Private Parts

1. In My Mind

2. I'm Ready

3. Private Parts

4. Silly

5. Someone Like You

6. Work It (Like A) 9 to 5

7. One Man

8. Vital Signs

9. I Can't Resist

10. If You Believe

Private Parts,Altitude,RCA,Club/Dance,Dance-Pop,Hip-Hop,R&B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Urban

Average customer rating:

Private Parts & Pieces 8: New England Anthony Phillips Manufacturer: Blueprint UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dragonfly Dreams Slow Dance Private Parts & Pieces 4/Private Parts & Pieces 5 Private Parts & Pieces 2: Back to the Pavilion Private Parts & Pieces 6: Ivory Moon ASIN: B0000072VX Release Date: 1997-12-09

Tracks:

1. Aubade
2. Infra Dig
3. Sanctuary
4. Dolorosa
5. New England Suite, Pt. 1
6. New England Suite, Pt. 2
7. New England Suite, Pt. 3
8. Last Goodbyes
9. Sunrise and Sea Monsters
10. Iona
11. Cathedral Woods
12. If I Could Tell You
13. Jaunty Roads
14. Spirals
15. Pieces of Eight, I. Pressgang
16. Pieces of Eight, II. Sargasso
17. Pieces of Eight, III. Sea-Shanty
18. In the Maze
19. Unheard Cry
20. Now They've All Gone

Average customer rating: GREAT GUITAR WORK

Private Parts & Pieces 4/Private Parts & Pieces 5 Anthony Phillips Manufacturer: Voiceprint ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dragonfly Dreams Slow Dance Private Parts & Pieces 6: Ivory Moon Soiree Sides ASIN: B0000CE1QX Release Date: 2005-03-16

Tracks:

1. Set Piece
2. Over The Gate
3. Flapjack
4. Lights On The Hill
5. Earthman
6. Dawn Over The Lake
7. Bouncer
8. Eduardo
9. Heart Of Darkness
10. Sea & The Armadillo
11. Sistine
12. Erotic Strings
13. Catch At The Table
14. January
15. February
16. March
17. April
18. May
19. June
20. July
21. August
22. September
23. October
24. November
25. December

Album Details

Private Parts and Pieces Iv, Subtitled 'a Catch at the Tables", is a Collection of Mainly Acoustic Guitar and Keyboard Pieces that were Recorded at Phillips' Own Home. This CD Includes Two Extra Tracks, Dawn Over the Lake and Lights on the Hill. In Private Parts and Pieces V, Subtitled Twelve, Phillips Examines the Full Spectrum of Music. Twelve is Almost a Classical Guitar Album in which Phillips Strums his Way Through Each Month Depicting the Various Moods and Temperaments We Might Find Ourselves Subjected to as the Year Passes.

Customer Reviews:

GREAT GUITAR WORK.......2007-02-16

Ant was the former guitar man on early Genesis and his compositions are a mix of barroque and progressive style. For Genesis fans I highly recommend Private Parts and Pieces 1,2 4 and his Archive Collection parts 1&2.

Average customer rating: howard slag - chump of all media 'Private Parts:The Album'-Various Artists (Warner Brothers) Decent metal collection... Where's Beetlejuice? TOO HOT FOR RADIO

Private Parts: The Album (1997 Film) Various Artists , and Howard Stern Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Private Parts Dead Man On Campus (Soundtrack) Private Parts Miss America Artie Lange - It's the Whiskey Talking ASIN: B000002NCO Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

1. Pig Virus
2. The Great American Nightmare - Rob Zombie And Howard Stern
3. Mama Look--A Boo Boo
4. I Make My Own Rules - Howard Stern, Flea, Dave Navarro And Chad Smith
5. The Match Game
6. Hard Charger - Porno For Pyros
7. Moti
8. The Suck For Your Solution - Marilyn Manson
9. Lance Eluction
10. Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Ozzy Osbourne With Type O Negative
11. The Contest
12. Tired Of Waiting For You - Green Day
13. WRNW
14. Pinhead - Ramones
15. Oh Howard
16. The Ben Stern Megamix - The Ben Stern Megamix
17. The Howard Stern Experience
18. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
19. WCCC
20. I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
21. The Antichrist
22. Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent
23. WNBC
24. Jamie's Cryin' - Van Halen
25. Crackhead Bob
26. You Shook Me All Night Long (Live) - AC/DC
27. Howard You Stink
28. Ladies And Gentlemen
29. Tortured Man - Dust Brothers And Howard Stern

