Epiphany

About the Artist
Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Andy LaVerne studied at Juilliard, Berklee, and the New England Conservatory, and took private lessons from pianist Bill Evans. The list of musicians with whom LaVerne has worked reads like a Who's Who in jazz: Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz, Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Lionel Hampton, Michael Brecker, Elvin Jones, and numerous others. A prolific recording artist, his projects as a leader number over 40, among the most recent is a quartet recording featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Al Foster, Four Miles (Polygram), which reached the top ten on the Gavin Jazz Chart. Pianissimo (SteepleChase) his latest CD, is a collection of ballads. LaVerne is also a prominent jazz educator, having released a series of instructional videos, Guide to Modern Jazz Piano, Vols. 1 &, 2, and Jazz Piano Standards (Homespun Tapes), featuring the Yamaha Disklavier, as well as the video, In Concert (Homespun), with John Abercrombie. He is the author of Handbook of Chord Substitutions, Tons of Runs (Ekay), The Music Of Andy LaVerne (SteepleChase Publications), and 19 Solo Piano Arrangements of Compositions by Bill Evans (Hal Leonard). Countdown To Giant Steps (Aebersold Jazz) is a two CD play-a-long with companion book, of which LaVerne served as player/producer/writer. Tunes You Thought You Knew (Aebersold Jazz) is a LaVerne play-a-long CD/book set. Secret of the Andes is a new Aebersold playalong which is a collection of Andy LaVerne compositions. Andy is the recipient of five Jazz Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a winner of the 2000 John Lennon Songwriting contest for his tune Shania. He has appeared at concerts, festivals, and clubs throughout the world, and has also given clinics at universities, colleges, and conservatories around the world. LaVerne is professor of Jazz Piano at The Hartt School, The University of Hartford. He has recently been recording and touring with legendary singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka.

Product Description
With this collection of original jazz compositions written for piano, organ and drums trio, Andy LaVerne creates a new and exciting, yet natural and intuitive medium for keyboards unlike any you've heard before.

Epiphany,Andy Laverne,Clavebop,Post-Bop,United States of America,With this collection of original jazz compositions written for piano, organ and drums trio, Andy LaVerne creates a new and exciting, yet natural and intuitive medium for keyboards unlike any you've heard before.

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Average customer rating: Oh Boy This Album Is The S*** MANY REALLY GOOD songs on this CD Pretty Good Not impressed; More substance and hits would've been nice... I'll take a drink over this album anyday!

Epiphany T-Pain Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Double Up T.I. vs T.I.P. From Nothin' to Somethin' Special Occasion Because Of You ASIN: B000P0JQ9Q Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Tallahassee Love
2. Church featuring Teddy Verseti
3. Tipsy
4. Show U How featuring Teddy Pain & Teddy Penderazdoun
5. I Got It
6. Suicide
7. Bartender featuring Akon
8. Backseat Action featuring Shawnna
9. Put It Down featuring Ray, Teddy Penderazdoun & Teddy Verseti
10. Time Machine
11. Yo Stomach featuring Tay Dizm
12. Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')Featuring Yung Joc
13. 69 featuring J Lyriq
14. Reggae Night
15. Shottas featuring Kardinal Offishall & Cham
16. Right Hand
17. Sounds Bad

Amazon.com

T-Pain opens the liner notes to his hotly anticipated second disc with a couple of helpful definitions: An epiphany is "the manifestation of a supernatural being" (definition No. 1) or "a sudden moment of insight or revelation" (No. 2), the opening page puts forth. Because most of the R&B record-buying world knows that T-Pain is not a supernatural being, but a stylish and inventive singer from Tallahassee, it would seem the second definition inspired the title--T-Pain probably felt flashes of inspiration when laying out the lyrics. A single spin ought to convince listeners a little of both factored in, though: Songs like "Bartender" and "Buy U a Drank" send out a southern hip-hop vibe silky enough to be considered a revelation (thanks partially to Akon, who pitches in on "Bartender"). And because the entire album leans hard on the vocoder, tracks such as opener "Tallahassee Love," a nod to Tupac's "California Love," sound otherworldly, a la definition one. Throughout, T-Pain hands out hooks like there's been a two-for-one sale. Maybe they came to him in a series of epiphanies. Or maybe a benevolent R&B being--some supernatural force who knows how to make a hit record--whispered them in his ear. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Oh Boy This Album Is The S***.......2007-07-30

Please dont believe those negative reviews there are plenty of good songs besides bartender and buy you a drank. My favorites are "Tipsy" "Put It Down" and "Right Hand" and "69" but theres many more that I enjoy. Buy the album and see for yourself, its really good. This is my favorite album of the year T-Pain realy shocked me, I never heard his first album but this one is great.

