Sage

About the Artist
PC Davidoff is one of the first artists from the 1980’s to actually design Music for the Healing and Relaxing Arts. The formula for his work produces a sound that calms the mind and brings peace. Professionals and practitioners have been using his recordings for over 20 years. The sonic frequencies used in the recordings have been scientifically proven to affect the body, mind and spirit in a very positive way.

Product Description
Peaceful soundscapes featuring the flutes of the Lakota Tribe of North America, combined with wind chimes and synthesizers, evoking a calm and tranquil environment.

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Average customer rating: Read my reasons before you disagree with me. pick it up!! you won't be sorry Sage, Human Death Dance I Wanted To Like This Sage's Best Album -

Human the Death Dance Sage Francis Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Undisputed Truth I'll Sleep When You're Dead Personal Journals A Healthy Distrust Desire ASIN: B000OMD4D4 Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

1. Growing Pains
2. Underground For Dummies
3. Civil Obedience
4. Got Up This Morning
5. Good Fashion
6. Clickety Clack
7. Midgets and Giants
8. Broccoli Break
9. High Step
10. Keep Moving
11. Water Line
12. Black Out On White Night
13. Hell Of A Year
14. Call Me Francois
15. Hoofprints In The Sand
16. Going Back To Rehab

Amazon.com

After cutting his teeth in spoken-word and rap-battle circuits, Sage Francis launched into hip-hop, sort of. On his first handful of nationally visible solo records (Known Unsoldier being the must-have of the bunch), Francis knotted his stylistic roots, mixing his vocal skills in an emcee's equivalent of cracking his knuckles. As Non-Prophets--with DJ Joe Beats--he signaled his hip-hop arrival on Hope, with referential credentials blaring over beat-down backdrops. Of course, he'll tell you all this himself, and more, and does. The first proper track on Human the Death Dance, "Underground for Dummies" brings all comers up to speed on the Francis oeurve. Thus primed, Francis outs with the clearest presentation of his entire, moody, linguistic repertoire. He's had it in him for years, but this time around, he learned to make a mix tape. In one exemplary run, "Got Up This Morning" brings in revenant folkie Jolie Holland for a back-porch jam that rags on the deserving Charles Bukowski, then "Good Fashion" muscles forward, percussion-free, on the strength of a pounding string ensemble. Finally, "Clickety Clack" explodes forward in a thunderous, dungenous groove. It's hip-hop, sort of, but if this is a death dance, good riddance to the deceased. --Jason Kirk

Customer Reviews:

Read my reasons before you disagree with me. .......2007-06-28

A bad song by Sage is better than anything supposedly good on BET or the radio. Let me get that straight. I base my reviews off other Sage CDs not the "mainstream" or any body else out there.

Now that I said that here is my review.

My personal favorite stuff from him is the Sick series. Personal Journals was very good but different (just like the song says) Healthy Distrust I needed to listen and listen again to actually catch on. But I love that CD too. Now Human the Death Dance...I hate to say it but I am not feeling this one. Every cd is totally different from the last one. Which is not a bad thing but this cd is really out there and is nothing even close to the intial Sage I heard that made me a life ling fan (The Sick Series). If you have never heard any of those CDS please find a way to check those out...great great stuff. My favorite track on this cd is Keep Moving that song is the best on this cd. When the next cd comes out I will get that one too. I buy the CDs of people I really like and regardless of what I think of this cd I bought and will keep it.

pick it up!! you won't be sorry.......2007-06-23

This cd is a must have if you are into the mid-west scene, or underground period. Definitely one of Sage's best albums. If you don't believe me just give some of the samples a listen. Great beats and amazing lyrics just pick it up man.

