Twin

Twin

Track Listings

1. Make U Feel Good
2. My House
3. Beyond Ectasy
4. Kickback & Unwind
5. Flava (Interlude)
6. Gotta Get With U
7. Give Me Ya Number
8. Love Storm (Interlude)
9. All I Need
10. Way That U Make Me Feel
11. Promise Me
12. Situation
13. In Your Eyes
14. Beyond Ecstasy [Cary's Groove Remix]

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Twin Peaks (TV Soundtrack)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Best Soundtrack EVER!!!
  • Eerie, Melancholy, and Riveting
  • Hypnotic!
  • A must have for Twin Peaks' fans!!
  • Atmospheric Smooth Jazz
Twin Peaks (TV Soundtrack)
Angelo Badalamenti
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000002LMM
Release Date: 1990-08-31

Tracks:

  1. Twin Peaks Theme
  2. Laura Palmer's Theme
  3. Audrey's Dance
  4. The Nightingale - Julee Cruise
  5. Freshly Squeezed
  6. The Bookhouse Boys
  7. Into The Night - Julee Cruise
  8. Night Life In Twin Peaks
  9. Dance Of The Dream Man
  10. Love Theme from Twin Peaks
  11. Falling - Julee Cruise

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best Soundtrack EVER!!!.......2007-06-02

I love anything by Angelo Badalementi. I bought this soundtrack in junior high. It was my first all instrumental album. I used to listen to it as I was falling asleep.

It's so eerie and melencholy. I LOVE it! All of the music from Twin Peaks was awesome!

5 out of 5 stars Eerie, Melancholy, and Riveting.......2007-04-02

If you were a fan of the series, this CD is surely for you, but even if you were not, the tracks on this CD are quite compelling.

5 out of 5 stars Hypnotic!.......2006-03-24

An amazing score to an amazing show. The music is a blend of 50's pop music, modern jazz and I don't know what else. It just works. Its quircky, fun, mysterious and melodic. Julie Cruise sounds like an angel. It is the perfect voice for this material. David Lynch lyrics are great. I love it!

5 out of 5 stars A must have for Twin Peaks' fans!!.......2006-02-25

This soundtrack is an interesting addition to any eccetic music collection, even if you are not a Twin Peaks' fanatic. David Lynch has incorporated an innovative and alternative soundtrack to his hit TV show. Fans will love the delicate yet erie sounds that are familiar to them from the show. Music lovers will enjoy the alternative jazz and blues-inspired tracks that are reminiscent of an evening lounge.

5 out of 5 stars Atmospheric Smooth Jazz .......2005-12-02

This soundtrack has it all- totally brings back the weirdness of the tv show but also stands on its own as this hip cool jazz soundtrack. The music is moody, and you can't help but sway to the beat. I esp like the track Freshly Squeezed- includes some great drum work.
Twin Cinema
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Pure Pop Perfection
  • It takes more time to appreciate this one
  • Not my cup of tea
  • So far above the fray it's almost unfair
  • New To The Indie World And Love This Recording
Twin Cinema
The New Pornographers
Manufacturer: Matador Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A2H880
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

  1. Twin Cinema
  2. The Bones of an Idol
  3. Use It
  4. The Bleeding Heart Show
  5. Jackie, Dressed in Cobras
  6. The Jessica Numbers
  7. These Are the Fables
  8. Sing Me Spanish Techno
  9. Falling Through Your Clothes
  10. Broken Breads
  11. Three or Four
  12. Star Bodies
  13. Streets of Fire
  14. Stacked Crooked

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Imagine a loose consortium of musicians who combine the lilting melodies of the Zombies with the driving hooks of the Kinks. Sure, it's what all the kids are doing these days, but Vancouver's New Pornographers are one of the few--along with the Shins--to get the balance right. Their third full-length offers more of the same smart power-pop that made Mass Romantic and Electric Version instant classics, plus some surprising new moves. As singer/songwriter Carl Newman (The Slow Wonder) has noted, "You can't play ebow without sounding like Eno," and indeed, Brian Eno's sublime early recordings are evoked on this more introspective offering. There are also strong new vocalists joining Neko Case: Nora O'Connor (the Blacks) and Newman's piano-playing niece, Kathryn Calder. If there was a flaw with previous efforts, it was that the contributions of Dan Bejar (Destroyer), fine as they were, sounded somewhat out of place. Just as they're better integrated this time around, Twin Cinema offers every member of this insanely talented ensemble the chance to shine. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Album Description

The third album from Vancouver's pop maestros continues to feature Neko Case and Dan Bejar (Destroyer), as well as new vocalists Kathryn Calder and Nora O'Connor. These songs veer more toward the rocking and the personal than the sugar of earlier works. Chief singer/songwriter A.C. Newman has absorbed not just the mechanics of classic songwriting, but the heart, while indulging his admiration of demented current bands like Fiery Furnaces and Frog Eyes. Expect to hear influences from The Moody Blues, Tubeway Army, Wings, Eno, The Stranglers, 10cc, and other greats, all filtered through Newman's warped worldview.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pure Pop Perfection.......2007-07-13

Absolutely the best cd Ive heard in years for pure musical craftsmanship. The hooks are relentless and come at a blistering pace... initially they seem overdone and in-your-face, but after a few listens everything just clicks. I'll be the first to admit it took a couple listens to get into at first, but now this cd is like an addiction. I just have to listen, its no longer optional. The songs, and the album as a whole, just fit together perfectly. Its not often that I discover a cd thats so good that I feel compelled to write an online review (This is only my 2nd or 3rd Amazon review).

Neko Case is the icing on the cake, Im a huge fan of her solo work, and her contribution here makes the songs that much better. Do yourself a favor, pick up this cd and give it a few spins. Soon you wont be able to remove it from your cd player. And check out Neko Case's "Blacklisted" cd, the style is completely different from NP, but you'll be glad you did.

