Breaking Point

1. Intro: "Breaking Point"

2. One Shot

3. Take You Down - E-40, , Furious,

4. Interlude

5. Out of My Mind

6. Don't Stop - Furious,

7. We Rock More - Furious,

8. Where Do I Go

9. That's the Business

10. History

11. We Make the Club Go

12. Straight Up

13. Go

14. I'm That Type

15. Round da World - Furious, San Quinn

16. Survive

17. Rising Son - Furious, Seanie T.

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Tracks:

1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
4. Hungarian Dance No.7
5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
10. Csardas Music
11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
18. Tzigane
19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
20. Caprice No.24
21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
27. The Violin Muted
28. Clair De Lune
29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
31. The Pizzicato Violin
32. Pizzicato Polka
33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
38. Hungarian Dance No.4
39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
42. Bolero
43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

1. Introduction To The Viola
2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
10. Cypresses (No.9)
11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
24. Elfentanz, Op.39
25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
28. Flamenco
29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
40. Capriccio Di Bravura
41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
6. Sa'Dawi
7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
8. Chamber Music No.II
9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
13. A Variety Of Techniques
14. Chamber Music No.II
15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
20. Naelden, Naelden
21. The Bachian Oboe
22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
26. The Swan Of Tuonela
27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
30. Bolero
31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
38. ...And Quite Low.
39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
44. Introduction To The Saxophone
45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
49. Bolero
50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
53. Sax-O-Phun
54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
60. Bolero
61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
6. Fanfare For The Common Man
7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
16. Billy The Kid
17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
21. The Birth Of The Trombone
22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
28. Hosannah
29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
35. The Horn And The Hunt
36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
9. Den Hoboecken Dans
10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
13. Gymnopedie No.2
14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
22. The Birth Of The Bongo
23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
37. Ravel And The Xylophone
38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
40. Introducing The Vibraphone
41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
44. Folk Dances
45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
52. Introducing The Celeste
53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
11. Mahler's Sleighbells
12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
30. Nocturnes
31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
35. The Oboe As Duck
36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
42. Canzon 28
43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
51. Images (Gigues)
52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Average customer rating: One of the best hard/alterna-rock CD's I have ever owned... Average present, very bright future Best bands in 2003 Best album I've heard for 2003 excellence

Coming of Age Breaking Point Manufacturer: Wind-Up 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 Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Beautiful Disorder American Pearl Dead Generation 1000 Yard Stare 27 Days ASIN: B00005O6M1 Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. Coming Of Age
2. 27
3. Falling Down
4. Phoenix
5. Live For Today
6. Get Up
7. Brother
8. Angry Side
9. Open Wide
10. Under

Customer Reviews:

One of the best hard/alterna-rock CD's I have ever owned..........2005-01-01

If you listen to mainstream radio today, you know that the number of modern and alternative rock bands out there seems to be growing exponentially. With such a large number of very similar artists, it's quite rare that we find that one sticks out above the rest. This is where Breaking Point comes in, and the sad thing is that you won't even get to hear them on those very radio stations. This also speaks volumes about the current state of radio-America, but that piece shall be saved for another day. This CD is not your derivative, soft verse/hard chorus music that circulates through the airwaves constantly; no, these guys cover all ends of the hard rock spectrum (although I don't believe I heard any solos, but I could be mistaken), from the epic title track, to the softer "Live For Today," all the way to the album's finale, the all out rocker "One of a Kind," which was actually just tacked onto this later pressing of the album (the band hadn't even recorded it at the time of the original of pressing of the album, but included it once it became the theme song for the WWF's Rob Van Dam. And yes, it was WWF, not WWE back in those days). Yes, many of the songs do tend to follow that softer verse/hard chorus formula we all know so well, but it is not driven into the ground and doesn't ever make the album seem stale. Even with this, the band makes the songs catch your attention, as each song has heaviness even when it goes through the softer moments. Let me put it frankly: you will not go from an acoustic, soft sung verse to a screamed hard chorus, the stereotypical routine for bands in the alternative rock genre. If I had to compare these guys to some more well known bands, I guess I would have to go with a more rocking, somewhat darker version of Nickelback, or maybe a less metal/more rock influenced Godsmack. Don't hold those comparisons against these guys though; I was really struggling to come up with something. The standout tracks on this CD would have to be "Coming of Age," with its extremely catchy and memorable chorus, "One of a Kind," because it is just a generally excellent rock song, and "Live For Today," with its acoustic beginning leading into the slightly distorted conclusion-makes for a very good build up. Other noteworthy cuts include "27," featured on "The Scorpion King" soundtrack, and "Brother," which actually features Josey Scott of Saliva. I would have given this CD 5 stars (and it actually should be 4.5 anyway), but the only thing that brought it down was the mere fact that it did have that cliched mainstream rock formula in it every now and then. Other than that, this is a beautifully crafted record, and a must have for anyone who wants (or needs) to see what real rock is all about, and yet can still remain accessible.

