Red Clay [Clean]

1. Intro

2. This Boy Here

3. Sit Down Somewhere - Tariq Akonan, Que' Bo Gold,

4. Lil Buddy - Tariq Akonan, Polo, Que' Bo Gold, Rasheeda

5. Her

6. Red Clay - George Clinton, Kool Ace, Mello Dramatic, Que' Bo Gold

7. B***h Ni**a

8. I Thought You Knew

9. Home Boy

10. Shawty

11. Crank It Up

12. Gold Rush - Lil-D, Que' Bo Gold,

13. Baller B***h Interlude - Que' Bo Gold, Rasheeda

14. Baller B***h - Que' Bo Gold, Rasheeda

15. Outro -

Red Clay,Que' Bo Gold,Universal,Gangsta Rap,Hardcore Rap,Latin Rap,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop

Average customer rating: Good Old Fashion R&B The REAL The Red Clay Chronicles Love It... Lovin' Acey Duecey

The Red Clay Chronicles Anthony David Manufacturer: Brash Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Love Rain Down The Evolution of Robin Thicke Collaborations Just Because Rebel Soul Music ASIN: B000HDRB5C Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

1. Stop Playin'
2. Smoke One
3. Everything Is Everything
4. Words (Feat. India.Arie)
5. On & On
6. Lady
7. Atl Sunshine
8. Something About You
9. Sho Nuff
10. Better Than
11. Red Clay Chronicles
12. Kin Folk
13. Smoke One With Earl
14. Acey Ducey (Hidden Track)

Album Description

Following up on his debut "3 Chords And The Truth", which the Atlanta Journal-Constitution called "the best record to come out of this city since Usher's", Atlanta artist Anthony David is set to release his second record which continues his journey to recapture the sound of soul music that harkens back to the genre's banner era of the '60s and into the dawn of the '70s. Enlisting a Who's Who of Atlanta musicians (such as Tori Alamaze, Laurnea, and Keisha Jackson), this record represents the musical flavor and diversity of the south. Also includes guest appearances by India.Arie and master guitarist Earl Klugh.

Customer Reviews:

Good Old Fashion R&B.......2007-06-09

I bought this CD a month ago and have been playing it to death ever since. I absolutely love this CD. Its a shame you don't hear music like this on the radio.

The REAL.......2007-05-09

Anthony David is an amazing singer, his voice is a mixture of old school R & B, reminiscent of Marvin Gaye and the neo-soul sounds of today. He is the epitome of "SMOOTH"

The Red Clay Chronicles.......2007-04-23

I am new to this artist. Excuse me for living in an abyss! I heard him for the first time at the Urban Music Festival in Austin TX, and MAN...I was blown away, along with my cousin who came to hang out with me for the fest. He, of all of the artists, impressed me the most. So much so that I bought both of his cds, and bought both for my sister. I also have turned 6 others onto him (and counting). I LOVE THIS MAN'S SOUND AND MUSIC. He is smooth, reminiscent of the older R&B artists. The rasp in his vocals and his poetry has him on repeat in my cd changer. It's like meth to a meth-addict. Get both cds. You won't be disappointed in the slightest. Mr. David, thanks for taking me way back and keep it coming!

Love It..........2007-04-22

I love his new album! This album is different from the first, but it shows his growth as an artist. The album is well produced and the lyrics are as deep as 3 Chords. If you want same feel as the first album (meaning the guitar) you are not going to get it on this album. Anthony takes his music to a new level while still keeping to his soulful roots.

Lovin' Acey Duecey.......2007-03-28

Okay, so I bought both of Mr. David's CDs a couple of weeks ago and I haven't stopped listening to them yet. In fact, I have told other friends to check him out as well. I am a true soul music lover and he just fits exactly into the kind of sound that sings to me. Keep up the grand work, Mr. David, and I hope that your following continues to grow.

Average customer rating: Half-great early fusion (3.5 stars) Red Clay Great songs & players "Red Clay" Is Red Hot. Two words: Jam Jazz

Red Clay Freddie Hubbard Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: First Light Straight Life Ready for Freddie Sky Dive Blue Spirits ASIN: B000068D1J Release Date: 2002-06-18

Tracks:

1. Red Clay
2. Delphia
3. Suite Sioux
4. The Intrepid Fox
5. Cold Turkey
6. Red Clay (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Before Freddie Hubbard signed with CTI Records in 1970, he was already considered one of the most brilliant jazz trumpeters in the world. RED CLAY, his debut album on the label, is an exceptional set of plugged-in hard bop fused with funk - and reportedly the album he considers his best. Joining him on five of the six cuts, is a crack quintet featuring longtime colleagues Joe Henderson and Herbie Hancock, on tenor saxophone and keyboards respectively. The final number, a previously unissued, extended live jam on the title tune, finds Hubbard fronting an all-star septet that includes such fellow CTI stars as George Benson and Stanley Turrentine.