MANY REALLY GOOD songs on this CD .......2007-07-23

It's not perfect, although VERY few albums are. For a mainstream album to have a song as serious as Suicide that directly discusses HIV/AIDS it's amazing! Backseat Action and Put It Down are two sexy songs and whether he meant it to be or not Yo Stomach is hilarious. I suggested everyone I talk to go buy the CD for those songs not for the radio songs (Bartender and Buy You A drink - which are good dance songs). Also, I think I liked all of the songs on the album but Buy You A Drink and that is because it has been PLAYED to H3LL and back on the radio.

ALSO Church comes HARD (the second song on the CD)!

If a person gave this CD a rating lower than 3 they are not really into Hip-Hop/R&B so I would not suggest anyone who is into Hip-Hop/R&B take their advise!!!

Pretty Good.......2007-07-03

I noticed a lot of people did not like this album. I thought it was pretty damn good. The reason why I didn't give it five stars is because there are two stupid skit and two song I don't like. That leave me with 13 songs that I really liked. It has both a comical side and a serious side. I suggest you buy this album yourself and see what you think. It makes for good driving music too with a lot of bass. Check it out.

Not impressed; More substance and hits would've been nice..........2007-07-01

So I joined the bandwagon and bought EPIPHANY. Why you ask? Well my friends, "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')" was bumping and it was one of the most undeniably catchy (as well as stupid) songs of 2007. I couldn't resist. I'm not a big fan of "clubby" R&B albums, but sometimes i give into guilty pleasures. In some respects with EPIPHANY (which I have to agree with one of the reviewers that this is no "epiphany" by any means), I wish I'd let the album itself pass by and just downloaded "Buy U A Drank". But I had to indulge and I can't help to say that ultimately EPIPHANY is a disappointment. Then, you also have to think mentally, that with such club-savvy artist as T-Pain, Akon, and sometimes R. Kelly (though excluding nis great new album DOUBLE UP), that the club-centric albums only tend to have one hit. Sure, EPIPHANY is good for a couple of worthy numbers (first single and "Church" to name a few), but overall, it is nothing but a mess. Sure, I'm happy T-Pain surprised everybody to take the #1 spot on the Billboard charts, hold back both Rihanna and expected chart-topper Paul McCartney, but still you wonder if people were expecting a real "epiphany" for the money. Oh well.

The album begins with the introductory track, "Tallahassee Love" in which T-Pain not only defines "epiphany" but also gives love back to his hometown, Tallahassee. It is completely unnecessary, as with most intro tracks, but it is actually better than some of the full length tracks on EPIPHANY. "Church" has the most undeniably catchy groove of EPIPHANY with an incredibly soulful guitar riff, tropical sounding drum-programming, and random interspersed "rah!" during the verse. Vocally, T-Pain sounds top notch, even if he is halfway between singing and rapping. T-Pain sounds among the hardest ever when he sings: "***damn, you think you cool, you think I'm not, you think you're tough, ***damn, you think you're hard, you think I'm soft, you think you're rough... I'm gonna have to take you're a** to church..." Sure the song's ridiculous, but it is worthy of spins in the CD player. "Tipsy" features overall repetitive, but sound production work, with an undeniably catchy sounding synth-line. Sure the track lacks substance, but it is the same man who took "I'm N Luv Wit A Stripper" to #6 on the pop charts. "Show U How" is plain annoying and odd, though the hook is well performed. "Suicide" is perhaps T-Pain's first attempt at being serious (it is a song about AIDS), but he falls short, particularly when he uses clumsy lines as "cause I f***** her/ and didn't have a rubber on me." Sure, it is a worthy enough track, but again, it comes over cornier than it ultimately should.

Second single "Bartender" tries to bank on the success of the great "Buy You a Drank", but it also falls short. It isn't bad, but the repetitive piano loop doesn't quite sell as well as the great "Buy You A Drank". Sure, T-Pain jacks his discoverer Akon, but it still doesn't make "Bartender" as top-notch as the inescapable first single. "Backseat Action" features mammoth drums supporting T-Pains heavily produced vocals (that stupid vocal effect again) and proves to be one of this albums few stronger tracks. "Put It Down" is solid as well, making it look like EPIPHANY might have a stab at redeeming itself after a number of misses via "Show U How" or even the utter unconvincing nature of "Suicide". "Put It Down" actually has some very nice moments, even moreso than "Backseat Action". "Time Machine" is a miss, while "Yo Stomach" is OK. "Buy You a Drink" almost comes too late, and is followed by misses that continue all the way to the end of the album ("69", "Shottas", "Right Hand", and finally "Sounds Bad").

It's unfortunate for T-Pain because had he bottled the best of EPIPHANY and perhaps written songs with more substance not so focused on sex or the strip-club, he may have truly had his FIRST epiphany. Sure at times, EPIPHANY is on the edge of at least being average, but with so many misses and with numerous unconvincing moments and a title such as EPIPHANY, a listener can't help but rip on T-Pain. More substance in the future please - you are a talented rapper and vocalist. 2 stars.