Sage, Human Death Dance.......2007-06-12

In general I like this CD. I am an avid Sage fan and have been following his music for years. I really enjoyed some of the beats on this CD though I felt many did not reach their very possible apex. I like this one about as much as Healthy Distrust. His verbage is there as always, my favorite "Buried in a Faustian bargain bin." However none of the songs got to me as much as say, Hope or Make-Shift Patriot. I felt the potential for some of the songs on Human Death Dance to hit this pinnacle but they just fell a little short. The CD is definetly worth purchasing but if you do not have his older stuff I would start with that - Known Unsoldier, Personal Journals, and Hope are my favorites though there are others. In fact on Human Death Dance on the second song, last verse, Sage goes through his story using all the titles of his CD's in different and effective ways, very cool.

I Wanted To Like This.......2007-05-31

Let me start off by saying that I am a FAN of sage francis. I love his music, his words, his ideas, his creativity. I could go on and on giving him praise but this is a review on a cd i found to be dissapointing.
Perhaps my hopes were just set too high. After a dissapointing Healthy Distrust album I was ready for Sage to come back and reel me into his world again. It is hard to be critical about something that someone obviously put his heart into but i was unable to find myself being "caught" by this album like i have been with so much of his past work. While it is definatly leaps and bounds above A Healthy Distrust, this album is no where near as good as Personal Journals or any of his ..Sick albums

Sage's Best Album - .......2007-05-26

If you've heard Sage Francis before and you're considering buying this album, do yourself a big favor, and buy it.

Before I got this album, I had only heard about 8 songs of his from several years ago (Majority Rule, Hey Bobby, etc.). I thought that his stuff was great, but like my expectations of a lot of independent artists, I thought that it was probably just a fluke. You know, the artist fades into obscurity, never advancing.

Well, Sage proved me wrong on this one. He's advancing by leaps and bounds.

This album, Human Death Dance, brought back everything I learned to love about hip hop: Braking the mold, Love of fresh word & rhyme, beats and music that make you realize what you are hearing is totally new.

It starts off with a cool little montage of old recordings he had of himself rapping when he was a kid - then the next track "Underground for Dummies" is a summary of his experiences starting out, his naivete as his strength, managers, etc... his influences (very cool). The background music sounds like nostalgic memories (hints of 80's pop music?) with the end result being a sound in hiphop I've never heard before. It's timeless and an instant classic.

I could go on for every song on this album ("Clickety Clack" blew me away!) but I recommend you get this album, open the lyrics book that comes with it, strap on your headphones, and enjoy the ride.

It's one of those albums that will remind of you of this summer, years into the future.

Average customer rating: Timelessly 'of its time' Dated Simply Perfect Tyme-less Simon and Garfunkel's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Simon & Garfunkel Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: Sounds of Silence Bookends Bridge Over Troubled Water Wednesday Morning, 3 AM There Goes Rhymin' Simon ASIN: B00005NKKX Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

1. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
2. Patterns
3. Cloudy
4. Homeward Bound
5. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
6. the 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
7. The Dangling Conversation
8. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
9. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into
10. For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her
11. A Poem On The Underground Wall
12. 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night
13. Patterns
14. A Poem On The Underground Wall

Amazon.com essential recording

When a retrofit of electric guitars transformed "Sounds of Silence" into Simon & Garfunkel's folk-rock entrée, the partners and their label hastily followed with a like-titled album mixing Paul Simon's acoustic folk songs with plugged-in bids for radio play. By contrast, this successor, released less than a year later, more coherently and convincingly reveals Simon's broadening horizons as a writer and the duo's nascent studio perfectionism. The title song remains a haunting signature piece, relying on acoustic guitar and harpsichord to carry its contrapuntal marriage of English ballad and antiwar plaint; such acoustic delicacy prevails throughout and has proven more durable than by-the-numbers wattage. The first great S&G album, the set includes "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)," "Homeward Bound," "Dangling Conversation," and Art Garfunkel's luminous solo piece, "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her." (The 2001 reissue adds a pair of unreleased demos to the original work.) --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Timelessly 'of its time'.......2007-06-13

1966, in many respects was to rock 'n roll what 1984 was to punk, with now seminal releases such as the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, The Beatles' Revolver and Bob Dylan's double Blonde On Blonde notable in an era when groundbreaking work was emerging almost monthly. No other album however, possessed the sheer sophistication of Simon & Garfunkel's third recording.