Customer Reviews:

Half-great early fusion (3.5 stars).......2006-05-22

Freddie Hubbard might be my favorite trumpeter; indeed, he's one of my favorite soloists in any genre of music. Consistently, he encompasses the sensitivity (but not the sentimentality) of Miles Davis, the indomitable bravura of Lee Morgan, sometimes even the restlesness, vulnerability and ecstasy of John Coltrane. That being said, he has no essential LP of his own, because he does almost all of what he does best on other people's albums - Coltrane's Ascension; Dolphy's Out to Lunch!; Shorter's Speak No Evil; two peerless Herbie Hancock sessions, Empyrean Isles and Maiden Voyage.

Most of the cast of those latter two records turns up here, with Ron Carter swooping up and down the fingerboard of a fretless electric bass, and Herbie Hancock contending with the flattened dynamics of a Fender Rhodes electric piano. Neither of them, nor Freddie, are exactly at their very best here, but as their very best is among the greatest jazz ever recorded, I'm more than willing to settle. On drums is the young Lenny White, making an impressive showing en route to Return to Forever.

So, yes, this is basically a fusion record, but it's one of the earliest and least offensive fusion records of all. For one thing, it's earnest: essentially it is a modal jazz record, circa '65, with boxier drumming and electric instruments. It avoids cliche by eschewing phasing effects, Hendrix guitarisms or much by way of Sly; indeed it sounds delightfully not at all like contemporaneous Davis, but rather, it sounds, kinda sorta, like jazz music. Good, old-fashioned blues-based (or modal) jazz music.

The first track is the sole masterwork, perhaps Hubbard's greatest composition, and one of a handful of his greatest performances. The arrangement is pulverizing, with climax after climax - each successive segment wrenches up the tension and fire. Hubbard mostly stays inside, playing a blues scale with lambent conviction, atop wistful chords; but tenorist Joe Henderson goes much farther afield in his solo section, a half-Archie Shepp, half-deluge thing that audibly riles up Freddie.

Next comes "Delphia", an exquisitely pretty if somewhat torpid ballad, with Henderson humming distantly into a flute and Hancock playing some pro forma Hammond organ; the followup, "Suite Sioux" is even less interesting, a frivolous bossa nova thing with another good Henderson solo.

The original LP closes with another excellent extended piece, "The Intrepid Fox", an urgent theme built on a feverish quote from Coltrane's "Cousin Mary". Again, Hubbard sounds strangely conservative, but even when Freddie feels he hasn't got anything to prove, he proves much. Hancock sounds livelier here than otherwise, but in general I am disappointed with his performances on this disc; he might be the greatest jazz pianist who's ever lived, but the electric instrument is not his purview, with his clustered Tyneresque pianisms here the resulting sound is often toylike. (The same goes, to a lesser extent, for Carter, who nonetheless solos ably throughout.)

The bonus tracks are enjoyable, but superfluous. The version of Lennon's "Cold Turkey" is at once seriously funky and way, way out there, with Hubbard's most unhinged playing since the mid-sixties; but Lennon's tune isn't very sturdy. The live version of the title track is good, but a little protracted.

Recommended for fans.

Red Clay.......2006-03-06

Can't say enuff 'bout my main man Freddie Hubbard. From the first disc I heard by him, "First Light", I have been hooked. Freddie is still after over 30 years of listeneing to him, one of my favorite trumpeters and jazzmen. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being best, I rate this a 20!

Great songs & players.......2006-02-26

Put simply, "Red Clay" has top-notch players playing top-notch songs. Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Lenny White play on the studio cuts, and the live version of Red Clay includes George Benson, Stanley Turrentine, and Billy Cobham. "Red Clay" is rightly regarded as a classic song, and the others all swing as well. Like other ECM albums from the era, you can hear the faintest glimmers of smoothness, but that's only manifested here as good production values and a soulful feel to the rhythm. Make no mistake, this is great jazz.

