Speech [Import]

Product Description
Japanese Re-release featuring Two Bonus Tracks: Just Another Day, and R U Just an Illusion.

Speech,Speech,EMI,Alternative Rap,Hip-Hop,Rap,United States of America

Average customer rating: I love Van...but this isn't my favorite. So beautiful and haunting Couldn't connect to this one Soulful and lilting: my favorite Van Morrison ever Enduring Favorite

Inarticulate Speech of the Heart Van Morrison Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Beautiful Vision Into the Music Common One No Guru, No Method, No Teacher A Sense of Wonder ASIN: B000002KYV Release Date: 1990-12-29

Tracks:

1. Higher Than The World
2. Connswater
3. River Of Time
4. Celtic Swing
5. Rave On, John Donne
6. Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart No. 1
7. Irish Heartbeat
8. The Street Only Knew Your Name
9. Cry For Home
10. Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart No. 2
11. September Night

Customer Reviews:

I love Van...but this isn't my favorite........2007-04-09

I think Van is sleepwalking through this one a little bit, but Van sleepwalking is better than almost anyone else at full effort. Several other reviews say they find it spiritual...if that is what you are looking for, I think "No Guru, No Method, No Teacher" is better.

So beautiful and haunting.......2005-12-28

You can start to hear a flatness in Van's voice--a strain that afflicted him for several albums--but this is a masterpiece of restraint and release. It's a genuine stand-out in a career filled with many 5-star albums.

Couldn't connect to this one.......2005-05-06

I was a Van Morrison fan back in the late 60s and early 70s. This was my first foray back to his music in 30 years, based on the album reviews, I expected to find the strong songwriter with the great voice, perhaps gone in some new direction. I didn't find that.

So I should start with some encouraging words for others who might want to explore this. Listen to the samples! I didn't. At best, this is an album of mood music, something to play in the background. It has some pleasant melodies, some artistic aspirations, and Van Morrison's voice has lost none of its appeal. Other reviewers find spirituality in his music, perhaps you will too.

That having been said, this really isn't quite as good as I rate it. I listened to this album off an on for weeks before deciding I wasn't going to get it. There is a great deal of repetition within songs and so no musical development. If the songs were spiritual, I would expect to go on a journey, not around in circles. The music has so little punch that it almost seems designed for anonymity. The potential exception is Irish Heartbeat, but it is spoiled by a very poor mix, as if it is chained down to be as mediocre as the rest of the album. His voice needs to stand out!

But I will come back some day and pick another one, he hasn't lost this fan yet.

Soulful and lilting: my favorite Van Morrison ever.......2005-02-22

This is one of my "ten CDs for a desert island" albums: I've been in love with it since it came out in the mid-Eighties. It's aged well, too. Van definitely explores his mystical side here: he's a strong poet and singer.

Aside from his beautiful vocals, which are masterful as usual, there are several instrumental pieces on this recording. Back-up singers (gorgeous, full-voiced women) supply uncommon depth; the dreamy piano and guitar, breathy saxophone, and delicate bass work make this (honestly) the best "lie in bed all day Sunday with your lover" music I can think of.

It's an exquisite recording. I can't count the number of friends I've gifted with it. It's deep, and it's broad.

To quote him, "I'm just wild about it. I can't live without it" (the inarticulate speech of the heart).

Enduring Favorite.......2003-09-06

I too have been listening to Inarticulate Speech of the Heart for over 15 years. I have both LP and CD versions and enjoy both. While I have a number of Van Morrison works, ISOTH continues to be my all-time favorite and I never tire of it. If I were stranded on an island and could only have 10 CD's to listen to for the rest of my life, ISOTH would be on my list and probably near or at the top. If you don't own this work, get it - you will not be disappointed. You will hear somethine new everytime you listen to it.

Average customer rating: Carlin's Best Pure Comedy! Great Stuff Funny another .......... review "thing-a-ma-bobber " A Carlin Classic

Class Clown George Carlin Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Country Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Shock Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Miscellaneous | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: FM & AM A Place for My Stuff! Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics Occupation: Foole You Are All Diseased ASIN: B00004X0OH Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Class Clown: Bi-Labial Fricative/Attracting Attention/Squeamish
2. Wasted Time - Sharing A Swallow
3. Values (How Much Is That Dog Crap in The Window?)
4. I Used To Be Irish Catholic
5. The Confessional
6. Special Dispensation - Heaven, Hell, Purgatory And Limbo
7. Heavy Mysteries
8. Muhammad Ali - America The Beautiful
9. Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television

Customer Reviews:

Carlin's Best Pure Comedy!.......2007-03-13

This was the best of George's pure comedy albums before his humor started having a lot of political commentary mixed in. This was the the album that established Carlin as the best comedian since Lenny Bruce. Is is amazing that when this was released his Seven Words You Can't Say on TV sent shockwaves throughout the industry. Compared to some of the comedians appearing on HBO, this is extremely tame. Also extremely gut wrenching funny!

I loved the bits about the novelty shop with the artificial vomit and the Catholic school stories are hilarious even for those of us who went to public school. A true masterpiece!

Great Stuff.......2006-05-23

This is when Carlin was at his best, pointing out the ridiculousness (sp?) of modern life without falling into angry rants every couple of secons. The "7 Words" segment is one of the best bits of comedy EVER! Listen to this and his other material that pre-dates "You're All Diseased". Here we can listen to a comic genius in his prime, before he became a preacher. I rank this CD up there with "No Cure for Cancer" and other comically brilliant stand-up routines.

Funny.......2005-11-02

This guy doesn't quite get life, but his logical mind makes some great observations about inconsistencies and things most of us have not noticed. What an imagination. I saw Carlin in Minneapolis in 1987. The experience was worth the money. There is no one like Carlin.

another .......... review "thing-a-ma-bobber " .......2004-08-17

In this album, you will find that George talks a lot about naughty stuff, and probably some you might not even "get". George grew up in New York if it means anything to you. Preferably, my favorite material on here is where he acts like a guy in a confessional with Father Rivera, and "Sharing A Swallow". You probably won't find this in stores because of how old it is, but if you ARE lucky enough to find it, or get it from Amazon.com, you will be glad you did, C-3PO!

