World of Illusions

1. Intro

2. Diary of a Hustler

3. Trixter

4. Everything

5. Who Am I

6. Crunkadellic

7. Make Them Bones

8. World of Illusions

9. Who's Tha One

10. Family Tree

11. Ozone

12. Arsenal [Remix] - Shadowyze,

13. Enter the Circle

14. Obonee - Alex Alvarez, Shadowyze

15. Lost You

16. Let the World Gather Round

World of Illusions,Shadowyze,Back Bone,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop

Average customer rating: One of my favorite all time albums Come on Sergio, Where is the rest of the group?

Crystal Illusions Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ye-Me-Le Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Equinox Fool on the Hill Look Around ASIN: B000HEV82S Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

1. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
2. Viola
3. Song Of No Regrets
4. Salt Sea
5. Empty Faces
6. Pretty World
7. Dois Dias
8. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
9. Crystal Illusions (Memorias De Marta Sare)

Customer Reviews:

One of my favorite all time albums.......2007-04-06

I have always enjoyed this recording. The orchestrations by Dave Grusin are fantastic and shows why he was in demand for movie and television scores. The song selection is very eclectic from easy tempo to fast tempo, from soft to dramatic. The selections "Dock Of The Bay" and "Pretty World" got the most airplay as singles but one could sometimes hear "Crystal Illusions" in it's entirety on AM radio. "Viola" is a beautiful tune with a romantic flair. It contains a lot of basic percussion and guitar and Grusin's arrangement fits it beautifully. "Dois Dias" harkens back to "Roda" from "Look Around" with it's fast tempo. "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" might have been a good choice for a single with it's uptempo beat but it languished as an album cut. "Song Of No Regrets" and the title cut both have a very dramatic flair to them and, along with "Salt Sea" and "Empty Faces," have lyrics by Lani Hall. Lani was writing lyrics starting with the album "Look Around." Lani continued writing lyrics for some of the Brazillian writers but more appeared on this album that any of the other Brasil'66 recordings.Even though "Dock Of The Bay" and "Pretty World" got a tremendous amount of airplay in 1969, both failed to chart into the Top 40. The latter is my favorite selection from the album. It combines the key elements of all the member's instrumentation and Grusin's backing arrangements. I still have the LP record of this and now that it is on CD, my Brasil '66 collection,with the exception of "Stillness" is complete. This is a good solid purchase.

Come on Sergio, Where is the rest of the group?.......2007-01-17

First of all, this album consists of excellent songs with beautiful arrangements. Unfortunately, it is not what is is purported to be. This is supposed to be an album by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66. For the most part, it is not. What it is instead is an album of solos by Lani Hall with orchestra backings. There are only 2 songs on the whole album that sound like Brasil '66. They are "Dock of the Bay" and "Pretty World", which were previously released as singles. With the possible exception of "You Stepped Out of a Dream", I cannot hear Karen Phillip on any of the other songs. If she or any of the other group members were included in these recordings, they are hopelessly buried under all the orchestrations. I am not saying that Lani Hall wasn't a good singer, but I do think she was pretty much a glory hog. I remember hearing her being interviewed on the radio sometime in the mid-70's. The interviewer asked her what it was like blending her sound with the rest of the group. She replied in no uncertain terms that she was the "Lead Singer" and she didn't blend with the group, the group blended with her.

This album reminds me of a lot of mid to late 60's albums where people thought they were getting recordings by their favorite groups when they were really getting the lead singer with studio musicians.

If you are looking for a Lani Hall solo album, this will do nicely. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a real Brasil '66 album, pass this by and go for "Herb Alpert Presents", "Equinox" or "Pais Tropical".

