Home-Pt. 1 [Import]

Product Description
Taken from the 2002 album, 'Thug World Order'. Four non-LP tracks, 'Home' (Radio Version Without Bizzy), 'Not Dat Nigga', 'Home' (Original Extended Demo, & Video Version). Epic. 2003.

Home-Pt. 1,Bone Thugs-N-Harmony,5"CD Singles

Average customer rating: Abe Schwartz -- King of Yiddish Music Old-Time American Roots Klezmer Music Joy, Joy, Happy, Happy Close your eyes and you're at a Jewish wedding Time warp

Klezmer King Abe Schwartz Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Jewish & Yiddish Music | Folk | Styles | Music Klezmer | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The King of the Klezmer Clarinet Yiddish-American Klezmer Music 1925-1956 Tanz! With Dave Tarras and the Musiker Brothers Klezmer: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music 1908-1927 From Avenue A to Great White Way 1914-1950 ASIN: B000066401 Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

1. Russishe Shehr - Abe Schwart'z Orchestra
2. Ch'Sidishe Nigunim (Hasidic Melodies) - Boibriker Kapelle
3. Die Reize Nuch Amerika (The Trip To America) - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
4. Die Greene Cousine (The Greenhorn Girl Cousin) - Abraham Moskowitz
5. Russian Scissors - Oriental Orchestra
6. Dovid'l Bazetzt Die Kalleh (Little David Seats The Bride) - Dave Tarras
7. Gelebt Und Gelacht (Live And Laugh) - Phillip Greenberg
8. T'Kias 'Shofer Blosen' (Blowing The Ram's Horn) - Sam Beckerman
9. Hurra! Far Unzer Held Levine (Hurray! For Our Hero Levine) - Irving Grossman
10. Der Shtiller Bulgar (The Quiet Bulgar) - Jewish Orchestra
11. Roumanian Doina - Abe Schwartz & His Daughter, Miss Schwartz
12. Zorg Nit Mama (Don't Worry, Mama) - Abe Schwart'z Orchestra
13. Hora Midor De Romania (Roumanina Hora) - Unknown Orchestra
14. Nit Die Hagode, Nor Die Kneidlech (Not The Haggadah, But The Matzo Balls) - Abraham Moskowitz
15. Frauen Liebe (Lady Love) - Abe Schwartz Orchestra
16. Akdomes Un Af B'ri (At The Beginning And Daybreak) - Boibriker Kapelle
17. Roumeinishe Doina - Naftule Brandwein
18. Der Automobile - Morris Goldstein
19. Yosel - Abe Schewartz's Orchestra
20. A Galitzianer Tenzil (Galician Dance) - Sam Beckerman
21. Die Boibriker Chasseneh - Pt. 1 (The Boibrik Wedding) - Boibriker Kapelle
22. Russian Sher - National Dance - Russkij Orkestr 'Novinka'
23. Mameniu, Liubeniu (Mama, My Beloved) - Abraham Brandwein
24. Fihren Di Mechutonim Aheim-Tanz (Escorting The Parents Of The Bride And Groom Home) - Naftule Brandwein
25. Lebedig Un Frehlach (Lively And Happy) - Abe Schwartz's Orchestra

Amazon.com

It would be impossible to overstate Abe Schwartz's influence on the development of klezmer music in America. He was a fine violinist and pianist, an excellent composer, an arranger who added modern instruments like saxophones and banjos to the Old World sound, and a bandleader with a nose for talent who helped launch the careers of Dave Tarras and Naftule Branwein, among others. The Klezmer King collects 25 tracks from the 75 or so sides that Schwartz recorded for Columbia between 1917 and 1935. Schwartz was remarkably versatile, and the selections include traditional dance tunes like "Roumanian Doina," Yiddish pop tunes such as "Die Greene Cousine," which was later a hit for Benny Goodman as "My Little Cousin," and sly social commentary like "Der Automobile." Also here are three versions of the old melody "Russian Sher," which were recorded in 1917, 1927, and 1935. Listening to them, you can trace Schwartz's style as it evolves from its European roots to a more American version of klezmer. The sound quality of these rare recordings is outstanding; there are almost no clicks, pops, or hiss to mar the music. The Klezmer King is an essential recording from one of the pioneers of New World klezmer. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