5 out of 5 stars It takes more time to appreciate this one.......2007-06-12

When I first got my hands on this hotly anticipated 3rd release from the NP's it didn't "hit" me like the first two. After a year of low rotation in my collection I'm now listening to it over headphones and it's just now striking me what a great disc this is. It's as good as their other discs and in a lot of ways even better. The Bleeding Heart Show is such a great tune. Don't give up on this one right away. Put it away for a month or two if you don't get it right away and then pull it back out on a rainy day and give it another try - you'll get it.

3 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea.......2007-05-29

I guess it all depends on the type of music you like. I was drawn to The New Pornographers through Neko Case, and sad to say was dissapointed by the band. Not that they aren't a supremely talented band, but the droning voice of A.C. Newman wears thin on me, as is the case with Colin Meloy of The Decembrists. In fact, the two bands sound a lot alike, but Meloy brings a deeper literary flavor to his music that makes the songs much more enjoyable to listen to, at least for me. I much prefer Neko Case in her own element, singing her reverb-heavy folk ballads with a voice hauntingly familiar to Patsy Cline.

5 out of 5 stars So far above the fray it's almost unfair.......2007-05-16

If CDs ever become extinct and scientists need to extract their DNA thousands of years from now to recreate them (a la Jurassic Park), "Twin Cinema," the perfect pop-rock concoction, had better be the disc they use. My question is, who says heavy electric guitars are mandatory to make the perfect rock record? The New Pornographers prove that several great singers, some piano, unique songwriting and a penchant for the perfect pop melodies from song to song will carry a band just fine. Of course, the lush, bountiful quality to these songs qualifies them as more than mere pop tunes. Calling these songs pop is doing them a disservice.

The opposite of stodgy would be upbeat, and that's what "Twin Cinema" is, even on the slower tunes, which have a tendancy to transform to livelier jingles by the end. The title track begins the CD like a blast of fresh-air power pop, a feature many of these songs share. Yet the New Pornographers seemed to create this album with the knowledge that people like to download songs that suit their individual tastes these days. Thus, there is a diverse feel to the record, almost as if more than one band was involved in making it. The album is fluent throughout, yet diverse and creative enough to keep you on your toes. "Twin Cinema" never feels dull, because the tunes take unique turns every step of the way. The snappy songs are enhanced by crisp production, quirky lyrics and superb drumming, which might get a little lost amid all the ultra-catchy sounds.

Neko Case has the best female vocals in rock. Such songs as "The Bones of an Idol" and "These are the Fables" are nothing less than elegantly beautiful. "Broken Breads" sounds like Syd Barrett (see The Madcap Laughs) performing a tune in 2005. The vibrating guitars on "Three of Four" is pure swank, reminiscent of a few songs on R.E.M.'s Monster from 1994. The chorus on "Star Bodies" has the lushest-ever vocals by Case (double-tracked), for a sound that is irresistable. Finally, "Stacked Crooked," the last song, has the defiant sound of redemption, looking forward with a sense of hope and positivity, despite the screw-ups of the past: "Stacked crooked all along but now I'm on my way."

Who knows where the New Pornographers will take it from here, but it's hard to imagine they will ever top the brilliance of this album.

5 out of 5 stars New To The Indie World And Love This Recording.......2007-03-29

I started surfing around on Amazon about 4 months ago and discovered this recording. To preface, I have a very diverse music background and like everything from Miles Davis to Led Zeppelin to Neil Young to the Minutemen to the Grateful Dead to the Sex Pistols, etc.

This recording is so unique that I've listened to at least parts of it almost daily since I bought it 2 months ago. Very diverse range of sound, great lyrics, and very well produced. I highly, highly recommend it.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Soundtrack)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Creepy just as I like it!
  • very hard to explain > captivating
  • Dreamy, Dark, Brilliant
  • Creepy cool.
  • Horror jazz
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Soundtrack)
Angelo Badalamenti
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B000002MF9
Release Date: 1992-08-11

Tracks:

  1. Theme from Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me
  2. The Pine Float
  3. Sycamore Trees - Jimmy Scott
  4. Don't Do Anything (I Wouldn't Do)
  5. A Real Indication - Thought Gang
  6. Questions In A World Of Blue - Julee Cruise
  7. The Pink Room - David Lynch
  8. The Black Dog Runs At Night - Thought Gang
  9. Best Friends - David Lynch/David Slusser
  10. Moving Through Time
  11. Montage from Twin Peaks: Girl Talk/Birds In Hell/Laura Palmer's Theme/Falling
  12. The Voice Of Love

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The music for Fire Walk with Me, David Lynch's brooding feature film follow-up to the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks, again uses the talents of Angelo Badalamenti to create a chilling backdrop to Lynch's dark psychosexual thriller. Film noir is once again the touchstone for this perfectly pitched score, and these 10 tracks stand repeated listening in their own right. This is in part due to the use of some top notch jazz players such as Buster Williams, Grady Tate, and Vinnie Bell, as well as vocalist Jimmy Scott's haunting delivery on "Sycamore Trees." Sax, vibes, upright bass, and percussion set a smoky atmosphere, and the eerie synthesizer and string arrangements augment the general spine-tingling melancholy and menace. Singer Julee Cruise also appears, lending angelic repression to "Questions in a World of Blue"; Lynch contributes compositions and percussion throughout this exercise in bleakness and love gone awry. --Derek Rath

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Creepy just as I like it!.......2006-10-19

I loved Twin Peaks when it was on television. I think I bought this and the television soundtrack because I loved the sound and the music so much. It is fitting that I write this before Halloween. Twin Peaks USA is a unique fictional town where the inhabitants are strange creatures themselves like the log lady among the others. Anyway, the sound here for the film is similar to the soundtrack. I like the sound and think it's appropriate for Halloween.