Average customer rating: Where's the DVD Great Material, branching out from Kurt Weill Such Lovely Illusions Ute's Magical Illusions Beautiful Ute

Illusions Ute Lemper Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: But One Day... Sings Kurt Weill, Vol. 2 Blood & Feathers: Live from the Café Carlyle All That Jazz: The Best Of Ute Lemper Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill ASIN: B00000421A Release Date: 1992-11-02

Tracks:

1. Want To Buy Some Illusions
2. Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola - They Call Me Naughty Lola
3. Les Feuilles Mortes
4. Padam
5. Elle Frentait la rue Pigalle
6. Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt - Falling In Love Again
7. Black Market
8. T'es Beau, Tu Sais
9. Jonny, Wenn du Geburtstag Hast
10. L'Accordiste
11. Round Midnight
12. La Vie en Rose
13. Non, Je ne Regrette Rien
14. Want to Buy Some Illusions

Customer Reviews:

Where's the DVD.......2006-02-19

I've seen the live performance film that followed this album; it was released on Laser Disc. It's pretty stunning if you're a Lemper fan. Let's hope that the owners see fit to issue it on DVD

Great Material, branching out from Kurt Weill.......2005-10-02

`Illusions' and `City of Strangers', albums primarily of vocals by Ute Lemper, were released in 1992 and 1995 respectively, interspersed with her releasing the last of her major albums of Kurt Weill material in 1993. `Illusions' and `City of Strangers' are both a mix of songs in German, French, and English. Of the two, `Illusions' is the more coherent, but that difference is small. Very much like The Doors first two albums, these two are both cut from a single cloth and with some material are precursors of Ms. Lemper's really excellent `Berlin Cararet Songs' done in both full English and German versions in 1997. For example, several songs on these two albums were written by Friedrich Hollaender who is featured on the `Berlin...' albums.

For those readers who are not familiar with Ute Lemper's repertoire, these two albums, along with the first `Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill' may be the best introduction to her style of performance. I have yet to hear one of her albums which I did not like; however, I suggest you stay away from her `Best of' album and her `Life is a Cabaret' album. The latter is a takeoff on Lisa Minelli's style and material and while I can listen to it with pleasure, it does not represent Ms. Lemper's best interpretations. If your taste in female vocalists includes Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich, and Barbra Streisand, especially for her dramatic and unusual interpretations of some songs, I suspect you will really like these recordings. If you are more fond of jazz vocalists along the lines of Blossom Deary and Billy Holliday, or like traditional Broadway performances as done by Betty Buckley, these may be just a bit too heavily laden with European `Weltshmertz'. Also, if you have no strong tastes in popular female vocalists, I strongly suggest you give these recordings a try. I also suggest that Ms. Lemper even does a better job with these tunes than you may find from a classically trained singer such as Anne Sophie von Otter, who is just a bit too sweet for this peppery material.

For readers who are were attracted to Ms. Lemper by the album, `Punishing Kiss', I strongly recommend these albums even over her Weill material.

Overall, if there is a better vocalist doing European ballads and musical stage numbers, I am not familiar with them. As a long time fan of Barbra Streisand who has found her material a bit flat lately, I am immensely happy to have Ms. Lemper to listen to, and always look forward to her latest material. I just with she would perform more on our shores.

Very highly recommended.

Such Lovely Illusions.......2004-11-13

Ute Lemper has mastered the thematic/concept albums. All the songs on this album are linked thematically and the album is much more than simply a tribute album to Dietrich and Piaf. The songs harken back to a time, a place that is no longer and Ms. Lemper dramatically transforms these songs, indeed, relics, themselves, from the past to the modern ear. And the magestic voice of Ute Lemper captures the listener and propels the listener to her own world of drama, the story. One of the most beautiful songs you may ever hear is

