescent
5. Lhasa Love
6. Aduman
7. Darjeeling Sunrise
8. Clouds across the Darkness
9. Silver Lake
10. Lotus

Album Description

About this CD (notes from the artist )

Topanga Dreams
Since 1988, I've lived in Topanga, California. This small mountain town has taught me the true meaning of community. By being there for each other, we can make dreams come true. May all your dreams come true...

Katyia's Dance
This song has evolved from being a solo dance performance piece in our Mystic Journey shows into a passionate tango...for two. So grab someone you love and enjoy the dance!

China Lily
This flute was a gift from my Dize (rhymes with pizza) teacher and is one of my favorites. Whenever I play it, I am transported to a place of inner peace and stillness.

Lhasa Love
I found this melody in a book of traditional Chinese folk songs, It was called Tibetan Dance before we transformed it into a lively multicultural boogie!

Aduman
Although there are many dialects spoken in the West African region of Guinea and Mali, the universal word for "sweet" amongst all the tribes is aduman.

Darjeeling Sunrise
Inspired by an Indian sunrise raga, this song reflects the experience that I had when I was on top of Tiger Hill in Darjeeling, India, witnessing a magical sunrise illuminating the awesome Himalayan mountains.

Customer Reviews:

A Poetic Journey..........2004-05-05

I fell in love with the music of The Angels of Venice years ago, and thus when I learned that Suzanne Teng (a former "Angel") had produced a solo work, I was very excited. But the music on this CD easily surpasses anything Teng had done with the Angels of Venice. Lyrical melodies, accompanied by enthnic rhythms on traditional percussion instruments, overlaid with Teng's own haunting performances on Asian flute, transport the listener to another time and another place -- both in this world, and in the "otherworld" created by Teng's mystical music edge. Tibetan singing bowls, Middle-Eastern bells, Celtic strings and a vast assortment of drums and wind instruments create a musical whirlwind that will leave the listener breathlessly awaiting Teng's next musical offering.

Nice!.......2004-01-01

Suzanne Teng, the original flutist with the group "Angels of Venice", breaks out on her own in this playful and exotic 1999 release. Teng shows herself a master of flutistry, not only the playing the standard western "C" flute, but also piccolo, alto and bass flutes, dize (Chinese bamboo flute), ney (Turkish flute) and panpipes. Her tone is rich and liquid, and her improvisations range from jazzy to sinuous to ephemeral depending on the style of the piece. Many of the selections have a strong Near- or Far Eastern flavor, but the mood remains gentle and cheerful throughout the album, without any of the dark intensity that characterizes some of the "Angels'" work. Teng is not alone in "Mystic Journey" either; many guest artists lend their well-established talents to the mix to create ever-varied layers of texture. Gilbert Levy provides intricate world percussion accompaniments, while cellist Martin Tillman, Prince Diabate, Hans Christiansen of Rasa and Greg Ellis of Vas (among others) also pop in to lend a hand, making for a richly orchestrated album that is full of apt and interesting surprises. Occasionally the flute melodies seem a little trite and meandering, qualities that are at odds with the earthy, percussive background, but overall this album is appealing. Teng's simultaneously light and down-to-earth compositions find ways to be relaxing without being boring--a common pitfall for many New Age artists. The music of "Mystic Journey" would be great for warm-ups and slow-dancing for belly dancers, as well as just pleasant listening after a mundane and stressful day at work. Other recordings featuring Suzanne Teng's flute-playing include "Awake Inside a Dream" and "Music for Flute, Harp and Cello" by the Angels of Venice. For more bamboo and metal flute improvisations, in this case without accompaniment, check out also Richard Warner's "Quiet Heart / Spirit Wind".

Fabulous!.......2002-07-05

I ordered this CD after only hearing two songs which I "accidentally" heard while flipping the channels of the television. There was a performance done on Public Access and I was surprised to see that a CD was available. I ordered one for myself and a friend who is a yoga instructor. I love this CD! It is perfect for yoga or meditation or even just in the background while working. The music is heartfelt and joyous and everyone who hears it immediately loves it. I would definitly recommend it, especially if you are looking to expand your collection of instrumental music. Personally, I love flute pieces, so this was a perfect choice for me.

Fabulous.......2001-06-28

I caught Suzanne Teng & Mystic Journey on vacation at this year's Topanga Days festival, but didn't buy the CD. I thought about their music the whole rest of the trip and ordered the CD as soon as I got home. It's truly magnificent and beautiful music, and I could listen to the CD over and over. Perfect background for anything - reading, meditating, special dinners, yoga, whatever. I find myself getting up just to move to the music. They're all very talented and the CD is a real stress-melter.

