| 1. Te Ensenare A Que Me Quieras |
| 2. Me Enganabas |
| 3. Sienteme Asi |
| 4. Sos Una Espina |
| 5. Le Voy A Decir |
| 6. El Sol De Tu Cuerpo |
| 7. Todo Un Tiempo De Amor |
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| 14. No Pasara |
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| 16. Dame El Amor |
| 17. Morena, El Fuego En Tus Venas |
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| 20. Lo Que Deja El Amor |
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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ASIN: B00020VZVQ Release Date: 2004-11-09 |
Tracks:
- Run Rabbit Junk
- Yakitori
- Stamina Rose
- Surf
- Where Does This Ocean Go?
- Train Search
- Siberian Doll House
- Velveteen
- Lithium Flower
- Home Stay
- Inner Universe
- Fish - Silent Cruise
- Some Other Time
- Beauty Is Within Us
- We're the Great
- Monochrome
- GET9 [TV Size]
- Rise [TV Size]
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Great Anime Music.......2007-07-16
Good CD.......2007-03-17
THE SONGS ARE GOOD BUT NOT ON THIS UNCLEAR CD !.......2007-01-25
I like the album starting from Inner Universe..........2007-01-07
(which is the track from the opening sequence of the tv show),
and I would buy the album for this one track alone.
As for the rest of the album, I really wanted to like it but
the only songs I found that were good enough to stand on their own
are track 11 "Inner Universe" and track 18 "Rise [TV Size]".
If you want some albums where you can listen to the
entire album (without editing out more than half the album)
I would recommend "Cowboy Bebop" and "Cowboy Bebop: Blue";
they are both much better than this album.
Hmmm..........2007-01-06
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. 2
Yoko Kanno Manufacturer: Bandai ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Japan
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ASIN: B0009KQOUQ Release Date: 2005-08-23 |
Tracks:
- Cyberbird
- Rise
- Ride on Technology
- Idoling
- I Can't Be Cool
- 3Tops
- Gonna Rice
- Get9 - Jillmax, Yoko Kanno
- Go da Da
- Psychedelic Soul
- What's It For
- Living Inside the Shell
- Pet Food
- Security Off
- To Tell the Truth
- I Do
- We Can't Be Cool
Description
From the popular series, "Ghost in the Shell: A Stand Alone Complex" arrives the original scores from the 2nd Season. Renowned composer, Yoko Kanno once again blends a magnificent array of stylish jazz, bouncing techno, thunderous rock and smooth ballads that only she can accomplish. 17 breathtaking tracks from the hit T.V. series aired on Cartoon Network. Song lyrics included in the CD insert. Genre Anime-CD SountrackCustomer Reviews:
Amazing!.......2007-05-21
More great music by Yoko Kano.......2007-02-12
Most Beautiful and Amazing.......2007-02-08
I Need Stand Alone Complex OST 3.......2006-11-12
But let me back up a bit. I knew I would love this OST more than the first one when I slipped it into the CD player in my car and Cyberbird almost ruptured my eardrums. Unbeknownst to me, the volume was up too high and I didn't turn it down until a cop looked at me funny. I think he liked what he heard but was afraid to admit it.
There are seventeen tracks. Each one is different. From techno to electronica to jazz to pop to funk to a lovely ballad titled I Do. There's a little bit of everything, which is just the way I like my music. If you own Vol. 1 you should add this one to your collection.
Amazon - Is there any chance you'll be selling Vol. 3? Pretty please?
Toccante.......2006-11-03
Un solo giudizio: da comprare subito, sia per gli amanti delle colonne sonore che non.