"Red Clay" Is Red Hot........2005-08-10

Some records epitomize cool, while others help define it. "Red Clay" falls into both categories, but more so the latter. Freddie Hubbard's 1970 recording for CTI records is an incredible melange of progressive jazz, old-school soul, and a dash of blues. Like many of his peers, Hubbard's taste leaned more towards raw funk, and he adopted a "fusion" sound that was apparently very popular in that era. Although the music and production here somewhat reveals its era, it's still very much fresh and relevant. Freddie bursts into a passionate solo at the opening of the title track, before it develops into a smooth and confident instrumental, replete with a kickin' bassline from Ron Carter, and a keyboard solo from Herbie Hancock. "Suite Sioux" is a more traditional bop piece that has Hubbard and saxophonist Joe Henderson in solid form, and we also get a bold re-working of John Lennon's "Cold Turkey." But the disc's peak is saved for last: the bonus track which is an alternate version of the title cut. Performed live, this version is loose, less constructed, and more free-flowing than the original studio recording. For any lover of jazz with a progressive edge, "Red Clay" should be a no-brainer of a purchase.

Two words: Jam Jazz.......2004-12-18

You have to hear this album to believe what everyone is saying about it. Red Clay is simply beyond category of words. During the first play of listening to this album I couln't understand why I didn't already own it and why hadn't any of my friends already turned me on to it. Red Clay just comes out and clobbers you over the head with jazz/funk/fusion/bop and whatever until you just shake your head in disbelief. Seriously, don't let this one escape your collection.

Average customer rating: Some future hit songs are contained in this cast album cd

Lone Star Love (2004 Original Off-Broadway Cast) Red Clay Ramblers Manufacturer: P.S. Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Great American Trailer Park Musical The Color Purple (2005 Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) See What I Wanna See (2005 Original Off-Broadway Cast) The Wedding Singer (2006 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000B7HZFU Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. Carry Me Home
2. Cold Cash
3. The Ballad of Falstaff
4. Texas Cattlemen
5. Prairie Moon
6. Caiuss Theme
7. Throwdown in Windsor
8. Cowboys Dream
9. Hard Times
10. World of Men
11. By Way of Frank Ford
12. Lone Star Love
13. A Man for the Age
14. Count on My Love
15. Code of the West
16. Quail Bagging
17. Texas Wind
18. The Wildcat Moan
19. Finale Act II
20. Dance Finale

Description

A tangy, melodious country-and-blues score! is how The New York Times described Lone Star Love when it played in New York last spring. Inspired by The Merry Wives of Windsor, Lone Star Love transports Shakespeare's immortal John Falstaff to post-Civil War Texas, where he wreaks havoc on the town of Windsor, and in so doing, gets his comeuppance. A toe-tapping, crowd-pleaser of a show, Lone Star Love features the beloved Red Clay Ramblers, who since 1975 have been melding bluegrass with jazz and rock, leading The New York Times to exclaim, "Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! The Red Clay Ramblers play like angels auditioning for Gabriel!"

Customer Reviews:

Some future hit songs are contained in this cast album cd.......2006-02-28

I understand this show is coming to Broadway within the next year. I saw the show when it played off-Broadway last year and there are some great songs on this CD. I predict at least four numbers will become very popular (and probably adopted by some mainstream C&W stars)once the show attains Broadway status. The Red Clay Ramblers have produced some great music in the past but I predict this will be their best ever.

Average customer rating: Chow down at the Merchant's Lunch Truly Unique Fun Never heard of them? DUH! Why RCR are not famous breaks the heart...

Twisted Laurel/Merchants Lunch The Red Clay Ramblers Manufacturer: Flying Fish Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Country | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rambler It Ain't Right Far North Meeting In The Air - Songs Of The Carter Family Feed Your Babies Onions: Fat City Favorites ASIN: B000000ME6 Release Date: 1992-09-29

Tracks:

1. Blue Jay/The Girl I Left Behind Me
2. Twisted Laurel
3. The Hobo's Last Letter
4. Mississippi Delta Blues
5. The Telephone Girl
6. Will You Miss Me
7. The Ace
8. The Corrugated Lady
9. The Bacon Was Scarce/ Ryestraw
10. I Was Only Teasing You
11. Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room
12. Flying Cloud Cotillion
13. The Beale Street Blues
14. Merchants Lunch
15. A Beefalo Special
16. Woman Down In Memphis
17. Molly Put The Kettle On
18. Milwaukee Blues
19. Melancholy
20. Rabbit In The Pea Patch
21. I've Got Plans
22. Daniel Prayed
23. Forked Deer
24. Henhouse Blues
25. Sweet And Slow

Customer Reviews:

Chow down at the Merchant's Lunch.......2006-02-21

Bluegrass, Memphis blues, and New Orleans jazz dumped in a blender with a little country redneck humor--I LOVE this band.