Abe Schwartz -- King of Yiddish Music.......2007-02-22

Abe Schwartz was an American klezmer pioneer who discovered such talents as Dave Tarras and Naftule Brandwein as well as inspiring the contemporary klezmer revival bands. Don't miss this collection of his original recordings.

Old-Time American Roots Klezmer Music.......2004-04-15

Abe Schwartz and his orchestra developed and defined klezmer music in America from the mid-1920s up until the 1940s and early '50s. If the beginning sounds of American roots klezmer music is of interest, this is the CD you want. I find that half-way through, my mind wanders. It sounds too schmaltzy for me. I love Central European and Balkan style music ... this CD has diluted versions of this styling. This CD contains Central/East European "cross over" music that is becoming Americanized. In reality it is not quite either, besides the violin, there is the requiste clarinet, other instruments are saxaphone, tuba, piccolo, alto sax, bass sax, drums, and other percussions. The music occasionally sounds like a Balkan Brass band ... fortunately the longing and nostalgia of the klezmer sound, the Jewish roots are evident in all the tracks. The 'sher', 'doina', and 'hora' are types of dance music played by this famous composer, bandleader, and fiddler. My favorite is "Escorting the Parents of the Bride and Groom Home" ("Fihren Di Mechutonim Aheim-Tanz') which features Naftule Brandwein on the clarinet. His improvisations and glissandos are brilliant. The famous klezmer clarinetist, Dave Tarras, is also featured on many of these recordings. "Hasidic Melodies" ("Ch'sidishe Nigunim") is one of my favorite examples of his playing. His command of the clarinet and the creative musical phrasing is phenomenal. "The Greenhorn Girl Cousin" ("Die Green Couisine") is famous for the music, lyrics, and message which brought to the public's attention the bad working conditions in the sweatshops, the first job of immigrants arriving in the USA. It is a catchy tune with Abe Schwartz featured on the violin and Abraham Moskowitz singing the vocals. Spin-offs of this song were written by many including one by Benny Goodman. Overall, if discovering and investigating early klezmer roots music is your goal, this CD will meet your criteria with highest expectations. Otherwise, give me "The Klezmatics", "The Klezmer Conservatory Band" or any modern klezmer group which expresses the music in a more explosive and exciting manner. For me, the modern sound is much more appealing than the early roots which is on this CD. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

Joy, Joy, Happy, Happy.......2004-02-05

I came to Klezmer music via Izaak Perlmann's "In the Fiddler's House," which is one of my all time favorite CDs. I'm just learning about the genre, via other Amazon reviewers, so have just recently arrived at this and other "Klezmer roots" CDs (Dave Tarras, as another reviewer mentions, is also excellent). It's just exceedingly harmonious, well orchestrated, tightly knit music, transported from the old world to the new. The tradition lives on, and an increasing number of us goyim are coming to appreciate it. Sound quality, these can't compete with modern recordings like those of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, or the Klezmatics, but it will definitely give you an idea of where they learned from. Mazaltov!!

BK

Close your eyes and you're at a Jewish wedding.......2003-03-31

If you've ever heard new groups like the Yiddish Cup Klezmer Band and The Klezmatics and marveled at how they got all those great old tunes, look no further. Abe Schwartz, the Klezmer King is now available on CD. Before this, 78 RPM records these were remastered from was the only place you could hear him.

The Klezmer King album is old, both in sound and style. But keep in mind that clarinet klezmer is more of an American thing. This music is a generation or two removed from the original originals. Songs called Russian Sher and Roumanian Doina indicate that, just like today, wedding musicians from the old country were jamming the hits of the day as well as the "Jewish" stuff.

