Inferno [Explicit Lyrics]

STRETCH, ON THE COME-UP MAGAZINE,JULY 25,2002
THEIR SOUND IS SIMILAR TO OUTKAST,AND LUDACRIS.THEIR DEFINITELY ON THE TOP OF MY LIST!!!!!

Product Description
UNDERGROUND,BUT MAJOR,RUGGED, AND RAW HIP HOP RAP!!!!!

Inferno [Explicit Lyrics]

Inferno,Holocaust,Jack Move,Adult Material,Gospel,Pop,THE BEST HIP HOP FROM THE DIRTY SOUTH OTHER THAN (OUTKAST and LUDACRIS).. YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THIS ONE........

Average customer rating: Very disappointing, considering what it could have been Always a pleaser JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music

The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: John Williams - Greatest Hits 1969 - 1999 Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection John Barry: The Collection Summon the Heroes ASIN: B0000C6K09 Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. The Sugarland Express-Main Theme
2. Jaws-Main Theme
3. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-Suite
4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark-March
5. Raiders Of The Lost Arc-The Map Room:Dawn
6. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrail-Adventures On Earth
7. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-Mine Car Chase
8. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-End Credits
9. Empire Of The Sun-Exsultate Justi
10. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-Indy's First Adventure

Tracks:

1. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-End Credits
2. Always-Follow Me/Dorinda's Solo Flight
3. Hook-Main Themes
4. Jurassic Park-Main Themes
5. Schindler's List-Main Theme
6. Amistad-Dry Your Tears, Afrika
7. Saving Private Ryan-Hymn To The Fallen
8. A.I. Artificial Intelligence-Where Dreams Are Made
9. Minority Report
10. Catch Me If You Can

Tracks:

1. The Rare Breed-Suite (Universal Emblem/Hilary's Plight/Scottish Romeo/The Hunt)
2. Jane Eyre-Suite: The Jane Eyre Theme
3. Jane Eyre-Suite: To Thornfield
4. Jane Eyre-Suite: Restoration
5. The Cowboys-Overture
6. The Poseidon Adventure-Prelude
7. The Towering Inferno-Main Titles
8. Family Plot-End Titles
9. The Fury-Main Titles
10. Superman-Main Theme
11. Dracula-Main Titles & Storm
12. The River-Main Theme & Love Theme
13. The Witches Of Eastwick- Dance Of The Witches

Tracks:

1. Born On The Fourth Of July-End Credits
2. Presumed Innocent-End Titles
3. JFK-Arlington/End Titles
4. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone-Hedwig's Theme
5. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets-Fawkes The Phoenix
6. Star Wars: A New Hope- Main Theme
7. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-Hans Solo And The Princess
8. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-The Imperial March
9. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace- Anakin's Theme
10. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-The Flag Parade
11. Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones-Across The Stars
12. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-Duel Of The Fates

Customer Reviews:

Very disappointing, considering what it could have been.......2007-04-20

Take a look at the running times:

Disc 1: 60 minutes
Disc 2: 50 minutes
Disc 3: 61 minutes
Disc 4: 58 minutes

What gives Silva? There is *MUCH* more John Williams in the silva screen back catalogue by the Prague Philharmonic than what is in this set, and thats not including their entire discs devoted to Star Wars Films, Indiana Jones Trilogy etc. Why isn't Hook "When You're Alone" included on Disc 2? There's room. Why isn't 1941 on Disc 1? There's room. Why isn't Earthquake on Disc 3? There's room. Why isn't Far and Away on disc 4? There's room. Where's the other ten minutes of the Rare Breed suite on disc 3? Why isn't Midway on disc 1? Where are the Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel and Lots In Space tv themes? Etc. Etc. Etc.

C'mon Silva, most of these 4 disc mega boxes released in the past few years are packed to the brim, but not this one, and with new recordings made after this was released (the terminal, munich, geisha, war of the worlds, star wars ep 3, harry potter 3), it only makes sense for a "re-do" in the next couple of years.

Further, with Silva releasing the 100 Greatest Film Themes on six discs in a couple of months, it's only a matter of time before we see the ultimate six disc john williams set.

This isn't a BAD set to own, but it could have been much better and when compared to the Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry sets in this same series, this one is a major letdown.

Always a pleaser.......2007-03-31

I listen to music all day with patients in my dental chair. This one is a winner with everyone. Patients always comment on how they recognize a song. Who doesn't love John Williams? His music transcends time.

JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music.......2007-01-10

This 4 cd pack is an anthology of all John Williams works. From his earlier works "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Jaws" right through "Indiana Jones" and the most recent"Star Wars" prequel movies are included. Williams work in thriller and horror are also included. If you are into soundtracks and love movie music this is an essential buy. The quality of the music is excellent. With ten or more tracks on each cd it's well worth the money.

Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia.......2006-12-13

This four CD set expands on the previously released John Williams Greatest Hits. It's a grand collection of nearly four hours of famous music scores from over forty years. There are many songs never before available in any collection. The short liner notes tell a great tale of musical movie history and include all of his numerous award nominations and wins. Each song (oddly enough) mentions the actors and the director, so fond are John Williams's memories of his work with these people. All of the conductors are mentioned along with specific orchestras, choirs, arrangement and orchestration specialists and even the publishers (contractual, I am sure). The only things missing are his early television scores, such as those for "Lost In Space" (by Johnny Williams back then). But with four discs, one has nothing to complain about and everything to enjoy!

John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music.......2006-11-28

I have been a huge fan of John Williams and I have known about his music for years. However, I never actually bought any of his music on CD. I was rather skeptical about purchasing this CD but when it arrived I knew I had made the right choice. The sound quality of the compilation is outstanding. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra do a great job under the direction of Paul Bateman. The original London Symphony Orchestra CDs of John Williams' Star Wars Trilogy CDs are marginally better but this is still a great CD compilation. If you love ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter, you will love this compilation soundtrack. Buy it, listen to these CDs in the car and enjoy every minute of the collection!!!

Average customer rating: Awesome CD, not for the closed minded. Not for Outsiders Beep Beep... The flip-side of Claudio...highly addicting album! I have a serious problem

My Brother's Blood Machine The Prize Fighter Inferno Manufacturer: Equal Vision Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Last Supper: Live at the Hammerstein Ballroom Coheed and Cambria: Live At The Starland Ballroom In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo I'm Burning Star, IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (From Feat Through the Eyes of Madness) String Quartet Tribute to Coheed and Cambria in Keeping Secret ASIN: B000IU381K Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

1. The Going Price for Home
2. The Fight of Moses Early & Sir Arthur McCloud
3. Our Darling Daughter You Are, Little Cecilia Marie
4. A Death in the Family
5. The Margretville Dance
6. Accidents
7. Run, Gunner Recall, Run! The Town Wants You Dead!
8. Who Watches the Watchmen?
9. Wayne Andrews, The Old Bee Keeper
10. The Missing McCloud Boys
11. Easter 78. 78

Album Description

My Brother's Blood Machine further develops and expands the concepts established in the Coheed and Cambria albums with such recurring themes as the McCloud Family and references to its missing children. The primary difference is that this album is being told from the point of view of a character known as "The Prize Fighter Inferno" a.k.a. Jesse from the story of Coheed and Cambria.