I'll take a drink over this album anyday!.......2007-06-28

I only bought this album for the hit single Buy you a drink. And its funny because thats the only jammin' song on there ! Thank God I bought it bootleg for 3 bucks because its not worth the retail price!( Yeah Yeah I know alot of people may look down on others that buy or sell bootleg copies of cd's but hey if the artist only drops one hot single and nothing else what can you expect! Im sure as hell not gonna chance all my money for a cd that dont jam!)

Average customer rating: For the first song alone, it's worth it! Start your Chaka collection with this Excellent audio Such An Enjoyable Album! Chaka...so smooth.

Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 Chaka Khan Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan The Best of Anita Baker Earth Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits The Best of Sade ASIN: B000002MX7 Release Date: 1996-11-12

Tracks:

1. Ain't Nobody
2. Papillon (AKA Hot Butterfly)
3. Tell Me Something Good (Live)
4. I Feel For You
5. I Know You, I Live You
6. I'm Every Woman
7. Love Me Still
8. The End Of A Love Affair
9. And The Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia)
10. Through The Fire
11. What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
12. Everywhere
13. Never Miss The Water
14. Somethin' Deep
15. Your Love Is All I Know
16. Every Little Thing

Amazon.com

Whether with the groundbreaking group Rufus or on her own, Chaka Khan has one of the most distinctive and influential voices in R&B. She's able to wail at full emotive throttle or deliver a love song with nuanced jazz-inflected tones, and sometimes even do both within the same track. This 1996 collection gathers some of Khan's biggest and most beloved solo efforts. Included here are the classic tangy attack of "Ain't Nobody" and the turntable-enhanced smash "I Feel for You" (penned by admirer and recent collaborator Prince). There's also the anthemic original version of "I'm Every Woman," the moody "Through the Fire," and her 1996 collabo with Me'Shell Ndegeocello, "You Never Miss the Water." As all great vocalists do, Khan takes control of every song, breathing fire and life into the words and interpreting them without overpowering their meaning. One listen to Epiphany and it's abundantly clear that, even though she's been AWOL from the charts for a while, Chaka Khan remains a founding mother of soul and funk, armed with a potent voice that can both illuminate and elevate. --Amy Linden

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track.

Customer Reviews:

For the first song alone, it's worth it!.......2007-06-15

I must have played, and can verify via iTunes, "Ain't Nobody" at least 50 times since I've gotten this CD. I've missed this song, and it remains my favorite Chaka song. The lead guitar rocks. As a singer, Chaka is first class. Her enunciation and pronunciation is pristine, not the sloppy drivel you hear with today's youngsters. Hear how she sings of "sweet surrenDER", of love warm and "tenDER". Thank you! She sings in ENGLISH, like the best singers do. She reminds me so much of Aretha Franklin in this. I refused to listen to Rufus and other groups because of the exploitative lyrics, but this collection is proof one need not dismiss Chaka Khan as too "street". She has moved beyond Rufus and has matured into a singer of class.

I chose to revisit Ms. Khan when I heard she did an album of standards that was well-received. I don't have that one yet, but I'm definitely encouraged to buy it because of the material on this CD. At $8, it was hardly a big risk. Now I'm hoping Vol. 2 has the other song of hers I'm familiar with and love, her duet with Steve Winwood!

Start your Chaka collection with this.......2007-06-06

This is awesome. I have most of her solo albums as well but most of them are patchy. (I do like the Prince produced "Come 2 My House" album and the 1991 album "The Woman I Am". No tracks from these 2 albums are on this release) There are also some new/bonus tracks which are worthwhile.
Everyone talks about a track which is missing which should have been on the album. Really a double disc release would have been better for Chaka, but you will love this. A double disc would have included tracks from her 1982 self titled album which is super rare, released on CD only in Japan as well as Clouds,and possibly my favorite track from Chaka which appears on the Beverly Hills 90210 soundtrack feat Michael McDonald "Time To Be Lovers". This is easily the best option for a casual fan as it has the main hits on it and even though it's a compilation, it flows very well and doesn't seem dated even though most of the tracks are from the early 80's.

Excellent audio.......2007-05-31

Regardeless of the fact that you might like or not Chaka's performance, the audio is superb and I think it deserves a place in a selected CD inventory.

Such An Enjoyable Album!.......2007-05-11

After listening to every track on this album, I can truly say that the artist has REALLY put her heart into this work of art. Especially great is the track #10, Through The Fire. I highly recommend this album to anyone who enjoys a terrific voice and great instrumentals. It is well worth the cost and the time spent listening...

Chaka...so smooth........2007-03-22

To this day, when I am alone and put THROUGH THE FIRE on....and I crank it....and sit back....she makes me shed tears as I imagine her performance in the studio. She doesn't just sing the song....she becomes the song. Amazing vocal range. I'm a huge fan.