But it was guys like Schwartz, Dave Tarras and the Musiker Brothers, whom the new wave learned from. But unlike the younger versions, these melodies don't seem to have jazz-like improvisation. They are straight ahead rollickers, heavy on catchy rhythm and melody. There are a total of twenty-five tracks on the album and most are short and fast.

The instruments employed are the violin, played by Schwartz, the clarinet and horns. The beat is so danceable that you forget there's no percussion. That's traditional, because back in the old country, if the klezmorim had any percussion at all it was just a bass drum.

For you Yiddish speakers, The Klezmer King is not all instrumental. There are tracks that start with lively shouts as well as straight singing pieces like Mameniu Liubeniu or the satirical Hurra Far Unzerheld Levine.

Then there's Die Bolbriker Chasseneh, which has Schwartz introducing a bride and groom in between slow music. He raises his voice, half speaking and half singing in rapid-fire Yiddish. Then he gasps out that the couple is now officially married and the band breaks into fast, bouncy jamming. Close your eyes and you can imagine you're one of the guests. That goes for most of the tunes here.

If you didn't know the difference between a bulgar and freilach and nigun before, you better start learning. Abe Schwartz taught long of young folks about what it takes to be a king of klezmer. Companion CDs of Dave Tarras and the Musiker Brothers are available from Legacy Recordings.

Time warp.......2002-08-11

Listening to the 25 old but timeless cuts on this set of remastered Yiddish greats provides many layers of enjoyment. In hearing these long-forgotten tunes, one enjoys clarinet and violin strains influenced by ancient melodies and traditions. And some will recognize varied renditions of old favorites. The 6th cut, for example, Dovid'l Bazetzt die Kalleh, is engrained into my memory from Jewish Music, a Benedict Silberman recording, circa 1955, of Yiddish orchestrations.

The music is all decidedly Eastern European. The Roumanian Doina, for example, played by Abe Schwartz (violin) and his daughter, strongly resembles the brilliant Rom music generated by the same region.

No wonder. Born in Bucharest, Romania, Abe Schwartz (1881-1963) emigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1899 and became the most influential composer, fiddler and bandleader to shape and define modern U.S. klezmer groups. He arrived in the musical establishment via an acquaintance from small jobs with David Nodiff, a part-time composer and so-called A&R (for artist and repertoire) man for Columbia Records, who helped bring klezmer and other ethnic musicians to record companies. Nodiff hired Schwartz in 1917 to find new Jewish talent and head up instrumental recording sessions.

This recording provides some of the time and style progression of Yiddish American music from 1917, when Schwartz recorded Russian Scissors for Columbia with the Oriental Orchestra. In 1927, he recorded the same tune again as Russishe Shehr, in a brassier rendition played by his own orchestra. Still a later 1935 version can be heard in Russian Sher National Dance, the 22nd cut, recorded with the Orkestr Novinka. (And that is the most recent recording here.) The musical and stylistic progressions from 1917 and 1918 through 1935 are admirably explained in an accompanying 8-page pamphlet.

This is not the jazzy stuff many will remember from the 1940s and 1950s. It came before the Barry Sisters, before Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras. Abe Schwartz was their mentor.

What you get here is a time warp, filled with early 20th century Jewish musical genius. Alyssa A. Lappen

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Home Pt.1 Simply Red Manufacturer: Simply Red ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Contemporary | CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001Q5ZI0 Release Date: 2004-04-12

Tracks:

1. Home (Tin Tin Out Radio Mix)
2. Sunrise (Who Knows About Forever?)

Album Description

Taken from the 2003 album of the same name. A non-LP remix of the title track, 'Home' (Tin Tin Out Radio Mix), is backed with the album's 'Sunrise (Who Knows About Forever?)'. Simplyred.com. 2004.

Album Details

Includes the Original Full-band Version of "Sunrise", Previously Unavailable on CD.