Average present, very bright future.......2003-04-05

This is the kind of album I like to hear. Not because of it's own greatness, but after listening to this kind of album, you just know you've stumbled upon a band that will make great albums eventually. Want proof ? Just check out the last song on this album : One of a Kind. The original album didn't have that song. It ended at number 10, Under. One of a Kind was added later when they started playing it as Rob Van Dam's theme in the WWE. You can just hear the difference between that track and the others.

As for the rest of the tracks, they go from ok to pretty good. The main problem I see here is that Breaking Point seems to have a problem with the chorus part of the song. Coming of Age would have been excellent with a better chorus. Same goes with Live For Today. They aren't bad, it's just that they could have been better. There is one song I wouldn't change, and it is Brother. The lyrics are good and the part where Saliva's singer does his thing is just great.

Before my final thought, I'd just like to note that the cover art of the CD is really well done. So good job by the artists there. So, to sum it up, I actually don't recommand buying this album. I just know there's something much bigger just around the corner, waiting...

Best bands in 2003.......2003-02-03

Listen to to breaking point brings a breath of fresh air to listening to music, with the recycled raido waves and every one trying to sound the same few bands broke away from the norm, and I belive Breaking point is one of them this band has the most potential I've seen in a long time. Falling down was one of the songs that cought me by suppise then it was one of a kind which was music to my ears. Over all one of the best CD's I've purchased in a long time

Best album I've heard for 2003.......2003-02-02

By far one of the best albums i've heard since queens of stone age, with the polluted recycled radio waves this song pop out and i was sold on it, when i heard one of kinda i choked becasue i haven't heard a song hit like that in a long long I think now we can be pleased to say this group will reveloutinize rock

excellence.......2002-10-09

This band truly embodies all things great about rock music. They have put together a great cd and give a great live proformance. If you get this cd you will not be disappointed.

Average customer rating: Good...but not their best Great artist Not as good as these user ratings are giving it best xymox album!!!! totally addictive

Breaking Point Clan of Xymox Manufacturer: Metropolis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Netherlands | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Weak in My Knees Phoenix Dreamcypher Artificial Headclouds ASIN: B000EQ47AY Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

1. Weak In My Knees
2. Calling You Out
3. She's Dangerous
4. Eternally
5. We Never Learn
6. Be My Friend
7. Cynara
8. Pandora's Box
9. Under The Wire
10. What's Going On

Album Description

Still considered one of the pioneers of gothic rock, Clan Of Xymox deliver their eleventh CD in 22 years. Exhibiting a more mature sound, this release leans more towards dark rock than gothic, with subtle keyboards overlaid with guitars and live drum sounds. Ronny Mooring's deep, sensuous vocals accentuate the music and bring forth the deeper meanings of the songs.

Customer Reviews:

Good...but not their best.......2007-07-17

Although a bit calmer than the past few recordings from Clan Of Xymox, it does have a few engaging moments. I think the best track is Be My Friend.