Customer Reviews:

howard slag - chump of all media.......2007-04-26

well, well...most copies of this are for sale at .01...still too steep for this drek...like the rest of the 'howard slag experience' he recycles other people's stuff and puts his name on it...thank jah for sat radio...it swallowed him whole and he has now...disappeared!!!

'Private Parts:The Album'-Various Artists (Warner Brothers).......2004-11-26

Beside 'Beavis&Butthead Do America',this is like the ONLY other movie soundtrack I've really liked in the past several years.The Howard Stern story is outrageously funny.I got a big kick out of hearing the several breif dialogue bits taken from the movie.As for the tunes,I totally loved the Type O Negative track where they pair off w/Ozzy covering the Status Quo gem "Pictures Of Matchstick Men",Green Day covering The Kink's "Tired Of Waiting For You" and Porno For Pyro's new cut "Hard Charger".The Ben Stern Megamix is a work of near genius.There are also some summertime hard rock favorites here by Deep Purple,Ted Nugent,AC/DC and Van Halen.A nice find.

Decent metal collection..........2004-11-12

Decent metal collection mixing today's music (Rob Zombie,Marilyn Manson,etc) with yesterday's (Ramones,AC/DC, etc.) Highlights are The Red Hot Chili Peppers hooking up with some rap dude and Green Day doing a carbon copy of The Kinks classic "Tired Of Waiting For You". Lowlights are Ozzy teaming up with Type O Negative with a horrendous cover of Status Quo's "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" and Howard Stern teaming up with The Dust Brothers...just awful.

Where's Beetlejuice?.......2003-09-22

This might not be the best soundtrack in the world, but it does succeed in three ways. One, it has good OLD rock like "Van Halen", "Cheap Trick", and "Deep Purple". Two, it has good NEW rock like "Rob Zombie", "Porno For Pyros", and "Type O Negative" with Ozzy. Three, and most importantly, it has clips from the movie. They're not all funny, but any fan of the movie, or show should enjoy them. Of course in typical "Howard Stern" fashion, the cd sleeve has almost nude chicks on it. There's alot of things to like about "Private parts".

TOO HOT FOR RADIO.......2003-06-28

First came the book,then this album,then the movie. The King Of All Media at his most hilarious. The soundtrack to the 1968 movie "Bonnie and Clyde" was like this album. Excerpts of dialogue from the movie. We start with some dialogue spoken by Paul Giamatti's character,Kenny "Pig Virus or Vomit" Rushton in the movie's final scene(the end credits are rolling during this scene). How dare he say "Howard Stern can kiss my ass in hell!"! This album features great recordings by Ozzy Osbourne,Ted Nugent,Van Halen,Green Day and the Ramones. There's TORTURED MAN performed by Stern and the Dust Brothers. Many of these dialogue excerpts are definitely too hot for radio airplay. There would be bleeps very often as required by the FCC. THE BEN STERN MEGAMIX is really silly. That Howard's father in "club" form. There are live versions of AC-DC's YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG and Cheap Trick's I WANT YOU TO WANT ME. I laughed so hard when I first heard the dialogue excerpts. One funny bone-tickler is where Giamatti angrily labeled Stern as "the motherf---ing antichrist". Totally awesome!

Average customer rating: Worth hearing.