Makes you want to listen and dance at the same time.......2000-08-31

This is really an excellent independently-produced CD. Some of the tunes are fairly straight-forward, rhythmic wonders with Ms. Teng's incredible flute playing polishing them off. Others are more "world" sounding incorporating thraot singing and chanting. There is not a bad cut on the CD. Listen to Katiya's Waltz, and try to concentrate on the beautiful music while your feet waltz across the floor.

Average customer rating: BDK does some of his best work here not as bad as people say it is Possibly His Best Work His last great stand! down hill from here

Prince of Darkness Big Daddy Kane Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Taste of Chocolate Looks Like a Job For... Daddy's Home It's a Big Daddy Thing Veteranz Day ASIN: B000008H7Q Release Date: 1991-10-29

Tracks:

1. Prince of Darkness
2. Lover in You
3. Git Bizzy
4. Ooh, Aah, Nah-Nah-Nah
5. Brother, Brother - Big Daddy Kane, Li'l Daddy Shane
6. Groove With It
7. I'm Not Ashamed - Big Daddy Kane, Alyson Williams
8. Troubled Man
9. T.L.C.
10. Float
11. Come on Down - Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes
12. Death Sentence
13. Get Down
14. Raw '91
15. D.J. S Get No Credit - Big Daddy Kane, Mister Cee

Customer Reviews:

BDK does some of his best work here.......2006-02-25

I understand that some of the filler on this album is not good, but there are many songs on here that are among kane's best raps. For instance, the two strongest tracks on the album "float" and "prince of darkness" show why kane was the original smooth operator. "Death sentence," would blow your speakers wit the pumpin' bass and clearly exhibited BDK's rapping skills. "Git busy" and "Brother, Brother" have a silky positive freestyle. True, there are bad songs on this album, but in all fairness, there are great ones too.

not as bad as people say it is.......2006-01-21

well i am not one of those who follows people blindly i hear the stuff for myself, people visualise kane as a hard spitting battle mc so he didnot cut it with this album but just listen he has made a smooth album, it just shows the mans flexibilty
if you do like BDK i suggest you add this to your collection and finish and respect the great big daddy kane

Peace out...

Possibly His Best Work.......2005-03-26

I don't know whats with the haters who reviewed this, but ignore them. If you liked any of his previous 3 albums, you will like this. Personally I feel this is contender for his best album. Kane is sharper than hes ever been, his flows are flawless. Rest assured, Kane spits some fire on this album. This album marks his further acsension on the mic, with some instances of his rhyme spitting reaching blinding speed. The beats I was also very impressed with. They are definantly more experimental and straight hip hop than what some people here gave him credit for. Kane proved he didn't really need Marley Marl or Prince Paul, he could handle the beats himself. The only time on the album where he went real R&B was the chorus on track 2 and track seven. Track 7 is more of a talking skit/song like the one with Barry White from Taste of Chocolate. These are easily overlooked, and I think it holds no bearing on the rest of the album. This is also one of Kane's longest albums, and I think its solid all the way through. There are also classic guest spots from Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes. Don't sleep on this, your hip hop collection isn't complete without it.

His last great stand!.......2004-11-05

Those who claim that this album sucks knows nothing. This was waaaay better than "Taste of Chocolate." That album sucked. It was too unfocused, R&B and weak. THAT one only had two good songs on it.

This on was BDK's last great album. After this, he would forever be lost... On this album you get to hear the last remains of the BDK that people loved. This was his last traditonal BDK style before he messed himself up totally.

First their is the tile cut. Yes, the one where (corny) Tupac took the beat from. BDK should release that as that was one of the hottest tracks. "Brother, Brother," "The lover in You," "Groove with it," "Come on Down," and even "Get Down" are all hot in one way or another. You cannot tell me that this was was not on. Some people ignored this because he released his more R&B/pop type songs in an effort to go platinum, so this hot album was not as appreciated as it should have been. Trust, this is one of his better ones. "Worse than Taste of Chocolate...?" Please.

down hill from here.......2003-05-30

I wouldn't say it was off the hook. BDK hit his peak at "taste of chocolate". this has a few funky ... tracks. the beat on git bizzy is funky ... and the title track is something to get with ur girl to? but beyond that it's all down hill form there. a shame too. BDK was one of the best artists of the time. the hardcore gangsta revolution killed him as well as cold chillin records going out of bizzness. (thank the diabolical biz markie for that one. gotta ask permission before ya sample bro!)

