Curtains [CD-single]

1. Curtains

2. L.O.V.E.

3. King of Everything

4. Curtains [Ovation Mix]

5. L.O.V.E. [Dislexic Mix]

6. King of Everything [JK Mix]

7. Curtains [Prelude to a Mix]

Tracks:

Overture
Wide Open Spaces
What Kind Of Man?
Thinking Of Him
The Woman's Dead
Show People
Coffee Shop Nights
In the Same Boat
I Miss the Music
Thataway!
The Man Is Dead
He Did It
In the Same Boat
It's a Business
Kansasland
Medley: Thinking Of Him/I Miss the Music
A Tough Act To Follow
In the Same Boat
In the Same Boat
Show People
Wide Open Spaces
A Tough Act To Follow

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Sadly, Curtains is the final entry in the long and fruitful partnership of lyricist Fred Ebb (who died in September 2004) and composer John Kander. While the show doesn't reach the heights of the team's previous masterpieces, such as Cabaret and Chicago, it's certainly a lot better than, say, their middling 1997 offering Steel Pier. Deliberately old-fashioned (it even features a real overture, something that's fast becoming a rarity), Curtains is a whodunit rolled into a musical--or vice versa. Set in 1959 Boston, it takes place backstage at a singing-and-dancing Western corker titled Robbin Hood. Someone gets killed, and a show tunes-crazy homicide detective (David Hyde Pierce) is called in. The plot is just a pretext for a series of very entertaining, characteristically brass-heavy songs that may not have the bite of old Kander and Ebb but are still very catchy. Above all, Curtains is (both thematically and stylistically) a love letter to old-school showbiz, and it's delivered on a silver platter by a cast of pros that includes the aforementioned Hyde Pierce, Kander and Ebb habituée Karen Ziemba, endearing Jason Danieley and, a notch above the rest, Debra Monk. Unsurprisingly, she chews the scenery and spits it right back in a pair of rowdy numbers: "Show People" and "It's a Business." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Curtains is an entertaining play within a play, as well as a "whodunit" new musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by legendary, Tony Award-winning songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago, New York, New York). Starring David Hyde Pierce (Spamalot, "Frasier") and Debra Monk, the Curtains original Broadway cast album is produced by nine-time Grammy Award-winner Jay David Saks.

Customer Reviews:

Pretty good Kander and Ebb.......2007-07-29

I thought the score was pretty good, but not great. A problem seems to be having songs for a "lackluster" show within a show (Robbin Hood). The PRODUCERS did it much better. Still and all it's nice to have a traditional Broadway score.

Curtains.......2007-07-29

I have the CD and I can't stop listening to it. The lyrics are incredibly clever and the music catchy. I always think a score needs to be listened to at least three times before judging, and in my view Curtain's score is indeed a winner.

In the Same Boat is a Kander & Ebb tour de force.

The arrangements, production and mixing of this CD are superb, and the chorus work is probably the best I've heard on any show CD for many a long year...

DRAW THE CURTAINS. THE FLOW AND EBB IS GONE.......2007-07-28

Sometimes putting on a Broadway musical can be murder. And the team of Kander and Ebb should know. Their latest, Curtains, is about--you guessed it!--murder . . . at a musical! The score and script have been shopped around for nearly a decade; although Ebb is dead, and the original author of the book, Peter Stone, has also joined that great chorus line in the sky, you can't keep a good show down. With apparently a great deal of help from the multi-talented Rupert Holmes, Curtains is enjoying an enormous success in New York. Starring a post-Frasier and newly-emerged-from-the closet David Hyde Pierce (it is a Broadway musical!) as a detective who moonlights as an amateur musical fanatic, it's all pretty light and fun. Initially conceived as a reasonably serious roman a clef with characters based on real show people, and layers of reality and illusion stripped away by the murderer, it has been dumbed down to a 1959 tryout at Boston's Colonial Theatre with lovey-dovey ballads, winsome love songs and rousing chorus numbers. The score is a valentine to old-fashioned musical comedies; the problem is that the writers have succeeded beyond their wildest expectations in making it a '50s musical--and, frankly, not a particularly memorable one. Karen Ziemba, Debra Monk and Hyde Pierce are kind of fun, but, the kind of musicals to which Curtains pays homage were kind of lame. If you're a fan of this rather bland Broadway musical sub-genre, go for it. But we draw the curtain on Curtains.

Broadway Musical "Curtains" cast CD.......2007-07-28

Great Broadway musical - great CD! If you loved the show, the CD will keep the happy memories going.