Of the 11 songs on the album, we hear a softer side of Sanchez, enveloped in mellow electronic grooves and gentle compositions. Some tracks adopt dance rhythms while others are hypnotizing in melody and verse.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome CD, not for the closed minded........2007-05-17

Honestly, not for close minded people. If you're not open minded you probably won't like this. Many different genres mixed in here, awesome CD.

Not for Outsiders.......2007-03-09

I really enjoyed this album, from the art on the cover, to the tarot card lyric sheets, to the songs themselves. i don't think that i would have loved this album as much as i do, however, unless i was already a Coheed and Cambria fan, and bought it with the knowledge that it was a different story in the same universe. So unless you are a HUGE Co & Ca fan, listen to it before you buy it.

Beep Beep..........2006-12-22

There are some great mysteries of the universe. For example, is there a single unifying theory of physics? Or is there life on other planets? To those I'd like to add one: who thought it would be a good idea to release this rubbish?

On first impressions, this CD looks quite promising. It's a digipak done in fake leather finish with gold embossing. Perhaps it's a Black Metal album. Inside, the lyrics are printed on a pack of tarot cards. OK, perhaps it's a Doom or Folk-inspired album. On the back are a bunch of long winded song names like "Run, Gunner Recall, Run! The Town Wants You Dead!" and "Wayne Andrews, The Old Bee Keeper". Now the smart money is on a Prog Rock concept album. This would have been a good place to stop.

However, this is a review of the music on the CD, not of it's packaging, so I gotta listen to it. Stick in the CD. Press play. Listen to a little bit. Hmm...something's not quite right here. Press eject to make sure I've got the right CD. Yep. Put it on again. Check the lyric sheet to make sure it's not a mistake from the CD pressing plant. Nope. Oh dear...

First track "The Going Price For Home" sounds like the demo track of a Casio keyboard with one of the Bee Gees singing over it. WTF? Perhaps the next track will be better. "The Fight Of Moses Early And Sir Arthur McCloud" has an acoustic guitar and a synthesized violin with one of the Bee Gees singing over it. Yuck! Quick, skip to the next track! Um, OK, so now it's Simon And Garfunkel singing a B-side for "Scarborough Fair" on the most pretentiously named song ever, "Our Darling Daughter You Are, Little Cecilia Marie". Argh! Next track, quick! Damn, that keyboard is back again, this time accompanying the Jackson Five, complete with "Doo doo dah dah" lyrics. The title? "A Death In The Family"...

OK, so the obvious conclusion is that `My Brother's Blood Machine' by The Prize Fighter Inferno is awful, and I'm not going to torture you or myself by describing the rest of the album. This album gets marks for it's packaging, because it's one of the best presented CDs I've ever seen. Apparently it took seven years to record. This is a misprint. It was recorded by a seven year old.

The flip-side of Claudio...highly addicting album!.......2006-12-20

I knew Claudio had a side-project to Coheed and Cambria, but I kind of just dismissed it until the guy at the music store threw it in for a discount at the music store when I bought the Live at Hammerstein. Hesitant of my purchase, I threw it in on the way home from the store and after the first track I wasn't really interested, I wanted to see my beloved Co&Ca live on DVD!

WARNING: GIVE CD A SECOND CHANCE...

On the 3 1/2 hr. ride home from school this break though, I was listening to the whole CD...wow!!! Back in the day (1998-ish) I used to love industrial and trance music like Meat Beat Manifesto and Orbital, since I got into playing electric guitar in 2000 I never listen to them anymore and turned myself into a rock maniac. While this not so much trance or rock, The Prize Fighter Inferno tingles the part of my brain that is not all rock and roll, and some of the tracks -- specifically "Fight of Moses Early..." and "Run, Gunner Recall..." -- show off Claudio's acoustic guitar skill. Some of it sounds a bit amateur, but some of these songs (as the liner notes/tarot cards say) are 7 years old! Most of the songs are well-mastered and put together, and are highly addicting and you'll hear yourself singing the catchy-as-hell choruses of "Who Watches the Watchmen?" and "The Margaretville Dance" much to your own chagrin.

Overall this is a great light album to listen to, as opposed to the in-your-face rock that is Coheed. Even though they're two different genres, the dark subject matter and even some of the melodies are really reminiscent of Coheed...but some of these songs have some extreme bass and are just plain weird to people if they're not used to Claudio's voice, make sure you pump it up in "Who Watches The Watchmen?" and put a hole in your floor from your subwoofer.

What everyone has to remember though, is this is NOT a rip-off of The Postal Service. Like I said before, the clever little tarot cards in the CD case say that this album has been written and recorded over 7 years, which makes some of these songs even older than Co&Ca itself (the tone of Claudio's voice in "The Missing McCloud Boys" is really similar to that of "IRO-bot", which was recorded in the Shabutie days).

To sum it up: You can see where Coheed songs like "Once Upon Your Dead Body" come from...just imagine a couple songs like that, a couple like "IRO-bot", but mostly Claudio lyrics set to Casio-style keyboard beats and acoustic guitar, and you got yourself The Prize Fighter Inferno.

I have a serious problem.......2006-12-12

I can't stop listening to this album. Well, that's not entirely true. I did start listening to Coheed & Cambria after my first couple of listens because I hadn't heard them in a while and got "in the mood." However, aside from that one afternoon where I listened to In Keeping of Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 and Good Apollo, I have had a steady addiction to this album. Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but all of my friends hate it. (Luckily, I can't hear their complains through the headphones) My friends like Coheed and Cambria by the bye. That being said, just because you like Co&Cam, don't expect to like this. The first few seconds of "The Going Price of Home" says loudly "This is NOT Coheed & Cambria, and don't expect it to be!"
I bought and it upon first listen, I found myself repeating and repeating the CD, devouring the lyrics (cleverly places on the back of tarot cards), and annoying my friends with music they cannot stand.
To compare this sound seems a disservice, but for lack of better explanation, I feel I must. I would call it a folksy-Postal Service sound with Bram Stoker style lyrics. My friend always complains that Claudio sounds strikingly similar to Michael Jackson, and in the song "The Margretville Dance," I can't argue with him. Though, that song is one of my favorites. It is electronica and it is folk and it is acoustic and it is indie. I'm pretty sure I even heard a washboard in "Run, Gunner Recall, Run! The Town Wants You Dead!"
Normally, I do not find a album released as a side project taking this much of a hold on me, but I would dare say that this is one of the best albums released in 2006. Still, I would buy this album for "Who Watches The Watchmen?" alone.