A Carlin Classic.......2004-07-25

Anyone who remembers childhood with reasonable clarity (there are a few of us) remembers this: they taught you stuff in school, but you didn't always learn anything...especially if you had guys like George Carlin in your class. Carlin, who attended Corpus Christi School in New York, was a confirmed Class Clown, and he remembers those days in an album full of sidesplitting humor.

Caveat Number One: this is not the modern Carlin I'm talking about, the crotchety curmudgeon who is still very funny, but relies overmuch on four-letter words, cynicism, and pessimism. This is Carlin at the peak of his transformation from family-friendly Ed Sullivan entertainer to counterculture comic genius. His style at the time (the early to mid 1970's) was gentler, sillier; he was less likely to sneer, and more willing to smile, on these earlier releases. He delivered all the trenchant social observations and criticisms that show up in his later work--but here his humor seems more chiding, more cajoling, and less misanthropic. Instead of shouting at you, he speaks to you. The difference between the younger Carlin and the one we know today is more remarkable the more you think about it.

Class Clown is that remarkable man's best album. It weaves together fond childhood reminiscences of, and serious questions about, his Catholic upbringing; he combines them with sharp-eyed social commentary about Vietnam, pollution and Lenny Bruce-like observations on American standards. The Bruce influence comes through strongest, perhaps not surprisingly, when Carlin quotes him in "Values (How Much Is That Dog Crap In The Window?)." He goes off on a very Lenny-like reminiscence about growing up seeing the fake dog poop in the windows of novelty stores (and I just lost everyone under the age of 30 with that sentence); he wonders how one goes about buying it ("I'd like to see something in a dog crap, please!"), and speculates that there might be collectors of different breeds ("Do you have any Saint Bernard?" "Yes, but there's no room in the window for that...") Strange stuff, to be sure--and that really defines Carlin at this stage in his career. He was willing to be as weird as possible in pursuit of laughter.

He was also more willing to draw on real life (which he astutely recognized as generally being stranger than anything he could think up) than he is today. And both of those attributes--the willingness to find humor in his life, and the willingness to be as goofy as possible while doing it--make Class Clown a comedy milestone. A good example is one of my favorite moments, also one of the biggest laughs. Carlin, riffing on the weird noises class clowns make, talks about "popping the cheek," does it once or twice to illustrate-and then takes the joke to its goofy extreme by inviting the entire audience to do it too. The resulting noise is delightful--doubly so when the audience, hearing it, dissolves into hysterical laughter. That's something I really miss with Carlin, by the way. He used to invite his audiences along for the ride, daring them to be part of the act instead of just passive observers, and let them know it was all right to laugh at themselves as well as his jokes. That kind of gentle good humor is largely gone from his act, and I think it's our loss.

There's a lot of that gentle humor on Class Clown, most notably in his monologues about the progressive Irish Catholic school he attended. In the latter part of his career, Carlin has become somewhat rabid and one-sided about organized religion (and I have a definite opinion about his attitude, but they don't belong in this review so I'll spare you). On this album, though, Carlin is more willing to poke fun at his former religion, rather than make fun of it and hold it up to unfair ridicule. His harshest joke--"I used to be Irish Catholic...now I'm an American; you know, you grow..."--is the springboard for a series of fond, funny reminiscences about growing up Catholic. He recalls the environs, the school, and most of all the priests. It's obvious he has many affectionate memories of them from the way he talks about them, and it's equally apparent he bears them no ill will (unlike the modern Carlin, who seems to harbor ill will for everyone but himself). His funniest bit here is "Heavy Mystery Time," in which an Irish Catholic boy concocts an increasingly outrageous set of circumstances, in order to remove the sinfulness from a sin. There's nothing mean-spirited about it, nothing done with the intention of hurting anybody--it's just one man's delightful recollection of how boys behave, and how adults react to them.

That's really the heart of Class Clown--it's about the antic joy of childhood in a gentler time. Carlin's astute, wickedly funny observations about people and events are informed throughout the album by that gentleness, that antic, not-quite-lunatic pleasure. That aspect of George Carlin the performer is all but gone today, a reflection perhaps of the gentleness that is gone from our society-and more's the pity, as it's something I wish he (and we) had retained. But if you want to see what the man used to be like when he was an unadulterated genius instead of just pretty effin' funny, then listen to this album. I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised.

(Caveat Number Two: Carlin swore less then than he does now, but there is a lot of adult humor and language here--especially the final track, the legendary "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" routine. The difference between then and now is that Carlin used to use swear words to examine our values and attitudes towards language; today he just uses swear words. Decide for yourself which is more appropriate.)

Average customer rating: Great Music! Jennifer Smith Little Language Little Language Parent's Guide Review

Little Language Songs for Little Ones Laura Dyer Manufacturer: Laura Dyer ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Children's Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Look Who's Talking Time to Sing! Baby Babble - Speech-Enhancing DVD for Babies and Toddlers Speechercise - A Musical Workout For Your Mouth Fun Learning Songs ASIN: B00005RHSD Release Date: 2001-07-15

Tracks:

1. Do You Hear The Way Sounds Ring?
2. Limericks
3. An Undersea Adventure
4. What a Colorful World
5. Do You Know What It Means to Be a Shape?
6. Imagination
7. Garden Dance
8. Can You Count to Ten?
9. Busy Days
10. Changing Seasons
11. The Spider Shines Her Shoes
12. All Aboard
13. Celebrate the Holidays
14. Good Manners Are The Key
15. What Do We Eat?
16. A Trip to the Fair
17. Everybody on Your Feet
18. Everybody Feels This Way
19. Pets
20. Things I Love

Album Description

Winner of the Education Clearinghouse 2002 Award of Excellence, this fun and fabulous album features 40 minutes of educational songs for your child ages birth to eight. Each song was written with a specific speech and language goal in mind. It has received 7 National Reviews/Endorsements and several local including the Music City's Nashville Parent Magazine. This soundtrack exposes your child to a wide variety of musical styles including jazz, folk, dance, pop, internation, and features fun sound effects and interactive songs too. The most educational songs are paced so that your child will be able to comprehend the lyrics and be able to sing along as well. Developed by a speech-language pathologist, this album reinforces all of the speech techniques taught in the Little Language for Little Ones Book.

