Careful [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

1. Be Careful

2. Can't Go To Sleep (Album Version)

3. Be Careful (Alles Real Mix Ft Curse)

4. Can't Go To Sleep (Live Instrumental)

5. Can't Go To Sleep (Video)

6. Careful (Click Click)

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Average customer rating: I was wishing for a better album Her best album Another great record Dramatic and superb And here's the thing...This album is stunning.

Careful What You Wish For Jonatha Brooke Manufacturer: Bad Dog Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live in New York Courage Over the Hills The Story Beauty & Crime ASIN: B000NA276C Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. Careful What You Wish For
2. Beautiful Girl
3. Keep The River On Your Right
4. I'll Leave the Light On
5. Baby Wait
6. Hearsay
7. Forgiven
8. Je N'Peux Pas Te Plaire
9. Prodigal Daughter
10. After the Tears
11. Never Too Late For Love

Customer Reviews:

I was wishing for a better album.......2007-05-28

"STEADY PULL" is one of my favorite albums of the last 10 years or so. This is not quite in that league, but its still more engaging than her "circus" recording.

Her best album.......2007-05-20

It's hard to believe that after so many albums Jonatha Brooke would take a step up in material but this is a level above the others which were good to start with. The title cut is one of the best songs and singing performances of her career.

Another great record.......2007-04-20

It would seem from previous reviewers that you have either been a huge fan of Jonathas'since the days of the Story or you have never heard of the lady. Well I am in the former camp as I have all of her work and I rate this among her best. I do however notice a recent shift to more of an electric performance, as recently evinced by the Live in NY CD (not a bad thing)
The Cd kicks off with 3 great tracks and continues in that form utill the track in French........maybe I need to hear it more, and does not let up till the end.
A pure class CD and in these days of manufactured music such tallent in both songwriting and performance is indeed VERY rare
A must buy!!!!!!!!!!

Dramatic and superb.......2007-04-07

I've reviewed each of Jonatha's CDs and in the process have come to appreciate both the gentle beauty and the dramatic power of her delivery. This CD meets, even exceeds expectations, on all counts. Some reviewers have noted this may be her best studio effort ever and they may be right, which is high praise. The power of Hearsay, with its message about keeping and revealing secrets, features the best in songwriting and singing from this Dynamo. Matches "Linger" and several other of her signature electric songs. Then, with "Leave The Light On", we hear that sweet sound that, in the end, makes one want to come back to Jonatha and fall into her arms. Stunning song that matches "So Much Mine" or any of her mellow, acoustic beauties. Though they all say Jonatha Brooke, I love hearing different influences in the songs, with the high harmonies that go from British bands to the Beach Boys, and then the instrumentation, even the use of an oboe, makes each listen something special. Following so closely on the heels of the absolutely electric live CD and DVD, Jonatha Brooke proves to be a star with an incredible band who's limited only by her imagination. This CD helps me forget the Circus CD, which in my mind was a bomb. Why only 4 stars? It's not perfect. The song in French is a toss-away for those who don't speak the language, plus the music is nondescript. And Forgiven is too noisy. Crosses the line. I can't get through the song without forwarding to the next. But in summary, this CD is a winner, Jonatha Brooke is a superb talent and the only sad thing is that I don't see a Northeast Ohio visit on her touring calendar. Ugh!

And here's the thing...This album is stunning........2007-04-05

Great songwriting in the Elvis Costello/Aimee Mann school of wit and pop sophitication. The production is fun and stimulating. I would've thought Jon Brion was the producer of some of the tracks. If Aimee Mann's "Whatever" is one of your favorites, you must get this album. The title song is the stand-out track for me, one of those songs that will stand the test of time 50 years from now. "After The Tears" is another, the kind of song that comes along every 10 years.

I'm really enjoying this album.