Average customer rating: The Next Metallica??? Doesnt sound like it to me JUST PUT METALLICA, FEAR FACTORY AND MANOWAR IN A BLANDER AND YOU GOT TRIVIUM!!!!!! Cool, but repetitious Masterpiece

Ember to Inferno Trivium Manufacturer: Lifeforce ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Crusade Ascendancy Ascendancy As Daylight Dies This Darkened Heart ASIN: B0002YT7NA Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Inception, The Bleeding Skies [Instrumental]
2. Pillars of Serpents
3. If I Could Collapse the Masses
4. Fugue (A Revelation)
5. Requiem
6. Ember to Inferno
7. Ashes
8. To Burn the Eye
9. Falling to Grey
10. My Hatred
11. When All Light Dies
12. View of Burning Empires

Customer Reviews:

The Next Metallica??? Doesnt sound like it to me.......2007-06-07

I first want to start this review off by saying that this band SOUNDS NOTHING LIKE METALLICA!! One day they may be as big as MEtallica, but musically, technically, and stylistically, this band doesnt really resemble Metallica at all, but any way lets get to the album.
With the addition of Ember to Inferno I now have all 3 Trivium albums. This is their first album, and it really shows, not because the songs arent great, but because the sound quality is pretty bad compared to their other albums, and I have to turn my speakers up louder when I listen to it. In my opinion this album may be trivium's best. It is extremely heavy when compared to their most recent album the Crusade. Some of the riffs are brutal, but Trivium uses both guitars to get that harmonizing effect that they are known for, and keeps the riffs intersting. The genre of this band is clearly metalcore for those who are unsure. The riffs in songs like "My Haterd" and "falling to Grey" are clearly punk influenced, but still very metal. The screaming of Matt Heafy is great, and he is also able to get some great clean vocals, which adds a lot to the songs. He is a very talented voicalist, and it shows in some great songs like "If I could collapse the masses", "When all Light dies" and "Blinding TEars will Breeak the Skies".
The guitar playing on the album the only weakness of this album; the soloing, I think is not as good as it would become in later albums. The solos are more wild and crazy metal solos, rather than the technical precision that MAtt and Corey would develop in their next 2 albums.I would also like to mention that the bonus track Demon is awesome and the Decieved from Ascendancy shows the bands development.
This album is almost perfect, other than some sound quality issues, and the not so great soloing, but it is still a great album. I would give it 4 and a half stars, but that is close to 5. If you are not a fan yet, buy this album and see why everyone loves Trivium. If you are a fan, then that is even more of a reason to buy this album.
But just remember this: The Crusade sounds almost nothing like this album, unfortunately, Trivium pulled a Metallica and sold out, well not quite the same way that Metallica did, but they changed their style. This album and Ascendancy are triviums real heavy albums, definitely give this album a listen!

JUST PUT METALLICA, FEAR FACTORY AND MANOWAR IN A BLANDER AND YOU GOT TRIVIUM!!!!!! .......2007-02-11

The grutal-echo voice of Fear Factory, the guitars and drums of Metallica and the medieval sound of Manowar!! That how was made this melodic trash metal band called Trivium!

This band's debut on 2003 is SOO COOL!! I never heard anything like this since In Flames's Whoracle.

P.S: This album took 3 years to makin it! So I would say that this is the band's masterpiece.

Adios.

Cool, but repetitious.......2006-03-07

This is a pretty worthy listen for those into speedy metalcore with fast paced screaming and some melodic breakdowns. Just like your typicial metalcore band, except a little better. Heafy's singing voice is not as whiney as, say, Atreyu. For a debut attempt, they've done a good job.

The problem with this is a recurring flaw found in many albums in the metalcore genre. It's monotonous. It's repetitious. And it lacks creativity to a certain point. The riffs are very fast and catchy. The solos are pretty cool too, and the double bass drumming is a great display of technique, but...it's all the same. The album is almost viewble as one long song, because regardless of the melodic breakdowns, the each song picks up from where the last stopped.

However, with only one major setback to this production, this is definitely worth listening to. It's excellent ear candy, but I recommend listening to it in doses. This is not the album you want in your cd player on the "repeat all" mode while cramming for finals, because it gets repetitious after a while. I don't want to say that, after a good long listen, it's "boring," per se, because it's not. It's just the opposite. Boring would be due to lack of speed and repetition, but this just gets a little annoying after a while.

Hope this was helpful.

Masterpiece.......2006-03-06

There is nothing like Trivium. Nothing can compare. Nothing. Zip. Nada. You just can't get that feel of angst anywhere else in the land of Metal.

This is Trivium's first full length cd, and it's on LifeForce records, not RoadRunner Records. This cd has a distinct flavor to it. This cd seems like it has 3 Parts Thrash, and 1 part metal.

Each song is a masterpiece in itself. Definately check it out if you like Trivium. If you are into 80's and 90's thrash and metal, CHECK THIS OUT! If you are into metal, get it. I can't explain in words how good this cd is! Just check it out!

Average customer rating: A must have for fans of Goth Metal one of the jewels of my collection Pure Genius Alice's Inferno

Alice's Inferno Forever Slave Manufacturer: Armageddon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dark Clouds in a Perfect Sky Griefshire At Sixes and Sevens Embrace the Storm Spin Moon Magic ASIN: B000AQVDNM Release Date: 2005-10-03

Tracks:

1. Lunatic Asylum
2. Reminiscences
3. In the Forest
4. Equilibrium
5. Circles of Tenebra
6. Dreams and Dust
7. Aquelarre
8. Across the Mirror
9. Tristeza
10. Letter

Album Description

Forever Slave was formed in 2000 by the female art student and Gothic vocalist Lady Angellyca and Servalath in Valencia, Spain. Both artists wanted to create a special kind of musical fusion where Gothic female vocals meet up with the very heavy guitar elements of guitarist Oswalth and a very high portion of symphonic orchestral elements to create a dramatic conceptual album. 10 total tracks. Armageddon Music. 2005.

Album Details

Forever Slave was Formed in 2000 by the Female Art Student and Gothic Vocalist Lady Angellyca and Servalath in Valencia (Spain). Both Artists Wanted to Create a Special Kind of Musical Fusion Where Gothic Female Vocals Meet Up with Very Heavy Guitar Elements of Guitarist Oswalth and a Very High Portion of Symphonic Orchestral Elements to Create a Dramatic Conceptual Album.

Customer Reviews:

A must have for fans of Goth Metal.......2007-03-24

Well, this album has quickly become one of my favorites in my collection. It combines all the right elements of orchestration, vocals, and metal music. My only complaint is that at times Lady Angellyca's voice can sometimes seem drowned out by the music. Well, I'm simply going to give my ratings for the songs as other reviewers have provided plenty of info about the album.

1. Lunatic Asylum 10/10
2. Reminiscences 10/10
3. In the Forest 8/10
4. Equilbrium 9/10
5. The Circles of Tenebra 10/10
6. Dreams & Dust 10/10
7. Aqualarre 7/10
8. Across the Mirror 8/10
9. Tristeza 9/10
10. The Letter 10/10

one of the jewels of my collection.......2007-01-04

considering how short the history of Forever Slave, with their first release, Alice's Inferno coming out a mere year and a half or so ago, it is entirely surprising how good this whole album is. at first listen i was not impressed. only one track really caught my attention, and it took several trips through the whole thing for me to begin to appreciate what i had. or maybe it took that long to get to understand their style.

their style is darker than other fem metal groups like Nightwish and Within Temptation (of whom i am a huge fan), not only in terms of their music but also their lyrics which at certain points make no secret of their association, at least nominally, to the occult. rip-roaring drums, death growling vocals and guitars vociferously assert their agreement in this, but yet the light side seems to be tugging at their other shoulder in the guise of violins, orchestral synths and Lady Angellyca's voice which certainly manages to sound angelic at times.

this 'beauty and the beast' arrangement has worked so well for other bands in the past, such as Tristania and Theatre of Tragedy to name some of the better ones, and Forever Slave give it a facelift and their own artistic touches. the result, as i have already stated, is magnificent, but perhaps not immediately apparent.

this should be an essential part in the collection of those who enjoy melodic, transcending metal with a cutting edge and a gorgeous female voice. 5 stars for all around excellence.