Truly Unique Fun .......2005-12-11

The Red Clay Ramblers are simply the most fun band I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot of fun bands. Twisted Laurel and Merchants Lunch are their most accessible work, and easily their two best albums.

Their first release was a self-titled album issued on the Folkways label in 1974 "with Fiddlin' Al McCanless". The following year saw their first Flying Fish album, Stolen Love, and the liner notes from that LP reveal that the band was formed in the fall of 1972, and initially consisted of Bill Hicks, Tommy Thompson and Jim Watson. According to the notes by Bill Hicks, Mike Craver joined the band one year later, bringing with him "a fresh and exciting sensibility towards all sorts of traditional music... Though the band had a name before Mike joined, it was he who completed the circle and filled out the range of musical interests and potentials which the four of us had in common".

Much of the output of The Red Clay Ramblers consists of "old-timey" songs originally recorded by the pioneers of early recorded music. These can be well known songs or obscure ditties that have been generally overlooked by all but the most devoted enthusiasts. This CD includes material associated with such classic talents as Jimmie Rodgers, the Carter Family, Charlie Poole, Uncle Dave Macon, W. C. Handy and Fats Waller. But they have also covered songs by Bessie Smith, tackled Child ballads, and unearthed material by obscure early artists such as Alfred Reed, The Mississippi Sheiks, the Red Fox Chasers and the Tenneva Ramblers. When reviving an old song, the Red Clay Ramblers lovingly reinvent the originals with fresh, up-to-date arrangements, but their approach is never irreverent or casual. It's clear they love the old records they mine so productively, which inevitably results in their breathing new life into everything they touch. While they are dead serious and respectful of the old music at all times, they generally choose light, breezy and especially humorous tunes to entertain us with, although these can be interspaced with more somber, dramatic and poignant pieces.

Which brings us to their second specialty - their own original compositions. As composers, their lyrics are extremely funny. Their use of the language at times rivals such well-known wits as Noel Coward or even Stephen Sondheim, although theirs is generally a more down-to-earth and less urbane view of the world at large than either of these theatre legends. I wish that more of their CD's would include song lyrics (this one does not). I have actually typed out the words to some of their songs so that friends who are new to their music can get the full impact of their hysterically funny verses. Although there is not a bad tune in the entire 25 songs included on this release, I would like to offer some comments on several standouts.

The Twisted Laurel material opens with a medley of Blue Jay and The Girl I Left Behind, both traditional, one an instrumental. It sets the mood, but doesn't define all that is to come.

Twisted Laurel is an original composition that sounds like it should be traditional. One must listen carefully to get the full imagery of Tommy Thompson's thoughtful lyrics.

The Hobo's Last Letter, written by Bill Hicks, is one of their specialty songs. It manages to be clever, funny and touching at the same time, and is one of my favorite songs of theirs.

The Telephone Girl is a lighthearted jingle that will leave you smiling - a lot. The tricky yet simple lyrics are deftly handled by the group.

Will You Miss Me was a done originally by the Carter Family, and receives the appropriate reverent treatment here.

The Ace, which opened side two of the Twisted Laurel vinyl, is one of their most clever original songs, and about as funny as they get. It concerns the mishaps of "The Ace with the sweaty brow" and his efforts to score in the back seat of his car. The misadventures of our hero and the hilarious climax will have you rolling on the floor. Play it many times until you get every word of their delicious wit.

The Corrugated Lady is a clever medley of a modern song perfectly paired with an old Mills Brothers hit, Paper Doll. At the juncture of the second chorus, both songs are sung simultaneously, and they come together in an amazing climax of harmony and wit. The delivery is ingenious and the harmony sublime.

I Was Only Teasing You is another severely funny song, although not written by the group. The "punch line" never fails to get a laugh.

Beale Street Blues, written by W. C. Handy and reworked by Charlie Poole as "Ramblin' Blues" in 1928, is surprisingly urbane and witty for it's time. "...If Beale Street could talk, if Beale Street could talk, married men would have to take their bed up and walk; except one or two who never drink booze, and the blind man on the corner who plays the Memphis Blues...". Like the song says, "I'd rather be here than any place I know".

The Merchants Lunch tracks start with The Merchants Lunch, a comic masterpiece. The goings-on at that Nashville diner are too complicated to summarize here, but I found myself playing this song over and over until I knew every word.

Woman Down in Memphis is a great, wailing blues tune, so perfectly realized that it's almost scary.