Customer Reviews:

Great Music!.......2007-04-25

I purchased this CD to accompany Laura Dyer's book "Look Who's Talking." The music is beautiful, the lyrics are very fun and my daughter absolutely loves listening to it every day.

Jennifer Smith.......2007-02-23

The songs are wonderfully written, but the vocalist is terrible. Her shrill, whiney voice ruins the songs and makes it very difficult to understand what she's saying - which is the whole point of the CD! i would not recommend this - sorry!

Little Language.......2002-04-12

"This product utilizes the latest brain research techniques and offers opportunities for interactive and cross-over techniques throughout the entire CD. I really enjoy using it in my workshops and children's story hours." Lisa Hoover, Educational Consultant and Children's Librarian

Little Language.......2002-04-12

Some parents worry if a child is slow to show language recognition or skills. These books and the music teach how to encourage your baby to make early sounds, even before words are expected. The concept she describes is easy to learn and will give any baby a fast track to language skills. Alan Caruba, Bookviews.com

Parent's Guide Review.......2002-04-12

"Mark and Laura Dyer have come up with a 20 song collection of speech enhancing musical selections for infants and toddlers. This is a great way for moms, dads, and kids to have some good quality time for learning and having fun. Laura Dyer, a speech-language pathologist with a master's degree in communication disorders, provides a helpful guidebook on how to utilize each song as an educational device. The book also offers helpful hints and answers to the questions many parents may have about their child's speech and language development...
Reviewed by Katie Hoffmaster...

Average customer rating: Truly A Hip-Hop Classic ! The hardest of his albums Classic Gansta Hip-Hop Classic Gangsta Political Album 1st amendment fueled gangster rap

The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech...Just Watch What You Say Ice-T Manufacturer: Sire / London/Rhino ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rap & Hip-Hop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Power O.G. Original Gangster Rhyme Pays Home Invasion Ice-T - Greatest Hits: The Evidence ASIN: B000002LJF Release Date: 1989-10-03

Tracks:

1. Shut Up, Be Happy
2. The Iceberg
3. Lethal Weapon
4. You Played Yourself
5. Peel Their Caps Back
6. The Girl Tried To Kill Me
7. Black 'N' Decker
8. Hit The Deck
9. This One's For Me
10. The Hunted Child
11. What Ya Wanna Do?
12. Freedom Of Speech
13. My Word Is Bond

Customer Reviews:

Truly A Hip-Hop Classic !.......2006-12-14

each track from start to finish....AWESOME! even though i'm a female every now and then i got to have some "grit" in my music collection.

"Easy On The Cut....No Mistakes Allowed."

The hardest of his albums.......2006-07-27

The first album contains a couple of thought provoking and good sounding tracks, this one adds to the lot.
Aside of his very old school stuff, I'd stick with this and the 1st album, forget the rest of his collection.

Classic Gansta Hip-Hop.......2006-02-03

Even though today Ice-T has pretty much left the music bizz, and is doing TV and Movies, lets not forget what he contributed to the Hip-Hip community back in the day. Ice-T might have been one of the first ganster artist (his first release Ryhme Pays was released a year before NWA's Straight Outta Compton. Out of all his releases this might be his best effort. Sure there are some filler tracks here, yet the other songs are so good and powerful, that they make up for the bad songs on this. You played yourself and The Peel their caps back are my personal favorites on this, and anyone looking for great Ganasta rap, should ditch thier 50 Cent CD's and pick this one up. Even though Ice-T has made it into the mainstream, I dont believe he sold out. He started out back in the day as a nobody, and as he got older he made some career moves that would get him into Movies and TV. You can't be making Ganster Material forever, as it just wouldnt sound right for 40+ yr old man to be rapping about guns and pimping (would it) He does, however still do some musical work, and his love for hardcore and Metal Music still show as he did a guest appearence on Six Feet Unders "True Carnage" in 2001. Enjoy this piece of hip-hop History.

Classic Gangsta Political Album.......2005-08-05

This is the album that made me love Ice T as a rapper. Like PE this album has political agendas along with Ice T's gangsta story telling. The Intro features vocals from the lead singer of the Dead Kennedys which is a cool collabaration. There's even a rock song that predates Ice's Body Count days. Favorites include Iceberg, Lethal Weapon, You Played Yourself, Peel Their Caps Back, Girl Tried to Kill Me, This One's for Me, Hunted Child, and Freedom of Speech. Highly Recommended.

1st amendment fueled gangster rap.......2004-09-27

Instead of focusing completely on his regular brand of gangster rap, Ice-T focuses mostly on 1st amendment issues, mainly the freedom of speech on his riveting 3rd album. Ice-T's main concern is the widespread attack on censorship in the U.S.. He delivers clear and conscious songwriting that is sure to make you pine over the issues he lays out, conveying a message that the American government dominates and controls every part of the citizen's lives.

Ice-T throws down some of his best work ever on this record. Some standouts include the brilliant stretch of tracks 4-8. "You Played Yourself", the chilling "Peel Their Caps Back", the funny and hard rockin' "The Girl Tried to Kill Me", the very disturbing skit "Black 'N' Decker" and the turntable induced "Hit the Deck". Other standouts include "Lethal Weapon" and "My Word Is Bond".

This is probably the best Ice-T album behind Original Gangster. The Iceberg includes some of Ice-T's most memorable moments ever captured. It is a must have for any fan of Ice-T or old school rap and hip-hop.