Pure Genius.......2006-08-04

Forever slave are a band with many combined talents. Their lead vocalist "Lady Angellyca" consists of great looks and an operatic and semi-operatic voice. The band members are very talented and very symphonic with many neo-classical riffs

As for the music - Well the music is extremely symphonic and never lacks an ensemble instrument. The band is very underground and the album is quite hard to find in some countries. Even though the album is low budget, It has been engineered and programmed professionally.

I was quite surprised to listen to the album because it has death "Opeth-like" vocals too.Lunatic Asylum is a strong opener. The strings are very theatrical, and the symphony actually reflects the mood of the whole album, depending on the way they are played.
There are some machine gun blast beats followed by the best solo in the album. The death vocals are very low, but coherent. Reminisces follows, and the strings are more lighthearted and less embellished. The Gregorian chanting follows every line sung in the choruses, and fits very well. A solo is played with the guitar but carries on with the chorus singing on top.The album is a concept album tellnig the story of a teenager called "Alice" who went crazy and killed her parents. Alice Dies but finds peace.

Recommended Tracks -
Tristeza - Tristeza is the only song without death vocals but has a really strong emotional depth and contains very intelligent riffs. It must be heard to be appreciated 5/5

In The Forest - This song surprisably bursts and has a great epic preportion of a mixture between violins and heavy guitaring along with sexy vocals 5/5

"The Letter" - Another experimental song that has very sad elements towards the album's storyline. It contains a part where alice speaks and you always look forward to it because the voice is very cute and lonely. 5/5


PROS -
VERY Symphonice
Songs are very different towards other bands
The album flows very well
"The Letter" - Vocals go from operatic to evanescance type of vocals

CONS -
Sometimes cant hear what is being said
Soem songs are disappointing because others are better

Alice's Inferno.......2006-06-27

Wow. I'm a little surprised I am the very first person to review this album, despite the fact it has been released for nearly a year. This is the first album of the Spanish Gothic Metal band Forever Slave, following three demos.

This is a concept album, telling the story about Alice, who's parents have deceased. The lyrical content is all akin to the Gothic imagery and links to Alice's story: about death, despair, darkness, spirits, hell etc. Like a lot of Gothic metal, there is frequent use of male death vocals. The death vocals fit in very well, and all accentuate the `inner demons' of temptation Alice has to face when she is alone. ("Innocent! Alice tortured by Darkness. Innocent! The Shades will get you down!" in Lunatic Asylum for example) Lady Angellyca has a beautiful voice; in the middle of the classical Sharon Den Adel and the operatic Tarja Turunen. The only slight problem is that sometimes her vocals `melt' into the music, so it is difficult to understand what she's singing. There's also Gregorian chanting in Reminisces; a violin, a piano in nearly all songs, and bells provided by the keyboards. Indeed, this album is a heavily textured album with lots of instruments played at once.

This album is very symphonic and I mean VERY. If you thought Within Temptation and Nightwish was symphonic, think again: this album surpasses them all. The symphony plays a bigger role than the guitars in most cases, and it is like the symphony plays the major melodies and the guitars adorn them. That being said, the guitars dishes out amazing solos in Lunatic Asylum (from 2.32 to 3.08); Reminiscences (4.00 to 5.00) and Across The Mirror (3.53 to 4.35). Most of the other `solos' are actually the strings playing with the guitars backing up. Death vocals are featured in the songs Lunatic Asylum, In The Forest, Equilibrium, Circles Of Tenebra, Aquelarre, and The Letter. In Equilibrium there's even some black metal screams. The drums are pummelling, and the bass is extremely well sustained. The songs themselves are clearly very Gothic and atmospheric. Most of them are moody and some are slow (almost like Gothic Doom), with drawn out strings parts, and a lot of eerie diminished chords. The songs are quite long: there are 10 songs and the album is 54 minutes long. It is quite unfair to compare this band to any other bands because their sound is quite unique.

Lunatic Asylum is a strong opener. The strings are very theatrical, and the symphony actually reflects the mood of the whole album, depending on the way they are played. There are some machine gun blast beats followed by the best solo in the album. The death vocals are very low, but coherent. Reminisces follows, and the strings are more lighthearted and less embellished. The Gregorian chanting follows every line sung in the choruses, and fits very well. A solo is played with the guitar but carries on with the chorus singing on top of it.

In The Forest is my favourite song because it's got amazing drumming. There's a combination of sinister chords with a more positive atmosphere. I love the lines "Nymphs start to sing to me. They whisper to me my name. Don't stop, Alice, this symphony! Don't tell my name nevermore," with the death vocals repeating the words "sing to me" and "symphony!" Following this is a beautiful piece of music with the symphony, followed by a slow piano part. Equilibrium is pretty much a `horror type' song all the way through. With the strings being played dramatically, the black vocal screams and the pounding double bass drumming; this is the most desolate song on the album. From the 3.34 mark to the end, the song changes tone into a slow, Gothic doom song.

Circles Of Tenebra makes full use of the symphony and has a recurring melody played in between choruses. At the 4.15 mark a creepy voice comes in, followed by the upbeat chorus. The atmosphere of Dream and Dust is positive, with prominent bells and pianos being played. There is some Latin being sung and this is a more upbeat song. Aquelarre changes mood from Dreams and Dust, reverting back to the gloomy ambience (perhaps because the lyrics speak of rituals and sacrifice). The violin can be heard the most in this song.

At 7.56 Across The Mirror is the longest song and is divided up into many parts. It starts off with a slow doom introduction then proceeds into a grandiose explosion of fast-paced drumming with some classical vocals. In the choruses there are tiny amounts of death vocals, but not enough to be notable. At the 3.15 mark there is a 2-minute solo of guitars and strings, followed by a slow minimalised chorus. The drumming is top-notch in this chorus and very ostentatious and anthem-like.

Tristeza is the shortest song (3.51) and is a very straightforward song, void of death vocals. However the merger of guitars and strings is felt significantly, and there is an electronic beat here and there. The album ends at The Letter, a powerful fast song. I love the violins in this song. As it is the last song, it can be assumed that Alice has died but found peace - from the lines "Your soul is flying a long way from here...Your soul reduced to dust...Today you life is a whisper for the angels".

Overall this is a very good debut album and I can't wait until they release their next album. If you like Gothic metal, doom metal, or symphonic metal then I highly recommend this album. If you like Within Temptation, Nightwish, Sirenia, Leaves' Eyes, Theatre of Tragedy, Epica, After Forever or Tristania, then this album is a must.

Average customer rating: Great cd Everything better than everyone else Probably Motorhead's best. 5 Stars. Lemmy is an immortal punk/metal legend! Motorhead returns to form half of this is really great

Inferno Motörhead Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music British Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hammered Sacrifice 1916 We Are Motörhead March or Die ASIN: B000294SFW Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

1. TERMINAL SHOW
2. KILLERS
3. IN THE NAME OF TRAGEDY
4. SUICIDE
5. LIFE'S A BITCH
6. DOWN ON ME
7. IN THE BLACK
8. FIGHT
9. IN THE YEAR OF THE WOLF
10. KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
11. SMILING LIKE A KILLER
12. WHOREHOUSE BLUES

Customer Reviews:

Great cd.......2007-03-31

Before I start on this cd Iam new to Motorhead I started with the Ace of Spades and Overkill.