Ronny's voice is as rich as ever, it just the songs are a little flat. Kind of tired sounding in feel.

Clan Of Xymox has issued some masterpieces, but this one isn't one of them. It's good, but just in an average sort of way. It has been compared to the early yeas of Clan Of Xymox, but I couldn't see that. This is present day Clan without the EBM/ Electro in it.

Buy it if you are a Clan fan, but if you're looking to get something from them, get Farewell, Hidden Faces, or Songs From The Underground

Great artist.......2007-01-05

Ximox is now an a clasical electronic-dark music conceptual artist. And this one album is a show of this.

Not as good as these user ratings are giving it.......2006-12-14

One of the only other somewhat negative reviews of this album pretty much summed up exactly what I wanted to say. Farewell is the best COX release in years and this follow up feels like it was more of a side-project that Ronny worked on in his basement with his laptop. There are some decent tracks here, but it is marred by 3 or 4 duds at the beginning and towards the end of the album. I've come to realize that if I skip 4 tracks on this album, it sounds much better, like Farewell actually. If this had come out 5-10 years ago when COX were putting out much worse stuff, I would have been happier with this album. But as a follow-up to Farewell, this comes off as a rushed catalog-filler album.

I tried to like it as much as Farewell but I just couldn't. And to try and compare it to Medusa is just rediculous. If there hadn't been so many 5 star reviews, I would have given it 3 stars, but I felt obligated to balance things out a bit.

best xymox album!!!!.......2006-08-13

this is the best xymox album you can buy!!!they came a long way!!!you will not be disapointed!!!i own all the albums!!this one made it to the top!!!

totally addictive.......2006-07-23

A breaking point you say?Well , not entirely, the Cox do what they are good at here and that is realising addictive and effective melodic moods gothic music without losing themselves in endless dwelling like so many other goth acts appear to be enjoying.
No , on "Breaking Point" they bring an even more mature sound that is alienating them more and more from the lesser gods. There is a bigger stress on the guitars which get a darker rock taint, but it stays very much the COX sound we all love and enjoy. Add to that Ronny Moorings's deep vocals and you can only but be perplex of what you hear. The summit of this pot pourri can be heard on " Weak In My Knees" where guitars and synths are 100% balanced out. Another highlight is " She's Dangerous" and there are many others I could name here. Honestly, of the 5 albums I have from the COX this is definitely a band showing itself in its full maturity. They hit and did not miss at all with an interesting balance between upbeat & more moody songs!

Average customer rating: Overall, it's boring, but shines in a few spots. "Beautiful Disorder" is great! Shines in spots, but an overall disappointment (They are) Coming of Age One of the best rock albums to date (in 05')

Beautiful Disorder Breaking Point Manufacturer: Wind-Up 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 Similar Items: Coming of Age In Due Time Bitter Shovel Superkala The Autumn Effect ASIN: B00097A5HM Release Date: 2005-05-17

Tracks:

1. Show Me A Sign
2. Dont Let Go
3. All Messed Up
4. Promise Keeper
5. Goodbye To You
6. How Does It Feel
7. Had Enough Of You
8. Never Walk Away
9. Nothing Left At All
10. Reality Show
11. Killing With Kindness

Customer Reviews:

Overall, it's boring, but shines in a few spots........2006-01-29

The first song I ever heard from this album was "Show Me A Sign." I liked it, and I decided to go ahead and grab this CD.

The first track, Show Me A Sign is a great starter--but it doesn't get much better than that. Standout tracks on this CD include Show Me A Sign, How Does It Feel, Had Enough Of You, and Reality Show.

Other than those, the rest seem like fillers to me, and they don't have any interesting quality. Some of them even sound a bit country-ish to me and that just doesn't seem to fit well. Overall, it's boring, but it stands out and grabs you in a few spots!

For the record, I have never heard "Coming Of Age" except for one track from it and I didn't like it too well (the song was "Brother"). It's good to see them get away from the ever-so-common heavy stuff, but they could have done a lot better on this album.