Average customer rating: This is quality road trip music One of my favorite CDs, ever! Terrific CD Get "Fact of Fiction" instead Brilliant artist never dissapoints

Be Careful What You Wish For Kristen Hall Manufacturer: Highstreet ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fact and Fiction Live '88 Twice the Speed of Life Long Island Shores Turn Back Time ASIN: B00000131O Release Date: 1994-06-14

Tracks:

1. Cry Tomorrow
2. Heaven Knows
3. Open Arms
4. Proud Man
5. Nothing
6. Following My Compass
7. Prey To You
8. Moment In A Day
9. Just So You Know
10. Seeds of A Lifetime
11. Let it Rain
12. Don't Tell Me

Customer Reviews:

This is quality road trip music.......2005-04-05

I once spent 13 hours in a car on a spontaneous road trip with a roommate and this one CD. For us, "Following My Compass" was a standout, but every song uses Kristen's raspy voice to its fullest potential. That road trip was nearly 10 years ago, but this CD is still in my car. I highly recommend it.

One of my favorite CDs, ever!.......2003-01-13

I heard Kristen Hall open for the Indigo Girls many (7, perhaps) years ago and I immediately went out and got this album on tape. A few years later my car radio was stolen and I was most upset that this tape was still in it. Now I have the CD and still listen to it regularly - in fact it's in my CD player as I type this. I love all the songs but "Following My Compass" and "Seeds of a Lifetime" are my favorites. I love Kristen's voice - it seems to wrap itself around the lines of each song. The music sways as you listen to it - very clean - Produced by Jerry Marotta who has certainly helped to make enough good music in his career to know what it sounds like!

Terrific CD.......2002-12-01

Every song on this CD is great. I like the folk sort of feel to it. I look forward to hearing more of Kristen's music.

Get "Fact of Fiction" instead.......2001-01-23

This album is nothing great. "Fact or Fiction" (her first album) is much, much better. This album has a fake sort of feel too it, like it was rushed and over-produced. It has no real soul or feeling to it (except a few rare moments like when Emily Sailers of the Indigo Girls comes in on "Following My Compass"). It actually gets downright cheesy at times. They are a couple good songs, but this is not the album if you're new to Kristen Hall. I bought this album without listening to it assuming that she'd be as good as she was on her first album. Man was I let down. Her raspy voice and acoustic guitar are much better on "Fact or Fiction" where everything sounds more natural, creative, and unique.

Brilliant artist never dissapoints.......1999-11-09

Kristen has again come up with a spectacular cd, and another is on the way. For full details on her schedule of events, and ways to get her other *not out of print* (at all..) cd's and tapes, go to her web site.. home.intranet.org/kristen_hall/

Average customer rating: So good he's named after me!

Careful Man John Edwards Manufacturer: Kent Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Northern | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000007YMM Release Date: 1996-01-26

Tracks:

1. Cold Hearted Woman
2. How Can I Make It WIthout You
3. Vanishing Love
4. Tin Man
5. The Look On Your Face
6. It's Those Little Things That Count
7. It's Got To Be The Real Thing This Time
8. Ain't That Good Enough
9. Time
10. We Always Come Back Strong
11. I Had A Love
12. Everybody Don't Get A Second Chance
13. The Way We Were
14. Stop This Merry-Go-Round
15. Spread The News
16. Careful Man
17. Claim Jumpin
18. I'll Be Your Puppet
19. You Were Made For Love
20. You're Messing UP A Good Thing
21. It's A Groove
22. Exercise My Love
23. Danny Boy

Product Description

1. Cold Hearted Woman
2. How Can I Go On Without You
3. Vanishing Love
4. Tin Man
5. The Look On Your Face
6. It's Those Little Things That Count
7. It's Got To Be The Real Thing
8. Ain't That Good Enough
9. Time
10. We Always Come Back Strong
11. I Had A Love
12. Everybody Don't Get A Second Chance
13. The Way We Were
14. Stop This Merry-Go-Round
15. Spread The News
16. Careful Man
17. Claim Jumpin'
18. I'll Be Your Puppet
19. You Were Made For Love
20. You're Messing Up A Good Thing
21. It's A Groove
22. Exercise My Love
23. Danny Boy

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

So good he's named after me!.......2000-06-15

No one should be allowed to use my name, but he's got some real talent!