This album in my opinion has 8 great classic songs on it.

Terminal show,Killers, In the name of tragedy, Suicide, In the Black, Fight, In the year of the wolf, and Whorehouse Blues are all 5 star tracks

the others non mentioned are 4 star tracks which are enjoyable to listen to but not as much as those 8

8/12 tracks being great on that album makes it a 5 star album

Everything better than everyone else.......2006-08-29

Although 'Inferno' may not be the best Motorhead album w/ the current line up (I reserve that distinction for 'Bastards' or 'Sacrifice', so far), it certainly kicks some serious tail. The two best tracks are definitely "In The Black", a grinding rant about stalking Miss Right(now), and "Smiling Like a Killer" which is an all-out revisit (but by no a re-hash) of "The Hammer". What I don't understand is why other reviewers compare Motorhead to bands who are, at best, suited to carry Motorhead's equipment (Slayer/Metallica). Motohead is "it"... to rock'n'roll what Cash is to folk/country. If you want rock, buy Motorhead.

Probably Motorhead's best. 5 Stars. Lemmy is an immortal punk/metal legend!.......2006-08-16

Now THIS is what Motorhead's all about. After a looong time Motorhead is sounding like Motorhead again. This stuff just KILLS the new stuff by Metallica (St anger..puke!) and Megadeth (TSHF). Funny how the band (Lemmy of course) who inspired them all is now beginning to actually surpass their inspirations 20+ years later. Truly standout tracks on this release are ''Lifes a Bitch'', and ''Killers''. Best rock album of 2004 IMO. Buy or POSE, choice is yours..

Motorhead returns to form.......2006-06-18

After too many mediocre ("March or Die", "Hammered", "We are Motorhead"), or almost-good ("B*stards", "Sacrifice"), or downright bad ("Snake Bite Love"), albums, this is a true return to form by Lemmy and the boys. Much of this seems to be related to the new producer hired for this album (and for the upcoming one), Cameron Webb. On the bonus DVD that accompanies some Inferno copies, Lemmy admits that Webb got them out of their old routine and really pushed them to 'try a little harder' this time.

And it shows. You can hear that a lot of care has gone into (most of) the songs, the production is cool and understated, and Lemmy's voice hasn't sounded better for a long time. OK, so there is no "Ace of Spades" or "Overkill" on this one, but the overall standard of the songs is very high nonetheless. "Killers", "Down on Me", "In the Black", "In the Year of the Wolf", "In the Name of Tragedy", "Suicide", "Whorehouse Blues" are the stand-out tracks, really outstanding stuff. Maybe it also has something to do with Lemmy's involvement with Dave Grohl and Probot, that all of a sudden Motorhead sounds relevant again, and ready to conquer a new generation of fans.

So please, none of that "Hey, this is Motorhead, these guys put out the same album every year, and it's always cool, so just go ahead and buy it", no, Inferno is different, and good. I remember hearing Orgasmatron on the radio when it was released, 20 years ago this year. Inferno is easily the best Motorhead studio album I've heard ever since.

half of this is really great.......2006-06-11

Inferno is not a bad album by any means, but my interest in it has worn off just a little bit since my first enthusiatic initial listens. it's hard to shake the sense of thinking there are a few too many Lemmy and Co. on auto pilot moments here...but the sense of dynamics is hightened to reveal some fresh ideas in the Motorhead camp. most notable in "Keys To The Kingdom" which has a great groove and is catchy as hell.

Average customer rating: Not as good as Amore a voice teacher and early music fan Verdi The triumph of mediocrity no expert

Andrea Bocelli: Verdi Zubin Mehta , Israel Philharmonic Orchestra , and Zubin Mehta Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bocelli, Andrea | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bocelli, Andrea | A to B | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Andrea Bocelli - The Opera Album ~ Aria Cieli di Toscana Andrea Romanza Sogno ASIN: B00004X16D Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Il Trovatore: Di quella pira (Il Trovatore)
2. Il Trovatore: Ah si, ben mio (Il trovatore)
3. Rigoletto: La donna e mobile (Rigoletto)
4. Un Ballo in Maschera: Di'tu se fedele (Un ballo in maschera)
5. Un Ballo in Maschera: Ma se m'e forza perditi (Un ballo in maschera)
6. Rigoletto: Ella mi fu rapita (Rigoletto)
7. Rigoletto: Possente amor mi chiama (Rigoletto)
8. Aida: Celeste Aida (Aida)
9. La Traviata: De' miei bollenti spiriti (La traviata)
10. La Traviata: oh mio rimorso (La traviata)
11. I lombardi: La mia letizia infondere vorrei (I lombardi)
12. Ernani: Merce, diletti amici (Ernani)
13. Don Carlo: Io la vidi e il suo sorriso (Don Carlo)
14. Luisa Miller: Quando le sere al placido (Luisa Miller)
15. La forza del destino: La vita e inferno all'infelice (La forza del destino)

Amazon.com Classical Music Reviews

With this CD devoted solely to operatic arias--by none less than Giuseppe Verdi, the greatest Italian opera composer of all time--pop crossover phenomenon Andrea Bocelli throws his hat into the operatic ring with the big boys. The hat occasionally fits, and occasionally it doesn't. The beauty of the voice is undeniable, as is the relative ease in all registers. But, regardless of what the engineers do, it is clearly a small voice. For "Celeste Aïda"--Radames's great aria from Aïda--Bocelli opens with fine, as-big-as-possible exclamation and sounds confident; the long diminuendo on the aria's final high B-flat is stunning (whether or not the engineers were twiddling with the knobs, we'll never know). The tenor is more at home with Alfredo's Act Two music from La Traviata; he sings with grace and charm, ending the rarely performed cabaletta (a brief and showy piece that usually follows an aria) with one of the longest, most solid high Cs ever recorded. Elsewhere, there are mixed results: "Di' tu se fedele" from Un ballo in maschera is so free of feeling that it seems digitally produced. A big, unnecessary high D at the close of the Duke's cabaletta "Possente amor" from Rigoletto is screamed, and Bocelli sounds at times as if he's about to collapse from exhaustion during a heavy aria from Ernani. But "Ah si, ben mio" from Il Trovatore is beautiful, as is the Luisa Miller aria; Don Carlo also seems to fit Bocelli well. Needless to say, the singer's fans will certainly want to have this--and it might encourage them to try other recordings of music by Verdi. Newcomers and the curious will find plenty to admire, too. The sound itself remains alluring, and Bocelli has taken steps also towards improving his technique. In short, some nice surprises for the opera lover, and many for the Bocelli fan. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Not as good as Amore.......2007-03-24

This CD came perfectly, I just prefer the Amore CD better.