Average customer rating: And Then There's BEA! Golden Girl Shines Brightly Alive and Unforgettable A trip down memory lane... A Truly Remarkable Accomplishment

Bea Arthur on Broadway - Just Between Friends Bea Arthur Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Previn, André | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Golden Girls: A Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series Maude - The Complete First Season The Golden Girls - The Complete Fourth Season The Golden Girls - The Complete Sixth Season Mame ASIN: B00005YTRL Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

1. Lamb Recipe
2. Fun To Be Fooled
3. Introduction
4. What Can You Get A Nudist For Her Birthday?
5. Auditions
6. Isn't He Adorable
7. Fiddler on the Roof
8. Let's Face The Music And Dance
9. Bosom Buddies
10. Angela Lansbury
11. Threepenny Opera/ Pirate Jenny
12. It Never Was YOu
13. And Then There's Maude
14. Some People
15. The Soup Ladle
16. Where Do You Start
17. Bernie Schwartz
18. If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It!
19. Personal Hygiene
20. Who Cares
21. Fifty Percent
22. The Nun's Story
23. You're Gonna Hear From Me
24. The Chance To Sing
25. The Man in the Moon is a Lady

Amazon.com

More comedy monologue than musical performance, Bea Arthur's one-woman show Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends collects memories from the silver-haired star's life on Broadway (Fiddler on the Roof, Mame, The Threepenny Opera) and television (Maude, The Golden Girls).

"I wanted to see if I had the guts to just come and be myself," Arthur says in this performance recorded in front of a live audience in December 2001. Alongside co-creator and pianist Billy Goldenberg, she offers wry and often funny anecdotes about her career and the people she's worked with (Angela Lansbury, Pia Zadora). When she does sing ... well, even decades ago Arthur didn't have a beautiful voice, but she's well-suited to the comedy songs. And her versions of Kurt Weill's "Pirate Jenny" and Goldenberg's own "Fifty Percent"--while they won't make anyone forget Lotte Lenya or Dorothy Loudon--are effective in their own right. Bea Arthur on Broadway is definitely more Bea than Broadway, but it's a career well worth remembering. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

And Then There's BEA!.......2007-01-20

Thank goodness this is available on CD. I saw the show twice in Manhattan and once in P-town MA. She is an American treasure. What's nice is that you don't need to have had seen the live performance to enjoy this CD. (Though I'd love to have it on DVD.) Just Bea, Billy, a piano and yet so much more!!!!!

Golden Girl Shines Brightly.......2005-10-21

For anyone who has ever laughed as Bea Arthur deftly put people in their place with her lightning quick wit as Dorothy on the "Golden Girls", they will not be disappointed with this CD. Arthur, some 9 years after leaving the small screen, returns triumphantly to her professional roots, the stage, and does not disappoint. Mixing antedotal stories with classic songs, all to the accompianment of Billy Goldenburg, Arthur weaves her life in a brillant 90 minute tapestry so that the listener regrets ever reaching the end. Anyone who has ever seen Arthur perform on stage, or as Maude or Dorothy, they will not regret purchasing this CD. For that rare minority of people who have not have the privilage of seeing Arthur previously should find out what they have been missing of this American icon.

Alive and Unforgettable.......2004-11-21

Bea Arthur. Nearing 80. And yet, her continuing vitality is blatantly obvious in this live recording. I will tell you this--I bought this disc with no expectations whatsoever. I like Golden Girls as much as the next chap, and I was slightly curious about what Bea had become.

The simple truth was that I was stunned. Completely stunned. Again, this sounds as the same, alive, malicious woman who portrayed those "affirmative women" on TV (per her own words). She mocks her own voice, recalling the humiliation of being mistaken for the man of the house through the phone ... and some--who buy this disk with the intent of getting a faultless musical performance--might agree (and according to some reviews her, HAVE agreed) that her voice is perhaps too deep, too cutting, not pure enough. But this is NOT (and I stress it) a musical performance per se, it is not a perfectly rounded voice singing perfect standards.

What this disc is? A drama performance. The songs are intermissed with speech interludes, during which Bea narrates anecdotes from her past experience as an actress--and that's is PRECISELY what is MAGIC. You feel as though she's inviting you to witness the high points of her life, and it's a very nice place. The songs, seem alive as rarely before, because they are performed. She renders them with life, and make the most of her abilities.

I really appreciated some of the smaller things. You get to recognize her trademark, slightly embarassed, `You know' ... She'll make you laugh with good natured reminiscence ("A Mother's Ingenuity"!); some of the songs are delightfully imperfect, (I learned to love the half-sung/half-spoken "What Do You Start" ...), some others are wonderfully dynamic ("What Can You Get a Nudist For Her Birthday?", "Threepenny Opera/Pirate Jenny" ...), but all are very enjoyable ...

Be it "Isn't He Adorable?" or "If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It" ... every track on this disc will have you fondly reminisce or curiously discover the career of one helluva woman.

You really can't be disappointed. I promise.

If only we could have a visual as well!

A trip down memory lane..........2003-10-19

Bea Arthur, one of the finest performers of her time.
Bea is most known for her role on the sitcoms Golden Girls and Maude, but she's done so much theater work as well.
She was in the cast of the original U.S production of "Threepenny Opera" starring Lotta Lenya, and in the original cast of "Fiddler On The Roof" and "Mame". But Bea started her theater career in a show called "The Shoestring Revue".
Bea stoled the scene every night when she performed as yente the Matcmaker on "Fiddler On The Roof" and she also got a hole lot of response as Vera Charles on "Mame", starring Angela Lansbury. In this live performence Bea performs a collection of songs chosen by herself, such as, "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "Isn't He Adorable", "Fifty Percent" and her theme song from Mame "The Man In The Moon". Bea is absolutely one of our time finest performers, with her witty sence of knowledge and her indefiable voice she has establised herself as a broadway legend, alongside Judy Garland, Elaine Stritch, Mary Martin. She is one of the last broadway female legends alive. And still going strong, Bea is rounding 80, but you wouldn't notice.
Do yourself a favour and take a trip down down memory lane, it's your chance to hang out with the last female broadway legend around.