Average customer rating: Well produced, but kinda scary A little strange and ecclectic but otherwise excellent... Not just a lucky charm Be careful what you wish for and BLAST OFF a fun trip outside of 'the box'

Be Careful What You Wish For Gabby La La Manufacturer: Prawn Song ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Les Claypool - 5 Gallons of Diesel Riddles Are Abound Tonight The Big Eyeball in the Sky Of Whales and Woe Fancy ASIN: B0009K7RYI Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

1. Be Careful What You Wish For 'Cause It Might Come True
2. Backpack
3. Golden Flea
4. In Dreams
5. Boogie Woogie Man
6. Walkie Walkie
7. Butter And Eggs
8. Twins
9. In And Out Of Dreaming
10. Pirates
11. Little Fortune Cookie
12. Elf

Customer Reviews:

Well produced, but kinda scary.......2006-03-31

The good news is that this is NOT a canned record label product. We have enough of that from Disney and that Kidz Bop crap. The bad news is that this album presents the exact opposite problem. It's just plain old weird. My daughter was physically scared by this album. Gabby is obviously talented, but her voice is somewhat eerie. Les Claypool's arrangements are excellent and the music is really well produced, but I wouldn't classify this as a kids album. Perhaps world? Scary world? Is that a genre? Anyway, my suggestion for Gabby is that she should embark on a dance album AKA Bjork since this is obviously the school she comes from. If you combine the world elements with her weird voice and add some dance beats, I am sure her fan base would expand.

Here's my advice to all "kids" artists...Kids like to listen to great, groovy music. Kids, like other human beings, want to have fun. This album is anything but that, more a muse-o foray into oblivion.

A little strange and ecclectic but otherwise excellent..........2006-03-13

I bought this album because I am a huge Primus/Claypool fan and after listening to the samples my kids loved it. Gabby La La's vocals sound sort of like Glinda the Good Witch fromthe Wizard of Oz. But if you can get by this or even like music that is a little off, then you need to check this out. All the instruments are played by La La and Claypool, and this really turned out to be quite a spectacle. If you like your music a little experimental, then I highly recommend this disk.

Not just a lucky charm.......2006-02-19

It's actually a bit deceptive to call Gabby La La a pop singer. It usually makes you think of Britney, Ashlee or Hilary.

But Gabby is about as different from those as a golden glea is from a fortune cookie. With her quirky songwriting (chasing down leprechauns? Eating mermaid?), catchy songs, and the most unusual singing voice I've heard in a very long time.

It starts off with a pair of almost painfully catchy songs: "Be Careful What You Wish For" and "Backpack" ("Gotta keep track of me backpack!") with their tales of genies, mermaids and Roman tourism. It's almost impossible not to hear these simple, bouncy little infectious tunes without bouncing in your seat.

Then she twists her own catchy songs around. Rather than staying on the same track, she switches to some songs flavoured with Indian sitar, sparkling accordion pop, bouncy French-folk-flavoured music, and swirling indie balladry. There's even a grittier, darker song about "Pirates," with plenty of stark guitar to keep it grounded. By far, it's the most "ordinary" song on the album.

And Gabby La La also keeps the songwriting... well, not ordinary. I wouldn't go so far as to call it weird, since I've heard much weirder. But it's quirky, and the focuses are usually pretty far from "I love my boyfriend" or "he left me and I'm miserable." Golden fleas that chew fool's gold, genies, aged leprechauns, Hansel and Gretel, Santa's elves, and the "boogie woogie man in a black dress." There's even a song devoted to fortune cookies.

Yes, it sounds terribly twee. And here and there, it is. But Gabby La La gives it a slightly sick twist in places ("I found a mermaid swimming next to me/Then she offered me a single wish/I said I'd like to have you in my dish!"), and sometimes she gets even quirkier ("Boogie woogie man in a black dress/state your name and state your business!").

The topper to all this weirdness is Gabby La La's own voice -- she sounds like a fairy on speed, especially in the faster songs. It may sound weird at first, but it grows on you. She provides about half the instrumentation here -- usually sitar, ukelele and accordion -- while Les Claypool provides the more conventional pop instrumentation like drums and bass.