Average customer rating: Another great trip down the MFU memory lane The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release

The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schifrin | Schifrin, Lalo | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 3 Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Saint/Secret Agent Honey West ASIN: B0006SSQ7U Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

1. First Season End Title
2. Vulcan Affair (Suite No. 2)
3. Iowa-Scuba Affair
4. Shark Affair
5. Deadly Games Affair (Suite No. 2)
6. Meet Mr. Solo
7. Giuoco Piano Affair
8. King of Knaves Affair: Suite No. 2
9. First Season Main Title [Revised]
10. Deadly Decoy Affair
11. Spy With My Face
12. Second Season Main Title
13. Alexander the Greater Affair
14. Ultimate Computer Affair
15. Very Important Zombie Affair
16. Dippy Blonde Affair
17. Seadly Goddess Afair
18. Moonglow Affair

Tracks:

1. One of Our Spies Is Missing
2. Third Season Main Title
3. Sort of Do-It-Youself Dreadful Affair
4. Galatea Affair
5. Pop Art Affair
6. Come With Me to the Casbah Affair
7. Off-Broadway Affair
8. Concrete Overcoat Affair
9. Napoleon's Tomb Affair
10. Alternate Fourth Season Main Title
11. Fourth Season (End Title)
12. Test Tube Killer Affair
13. Prince of Darkness Affair
14. Seven Wonders of the World Affair

Customer Reviews:

Another great trip down the MFU memory lane.......2005-10-19

Volume 2 (comprised of 2 CDs) is another first rate compilation of the series' original music and not to be missed by U.N.C.L.E. fans. The liner notes are wonderful and add a lot to ones appreciation of the music.

My only problem is that THE CDs ARE COPY PROTECTED! Considerable work is needed to get the music onto your iPod, if you really want the music in your mp3 collection. This is a major hassle and a surprise, since the first set in the series was not copy protected.

The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release.......2005-07-12

Many of us have always thought The Man From UNCLE had the best music for a TV series ever, and this three double CD release confirms this. Wow! I'd be just happy with one CD, but having SIX (three double CDs packages) is absolutely out of this world, I mean, a lifetime wait come true.

Indeed, this is an unbelievable collection of three double CDs packages with the complete series soundtrack, and I mean the complete music, not a tune is missing.

And this is the ORIGINAL Man From Uncle music. Let me stress the point: this is the four years ORIGINAL soundtrack with the original recordings as they were heard throughout the series, not a no-name orchestra doing personal versions of the stuff. The audio transfer is very, very good, the music from late episodes is even in stereo.

Each individual CD carries over 70 minutes of music. All in all there you have the four TV seasons main titles and all, absolutely all of TMFU unforgetable music.

This is not a chronological release, meaning, all CDs have a mix of music from all four TV seasons. Volume 1 is heavier on early TV seasons stuff, fans of Jerry Goldsmith will love it. Those of us who prefer what Gerald Fried and later Richard Shores did with TMFU music, then volume 2 is mandatory. If you are a fan, you can't miss any of these six CDs. However if buying all three double packages is too much for you, you must go with Volume 2, no questions asked. Volume three is the weakest of them as it brings "suites" and a whole CD with "The Girl From Uncle" soundtrack, but you have a bonus "Open Channel D" beeper.

Each package is gorgeous, each with a glossy color booklet with extensive liner notes with details on how each tune was written to a specific TV series episode and how it was used onwards. You have bios on the composers, on how the recordings were made, even an overview on how many instruments were available in each of the years the music was recorded.

So, throw away your Hugo Montenegro Man From Uncle CD, this is the REAL thing.

Average customer rating: One of Carpenter's finest. One of Carpenter's best, this import is a gem. ANOTHER CARPENTER CLASSIC Carpenter music fans should buy this.

Prince of Darkness (Original Soundtrack) , and Alan Howarth Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Christine: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score ASIN: B00001ZT6E Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

1. Opening Titles
2. Team Assembly
3. Darkness Begins
4. A Message From The Future
5. Hell Breaks Loose
6. Mirror Image
7. Devil Awakens
8. Through The Mirror

Album Description

UK pressing of the score to 1987 horror flick directed by John Carpenter & featuring a score Alan Howarth.

Customer Reviews:

One of Carpenter's finest........2005-07-25

The score for John Carpenter's 'Prince of Darkness' is one of the best ever written for an 80's horror film. Its dark, sinister tones implied some kind of threat to the main characters even though nothing frightening was happening on the screen. 'Hell Breaks Loose' is undoubtedly the most frightening track as the characters find themselves in serious trouble, with some of their colleagues becoming zombies and coming after them. The music creates an atmosphere of terror which is well reflected in what's happening on the screen. It's one of the hardest Carpenter scores to get - and also the best.

One of Carpenter's best, this import is a gem........2002-04-20

Carpenter and Howarth are in full stride with this soundtrack. "Prince of Darkness" follows their amazing achievement and new technical direction that was the soundtrack to "Big Trouble In Little China." In "Darkness" they expand their abilities with "MIDI Depth" and more mature textures and composition to deliver a score that could best be described as vast, deep, ethereal, and frightening.