Average customer rating:

Epiphany T-Pain Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Good Girl Gone Bad Double Up Because Of You T.I. vs T.I.P. From Nothin' to Somethin' ASIN: B000PY3XEG Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Tallahassee Love
2. Church featuring Teddy Verseti
3. Tipsy
4. Show U How featuring Teddy Pain & Teddy Penderazdoun
5. I Got It
6. Suicide
7. Bartender featuring Akon
8. Backseat Action featuring Shawnna
9. Put It Down featuring Ray, Teddy Penderazdoun & Teddy Verseti
10. Time Machine
11. Yo Stomach featuring Tay Dizm
12. Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')Featuring Yung Joc
13. 69 featuring J Lyriq
14. Reggae Night
15. Shottas featuring Kardinal Offishall & Cham
16. Right Hand
17. Sounds Bad

Average customer rating: An Excellent Compilation

Cathedral Dreams: Music to Inspire Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Duruflé, Maurice | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Górecki, Henryk Mikolaj | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Part | Part, Arvo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tallis | Tallis, Thomas | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Compilations | New Age | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire Images of Christ O Magnum Mysterium ASIN: B00006I0D1 Release Date: 2002-09-17

Tracks:

1. Messe De Nostre Dame- Introitus - Machaut
2. Song For Athene - Tavener
3. Ave Maria - Rachmaninov
4. Agnus Dei - Barber
5. Summa - Part
6. Ubi Caritas - Durufle
7. Introitus - Dufay
8. Requiem- Agnus Dei - Catoire
9. Salve Regina - Poulenc
10. Alleluia - Organum
11. Antienne - Mass Of The Epiphany
12. O Salutaris Hostia - Villette
13. Being Risen From The Tomb - Rachmoninov
14. 7 Magnificat Antiphons- O Weisheit - Part
15. Diliges Dominum - Byrd
16. Communio - Dufay
17. Requiem- Requiem Aeternam - Catoire
18. Tota Pulchra Es - Durufle
19. This Day Is Salvation Come - Rachmaninov
20. O Sacrum Convivium - Messiaen

Tracks:

1. Totus Tuus - Gorecki
2. 7 Magnificat Antiphons- O Morgenstern - Part
3. Tantum Ergo - Darufle
4. Ave Maria - Palestrina
5. Blessed Is The Man - Rachmaninov
6. Adoramus Te, Christe - Stephen Cleobury
7. Requiem- Libera Me - Catoire
8. Solfeggio - Part
9. Beati Mundo Corde - Byrd
10. O Nata Lux De Lumine - Tallis
11. Our Father (Notre Pere) - Durufle
12. Agnus Dei (Missa Papae Marcelli) - David Willcocks
13. As One Who Has Slept - Tavener
14. O Magnum Mysterium - Villette
15. Lux Aeterna - Catoire
16. Alleluia - Dufay
17. 7 Magnificat Antiphons- O Immanuel - Part
18. The Six Psalms - Rachmaninov
19. Veni Sancta Spiritus - Dudley
20. Alma Redemptoris Mater - Stephen Cleobury

Customer Reviews:

An Excellent Compilation.......2004-06-16

This is probably one of the best compilations of early choral music I have heard, let alone own. A fantastic selection of works, including some modal pieces by composers such as Samuel Barber with his famous "Agnus Dei", creates a very nice variety of complexity. The overall tone of both CDs is very peaceful yet uplifting, and the performers are highly talented and spirited. This is a wonderful and unsurpassed addition to my collection. A must for any lover of early choral works.

Average customer rating: The new Muse?

Mirabilia My Epiphany Manufacturer: Eyeball ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Everything in Transit Louder Now I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me ASIN: B0009G3BCO Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. Body Talk
2. Small Town
3. Life Will Never Take Us Alive
4. The Veteran
5. Satellite Talk
6. The Transmission
7. Final Battle
8. Interlude
9. Perfect Fit
10. Thank You Glorious
11. Girl Model A

Customer Reviews:

The new Muse?.......2005-06-28

Judge for yourself. Buy the album. Support good music.

Upon first listen, I had the same reaction to this cd as I had to Muse's "Resolution". It was interesting, it was different, it was good. So, I proceeded to spend the weekend basking in the sounds and came out in love. They dwell somewhere between the raw energy of Muse and heartbreak of Brand New. There's something so tragic in his local delivery, something so amazing in the musical landscapes, yet it rocks hard while never upsetting the ears. A very well made album that deserves far more attention than it's getting.

Judge for yourself. Buy the album. Support good music.