"Beautiful Disorder" is great!.......2005-11-05

"Beautiful Disorder" is great! Breaking Point is a great band!

Track Listing:
1. Show Me A Sign
2. Don't Let Go
3. All Messed Up
4. Promise Keeper
5. Goodbye To You
6. How Does It Feel
7. Had Enough Of You
8. Never Walk Away
9. Nothing Left At All
10. Reality Show
11. Killing With Kindness

Shines in spots, but an overall disappointment.......2005-11-03

Let me say from the get go that I am not the type of person who wants a band to follow up a stellar debut with a carbon copy of a sophomore effort. I believe change is good, and melody can be good. However, this is not the case with Breaking Point's "Beautiful Disorder." They had an outstanding debut with "Coming of Age" that fused melody with lots of heaviness in a truly great way, but they just fall a little short on this album.

I really did not even realize this album had come out until I saw it in a store one day, and I immediately picked it up just because I had been awaiting a follow-up to CoA for quite some time. The label said "Show Me a Sign" was the lead single, but not having heard anything at all off this album, I came in completely blind. Let me just go ahead and say that "Show Me a Sign" is not one of the better songs on this album. It's not inspiring in the least sense, either through melody or heaviness. It just seems a little too written for radio, and it lacks the energy that some of the other songs on this album possess.

But, other than that, I will go ahead and cover the positives on this album. The highlight of this album is definitely the third track, "All Messed Up." Here is my proof that I am not looking for CoA 2; this song is unquestionably the most melodic Breaking Point has gotten over their two albums, and they do it perfection here. Other tracks which I would consider to be standouts would be "Reality Show," which is yet another example of BP getting the melody down very well, though not in the acoustic-ish sense of "All Messed Up," as well as "Never Walk Away," which I would say is the best blend of heaviness to melody on the whole album. The verse has got a nice degree of heaviness to it, then the melodic chorus kicks in, and it all works beautifully. "Promise Keeper" isn't bad either, and "Don't Let Go" is pretty good as well.

Now, my beef with this album. I'm not going to lie; I miss the heaviness of CoA. I like the melody on this album, until it gets to the point where it is overdone, which definitely does happen. The melody is good in small doses, but it just gets to be too much. Granted, the band does make an attempt to get heavy on "Had Enough of You," but it just comes across as a really cliche heavy riff and actually rather cheesy lyrics. That can be said for a lot of these lyrics though. To a degree, they are sincere, and it's obvious they weren't going for Shakespeare here, yet at the same time it seems as though they could have tried a little harder. Even the track which I think is the best, "All Messed Up," has slightly cheesy lyrics at times, but, what can I say, I love that song.

If you're just discovering Breaking Point, definitely pick up "Coming of Age" first. If you're a tried and true Breaking Point fan who just happened to miss out on this album, hey, you might as well check it out, just keep an open mind. If you're a casual fan, though, who got into them for "One of a Kind" and "Coming of Age" or "27," you want to sample this one before purchasing it, because the heaviness that made those songs is great is gone. But hey, I only spent $10 on it, and the songs I really, really liked were worth that much, so it wasn't a total disappointment.

(They are) Coming of Age.......2005-10-15

This disorder is truly beautiful... One of the greatest CD's released in 2005! Ihad never heard of BP when I picked them up some time back this year and I was taken by the sound. In fact I was taken as far to say that I searched Amazon for this band to see if they had any other previous releases and to my appeasement they did. I ordered it and they sounded as great in '01 as they do in '05. Now when I bought these CD's they had absolutely no airplay (why was beyond me), their sound was similar to that which dominates radio and they are signed to a great rock label. However, they have garnered enough attention that the station program directors can no longer deny them a spot. What makes them so special is they have mastered a sound that their successors have stolen without giving proper credit... the incorporating of nü-metal with a twist of emo. If you like Crossfade, Acceptance, Hawthorne Heights or the likes of bands like them, you'll love this CD. No you'll love this band. Buy their CD and testify how accurate I am in my testimony.