5 out of 5 stars very hard to explain > captivating.......2006-01-15

The music contained in this soundtrack as well as the soundtrack from the tv series is in a word "amazing" ... the theme song from the series soundtrack is on a level of it's own as far as "tranquil beauty" goes.... that is however... only until you are able to be absorbed by the hauntingly striking ballad > "questions in a world of blue" with Julee Cruz providing eerily soothing vocals...... when I heard a small part of that song when watching the dvd "Fire walk with me" ... I became almost hypnotized by the beauty of the ballad, knowing I had to have access to this soundtrack over and over again... tremendous movie ,,, wierd for sure ... in a unique way.... this soundtrack and the soundtrack from the series are must haves for anyone who likes music... and everyone who wishes to expand their horizons and in many cases surprise themselves... this music is unbelievable!

5 out of 5 stars Dreamy, Dark, Brilliant.......2005-12-21

Overwhelmingly moody. This is the best soundtrack since The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Had a bad day? Let Angelo's soothing sounds put you at peace.
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4 out of 5 stars Creepy cool........2005-09-14

Despite the fact that every other movie seems to have it's own soundtrack, few match the mood of the film as well as "Fire Walk With Me" does. The theme here may not be as recognizable as the one from the TV show, but it's just as enjoyable. Truth is, this soundtrack is even stranger and darker than the other, yet just as good. The majority of this music is prime stuff for old smokey clubs, the kind with pianos playing, horns blowing, and fingers snapping. The kind that rarely exist anymore. That's what the movies tell us anyway. One track is a bit jarring, "A Real Indication". The music is good, but it's spoken word with a few near screaming parts. However, afterwards comes "Questions In A World Of Blue", which should lull you back into a pleasant coma. Overall a very wonderful album, even if you haven't seen the movie. If you really love this, I also suggest the TV soundtrack, and anything from Julee Cruise.

5 out of 5 stars Horror jazz.......2005-06-06

A lot of people don't get this record and are probably better off buying something by Enya or Enigma. This is not new age BS! It's not a conventional soundtrack either. Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch created an entire new genre: horror jazz! It's cool, groovy, jazzy...but something's horribly wrong. Midnight music for when the ghosts come out. From tranquility to insanity.

Unfortunately horror jazz never really took off. I know of only one pure horror jazz track outside Badalamenti's work: 'Venus Velvet' by the Bobby Brown Quartet from the mid-1960s.

I want more horror jazz. I love it.
Fun Learning Songs
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Shekinah's Mom
Fun Learning Songs
Twin Sisters
Manufacturer: Twin Sisters
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ASIN: B0007XL3CO
Release Date: 2005-02-01

Tracks:

  1. First I'll Learn My ABC's
  2. Old MacDonald's Letter Farm
  3. Singing The Alphabet (The ABC Song)
  4. Days Of The Week
  5. Sing Through The Year
  6. Colors
  7. Look Up High, Look Down Low
  8. B-I-N-G-O
  9. Say "Please" And "Thank You"
  10. Something About Alligators
  11. Did You Know That Monkeys Like To Swing?
  12. Eensy Weensy Spider
  13. Learning My Shapes
  14. Let's Draw Our Shapes
  15. Two Is Safer Than One
  16. Ten Little Bumblebees

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GENERAL FEATURES: Fun Learning Songs by Twin Sisters begins with "Now I'll Learn My ABC's" to "Say Please and Thank You." Twenty fun songs in all that teach as they entertain. Twin Sisters product #524CD. Lyrics included. For preschool age children.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Shekinah's Mom.......2006-07-20

This is a tape that "sings" many important preschool concepts. Singing makes the learning process easy for preschoolers. My daughter is 3 and in her preschool environment she has learned and is learning many of the concepts "sang by children" on this tape. I use this CD to review the concepts that she knows and to further acquaint her with skills that she is acquiring. Song # 8 is BINGO ... I used this song to teach my daughter how to spell her name. After your child has learned the BINGO song, substitute the letters in her name into the medley and your child will learn to spell their name in no time flat. We listen to Song # 5 "Sing Thru the Year" a couple of times a week. In her preschool class they are learning the months and me further reinforcing the months through the song on this CD is accelerating the learning process. She knows her shapes. But soon we will use tract 13 and 14 to help her draw her shapes. I think this is a great took in the hands of a Mom that wants to facilitate their preschoolers/kindergarteners learning and retention of these vital concepts.
Floating into the Night
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Haunting
  • The most dreamy, surreal album I've ever heard - dazzling
  • The Ultimate Dream Music CD!
  • HEAVEN
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Floating into the Night
Julee Cruise
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B000002LH4
Release Date: 1990-05-09

Tracks:

  1. Floating
  2. Falling
  3. I Remember
  4. Rockin' Back Inside My Heart
  5. Mysteries Of Love
  6. Into The Night
  7. I Float Alone
  8. The Nightingale
  9. The Swan
  10. The World Spins

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Haunting.......2007-03-12

The music on this Cd is haunting, mysterious and enchanting. The qaulity is suberb and Amazon's great prices and fast shipping made it all possible.

5 out of 5 stars The most dreamy, surreal album I've ever heard - dazzling.......2006-09-27

Given that David Lynch is my favorite director, it's really no surprise that I love Julee Cruise's FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT. The world was introduced to Cruise when she sang "Mysteries of Love" at the end of Lynch's critically-acclaimed masterpiece BLUE VELVET, released in 1986. That song is on Cruise's debut; it's probably the weakest of the songs contained in the album. That's good news, though, because "Mysteries of Love" is a pretty fine song. It pales in comparison, however, to the new material Cruise recorded for FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT - 9 utterly delightful compositions that redefine the word "dreamy".