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The Complex
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ASIN: B00008OWZD Release Date: 2003-04-22 |
Tracks:
- Above
- Time To Start
- Sing Along - featuring Dave Matthews
- Up To The Roof - featuring Tracy Bonham
- Your Attention
- Persona - featuring Josh Haden
- Piano Smasher
- White Rabbit - featuring Esthero
- The Current - featuring Gavin Rossdale
- I Feel Love - featuring Venus Hum
- Shadows Part 2 - featuring Tracy Bonham & Rob Swift
- What is Rock - featuring Arone Dyer & Peter Moore
- The Complex - featuring Peter Moore
- Exhibit 13
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Take equal measures of Gallagher and Kraftwerk, mix in a 15-year supply of blue body paint and shake with a double-shot of modern marketing savvy and you might have something akin to Blue Man Group. This ambitious second album by New York performance artists cum entrepreneurs Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink expands their central artistic contradiction--mainstreaming the alternative--with a propulsive cocktail of rhythm, irony, self-invented instrumentation, and bona fide song structures that feature turns from guest stars Dave Matthews (the music hall dirge "Sing Along") and Tracy Bonham ("Up to the Roof," and with Rob Swift, "Shadows Pt.2"). The conceit is vaguely reminiscent of the Tubes' tongue-in-cheek ode to '80s corporate rock, "The Completion Backwards Principle," right down to being so convincing the irony often melts away. Fans of their live performances will appreciate its wall-to-wall rhythmic thrust and quirky textures, while aficionados and newcomers alike should welcome its surprising, seductive melodies and mature songwriting. --Jerry McCulleyAlbum Description
Their first full-fledged rock 'n' roll album, 'The Complex', features guest appearances from Dan The Automator, Tracy Bonham, Esthero, Dave Matthews, & others. 14 tracks including the single, 'The Current', featuring Gavin Rossdale. Lava. 2003.Album Details
Features Dan the Automator, Tracy Bonham and Dave Matthews.Customer Reviews:
Blue Man!!.......2007-05-14
Excellent!.......2007-05-07
AWESOME!.......2007-03-27
Top Notch Music!.......2007-01-12
If you like percussion, or speed metal (and maybe think it's a little harsh), BlueMan Group is a great thing to try.
Outstanding.......2006-11-16
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An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen
Deryck Cooke , Georg Solti , Wiener Philharmoniker , Anita Valkki , Berit Lindholm , Birgit Nilsson , Brigitte Fassbaender , Christa Ludwig , Claire Watson , Claudia Hellmann , Dame Gwyneth Jones , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Eberhard Wächter , George London , Gerhard Stolze , Gottlob Frick , Grace Hoffmann , Gustav Neidlinger , Hans Hotter , Helen Watts , Helga Dernesch , Hetty Plumacher , Ira Malaniuk , James King , Jean Madeira , Joan Sutherland , Kirsten Flagstad , Kurt Böhme , Lucia Popp , Marga Höffgen , Marilyn Tyler , Maureen Guy , Oda Balsborg , Paul Kuen , Régine Crespin , Set Svanholm , Vera Little , Vera Schlosser , Waldemar Kmentt , Walter Kreppel , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music
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ASIN: B00000424H Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
Tracks:
- Of All Great Musical Compositions... (Examples 1-4)
- The Fundamental Symbol... (Examples 5-11)
- Returning Now To The Nature Motive... (Examples 6, 12-16)
- A Number Of Further Motives... (Examples 5, 17-21)
- A Second, Much Smaller Family... (Examples 22-25)
- So Much For Nature. (Examples 26-38)
- The Cause Of The Deterioration... (Examples 39-44)
- The Other Transformation... (Examples 45-48)
- Several Other Motives... (Examples 49-52)
- Two Further Motives... (Examples 41, 53-61)
- The Basic Motive Associated With The Spear... (Examples 62-68)
- Along Another, More Complex Line... (Examples 69-72)
- In Act Two Of Walkure... (Examples 69, 73-75)
- Returning Now To Act Two Of Walkure... (Examples 76-79)
- Love Is Another Of The Central Symbols... (Examples 80-83)
- Later In The Same Scene... (Examples 84-87)
- Freia's Motive Has Two Independent Segments... (Examples 88-91)
- The Label 'Flight'... (Example 92)
- When Fasolt, In Scene Two Of Rhinegold... (Examples 93-98)
- A Little Later In The Interlude... (Examples 99-103)
Tracks:
- The Other New Motive... (Examples 104-109)
- There Are Several Independent Love-Motives... (Examples 110-114)
- The Characters In Whose Lives... (Examples 115-120)
- One Further Motive Belongs... (Example 121)
- The Sword Motive Recurs... (Examples 122-130)
- Ironically, This Phrase... (Examples 131-135)
- Closely Associated With Gutrune's Motive... (Examples 136-140)
- Here We Come To The End... (Examples 141-146)
- Complemtary To This Symbol... (Examples 147-149)