One of the best rock albums to date (in 05').......2005-09-11

Breaking point's "offical" debut "Beautiful diaster" is one of the most entertaining modern rock debut's I've heard in a while. It's not overly emotional, nor does it rely on trendy cliched tempo changes or harsh screaming. It is what it is, straight-forward rock with a hook-heavy sound. Perhaps the strongest aspect of "bp" is their lead vocalist, who's well-pitched, melodic vocals pace well through the music. breaking point doesn't stick to just one style either. some of their songs are slow and thoughtful, others harder but acessible, and some even fly at a post-punk pace. With each track coming in between 3-4 minutes, nothing ever gets boring or hard to sit through, and unlike so many others records where you have to skip track's, "beautiful disorder" is good song for song. As another reviewer has already stated, this band should be HUGE! They've got my vote, thats for damn sure. BUY TODAY!

Average customer rating: consider getting this Brake for "Breaking Point"

Breaking Point! Freddie Hubbard Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Goin' Up Blue Spirits Ready for Freddie Open Sesame Here to Stay ASIN: B0002A2VMI Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

1. Breaking Point
2. Far Away
3. Blue Frenzy
4. D Minor
5. Mirrors
6. Blue Frenzy 45
7. Mirrors 45

Album Description

Breaking Point was the debut of Freddie Hubbard's first working group after leaving the Jazz Messengers. The quintet is highlighted by the searing alto sax and rich flute of James Spaulding and powerful, musical drumming of Joe Chambers, who also composed "Mirrors". The music stretches the limits of hard bop with innovative, cutting edge compositions and solos. Added to the original album are two alternate takes, originally issued on a 45 single.

FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; JAMES SPAULDING, alto sax, flute; RONNIE MATHEWS, piano; EDDIE KHAN, bass; JOE CHAMBERS, drums

Customer Reviews:

consider getting this.......2004-12-03

All I need to say is it deserves a 5 star average. And if your a Hub fan you should consider getting this. Really.

Brake for "Breaking Point".......2004-06-30

After a brief absence in the Blue Note catalog, it is wonderful to see Freddie Hubbard's "Breaking Point" reissued via the RVG series. Though I have to confess, it would have been nicer so see rarer OOP titles like "Here to Stay" or "Blue Spirits" back in print instead. In fact, "Breaking Point" is the studio album Freddie made in between those two aforementioned titles. This May 7, 1964 session features Hub on trumpet, James Spaulding on alto sax and flute, Ronnie Matthews on piano, Eddie Kahn on bass and Joe Chambers on drums. The four Hubbard original compositions show the trumpeter moving away from his straightforward Messenger grooves to more of an avant-garde/free form style. With that being said, the album's wildest track is the Chambers-penned "Mirrors." The drummer (BTW, making his Blue Note debut here) was an amazing writer and IMO should have been given his own Blue Note session as a leader, though many will argue the second-half of Bobby Hutcherson's "Components" is basically just that. Finally, the disc's two alternate takes are shorter versions of "Blue Frenzy" and "Mirrors," which were paired for 45 single release back in the day. While not Freddie Hubbard's finest session, "Breaking Point" is certainly worth braking for.

Average customer rating: Finally, another album An excellent folow up. Great but More Dancy Than Metropol a revolution that will neverstop burning your beatbox This is what sold me...

Breaking Point Lunatic Calm Manufacturer: City of Angels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Metropol Metropol ASIN: B00005UK0P Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

1. Beatbox Burning
2. Sound Of The Revolution
3. Borderliners
4. Neverstop
5. I Go Wild
6. Yourfuture
7. Yesterday
8. Shockwave
9. Liberation Radio
10. Nobody
11. Resurrection City
12. Revolution Rewind

Customer Reviews:

Finally, another album.......2003-05-10

Lunatic Calm creates another Electronic CD that doesn't fit the mold. They continue to fuse different music styles together to create a more Alternative /Electronic sound, and on this album, more ambient type tracks. The 1st album has more "Grit" & "Edge" - and that's what I like about LC. This album is good - just lighter. Mb

An excellent folow up........2003-04-06

Lunatic Calm has always been an excellent band. I had been looking forward to some new material from them for quite some time now. This new album does not dissapoint. It's got that same great downtempo style from their first works except a lot of the songs are now more mellow and relaxed.