Let me attempt to describe the album to someone who's never heard any of Cruise's songs. Imagine those old laid-back jukebox tunes from the 1950s. Take those tunes and add a dash of shadiness, then inject that mixture with a narcotic. That's what Cruise's songs sound like. Despite the album cover's depiction of a naked woman floating off into the darkness, the songs on FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT glitter like a case of diamonds. True, they're dark; but they're dark in the same soothing way that sleep is dark. Indeed, the songs on FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT are like dreams converted to music. Take "I Remember", for example. The song rolls along tranquilly at its beginning, but around the midsection it suddenly circles around like a merry-go-round - an eerie surprise that only lasts long enough to throw us off guard before the song metamorphosises back into a 50's rock number. But honestly, what else would you expect from David Lynch, one of the most controversial directors in the film industry? Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti, the immensely talented composer who has worked with Lynch on nearly all of his productions, produced the album. Lynch wrote the lyrics for the songs (which are surreally beautiful and make the bold decision not to rhyme), while Badalamenti wrote the wonderful music. It's filled with tight drumming, strong bass, and anything else you'd expect from the dream pop of the late-1950s and 1960s.

Not surprisingly, most of the album's fans are also fans of David Lynch's work - in particular, TWIN PEAKS, Lynch's brilliant TV series about a mysterious town in Washington and its wacky inhabitants. Julee Cruise actually appeared on TWIN PEAKS in a few episodes to sing some of the songs on this album, namely the be-boppin' "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart", the unnervingly mysterious "Into the Night", and "The Nightingale". The song will attract the most attention from PEAKS fans is "Falling", an instrumental version of which wound up becoming the show's instantly-recognizable theme song; the album version of the song also wound up in the show's second season.

One of my favorite songs on the album is "The Swan", a song with an opening like something straight out of a nightmare. There's an eerie calm through the rest of the song as well, but it gradually becomes more upbeat; still, there's something unpredictable and unnatural about the melody, the lyrics, Cruise's singing - the whole song. It's a very unusual composition that disturbs me - and impresses me - every time I hear it.

I simply love this album. I would call it an essential album. If you don't own it, then I would most certainly recommend that you correct that error and give it a spin in your CD player of choice. David Lynch, Angelo Badalamenti, and especially the wonderful Ms. Julee Cruise really hit it big with this dazzling masterpiece. If ever there was an album more surreal or dreamy, I can't imagine what it was like. This is a gorgeous record. Purchase it and dream on.

5 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Dream Music CD!.......2006-02-19

Twin Peaks may be gone and forgotten by many but the collaboration between singer Julee Cruise composer Angelo Badlamenti and writer David Lynch will live forever as a timeless collection of surreally beautiful songs.Filled with romantic longing,Cruise's haunting voice and Badlamenti's atmospheric music and completely avoiding trip hop electronic posturing for pure 50's dream music.If you're a musiclover this is as good as it gets for romantic dream music.After owning this cd for 15 years it still hasn't lost it's ability to cast a magical spell over anyone who hears it.

5 out of 5 stars HEAVEN.......2005-10-23

JULEE'S VOICE IS LIKE BEING KISSED SOFTLY OVER & OVER BY ONE THOUSAND ANGELS WHILE LYING ON A SMOOTH BED OV SILK FLOATING ENDLESSLY THROUGH THE CLOUDS UNTIL THEE END OV TIME.. AHHHHHHHHHHHH..

4 out of 5 stars songbirds.......2005-09-24

quite simply, if you are a fan of Twin Peaks, then you need this album. it's lovely nighttime music that is spooky and serenely beautiful with flourishes of jazz and new age. Julie's vocals are sweet and tender and float right over the music. you can't help but think of scenes from the Twin Peaks television series when you play this cd at home. everytime i hear it, it makes me want to break out my old vhs box set, make some coffee and cherry pie, and watch the whole series from start to finish.
102 Camp Songs
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Just what kids like ...
102 Camp Songs
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ASIN: B0001LQFZ2
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

  1. Camp Spaghetti
  2. Soap And Towel
  3. Be Kind To Your Web Footed Friends
  4. This Old Man
  5. We're Here Because We're Here
  6. Apples And Bananas
  7. Oh, You Can't Get To Heaven
  8. On Top Of My Pizza
  9. Kum Ba Yah
  10. Little Black Things
  11. Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay
  12. Three Cheers For The Bus Driver
  13. There Was A Little Rooster
  14. An Annoying Song
  15. Polly Woddle Doodle
  16. Take Me Out Of This Camp, Please
  17. Black Socks
  18. My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
  19. Reuben, Reuben I've Been Thinking
  20. Rise And Shine
  21. Everywhere We Go
  22. We're Five Miles From Camp
  23. La Cucaracha
  24. One Hundred Bottles Of Pop
  25. Oats, Peas, Beans And Barley Grow
  26. Mary Had A Swarm Of Bees
  27. I've Been Working On The Railroad
  28. It's Raining, It's Pouring
  29. If You're Happy And You Know It
  30. Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
  31. Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes
  32. The Worm Song
  33. The Old Chevrolet
  34. Oh, Playmate, Come Out And Play With Me
  35. I'm A Nut
  36. Glub, Glub, Glub Your Boat
  37. Squirty Orange
  38. Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts
  39. I Met A Bear
  40. Ravioli
  41. Little Bugs
  42. Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me
  43. On Top Of My Headache
  44. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
  45. Switch
  46. It Ain't Gonna Rain No More
  47. Two Little Fleas
  48. Shenandoah
  49. Have You Ever Seen?
  50. I Went To Cincinnati
  51. Chicken Sandwich
  52. Oh My Monster, Frankenstein
  53. Onward, Christian Bedbugs
  54. Take It Out, Remove It
  55. Miss Polly Had A Dolly
  56. The Ants Came Marching
  57. The Green Grass Grows All Around
  58. Down By The Bay
  59. Peace Like A River
  60. The Bear Went Over The Mountain
  61. She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain
  62. Itsy Bitsy's Birthday
  63. Announcements
  64. Sweet Betsey From Pike
  65. Johnny Had A Head Like A Ping Pong Ball
  66. The Littlest Worm
  67. The Cat Came Back
  68. Yuck! Cats!
  69. Elbows Off The Table
  70. I Had A Cat
  71. Do Your Ears Hang Low?
  72. A Sailor Went To Sea
  73. O Tom The Toad
  74. Greeting Song
  75. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
  76. Home On The Range
  77. A Peanut Sat On A Railroad Track
  78. Bug Juice
  79. The Animal Fair
  80. Monkey See And Monkey Do
  81. Yon Yonson
  82. There's A Hole In The Bucket
  83. The Preposition Song
  84. Reuben And Rachel
  85. I Eat My Peas With Honey
  86. The More We Get Together
  87. S-M-I-L-E
  88. No L
  89. Oh, Susanna
  90. The Baby Bumblebee
  91. Father Abraham
  92. Road Kill Stew
  93. Bring Back My Neighbors To Me
  94. Biblical Baseball Game
  95. Michael Finnigan
  96. Clementine
  97. Nero, My Dog, Has Fleas
  98. The Baby Prune
  99. How Much Wood
  100. Sally The Camel
  101. Soup, Soup
  102. I'm A Little Piece Of Tin