Curtains - Worth Hearing.......2007-07-25

One of the last Kander and Ebb musicals, Curtains is a great addition to my collection. I saw the show in the LA tryouts and glad I have the CD to it now. While it isn't up there with Cabaret and Chicago it still has some fun tunes. The wonderful cast includes David Hyde Pierce in his Tony award winning role, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba and Edward Hibbert.

With a plot centering around a murder mystery against the background of a musical's out of town tryout in Boston this period piece is quite unique. I enjoyed it.

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Hairspray - Soundtrack CD + Bonus DVD

Manufacturer: New Line Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Limited Edition includes a BONUS DVD with Behind-The-Scenes Specials, Interviews and "Ladies' Choice" Music Video by Zac Efron. CD TRACK LISTING: (1) Good Morning Baltimore - Nikki Blonsky, (2) The Nicest Kids In Town - James Marsden, (3) It Takes Two - Zac Efron, (4) The Legend Of Miss Baltimore Crabs - Michelle Pfeiffer, (5) I Can Hear The Bells - Nikki Blonsky, (6) Ladies' Choice - Zac Efron, (7) The New Girl In Town - Brittany Snow, (8) Welcome To The 60's - Nikki Blonsky & John Travolta, (9) Run And Tell That - Elijah Kelley, (10) Big, Blonde And Beautiful - Queen Latifah, (11) Big, Blonde And Beautiful (Reprise) - John Travolta & Michelle Pfeiffer, (12) You're Timeless To Me - John Travolta & Christopher Walken, (13) I Know Where I've Been - Queen Latifah, (14) Without Love - Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley & Amanda Bynes, (15) It's Hairspray - James Marsden, (16) You Can't Stop The Beat - Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley, John Travolta & Queen Latifah, (17) Come So Far (Got So Far To Go) - Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron & Elijah Kelley, (18) Cooties - Aimee Allen, (19) Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now - Ricki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur & Nikki Blonsky

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best
just buy it already....
A true master piece!
I love John Frusciante
YOU MUST BUY THIS ALBUM!!!

Curtains
John Frusciante
Manufacturer: Record Collection
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00069YE0W
Release Date: 2005-02-01

Tracks:

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Album Description

This is the sixth and final album in a series of solo efforts released in 2004. "Curtains" is all acoustic, and it follows "The Will To Death", Ataxia's "Automatic Writing", "DC EP", "Inside Of Emptiness", and "A Sphere In The Heart Of Silence".

Customer Reviews:

best.......2007-04-24

ok im actually not a "kid" im 15, but i dont want to get an acount.
this cd is amazing. i love it so much. espiecially the song "hope". its such a good song. the songs are simple and short, but they're just so addicting, and i just cant stop playing and listening to them. "curtains" and "when shadows collide with people" are by far my favorite cd's by john frusciante. he is not only my favorite guitarist, but my favorite musician period. just buy it...its awesome...he's awesome.

just buy it already...........2007-03-15

I haven't been able to stop listening to this album since it started. He is an amazing musician and every album I have purchased from this series is fantastic.

A true master piece!.......2007-03-15

this is an absolutely amazing CD!Frusciante really nailed it on this one. This has a very melancholy sound to it that makes it all that more beautiful. the CD gives you the feeling of sitting quietly with J.F. and listening to him play his music, it is incredible!

I love John Frusciante.......2007-01-29

I love John Frusciante, and he's my favorite member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This album is great, although it has a strong melencholy theme. The best song on here is definitely Past Recedes, and the others are also good. If you love John Frusciante you must buy this album, you won't be disappointed.

YOU MUST BUY THIS ALBUM!!!.......2006-12-19

You will not be disappointed- I PROMISE. This album was recorded in John's home, the sound is crisp and intimate, his vocal range is breath-taking, not to mention his lyrics and song writing skills. I listen to it every day and SMILE.

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Upper percentile of (pigeon hole coming) Chill Genre
Great chilled groove CD
Full of images and smooth, solid grooves

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Astro Dream Stream
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Space Traffic Control

Album Description

1 hour of Chilled 0ut Hi-Fi Downtempo Ambient Groove.

Customer Reviews:

Upper percentile of (pigeon hole coming) Chill Genre.......2006-11-11

This guy does not have the industry, spin, and following of genre masters like thievery company, but this is every bit as good. However you characterize this music it is in the top 5% the genre. If you like Zero 7, thievery company, air supply, or radiohead, then you will like this. Other reviewers have done a good job of describing the technical quality...I couldn't do that anyway. The used price reflects the current market value of the music.

Great chilled groove CD.......2003-03-19

This CD is great for a myriad of occasions - it's the perfect type of background music, but can be in the "spotlight", too. It's ambient in the way that while you're listening, you feel like you should be watching a really cool movie - perfect soundtrack music. But it's also "groove" because you can't help but want to move your body to the beat at many occasions when listening.