- One Last Central Symbol... (Examples 150-157)
- One Further Motive Connected... (Examples 158-161)
- There Are One Or Two Motives... (Examples 162-168)
- These Motives Of Alberich And Mime... (Examples 169-171)
- Quite A Number Of The Subsidiary Motives... (Examples 172-176)
- Besides This Family Of Motives... (Examples 177-180)
- Our Final Example... (Examples 10, 181, 182)
- In The Final Scene Of Gotterdammerung... (Examples 181-183)
- Even More Masterly... (Examples 184-188)
- Now If We Return... (Examples 189-191)
- This Masterly Way... (Examples 192, 193)
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When Wagner set the Ring to music, he intended the orchestra to act in the fashion of a chorus from a classic Greek tragedy--setting the mood and commenting on the action. In order to allow a nonverbal musical line to reflect on the plot, Wagner developed a psychologically and musically complex symbology to communicate his thoughts to the listener. From the beginning the Ring has spawned numerous written commentaries on the relationships of the motif structure, but by using examples from the Decca Ring recording, Deryck Cooke's thoughtful spoken commentary is by far the most accessible guide for either the fledgling Ring enthusiast or the seasoned veteran. --Christian C. RixCustomer Reviews:
Ring introduction critique.......2006-11-04
FASCINATING STUDY FOR NOVICES AND AFFICIONADOS ALIKE.......2006-08-16
It wasn't the first time this has been tried. The famous HMV sets from the late 20's also included recorded examples of over 100 motifs. (These, by the way, are available as part of the Pearl reissue of those wonderful HMV recordings). What that set lacked was the wonderful insights as well as the approachability of the talk by Deryck Cooke. Cooke was a great and much missed musicologist - a Mahler expert responsible for the performing edition of the Tenth Symphony still most played today, a fascinating explorer into the nature of music's basic building-blocks in his excellent book, The Language of Music, and an inspiring and elucidating critic of Wagner's work as shown by the fascinating book he left unfinished at his death, I Saw the World End.
On these CDs he does much more than list the leitmotifs and identify them as calling-cards. He shows the amazingly integrated and organic growth of the musical material that Wagner uses throughout his vast work. He demonstrates how motifs can change their sense and meaning as they evolve through the drama. And he shows how the complex combinations of motifs can radically advance both the musical and the dramatic narrative of the piece. There are even places where he corrects the misinterpretation of some of the motifs that had become ingrained from early commentators' false labels.
This set should engage and enlighten anyone with an interest in Wagner's huge and inexhaustible tetralogy. Do give it a try - no matter how far down the road to Wagnerianism you are.
Welcome back to a classic analysis.......2006-05-28
If all you want is dilettantish baby food, there are plenty of dumbed-down Wagner commentaries on the market, stretching from Anna Russell's famous monologue (which doesn't pretend to be anything other than a parody aimed at morons) to the latest standard-issue "Wagner-was-a-Nazi-boo-hiss" feuilleton (which, unfortunately, does). Without reasonable score-reading skill you will find Cooke useless, however diligently you have ploughed through Marx, Jung, Freud, or other gurus purportedly relevant to THE RING. Cooke expects you to use your brains and your musical sense. Quelle horreur. At today's BBC his "elitism" would render him unemployable.
Essential for Understanding Wagner's Ring Cycle.......2006-05-15
Bottom line, buy this set and study it if the Ring has captivated you as it has countless others. The presentation is dry, but sticking with it brings measureless and longlasting rewards.
Very Functional.......2006-03-19
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Complex Simplicity
Teedra Moses Manufacturer: Tvt ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary R&B
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ASIN: B0002CHI4C Release Date: 2004-08-10 |
Tracks:
- Still Got Love
- Be Your Girl
- You'll Never Find (A Better Woman) feat Jada Kiss
- Caution
- Rescue Me
- No More Tears
- Caught Up
- Complex Simplicity
- For A Lifetime
- Winter '96
- Cabaret
- Last Day
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Beautiful voice!!!.......2007-07-26
The Lioness.......2007-06-13
Teedra .......2007-06-03
She is Awesome !!!.......2007-05-30
Teedra is the best!.......2007-02-22
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Life Begins Again
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ASIN: B00076ON82 Release Date: 2005-01-25 |
Tracks:
- Streetcrawler
- Life Begins Again
- P.S.A.