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-14

It is said that from the age of eleven years, Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901) wanted to write operas. He left his post as organist to study music in Milan, a move made possbile by his patron,Barezzi, whose daughter he eventually married in 1836. Shortly thereafter he composed his first opera 'Oberto" which was so successful that his future seemed secure. However, the death of his wife and two babies some time later forced him into a state of depression. The impressario Mirelli gave him the book 'Nabucco' (Nebuchadnezzar) to read, and he immediately began to write music for it. Therewith he embarked on the career which eventually made him the "Grand Old Man" of Italian opera. In modern slang, he was a "natural".From "Oberto", written in his twenties, to "Falstaff", completed when he was eighty, his characteristic integrity and intensity persisted; as he wrote his 30 operas, his powers of expression broadened and deepened. By the time he wrote 'Aida', commissioned by the Khedive of Egypt, Verdi was 56. 'Aida' is often named as his greatest opera. The live elephants used in the production, the authentic costumes and musical instruments copied from ancient Egyptian tombs made an attractive picture, and his music made a "Celeste Aida" of the whole.
Lets face it; Bocelli is no Pavoratti, and perhaps it was not wise to choose some of the arias associated with tenors of his ilk, but Bocelli makes the best of his talents, which are considerable. And he has done a lot to create interest among young voice students,(male) and as a voice teacher I make use of his appearance and his youthfulness to engage their interest, and he does that!!!!I think his record sales tell the tale.

Verdi.......2007-01-03

Excellent Verdi selections. As usual, top tonal quality with excellent breath control. The best tenor to come along with such diversification as to sing just about anything presented to him. A superb choice for the connoisseur of italian operas.

The triumph of mediocrity.......2006-02-04

No, Bocelli is not an awful singer, he is an awful OPERA singer, and it shows here. His colorless, uneducated and bland voice make me wonder why people like him so much. As a baritone in training I'm able to say that my voice teacher's STUDENTS sing much better than this guy.
His tessitura is nowere near adequate for singing any of the arias from Rigoletto, "La donna è mobile" sounds much like a kid would sing it. "Celeste Aida" is one of the worst selections, and one of the most electronically enhanced, as it requires a precise voice placement (which Bocelli doesn't posses) since much of it lies very high in the register, and a heavier, rounder voice; if the role is not adequate for many REAL tenors, it is much less adequate for a pop singer. The "feeling" raving reviewers talk about is nothing more than a voice coming (incorrectly) from the throat, and the "beautiful" high D in "Possente amor" is a beautifully screamed falsetto, the same could be said about "Di quella pira"'s C; what's amazing about all this is the fact that electronic enhancement doesn't make his voice sound better. Some have ludicrously compared him to the likes of Vargas, Domingo, and Corelli, even saying he's better; this is nothing more than ignorance and bad taste.
Maybe his fans are tired of detractors bringing out the big names in their defense, so let's be honest: he's one of the WORST opera interpreters out there, I wish great singers like Mariusz Kwiecen, Matthew Polenzani, and René Pape received the publicity he gets, though it won't happen; at least some consolation lies in the fact that these people are true artists willingly and GLADLY offering their art to the people in order to make a living; I'm sure if Andrea didn't make so much $$$$ with his opera experiment, he would've dropped this travesty long ago.

no expert.......2005-12-17

I'm not a genuine, dyed-in -the-wool opera fan. The sound of the soprano voice makes me grit my teeth. Some of the great tenors are very pleasing, but mostly I'm just not especially enthusiastic or impressed. Actually, I think it's rather stupid for good singers to abuse their voices by bellowing. This was necessary before the invention of amplification, but not any more.
So, obviously, I'm not in the position to compare Bocelli's arias to those of the tenors considered the greats. I can hear that his voice lacks the robustness of the Pavarottis of this world. BUT - I like many of the famous arias, and to my ear, Bocelli's performances, electronically enhanced or not, are melodic and pleasant to the ear. As a result of listening to Bocelli, I've become familiar with some great music that I would otherwise be likely to ignore.
So I listen and enjoy and really don't care about all the criticism.

Average customer rating: Best band in the world i was there perfect. The next best thing to being there...

Hallowmas Live at Northsix World/Inferno Friendship Society Manufacturer: Dcn Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: East Coast Super Sound Punk of Today! Red-Eyed Soul Just the Best Party The True Stories of the Bridgewater Astral League ASIN: B0000AGWGK Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

1. Tattoos Fade
2. Zen And The Art Of Breaking Everything In This Room
3. My Ancestral Homeland, New Jersey
4. Just The Best Party
5. Paul Robeson
6. Poor Old Jeffrey Lee
7. One For The Witches
8. Peter Lorre
9. Younger Man
10. I Wouldn't Want To Live In A World Without Grudges
11. Heart Attack '64
12. Let's Steal Everything
13. Secret Service Freedom Fighting U.S.A.
14. The Models And The Mannequins
15. Pumpkin Time

Customer Reviews:

Best band in the world.......2005-07-13

If you have stumbled on to this band and are randomly reading my review then buying this CD will fulfill your life completely.
"because friends, if your board and listless all you need to do is get yourself an enemy"--Jack

i was there.......2004-03-27

hallomas is such a special show. i'm proud to have been at this show. you won't get exactly what it's like to see this band, but you will enjoy this album!!!

perfect........2003-12-15

maybe not perfect for the WHOLE family, but awesome all the same. there are a bunch of songs on here that have only been available previously in pretty bad quality - the quality is amazing on this album - i'd say almost better than at the shows themselves

hallowmas is a truly amazing experience, and this definitely gives you an idea of that. i'd still say come to the real thing, though.

The next best thing to being there..........2003-09-23

The World/Inferno Friendship Society's Hallomas Live at North 6 cd brings all of the fun of being there without the candycorn getting stuck in your hair. This is a band that truly defies all classification. Jack Terricloth's between song banter provides a fun interlude between some amazing quality live songs. This is a great album for the whole family!

Average customer rating: Alias Soundtrack i want the album!... Another Excellent Follow-up to Alias' Season 1 Soundtrack Not very exciting, I must say.

Alias - Season Two Michael Giacchino Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Alias Alias - The Complete Fourth Season Authorized Personnel Only (Alias) Alias: 2006 Wall Calendar Alias - The Complete Fifth Season ASIN: B00065JTBK Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

1. Main Title (:27)
2. On the Train (2:59)
3. Mother of a Mother (1:38)
4. Rabat (2:22)
5. Over the Edge (3:03)
6. Emilys Eulogy (3:06)
7. Fond Memories (2:16)
8. Post A-Mortem (1:32)
9. Syds Best Alias Yet (3:44)
10. Going Down? (:51)
11. Sydney Implores Dixon (2:40)
12. Aftermath Class (4:14)
13. Sarkavator (:33)
14. Im So Promoted (2:28)
15. Im So Screwed (2:47)
16. Im So Demoted (1:39)
17. Inferno (2:33)
18. Do I Have To Do Another Eulogy? (6:16)
19. Something Fishy (2:37)
20. Sloanes Revelation (2:48)
21. Hitting the Fan (4:20)
22. Balboa and Clubber (1:10)
23. Almost Two Years (4:58)

Amazon.com

Fueled largely by the endlessly inventive original music chronicled in the first anthology from the hit TV series Alias, young composer Michael Giacchino's rising star quickly led to big screen success via his first major feature, Pixar's computer animated superhero spoof The Incredibles. The composer's rich eclecticism -- one that spans a thumping, contemporary techno club-savvy and brassy winks at the 60's spy-jazz canon in just its opening few cuts -- is still one of the major delights on this collection of cues from Alias' second season. But its second half largely becomes a more dramatically focused, if no less creatively restless showcase for Giacchino's orchestral writing, the scale of which impressively belies its small-screen origins. Its rare to hear TV music that evokes everything from the brooding classicism of Samuel Barber and Bernard Herrmann to more contemporary scoring masters like Goldsmith and Barry -- with a forceful nod to mixmeister Paul Oakenfold in the bargain -- but it's all here on this compelling showcase for one of film music's most promising new stars. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Featuring more of composer Michael Giacchino's thrilling music — sort of a techno/club take on the classic James Bond sound. Giacchino's scores for the episodes of Season 2 received even greater acclaim than his first 22 episodes. Also included is the heart-stopping main title theme composed by series creator J.J. Abrams.