Album Description

Everyone will have great fun with this three-CD collection of 102 traditional camp favorites —nonsense songs, gross songs, action songs, and more—sung by kids! Ideal for summer camp, clubs, daycare, and family car trips!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Just what kids like ..........2006-02-20

The Camp Songs is just what KIDS like they're nice, gross, silly and more. My kids (8 & 5) love it because the words/songs are easy to remember and they get to sing-a-long. There are a few songs that I though is not appropriate for kids but they do not seem to even notice those. Like "Bring Back My Neighbors To Me" - a song about dead neighbors.

Even with the mentioned song I will still purchase the CD. The kids love it!
Twin Sons of Different Mothers
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful Album that's a Pure Pleasure to Own.
  • Twin Sons of Different Mothers
  • i want "Night Rider!" released on CD
  • NOTICE THIS!
  • easy listening at it's best
Twin Sons of Different Mothers
Dan Fogelberg , and Tim Weisberg
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000025D3
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Twins Theme
  2. Intimidation
  3. Lazy Susan
  4. Guitar Etude No. 3
  5. Tell Me To My Face
  6. Hurtwood Alley
  7. Lahaina Luna
  8. Paris Nocturne
  9. Since You've Asked
  10. The Power Of Gold

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Album that's a Pure Pleasure to Own........2007-05-21

I'm so happy, after all these years, to have finally broken down and bought Twin Sons of Different Mothers rather than debate it for 30 years. Liking all kinds of music, I have a special place in my heart for "muzak," particularly world and smooth jazz, so whoever has been giving all of the other reviewers here neggies for liking it, go ahead and get mine over with right now as well.

True, you hear several tracks from this wonderful collaberation in the halls of shopping centers and on very light stations, but I also find it easy to listen to in the car and quite romantic all at once. Weisberg's flute is a major attraction for yours truly, and Fogelberg's acoustic guitar playing compliment's his style perfectly. Best tracks are breezy "Lazy Susan," exotic Brazilian "Guitar Etude No.3," haunting "Paris Nocturne," a lovely remake of the old Judy Collins song, "Since You've Asked," and the powerful, wonderfully pretentious "Power of Gold."

If you like your music to be muzak from time to time, I definitely recommend this disc to take the edge off a lousy day or just because you're mellow. Good stuff from two talented musicians whose styles really aren't that far apart in the first place.

4 out of 5 stars Twin Sons of Different Mothers.......2006-11-04

I purchased this CD way back when it first came out and over the years and several moves later it "disappeared". I'm glad I deceided to buy it again. This is great "drive music" from two like minded free-form artists. Upbeat and refreshing are the keywords here. I'm no music critic as you can tell, but I know what I like in music and this fits the bill.

4 out of 5 stars i want "Night Rider!" released on CD.......2006-09-30

Mr. Weisberg or whoever controls the rights to your outstanding late-1970s album "Night Rider!", please consider releasing it on CD. "Won't be comin' back" is one of my very favorite songs. Thanks.

5 out of 5 stars NOTICE THIS!.......2006-02-06

For those of you who haven't noticed, this extraordinary album has finally been remastered (the sound is great!)and is now available as a Japanese import that comes housed in a beautiful, mini vinyl sleeve. I hope you true Dan Fogelberg fans out there will buy this, so that Sony Music (Japan) will continue to remaster Dan's backcatalogue. Can't wait to get my hands on the remastered versions of "Nether Lands" and "The Innocent Age".
Great job, Sony Music (Japan)!