Ute's Magical Illusions.......2004-06-28

I first became aware of German cabaret singer/actress Ute Lemper when she was a guest performer at Roger Waters' Berlin Wall performance of the Pink Floyd epic, "The Wall," back in 1990. Even though her participation was brief, I was nonetheless struck by her lovely, powerful singing voice, her commanding stage presence, and her goddess-like beauty. And I've been a huge fan ever since. Her 1992 album, "Illusions," is one of Ute's best. Throwing herself into the songs of Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, Ute makes each song her own. One of the amazing things about Ute is that she doesn't just sing a song, she *performs* it, completely getting into character and giving the listener a totally theatrical experience. Listen to how she delivers such classic Dietrich/Piaf numbers like "They Call Me Naughty Lola," "Padam," "Black Market," "Jonny, Wenn Du Geburtstag Hast" and "L'Accordeoniste." Simply outstanding. And her voice can also make you melt---and I mean MELT--- on such beautiful ballads as "Want To Buy Some Illusions" and "Falling In Love Again." Ute Lemper is simply one of the most fantastic singers and performers in the world today, a truly talented lady, and "Illusions" is easily one of her very best releases. So pick it up, and let the one-and-only Ute Lemper entrance you with her vocal magic.

Beautiful Ute.......2002-07-21

Tackling the repertory of Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich is a daunting task for any singer, but Ute Lemper is not the type of artist who shies away from a musical challenge. Her impressively varied body of work and her consistent level of excellency are unique among contemporary recording artists. Lemper's ability to change so completely from song to song never ceases to amaze me, and Illusions gives her the chance to display all her flair and ability for creating characters rather than just singing songs.

The poignant Want to Buy Some Illusions?, the melancholy and sweet La Vie en Rose, the operatic Black Market, the sultry Johnny and the epic Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis Fuss/Falling in Love Again are just a few highlights of what you'll find in this wonderfully diverse CD. Illusions is not just another collection of standards sung by a talented performer. Ute Lemper and arranger/conductor Bruno Fontaine reinvent each song and make it their own, and in doing so they create one of the most beautiful CD's released in the 1990's.

Average customer rating: GREAT LATIN JAZZ Good old Perera with O que será....

Passions, Illusions and Fantasies Roberto Perera Manufacturer: Heads Up ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Brazilian & Latin Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Seduction Dreams & Desires Harp and Soul Sensual Erotica ASIN: B000004AYU Release Date: 1996-02-15

Tracks:

1. Passions, Illusions & Fantasies
2. O Que Sera
3. Caricias
4. Untitled
5. The Love We Share
6. Ponteio
7. Caribbean Sunset
8. Preludio De P.A.S.
9. P.A.S.
10. Como Te Puedo Olividar?

Customer Reviews:

GREAT LATIN JAZZ.......2004-03-31

ROBERTO PERERA IS THE PARAGUAYAN HARPIST WHO REACHED HIS HIGHEST POINT IN THIS RECORDING, HE MIXES NEW AGE, JAZZ AND OTHER COMPONENTS MAKIN A UNIQUE LATIN JAZZ EXPERIECE. GOOD.

Good old Perera with O que será...........2001-08-24

Roberto Perera, one of the most important uruguayan musicians explores new combinations of the folk harp with contemporary sounds. He makes an inusual effort to conquer tropical sounds of the caribean withg his paraguayan harp and he makes it so good that rocks our perception of our great latin thing. In this production he plays Passions, Illusions & Fantasies, O Qué Sera, Chico Buarque's classic, Caricias, The Love We Share, Caribbean Sunset, and other likely melodies. It is not one ofe his greates, but it worth a look and a listen to know much more of Perera's work.

Average customer rating: Mystical Journey of the Elfin Squares

Illusions Arwen Manufacturer: King ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006SLDWK Release Date: 2005-02-07

Tracks:

1. Into The
2. Illusions
3. Riding Alone
4. Dance Of Souls
5. Infinity
6. Keltia
7. Fantasy Or Reality
8. No More Tears
9. By My Own Sight
10. One Reason To Live
11. Lullaby
12. Somewhere In The Past
13. Touch The Sky
14. Riding Alone (Different Vocal Version)

Album Description

Japanese pressing of the progressive metal act's 2004 album includes one bonus track 'Riding Alone' (Different Vocal Version). King. 2005.