If you like the idea of a song that says, "Little fortune cookie, I'd like to smash you!", then Gabby La La's quirky, wacky debut is for you. Delightful.

Be careful what you wish for and BLAST OFF.......2005-11-14

Countdown and
music, projected by the
ancestors, activated from the same recycled
Tao that floated the
golf ball of nevermind.

Unwrapped and unwound,
ukuleled and sitared,
Tachy-Vivace-Feather-Tickle-Falsetto-Fugues
projected as a single helix of vitality, I
escape set and setting, escape insatiable
creation, yet anchored
by downy injections
of ponytailed polytonalities,

drunken goose flesh flits off Saturn's ornaments
between bowing Buddha's smoked
ghoudas, until
no landing no collision, but silken,
rapelling Rapunzel's pubes
like a pool in a tub, like a tool in a pub,
like the blissful
blind bluster of young
passion's meandering musk. If, if,

if

If this music is real, if I can maintain, then I have been betrayed by everything I've ever called love.

a fun trip outside of 'the box'.......2005-07-31

Gabby La La is one of those rare musicians who is so far outside of any musical box that the listener will either love or hate her. Gabby is eclectic, eccentric, exotic, whimsical, animated, and original. She plays a dizzying array of instruments including the sitar, toy piano, accordion, ukulele and electric butterfly guitar. This Petaluman's sitar work is surprisingly proficient and shines on 'Golden Flea' and 'In and Out of Dreaming,' a moody pop raga. La La's child friendly themes include backpacks, elves, pirates, chickens and the boogie man. The strongest tracks include 'Backpack,' 'Butter and Eggs,' and 'Pirates.' While La La's freshman debut lacks the call & response and jokes that bring so much charm to her live solo performance, it is compensated with Claypool's production that flushes out the rich potential of this material. It is not surprising that Gabby is the only other artist on Les Claypool's label, since when it comes to music, she may be his female counterpart. While it may take time to aquire an appreciation for Gabby La La, "Be Careful What You Wish For" is well worth the effort for such a fun trip.

Average customer rating: Interestingly Amazing Absolutely Fantastic! All over the map, but... Interesting mix It was good but not great

Careful What You Wish For Texas Manufacturer: Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Hush Texas - Greatest Hits Red Book Ricks Road Southside ASIN: B0000YECWS Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

1. Telephone X
2. Broken
3. Carnival Girl - Kardinal Offishall, Texas
4. I'll See It Through
5. Where Did You Sleep?
6. And I Dream
7. Careful What You Wish For
8. Big Sleep
9. Under Your Skin
10. Carousel Dub
11. Place in My World - Dolemite, Texas
12. Another Day

Album Description

International edition of 2003 album. 'Careful What You Wish For' is the Glasgow based outfit's seventh full length & their first for four years. Taking on-board various producers & songwriters including Trevor Horn, Guy Chambers & the Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie, the album is a mix of slickly produced guitar based songs & ballads topped with Sharleen Spiteri's distinctive vocals. The single 'Carnival Girl' is also included. 12 tracks. Mercury.

Customer Reviews:

Interestingly Amazing.......2005-10-01

After listening to this album several times I'm still not sure how I feel about it. If you are looking for an album with musical variety you have found it! The music is extremely catchy and perfect for anyone who enjoys many different styles of music. The reason this album only earns 4 stars from me is the lead vocalist's (Sharleen Spiteri) voice is drowned out and muddled on several of the tracks (Broken, & Big Sleep to name a few). This was disappointing to me as her vocals are always the crowning glory of any Texas album. All in all this is an extremely decent album. To be truthful, the more I hear it, the more I enjoy it. Happy listening.

Absolutely Fantastic!.......2004-05-21

There's no doubt about it, Texas' 'Careful What You Wish For' is an amazing album. The very first Texas album I bought was 'The Hush', which I simply adore, so I knew I had to rush out and buy all the music by this relatively unknown (at least where I am) band as I could. This CD was the second of the group's albums I purchased. Upon first listen, I'll admit it, I was slightly underwhelmed. I had expected the same sound 'The Hush' had offered, and had thought I would fall in love with 'Careful What You Wish For' as soon as I hit "play". However, I did sense potential in the album, and I was well aware of the band's talent, so I kept the CD in my discman. After the second listen, I was well-aware of the gem I was lucky enough to have bought.