4 out of 5 stars easy listening at it's best.......2006-01-16

I have'nt heard this music in decades. As soon as i started playing the CD, I was back in high school again with my high school sweetheart. Good music, good memories. A good buy at a good price.
Richard D. James Album
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not perfect, just almost perfect
  • insane
  • symphonic noise
  • Great Album
  • Well worth having if you like AFX
Richard D. James Album
Aphex Twin
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002HOF
Release Date: 1997-01-28

Tracks:

  1. 4
  2. Cornish Acid
  3. Peek 824545201
  4. Fingerbib
  5. Corn Mouth
  6. To Cure A Weakling Child
  7. Goon Gumpos
  8. Yellow Cal X
  9. Girl/Boy Song
  10. Log N Rock Witch
  11. Milkman
  12. Inkey $
  13. Girl/Boy (18 Pound Snore Rush Mix)
  14. Beetles
  15. Girl/Boy (Redruth Mix)

Amazon.com essential recording

If techno ever does become the sound of young America, don't expect Richard James to be its poster boy, deserving though he may be. A native of Cornwall, England, James is obsessed with the mechanics of music making: As a kid, he took apart and reassembled the living room piano. Under the names Aphex Twin, Polygon Window, AFX, and other aliases too numerous to mention, he showed that he could make entire tracks with the sounds produced by tapping on a Coke can. Like the indie rockers of yore, he revels in his marginality because of the creative freedom it gives him. His full-length U.S. debut, Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994), includes some of the most serene sounds this side of the Orb, but his favorite hobby is the not-at-all-blissful pastime of driving a Daimler Ferret Mark 3 tank through his parents' backyard.

None of his recordings have captured the competing impulses to lull you to sleep and blast out your eardrums as well as Richard D. James, his third and best album. As the title indicates, James has turned inward for inspiration, painting aural pictures of real and imagined scenes from his west country childhood. "Goongumpas" is a fanciful, playful tune that wouldn't sound out of place on the soundtrack to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. As his adventures with the family upright indicate, James was a bit of a devil even as a child. "Beetles" is the sound of a boy frying bugs on the sidewalk with a magnifying glass, and "To Cure a Weakling Child" shows flashes of the sort of sadism found only on preschool playgrounds. If you still doubt that young Richard developed early on, the romantic Nino Rota-style strings on "Girl/Boy Song" are just made for passionate seductions, and the tune appears in three mixes, each one hot and hornier than the one before.

The raucous undercurrents of even his calmest tunes and the sources of many of his most common sounds are what link James to the rock tradition. With Richard D. James, the artist solidifies his position as an electronic music mastermind who has earned a spot beside such well-respected innovators--whether or not he's destined for stardom. --Jim Derogatis

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Not perfect, just almost perfect.......2007-06-07

Besides the award for one of the worst covers ever, Richard D. James Album is actually really good. Granted, I failed to see what's so ______ good about it, but I still think it's essential. It shows that electronic music actually takes talent to create.

THe music? Like I say, samples always HELP, but they sure don't always means it's bad or good. Fortunatly, I had no trouble picking up the music. It's got good atmosphere, especially on songs like Beetles and Milkman. I still haven't figured out how they relate to himself and his life. That's the main theme, hence the title. The songs are a hit or miss basically, you will either like them or you won't THe beats aren't regular beats (like Fatboy Slim

It's really really cool, but it's still not exactly the best album ever. I like You've Come A Long Way, Baby, a lot better, but this is great electronic music. _____ electronic music haters. It's a great (very great) genre. It's not poppy either. It's the opposite. So don't expect any ____________ songs like We LIke To Party.

9.0/10

5 out of 5 stars insane .......2006-11-05

This guy is insane and awsome. The music is polished, yet insane. Crazy insane!

5 out of 5 stars symphonic noise.......2006-10-02

I first discovered this cd while working in a music store. This cd is not for the weak hearted. One major thing I noticed in titles such as the Boy/Girl song is that he never uses the same loop twice. The background will stay steady but everything around it will move all over the place, like putting bethoven in a cement mixer. I don't want to scare you away from this album because it is a definate worth while buy but to truely do this cd justice you need to strap on a good set of headphones and hang on for a glorius ride.

5 out of 5 stars Great Album.......2006-07-10

Between this one and drukqs, this is one of my favorite albums. I can say that I like every song on this CD. Especially the last half.

If your new to aphex twin, this is an excellent starter album.

And if your already a fan, I dont know why you haven't bought this yet

4 out of 5 stars Well worth having if you like AFX.......2006-06-22

The other reviews say it all really - good, but not as esential as Selected Ambient Works (and not really in the same vein either). I just wanted to answer the reviewer's question about the gravestone: Richard D James's parents had a stillborn child some years before he was born, also called Richard, and the image is that of his brother's gravestone. (This also explains the significance of the middle 'D'.)
Chosen Lords
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Taking Control of The Drum Machine
  • The best Aphex Twin album since 1992?
  • title
  • A surprisingly focused and well done compilation of the Analord series
  • Ah, yes.
Chosen Lords
Aphex Twin
Manufacturer: Rephlex
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EHRAXY
Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

  1. Fenix Funk 5 - Aphex Twin
  2. Reunion 2
  3. Pitcard
  4. Crying in Your Face
  5. Klopjob
  6. Boxing Day
  7. Batine Acid
  8. Cilonen
  9. PWSteal.Ldpinch.D
  10. XMD 5a - Aphex Twin

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Taking Control of The Drum Machine.......2007-07-15

Chosen Lords, the full-length album by AFX / Aphex Twin, is built from 2005's Analord series (that being an eleven volume, forty-one track, 12" vinyl collection). Richard D. James selected ten Analord tracks and arranged them to play as one cohesive album. Yet, Chosen Lords never once sounds like a compilation as all songs flow from one to the next as if they were always intended to.

In an interview with The Japan Times, Warp Records founder Steve Beckett comments on the current state of electronic music. In the interview, Beckett argues that Aphex Twin (Richard D. James), along with other artists, have done all there is to do in terms of creating new sounds. There is nothing left that hasn't already been heard. Because of this, Beckett speculates that songwriting is returning to a more traditional framework.*

Chosen Lords supports Beckett's theory. With this album, James shifts from his ridiculously intricate and mathematical beats and compositions for something a bit more classic. He doesn't abandon his entwined complexities, but does downplay them. A few quiet alterations occasionally hit, a couple of subtle cuts and breaks sneak to the forefront, but the weight of the overall album is smooth.