Customer Reviews:

Alias Soundtrack.......2007-03-10

It came well packaged and was what I had ordered. Unfortunatley I didn't realize this was the orchestral soundtrack as I was looking for the soundtrack of songs they included in each episode. Good service though.

i want the album!..........2005-04-20

yes the score is very good but i think an album with a couple of songs heard on the show would be great to.trough the 4 seasons of the show,they featured a lots of great tunes from really talented artists (sarah maclachlan,u2,cat stevens,jet,etc...).SOi think the show deserves to have it own album like the rest of the TV shows of our time.The only thing i hope is that if they make one,they won't use those which totally not suit the spirit of the show like sex and the city and summerland soundtracks!...
the ideal soundtrack would be:
jet:last chance
kate bush:this woman's work
stars:going,going,gone
matt beckler:from the summer
hathaway:there's something better
daniel lenz:spy
josh canova:almost ran
the crystal method:starting over
U2:bad
jude:you all...everybody
debbie wesberg:home
michelle featherstone:stay
sarah maclachlan:worlds on fire (alias mix)
so what are you waiting for?!...

Another Excellent Follow-up to Alias' Season 1 Soundtrack.......2005-03-13

This is more wonderful music from soundtrack composer Michael Giacchino. There is a greater number of slower-paced, melancholy tracks than on the first season soundtrack, but it's a great progression nevertheless. The high-speed action techno tracks remain exciting as usual, while the slower ones are quite emotive. Unfortunately, like with the previous soundtrack, the music from the show's closing credits is not included (though the same melody is peppered throughout both CDs). Here's hoping for future soundtrack releases for Seasons 3 and 4!

Not very exciting, I must say. .......2005-03-13

As a huge Alias fan, I was ecstatic when I got this soundtrack. Sadly, the majority of it consisted of slow, sad songs that were honestly pretty boring. I was looking forward to more loud and exciting songs, but there's probably only about 4 or 5 of those on here. If you like all the musics on Alias though, I'd say go for it!

Average customer rating: Verdi is rolling in his grave Nice sound, but an all time great? Oh dear oh dear... You're kidding, right? The New Pavarotti

Salvatore Licitra - The Debut Giuseppe Verdi , and Carlo Rizzi Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Forbidden Love Duetto Marcelo Álvarez - Bel Canto / Y. Huang, WNO, Rizzi The Man Who Cried The Tenor's Passion ASIN: B000068TL8 Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

1. Puccini: Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
2. Puccini: Turandot: Nessun dorma
3. Puccini: La Fanciulla Del West: Ch'ella mi creda
4. Puccini: Tosca: Recondita armonia
5. Puccini: Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
6. Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Addio fiorito asil
7. Verdi: Aida: Celeste Aida
8. Verdi: La Forza Del Destino: La vita e inferno...Oh tu che in seno
9. Verdi: Simon Boccanegra: Sento avvampar nell'anima
10. Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera: Baccarole: Di tu se fedele
11. Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera: Forse la soglia attinse
12. Verdi: Macbeth: Ah! La paterna mano
13. Verdi: Il Trovatore: Manrico? Che?...Di quella pira

Amazon.com

Tenor Salvatore Licitra recently made headlines when he stepped in at the last moment for the, sad to say, probably finished Luciano Pavarotti at the Metropolitan Opera's final Toscas of the season. In fact, there's little Licitra could have done wrong under the circumstances, but he was a great success, and judging from his recent Trovatore and this recital CD, he will be most welcome. The good-sized, somewhat dark-hued voice is appealing--and truly Italian--with an innate caressing quality and sense of line, even from top to bottom (he takes the very low option in the Ballo Barcarolle, which most tenors take up an octave), and nice and free on top. He has no trouble sustaining the high tessitura (or big sound and broad phrases) of Alvaro's aria from Forza; he sounds sincerely regretful as the caddish Pinkerton, and might even be the Dick Johnson (in Fanciulla) we've been looking for. This is an impressive debut recital, recommended for those who have been waiting for Italian opera to fall back into the hands of an Italian tenor. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Verdi is rolling in his grave.......2007-02-24

Untrained, flat singing. Crap! Anyone who thinks this man can sing better than Luciano Pavarotti needs hearing aids and needs to go back and listen to tenors starting with Caruso and all the great tenors who came after him
As a voice teacher, conductor and tenor I can tell you that he CAN NOT SING!!!!

Nice sound, but an all time great?.......2007-01-09

I am hardly an expert, but I have mixed reactions to this CD. First, I think that Licitra's voice has a nice smooth sound to it. But it is also overmatched by some of the music.

I always love hearing tenors take a shot at Verdi's "Di quella pira" from "Il Trovatore." Once, in a moment of madness, I taped 10-15 tenors, back to back, singing this. What a range of singers! Caruso, Tucker, Corelli, and so on, and so on. Some great, some not so great, some poor. But you can really divide up the singers by listening to one after the other (ad nauseam). Truthfully, Licitra can't handle this work, compared with the greatest of those luminaries. His light voice is overwhelmed at the end by the orchestra and chorus. While his technique seems okay, he just doesn't have the voice to make this memorable. A Franco Corelli or Richard Tucker or Mario del Monaco just soars over the orchestra and chorus.

I thought he did much better in "Nessun Dorma" and the two Tosca arias, "E Lucevan le stella" and "Recondita armonia," and others. To me, his voice seemed to fit those more compellingly.

Again, keep in mind that I am not an expert, but his "Celeste Aida" featured (is this the right term?) scooping as he went from "celeste" to "Aida." I have a clear memory of listening to Richard Tucker singing this (I can't get my hands on the tape right now) where he went from one note to the other without a scoop. Same with "forma divina," if I understand aright.

All in all, "Debut" is a nice work, a promising start to a career, but we all ought to hold off on any comparisons with the greats until Licitra has a chance to grow and earn such accolades.

Oh dear oh dear..........2006-10-29

It gives me no pleasure at all to say that anyone with half an ear for good singing can tell within a few seconds that this is a voice going nowhere -as the last few years since this debut recital album have proved. This makes the previous rave reviews even more inexplicable; where do these people keep their ears? Licitra's technique is fundamentally faulty: he has a slow wobble even in the lower reaches of the voice and as he goes up the tone becomes cloudy and throaty - real problems around the so-called "passaggio" where a tenor can easily crack into the falsetto. The overall effect is of an ugly, unharmonious, effortful sound made by an improperly registered voice. He needs to start from scratch and listen to some better voices -as there are virtually no teachers who can help. That's how Del Monaco and Corelli got it right. Robert Levine is usually a very reliable critic - but his mind cannot have been focused on the job in hand if he truly believed what he wrote in the official Amazon review; NJ Keith, on the other hand, is spot on.