- Loki Cat
- Cranes Of Prey
- Love Is Real
- Owed To Darryl
- Newerwaves
- Time Shift
- Lullabye
- Loki Cat (Reprise)
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On his solo debut, Life Begins Again, Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan drummer Jimmy Chamberlain takes a left turn from the cathartic rock of his former bands. Instead, he delves into a set of intricate songs better suited for the chill-out room than the mosh-pit. Even guest appearances by old boss Billy Corgan ("Loki Cat") and Catherine Wheel's iron-lunged singer Rob Dickinson ("Life Begins Again", "Love Is Real") hardly take away from the overall twilight mood of the disc, which draws prog-rock into the new millennium while giving a quick nod to Chamberlain's early metal years in the heady "Cranes of Prey." --Aidin VaziriCustomer Reviews:
After the Pumpkins Officially Smashed.......2007-05-08
I wouldn't call this album pure jazz because the playing is anything but by the accompanying cast of musicians, but Jimmy's drumming and the approach taken in the instrumental numbers, which can only be described as organized jamming, lends that title. So let's just call this Jazz Fusion, fair?
The aforementioned supporting cast of musicians more than underwhelmed me (minus a few tracks which I'll detail later). Their playing has no distinct style and the guitar and keyboard sounds carry over into each following track. The vocalists, with the exception of Corgan on 'Loki Cat', are bland and only hinder the backing tracks.
I am undeniably in love with "P.S.A.", "Streetcrawler" and "Loki Cat".
"P.S.A." is a mezmorizing instrumental that begins subtly and creates a somber melancholic (no pun intended) mood and by the last third of the track becomes a showcase for Jimmy's thunder by stick. This is an all-out stunner of a song.
"Streetcrawler" begins the album and makes a statement right away with no intro or build. Uptempo and dark, this is the template I wish the entire album was based on.
As I stated before, "Loki Cat" features Corgan on vocals and is the only track in this ilk that does the album justice. I picture this being what 'Adore' would've sounded like if Jimmy were present in 1997-1998.
An all instrumental album would definitely deserve a better grade, but don't let the negatives push you away. This is the best post-Pumpkin work by any of the members and the highs are something to behold.
A New Start for Chamberlain.......2006-12-13
Nice.......2005-11-15
Unfortunately, this alone does not always carry the songs through. Each is a nice fusion of jazz and rock, but it takes rare talent to create full instrumentals. Jimmy is almost there. That being said, the title track with the mind numbing Rob Dickinson, and Loki-cat with Billy Corgan are some of the best songs I have heard in a years. I recommend Jimmy use his connections to write songs for his friends and colleagues to guest on. Too bad we had to wait so long for this.
Give It a Chance!.......2005-11-06
Chamberlain eventually faced his issues and resolved his relationship with the band, until they eventually decided to call it quits. Corgan and Chamberlain continued their musical relationship in the band Zwan, but that band broke up also, and after only one album.
Now, Jimmy Chamberlain has decided to pursue a career on his own, with a band called the Jimmy Chamberlain Complex, and the style he chooses is remarkably different from his previous work, and incredibly refreshing. While the Smashing Pumpkins provided solace for alienated teens, Chamberlin and his bandmates takes a more universal, spiritual approach to their art. Entitled "Life Begins Again," the album documents positivity in its attitude and conveys a sense of pure love for the music that is being created. Light years from the Pumpkins, but close to his own soul, Jimmy Chamberlin is following his own muse while proving that with the right attitude, life does indeed begin again.
life is good.......2005-10-26
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Vol. 3
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Track list: the end of all you know, japanese title, know your enemy, japanese title, break through, flying low, japanese title, japanese title, japanese title, CHRisTmas in the SiLenT, access all areas, sacred terrorist, dear john, 35.7C, japanese title, flashback memory plug, dewCustomer Reviews:
Simply amazing, a few cracks in a otherwise very beautiful looking crystal........2006-02-25
10 Second Decision: If you don't know what Stand Alone Complex is, but enjoy new directions in music, give it a try. If you know who Yoko Kanno is or own something of hers already, you know my answer on this recommendation. If International Music or Instrumentals put you to sleep, move along.
Yoko Kanno's work for anime is much like most alternative media artists much like Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, and almost the entire Jazz genre: brilliant but unfortunately overlooked. She does it all-- techno, rock, metal, jazz, blues, soul, funk, pop, big band, and even a little niche work like arabian folk and honky tonk harmonica. For Stand Alone Complex OST 3, you hear the work for the show, which leans more to the technical rather than analog, although the few pieces of 'natural' music is very simple, engaging and often powerful.