The Film Music of Hugo Friedhofer Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Friedhofer: The adventures of Marco Polo/The Lodger/The Rains of Ranchipur/Seven Cities of Gold ASIN: B00000073C Release Date: 1992-12-14

Tracks:

1. Richthofen and Brown (Symphonic Suite)
2. Private Parts (An Orchestral Fantasy)

Customer Reviews:

Worth hearing........2007-01-06

Hugo Friedhofer wrote scores for a LOT of films! His work is always first-class, if a bit dated to the 50s -- but I LIKE 50s stuff so it works for me. I got interested in Friedhofer after hearing his filmscore for "Never So Few" a big production studio WWII flick starring Frank Sinatra. When I began researching Friedhofer, this CD was about all I could find of his works so I gave it a try. Classical fans will enjoy the first half but not the second segment (which sort of sounds like jazzy old porno-film music). Still, The first half is lengthy enough to make this a worthwhile purchase. How can I best describe it? This is difficult beyond saying that it's typically Hollywood stuff, tastefully conveyed, (Conductor Graunke has his own much-accomplished, Munich-based orchestra), containg a few pleasant surprises and mostly melodic with obvious "50s-suspense" moments. A bit akin to Previn's Hollywood renderings. I can't recommend it flat out for the classical music collector but I highly recommend it to Hollywood buffs. I enjoyed it very much and re-listen to it occassionally.

Average customer rating: an amazing record You need this CD Meditative, not Mushy An early version of the TV video opera 'Perfect Lives'

Robert Ashley: Private Parts (the record) Manufacturer: Lovely Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Automatic Writing Perfect Lives Celestial Excursions ASIN: B00000IO9K Release Date: 1993-09-18

Tracks:

1. The Park
2. The Backyard

Album Description

Centered around the mesmerizing voice of Robert Ashley, this early version (released on LP by Lovely Music in 1979) of The Park and The Backyard is a masterpiece in its simplicity of form and in the purity and intensity of its effect on the listener. These two pieces were later to become the opening and closing segments of the seven part opera for television, Perfect Lives. "When Private Parts first hit the scene, everyone I knew had The Park memorized within a month and quoted from it constantly. Ashley's series of non-sequitur images, fusing into a picture so lifelike that it never quite added up, brought a mystery into music theater that smashed our previous conceptions of the genre." — Kyle Gann

Customer Reviews:

an amazing record.......2004-07-01

this is now one of my all-time favorite records. really amazing. it has reassured me that true brilliance does exist. i can't say enough amazing things about this record. i have trouble with much of ashley's other work that i've heard - much of it unfortunately grates on my nerves - but this one has completely won me over.

You need this CD.......2001-02-23

If you somehow made it this far, you should be buying this CD. It is unlike anything you have ever heard and will ever hear. It will take permanent residence in your mind and soul. Yes, it is Robert Ashley's very soft voice telling a story (in two parts) with a steady tabla beat (by "Kris") and very pretty piano and electric piano playing in the background performed by "Blue" Gene Tyrrany. How can this be so amazing? It just is.

Meditative, not Mushy.......1999-12-17

Robert Ashley speaks softly over the sound of tabla, piano, polymoog and clavinet. This is mediative music of the same quality as Brian Eno or David Behrman. It soothes without stupifying.

An early version of the TV video opera 'Perfect Lives'.......1999-08-06

'Private Parts (The Record)' is an earlier version of the opening and closing episodes, 'The Park' and 'The Backyard', from Ashleys' TV video-opera, 'Perfect Lives'. The disc combines the compelling cocktail-piano style of "Blue" Gene Tyranny, the wonderful tabla playing of Kris, and Ashley's yearning narrative. Hear about "R's" f***d-up life on the road of motels and cheap bars; chill with "Isolde's" musings in the twilight of her backyard...