Average customer rating: "It's Not A Sin" to Listen To PSB!!!!!!! Nothing "dry" about this single Mediocre? Atypical PSB single Cool "in-between" album outing!

Home and Dry, Pt. 1 Pet Shop Boys Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music | Adult Contemporary | Oldies | Pop Rock | Singer-Songwriters | Teen Pop | Vocal Pop General | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Home and Dry, Pt. 2 Minimal, Pt. 2 Was It Worth It? Somewhere/Red Letter Day/View from/Delusions Where The Streets Have No Name / I Can't Take My Eyes Off You ASIN: B00005YWP7 Release Date: 2002-03-26

Album Description

1st single (part 2) from their Spring 2002 full length with ex-Smith's guitarist Johnny Marr lending a hand. Tracks 'Home & Dry' (Ambient Mix), 'Break 4 Love' (UK Radio Edit) & 'Break For Love' (Friburn & Urik Hi Pass Mix).

Album Details

First Single from their Spring 2002 Full Length 'release'. An Extremely Infectious Tune that Grows on You with Each Listening. Ex-smith's Guitarist Johnny Marr Guests on Guitar.

Customer Reviews:

"It's Not A Sin" to Listen To PSB!!!!!!!.......2002-08-23

Home and Dry, It's A Great Song. Good Lyrics, Catchy Music, And If you like Guitars...You'll like this song. I know it sounds different from the previous PSB tunes, But believe me "This is a must LISTEN!" Once you listen to it, You'll Buy it.

Neil Tennant's great voice, Chris Lowe's Fantastic programming, and Johnny Marr's unmistakable Guitar Makes this Song Short from DRY.

Nothing "dry" about this single.......2002-07-01

It's no "Can You Forgive Her?," nor is it as gorgeous as "Being Boring," but "Home and Dry," the first single off the "Release" album, is a song that requires some getting used to from those who know PSB best for their disco-heavy beats. Instead of going the synth-heavy route, "Home and Dry" is a straight-up, guitar-fueled ditty about a man who longs for the safe return of his lover from a business trip. Only Neil Tennant can sing the line "Oh, tonight/I miss you" and pull it off without sounding so wimpy. In an age where much pop is divided between rock-macho posing and thuggish boorishness, this is an unusually sensitive and lyrically thoughtful song from the Boys.

Even better are the b-sides, which offer the more familar electronic sound we've come to expect from PSB. The first b-side is the energetic disco number "Sexy Northerner," followed by the ballad "Always." The latter song bored me at first, but as with all great songs, it grows on you as the layers of its beauty unfold over time.

While I can't say that this is the best they've done, it's nonetheless a welcome return to the spotlight, and I recommend this disc with enthusiasm.

Mediocre?.......2002-04-02

I've loved Neil and Chris since I was old enough to scrape together some coinage to buy a tape or record, and this is the first time I've not been excited about a release they've made. Where it always seemed they were moving forward with records like VERY, BILINGUAL, and even the much-maligned NIGHTLIFE, this single sounds like a PLEASE-era b-side with Johnny Marr guesting. It's still better than most pop, but it's shockingly sub-par for the duo. Of the other two tracks, "Sexy Northener" has the edge, as I can remember the chorus. Poor "Always" is so bland it had me looking at my watch while listening to it.

Atypical PSB single.......2002-03-31

As the PSB were recording their upcoming CD "Release," they kept saying that it was going to be a rock record. They haven't gone that far afield, but the first single from that CD shows their continuing evolution and experimentation. "Home and Dry" is one of the most beautiful love songs they have ever written. It is a mid-tempo song that sounds more than a bit like Savage Garden, but in a good way. The song lyrics are about missing a partner, who is away on business travel. A bit of a mundane topic, but the boys manage to imbue it with great beauty.

Two b-side singles are also included. "Sexy Northerner" is more of a dance song that also has guitars and a great sing-along chorus. "Always" is a ballad, with an electronica sound. I think it is the weakest of the three songs, but it's hard to dislike a song that contains the lyrics "You go from A to B to C
on demand like algebra or geometry diagrammed."