A Truly Remarkable Accomplishment.......2003-06-16

As a huge fan of Bea Arthur's, I was very excited when I heard she would return to Broadway to do a one-woman show. Not since winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for "Mame" has Bea Arthur been on stage. Well, what a way to follow up! This cd (which was recorded during a live performance) Bea gives fans an intimate look into her show business life. The stories are very funny and touching, and the songs (which Bea picked out herself) are fun, beautiful, and magical. A favorite part of this cd for me, is when Bea talks about her days on TV. She was the star of two very successful and groundbreaking sitcoms, "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" I am a huge fan of "The Golden Girls" and Bea's character Dorothy was always my favorite. This cd is a must for any Bea Arthur fan, but the appeal of this amazing show goes beyond her hardcore fans. Any fan of classic Broadway and cabaret songs will love this cd. This is one of the favorite cds I own, and should be treasured by more people. And finally, as a sidenote, Bea's one-woman show was nominated for a Tony Award in 2001 in the category of Best Special Theatrical Event.

Average customer rating: Travel in Time with Ensemble De Organographia In some ways, even better than "Musique de la Grece antique"

Music of the Ancient Greeks Ensemble De Organographia , Anonymous , Athenaeus , Euripides , Limenius , Mesomedes , Research Composer , fils de Euterpe Seikilos , and Philip Neuman Manufacturer: Pandourion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music of the Ancient Sumerians, Egyptians and Greeks Melpomen: Ancient Greek Music Musique de la Grece Antique Ancient Egypt Music of the Ancient Rome ASIN: B000003KWE Release Date: 1997-03-24

Customer Reviews:

Travel in Time with Ensemble De Organographia.......2005-12-13

To hear the music that maybe Alexander the Great or Julius Ceaser (or even Jesus Christ) had heard - it`s a miracle! And this re-creation of antique music sounds most lively and sincere for me (comparing with record by Atrium Musicae de Madrid). You could understand the ancient culture through spirituality and emotions of the ancient people. Philip Neuman and Gayle Stuwe Neuman play the music on the instruments re-created by their own hands. Ensemble De Organographia performs it in very colourful manner, so you could listen to this CD as to record of live folk world music, not as to dry academic experiment in archeology of music.
Ensemble De Organographia re-created even Sumerian music. Their CD "The Music of Ancient Sumerians, Egyptians and Greeks" I also highly recommend for the lovers of the ancient music.
You could find both CDs on www.northpacificmusic.com.

In some ways, even better than "Musique de la Grece antique".......1999-07-07

This recording is at once more complete in its textual basis, more clear and bright in its production, and in many cases better performed, than the earlier recording "Musique de la Grece antique" by Atrium Musicae (Harmonia Mundi CD -- also sold by Amazon.com). It is a superbly done, even haunting recording. But though Gayle Neuman has a beautiful voice, she is but one singer -- and I miss the richness of the instrumentation and the vocal variety found on the earlier recording. But you can't beat the liner notes, or the photo of the instrument replicas that is included with the liner notes.

I find it fascinating that Philip Neuman & Co., in reconstructing the original instruments for this recording, came up with very nearly the same tone colors that Atrium Musicae did with their reconstructions. So far as I know, there was no collaberation between the two groups -- least of all in their approaches to the ancient music. The Neumans and William Gavin sought a quasi-archaeological "authenticity"; Atrium Musicae, to infuse new life into the music through their own spirits. Comparing the results is like comparing the arrangements of the same song, "My Heart Will Go On", performed by Celia Dion and Kenny G: they seem alike, and yet very much unlike.

Average customer rating: Best of Boult's Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams his way

Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 1-9 / Boult Ralph Vaughan Williams , and Sir Adrian Boult Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 Hindemith: Concert Music; Horn Concerto; Clarinet Concerto and others Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies; Job (Box Set) Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1-6 Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony ASIN: B00007A3E2 Release Date: 2004-04-13

Customer Reviews:

Best of Boult's Vaughan Williams.......2004-08-01

When I first encountered VW's symphonies in Boult's EMI stereo series, I enjoyed some of the performances (especially #2), but 3, 5 and 9 left me bored. I later heard the Previn series and found what was missing. Previn keeps a taut line through music that can easily sprawl, and his recorded sound is top-notch. This new Boult set has similar interpretive virtues and is far more interesting musically than the stereo recordings. While the strings in #2 are thin and #1 is boxy overall, the mono sound of 3-7 is generally good. Comparison between the mono 3 and 5 and the stereo versions just highlights the greater atmosphere and intensity of the mono performances. 2 and 4 are also exemplary interpretations. While I would not recommend this to the exclusion of other recordings, it is a wonderful supplement to the performances of Previn or Handley.

Vaughan Williams his way.......2004-06-27

The first few years I was married, my wife often said to me she felt like she was trying to "make you something you're not". She was insinuating that she had a vision of what the perfect man ought to be, and she would catch herself trying to make me that man. She reformed after a year or two and since has been more than content to let me be the man I am.

And that best describes what I feel about Sir Adrian Boult conducting Vaughan Williams in this collection. He lets the music speak for itself. He never tries to give particular emphasis to some element in the score as many conductors do. These recordings date from the 1950s, all but the 8th and 9th being mono. But the age of the recordings and the mono sound in no way detracts from the listening pleasure they bring. I put them alongside any of the competiton and these recordings hold their own or come out far ahead. I've compared them to three other complete cycles:

Boult/EMI - Amazon asin # B00004YA0V (8 CDs)
Handley/CFP - Amazon asin # B00006J3LP (7 CDs)
Previn/RCA - Amazon asin # B00011MK74 (6 CDs)

Compared to his own later readings on EMI, I find Boult gets a more restrained performance from the orchestra in these earlier Decca recordings, thus heightening the effect of letting the music speak for itself. And I find the Decca recording a little bit brighter and more well balanced. A good symphony to highlight this effect is the Sea Symphony. The choir in the EMI recording tries to hard to make the music sound good, where the choir in the Decca sounds relaxed, confident, unstrained. And the sound on the Decca is more open, less opaque than the EMI.