I've Got Plans is the wishful ode of a dreaming wannabe. Nice.

Daniel Prayed is an á cappella masterpiece of old-time harmony.

Sweet and Slow, by Fats Waller, is the perfectly arranged and vocalized album finale.

I can almost guarantee that a few listens of this gem will have you scouring the internet to track down the rest of their releases. They're that good.

All in all, highly recommended!

Never heard of them?.......2003-09-27

If you love bluegrass and haven't, you need to. It don't get any better than this, and right here on the silver disc. If you buy this it's gotta be because you love bluegrass. If you love bluegrass, you'll end up buying them all.

DUH!.......2002-12-22

This is a no-brainer. Just look at the other reviews; five statrs across the board for their entire catalogue and these two may be their best!

Why RCR are not famous breaks the heart..........2001-09-09

Well, famous is not so important as persistence. I would bet most people buying this CD have the vinyl
sitting in their closet. I saw RCR 22 years ago & was
put back in my seat song after song. I never have had enough of them. If they had put out an album a week, I would probably keep up. I lent this retrospective to a friend
who is usually hard to draw a response and he came back with
a great big 'YES'. Unprovoked.

Average customer rating: I'm not into this one...BAD An Interesting Look At a Great Band's Roots Great...EXCEPT SORRY BEST CD The Band's Roots

The East Bay Sessions Smash Mouth Manufacturer: Red Clay Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Smash Mouth Get The Picture Fush Yu Mang Astro Lounge Floored ASIN: B00001XDSV Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Burn Cycle
2. Strung
3. Some On, Come On
4. I Had You
5. Solitude
6. Sorry
7. Trip
8. Pet Name
9. Get Some Hoes
10. Every Word
11. Nervous
12. Beer Gargles
13. If You Don't
14. Push

Customer Reviews:

I'm not into this one...BAD.......2006-06-09

Well, I think you can say all you want about how Smash Mouth is really a punk band, but I don't like their punk stuff at all. To me, it sounds terrible. I played in a band for three years and our sound was constantly changing. Because they sound "punkish" in this stage of their music doesn't mean that's ultimately what they wanted to be (or, posssibly, what they were even trying for). All it shows me is that their music was once here and now it's not because it had to evolve, for whatever reason. Popular music MUST change in order to be constant because it supports a changing crowd.
Anyway, I guess I should say something about the music. Oh yeah. IT'S TERRIBLE. Please forgive me for not knowing the singer's name but whatever it is, his voice sounds terrible singing songs like "Sorry". I'm not complaining about the lyrics and the use of the word "penis"; the song itself may be a very poignant social commentary for all I care. But it SOUNDS bad. Imagine the same guy who sings "walkin' on the sun" singing a mid-90s punk song; power chord guitars and fast drums. BAD.
I don't mind punk music, but this guy's voice is not cut out for this type of punk. That just messes it all up. The stlye of the non-vocal instruments and the vocal instrument doesn't match up.
Don't buy this.

An Interesting Look At a Great Band's Roots.......2005-04-29

This little known album releases many early recordings of some of the songs that would eventually make it on Fush Yu Mang, and a bunch that didn't. If you're a fan of Fush Yu Mang, you'll like this album. This is a much more raw and unrefined Smash Mouth - they're a real punk band, not the bubble gum pop they're producing these days. I saw them in concert right after Astro Lounge hit shelves, and honestly I wish they had played like they sound on this record... its an album of energetic, catchy punkish songs. And about all of the other reviews here condemning "Sorry", its actually quite a poigniant social commentary... if you can get past the fact they use the word "penis". And if you can't, you shouldn't be buying a parental advisory album.

If you can't get enough of Fush Yu Mang, buy this album, but be aware, you'll hear some familiar songs in their earlier stages. Personally, I can't stand the new post Astro Lounge Smash Mouth, so this is a great last taste of the band that was.

Great...EXCEPT SORRY.......2004-08-03

Okay, a great CD. I have all 4 other Smash Mouth CD's. Sorry is a horrible, sick, twisted, stupid, dumb, lousy, just plain BAD, song. They shouldn't have done that. But it is still a good CD which is worth your money. Oh, and Sorry is probably the only reason it has parental advisory on it. Fush Yu Mang is still the best album, but this has some different versions of those songs, so defanitely buy this CD if you like Smash Mouth at all.

BEST CD.......2003-09-17

This cd is great!!! I think all their cd's are good, but this one is probably the best.