Listening to "Darkness" independant of the film inspires an uneasy dark mood, and this is the mark of a great score, something which can stand on it's own as an independant work of art.

The import cd version is a high quality version and does not disappoint after years of listening to this score on a scratchy vinyl record. Perhaps this one will be released on cd in the States someday, until then this import cd is the only way to get this classic in the pristine digital format.

ANOTHER CARPENTER CLASSIC.......2000-11-17

THIS CD IS FULL OF FORBODING MOOD MUSIC FROM CARPENTER'S FILM. IT EASILY RANKS UP THERE WITH THE HALLOWEEN SOUNDTRACK AS JOHN'S BEST MUSICAL WORK TO DATE. IT'S A SHAME THAT IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE AS AN IMPORT BUT IT WAS WORTH THE PRICE.

Carpenter music fans should buy this........2000-09-30

This is probably the best in the Carpenter/Howarth association.The strict usage of synths to produce the broad spectrum of sound in 1987 is amazing!Carpenter's simple thematic (but effective) style is brought to scary life aided by Alan Howarth's studio wizardry.I have to say that the soundtrack is better than the mediocre film.

Average customer rating: Beautiful music. 5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions "Hammer & Silva...raises the hair on the back of your neck"

Hammer the Studio That Dripped Blood Various Artists Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Legendary Horror Films Universal's Classic Scores of Mystery & Horror Monster Music: Film Music Classics House of Frankenstein The Hammer Studio Frankenstein Film Music Collection ASIN: B000063IUP Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

1. Main Theme/Inside Castle Darcula/Lure Of The Vampire Women/Dracula's Rage/The Kiss Of The Living Dead (Dracula)
2. Funeral In Carpethia/Finale: Confrontation & Climax/The Fall Of Dracula (Dracula Prince Of Darkness)
3. Love Theme (The Scars Of Dracula)
4. Finale/Dracula And The Crucifix (Dracula Has Risen From The Grave)
5. The Blood Of Dracula (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
6. Romance: The Young Lovers/Shadow Of The Tomb (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
7. Ride To The Ruined Church/Romance At Dusk (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
8. Dracula Triumphant/Pursuit/Death Of Lucy (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
9. The Victory Of Love (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
10. Christina (Frankenstein Created Woman)
11. The Power Of Evil (The Devil Rides Out)
12. Invocation To The Devil/Dance Frenzy (The Devil Rides Out)
13. Awakening And Absolution (The Devil Rides Out)
14. Vampire Rhapsody (Kiss Of The Vampire)

Tracks:

1. Cosmic Sequence/Tumak Meets Luana/In The Domain Of The Shell People/Eruption Of The Volcano (One Million Years B.C.) - Mario Nascimbene
2. Main Theme/Storm Over The Sea (When Dinasours Ruled The Earth) - Mario Nascimbene
3. Life Of The Tribe/Finale (Creatures The World Forgot) - Mario Nascimbene
4. The Tomb/The Desert (The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb) - Carlo Martelli
5. Ayesha - She Who Must Be Obeyed (She)
6. Bedouin Attack & Desert Quest (She)
7. In The Kingdom Of She - Processional/The Cruelty Of She (She)
8. The Eternal Flame And The Destruction Of She (She)
9. Main Title (The Abominable Snowman) - Humphrey Searle
10. Defeat Of The Aliens/Finale (Quatermass II)
11. Main Titles/Anna's Theme - Christopher Gunning
12. Prologue (Vampire Circus) - David Whitaker
13. Main Themes (The Vampire Hunter) - Jamed Bernard
14. Pastorale/The Werewolf At Bay/Aptheosis (Curse Of The Werewolf) - Benjamin Frankel

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful music........2007-01-10

I sat back with the lights dimmed and a cup of hot coffee and enjoyed the beautiful haunting music of years gone by. Memories abound.

5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions.......2006-08-29

Why doesn't this get a perfect five stars?

Simple reason.

The producers at Silva, for wahtever reason, decided to cut down their SHE suites and Hands of the Ripper suites.

On the previous Hammer releases, "Draculas - Classic Horror Films", released in 1993, recorded in 1989, they had seven additional minutes of "Hands of the Ripper" that could have been included on this set.

Additionally, The Devil Rides Out: Film Music of James Bernard, released in 1997, recorded in 1995 and 1996 had about a minute more of additional music from SHE, PLUS about seven minutes worth of suites from Quatermass and X: The Unknown.

Both discs in this new re-issue round out at around 68 minutes, so there was room for some of these omissions.