The Previn cycle is quite good throughout, and features several additional pieces, some of them rare in recordings (this Decca cycle occupies the fewest number of disks of the 4 cycles, 5, but only has the symphonies, nothing more). The obvious comparison with the Previn cycle is the Sinfonia Antartica, no. 7. Only Previn and this Decca recording include the narrative. Sir Ralph Richardson in the Previn is very dramatic and expressive, embellishing the text with much emotion. Sir John Gielgud on this Decca recording is by comparison quite unemotional; like Boult, he speaks eloquently enough to not seem monotonish, but lets the words do the talking, not his interpretation of the words. He makes a good fit for Boult's similar reading of the music. And Richardson makes a similarly good fit for Previn's more dramatic reading. I am quite fond of Previn's recording, but after I listen to the magnificent Boult reading here, I find myself appreciating Previn less, for he emphasizes one emotional element in the music at the cost of all others. The Decca was recorded 1952, but even today it is of demonstration quality, especially with the stunning organ in the ice fall scene. Try as hard as they may, no other recording has come close to this one, engineered by the famous John Culshaw.

Which brings me to the Handley recordings. Handley, incidentally, fully admitted he tried to capture the organ scene in Sinfonia Antartica as well the Boult/Culshaw recording, but couldn't quite pull it off. The 5th symphonty is for me the highlight of Handley's set. Handley's recording is a masterpiece both of musical interpretation and audio engineering. This Boult recording comes the closest I've heard to the Handly interpretively, perhaps even edging it out a little once again because of Boult's refusal to indulge in over expressiveness. The sound on the Handley has a littel bit of an edge, but not by much. The sound int eh Boult/Decca recording is nowhere near as lively and opulent as the Handley, but once again is far brighter and more open than the Boult/EMI.

Decca has pulled off one of the best engineering jobs with these remasterings. I found the sound to be excellent throughout. The Sea Symphony, Sinfonia Antartica, and Symphony No 9 in this set are not be missed by any Vaughan Williams fan.

So, does this get my top choice recommendation?

Maybe.

If it's going to be your only Vaughan Williams collection, I would recommend either the Previn or the Handley instead, for with those sets you get other pieces in addition to the symphonies, and thus a better representation of Vaughan Williams artistry. Boult's EMI set is the most comprehensive collection of works, and the readings of the symphonies are somewhat comparable to the Decca set, but the execution is nowhere close to the masterly execution in the Decca set, and thus diminishes its attractiveness.

But if you want the best collection of the symphonies and will supplement it with other choices for some of the other works, then by far I would chose this set for the symphonies.

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Life Upon the Wicked Stage Carole Cook , Jerome Kern , Grant Geissman , David Stout [trombone] , Dan Fornero , John Fumo , Brock Peters , James Anderson , Jane Lanier , Lauren Kennedy , Linda Michele , Marissa Jaret Winokur , Melissa Errico , Reece Holland , Robert Morse , Rod McKuen , Roger Rees , Ronnie Franklin , and Steve Orich Manufacturer: Lml Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tap Your Troubles Away - The Words and Music of Jerry Herman (Historic All-Star Tribute) Kurt Weill: The Centennial ABC (Adler, Bock, Coleman) Over The Rainbow: The Music Of Harold Arlen (1995 Benefit Concert Cast) Dream: The Lyrics and Music of Johnny Mercer ASIN: B0000658H9 Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

1. The Song Is You - Jamie Anderson
2. How'd You like To Spoon With Me? - Jane Lanier
3. The Land Where The Good Songs Go - Pamela Myers
4. All The Things You Are - Alan Campbell
5. The Folks Who Live On The Hill - Lee Lessack
6. She Didn't Say Yes - Marissa Jaret Winokur
7. Pick Yourself Up - Street Sounds
8. You Couldn't Be Cuter - Marsha Kramer
9. Shimmy With Me - Lea Thompson
10. They All Look Alike - Bruce Vilanch
11. There It Is Again - David Holladay
12. Remind Me - Ron Rifkin
13. In Love In Vain - Melissa Errico
14. Make Believe - Linda Michele
15. Ol' Man River - Brock Peters
16. You Are Love - Dale Kristien
17. I Won't Dance - Bonnie Franklin

Tracks:

1. The Last Time I Saw Paris - Charles Busch
2. Long Ago (And Far Away) - Pam Dawber
3. They Didn't Believe Me - Pat Marshall
4. Look For The Silver Lining - Rod McKuen
5. A Fine Romance - Jane Carr
6. Sure Thing - Sally Kellerman
7. Don't Ever Leave Me/Why Was I Born - Joely Fisher
8. I'm Old Fashioned - Robert Morse
9. Yesterdays - Joan Ryan
10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Dorian Harewood
11. In The Heart Of The Dark - Dale Kristien
12. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Valarie Pettiford
13. The Way You Look Tonight - Hugh Panaro
14. Life On The Wicked Stage - Carole Cook
15. I've Told Every Little Star - Carole Cook
16. Till The Clouds Roll By - The Company

Average customer rating: excellent but uncomplete To call it music may be a bit limiting. A worthwhile collection OhMyGodHowDreadful Kid Stockhausen

OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Ellipsis Arts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reich, Steve | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Riley, Terry | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Stockhausen, Karlheinz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music, Vol. 3: 1952-2004 Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music Roxy Music Profiler - Season 4 A Decade of Hits ASIN: B00004T0FZ Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

1. Valse Sentimentale - Clara Rockmore
2. Oraison - Ens D'Ondes De Montreal
3. Etude Aux Chemins De Fer - Pierre Schaeffer
4. Williams Mix - John Cage
5. Klangstudie II - Herbert Eimert/Robert Beyer
6. Low Speed - Otto Luening
7. Dripsody - Hugh Le Caine
8. Forbidden Planet: Main Title - Louis Barron/Bebe Barron
9. Elektronische Tanzste: Concertando Rubato - Oskar Sala
10. Poem Electronique - Edgard Varese
11. Sine Music (A Swarm Of Butterflies Encountered Over The Ocean) - Richard Maxfield
12. Apocalypse-Part 2 - Tod Dockstader
13. Kontakte - James Tenney/William Winant
14. Wireless Fant - Vladimir Ussachevsky
15. Philomel - Milton Babbitt
16. Spacecraft - MEV