Beatbox Burning and Shockwave are the two hardest track on the album and will undoubtedly be favorites of fans of the original album. The rest of the tracks are a very different yet very familiar at the same time. Think of it as an evolutionary step for the band. My favorite track is 'I Go Wild', it didn't get to me at first but sort of grows on you. Has a very nice ambient feel to it.

This CD is great, if you're already familiar with this band and liked Metropol you'll love this. If you haven't heeard of Lunatic calm before give it a whirl. This is some great techno/industrial music that you can listen to over and over again.

Great but More Dancy Than Metropol.......2003-01-30

This album is much less dark than metropol but still dark. Shackleton is quite unique with his vocals. Unlike most singers these days, he doesn't scream or strain his voice. but anyway, Here is a track by track review for this CD:

1. Beatbox Burning- Hard driving dance song with great drums - 9/10
2. Sound of the Revolution- Quite cheerful medium tempo song with great chorus- 9.5/10
3. Borderliners- Slow song with a very airy feel and great bass- 8.5/10
4. Neverstop- Very similar to Beatbox Burning. Very anthemic- 9.5/10
5. I go wild- Slow song. not bad- 9/10
6. Your Future- Slow song with nice strings and piano mixed with synths and drums- 8/10
7. Yesterday- Beautiful short ambient song- 8.5/10
8. Shockwave- Certainly a shock after Yesterday. Realy cool acid synths, bass and guitar. Hard fast song- 9.75/10
9. Liberation Radio- Best decsribed as funky, lots of bass- 9/10
10. Nobody- Another very beautiful slow song with great strings- 9.75/10

11. Resurrection City- Sounds a bit like Neverstop, Hard, very fast, long too- 9.5/10
12. Revolution Rewind- WOW! AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR! slow version of track 2 with more dark atmosphere- 9.75/10

This is a pretty good CD. The kind of CD you drive down the road with the bass up really loud.
Best song- Nobody
Runners up-Neverstop, Revolution Rewind, Resurection City, Shockwave, Yesterday, Beatbox Burning
Total Score-9.5/10

a revolution that will neverstop burning your beatbox.......2002-12-28

this Cd is great I think it is better that metropol. there are more fast songs and cool words (no bad words) my favorite songs are beatbox burning sound of the revolution neverstop i go wild and shockwave.this is worth the money they are all a bit fast but there are really fast ones and the rest are about the same. get it if you have metropol and if you like breakbeat and techno music. great cd. well bye and buy this cd.

This is what sold me..........2002-02-09

I read this review on Virginmega.com (http://www.virginmega.com/default.asp?aid=7D0)
and it sold me on the album. It's well worth the money. "Breaking Point is a tremendous album with countless musical and emotional layers that any self-respecting music lover will relate to, especially those with an appreciation for intricate production that embraces live playing and beats from genres of jazz and rock."--From Kim Taylor's review

Average customer rating: How about some Hardcore??? sub par IT'S F**KIN' CRAZY 'DADDY'! This tape leaves you wanting more. M.O.P IS THE HARDEST RAP GROUP EVER!!!