The Band's Roots.......2003-06-19

Hey - I've been a big fan of the band since Fush Yu Mang. The East Bay Sessions is a good look into the bands original sound and the talent that got them where they are today. Yeah, there is a couple of songs on there from Fush, and yeah Sorry does have some explicit lyrics, but the music is still hard core Smash Mouth and is still worth every penny paid for the album. (And that is VERY rare now days)

If you are a fan of Smash Mouth and if you wondering about their "pre-platinum" sound, the this is the album for you. It rocks. Smash Mouth rocks...

Average customer rating: Woah. Why is this cd so expensive? This is a Revolution....a revolutionary album! I've been waiting for this FOREVER!

Red Revolution Shaded Red Manufacturer: Cadence ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shaded Red ASIN: B0001G0WSS

Product Description

Christian alt band Shaded Red's second cd...tracks are: 1. Revolution 2. Hello 3. Innocence 4. Wait 5. When God Ran 6. About My Love 7. Slow Suicide 8. One Year 9. Touch 10. Rat Race 11. Endless Summer Days 12. Tonight

Customer Reviews:

Woah........2006-06-11

I can't belive this is as rare and expensive as it apparently is. My friend got it from the Cheap Used CDs box at Bull Moose Music for around a dollar or so. o_o;

Why is this cd so expensive?.......2006-06-04

I don't understand. Why are people putting such a high price on this cd? rare? Their first cd is just as rare and good as this one, and it only costs 10 bucks. Yes, they are a great band, but most people have not even heard of them. I think someone decided to sell it for 80 bucks, and now everyone thinks it's something rare or so awesome that it should cost so much. If there is a logical explanation why a cd by a band that no one has even heard about is so expensive, please let me know.

This is a Revolution....a revolutionary album!.......2005-11-24

I must say, I couldn't believe how rare this album is. The first time I heard it, my older brother had it. I thought he had the original album, but when I asked him...he told me that one of his friends had the original and that he burnt the album from his friend. I feel so lucky to even have the music on my computer because the album is so pricy. But anyway, I ran into the guy that had the album, I was working in Subway, and when he pulled to the front window, I asked him how everything was going...well, eventually the album was brought up, and he was like "Yea, that album's pretty kickass...but while I was in Iraq, all my music was shot to hell". So it turns out, he had a burnt copy as well. I still don't know where the original came from, but this is an amazing album. I wouldn't pay $50, let alone $80!!! Still if there's a way you can pay at least $25 for this album, it's definately worth it!! All the lyrics are well written, and the guys vocals are excellent, The way they put this album together is essentially well thought through. From beginning to finish...there are no fillers. All is excellent! That is why I give this a 5 stars! Kudos to Shaded Red....I wish you made more than just 2 albums, though...

I've been waiting for this FOREVER!.......2004-04-14

This is one of my favorite Christian CDs, but it is so hard to find 'cause no one's ever heard of Shaded Red! The first time I heard them, I was watching their music video for "Revolution." It was kinda "eh," but I really liked the trumpet - it gave their music a sorta Latin/World edge to it. Then I borrowed the CD from a friend, and I was blown away. Their so passionate! And I love Christian music that doesn't sound like Christian music - let's break out of the mold, shall we? "Wait" (track 4) is my favorite - listen for that nice little orchestral part in the background. Wow...

Average customer rating: Timeless performances of timeless music

Meeting In The Air - Songs Of The Carter Family Jim Watson Manufacturer: Barker/Sapsucker ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Twisted Laurel/Merchants Lunch Lone Star Love (2004 Original Off-Broadway Cast) ASIN: B0002U55L2 Release Date: 2004-08-01

Tracks:

1. Anchored In Love
2. While The Band Is Playing Dixie
3. A Stern Ole Bachelor
4. The Winding Stream
5. The Schoolhouse On The Hill
6. The Wayworn Traveler
7. Meeting In The Air
8. I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow
9. One Little Word
10. My Dixie Darling
11. Lula Wall
12. Are You Tired Of Me My Darling
13. Give Me The Roses While I Live
14. When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland

Album Description

"How wonderful that this 1980 recording of Carter Family music by three of the original members of the Red Clay Ramblers - Jim Watson, Mike Craver and Tommy Thompson, is now out on CD. They brought a freshness to these songs back then with their unique blend of voices - combinations of sweet and hard, intensely focused and full - and their instrumental abilities, that remains as fresh as it was 25 years ago. Tommy, of course, has gone on to his Meeting in the Air, as has Bruce Kaplan , founder of Flying Fish records, who was a loyal supporter of the Red Clay Ramblers and whose idea the album was. They would both be proud and happy that this fine recording will be out and about again. And the many fans who loved to hear Mike and Jim and Tommy sing together,and who love the Carter Family songs, will be too." ---- Alice Gerrard

Customer Reviews:

Timeless performances of timeless music.......2005-12-07

Three of the original Red Clay Ramblers made this album for Flying Fish in 1980. Craver, Watson, and Thompson interpret these beautiful songs faithfully without embalming them. The recording shows the timelessness of the music, and of their performances.