Tracks:

1. Cindy Electronium - Raymond Scott
2. Pendulum Music - Sonic Youth
3. Bye Bye Butterfly - Pauline Oliveros
4. Projection Esemplastic For White Noise - Joji Yuasa
5. Silver Apples Of The Moon, Part 1 - Morton Subotnick
6. Rainforest Version 1 - David Tudor
7. Poppy Nogood - Terry Riley
8. Boat-Woman-Song - Holger Czukay
9. Music Promenade - Luc Ferrari
10. Vibrations Composees: Rosace 3 - Francois Bayle
11. Mutations - Jean-Claude Risset
12. Hibiki-Hana-Ma - Iannis Xenakis
13. Map Of 49's Dream The Two Systems Of Eleven Sets Of Galactic Intervals: Drift Study '31/69 c.... - La Monte Young

Tracks:

1. He Destroyed Her Image - Charles Dodge
2. Six Fants On A Poem By Thomas Campion: Her Song - Paul Lansky
3. Appalachian Grove - Laurie Spiegel
4. En Phase/Hors Phase - Bernard Parmegiani
5. On The Other Ocean - David Behrman
6. Stria - John Chowning
7. Living Sound, Patent Pending Music For Sound-Joined Rooms Series - Maryanne Amacher
8. Automatic Writing - Robert Ashley
9. Canti Illuminati - Alvin Curran
10. Music On A Long Thin Wire - Alvin Lucier
11. Melange - Klaus Schulze
12. Before And After Charm (La Notte) - Jon Hassell
13. Unfamiliar Wind (Leeks Hills) - Brian Eno

Amazon.com

Opening with Clara Rockmore's reworking of Tchaikovsky with the theremin, and finishing with one of Brian Eno's ambient soundscapes, OHM artfully succeeds in its goal of giving a representative (as opposed to the impossible, comprehensive) overview of the first several decades of electronic music. Over 3 discs, 42 compositions, and 96 pages of notes and photos, OHM clearly illustrates the producers' and contributing writers' point that early electronic music is much of the foundation of contemporary music. Herein lies the connective tissue bridging musique concrète, 20th-century classical, electronic experimentation, and the theoretical avant-garde to psychedelia, ambient, dub, techno, electro, and synthpop and the globalization of sound. The groundbreaking uses of loops, sampling, drones, remixes, and cut-and-paste technology are put fully into context. The diversity of music included makes any sort of summation impossible, but that is also the point: electronic music is not really a genre, but an open field of endless possibility. From John Cage's famous "William's Mix" of tape snippets to Karkheinz Stockhausen's electronic orchestral compositions, from David Tudor and Holger Czukay's experiments in unrelated blendings of audio elements to David Behrman's supremely peaceful duet between computers and musicians, the aural renegades on OHM tread where none (save a few of their contemporaries) had gone before. The liner notes convey the incredible amount of hard work and experimentation it took to stitch together many of these pieces in the predigital era. Putting aside the inevitable quibbles about what's missing (much of it due to legal and/or logistical issues), a more complete collection of musical eggheads, eccentrics, and visionaries is hard to imagine. --Carl Hanni

Customer Reviews:

excellent but uncomplete.......2006-11-12

Althought most of the music here is an excellent collection of electronic music history, this 3 CDs lack of the important contribution given by the RAI phonology studios of Milan, Italy in the 50s
(which was bigger than Koln's WDR studios) with Bruno Maderna, Luciano Berio and Luigi Nono.
This is a big mistake. Milans studios were the biggest of europe and produced many important electroacoustic pieces.
If the collection aim to describe faithfully electronic music history, it should include this artists too.

To call it music may be a bit limiting. .......2006-10-24

Some of the tracks on here are "music". That is that they contain all the bits we're trained to experience as music -- melody, etc. Some are not, and the composers would be the first people to tell you that. A lot of these works are reactions to ingrained rules, so they're bound to be jarring.

A more successful way to approach such a broad and varied collection of audio experimentation is to think of it as curated sound. This isn't something to wash the dishes to, or to seduce someone to (although if you did manage to seduce someone with the recordings on this anthology, HOLD ON TO THAT PERSON, because they've got to be a keeper). These are unique sound textures that deserve a close, probably solitary listen, and I think if you're in the right frame of mind, it can be a very rewarding listen.

My main complaint is sequencing: each dicrete piece follows it's own internal logic, so there are more than a couple rough gear changes. However, since each piece is so different, and the collection is so varied, I'm not sure that you could totally escape that.

A worthwhile collection.......2006-01-11

The OHM collection contains some of those ground breaking electronic compositions that have shaped today's styles, from the early electronic instruments of Theremin and Martenot, through Pierre Schaeffer's Music Concrete tape music and the electronic music of Stockhausen and Subotnick, to the mainframe computer output of Risset and Chowning.

It is unfair to mark this collection down due to the production quality and 'musicality' of its contents, to do so would be to staggeringly miss the point of the development of electronic music through the 20th Century. What this collection shows is the ideas behind those at the cutting edge of the genre before many could even conceive of such output. That said it is hard going at points, as experimental music can be.

Highlights for me are no doubt Olivier Messiaen's 'Oraison' on CD 1, David Tudor's 'Rainforest Version 1' on CD 2 and on CD 3 David Behrman's 'On the Other Ocean' and Maryanne Amacher's 'Living sound Patent Pending'.

OhMyGodHowDreadful.......2005-08-15

Ok, this collection is supposed to be early works and, thus not expected to be very sophisticated or polished. But the OHM collection sounds like the first attempt of a spastic cat turned-loose on a Moog keyboard. When it is not boreing, this collection of random and dissonant sounds (I can't call it music) is without any redeeming qualities to make it worth while. Don't get me wrong, I am a long-time fan of Wendy (nie Walter) Carlos and some other real pioneers of electronic music. However, I find that the Ohm collection has no similar qualities and is a major disappointment.