Most of this album is tribute to the retro-analogue. Crying In Your Face, for example, begins with a simple snare and 303 bassline. A series of sequencers and synths touch acid as they work alongside a soft, melodic, yet heavily distorted, vocal sample. Layers of music are added, stripped and reprised. The resulting composition, which is one James' most emotive piece on the album, bounces from simple to complex without flaw.

If Crying In Your Face has James flirting with acid house, then PWSteal.Ldpinch.D has him fully embracing the sound. PWSteal.Ldpinch.D (/V4em3|> 4|=73|? 4 [0em|*v73|? \/!|?v5) is carried by a steady 4/4 beat and supported by classic analogue synths. It is a deceptively simple track that relies more on melody than on changing rhythmic patterns and beats.

The other songs on Chosen Lords ride along the same track: vintage sounds blended with fresh compositions and strong melodies. Fans looking solely for Aphex Twin's digital trickery may be disappointed. Chosen Lords does not focus on high-tempo drills, clicks, and whirrs. It does not push anything new, but instead refines what it old.

Richard D. James is, once again, taking control of the drum machine.

[...]

4 out of 5 stars The best Aphex Twin album since 1992?.......2006-11-23

You might have read somewhere that Chosen Lords, Aphex Twin's first album in five years, has a kind of "retro" sound. This is true. The tracks sound like they're made on analog equipment from the early nineties. The heavily processed bass and squelching sound effects come straight from acid house. But this isn't really a retread for Aphex Twin. Actually, his early music sounded much more organic than acid house. That was a large part of his originality at the time. So he's not really repeating himself now. But the self-imposed limitations on the production do weaken him in a way, since they don't allow him to write warm, deep bass lines like in "Ageispolis" from Selected Ambient Works 85-92.

If this album is "retro," it's in the way it emphasizes melody. Aphex Twin has finally abandoned jungle. He's also suspended his snide attitude towards his listeners. Recent Aphex releases might contain one or two good songs with pretty melodies, and follow them up with histrionic jackhammer percussion, or erratic synthesized noise, or the infamous disturbing sexual overtures of the "Come to Daddy" period. Or he might make a track which displays a grotesque self-portrait if you play it using a program that draws images based on sound frequencies, but which of course has few musical virtues on its own. For some reason, he always got away with this. If he released a bad song, people would chuckle and interpret it as a hilarious joke of the kind that are permissible to musical geniuses. Probably this was because he always seemed so confident of his brilliance.

Chosen Lords is very different from that in the sense that all the songs here are listenable, even the weaker ones. And they all have the same production, so the album actually sounds like a coherent work of music for once. And lest you take that as faint praise, some of the melodies here are AFX's best work in years. "Fenix Funk 5," the first track on the album, is a prime example. It starts off with a noisy part similar to his recent style, but then it brings in soft synthesizers. In the break, the percussion almost completely disappears and gives way to a chiming sound with the kind of light melancholy that used to define Aphex Twin's music. Unlike most of AFX's compositions, which usually alternate two different melodic segments from beginning to end, this song even continues to develop after that. Towards the end, a darker bass sound appears to contrast with the other instruments.

But even though AFX isn't repeating himself, he is visiting an old style here, not creating an entirely new one. Somewhat to my surprise, "Pitcard" sounds exactly like Black Dog Productions circa 1993. There's the same kind of polyrhythm, forced into a steady dance groove, but layered, complicated, and impossible to follow in one's head. Moreover, the melody that appears in the second half of the track evokes the exact same sort of feeling as Black Dog's "Caz" and "3/4 Heart" or some of the short vignettes from Bytes. It's a good song, by the way. If Black Dog really had written it, probably it would have been a high point of Bytes.

The middle of the album is the weakest part. "Klopjob" is the album's most aimless-sounding song. The keyboards sound slow and meandering. But after that, the album quickly picks up again. "Boxing Day" is structured like a slightly simpler take on "Fenix Funk 5," but it has the most immediate keyboard line on the whole album, with a very clean sound. As the song goes on, this phrase retreats into the background for other synthesizers. It's followed by two very simple but very memorable songs. "Batine Acid" has only one melody against a steady beat and various rhythmic acid sound effects. But this one melody is an atypically fragile, spooky synthesizer drone. Even recently, Aphex Twin's music contains lots of synth-strings, but they were getting to sound boring, precisely because they were always played in the same way without this kind of nuanced, subdued atmosphere. "Cilonen," the next track, has a more typical presentation of its own synth-drone, but gives it a harsh production that adds power to its slow movement.

"PWSteal.Ldpinch.D" is the most fun Aphex Twin song since "Pulsewidth" in 1992. He made a lot of jokes since then, but most of them were more painful than funny for the listener. But this song (named after a computer virus) has the kind of beautiful keyboard lead that once led people to seriously compare Aphex Twin to Mozart. It's written in the classic Aphex Twin style, with two different melodic segments alternating. The second melody sounds more nervous, which makes it so great to hear the first melody come back after each time. And you can even dance to it, since it's got a great house beat.

The last song is closer to Aphex's more formless works. It has a slightly off-key piano sound reminiscent of Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2. Actually, the closest reference point for it is "SAW2 Cd1 Trk2 (Original Mix)" from 26 Mixes For Cash. The keyboard textures together with the acid beats create a queasy atmosphere. But halfway through the song, a slow, rhythmic grind of bass and synthesizer emerges from nowhere and creates a more agreeable conclusion.

These ten tracks might not all be the best of the Analord releases, but I think it was a good decision to pare the series down to a selection of ten, rather than release another bloated double album. As it is, I'd say that Chosen Lords is the best Aphex Twin album in a decade, but actually that's not saying much, since he only released one studio album in that time. But by shedding some of AFX's excesses and returning the focus to songwriting and melody, it makes for a great return to form.