The only way this album could be better would be if it were longer

Average customer rating: A Great Band An Undiscoverd Gem Finding bands like this reminds me why I love music... absolutely incredible I have seen Cravin' Melon twice live and they are awesome!

Red Clay Harvest Cravin' Melon Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Great Procrastinator Where I Wanna Be Squeeze Me [EP] Picture Postcard Walls The Freddy Jones Band ASIN: B000001EQG Release Date: 1997-01-28

Tracks:

1. Come Undone
2. Sweet Tea
3. Pretend
4. Post Office
5. Hey Sister
6. Simple Man
7. Nobody's Prize
8. Can't Find My Way
9. Joda
10. Come A Day
11. Blossom
12. Faithless Me

Customer Reviews:

A Great Band.......2007-05-25

I first found this band on the Pandora music player and have fallen in love with their music. It is a sound that anyone could listen to. This album never leaves my car. My only regret is never getting to meet them in person. I would recommend any of there albums.

An Undiscoverd Gem.......2006-02-12

A friend recommended this album to me a few years ago and it instantly became a favorite. I have bought everything I can find by this group. They sound a bit like Sister Hazel--but I think they are even better! The only songs I ever heard on the radio were "Come Undone" and "Sweet Tea" which are great songs--but the whole CD is really good!

Finding bands like this reminds me why I love music..........2000-07-17

Cravin Melon has a deep, soulful sound with rich vocals that is completely consuming. A cross between Paw and John Hiatt (and perhaps the Screamin Cheetah Wheelies, if anyone knows of them), Cravin Melon combines lush melodies with southern, country-tinged appeal. Album Red Clay Harvest opens with wistful rocker "Come Undone" and moves through rhythmic subtle grooves with class. Longing, not-really-ballads "Hey Sister" and "Can't Find My Way" are sweetly melodic with thick, complimentary guitar work; strong rock tuned like "Pretend" and "Nobody's Proze" utilize heavy percussive elements to round out their sound. Vocals are heartfelt and sonorous, moving over songs and colored with light harmonization during choruses. Cravin Melon is one of those bands who just feels right -each song on this album offers a perfect picture of soulful rock and roll.

absolutely incredible.......1999-11-20

My roommate and I are huge fans of this band...they rock...we've only seen them three Xs live and this is an experience everyone should have...when we hung out with them, we realized they are so down to earth and so real (and by the way Doug Jones and Rob Clay are beautiful men)...their music is so soulful

I have seen Cravin' Melon twice live and they are awesome!.......1999-09-27

I have seen Cravin' Melon twice and they are an outstanding group. I saw them just yesterday at the Big Hoo Ha in Greensboro NC, and they are so nice, i got their autograph and I got my picture taken with bassist "Rob Clay" who might I add, is Gorgeous!! I bought thier CD the first time i heard them live and it is a great CD, so go out and buy it, you won't regret it!!!

Average customer rating:

Hard Times Manufacturer: Rounder Records Archives ProductGroup: Classical Binding: Audio CD Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B000J5YXSQ

Product Description

From the first notes of their 1981 landmark release Hard Times' opening track "Chesapeake Bay," it's clear the Red Clay Ramblers were not your average old time music ensemble. Dixieland horns, barrelhouse piano, barbershop harmonies and driving stringband rhythms all combine for an entertaining crash course in American music. Whether sublime ("Wind and Rain") or downright ridiculous ("Chicken"), the Red Clay Ramblers bring their virtuosity, intensity and enthusiasm to every song they play.

Average customer rating: Mike Comes Through Again Absolute Entertainment Nothing But Good!

Shining Down Manufacturer: Sapsucker ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006ANGB Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

1. Diamond Lil
2. Kalamazoo
3. Dear Mister Gerswhin
4. Shining Down
5. Cimarron Cyclone
6. Butterfield Stage
7. When I Was A Little Wee Babe
8. That Wicky Wacky Hula Hula Honka Wonka Honolulu Hawaiian Honey of Mine
9. Argonne Wood
10. Edwin
11. I'm Yellow
12. Rhode Island Is Famous For You
13. Everyone's Gone to the Moon
14. Watson Come Here I Want You

Album Description

"On "SHINING DOWN", piano player and singer-songwriter Mike Craver's subjects include a lovably coarse female music fan named "Diamond Lil," a young man who loses his legs and his soul in the Battle of Argonne Forest and a 1920s-era woman who realizes that her would-be fiance of 10 years is going to leave her an old maid.