The nice surprise of the album is it's small ties to the prior ones: one track, "Flashback Memory Plug" is the title of the reprise of "Inner Universe" heard in the "First" Gig of episodes when Motoko and Laughing Man interacted, which is unfortunately Origa's only appearance on the album. The first track, "The End of All We Know", is a remake of the last piano solo of "To Tell The Truth" on OST 2, but now with Scott Matthews' vocals much like the prior "Psychedelic Soul" (also on OST 2) in an adagio fortelling both ruin and hope.
Also on the disc of note, "Dear John." So much to say about this song when it comes to melody alone. Haunting, inspiring, optimistic, forcasting change. Arguably one of the best things I've heard her make in my LIFE. Seriously. The only thing that upsets me about that track is that his vocals are muffled with filters to the point where it's more or less inaudible: you can hear a whisper of the lyric a half-second before the overdriven muffled audio overtakes it. Production mistake, or on purpose? We'll have to see it when it's audible during a Second Gig episode.
So, yeah, Scott Matthews is on it. Who else? Gabriela Robin checks in with "Turkey", a Japanese language techno-infused choiral piece, driving with powerful bass that makes one feel like driving past the speed limit in the streets of Japan. Ilaria Graziano has two tracks on the disc: Dew, which is a very gorgeous track, but the only other issue I had was "Christmas in the Silent Forest". She's singing away from her range and comfort zone on this one: it sounds forced. No real change in melody between the lyrics and chorus, which makes it sound typically the same all throughout. I didn't like it, even after giving it 4-5 plays.
As for Yoko's instrumental work: "Access All Areas" is one of my favorites, easily heard during strategic computer work, like Massive Attack's feel, only much faster and intricate. "Know Your Enemy" is a nice, multi-layered track, sounding much like the Serenity Film Score: violins, slow and soft piano, and builds to different melodies, like a playback of someone's memories is happening at the same time. "35.7 Degrees C" is another reminiscent track of "First" Gig Stand Alone Complex, when Motoko and Batoh had a conversation on a particularly important night (the best I could put it without any spoilers). It's cool, subdued synthesizer backing a solo saxophone firing as clear as a trumpet makes it easily recognizable for fans of the series. "Incomplete Love Song" is a short and abrupt, but very peaceful track. "Access All Areas" is a rapid-techno infiltration kind of track: something to play when trouncing someone in a computer game, or dodging sunday drivers, so it's very energized.
Basically, if you're looking at this description, you should be familiar with her past work such as Macross Plus, Cowboy Bebop and Wolf's Rain, or you heard the music in Stand Alone Complex and liked it, so this disc is pretty clear on what you can expect from her from the beginning. If you have no idea what any of that is, it's a treat, but may be inaccessible to a first time listener who may be turned off to 'international music', and what I see as a scuff on an otherwise great track like "Dear John", one may be irritated with not hearing the vocals and may pan it, but it's still a worthwhile CD in my opinion.
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Be Human
Yoko Kanno Manufacturer: Bandai ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks
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ASIN: B0002YLDPK Release Date: 2004-11-09 |
Tracks:
- Be Human
- Trip City
- Patch Me
- Tachikoma No Iede (Runaway Tachikoma)
- Osanpo Tachikoma (Tachikoma Out for a Walk)
- Bang Bang Banquet
- Fax Me
- Rocky Wa Doko? (Where's Rocky?)
- Spotter
- Let's Oil
- Cream
- Spider Bites
- Good by My Master
- Piece by Ten
- What Can I Say?
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Several diamonds in the rough.......2007-01-20
Unlike the other Ghost in the Shell OSTs, be Human doesn't really hold together as an album. I wouldn't often listen to it from start to finish. But despite this, it has individual tracks that stand out and make me say "wow" more than on its sister albums.
The most notable of these is "Rocky wa Doko?". It's got a beautiful, poignant, flowing melody, and it works in a reference to the song "Daisy" in a way that fits perfectly with the middle section. With the album's theme of robots trying to be human, I have to wonder if this is an intentional reference to Hal's death scene in 2001.
The CD gets off to a slow start with "Be Human", but it does establish the theme for the album. The hard-rocking second track, "Trip City", is worth the wait. The chorus, in particular, is worthy of some serious rocking out.
"FAX me" is perhaps difficult to appreciate at first. You may wonder why you're listening to a fax machine over some classical music. But the music is original Kanno, and the fax machine is an integral part of it. It's a concerto for string quartet and fax machine, and it works.