Average customer rating: WOW Nothing speical F the naysayers Hahahaha! Alright, but Jasta should stick with his day job

Violent Epiphany The Icepick Manufacturer: Stillborn ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Killafornia Within the Grasp of Titans Supremacy Always the Hard Way Death to Tyrants ASIN: B000F1IOI4 Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

1. Devotion Measures Strength
2. Bitter Twisted Memory
3. Tomorrow Is Not a Promise
4. Violent Epiphany
5. Creations of Chaos
6. With One Ideal
7. Show of Force
8. This Can Never Be Undone
9. Nothing Without Loyalty
10. Real Recognizes Real - Rev. Paul Bearer, Esq., Freddy Cricien, Ice-T, The Icepick, Roger Miret,
11. Onward to Victory
12. Born to Crush You

Customer Reviews:

WOW.......2007-05-08

This album is a true classic. Every song is incredible. Icepick NEEDS to tour! Got this record at a Hatebreed show on the Agora Small Stage!!!

Nothing speical.......2007-04-11

I really enjoy Hatebreed, so I figured i'd pick up this cd. While it has a few good songs, the cd is not speical. Jamey Jasta is a busy guy but this is not of his better efforts. The whole cd has been done before and a hundred other acts will probably have a cd like this.

F the naysayers.......2006-09-09

Sure, it's an excuse for Jamey to do... more of what he always does. Since most hardcore is fairly similar musically, you've basically got a Hatebreed album. A Hatebreed album that is slightly more aggressive musically. And a Hatebreed album that is slightly more fun and adventurous. This album takes what little room their is to move around in hardcore and takes full advantage. It's also an excuse to gather Jamey's buddies to join in on the fun. That's definitely not a bad thing here. All in all, it sounds like a hardcore album in which no one was trying to hard to make the "right" record or an "important" record. Instead they just had fun with it, and that is reflected in the end result. I'll be spinning this one more than Supremacy, that's fo shizzle. Do not let the few people dissing it deter you from at least checking out a song or 2. You'll totally miss out.

Hahahaha!.......2006-08-13

This is some funny stuff right here, true comedy! The best part? I didn't even need to listen to it to tell you that, because it's just that predictable!

Alright, but Jasta should stick with his day job.......2006-08-08

Icepick is the side project of Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta and Danny Diablo (ex-Crown of Thornz). It's an okay slab of old school hardocre with metalish guitar, but Jasta should have focused on the new hatebreed album instead of this.

Average customer rating: THE CHILD DEVIANT Bring on the progressive terror noize assault!

The Failure Epiphany Unter Null Manufacturer: Alfa Matrix ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Goth | Industrial General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sacrament Absolution Limited Krankhaus Kadavergehorsam Flicker ASIN: B000BSO72I Release Date: 2007-07-16

Tracks:

1. Bloodlust
2. Martyr
3. Your Nightmare (Album Mix)
4. Feed the Lie
5. Destroy Me
6. The Failure Epiphany
7. Sick F*ck (Album Mix)
8. Silence
9. You Have Fallen From Grace
10. Stray
11. The Hook
12. ZombieBoy
13. Desire

Album Description

The enigmatic American artist Erica Dunham aka Unter Null has impressed both European and American audiences alike with her provocative and blood spilling live shows. With her unique and uncompromising style and attitude, she scored two huge club hits with "Your Nightmare" and "Sick F*ck" without even having an album released!

Written and recorded in Seattle, USA and engineered and produced by studio guru Len Lemeire (Implant, Anne Clark, Dunkelwerk) at the Implant Plant Studio in Gent, Belgium, this 13-track album is the subliminal and percussive creation of Erica's perverse, sick mind. More and more often described as the female soldier in the Suicide Commando league, our sexy she-devil shouts louder than any industrial beast on the scene!

Her extremely distorted and manipulated vocals will definitely blow your mind, while her harsh endzeit electro assaults will offer you a one-way ticket into the abysmal depths of the underworld, sinking down to "unter null".

Erica has set her sights in the line of attack upon the male-dominated world of harsh Electronic Body Music with one sole target: domination and provocation. Unter Null stands for pain, disease and death; rancor, rage and vengeance. You look into her bewitching eyes and let her feed upon your brain. She is your new poison, your new addiction... and she proves with this strong album that against all beliefs -- the Devil is a woman.

Customer Reviews:

THE CHILD DEVIANT.......2007-03-03

There is something truly fantastic about this album, and yet it is not quite perfect. I really want to give it a full five star rating, but I have a couple complaints.. (complaint 1.), this is one of the only female fronted EBM/Idustrial/electro bands in circulation, and yet the singer sounds like a male on many of the songs (not because she has a deep voice, rather she distorts her voice to sound like a robotic-rivethead-male). (complaint 2), some of the songs sound so close to Suicide Cammando that it is almost hard to tell the difference. Nevertheless, this is a pretty damm impressive album. The absolute best tracks on this album are "sick fu**", "scilence" and "zombieboy". This is still a new band...I anticipate bigger things. Anyways, ....buy this album! The Failure Ephiphany by Unter Null is a verry good underground album despite my 2 complaints.