M.O.P Presents Marxmen Cinema Marxmen Manufacturer: Breaking Point ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: St. Marxmen Ghetto warfare Mash Out Posse 10 Years and Gunnin' To the Death ASIN: B0002ERXE0 Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Money Got Lost
3. Tef Money
4. Bloody Murdah
5. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
6. Get Down
7. Easy
8. Game's Been Fixed
9. Marxmen
10. Nine and Two Clips
11. Western Beef
12. My Hood
13. All of the Above
14. Story of My Life
15. Nigggaaahhh
16. Beats by Fizroy

Tracks:

1. Premier Intro [*]
2. Brooklyn Military [*]
3. Half and Half [*]
4. Hilltop Flava [*]
5. Downtown Swinga [*]
6. Rugged Neva Smooth [*]
7. Cold World [*]
8. Life [*]
9. Victim of the Ghetto [*]
10. Guns and Roses [*]
11. Watch Out [*]
12. Got to Go [*]
13. What the F... [*]
14. G-Boy Stance [*]
15. F... M.O. P [*]

Customer Reviews:

How about some Hardcore???.......2004-12-09

Double Cd. Both cd's are banging. Disc one has the up to date music and the boys go off...They take small shots at Rocafella records and for a mixtape most of the songs have original beats. This is not a throw together mixtape it is the truth..

Disc two is a good addition to your hip-hop collection..It has rare and unreleased material on it. It has a couple songs on there that should have been on that 10 yrs. and gunnin' cd. Premier did most of the trks so u know it's hot...This will make you really want that new M.O.P. whenever it drops...Hotep!!!

sub par.......2004-09-17

Little to like on the first CD. A few decent tracks on the 2nd CD. MOP has so much talent, they only need some decent production to really shine. You just don't see that here. I got 2 CD's for the price of one but I still don't feel I got my money's worth. A shame.

IT'S F**KIN' CRAZY 'DADDY'!.......2004-07-30

THIS ALBUM IS THAT FIRE FROM BEGINNING TO END, ANY NI**A AIN'T FEELING IT NEED TO BE FOUND BY CADAVER DOGS! HOLLA!

This tape leaves you wanting more........2004-07-26

This mixtape has its hot moments, but in general M.O.P.'s verses are short even though they are good. Some times they rhyme on a nice beat but they only have one verse then the track plays out. There aren't enough verses. Some of the songs are not up to M.O.P. standard but since its a mixtape I just enjoy having something to listen to until Ghetto Warfare. When they first dropped Warriorz I had that in my player for like 2 months straight. That album was M.O.P. at their best. I want that kind of heat on Ghetto Warfare. There are small hints of that heat on Marxmen Cinema but don't expect too much its only a mixtape.

M.O.P IS THE HARDEST RAP GROUP EVER!!!.......2004-07-14

IF YOU ARE FIENDING FOR M.O.P TO DROP THIER "GHETTO WARFARE" ALBUM,THIS MIXTAPE WILL MAKE YOU FIEND EVEN MORE.EVERY TRACK,AND LYRIC LAID DOWN IS STAIGHT FIRE."LITTLE FAME" SOUNDS SO ANGRY YOU CAN FEEL HIS RAGE.THE HIGH LIGHT FOR ME WAS WHEN THEY DISSED ROCKAFELL,AND NEWYORKS HOT97 RADIO.ROCKAFELLA IS THE LABEL THAT IS PUTTING THIER ALBUM OUT-DAMN!M.O.P NOT ALLOWING THE SUPER COMMERCIAL LABEL DICTATE WHAT COMES OUT OF THIER MOUTHS SPEAKS VOLUMES.NOW THAT'S REVOLUTIONARY!!!M.O.P THE HARDEST RAP GROUP EVER!!!THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST RAP GROUP TO DROP A ROCK ALBUM.

Average customer rating: AMAZING!!!

Breaking Point The Coalition Manufacturer: Fight Fire With Fire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009Z4P7 Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

1. Out Of Words
2. Sick Of You
3. Can't Forget
4. Moving On
5. My Point
6. Take
7. Breaking Point
8. You'll Never Know
9. Everyday
10. Waste Of Time
11. Powertrip
12. Thanks For Nothing

Product Description

1. Out of Words
2. Sick of You
3. Can't Forget
4. Moving On
5. My Point
6. Take
7. Breaking Point
8. You'll Never Know
9. Everyday
10. Waste of Time
11. Powertrip
12. Thanks For Nothing

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

AMAZING!!!.......2004-06-29

This cd is effin great. It is hard, fast, and has great vocals. Defintely for fans of TERROR, HATEBREED, and NO WARNING!