Some of the best tracks, including the title cut, come from Craver's 1998 Old West-themed musical "Bosh and Moonshine."

In the creepily funny "When I Was a Little Wee Babe," gay undertaker Reverend Mould tells of how he went from performing mock funerals for his dolls to opening a business in which repairing bullet holes in real corpses costs a little extra.

In "The Butterfield Stage," a Dodge City resident recounts meeting his mail order bride - a woman who turned out to look a little like a horse and whose teeth "were like stars - they came out at night."

While many of Craver's songs sound sort of idiosyncratically contemporary, Craver is masterful at capturing the sound and feel of past eras. In addition to "The Butterfield Stage" (presented as a jaunty saloon ballad), "That Wicky Wacky Hula Hula Honka Honolulu Honey of Mine," from his musical "Radio Gals," is an original tongue-twisting number that perfectly re-creates the goofiness of the 1920s Hawaiian craze.

Craver provides plenty of laughs, but his songs and his characters have too much heart to be dismissed lightly.

"Shining Down" is a little more piecemeal and less dark than Craver's brilliant 1999 disc, "Wagoner's Lad." However, it's a joy and it seems better with every listen." --Wayne Bledsoe. KNOXVILLE NEWS AND SENTINEL

Customer Reviews:

Mike Comes Through Again.......2006-06-06

Mike Craver is one of the most versatile musicians and songwriters on the planet. He and Tommy Thompson were, in my opinion, the heart and soul of the Red Clay Ramblers before Mike's departure and Tommy's illness and untimely death.

Mike is just as good on his own. His Wagoner's Lad, released in 1999, is, as far as I'm concerned, one of the all-time great CDs. Shining Down, as Wayne Bledsoe notes in his review, is not as unified a CD as Wagoner's Lad. I also agree with him that Wagoner's Lad had a couple of very painful, sad, and dark songs on it. Shining Down is, with the exception of a couple of songs ("Edwin" and "Argonne Wood"), just great fun - and, far more important, wonderful music. From a song set to the tune of "Sweet Betsy From Pike" to pieces written in light rock and early jazz styles, there's lots to enjoy here, and I enjoy it a little more every time that I listen.

Absolute Entertainment.......2002-07-13

Mike Craver has outdone himself with "Shining Down." This collection has a myriad of musical tales - the kind of stories you can listen to over and over and find something new each time.

The music is brilliant, the lyrics are genius - it's pure, good old fashioned, entertainment and songwriting up to par with Porter, Arlan, and all the greats!

Buy it, you won't be disappointed.

Nothing But Good!.......2002-07-07

Mike Craver's Cd "Shining Down" is another collection of his genious mind and his talent of writing. "Diamond Lil" is one of my favorites. "Argon Wood" is a beautiful, but sad story of a young man going to war (WWI). Other great selections are, "I'm Yellow","Dear Mr. Gershwin." My all time favorite is "Watson Come Here!"-which is a song about the telephone inventor.

You will agree that all these songs were meant to be recorded all on the same album. You will get a little folk,broadway,tin pan alley and a whole lot more!! A wonderful job Mike.

Dance Music:

1. Run Come Save Me
2. Smash Rockwell [Explicit Lyrics]
3. Smash Sumthin' [CD-single] [Import]
4. Southside Heavyweights
5. Spontaneous Con-verse-tion [Explicit Lyrics]
6. Stop the Music [CD-single] [Import]
7. Straight out Da Bottle [Explicit Lyrics]
8. Texas to the Bay to Tennessee [Explicit Lyrics]
9. The Album [Explicit Lyrics] [Soundtrack]
10. The Audio Biography: 1992-2000 Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Original [Import]

The London Piano School, Vol. 1

Vol. 8: 1937

Out There [Hybrid SACD]

Tarkus [Import]

We Go On and On [Explicit Lyrics]

Up Above the Rocks [Import]

Songs by Lehar & Weill

...Twenty-Five... [Enhanced]

This Journey

Triumphant Sax!

Too Close to See Far [Import]

Solo las Clasicas

Wagner: Götterdämmerung - Live 1942 Bayreuth

The Big Challenge