"Cream" is R&B the Yoko Kanno way. Not something I thought I'd like, but egad does that melody get stuck in my head. The broken guitar chords and the way they weave into the wordless female vocals are what make this track.
"Good By My Master" is a powerful bit of choral soundtrack, and it pretty much rounds out the section of the album I'd actively listen to. Some other good tracks I've passed over are the eccentric and fun "Tachikoma no Iede", the catchy Latin jazz of "bang bang banquet", and the driving orchestral "Spotter".
The end of the album is filled out with a bunch of very short tracks, and I don't see the point of them. They may mean something to fans of the anime. To me, they mean that the album needed to be padded out to 45 minutes. So while I'll listen to the other Stand Alone Complex albums as albums, here I pick and choose the tracks I like and shuffle them into my playlist. But hey, those are some good tracks.
My favourite GHOST IN THE SHELL: SAC soundtrack..........2006-05-08
1. "BE HUMAN" - I like Scott Matthew's voice... His deep and melancholy voice seems to fit very much on those sad songs--even how lively the music is... If I were to rank this song against his other GITS songs, I'd place it behind "Psychedelic Soul" (OST 2, track 10) and "Dear John" (OST 3, track 13)... Nontheless, I love the lyrics and it really helps to bring the song out more... And found it quite catchy to sing the song out of the blue...
2. "TRIP CITY" - Not the best GITS songs sure, but it sure is a heck fun to listen to... It's a lively piece that again showcases Scott Matthew's voice but in a different light--it's not a sad song at all (compared to most of his YK songs like Cowboy Bebop's "Is It Real?" or "Psychedelic Soul")... I personally prefer the second half of the song especially when Scott Matthew sings "Trip City" over and over...
3. "PATCH ME" - One of the techno style tracks for the series... I personally don't find to listen to this track most of the time... But I definitely don't skip on listening to it on random... Hey, it's just fun to listen to... I like when that harp suddenly plays before the end...
4. "TACHIKOMA NO IEDE" - One of the cutest and best tracks in this OST... The interluding piano, fiddle, and flute is just a joy to listen to... You'll definitely notice this nifty number find yourself listening to it over and over... (At least I hope)
5. "OSANPO TACHIKOMA" - Cute... Kinda sad... Kinda off-beat... I'm sure you'll appreciate it... It even ends cutely... It's, by no means, bad at all..
6. "BANG BANG BANQUET" - Another great piece... Even if you can help to not dance to it, you'll definitely find yourself tapping to the tune... I'd like to know how they used this piece in the show (since I don't really watch the show)...
7. "FAX ME" - Very classical in sound, but contrasted by some beeping sounds of office supplies like a phone or fax machines (:P).... I like it... It's got some really nice tunes...
8. "ROKKI WA DOKO" - This one's another track for keeps... It has a sad nature to it that I just can't quite put my finger to... The combination of strings and the xylophone has a sort of child-like innocence to it... Sounds dreamy, yet melancholy... I like how it 'ends' in the middle and 'starts' again...
9. "SPOTTER" - From the very few episodes of the series I've seen, this one seems to get a lot of airplay (is that the right word?)... It has the essence of technology with the techno-like beat to it, combined with strings that really add to its mood... It gets catchier and catchier as the track plays on... The best part is when the chorus (and guitar) joins in the middle transition... One of the great tracks in this CD for sure...
10. "LET'S OIL" - This short piece is somewhat unnerving (not in a bad way in my case) due to its fast-paced tune... This won't be your favourite, but it's goes to my most favorite track in the entire GITS:SAC canon--"Cream"...
11. "CREAM" - Now we get to my most favorite track Ms. Yoko Kanno composed for the show... It really took a second or third time of listening before it really got to me indefinitely... HIDE's rapping is top-notch... The first verse of the rapping isn't really the clincher for me, but rather the 'bridge' to the 'chorus' before Maaya Sakamoto sings 'la, la, la' which I also absolutely love... This 'bridge' to the 'chorus' is so different in most of the rap songs I hear, it's worth noting the fast-paced singing is a darn catchiest rap tune I've heard... I hope to find other people who really like this song....
12. "SPIDER BITES" - This is the instrumental/music box version of "Be Human"... It's lovely and poignant in a different way the original song evokes...