Silva Screen gets big kudos for a reissuing these recordeings in the remastered HDCD format, but I don't understand these omissions. In fact, one of the tracks included, "Vampire Hunter" isn't even from a Hammer film, and its the only recording on this collection not on previous Silva CD's.

Again, 5 stars for the performances, the 1989 performances with Neil Richardson and the Philharmonia are fantastic. (Dracula, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Hands of the Ripper, Vampire Circus.)

Additionally, The Westminster Philharmonic under the baton of Kenneth Alwyn do an excellent job as usual (Kiss of the Vampire, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, She, THe Abominable Snowman, Quatermass II and Curse of the Werewolf.) Finally, the City of Prague Philharmonic, who get a bad rap more often than they deserve round out hte album and IMHO, deliver the goods, under the trusty batons of Paul Bateman (Scars of Dracula, Frankenstein Created Woman, additionally, Bateman also plays the piano solo on Kiss of the Vampire.) and Nic Raine (The Devil Rides Out, One Million Years BC, When Dinosuars Ruled the Earth, Creatures The World Forgot, The Vampire Hunter)

I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could.

Much thanks to producers David Wishart, Eric Tomlinson and James Fitzpatrick and recording engineers Mike Ross-Trevor, John Luard Timperley and Jan Holzner for contributing to these fine historical film music recordings.

"Hammer & Silva...raises the hair on the back of your neck".......2002-04-09

Silva Screen takes us on tour through the castles of Transylvania with a collection of
outstanding scores from James Bernard on Disc One ~ "DRACULA" (1958)..."KISS OF
THE VAMPIRE" (1964)..."DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS"
(1966)..."FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN" (1967)..."THE DEVIL RIDES OUT"
(1968)..."DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE" (1968)..."THE SCARS OF
DRACULA" (1970)..."TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA" (1970)...even though the
blood doesn't flow as easily in "KISS OF THE VAMPIRE", the score from Bernard is
seductive, sensual to say the least for "creatures of the night", masked ball scene blends
atmospheric trance-masquerade themes, intoxicating main title is hauntingly mesmerizing with
"VAMPIRE RHAPSODY", just listen to the piano solo from our character in the film Carl
Ravna (Barry Warren), son of Dr. Ravna (Noel Willman) along with daughter Sabena Ravna
(Jacqueline Wallis), a cult of vampires in early 20th century Bavarian, praying on a young
honeymoon couple...Bernard's rhapsody captures the listeners heart and BLOOD!

Let's look at Disc Two with the other Hammer themes and their composers ~ "THE
ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN" (1957-Humphrey Searle)..."QUATERMASS II"
(1957-James Bernard)..."CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF" (1960-Benjamin
Frankel)..."CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB" (1964-Carlo Martelli)..."SHE"
(1965-James Bernard)..."ONE MILLION YEARS B.C." (1966-Mario
Nascimbene)..."WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH" (1969-Mario
Nascimbene)..."HANDS OF THE RIPPER" (1971-Christopher Gunning)..."VAMPIRE
CIRCUS" (1971-David Whitaker)..."VAMPIRE HUNTER" (2000-James
Bernard)...difficult as it may be, there is a stand out ~ "THE CURSE OF THE
WEREWOLF", fine direction from Terence Fisher (director) with an outstanding cast Oliver
Reed (Leon-the Werewolf), Clifford Evans (Alfredo), Yvonne Romain (Servant Girl) and
Catherine Feller (Christina), Hammer's departure from the old stereotype of the beast is
refreshing, Reed's performance as the tormented sole, from man to wolf is touching, the score
by Ben Frankel is tense building at it's best, to say the least, setting the tone and mood for the
transformation with counterpoints is stimulating, inclusive orchestration development for what
lies ahead during a full moon.

Without a doubt the highlight pick hands down is "SHE", composer James Bernard gives of
himself without question, the SUITE takes the orchestra into lilting melodic exercises with
percussion chiming in, the harmonies are hypnotic blends of textured fabric, listen as The
Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn display stirring strings and
a solo harp run the scales in "THE ETERNAL FLAME AND THE DESTRUCTION OF
SHE", hold-fast arrangement has haunting echoes of Bernard's constant theme, with a final
beat from a drum in the percussion section.

Must make mention the cast of players that made this possible ~ The Philharmonia Orchestra,
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra ~ and
their various conductors Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, Nic Raine and Neil
Richardson...supported by the illustrious staff from Silva Screen Records LTD ~ Reynold da
Silva (executive producer), David Stoner (associate producer), Gareth Williams (Dolby
Surround/HDCD Mastering) and of course James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), who
has the knack of developing quality in every Silva Screen release...similar to "A History Of
Horror:From Nosferatu To The Sixth Sense" (SSD-1111/2CD Set), guaranteed to raise the
hair on the back of your neck!