5 out of 5 stars title.......2006-11-22

ooohh Lorrde, geev us sum morr, wes haevant gut plasstek plaer. and how generous of him on the "every day" track..mmmhhmmm, Holden must appreciate it ;D

4 out of 5 stars A surprisingly focused and well done compilation of the Analord series.......2006-11-06

Chosen Lords is technically not a new album from Richard D. James; it is actually a compilation of songs off his "Analord" series from last year. The series was a 12-part vinyl collection that had several new (or possibly old) Aphex Twin/AFX tracks on them. James later took apparently his favorites off the Analord series and placed them onto Chosen Lords. This being said, it is quite surprising how balanced Chosen Lords turns out to be.

Part of Chosen Lords' balance stems from it's usage of supposedly entirely analogue synths. James also went to the trouble to edit the tracks somewhat to give the album more flow. The result is a compilation CD of his own work that sounds more like a true "brand new" AFX/Aphex Twin album (especially to listeners who did not purchase/hear any of the Analord vinyl's.)

The sound on Chosen Lords is surprisingly mature and does not have the goofy/industrial samples that Aphex Twin has been renowned. Rather, the sounds is more refined and reeks of some of Richard's best moments at playing with acid techno. He still uses break beats on this album, especially on tracks such as Cilnoen, so fans of his "IDM" should not fret. If there were a similar AFX/Aphex Twin work that Chosen Lords could be compared to, the obvious choice would be "Analogue Bubblebath"... but more modern and up to date.

Chosen Lords is deffinently one of the best electronic releases to get this year, especially if you have not purchased any of the Analord vinyls last year. The only qualm that one might have with Chosen Lords is the sparse offering of material. While it is possibly Richard's "favorites" off the Analord series, it is roughly only a quarter of all of the songs that are floating around. This complaint aside, Chosen Lords fares very well on its own, and is a great "return" for Richard after Druqks.

5 out of 5 stars Ah, yes........2006-09-04

Very cool. Tracks sound a bit old (because they are), but it's nice to have some of them on a CD. Now if RDJ would only release the whole Analord catalogue on a CD set...
Multiplication Rap & Hip-Hop
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • AWESOME!!!
  • Disappointed
  • Easy on the Parent's Ear, Fun for the Kids
  • Not as good as the division rap
  • Great for ADHD
Multiplication Rap & Hip-Hop

Manufacturer: Twin Sisters Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 1575832690
Release Date: 2007-01-01

Tracks:

  1. Let's Multiply by Zero
  2. Answer Stays the Same
  3. Just Think of Doubles
  4. We're Learning the 3s and 4s
  5. Hey, It's Easy! Just Count by 5s
  6. What Happens?
  7. No Turning Back
  8. Nines Are So Divine
  9. Counting by Tens
  10. Hi, It's Time to Multiply
  11. We'll Save the Best for Last
  12. Multiplication Rap for the Expert (With Answers)
  13. Multiplication Rap for the Expert (Without Answers)

Product Description

Make learning multiplication strategies cool and fun with these authentic rap and hip-hop style songs. Comprehend the "Just Think of Doubles" concept, the "Order Property" strategy and more. This award-winig album includes drills for facts 0-12 both with and without the answers. Lyrics Included. Running time 66:42 Let's Multiply By Zero The Answer Stays The Same Just Think of Doubles We're Learning The 3s and 4s Hey, It's Easy! Just Count By 5s What Happens? No Turning Back The Nines Are So Divine Counting By Tens Hi. It's Time To Multiply We'll Save The Best For Last Multiplication Rap For the Expert (with answers) Multiplication Rap For the Expert (without answers)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars AWESOME!!!.......2007-03-14

I teach in an inner city school ..This CD raps, teaches strategies...sings the answer and then the 2nd time it sings the question and leaves students a wait time and a pause to give the answer. I love the stategies, different original songs. SUPER AWESOME for kids in the year 2007!!

2 out of 5 stars Disappointed.......2007-03-08

This CD was so highly rated that I couldn't wait to receive it. When it came, I was extremely disappointed. My niece (of whom I have custody) is struggling with her math facts for school, a necessary promotion standard, and we really need help, but she hates the songs, and quite frankly, so do I. I thought they'd be fun and catchy, but they are cheesey and tedious. The "Hip-Hop" claim is quite questionable. . . . We also purchased Schoolhouse Rock, and it is by far a better investment. Unfortunately, when buying a cd online, it is almost impossible to preview the songs, and so my recommendation is to check out your local music store first to make sure that the music is a match for your child.

5 out of 5 stars Easy on the Parent's Ear, Fun for the Kids.......2007-01-09

This product was recommended to me by a teacher who said it increased test scores for her class. My kids love to listen to this CD. It is now the preferred music selection in the car. The songs all have great rhythms and lyrics so the tape is easy to listen to over and over. We have been listening to this CD daily for three weeks and it is still fresh. Even I have a favorite - the five's song. The older Muliplication Rap tape by Twin Sisters should be retired because it is monotonous and boring. This tape is a hands down winner over any tape we tried!

3 out of 5 stars Not as good as the division rap.......2006-03-20

I didn't like the multiplication rap as well as the division rap. I like that the division rap has a pause for the child to answer the problem before they just say it.

5 out of 5 stars Great for ADHD .......2006-02-25

My ADHD 9 year old STRUGGLED with multiplication facts for 2 years. Nothing worked until I got this. Lyrics included helped tremendously and he learned all facts in less than a week. Great to lift the self-esteem for ADHD kids who have trouble focusing long enough to memorize facts. His Teacher was so impressed she bought 3 copies for her classroom!

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