Bring on the progressive terror noize assault!.......2006-03-27

First let me say I am blown away by the intensity of the handicraft of this album. I've been craving some new very fresh flesh-ripping

ebm/industrial and I have found it! Erica's vocals are so very unpretentious and real, that I don't feel like I am being force fed generic

fuzz. This is seriously Industrial EBM taken to the next level beyond the happy synth-pop the style has largely flowed into. Unter Null has

definitely breathed some new life into a stagnant genre.

(Song Spoilers Below!)


Bloodlust - An intro track that is certainly one of my fav intros ever! It has the atmosphere of a fused industrial/black metal, the

desolation of machinery and electronics that we rivetheads so love, and the fast hyper ebm that gets you moving. It plays on what you thinks

going to happen and then wham!

Martyr - This track starts out with a familiar goth club ebm feel with drippings of trance but quickly takes off into this swirl of aggro

vocals overlayed against this intense track. The break around 2:50 is an unexpected welcome gesture before Erica brings it up again for the

ending.

Your Nightmare - Listening to this one can see why it became a club hit. Following in the tradition of the previous track "Martyr", Erica

brings together a fusion of a club trance anthem and hard-edged industrial ferocity. Very hypnotic and energetic! I can't wait to listen in

the car! Stomp stomp!

Feed the Lie - Woah! Time to switch our rivet gears! This song is excellent! If this song doesn't make you wanna stomp around, you're dead.

This song is worthy of a soundtrack on a sci-fi flick that's for sure. With some super precise white noise samples, the flanging vocoded

effect, and a speed-up trad stomp beat this surely should become a rivet anthem!

Destroy Me - This track is amazing. With the placement of the eerie soundscapes backdropping driving heated beats, I listen in awe as Erica

lays down her raspy sweet vocals. This is definitely a song you can stomp too!

The Failure Epiphany - This track goes back to the "Your Nightmare" style with again a trad stomp but with interesting interplay of her voice

on the offbeats. The progressive chords are a welcome bridge.

Sick F*ck - So far we've heard a lot of synth and processed samples but here now we have a more trad vocal sample reflecting on the track

name. Erica makes no hold on exactly what she's feeling in this song. 1:50 comes in up with the eerienees of creepy B horror movie organ

music. But not for long as Erica tears off into a vocal rampage of some sick f*ck who needs a beating apparently. Her voice is amazing,

sharp, and deadly. w00t!


Scilence - We start off in modern blade runner kind of synth harmony. But soon find ourselves in a very Wumpscut-inspired world. With heavy

distorted beats paired with the lofty synth and the repetitive hypnotic nature, Erica injects her own personal style taking a familiar form

and kickin it up a notch.


You Have Fallen From Grace - The first minute of this song is completely entrancing! Then without disturbing the beauty of the "gracefulness"

of the flow, Erica steps in with subtle but intense vocals. Here we can a hear a more personal human side reflected in the lyrics.

Stray - We start off with a gorgeous crystalline melody that breaks into an groovebox rhythm. The added asian-flavoured sound later is rather

teasing against this song that seems to restrain from breaking into full assault. Perhaps Erica needed a rest. "I only wish you dead."

The Hook - A homage to old school industrial synth floating in the background, this song also reflects a progressive trance influence. It is

more atmospheric and Erica's voice is barely if at all discernible. This should appeal to fans of more noize-based atmospheric music. Erica

suprises us around 2:40 with a sweeter processed version of her voice.


ZombieBoy - Woot! I love the interplay of strange chord progression! This song is more subdued than the rest but a good listen.

Desire - What stands out at first is the super high soprano synth voices amidst a simple dance beat, but it's the subtle distorted sounds

that make this instrumental piece quite good. This song is an appropriate ender.

Average customer rating: Epiphany - by John Serrie Good, but not his best stuff. I Got Lost in this Music Awe Inspiring! Simply Beautiful! Beautifully Done.

Epiphany: Meditations on Sacred Hymns Jonn Serrie Manufacturer: Valley ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lauridsen | Lauridsen, Morten | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Stargazer's Journey Blue Cosmos Midsummer Century And the Stars Go with You Planetary Chronicles, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0007GP6K6 Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
2. O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
3. Praise To the Lord, the Almighty
4. Softly And Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
5. Abide With Me
6. Amazing Grace
7. Nearer My God To Thee
8. Be Still, My Soul
9. Light Of Thy Commander
10. O Magnum Mysterium

Product Description

1. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
2. O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing
3. Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
4. Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling
5. Abide With Me
6. Amazing Grace
7. Nearer My God To Thee
8. Be Still, My Soul
9. Light Of Thy Countenance
10. O Magnum Mysterium

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Epiphany - by John Serrie.......2007-02-06

I have always enjoyed the music of John Serrie. This CD is inspiring. I often use this music to start the day. I highly recommend it

Good, but not his best stuff........2006-11-10

I am a HUGE Jonn Serrie fan and own most of his CDs. His music always takes me some place wonderful. I was really looking forward to Epiphany and the anticipated spiritual journey. I must admit, however, that this CD just doesn't do much for me. The covers of familiar hymns seem very formulaic (slow it down and blow air into it), and not very inspired or creative. My favorite song on the CD is the one Serrie wrote (Light of Thy Countenance). Fortunately the CD ends with the best two songs, which comprise roughly a third of the playing time.