Of course, any new single from the PSB is an event for fans, and this three-song compilation is a great preview of their upcoming CD. All three songs sound current and yet very Pet Shop Boys!Highly recommended.

Cool "in-between" album outing!.......2002-03-26

Okay, this is the review of the single (w/ B-ides), not the mix of "Home & Dry." The first track, "Home & Dry" reminds me of Electronic (probably because Johhny Marr's [from The Smiths], involved). Great vocal delivery on Neil Tennan't part. The b-sides are cool too - "Sexy Northerner" has a cool hook, "Its not all... Football ....!" Hilarious & oh so Pet Shop Boys. The last track is "Always," kinda sounds like Pet Shop circa their first album "Please", which is a good thing. "Always" reminds me of an Erasure track, 'cause Neil's voice is "processed" sounding.
Check it out, the PSB website makes it sound like it is NOT being released in US. See the review for CD #2 too.

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Home-Pt. 1 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000094PWC Release Date: 2003-05-08

Album Description

Taken from the 2002 album, 'Thug World Order'. Four non-LP tracks, 'Home' (Radio Version Without Bizzy), 'Not Dat Nigga', 'Home' (Original Extended Demo, & Video Version). Epic. 2003.

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Home, Pt. 1 Simple Minds Manufacturer: Sanctuary ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Home Pt.2 Stranger Black and White 050505 ASIN: B000BCZSPY

Tracks:

1. Home (Radio Edit)
2. Bird On A Wire

Album Details

Simple Minds were the Most Successful Scottish Band of the 80's. In an Epic Lifespan of 25 Years and Total Worldwide Album Sales of 30 Million, Simple Minds have Come a Very Long Way from the Mean Streets of Glasgow, Evolving Into an Epic-sounding World-class Band Playing the Biggest Arenas in the World. This is One of the Few British Rock Bands that Truly Made the American Stadium A-list, the Band Whose Live Aid Appearance in Philadelphia in 1985 was Introduced by Jack Nicholson. Jim Kerr and Co-founder Charlie Burchill Are Back and Sounding Every Bit as Good as They Did at the Height of their Fame. "Home" is the First Single from their Stunning Album "Black and White", Mixed by the Legendary Bob Clearmountain (Roxy Music, Rolling Stones, Inxs). The Single Includes an Exclusive B-side, "Bird on a Wire".

Average customer rating: Just one omission Prima Donna Assoluta In a class by herself Only One Melba

Nellie Melba: The Complete Victor Recordings (1907-1916) Manufacturer: Romophone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lalo, Edouard | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walker | Walker, George | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001S3E Release Date: 1994-01-01

Tracks:

1. Rigoletto: Caro Name
2. La Boheme: Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi
3. La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla - Nellie Melba/Enrico Caruso
4. Tosca: Vissi D'arte
5. Faust: Air Des Bijoux: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle
6. La Traviata: Ah! Fors' E Lui... Sempre Libera
7. La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido D'amore
8. Good-Bye
9. La Serenata - Nellie Melba/Ada Sassoli
10. Per Valli, Per Boschi - Nellie Melba/Charles Gilibert
11. Un Ange Est Venu - Nellie Melba/Charles Gilibert
12. Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes - Nellie Melba/Ada Sassoli
13. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete
14. Hamlet: Mad Scene, Part 1: A Vos Jeux, Mes Amis, Permettez-Moi De Grace
15. Hamlet: Mad Scene, Part 2: Pale Et Blonde, Dort Sous L'eau Profonde
16. Se Seran Rose
17. Lucia De Lammermoor: Mad Scene: Alfin Son Tua - Nellie Melba/Charles K. North
18. Lo! Here The Gentle Lark - Nellie Melba/Charles K. North
19. Il Pensieroso: Sweet Bird - Nellie Melba/Charles K. North
20. Mattinata