'Broken' has all the characteristics and makings of a hit. It's the type of song which Texas is extremely familiar with. The group is well-aware of every note that has to be hit, and every lyric needed to provoke emotion. Overall, it's a fantastic track, definitely one of the best on the album. To be perfectly honest, I was actually quite taken aback when I listened to 'Carnival Girl' for the first time. Having Kardinal Offishall contribute to the track seemed to be an odd move for a band like Texas to make. Fortunatly, the song sounds amazing. Kardinall Offishall doesn't overwhelm the track (or the album for that matter) and Texas really does have the skill to pull it all off in the end.

Tracks four through seven ('I'll See It Through', 'Where Did You Sleep', 'And I Dream', and 'Careful What You Wish For') are my absolute favorite songs off the album. All of them have amazing beats, insightful lyrics, and catchy hooks. 'Under Your Skin' and 'Another Day' are also stand-out tracks. This album is an absolute must for any Texas fan, you shouldn't even have to consider it. If you're interested in checking out some of Texas' music 'Careful What You Wish For' is probably a good place to start (although, all their albums are great, so you probably won't be disappointed). Try giving the album a second chance if you don't fall in love with it the first time around, chances are, you'll love it!

All over the map, but..........2004-03-07

as Martha would say, "it's a good thing."
After listening to the first few seconds of the intro (Telephone X) I thought I was listening to a Garbage album. Very impressive intro, and the last 30 seconds or so of the song just make you just move to it. One of the most standout tracks on the record. Simple guitar chords lead you in the next track, Broken. Good song, but it seems her vocals are really muddled during the chorus. Carnival Girl's great, if only sound wise; I could've done without whoever's vocally accompanying her in it. I'll See It Through is a little bland, it could've been a more emotionally inducing ballad, but her voice sounds great. Where Did You Sleep? has a really infectious chorus...
The next 2 tracks are my favorite - And I Dream is a very 'Cher' sounding song imo... probably the only dance inspired song on the album - her vocals are very clear and the guitar introduced into the beginning along with the electronica is brilliant. The title track is probably my favorite song on this record. The beginning sounds very reminiscent of an old Fleetwood Mac song... simple yet effective lyrics, probably the most flawless vocals on the entire album. The rest of the album I could do without; the last track, Another Day has one of the most beautiful arrangements I've heard in awhile.
All in all, I was very pleased with this album; it's pretty rare to find a 12 track album this day in age where you like over half the songs. This album is and isn't a departure for them. Sound & production wise it's all over the map, and unlike so many albums, that's its actual strength. Her vocals aren't the best, the lyrics aren't the greatest, but the sound throughout is wonderful.

Interesting mix.......2004-03-02

Texas have always been musical magpies, and this collection is as different from "Hush" as "White On Blonde" was from "Mothers Heaven". Hints of Blondie, Bacharach and No Doubt sit comfortably side by side, all linked together by Sharleen's vulnerable vocals.

It's all very listenable, but ultimately not quite as memorable as "White On Blonde".

It was good but not great.......2004-02-25

The first half of the CD I really enjoyed and it was catchy, but near the end it sounded like they were desparate to fill the CD so they added almost anything. I still don't understand how carnival girl got into the CD considering Sharleen Spiteri said that the album is more rock... hmmm... I still gave it a 4 star coz it's still better than most CDs out there.

Average customer rating: English is an asset and a drawback You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally! I love Carmen!