[SEE REVIEWS OF 'ATALANTA' AND 'PERFECT LIVES']

Average customer rating:

Private Personal Parts 2 Live Crew Manufacturer: Little Joe Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bass | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Real One As Nasty as They Wanna Be Shake a Lil' Somethin' Sports Weekend: As Nasty as They Wanna Be, Pt. 2 Back at Your Ass for the Nine-4 ASIN: B00004HYM6 Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

1. D..K Almighty
2. Sex... Sex
3. S..K It Easy S..K It Slow
4. Ohh...Ohh
5. Pu..Sy & D..K Thang
6. S..K Good D..K
7. S..K My D..K
8. S&M
9. Bulldagger Stoly My Bxtch
10. Sweet Suzy
11. Freaky Behavior
12. 12 Inch Long
13. Work It
14. Up A Girl's Ass
15. Who's F..King Who
16. Balls
17. Put Her In The Buck
18. Drop Your Draws
19. Move Somethin'
20. Pop That Pu..Y
21. Bad Ass Bxtch
22. We Want Some Pu..Y (House Mix)
23. We Want Some Pu..Y (Part 2)
24. DJ Gusto's New Millenium Mega Mix

Tracks:

1. Southside Feat. Voice (Mike Fresh's Club Mix)
2. Southside (Instrumental Club Mix)
3. Southside Feat. Voice (The Rattsta's Radio Mix)
4. Southside Feat. Skatta (Felix Sama's Reggae Mix)
5. Southside (Acapella)
6. Album Snippets

Product Description

1. D..k Almighty2. Sex...Sex3. S..k It Easy, S..k It Slow4. Ohh...Ohh5. Pu..sy & D..k Thang6. S..k Good D..k7. S..k My D..k8. S&M9. Bulldagger Stole My Bxtch10. Sweet Suzy11. Freaky Behavior12. 12 Inch Long13. Work It14. Up A Girl s Ass15. Who s F..king Who16. Balls17. Put Her In The Buck18. Drop Your Draws19. Move Somethin 20. Pop That Pu..y21. Bad Ass Bxtch22. We Want Some Pu..y (House Mix)23. We Want Some Pu..y (Part II)24. DJ Gusto s New Millenium Mega Mix

Format: CD

Average customer rating: pieces of beautiful brilliance Arguably Ant's Best A great "continuation" of PPP I Private Parts 2, A treat for Phillips fans

Private Parts & Pieces 2: Back to the Pavilion Anthony Phillips Manufacturer: Blueprint UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Geese & the Ghost Private Parts & Pieces 3: Antiques Field Day Private Parts & Pieces 6: Ivory Moon Dragonfly Dreams ASIN: B000001HS4 Release Date: 1997-09-19

Tracks:

1. Salmon Leap
2. Parting Thistle
3. Electric Reaper
4. Amorphous, Cadaverous and Nebulous
5. Salmon' Last Sleepwalk
6. Lindsay
7. K2
8. Postlude: End Of The Season
9. Heavens
10. Spring Meeting
11. Romany's Aria
12. Chinaman
13. Nocturne
14. Magic Garden
15. Von Runkel's Yorker Music
16. Will O' The Wisp
17. Tremulous
18. I Saw You Today
19. Back To The Pavilion
20. Lucy: An Illusion-Extra Track

Album Description

Picture disc reissue, specially remastered for CD of post-Genesis solo material by the guitarist: Theatre work& songs intended for chart success. Includes a bonus track and Mike Rutherford (of Genesis) guests. 20 tracks.

Album Details

Now Issued Domestically at a Lower Price.

Customer Reviews:

pieces of beautiful brilliance.......2003-12-20

In "Back To The Pavilion", certain themes from Ant's previous works are revisited. As "The Geese & The Ghost" has the six-part "Henry: Portraits From Tudor Times", this album begins with the five-part "Scottish Suite". School buddy Mike Rutherford plays bass on parts 1 ("Salmon Leap") and 4 ("Amorphous, Cadaverous, And Nebulous") of the suite. Also in the suite, the song "Reaper" (from the first "Private Parts & Pieces") resurfaces on parts 2 ("Parting Thistle") and 3 ("Electric Reaper"). "Lindsay" is simply a wonderful piano piece. I would describe "K2" as being a quiet ambient track. "Postlude: End Of The Season" is a short but sweet melody on acoustic guitar. I would also describe "Heavens" as having an ambient quality to it. Another wonderful acoustic melody in "Spring Meeting". "Romany's Aria" is a short, backwards piece. I could go on and on about each track on the album, but you'll probably fall asleep before you're finished reading this review! Ha ha ha! But all in all: absolutely brilliant. So if you enjoy listening to absolutely gorgeous music, I suggest you pick up "Back To The Pavilion" as soon as possible. You won't regret it!