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

Mystical Journey of the Elfin Squares.......2006-05-31

European progressive metalheads have come up with some surprising advancements in musicianship and songwriting, but that scene has also unleashed some staggering mediocrity. For example, Spain's Arwen. I feel bad giving this album such a harsh review, because Arwen seem to have some passion and likeability, but you could almost feel guilty about their colossal ineptitude. Arwen has eight members (they might be the only metal group on Earth with two fulltime keyboardists), and their music sounds like it was created by a committee rather than a passionate band. There may not be much of a metal scene in Spain, and unlike the trendsetters and innovators to their north, Arwen sound isolated and left behind. They're a good two decades behind in metal hipness, but instead of oozing retro cool, Arwen are bloated with outdated squareness.

This album's attempted progressions are merely imitations of what actual progressive bands were doing long ago. Really long ago. The major problem is the very prevalent keyboards, which try to sound advanced but actually sound borrowed from 80s arena rock, and even the lamest 70s art rock of Kansas or Styx. The other musicians occasionally get some good riffs going, like in "Dance of Souls" or "Infinity," only to get swept aside by treacly keyboards and histrionic vocals. One member of the band who provides a little personality is femme singer Mamen Castano, who handles about half the lead vocals. Mamen has some real power and potential for excitement, but very little subtlety or variety, and she appears to be attempting a bad impression of Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil. Meanwhile, like most of the European metal bands, Arwen sing in English. I've never thought this was necessary, because people can usually express themselves better in their native tongue. Arwen embody the worst of this trend too, with lyrics that reach impossible heights of cliche, not to mention poor translation, such as "I don't know how I can scape" or "misterious [sic] signs that time can't erase," among a continuous parade of lyrical lameness. Just take a look at the cliched song titles, then up the cliches by several orders of magnitude, and you're only beginning to imagine what Arwen have to offer, lyrically and musically. [~doomsdayer520~]

Average customer rating:

Crystal Illusions Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Manufacturer: Universal Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000GUK662 Release Date: 2006-09-25

Tracks:

1. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
2. Viola
3. Song of No Regrets
4. Salt Sea
5. Empty Faces
6. Pretty World
7. Dois Dias
8. You Stepped out of a Dream
9. Crystal Illusions (Memorias de Marta Sare)

Album Description

Exclusive Japanese CD pressing of this 1969 album comes house in a miniature LP sleeve. A&M. 2006.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Average customer rating:

This World Circle of Illusions Manufacturer: Surf Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000004B1U Release Date: 1997-02-04

Tracks:

1. This World
2. Wish I Could See
3. Flow
4. Lost Thought
5. Without Time
6. Numb
7. Seed
8. Patch
9. Will I Live Tomorrow
10. Insane
11. Comatosed
12. [Silence]
13. [Silence]
14. [Silence]
15. [Silence]
16. [Silence]
17. [Silence]
18. [Silence]
19. [Silence]
20. [Silence]
21. [Silence]
22. [Silence]
23. [Silence]
24. [Silence]
25. [Silence]
26. [Silence]
27. [Silence]
28. [Silence]
29. [Silence]
30. [Silence]
31. [Silence]
32. [Silence]

Average customer rating:

Songs and Night Scenes Liptak , and Baker Manufacturer: Gasparo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003XXH Release Date: 1993-09-11

Tracks:

1. Seven Songs: The Jewel - William Sharp/Anton Nel
2. Seven Songs: Twilights - William Sharp/Anton Nel
3. Seven Songs: Beginning - William Sharp/Anton Nel
4. Seven Songs: Two Hangovers: Number One - William Sharp/Anton Nel
5. Seven Songs: Two Hangovers: Number Two: I Try To Waken And Greet The World Once More - William Sharp/Anton Nel
6. Seven Songs: Milkweed - William Sharp/Anton Nel
7. Seven Songs: Spring Images - William Sharp/Anton Nel
8. Seven Songs: A Dream Of Burial - William Sharp/Anton Nel
9. Illusions: Spinoff - David Herman/Anton Nel
10. Illusions: Dialogue - David Herman/Anton Nel
11. Illusions: Mirrors - David Herman/Anton Nel
12. Illusions: Monoloque - David Herman/Anton Nel
13. Vier Nachtszenen: I - Ruth Inglefield
14. Vier Nachtszenen: II - Ruth Inglefield
15. Vier Nachtszenen: III - Ruth Inglefield
16. Vier Nachtszenen: IV - Ruth Inglefield
17. Omaggi E Fant: Fant I - Micheal Cameron/David Liptak
18. Omaggi E Fant: Omaggio I - Micheal Cameron/David Liptak
19. Omaggi E Fant: Fant II - Micheal Cameron/David Liptak
20. Omaggi E Fant: Omaggio II - Micheal Cameron/David Liptak
21. Omaggi E Fant: Fant III - Micheal Cameron/David Liptak
22. Omaggi E Fant: Omaggio III - Micheal Cameron/David Liptak
23. Omaggi E Fant: Fant IV (Omaggio IV) - Micheal Cameron/David Liptak