Carmen (Sung in English) Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mozart: The Magic Flute The Barber of Seville / B. Ford, D. Jones, A. Opie; G. Bellini [in English] Verdi: La Traviata Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Mozart - Don Giovanni / Garry Magee · Cullagh · Banks · Plazas · Shore · Tierny · PO · David Parry ASIN: B00007JGRN Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

1. Prelude
2. In The Plaza
3. Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
4. Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
5. Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
6. Off With You Old Soldier Boys
7. Corporal! Sir!
8. We Have Heard The Bell Summon Us To Meet Here
9. Ah, Just Look!
10. But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
11. Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
12. Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
13. The Cheek Of It!
14. Give Me News Of My Mother!
15. Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
16. I See My Mother's Face!
17. Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
18. Come And Help
19. So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
20. Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
21. Where Are You Taking Me?
22. There's An Old Bar In The City
23. Careful - It's Lieutenant!
24. Entr'acte
25. From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
26. Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
27. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
28. Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
29. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
30. You're Most Kind
31. We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
32. Toreador, Be Ready!
33. At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
34. There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
35. Being In Love Is Not A Reason

Tracks:

1. To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
2. La La La La La La La La...
3. Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
4. That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
5. No, It's Not Love At All!
6. Hello! Carmen!
7. Lieutenant Fair, It's True
8. The Sky Above The Open Road
9. Entr'acte
10. Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
11. Right! Let's Stop For A While
12. Shuffle! Cut Them!
13. In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
14. You're Back!
15. As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
16. Is This The Place?
17. I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
18. It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
19. Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
20. She Had A Lover Here
21. Hola! Hola! Jose!
22. You Should Take Care, Carmen
23. Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
24. Entr'acte
25. A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
26. Here They Come! Here They Come!
27. If You Love Me, Carmen
28. It's You! It's Me!
29. Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!

Customer Reviews:

English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20

The best thing about this recording of Carmen is the libretto. Conductor David Parry penned this facile and dramatic English translation. He avoids the pitfalls of literal translation to achieve an idiomatic flow that matches the rhythm of the original lyrics. I use this as a reference libretto for any of the French Carmens.

Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.

This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.

You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09

What a perfect introduction to opera. This newly released recording will surely get you hooked into opera. Carmen, a French opera by Georges Bizet, is the most recognizable and most popular in the opera world. It's famous melodies- the overture, the Habanera, The Toreador Song have all been featured in everything from cellular phone ring tones to Superbowl Commercial (last year's Superbowl with The "Opera In English" label has been making Italian operas into English for a number of years now. Also on the market are Verdi's La Traviata in English (with soprano Valerie Masterson as Violetta) Handel's Julius Caesar with Janet Baker and even Wagner's epic Ring Of The Nibeling sung in English. This is a terrific recording and I highly recommend it if you want to get into opera. Listen to this version first and then try the real, original French version Bizet had written. Patricia Bardon is sensational, sexy and dramatic as Carmen.

The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.

A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17

This recording really sells "Carmen" as a drama. Although I have two other recordings of this opera and have seen it performed several times, it never quite worked for me dramatically. But thanks to the fine performances, conducting, and translation here, I've become a "Carmen" convert. Producing a good English-language performance of a foreign opera, especially a warhorse like "Carmen," is much more difficult than it might appear. You need performers who not only can sing the parts (of course) but also can sing *English* and make it halfway intelligible and make it sound like English and make it dramatically convincing to English-speakers. The singers on this recording do an excellent job all around. Don't be put off if you don't recognize their names -- they are up to the task musically and (especially) in their acting. Admittedly, as with *all* English-language recordings, some passages are very hard to understand without reading along, but most of the time the words are clear and effective. I would recommend this recording to any opera beginner or opera lover, even those who normally turn up their noses at performances in translation.

I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15

I do. I can think of no other opera with more melodic inventiveness, and few others with so sure a dramatic pulse. Carmen is popular and it thrills me to say that it is also a very good opera - not always true of popular things.

And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.

The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.

The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.

A pleasure, then, for the Carmen naive or a novelty for the Carmen-acquainted. I nearly wrote Carmen-weary - but I don't think it's possible.

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Faust (Sung in English) Gounod , Clarke , Miles , Plazas , Magee , and Parry Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Verdi: La Traviata ASIN: B00006NSEC Release Date: 2002-11-26

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Careful What You Wish For Texas ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Red Book ASIN: B0000DB50N Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

1. Telephone X
2. Broken
3. Carnival Girl - Kardinal Offishall, Texas
4. I'll See It Through
5. Where Did You Sleep?
6. And I Dream
7. Careful What You Wish For
8. Big Sleep
9. Under Your Skin
10. Carousel Dub
11. Place in My World - Dolemite, Texas
12. Another Day

Average customer rating: Surf's up with this awesome summer disc!