Tracks:

1. En Sourdine
2. Down In The Forest
3. The White Sea Mist
4. D'une Prison
5. Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
6. Otello: Willow Song: Piangea Cantando Nell'Erma Landa
7. Otello: Ave Maria, Piena Di Grazia
8. La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido D'amore
9. O Lovely Night
10. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
11. La Boheme: Mi Chiamano Mimi
12. La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido D'amore
13. La Traviata: Ah! Fors' E Lui...Follie, Follie!...Sempre Libera
14. Lo! Here The Gentle Lark - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
15. Le Nozze Figaro: Voi Che Sapete
16. Se Saran Rose
17. Faust: Air Des Bijoux: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle
18. Il Piensieroso: Sweet Bird - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
19. Lucia De Lammermoor: Mad Scene: Ardon Gl'incensi - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
20. Don Cesar De Bazan: Sevillana: A Seville, Belles Senoras
21. Hamlet: Mad Scene: Des Larmes De La Nuit

Tracks:

1. Le Roi D'ys: Aubade: Puisqu' On Ne Peut Flechir... Vainement, Ma Bien Aimee
2. Tosca: Vissi D'arte
3. Otello: Willow Song: Piangea Cantando Nell'Erma Landa
4. Otello: Ave Maria, Piena Di Grazia
5. Good-Bye
6. O Lovely Night
7. By The Brook-Idyll - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
8. Il Re Pastore: L'amero, Saro Costante - Nellie Melba/Jan Kubelik
9. Ave Maria 'Medtation On J.S. Bach's Prld in C' - Nellie Melba/Jan Kubelik
10. Magdalen At Michael's Gate
11. Mandoline
12. Romance
13. Louise: Depuis Le Jour
14. Louise: Depuis Le Jour
15. Old Folks At Home
16. John Anderson, My Jo
17. Comin' Thro' The Rye
18. Les Anges Pleurent
19. Chant Venetien
20. Annie Laurie
21. Songs My Mother Taught Me
22. Songs My Mother Taught Me

Customer Reviews:

Just one omission.......2001-02-02

There is another recording of "Goodbye" by N.Melba on Victor 95012,released in the US in 1905.I wonder why it is not included in this "complete" Romophone release?

Prima Donna Assoluta.......1999-11-29

Just how much Nellie Melba can one take at one sitting? Judging by this set an awful lot and that is no mean achievement given the unflattering recording, and Melba's maddening habit of recording an aria again and again. Melba's singing lacks charm - judging from contemporary reports the lady could boast little of this anyway. But it has an astonishing technique, a limpid and glorious tone, and at times some indefinable but terribly moving quality. A great, great singer - in fact for my money marginally the best on record.

In a class by herself.......1999-11-23

Melba achieves perfection more often than any other singer (with the exception of Pol Plancon). Her phrases, her high notes, her ritardandi are beyond conventional emotion and beauty. There is something almost otherworldly in her best moments. In the grand Puccini arias, she seems at first too cool, too controlled. But you soon notice her supreme artistry as well as the fire, the sheer physical force just beneath the utterly smooth surface. In fact, she is sometimes more explosive, more dramatic, than the great Callas herself. And she gives so much of herself! In the Boheme arias, her generosity is perhaps most apparent. In marveling at one perfect top note after another, one almost does not realize how cohesive she can make the pieces seem, how architectural and intelligent her approach is.

Only One Melba.......1999-02-12

That was certainly Dame Nellie's assessment of herself, and she must have been something. Yes, both Peach Melba and Melba toast are named after her, and yes, she was worshipped. Even such a curmudgeon as Bernard Shaw could appreciate her greatness. Puccini praised the fact that she sang HIS music, not "Melba-Puccini." So why, then, do her recordings not reveal to us the scope of her artistry? Granted, we can marvel at the technical accomplishments (listen, for example, to the "Hamlet" mad scene, or "Sweet Bird") and occasionally catch a phrase that makes us understand what she was about, but she lacks the grandeur and opulence of Ponselle, or the tender vulnerability of Galli-Curci. It may be that Melba was, after all, an artist of the theatre, and that the cramped, primitive conditions of early recording studios simply did not inspire her to her greatest work. However, for devotees of Golden Age voices, this Romophone set is indispensible. The transfers are masterfully done, so that even those allergic to the acoustic sound of early recordings will not be bothered.