Total Time: Disc One 68:01 on 14 Tracks & Disc Two 68:46 on 14 Tracks ~ Silva Screen
Records SSD-357 ~ (2002)

Average customer rating: rip-off, both albums fit onto 1 disc, why do it this way? Pretty Good Condensation of Two Mediocre Albums Unlike any other Alice, and not in a good way. Underrated Alice! Missed opportunity

Prince of Darkness Alice Cooper Manufacturer: Mca Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | 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 CDs Under $7 | Glam | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Glam | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Special Forces Raise Your Fist and Yell Flush the Fashion Constrictor Hey Stoopid ASIN: B000007QEN Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

1. Prince Of Darkness
2. Roses On White Lace
3. Teenage Frankenstein
4. He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)
5. Billion Dollar Babies
6. Lock Me Up
7. Simple Disobedience
8. Thrill My Gorilla
9. Life And Death Of The Party
10. Freedom

Customer Reviews:

rip-off, both albums fit onto 1 disc, why do it this way?.......2006-07-28

This album combines the Raise Your Fist and Constrictor albums of the mid to late 80's. I'd recomend you buy those 2 albums on there own rather then this rip-off. I call it a rip off because I know for a fact that all the tracks from both Raise Your Fist and Constrictor fit onto the same 80 minute CD and still have room left for a bonus track or 2!

So instead of picking out a random few off each album, they should have combined the two complete albums and put them on this and maybe included "Hard Rock Summer in the USA", "Be Crool To Your Skool" or "Under My Wheels (Feat. Guns N Roses), "I got a line or you" or even one of the alternate versions of "He's back"

Pretty Good Condensation of Two Mediocre Albums.......2003-01-27

"Constrictor" bit. "Raise Your Fist" was not really worth yelling over. But there was enough ok material on each record to at least give a pretty good overview of the newly cleaned up Alice Cooper on the comeback trail. In addition, this disc gives a spotlight to budding guitar hero Kane Roberts. Had they decided to replace "Thrill My Gorilla" with "Give The Radio Back," I might have given this four stars.

Unlike any other Alice, and not in a good way........2003-01-21

Fans of either the "classic" Alice Cooper (Billion Dollar Babies, School's Out) or the newer stuff (Trash, Last Temptation) should consider leaving this selection on the shelf. It's watered-down, overproduced (lots of sythnesizers and electronic drums), and lacking much of the edge and wit present on just about any other Alice album.

Underrated Alice!.......2002-07-23

Alice's performance is nothing short of powerful--it's seriously sick rock at its best. Alice manages to imprint his nightmarish signature mark in an album that is clearly underrated. He absolutely ROCKS in this album!

Missed opportunity.......2000-12-14

Not having all the tracks of the MCA years I wonder why it has been released. MCA should have put Constrictor and Raise Your Fist And Yell and The Billion Dollar Live Track (all together only 70 minutes) on this cd. Then it has been really worth buying. But if you want 40 minutes of straight hard rock this is the album to buy.

Average customer rating: 1 star? Blah .... I had to jump in to defend this album As bad as goth gets What?! You people are crazy! very, very weak

Prince of Darkness Nosferatu Manufacturer: Cleopatra ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Reflections Through a Darker Glass Legend Rise The Best of Nosferatu, Vol. 1 Re Vamped ASIN: B000001JV8 Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

1. Eye Of The Watcher
2. Ravage
3. Uninvited Guest
4. The Haunting (Main Mix)
5. Into The Night
6. The Passing
7. Graveyard Shift
8. The Haunting (Swamp Mix)
9. The Hunger
10. Invocation
11. Mystery Track

Customer Reviews:

1 star? Blah ...........2006-05-12

Okay, it's a bit cheesy, goofy and about as far from the angsty goth youre SUPPOSED to like. Ehh ... oh well, it's a fun campy album that I enjoy.

I had to jump in to defend this album.......2005-08-23

I admit that this album is corny, but it's also a lot of fun. As long as you don't take your music too seriously, you'll find something to enjoy in this album. It ain't Bauhaus; it ain't Sex Gang Children. There is no profound artistic statement here, except perhaps for an aesthetic one. Rather, Prince of Darkness reminds me of old horror movies. In fact, I listen to this album a lot around Halloween.

I recommend every Nosferatu album except for The Prophecy, an album that seems to divide fans.