Be Careful With That Surfboard Brainwashers Manufacturer: Rainforest Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000060JE Release Date: 1998-03-10

Tracks:

1. Lucky Surfer
2. Bombora
3. Foiled
4. Oh Calcutta
5. Stacy
6. Vibro Surf
7. Dripper
8. Blackwindow
9. Benzodiasapan
10. Barbie's Coat
11. G.A.S.P.

Customer Reviews:

Surf's up with this awesome summer disc!.......1998-04-30

These songs made me want to hit the beach! Eleven great insturmental surf tunes in the classic traditon. Fun,Happy,Dancey,Sunny! Buy it...Play it!

Average customer rating: Better than anything Lou Reed has done in 25 years.

Careful how you go ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JXN2 Release Date: 1999-03-19

Tracks:

1. You can tell me (3:29)
2. The devil you know (2:37)
3. Take me back (3:02)
4. You make me (3:03)
5. Everyone is you (2:26)
6. Polka-dot girl (4:15)
7. Love love love (2:55)
8. Bad advice (3:04)
9. She's always leaving (3:26)
10. Lead me home (5:31)

Album Description

The Solipsistics' third CD, Careful how you go, chronicles a doomed relationship in all of its pathos and splendor, with Jeffrey Owen McGregor's now trademark spare arrangements and lyrical brilliance. Critics have been more than kind. Of this CD, Shake It Up said that "McGregor presents a song cycle that is emotional, though provoking, and often dark" and Amplifier said "You won't know you've been knocked out until you're picking yourself up off the floor." Splendid remarked that, "The songs on Careful how you go are less sarcastic and wry than previous recordings, but they continue the powerful motifs of somber, hauntingly poignant moods and animated emotive responses with the passing of each chord." Simply put, virtually every critic who has reviewed this album so far has put it on their "must have" list for serious pop fans.

Customer Reviews:

Better than anything Lou Reed has done in 25 years........1999-07-23

Or anything John Cale or Randy Newman or Leonard Cohen has come up with in the last 20. Really.

With "Careful How You Go," his third album, Jeff McGregor mines his dissolute past for your present-day listening pleasure. The force and precision of his writing--imagine Lester Bangs brutally re-modelling a bunch of Raymond Carver stories while blasting the Velvets and Nilsson in the background--is uncanny. And his tunes are as good as his words.

McGregor belongs in a select company of equally-literate, equally-doomed, equally-marginalized contemporary cult-hero songwriters: Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian, Luke Haines of the Auteurs, Scott Miller, Robert Forster, etc. In 75 years they'll be naming junior high schools after him and forcing bored adolescents to decode "Hello Anaheim" (the 15-minute epic from last year's "Wish In One Hand") in English class. You should really hear him now, while he's still around to cash his royalty checks. Look on his works, ye mighty, and despair...

Dance Music:

1. Choppers to Go [Explicit Lyrics]
2. Could It Be [Import]
3. Cross Addicted [Explicit Lyrics]
4. Da Khop Shop [Explicit Lyrics]
5. Da Khop Shop [Explicit Lyrics]
6. Devil's Night [Explicit Lyrics]
7. Dirty Stuff [Explicit Lyrics]
8. Doggystyle [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics] [Original recording remastered]
9. Down With the King
10. Eminem X-Posed-Interview [Import]

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

At His Finest: The Specialty Rock 'N' Roll Years

Gouvy: String Quartet/String Quintet

For All We Know [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Artist Selects

Punk and Disorderly, Vol. 1

Essential R&B: The Very Best of R&B Summer [Explicit Lyrics] [Import]

Great Songs of Our Time [Import]

Daniel Wnukowski - a Chopin Recital

Heartbreaker [Import]

Down with It!

Heart and Soul

Hidden Gems & Treasured Friends [Import]

El Amor Que Te Doy

Schubert: Piano Sonatas

Plays Burt Bacharach