In an unlikely connection, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme has ties with Tool's sophomore release, Ænima (1996) in that both were heavily influenced by - and in both cases, dedicated to - renegade comedians Lenny Bruce (1925-1966) and Bill Hicks (1961-1994) respectively.

Through Art Garfunkel's ethereal vocals and Paul Simon's elegiac lyricism and acoustic guitar, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme is a contemplative interrogation of both high and popular culture, age and adolescence, individual and collective identity.

The album opens with 'Scarborough Fair/Canticle' a traditional English folk song and an anti-war Simon original intertwined to majestic effect, and continues with the furtive 'Patterns' and enigmatic 'A Poem on the Underground Wall' sitting comfortably alongside literary ballads ('The Dangling Conversation' and 'Cloudy') and scathing indictment of consumer culture ('The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine'). In 'A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission)' Simon snips away at various public figures, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Norman Mailer, Ayn Rand, Phil Spector and Andy Warhol. There are songs, 'hits' even, to have become ubiquitous in popular music, notably 'Homeward Bound,' 'The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)' and the celestial ballad 'For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her.'

Having abandoned sporadic attempts to sound like the Everly Brothers singing Bob Dylan on their 1964 debut Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., and The Beatles on Sounds of Silence (1966), Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme represents Simon & Garfunkel establishing a sound uniquely their own, their own vision.

The album closes with '7 O'Clock News/Silent Night,' with the duo's rendition of the Christmas carol hauntingly interspersed with an evening news bulletin from August 3rd 1966, documenting plans for Martin Luther King's controversial open housing march into the Chicago suburbs of Cicero; Richard Nixon's desire to increase the war effort in Vietnam; the trial of proto-typical mass murderer Richard Speck; and the death of Lenny Bruce. The fact that these individuals, intrinsic to the ethos of the album, having been so influential (for good or bad) in the manner in which the world has since evolved, remain figuratively pertinent in contemporary society, render the album so timeless, quite possibly more so than any other album.

Dated.......2006-10-17

Isn't it time that we all admit that some things from the sixties just don't age very well? The Beatles, I will give you--the better end of their efforts tend to have a more eternal quality. Bridge Over Troubled Water and Bookends, for Simon and Garfunkel are both that kind of album. This record, for several reasons, really isn't so much.

I suppose the first part of my objections to this record (which, judging by my rating, aren't THAT significant) stem from the fact that this is the last vestige of Paul Simon's whiny folk hippy trip from his time in England. It is a phase of his career that would best be forgotten. Never mind the fact that the version of "A Simple...." (quick note--any song that's title describes not even what it's about, but just what it is is probably paying a little too much attention to itself) on the record is far and away inferior to the one from The Paul Simon Songbook--it's just out-and-out dated itself. The same goes for the absolutely terrible, unnuanced Silent Night number at the end of the original record. Even Patterns seems to fall into the plaintive folk-rock whining mode of some of Bob Dylan's less remarkable offerings.

So why am I giving it four stars? Well, for starters, because the record also has a lot of good tracks on it. Much of the core of what makes Simon and Garfunkel (beyond just Paul Simon, whom I also hold a great affection for) good is on this album. Homeward Bound is a great song, and never mind the fact that it was recorded during the Sound of Silence sessions. The 59th Street Bridge Song is an excellent, fun song. I even like The Dangling Conversation to an extent, though I tend to agree that Overs (from Bookends--the better CD, if you only have the budget for one) covers the same ground more affectively and with less affectation.

If you're a Simon and Garfunkel fan, you already own this record. If you're wondering whether it's worth your money to get the reissued CD with the bonus tracks, it's not. They don't give you anything that you don't really already have. This practice of repackaging demos that sound essentially the same as the original recordings has to stop.