As bad as goth gets.......2004-01-22

I'd heard a few decent Nosferatu songs, so I decided to give this CD a try. It is definitely the worst goth CD that I own. The only reason that I haven't thrown it away is because The Haunting is such a good song. Alas, it is the only gem on this album and can be found on The Goth Box compilation.
As a fan of 'goth' music, I've learned to stomach some cheesey lyrics. I used to think that The Mission had the corniest lyrics, but these guys blow them away. Some of the lyrics are simply paraphrased verses straight out of Sisters of Mercy songs. It is that bad. Sample lyrics:
In the Paris night your child screams for horizons,
Dies on the floor.
And with her serpent eyes she gives her love away.
Not only are the lyrics bad, but the music is horrible and tedious. The song Into the Night is taken note-for-note from the Joan Jett song Make Believe.
If you are new to Nosferatu, they fall into the 'vampire goth' category. I'd associate the sound with The Wake, or a pale attemt at The Sisters of Mercy or Rosetta Stone. The band has a very conformist goth image; you must wear black like everyone else, you must like vampires like everyone else, you must enjoy Romantisism like everybody else.
Basically there is one good song on the CD, and this band has better material on other releases.

What?! You people are crazy!.......2003-09-24

How this awesome cd could recieve such a low rating is simply mind blowing... Maybe some reviewers aren't familiar with Goth music aside from the hollow pop music that the industry pushes as "goth". Maybe they aren't used to the "airy" underground Goth production. The programmed drums blow the usual monotonous kick/snare, kick/snare of most bands away. The guitar rifs are simple, yet very powerful. Very moving. Very heavy metal inspired. The vocals are emotional and fit the absolutely vampiric atmosphere perfectly... and the atmosphere!!! The spooky keyboards really steal the show. This is what Lestat's band should have sounded like in Queen of The Damned. REAL Gothic Rock. The use of synthesized choirs, harpsicords and organs and classical music inspiration still set them apart from the avarage Goth band. I can't understand why so many people knock this band, who were leaders of the Genre in the early 90's. Maybe it;s the melodrama. Yeah they're overblown and campy but that's part of the charm! It's melodrama in the style of Interview With The Vampire and The Crow. It's not cheesy, it's classy. So if you're a true Goth, you already know that this is a good band. If you're interested in Gothic music, check out Nosferatu. They're a really fun band.

very, very weak.......2003-06-27

It's amazing how weak this album is. The drum programming is tedious and sounds banal as do the riffs and the production. THis is a truly terrible album probably the worst most uninspiring thing I've ever had the mispleasure of hearing. I was so put off by this album I never gave them a second chance so I don't know if their other albums are any good, I do know that Rosetta Stone's Adrenaline and the Sisters of Mercy's - First and Last and Always are infinitely better examples of this programmed drum gothic rock type schtick.

Average customer rating: One of the greatest albums ever Hopeful, Sad, and Extremely Beautiful secret love Hillbilly Leonard Cohen beautiful and briliantly dark

I See a Darkness Bonnie "Prince" Billy Manufacturer: Palace Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000HYSN Release Date: 1999-01-19

Tracks:

1. A Minor Place
2. Nomadic Revery (All Around)
3. I See A Darkness
4. Another Day Full Of Dread
5. Death To Everyone
6. Knockturne
7. Madeleine-Mary
8. Song For The New Breed
9. Today I Was An Evil One
10. Black
11. Raining In Darling

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

"Prince" Will Oldham has always threatened to make a completely devastating album and this is it. Brooding and strikingly intimate, I See a Darkness picks through the abandoned camps of Bob Dylan and Neil Young, finding lonely tales and ragged melodies strewn about. The magic comes in the light Oldham is able to shine on these songs, rendering them both gorgeously baroque yet starkly modern. --S. Duda

Amazon.com

Will Oldham, the artist formerly known as Palace, has never been concerned with creating pop music. Oldham's forte, murder ballads, antispirituals, dead-sea chanteys, and lost-love songs, has always been "difficult," forcing the listener to confront some rather unseemly topics. Say this about Oldham, however, despite his quirks (cracking vocals, shambolic instrumentation, baroque language), at its best, his music is bracing and, often, very beautiful. That said, I See a Darkness, his second LP since abandoning the Palace moniker, is the most accessible, gorgeous, and moving record of his career. Instead of the gothic, low-fi country feel of many of his projects, Darkness comes off sounding like an early-'70s Neil Young album, comprised of a stately piano backbone and fleshed out by loose-fitting guitar strums. Stylistically, Oldham mixes things up on Darkness and his full band sounds, for once, well practiced and well recorded. Sure, Oldham is still singing about the blackness of his soul, but in between--in small bursting moments--there are bits of light, hope, and a suggestion that maybe--just maybe--there may be redemption through love. That message, presented in these carefully constructed, gently offered songs, pushes this recording beyond the usual, curious appeal of Oldham and into an entirely new realm of greatness. S. Duda

Customer Reviews:

One of the greatest albums ever.......2002-03-22

The title tells it all. It is my favorite album since I have it.