I Got Lost in this Music.......2006-05-26

This is my first experience of Jonn Serrie's works, and I'm sure it won't be my last. I first listened to this while I was trying to get to sleep; I am a bit of an insomniac. This music calmed and relaxed me so much, that I found myself fighting to stay awake because I wanted to hear the whole CD! And after it ended, I dropped right off and slept really well.

As a Christian, I like the idea of praying and meditating to music. It seems like meditation music with Christian themes are very rare; almost everything out there is Eastern or New Age. But this music lends itself extremely well to prayer and meditation on the Creator. But, in my case, if I use it for that, I'd better be sitting up!

Awe Inspiring! Simply Beautiful!.......2005-03-30

Epiphany...what a great title! I am not big on using fancy words to describe what I hear nor do claim to be a great writer/reviewer, but here is what I have to say about Jonn's latest creation. I am a fan of Jonn's and have been for many years. I love his space music CDs such as TINGRI, FLIGHTPATH, IXLANDIA, etc., but now that I have had a chance to get my hands on a copy of EPIPHANY, I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised! It is absolutely Heavenly!

I remember singing these hymns as a child and teenager in the church I grew up in and I remember thinking how great they were WITH words. EPIPHANY doesn't needs words to be beautiful. Jonn has done an amazing job with these sacred hymns that I feel he has captured the real essence of each of them. Each track gives me a new reflection on the beauty of these hymns. I can't stop listening to them. If you slap on a pair of headphones, they are even better! Trust me! Buy this CD and take a real close listen to it. You will see, no hear, what I mean. Very moving. While I listen, I feel as if I am in the company of Angels. So serene, so comforting, so peaceful!

Each track draws on different emotions starting with JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING. This track brings back memories of joyous Christmases long ago as a child and being with my family as well as the wonderful joining of my soul mate and I in Holy Matrimony 17 years ago. SOFTLY AND TENDERLY JESUS IS CALLING, NEARER MY GOD TO THEE and O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM create a sense of comfort, joy and peace. While BE STILL MY SOUL, ABIDE WITH ME and PRAISE THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY inspire the Spirit within. Oh, I can't forget the ever popular AMAZING GRACE. You have to listen to this one in its entirety to feel its powerful message. Simply beautiful! By far the best version I have ever heard. Jonn incorporates his traditional spacey sound as well, but offers even better ambiance with the lulling sounds of the ocean after AMAZING GRACE. It flows well into the rest of the CD. It brings to mind one of my favorite poems, FOOTPRINTS and in that, I find strength and comfort. There is also a track that Jonn wrote just for this CD. It is entitled LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE and let me tell you, it is enveloping. You have to get this CD to understand the power of Jonn's music.

In conclusion, this is a must have CD. Full of inspiration. Jonn still has his signature space music sound intertwined with beautiful waves of chords and melodies. If you listen closely to the very end of the last track, O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM, you can hear the church organ fading in the background. Jonn used to play the organ a few years back and I thought it was a great way to end the album...fading into and out of the sound of one of the greatest sounding keyboards ever played. A personal touch, I think, that ties it all together. After all, the church organ IS the original 'voice' of these and other great sacred hymns and Jonn has taken them to the next level as only he can. I really don't know how anyone could not like this CD. If you like his Christmas CDs, you will love this one. Great CD Jonn!

Beautifully Done........2005-03-09

Jonn offers here what must be a personal CD for himself, or at least one filled with memories as this is dedicated to his Grandmother who was apparently quite accomplished in church choral and worship music. There are some very familiar "old hymns" here to those of us who grew up in a traditional church but they are done in the classic Jonn Serrie style. Very similar actually to at least two of his Christmas releases (I haven't heard the third), these are pure electronic, space, spiritual, and as the title suggests meditative arrangements of some wonderful classic spiritual hymns. Christians in particular should enjoy this work, as I can personally vouch this gives the music some extra meaning. But really anyone, regardless of their spiritual beliefs, should enjoy this CD if he or she is already a fan of Jonn's. I believe this is a wonderful CD. I would recommend it to any Jonn Serrie fan.