Kid Stockhausen.......2003-01-17

This is required listening for anybody interested in the history of electronic music. Although implicitly aiming for the techno music audience, this audio history is overwhelmingly focused on the classical avant-garde of electro-acoustic composers. The closest you'll get to pop electronica is the Brian Eno track at the end of the third disc. No Kraftwerk, no Moroder, etc. Instead "OHM" manages to point to the continuities between, say, John Cage and artists currently working at the experimental edges of electronica (so-called IDM). It seems to be saying, "You think Kid 606 is visionary? Well check out this Stockhausen track from '59!"

Admittedly, some of the songs are much more interesting to think about than they are to listen to. Some of the early pieces that were made through thosuands of hours of pains-taking tape-splicing could be made today in an afternoon with a digital audio editor and a few effects plug-ins.

It is a beautiful package, containing a 90 page booklet of essays, quotations from the featured artists, and photographs. What all music should be: an education in daring.

Average customer rating: Something very precious Great historical resource

Sousa Marches Played by the Sousa Band: The Complete Commercial Recordings 1897-1930 Manufacturer: Crystal Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stomp and Swerve: American Music Gets Hot Sousa 3 ASIN: B00004SDBT Release Date: 1997-09-30

Tracks:

1. Introductary Speech By John Philip Sousa - John Philip Sousa
2. The Stars And Stripes Forever - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
3. The Honored Dead - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
4. The Mikado March - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
5. Mother Hubbard - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
6. The Gladiator - The Sousa Band/Henry Higgins
7. Semper Fidelis - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
8. The Picador - The Sousa Band
9. The Thunderer - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
10. The Washington Post - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
11. Corcoran Cadets - The Sousa Band
12. The High School Cadets - The Sousa Band/Nathaniel Shilkret
13. The Beau Ideal - The Sousa Band
14. The Liberty Bell - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
15. Manhattan Beach - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
16. The Directorate - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
17. King Cotton - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
18. El Capitan - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
19. The Bride Elect - The Sousa Band/Henry Higgins
20. March From 'The Charlatan' - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
21. Hands Across The Sea - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
22. Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
23. The Man Behind The Gun - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
24. The Invincible Eagle - The Sousa Band/Walter B. Rogers
25. The Stars And Stripes Forever - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor

Tracks:

1. Imperial Edward Coronation March - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
2. Jack Tar - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
3. The Diplomat - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
4. The Free Lance - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
5. Powhatan's Daughter - The Sousa Band
6. The Fairest Of The Fair - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
7. The Glory Of The Yankee Navy - The Sousa Band/Walter Rogers
8. The Federal - The Sousa Band/Edwin G. Clarke
9. The Stars And Stripes Forever - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
10. The Lambs' March - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
11. New York Hippodrome - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
12. The Pathfinder Of Panama - The Sousa Band/Herbert L. Clarke
13. Liberty Loan - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
14. U.S. Field Artillery - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
15. Bullets And Bayonets - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
16. The Chantyman's March - The Sousa Band/Nathaniel Shilkret
17. Sabre And Spurs - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
18. Solid Men To The Front - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
19. Wedding March - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor

Tracks:

1. The Golden Star - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
2. Comrades Of The Legion - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
3. On The Campus - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
4. Who's Who In Navy Blue - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
5. Keeping Step With The Union - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
6. The Dauntless Battalion - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
7. The Gallant Seventh - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
8. Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine - The Sousa Band/John Philip Sousa
9. Ancient And Honorable Artillery Company - The Sousa Band/Nathaniel Shilkret
10. The Black Horse Troop - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
11. The National Game - The Sousa Band/Joseph Pasternack
12. The Gridiron Club - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
13. The Pride Of The Wolverines - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
14. The Sesquicentennial Exposition March - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
15. Riders For (Of) The Flag - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
16. Golden Jubilee - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
17. The Harmonica Wizard - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
18. The Royal Welch Fusiliers (No.2) - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
19. The Salvation Army - The Sousa Band/Rosario Bourdon
20. Sabre And Spurs - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
21. Solid Men To The Front - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor
22. The Stars And Stripes Forever - The Sousa Band/Arthur Pryor

Customer Reviews:

Something very precious.......2004-11-16

John Philip Sousa was a great musician and a great American. These recorded relics are very fascinating, and sometimes most vivid, reminders of his greatness

Great historical resource.......2000-08-24

This set consists of every recording released under the name of "the Sousa Band", from 1897-1930. Since some of these recordings are over 100 years old, they tend to be somewhat scratchy and occasionally faint. If you're a casual fan or you're buying your first Sousa record, your money can be better spent elsewhere.

However, these recordings are an invaluable resourse for students, performers, and teachers. Even with the limitations of early recording devices, there is no better demonstration of the style and nuance of the "March King" than these performances under his own baton. Also, the chance to actually hear Sousa's voice as he introduces the great "Stars and Stripes Forever" is to step into the past.

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1. Superman [CD-single]
2. Superman [CD-single]
3. Swervin' on Seventeens [Explicit Lyrics]
4. System Terminator
5. Thanks for Asking
6. The Beast, Vol. 2 [Explicit Lyrics]
7. The Collection, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics] [Import]
8. The Game Praise Me: Chopped and Screwed [Explicit Lyrics]
9. This Is Madness [Import]
10. Ultra Low Frequency

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Of Malice and the Magnum Heart

Schumann: Symphony in C No2, Op61; Liszt: Orpheus No4

Stairway to the Stars [Box set] [Import]

Poet of the Piano

Disco Party Classics

The Soul of a Genius [Enhanced]

Sing The Hits Of Sunset Boulevard (Karaoke)

The Mozart Collection, Vol. 3

Rock Legends [Import]

Russian Mystic [Import]

Tellin' Stories [Import]

Suffer Our Pleasures [Import]

Sentimental V.2 [Import]

Mozart: Così fan tutte

Louis Armstrong - Greatest Hits