Hopeful, Sad, and Extremely Beautiful.......2002-02-08

This is my first review of a Will Oldham/Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album. I chose to review this album first because I think it's simply my favorite in his catalog that I've heard.

I would say that 90 percent of this album sounds exactly like my thoughts throughout a normal day. It's sadly beautiful and hopeful simultaneously. "I See A Darkness" is the type of song that makes you want to reflect on life and your inner thoughts. It's an ode to life.

These songs are sung with such heartfelt beauty and passion that's almost immeasurable to compare this with any other artist. Will shares a lot of his thoughts and feelings with us in his music. He has a "no-holds barred" approach that is sure to catch any listener's attention.

All the songs on this album are part of something bigger. One listen and you'll know that you've found an album with integrity and purity. It will probably get you through a lot of times in your life if you allow it to. Either way, this will be an album that you will not soon forget.

"Death To Everyone" is one of the most powerful tracks on this album. It also happens to be one of my favorites as well. If it absolutely doesn't pierce your soul, you may not have even been listening and don't deserve to go any further with this album. I would assume that most fans have heard Will's other work and most put this at very least towards the top. Oldham has really paved a path for what he wants to get across in his music. I would venture to say that people will study this work for many years to come.

If you've heard of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy/Will Oldham or are intrigued by what you've heard about him in general, this is definitely an album you should check out. Of course, he's got so many I guess you could start anywhere. Are any of them bad? No. My opinion would be to start here. If you don't become instantly fond of this work, you may not need to get anything else by him.

secret love.......2000-11-08

A somber heartfelt night-time winter classic.Great lyrics, great shaky voice.For some reason I think I can hear the backing musicians total belief in this project when I hear the songs.It just SOUNDS right.If you find a friend that can appreciate music of this quality, KEEP that friend.This is some special stuff.

Hillbilly Leonard Cohen.......2000-09-04

The Man In Black's cover of the title track was a thing of beauty.Now hear the original. Where Cash made it a story of a man grappling with infirmity & impeding death, Will Oldham's original is far more disturbing but just as powerful. Here the song is a prophetic warning of an unmentionable darkness the protagonist is helpless to control. As for what that "darkness" is, well that's for the listener to decide. The end result is mysterious, unsettling & downright moving.

Without a doubt, this is "Bonny Prince Billy" a.ka. "Palace" a.ka. Will Oldham's finest hour. The erratic, low-fi charms of his earlier works had flashes of brilliance, but there was plenty of self-indulgance to wade through. Here, it all comes together. On first listen, things like "A Minor Place" & "Evil One" might come off as downright chipper amidst dirges like "Black" & "Knockturne". But given the time of day, there's plenty of word play & humor at work. In other words, you have to go to him---he won't come to you.

Granted, Oldahm's vocals aren't everyone's cup of tea. I suppose you could say he's a warbly cross between Neil Young & Leonard Cohen, often struggling to stay on key. If there's anything compelling to be found in that, then Oldham's mastered it. Musically, he lays his songs out there as quiet & bare as possible. In times past, some songs came off as mere sketches. Though perhaps all-too-brief, "Raining In Darling" is likely to leave you wanting for more.

If Oldham were a speed metal freak, " Death To Everyone" could he a headbanger's anthem, but he slyly keeps the sentiment just above a whisper, making it all the more powerful.

Like very early Tom Waits or Nick Drake, Oldham's albums all share the same pervasive after hours mood, a sombre twilight world, that has it's fair share of subtle rewards once you lay your ear close to his door. If this wins you over, then proceed immediately to MASTER & EVERYONE or the recently released SUPERWOLF. Then maybe you'll be ready to dip into the likes of his Palace Brothers era.

beautiful and briliantly dark.......2000-06-18

htis album is brillinat, its aobut such dark things but light turns abound. While Bonnie prince billy sings of dark places and feelings the music and his voice are so beautiful that it turns tragedy into beauty much to any listeners delight.

Dance Music:

1. Private Parts
2. Rappin' With the Ladies
3. Reckless
4. Rhyme Pays
5. Rollin'
6. Sex
7. Shade Business [Explicit Lyrics]
8. Simple Pleasure
9. So Deep It's Bottomless
10. Soul Network Program II

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Dragapella

Josquin Desprez: Adieu, mes amours (Chansons)

Metal Dog

Firefly

Cirkus [Enhanced]

Love Fever

Once and for All

MAGNARD : Sonate Pour Violon - Pièces Pour Piano - Zimansky / Keller

Never Ending Story of Radio Veronica [Import]

Mozart Symphony No. 40, Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"

Lollo Rosso [EP]

Manmade God [Clean]

Imparable

The Smother Party

Stompy Jones