Average customer rating: Awesome! Might Be Canada's Second Best Underground Rapper

Epiphany Manafest Manufacturer: Bec Recordings / Emd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Christian Rap | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Glory Business Up Front/Party In The Back Pro Pain Peace of Mind 7 ASIN: B0009VNCDW Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

1. Rodeo
2. Skills
3. What I Got To Say
4. Rockin' Me
5. Not Ready To Die
6. U Don't Know Me
7. Quit Thuggin'
8. Let It Go
9. Changes
10. Manafesto
11. Stressed Out
12. My Life
13. Be Yourself

Customer Reviews:

Awesome!.......2007-06-10

This cd rocks! Manafest is really talented. This cd combines great lyrics with a great style. Anyone looking for a good Christian rapper, check out Manafest.

Might Be Canada's Second Best Underground Rapper.......2005-09-13

Manafest is not quite the best underground hip hopper in Canada, because he doesn't quite surpass the incredible Classified, The voice of Canada's underground. But i do think manafest may have become the new number 2, passing Dl Incognito. Of course all of this is irrelevant and has nothing to do with the Cd, it's just my opinion.
Now for the review. I must admit I dont actually own this Cd but i have heard almost all the songs and his sound is just amazing. His intelligent and (some may say) inspirational lyrics come off so effortlessly and flawlessly.
If you can find this CD anywhere I'd say buy, it is just a breathe of fresh air from Canada.

Average customer rating:

Gregorian Chants for All Seasons Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Cui, César | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Moore | Moore, Thomas | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Lost in Meditation: Meditative Gregorian Chants, Vol. 1 Chant Gregorian Chants: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's Gregorian Christmas: Chants & Motets ASIN: B000001K22 Release Date: 1992-11-04

Tracks:

1. Introit For The 1st Sunday In Advent (Mode 8)
2. Introit For The 4th Sunday In Advent (Mode 4)
3. Communion 3rd Sunday In Advent (Mode 7)
4. Introit For The 3rd Sunday In Advent (Mode 1)
5. Offertory For The 4th Sunday In Advent (Mode 8)
6. Hymn For Christmas Vespers (Mode 1)
7. Introit For The 3rd Christmas Mass (Mode 7)
8. Alleluia Of The 3rd Christmas Mass (Mode 8)
9. Communion For The Feast Of The Holy Confessor (Mode 8)
10. Gradual For The Feast Of The Holy Confessor (Mode 2)
11. Offertory For The 2nd Sunday After Epiphany (Mode 6)
12. Communion For The 2nd Sunday After Epiphany (Mode 6)
13. Introit For Sexagesima Sunday (Mode 1)
14. Tract Of Sexagesima Sunday (Mode 8)
15. Communion For The 2nd Sunday In Lent (Mode 5)
16. Offertory For Palm Sunday (Mode 8)
17. Gradual For Maundy Thursday (Mode 5)
18. Offertory For Maundy Thursday (Mode 2)

Tracks:

1. Introit For Easter Sunday (Mode 4)
2. Gradual For Easter Sunday (Mode 2)
3. Alleleuia For Easter Sunday (Mode 7)
4. Sequence For Easter Sunday (Mode 1)
5. Offertory For Easter Sunday (Mode 4)
6. Communion For Easter Sunday (Mode 6)
7. Antiphon For Easter Sunday In Praise Of Mary (Mode 6)
8. Introit For Ascension (Mode 7)
9. Offertory For Ascension (Mode 1)
10. Introit For Pentecost Sunday (Mode 8)
11. Sequence For Pentecost Sunday (Mode 1)
12. Communion For Corpus Christi Day (Mode 7)
13. Introit For The Feast Of The Immaculate Conception (Mode 3)
14. Introit For The Feast Of Christ The King (Mode 3)
15. Communion For The Feast Of Christ The King (Mode 6)
16. Introit For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
17. Offertory For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
18. Communion For All Saints Day (Mode 1)
19. Introit For All Souls Day (Mode 6)
20. Antiphon For Burial Service (Mode 7)

Meditation Music:

1. Evening Fires
2. Eversound Chillout: The Inner Groove
3. Experience the Light
4. Eyes on Mars
5. Feng Shui, Vol. 2: Ten Thousand Years
6. Field of Angels
7. Gaia
8. ~grounded~
9. HARP2K
10. Heart of the Mother

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Original Doctor Shade [Import]

Toccatas & Correnti

Wanted! The Outlaws

Music: The Art of Guido Cantelli, Vol.I [Box set]

Tuck Everlasting [Soundtrack]

Walk Witt Me [Clean]

The Times They Are A-Changin'

The Crocodile and the Chihuahua

The Pride of Italy

These You Have Loved 2

The Rest of the Best [Import]

Together: Moncef Genoud Trio Featuring Youssou N'Dour

Undaground Railroad

Amy Beach: Violin Sonata, etc.

Dvesti Po Vstrechnoi