Please note: this is a portion of the same review I gave for the "Two For One" set which also features "Private Parts & Pieces III: Antiques". Both albums are brilliant!

Arguably Ant's Best.......2002-08-24

From start to finish, Back to the Pavillion is, like the best of Anthony Phillip's work, an escape for the listener, a minor journey into enchanted whimsical realms. Although Geese and the Ghost (actually named after two sounds on a keyboard being used at the time) is typically considered his finest effort, PP&P 2 deserves similiar recognition, with this being among his most creative recordings (the playing is uniformally superior throughout Ant's body of music). One can dim the lights on a cool Fall evening, put this disc on, and find a very private and satisfying retreat into one's self. As is the case with Phillip's discs in general, there are hardly any 'stand-out' tracks, with others occupying a more secondary position within the contect of the album; rather, the recording functions more as a seamless whole, with each ensuing track taking the listener just a bit farther down the path traveled while enjoying the music. Along with 'Geese', this is a must have for those interested in Ant's work, as well as fans of early Genesis.

A great "continuation" of PPP I.......1999-10-25

I think of PPP II as a continuation of PPP I (unlike the others in the PPP series). It is for the most part the same quality of material, with much instrumental acoustic tunes, but a little more electronic than the first. If you liked PPP I, you will probably like II.

Private Parts 2, A treat for Phillips fans.......1999-01-21

Ant left Genesis to go solo and up until Private Parts and Pieces 2, I wondered why. Though the album is wrought with an irritating abundance of acoustic work, there are some rather ambitious electric works as well. I found it to be a little thick but overall a step in the right direction. A little more of the heavy rock stuff would not have hurt this album as Phillips is really an amazing guitarist.

Average customer rating: Alternates acoustic crispness with synthesizer wash

Private Parts & Pieces 7: Slow Waves, Soft Stars Anthony Phillips Manufacturer: Blueprint UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Private Parts & Pieces 6: Ivory Moon Field Day Private Parts & Pieces 2: Back to the Pavilion ASIN: B000001HS1 Release Date: 1996-06-17

Tracks:

1. Ice Flight: (I) Flight Of The Snow Petrel-Glacier Bay
2. Ice Flight: (II) Flight Of The Whale-Birds-Blizzard Mountain
3. Ice Flight: (III) Flight Of The Albatross-Ice Island
4. Ice Flight: (IV) White Heaven
5. Ice Flight: (V) Cathedral Of Ice
6. Beachrunner
7. End Of The Affair
8. The Golden Pathway
9. Behind The Waterfall
10. Carnival
11. Through The Black Hole
12. Pluto Garden
13. Sospirando
14. Elevenses
15. Goodbye Serenade
16. Bubble And Squeak
17. Vanishing Streets
18. Slow Waves, Soft Stars

Album Description

aka 'Slow Waves, Soft Stars', this CD focuses on modern keyboards to create soundscapes & atmospheres, plus delicate acoustic guitar works. 18 tracks with pic CD.

Customer Reviews:

Alternates acoustic crispness with synthesizer wash.......2000-08-07

Although originally released in 1987 on the now defunct 'Audion' recording label, this is one of Mr. Phillips' more consistently interesting collections of original modern instrumental music. As mentioned in the title of this article, the material on this disk does a better than average job of showcasing both Anthony's acoustic prowess, as well as his masterful composition and performance skills on various synthesizers. Like many of his other albums in the 'Private Parts & Pieces' series, this collection of 'bits', or sonic ideas, is best heard in one complete sitting, so that the relationship of the individual pieces can be heard as a total 'idea', and not just disconnected parts. One small warning: Don't let the high pitched droning of the "Ice Flight" suite of songs that kicks off the album put you off; "Beach Runner", "End of the Affair", "Elevenses" and Goodbye Serenade" are all wonderful acoustic compositions, and the synthesizer cuts "Vanishing Streets - Slow Waves, Soft Stars" are sublimely excellent.