13. "GOOD BY MY MASTER" - A choral piece that's haunting yet technological with it's sound... A very nice combination IMO, that's very hard to achieve... A great, great piece...
14. "PIECE BY TEN" - Probably the saddest piece for this soundtrack, or the series for that matter... This orchestral track was played during the episode where the tank run amok and the Major was able to see the memories of the inventor placed inside the tank... The piece heightens to a beautiful climax in the middle that really pulls your heartstrings... A very lovely tune...
15. "WHAT CAN I SAY" - A song sung by a child named Sunny (at least I think s/he's a child)... It's again sad but a more classy way of singing it--kinda like a torch song or bar song but with a kid singing the lyrics... I love this piece but I'm particularly annoyed at how short it is... Love the lyrics too...
>> The Shorts:
16. "HI!" - Weird...
17. "I'M NOT STRAIGHT" - Sounds Cowboy Bebop-ish... It's cool...
18. "AI SENTAI TACHIKOMANZU" - an extremely funny and catchy take on those Power Ranger type songs... I love it!... Some may get annoyed by the singing... But I found it very cute and catchy...
19. "PRO BOWLER TACHIKOMA" - Have you heard the opening song for L/R?... Well, it kinda sounds a lot like it...
20. "DON'T SPONGE ME" - Another 'too short' track... I'd like to hear this longer since it sounds really interesting...
21. "PO'D POD" - Sounds like a computer game... *Plop-plop-plop*
22. "CIAO" - And then they say goodbye...
I'd have lots of friends, and I'd stay out too late..........2006-02-03
As mentioned above, the first track is by far one of the most, if not the most, moving to me in both the melodic and lyrical structure of tense, after all it is the album title, although from the looks of some of these other reviews, it seems you'll either love it or hate it.
tracks 2 through 7 are an insight to the Tachikomas' precocious child like single persona, most examplified by their use in "Tachikoma no Hibi" from the anime. (FAX Me was particularly halarious in my opinion.)
Tracks 8 and up begin to get more serious as they deal with the circumstances leading up to the Tachikomas' fate in the first season. I was particularly overjoyed upon the incluion of Spotter and Cream, as they (as well as others) were not present in the first OST volume.
Tracks 12 to 15 pretty entail the emotional climax of the story. I'd like to add that Track 15 does a perfect job of wrapping it all up and leaving one feeling satisfied, although it's not the end of the album, it's the end of the tracks listed giving way to an Omake to top things off just as "Tachikoma no Hibi" was to the anime and can allow the album to be viewed as an episode in it's own right as it would contain an introduction, a build up to eventual conflict, ending with a climax, then topped off with TachiHibi.
I shall finalize this review by saying that the cover artwork is very well done, and can range from amusing to heartwarming; the lyrics are included as well.
A Fantastic Album!.......2005-11-07
1 - Be Human
A good, low-down start to the album, although it could be better.
The simple, childish lyrics make you appreciate things, and the melody is very nice. The singer makes it a bit unpleasant to listen to.
2 - Trip City
Fast-paced and with a good rhythmn, the real hook of this song is the "Take me, take me to the lab," chorus, but is otherwise not very catchy. Good music, though.
3 - Patch Me
A little electronic song, very short, and not very memorable.
4 - Tachikoma no Iede
One of the highlights of the album, this is very feel-good and easy listening, with a simple, fun melody. The piano, flute and violin go together nicely.
5 - Osanpo Tachikoma
Paired with the previous track, this is another gem. While the first was traditional music, this is done almost completely in synthesizer, with French vocals halfway through for a nice touch. Again, very cute and feel-good.
6 - Bang Bang Banquet
A high-spirited song, and very catchy, with drums and synthesizer, as well as a few vocals. Played often when the Tachikomas are debating over things, it's very mischevious-sounding.
7 - FAX me
An interesting piece with a string quartet, and the sounds of a computer and a fax machine in between. Not bad, but not good either.
8 - Rocky wa Doko?
An episode-specific song, the title, "Where is Rocky?" is in reference to a dog a tachikoma is looking for in the episode. The string instrument and the violin synthesizer go together well. A very peaceful song to listen to.
9 - Spotter
Definately the song that makes the album worth buying, this isn't included on any other of the OSTs, yet is featured so often on the series, you wonder why it's on this "Concept Album" of sorts. Starting out slow and quiet, it gradually brings you into the song, before going into another quiet section and returning to the action. Much like Inner Universe, this is an excellent piece of work, if not the highlight of the album.