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Don't Leave Home, Pt. 1 Dido Manufacturer: Bmg/Cheeky Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Sand in My Shoes Life for Rent White Flag/Paris Dido - Here With Me/Thankyou (DVD Single) Dido Live (DVD/CD Set) ASIN: B0001U0ITC Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

1. Dont Leave Home (Recall Mix)
2. Dont Leave Home (Video)
3. Dont Leave Home (Deep Dish Remix)

Album Description

Taken from the 2003 album 'Life For Rent'. Features 3 non-album tracks 'Don't Leave Home' (Recall Mix & video) and 'Stoned' (Deep Dish Mix). BMG 2004.

Album Details

The Title Track is Taken from the Former Faithless Member's Second Solo Album "Life for Rent". The Song is an Anti Drug Song from the Unusual Point of View of the Drug Itself. It's Backed with a Remix of "Stoned" by the Deep Dish Team that Didn't Make the Last Issued Single.

Average customer rating: Really Does Feel Like Home

Home Pt. 1 Sheryl Crow Manufacturer: Pid ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005K56 Release Date: 1997-09-09

Album Description

The fourth single from 1996's 'Sheryl Crow' album. Pt.1 is adigipak with four tracks: 'Home' (Album Version), 'StrongEnough' (WXRT Live), 'Sweet Rosalyn' (Live from Shepherd'sBush Empire, London) and 'I Shall Believe' (WXRT Live). Alimited edition release

Customer Reviews:

Really Does Feel Like Home.......2004-12-12

A recent rediscovery of Sheryl Crow's music has made me appreciate it more than I think I ever did. This time last year I was besotted with the woman, but then throughout this year as I explored different artists such as Bjork and Tori Amos, she kind of faded into the background. However, I popped in her self-titled sophomore album the other day and was thrilled to rediscover that the freshness of her music has survived until this very day from way back in the mid-90's. That second album followed the multi-platinum "Tuesday Night Music Club," and contained some of Sheryl's most recognisable hit singles, such as "A Change Would Do You Good," "Everyday Is A Winding Road," and perhaps her most popular song (if you ignore "All I Wanna Do" for a second) ever, "If It Makes You Happy." There was also the case of "Hard To Make A Stand," but that didn't have much of a chart impact. There was yet another single that I've not mentioned, called "Home."

Home was one of the five singles released from Sheryl's now-classic second album, and was the only song out of those five to have a true ballad quality to it. The others were all-out pop rock tracks with killer hooks and catchy choruses, but you need something to balance that out every now and again, and in this case, it was Home. The song opens gradually starting off quietly and gradually increasing its sound. The guitars are really ear-catching and the tranquil sounds in the background match Sheryl's vocals. In the first verse she sings, "I woke up this morning and now I understand what it means to give your life to just one man. Afraid of feeling nothing, no bees or butterflies. My head is full of voices and my house is full of lies." Sheryl's vocals in this verse are almost whispered. They have a shushed, quiet feel to them. She then sings the chorus, "This home, home. And this is home, home. This is home."