I have listened to this CD many, many times and honestly am NOT at all tired of it. It's a true "classic" for me because it never gets old - I continue to discover more interesting elements every time I hear it. Highly recommended!

Full of images and smooth, solid grooves.......2002-11-20

Uplift Drift, is a cinematic journey that "Lifts you up and takes you higher" Full of images and smooth, solid grooves that transport the listener to a place where you have the freedom to lean back and float or get up and move to the ambient groove.

This CD is very good in the audio sense also... Clean tight mixes, an obvious amount of work went into the recordings presented here. Terms like "attention to detail" come to mind. It seems a lot of attention was also paid to the psyco-acoustic realm, where sound images drift in, out and past the listener during their journey. Check this one out on headphones !!

The orchestration and rhythms are top notch and totally original. I think Magic Sound Fabric has carved out a signature sound here. Working in a genre where there is precious little "Dub" oriented music that smoothly blends elements of Ambient, Reggae, Experimental Electronic and good old Space Music, I would think this CD is poised for major exposure and acceptance in an otherwise cluttered music industry.

The CD features full art work and professional packaging unlike many indie artists. The label, Spiralight, has really pulled out all the stops in quality indie music distribution. I hope to see it grow as well.

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Roscomare
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Invisible String
Brunswick Stew
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Spinning Top

Customer Reviews:

Solid release by ex-member of Deerhoof.......2007-02-18

I bought this record before hearing any of the songs because I read that it was a cross between the best of Brian Wilson, The Vaselines, and Beat Happening. In my mind, I had what this would sound like perfectly mapped out. When I bought the album (on vinyl), it didn't initially meet the template I had constructed in my head. I was disappointed. Then I listened again the next day and found myself really digging it. It has a really cool lo-fi sound while still having good production quality (if that makes any sense). It's one of those warm sounding records that wash over you...even on the faster songs. I don't think there was a need to include a lyric sheet because taken outside the context of the songs, they don't really stand on their own as much. It's kind of fun looking at them later after you've thouroughly digested the music, to see how they used really interesting melodies to say just a few abstract words. Definitely worth getting. Don't expect Deerhoof, don't expect anything, just listen.

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darkly sparkling

Lucky Curtains
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Manufacturer: Glitterhouse
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2003-05-01

Tracks:

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Plucked
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House
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Customer Reviews:

darkly sparkling.......2005-04-21

This album sent me into convulsive sobbing on first listen, and since then, it keeps getting more beautiful and taking on more meaning. Recorded in Jeff Palmer's home studio, it's the most intimate of the Granfaloon Bus albums, with a sparse feel, a strange mixture of sounds and textures, ambiguous instruments, pensive rhythm and pace, and shaded moods. It's about all sorts of homes: the house, the bar, the road, the drone, the song, the brokenness. It's grieving and luminous; the most broken place seems at times the most beautiful. It's hard to quote lyrics, but I love passages like this: "The place I go, where I've always gone, where the deepest swallows all wash down, they're at the bottom of the page without a wave or a smile with the gall to call this craft unsinkable, half empty or half full." Yes, Granfaloon Bus, your craft is unsinkable. Thank you for this album.

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Pinnacle of Perfection

Curtains
Tindersticks
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ASIN: B0001GNKSC
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Customer Reviews:

Pinnacle of Perfection.......2005-02-23

In my opinion, Curtains stands tall as the overall best CD issued by Tindersticks to date. In my review of that CD, I gave it a high recommendation. However, if you don't mind spending a few dollars more, then I recommend that you get this re-mastered edition instead as the bonus CD is certainly worth the extra money. Not only that, the remastering has vastly improved the sound quality of the original.
The highlights on Disc 1 are Another Night In, Rented Rooms, Don't Look Down, Let's Pretend, Buried Bones, (Tonight) Are You Trying To Fall In Love Again?, and Bathtime. Stuart Staples is at his apex as a singer on Curtains and the lyrics reflect the dark, brooding and cynical worldview fans have come to expect of Tindersticks.
Disc 2's best features are a gritty rendition of Bathtime, a Lee Hazlewood-esqe tale of forbidden love in Shadow, a pair of excellent instrumentals with Paco's Theme and Mannlow, two excellent alternative versions of the jaded Rented Rooms (one of which really swings), Make Believe, the sexy duet A Marriage Made In Heaven, and the regretful For Those...In short, the entire disc is worthwhile.
If you are a serious Tindersticks fan, but on a tight budget, then you might want to buy this through one of amazon's partners. I got mine that way at roughly half the list price and was entirely pleased with the speed with which my order was filled. The remastered edition of Curtains finds Tindersticks at the pinnacle of perfection, so don't miss out on this!