Average customer rating:

Private Parts & Pieces 8: New England Anthony Phillips Manufacturer: Caroline ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000000I1J Release Date: 1993-05-28

Tracks:

1. Aubade
2. Infra Dig
3. Sanctuary
4. Dolorosa
5. New England Suite, Pt. 1
6. New England Suite, Pt. 2
7. New England Suite, Pt. 3
8. Last Goodbyes
9. Sunrise and Sea Monsters
10. Iona
11. Cathedral Woods
12. If I Could Tell You
13. Jaunty Roads
14. Spirals
15. Pieces of Eight, I. Pressgang
16. Pieces of Eight, II. Sargasso
17. Pieces of Eight, III. Sea-Shanty
18. In the Maze
19. Unheard Cry
20. Now They've All Gone

Average customer rating: my first ant phillips albom Solid, if undistinguished Gimmicky - but beautiful playing and writing.

Private Parts & Pieces 5: Twelve Anthony Phillips Manufacturer: Blueprint UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Private Parts & Pieces 8: New England ASIN: B0000072VZ Release Date: 2005-03-03

Tracks:

1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December

Customer Reviews:

my first ant phillips albom.......2006-12-10

this was my first venture into the world of anthony phillips, and a wonderful one indeed, one that in fact, kicked off a deep obsession and love affair with his work. i love everything about this album, and the cover was the reason i was interested in it in the first place, with its reminiscence of the mediaeval "Book of Hours" painting. the music, on the direct contrary, is a delightful collection of twelve very unusual portraits of each month of the year - very subjective, and very subtle in the shifts, like the passing of the seasons. with so many kitchy portrayals of the seasons, and glib, cliche presentations, it's wholly refreshing to hear a CD that takes an approach to the said seasons in a light that i've never heard before, as a music conoisseur. highly recommended as a first, or fifth, or whatever AP album you like.

Solid, if undistinguished.......2002-08-24

While being a perfectly solid effort, especially in the playing, the compositions themselves are perhaps a bit on the unmemorable side, perhaps not surprising for a recording of 12 solo acoustic guitar pieces wherein the timbre of the sound is so uniform throughout. Definately one that requires repeated, attentive listenings so as to get a real appriciation for, whereas it may function merely as background music otherwise. Probably not the best place to start for exploring Ant's music; check out the Geese and the Ghost or Back to the Pavillion.

Gimmicky - but beautiful playing and writing........2001-11-02

Not only does it take a lot of creative muscle to write and record 12 pieces -60 full minutes - of solo acoustic 12-string guitar. . . it takes a lot of *actual* muscle! But Ant pulls it off here with an aplomb, grace, and exemplary musicianship.

Yes, the 12 month/12 song/12 string gimmick is unusually non-tongue-in-cheek for Ant. True, it's a lot to take in in a single listen. Best bet: have some esspresso handy. Ant does seem to include some impressionistic reflection of the "mood" of each month, so perhaps beginning the album with "September" and ending it with "August" would make for better pacing. Still, despite the impressionistic "stillness" of much of the music (i.e. there's no beat, you can't dance too it 8-) the music has a lot of depth.

On most pieces (if not all), Ant seems to be using one sort of alternate tuning or another. Most cleverly, on a couple of pieces, he also tunes one or both of the unison courses (pairs of strings) to different notes, allowing him to play chords within chords within chords. I've never heard anything like it.

Dance Music:

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

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Easter Everywhere [Import]

La Memoire d'Un Ami

Moontide

Flesh on Flesh

Citizen Bird

Mama's Gun [Import]

Out Of The Blue

MILHAUD : Symphonie No. 3 - Concertos 2CD

Not for All the Love in the World [CD-single] [Import]

Mozart: The Ten Celebrated String Quartets [Box set]

Long Beach Shortbus - When Punkers Were Punk and Parents Were Scared

Martell [CD-single] [Import]

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Sugar's Boogaloo