The second verse then kicks in, "I found you standing when I was seventeen. Now I'm thirty-two and I can't remember what I'd seen in you. I made a promise, said it everyday. Now I'm reading romance novels and dreaming of yesterday." Sheryl then sings the chorus again before the bridge moves in and she sings, "I'd like to see the Riviera and slow dance underneath the stars. I'd like to watch the sun come up in a stranger's arms." I love the imagery that those two lines create, very beautiful and tranquil. Sheryl then repeats the chorus twice before we get a third verse, "I'm going crazy a little every day and everything I wanted is now driving me away. I woke this morning to the sound of breaking hearts. Mine is full of questions and it's tearing yours apart, tearing yours apart. And it's tearing yours apart. Tearing yours apart. And it's tearing us apart." The beautiful and relaxing sounds then play the song out as it gradually fades and the guitar plods along into the distance.

I'm not sure if a video was made for this song but if it was then I haven't see it. If one was made I'd really like to see it, just to see if the director's vision matches mine. I have images of Sheryl out in the desert or the middle of the country on the front porch to her house, singing, funnily enough, of her home! I think this would fit really well with the lyrics and the tone of the song. Overall, I really love this song and have been even more impressed with it as I listened to it when writing this review!

Average customer rating:

Feels Like Home Pt.1 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000OCZ1BC Release Date: 2007-04-17

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Black Scorpion Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005N8TR Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

1. Black Scorpion: The Series - Fairy Tail Main Title - David G. Russell
2. Armed And Dangerous - Call Me Firearm - David G. Russell
3. Phote Finish/Zodiac - Darcy's And Steve's Love Theme - David G. Russell
4. Blinded By The Light - The Heist - David G. Russell
5. Home Sweet Homeless - To Be A Hero - David G. Russell
6. No Stone Unturned - Bad Hair Day/Darcy's Suspicion/Medusa's Escape - David G. Russell
7. Fire And Brimestone - Honey I'm Home - David G. Russell
8. Crime Time - Fix Their Clocks - David G. Russell
9. Roses Are Red, You're Dead - Green Thumb's Theme/Venus Scorpion - David G. Russell
10. Life's A Gas - A Little Kiss - David G. Russell
11. An Officer And A Prankster - A Smashing Time/Tracking System - David G. Russell
12. Kiss Of Death - Fall From Grace/Angel Of Death - David G. Russell
13. Virtual Vice - Parameters Perfected - David G. Russell
14. Virtual Vice - The Ogre/The Switch - David G. Russell
15. Zodiac Attack Pt. One - Zodiac Attack - David G. Russell
16. Zodiac Attack - For You - David G. Russell
17. Black Scorpion At Night/End Credits - David G. Russell
18. Black Scorpion: The Movie - Main Title/Adult Darcy - Kevin Kiner
19. Becoming Black Scorpion - Kevin Kiner
20. Black Scorpion Finds EZ/Mayor Attacked/Kung Fu Gang - Kevin Kiner
21. Russo To Plant/Shootout With Goons/Chase - Kevin Kiner
22. Making Love/Stung - Kevin Kiner
23. Discovering The Plot/Race To Plant - Kevin Kiner
24. Wrestler Rematch/Trapped/Russo Removes Mask - Kevin Kiner
25. In The Tower/Final Battle/Goddard Loses, And Dies - Kevin Kiner
26. Russo Finds Gas Mask/Russo Doesn't Remember - Kevin Kiner

Dance Music:

1. Home-Pt. 2 [Import]
2. Hustleholic [Explicit Lyrics]
3. It's a Robbery
4. J&T Productions Presents S.T.MO
5. Jacktown Music, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]
6. Jailbird
7. Jazzoetry
8. Joe Budden [Explicit Lyrics]
9. Joe Budden [Explicit Lyrics]
10. Keep The Haters Running [Explicit Lyrics]

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Nourallah Brothers

Romantic Piano Favorites

System Overload [Import]

On the Air 1937-1938 [Live]

This Was [Import] [Original recording remastered]

The Essentials [Original recording remastered]

Stock: Lulie The Iceberg / Frank, Ma, Winter, Waterston

Upper Air Observation

The Heart of a Legend

Smooth Moves: First Love

The Very Best of Count Basie & Duke Ellington

The Fire This Time [Live]

Sun Pandämonium

Run for Cover

Mexican Moon