You're kidding, right?.......2006-08-22

I'm sorry, but those of you swooning over Licitra simply cannot have heard recordings from the true greats. If your idea of the pinnacle of operatic tenors begins and ends with Bocelli, may I introduce you to the likes of Franco Corelli, Mario Del Monaco, Jussi Bjoerling, Luciano Pavarotti (though not my favorite, still heads and shoulders above what's out there now), and Giuseppe DiStefano. These men were at the top of their profession when their profession was filled with talent, unlike today where any hack with more than one useful octave and a decent tone are considered "star material". It's a very sad commentary to the level of talent today that this man is considered a star.

The New Pavarotti.......2005-10-13

It's fair to say that today's reigning tenor is Salvatore Licitra from Sicily. He won instant, overnight fame when he subbed for Luciano Pavarotti, who, to the dismay of fans who regard him as a god, is way past his prime and can't sing or record full length operas anymore in the thrilling freshness of his youth. As Pavarotti's star faded, Licitra's ascended. He has already sung the great tenor roles in various American opera houses and his debut as the Met as Cavaradossi in Tosca was a relevation. This is debut album and already he has gone above and beyond. It is pretty amazing for a first album. He sings jucity tenor roles that have been the staple arias for Pavoratti, Domingo and Carreras. This is however not the first time his voice has been recorded. There is a full-length studio recording of Verdi's Trovatore in which he sins opposite Dolora Zajick. That Verdi is phenomenal and all fans of Licitra should own it.

Licitra opens the album with a stunning "E Lucevan La Stelle" from Tosca, still the opera he is most famous for interepreting. His Cavaradossi is a welcome change from past interpretors, though Licitra is more along the lines of Pavarotti's lyric bravura and razzle-dazzle than the more cerebral portrayals of Corelli, Domingo or Carrerras. Other impressive arias on here include "Di Quella Pira" from Trovatore, another successful Verdi venture of his. He has the right tone for Manrico's bravura and even passion. I foresee that this tenor's career will be composed of Verdi, Puccini, (perhaps Wagner if he trains hard for it) and certainly he has the voice for Mozart and French repertoire (possibly Hoffman is in his future or Romeo or Des Grieux if he hasnt already sung Des Grieux). His Calaf from Turandot is outstanding. He is more like Franco Corelli in some respects but his biggest influence is Pavarotti, no doubt about it. It's possible he will parallel the career of Roberto Alagna but any comparisons would be unfair since both singers bring in something different to the table. Let's hope the press doesn't pull the wool over our eyes and have Licitra and Alagna portrayed as rivals. If youre a fan of Licitra, this recording is a must have. I highly recommend it. It's gorgeous and he has a sexy, strong presence on stage. His eyes are the handsomest blue I have ever seen. He is the new Pavoratti and better too.

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Tracks:

1. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi...Celeste Aida
2. La Donna E Mobile
3. Una Furtiva Lagrima
4. Qual Turbamento...Salve Dimora
5. O Dolce Incanto...Chiuder Gli Occhi
6. Che Gelida Manina
7. Recondita Armonia
8. E Lucevan Le Stelle
9. Dovunque Al Mondo
10. Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba
11. Intanto Amici, Qua...Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante
12. Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso
13. Non Colombelle!...Ah! Tu Ch'Odi Lo Mio Grido
14. Che Avvien?...Ah! Non V'Avvicinate...No! Pazzo Son!
15. Cujus Animam
16. Panis Angelicus
17. Ingemisco
18. Ave Maria
19. Core 'Ngrato
20. Funiculi, Funicula - Chorus

Tracks:

1. 'O Sole Mio
2. La Serenata
3. La Danza
4. Aprile
5. Mattinata
6. Torna A Surriento
7. L'Ultima Canzone
8. La Vita E Inferno...O Tu Che In Seno
9. E La Solita Storia Del Pastor
10. Un Di All'Azzurro Spazio
11. Andrea Chenier...Corragio!...Si, Fui Soldato
12. Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio
13. Di' Tu Se Fedele
14. Forse La Soglia Attinse...Ma Se M' E Forza Perderti
15. Rachel, Quand Du Seigneur
16. Puisqu'on Ne Peut Flechir...Vainement, Ma Bien-Aimee
17. Io Son Sol...Ah! Dispar, Vision
18. Ah! Non Mi Ridestar
19. Quanto E Bella - Chorus
20. Nessun Dorma - Chorus

Customer Reviews:

The Art of Gigli.......2007-03-09

After Caruso's death, Beniamino Gigli became one of the most renowned tenors in the world. His rich voice well justified his reputation. While some of his mannerisms (the little "cries" and "catches" in his voice) can be a bit overdone, they were not atypical of the time. A few reactions to specific cuts.

"Celeste Aida" from Verdi's opera is smoothly sung; his rich voice serves to good effect. As already noted, the little "cries" are unfortunate, but hardly an issue. His higher notes flow smoothly from lower ones, in a seamless fashion. It would have been nice to hear him try for the piano at the end, but he did not choose to do so. Any way you slice it, a nice version of a glorious aria.

"La donna e mobile" is taken at a rather slow pace. It is smoothly sung but does not really catch the spirit of the wretched Duke. He shows wonderful breath control. This is more a workmanlike than scintillating version. On the other hand, "Che gelida manina" is wonderful. Smooth, elegant singing. A very well done high note. An iconic version.

The twin arias from "Tosca," "Recondita armonia" and "E lucevan le stelle" are very well executed. His rendering of the final "la vita" in the latter aria is, again, noteworthy.

And now for something completely different. . . . "Funiculi funicula" is spritely sung, in good spirits, and it is a lot of fun! Most enjoyable. "O Sole mio," likewise, is well rendered. As previously noted, some "off putting" cries, but the warm, full voice more than makes up for such mannerisms. He does not overpower this song with operatic technique. The end result is most satisfying.

"La danza" befuddled the great Caruso (in his version, his breathing fell apart at one point). But not Gigli. Well sung, good breath control. Bravo Gigli!

Back to opera. . . . "Nessun dorma" is well sung. The vocalization is smooth. Gigli's voice soars over orchestra and other voices. The final "Vincero" rings out.

While this CD is not without some questions, as noted above, it is worth 5 stars for its full portrayal of the work of Gigli. As such, it can be recommended for anyone who wants a comprehensive introduction to this singer.

Gigli Is A Wonderful Singer!.......2006-07-31

It's an honor for me to be "the first" to review this recording for Amazon. As "opera lovers" know, Gigli was "the greatest tenor in the world" for many years after the death of Caruso. If you haven't heard Gigli, a great treat is in store for you! He had "penache" and drama in the way he sang. Plus he had a beautiful tonal quality! I could go on and on but if you "pass this guy up" you'll be missing some beautiful and dramatic singing from a "world class" singing actor.

Besides listening to Gigli on Cd, you'd be doing yourself a favor to buy a movie in which Gigli appears and sings. The movie is called "Non Ti Scordar di Me". I'll try to find it on amazon or from "The Bel Canto Society" and give it a "review" also. It's an "old movie" but it has a VERY touching story, is well acted, and you get to see and hear Gigli which is a great treat since he has been gone for at least 50 years. He "comes alive" in this CD and in the movie. You will "thrill" to the sound of his voice. Enjoy! Email:boland7214@aol.

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