Average customer rating: Furious - Breaking Point

Breaking Point Furious Manufacturer: Devine Ent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hello World ASIN: B000BDH5TU Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

1. Intro: "Breaking Point"
2. One Shot
3. Take You Down - E-40, , Furious,
4. Interlude
5. Out of My Mind
6. Don't Stop - Furious,
7. We Rock More - Furious, The Game
8. Where Do I Go
9. That's the Business
10. History
11. We Make the Club Go
12. Straight Up
13. Go
14. I'm That Type
15. Round da World - Furious, San Quinn
16. Survive
17. Rising Son - Furious, Seanie T.
18. Blood in and Out - Blu Chip, Furious
19. Remember - Furious, , Planet Asia

Customer Reviews:

Furious - Breaking Point .......2005-12-15

Furious album "Breaking Point" (2005) dropped last month. This Bay Area artist is still virtually unknown to the commercial Rap scene, this is his 4th album. After a brief intro Furious gets things started with "One Shot", showing his hunger to make it. E-40 and Stres of The Federation drop in for the bouncy "Take You Down", then Furious talks to an ex on "Out Of My Mind". The Game makes an appearance on the lackluster "We Rock More". Furious gets introspective on "Where Do I Go", then delivers some "History" taking it from the 70's back. A number of average tracks follow, then San Quinn and Furious collab for the laidback "Round Da World". Furious goes deeper on "Survive", then collabs with Blue Chip for "Blood In Blood Out" a track dedicated to his boys. My favourite track is the closer "Remember" feat. Planet Asia & Ghazi, a throwback type track, where Furious talks about his birth, and growing up. This seems like one of those sleeper albums that no even takes the time to review. Its a decent release, personally I find the club tracks repetitive, and some of the production bland. Overall I give "Breaking Point" a passing grade. 2.5.

Average customer rating: Thrash/ speed metal with no complaints!!!! Bring the heresy!

Breaking Point Heretic Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kin World Won't Miss You Reverend Live Endless War Annihilation Principle ASIN: B00008EUAL Release Date: 1990-10-25

Customer Reviews:

Thrash/ speed metal with no complaints!!!!.......2006-06-01

Mike Howe was an incredible vocalist, sure is one of the best back in the day. Heretic was not too popular, but their music is aggresive, with great solos and fast drumming with some double bass. In my opinion, this is their best album, better than "Torture knows no boundary".

Bring the heresy!.......2005-03-19

mike howe has an amazing voice and brian korban is a guitar god!
you can also hear howe on metal churches "human factor", "hanging in the balance", and "blessing in disguise", while korban can be heard in (ironically) reverend, the solo band of david wayne, the guy mike howe replaced in metal church!

Dance Music:

1. Check 1 2 [Import]
2. Classic Composure [Explicit Lyrics]
3. Code of Loyalty
4. Crossing State Lines: Chopped and Screwed, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]
5. Crunk Hits [Clean]
6. Crunk Hits [Explicit Lyrics]
7. Eternal E [Explicit Lyrics] [Original recording remastered]
8. Feeding Einstein [Explicit Lyrics]
9. From Tha Ghetto 2 Da Cross
10. From the Ghetto [Explicit Lyrics]

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Faraway Faster

Rachmaninov: The Rock, Op. 7; Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.44 (recorded 1991)

Music for Everybody

George Olsen & His Music 1925-1926, Vol. 2

Metamorphosis [Import]

My Vinyl Weighs a Ton

Mail Myself to You

Maazel: Music For Violin, Violoncello and Flute

No Bomb Is Smart

Odyssey

Jive Formation Please [Import]

Monkey Zero [Explicit Lyrics]

Legion of Boom [Import]

More Blues Rockin'

One Night Stand: Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963