10 - Let's Oil
Another mini-song, much like Patch Me, and not very memorable.
11 - Cream
An interesting song, yet very likeable in it's own way. Starting out quirky, it goes into some Japanese Rap, with a semi-melodic chorus, with a string section afterwards and a beautiful vocal and guitar. A very nice song, if you're in the mood for it.
12 - Spider Bites
A "music-box" version of Be Human, it's short and sweet.
13 - Good By My Master
Sad, dramatic music, this isn't easy to listen to at the beginning, but definately picks up at the end and really sets the mood. Very operatic.
14 - Piece by Ten
One of the sadder pieces in the entire series, the strings are totally heart-breaking (especially in context with the scene it's used in!), making this another gem of the album.
15 - What Can I Say?
A child and piano, with sweet lyrics and a simple, beautiful ending. A great end to the album, as well.
There are also 5 extra tracks on the album:
- Hi! : Simply Tachikoma's introducing themselves "Ta-unchi-kokoma...tachikoma-ko!"
- I'm not straight : Drums and bass! An interesting thing that I'd expect out of Samurai Champloo.
- AI sentai Tachikoma : a total rip on lame, sentai (power rangers)-ish shows, featuring the tachikomas. The translation of the lyrics in the booklet are hilarious!
The next three are little electronic ditties that don't distinguish themselves much.
Overall, a good album with several wonderful tracks and a few that fail to meet the mark.
I'd reccomend this to anyone who likes the series.
Being Human is the Condition.......2005-09-04
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Tracks:
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Album Description
Japanese soundtrack contains the intro theme to the anime 'Ghost In The Shell' (Stand Alone Complex 1st) & 'Ghost In The Shell' (Stand Alone Complex 2nd). Features four tracks, 'Get 9' Jillmax, 'Rise' Origa, 'Icy Mice' Gabriela Robin, & 'Get 9' (Naked) Jillmax. All music by Yoko Kanno. Victor. 2004.Customer Reviews:
"Rise" is my best.......2004-07-17
Anyway, I really like "Rise", which containts more English lylics than "Inner Universe". I listen it everyday! Orga's voice is so misterious that I really love so much.
If you like the music from Cowboy Bebop..........2004-06-29
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex the anime is a sequel of sorts to the first Ghost in the Shell. This soundtrack contains four tracks from that anime. Ghost one was a classic similar in appeal to titles such as Akira.
Kanno Yoko does it again!.......2004-01-24
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ASIN: B0009Q33N6 Release Date: 2005-06-07 |
Tracks:
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- Donna Lee
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Grammy Award winning Arranger and Band Leader Bill Holman brings us his jazz big band recorded live in 2004. Bill Holman introduces many new and exciting compositions and arrangements with his star packed LA based jazz big band. The Bill Holman Band is considered the greatest working big band in jazz today.Customer Reviews:
Holman -- Fresh and Swinging.......2007-01-27
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Clever and fun as always.......2006-11-11
Donna Lee has Mr. Holman's classic counterpoint and motifs that seem to flow right from the bebop melody itself. And he makes the melody unique with the subtlest of touches in doubling it at odd intervals off and on. And the ending leaves the listener saying 'Wow, what just happened?!'
In Blue Daniel, Holman's ability to keep the integrity of a song while making it his own shines forth. The counterlines and development are simple and subtle, just like the tune itself. From the rim shot kicking off the immediate statement of the melody, to the straight forward ending (with an added major seven on the last note to add that Holman 'quirk') this tune just flows.
Press One seems to me to capture the humor and joy in Homan's music that I absolutely love. It invokes the mechanical impersonal nature of automated call service from the dialing of the touch tones to the swaying lounge music you hear when you're put on hold. Just a great Holman original.
The solo performances are superb as they always are from his band. One of my favorites aspects of this cd is that you get Holman himself giving intros to each of the numbers.
It's a must for any jazz fan.
The Bill Holman Band Live.......2006-08-01
My favorite is 'Donna Lee', but also 'Zoot 'n' Al' sure is a great tune. Altogether a must CD with great players and music.
Bill Holman did an album with another German Big Band, the SWR Big Band/Germany in 2001: 'Jazz In Concert (Live)'.
Youth is without question...........2006-04-27
Bill Holman's band, live.......2006-02-28
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