Average customer rating:

Lost Illusions World Provider Manufacturer: Ta-Da ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000GG3PKK Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

1. Valentine (Featuring Feist)
2. Volunteers
3. C'est Comme Ca
4. Kennel District
5. Soft Rocks
6. Creativity Is Wonderful

Average customer rating:

Revocation - A World Of Illusions 1989-2001 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000638S6 Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

1. Apologie De L'Oubli - Lost Mix
2. The Sound Of Light - Bright Mix
3. Annapurna Observatory I
4. A L'Aube D'Un Nouveau Crscule
5. La Faute - H.I.T. Mix
6. Indian Whisper
7. Unis
8. LevDes Corps - Une MatinRadieuse
9. Smooth Stereo Epidemy - Excerpt
10. Spiritus Rex - Excerpt
11. Venus De Mille Eaux
12. Ammonites
13. Rupture
14. Medley: Collision Of Worlds/Narcophilia
15. Moonwalkers - Step Mix
16. Lanugo - Excerpt
17. First Green Vision Of Kha - Excerpt
18. Etreinte
19. Traum Durch Die Sendung - Excerpt
20. Lies
21. CDe Nuit
22. Desert Sea

Tracks:

1. Th Pour "Les Ombres"
2. Possession
3. Dvation 7
4. La Part Du Doute
5. Promiseland
6. Trlations
7. Irish Pie
8. Hymn 18
9. Chromacousie
10. 1/2 GT2
11. Salves
12. Intrusion Au Domaine
13. Le Langage Des Autres - Part Three
14. Cat's Run
15. Playing With The Goose
16. Larme Blanche
17. Strates
18. Anthem
19. C.O.R.
20. Dry Cry
21. The Link Cutters - Short Cut Link
22. Th Pour Abdaire

Album Description

LES NOUVELLES LECTURES COSMOPOLITES is the really prolific work of a solitary musician who explores different varied and innovating universes, from industrial chaos to neo-classicism in the style of Michael NYMAN. Sometimes, this music also evokes the style of Pascal COMELADE or gothic ambiences. His creativity is only matched by his diversity. Julien ASH doesn't fall in the trap of hermetic aestheticism or dry experiment and plays a kind of music with a pretty refined, elaborated and above all melodious neo-classical tendency which evokes the current works of Jean-Philippe GOUDE. The violin, the flute, the keyboards build often delicate, airy, picturesque, Debussy-like pieces with dreamy or nostalgic ambiences. A kind of present classical chamber music which possesses the past from the future. "Revocation - A World Of Illusions 1989-2001" is a beautiful double-compilation.

Average customer rating: Phat rhymes from the dirty south

World of Illusions Shadowyze Manufacturer: Back Bone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00007L9NM Release Date: 2003-01-14

Customer Reviews:

Phat rhymes from the dirty south.......2004-03-29

Shadowyze is an awesome rapper, and all his music has important messages. Unlike his other albums, which were solely about the oppression of native peoples, this album has a few songs that are about other things, such as the loss of a loved one and the ill effects of stealing. Excellant CD, definitely worth the purchase.

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7. Back to Back: MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice
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Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

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Late Night Classics

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Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 [Live] [Import]

Incredible

In My Hometown

Ives: Piano Sonatas

I'd Be with You

Jimmy Dorsey - Plays His Greatest Hits

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