If you're a newcomer, or if you're just looking to get started or get "the best" Simon and Garfunkel, I'd probably steer you more towards Bookends (their best together) or Bridge Over Troubled Water (more eclectic, and one of my favorites, but still second to Bookends). If you've got the time and the money to throw around, though, this is still a great record, and one that I'd put ahead a lot of other recordings by other artists.

Simply Perfect.......2006-08-19

I Love Simon & Garfunkel and this is probably their best album simply because each and every song is great. Not something you find on alot of albums. This one contains such classics as "Scarborough Fair (Canticle)", "Homeward Bound", "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy), "A Simple Desultory Phillippic (or How I was McNamara'd Into Submission)","For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" and others. The Final Track is "7 O'Clock New/Silent Night" Which has a profound effect on anyone who hears it. Paul Simon shows his poetic skill with almost every song he writes and sings beautifully aside Garfunkel's pure angelic voice.

If you are a fan of Simon & Garfunkel or like songs with meaningful lyrics (unlike most of the [...] you hear on the radio today) you owe it to yourself to buy this album. It is a classic that should be cherished.

Tyme-less.......2006-03-11

When I was a boy of only 9 or 10 my older brothers would put music on the record player for me and my little brother to fall asleep too, of course back then in the early 70's there were no cd players, and it used to scare me when the 7'Oclock news would come on even though I had listen to it a hundred times. A truely unique group, Simon & Garfunkel have been with me my whole life, excellent disk and way before there time!

Simon and Garfunkel's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.......2005-08-23

This CD has a lot of great Simon and Garfunkel music including some lesser known pieces. Lots of great listening here!

Average customer rating: Cosmic cowboys riding high Garden of Eden A forgotten gem of country rock It is rather damn good. Country Rock Ride

New Riders of the Purple Sage The New Riders of the Purple Sage Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: The Adventures of Panama Red Gypsy Cowboy/The Adventures of Panama Red Powerglide Lost in the Ozone Bustin' Out ASIN: B00008QSA7 Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

1. I Don't Know You
2. Whatcha Gonna Do
3. Portland Woman
4. Henry
5. Dirty Business
6. Glendale Train
7. Garden Or Eden
8. All I Ever Wanted
9. Last Lonely Eagle
10. Louisiana Lady
11. Down In The Boondocks (Live)
12. The Weight (Live)
13. Superman (Live)

Album Description

The debut record from Jerry Garcia, Spencer Dryden, Mickey Hart, John 'Marmaduke' Dawson and company, reissued with unpublished photos, notes and three unreleased live bonus tracks - 'Down in the Boondocks', 'The Weight' and 'Superman' taken from the historic closing night of the Fillmore West on July 2, 1971! 13 tracks. Sony.

Customer Reviews:

Cosmic cowboys riding high.......2006-03-12

So I've been getting into Ryan Adams lately. It doesn't take long to find out that Adams stands in the great shadow of Gram Parsons, who in his day paved the way for people like the New Riders.

The New Riders, for their part, consisted of Grateful Dead alumni (read: Jerry Garcia) and Dead proteges. The New Riders toured fairly extensively with the Dead as their opening band.

This album recalls nothing so much as the Dead's "American Beauty". There's a couple of duds, but when they let loose on the wah wah pedals while riffing on country music, the going gets weird, and the weird get going....or something like that.

If you're into Lucinda, Ryan Adams, Wilco, or any of the so called alt country bands, you need to get back to the source. Start right here.

Garden of Eden.......2006-01-11

For all you Deadheads - this is country Dead ! But it is much more. This was a great live Band (without Garcia) and many songs on this album were the keys to their live performance. And none of the reviews mentioned Garden of Eden which to me is an outstanidn song, particularly if you have heard or have a live version. If I were going to buy only one NRPS "album" , this would be it.

A forgotten gem of country rock.......2005-06-08

In the early 1970's, a talented group called the New Riders of the Purple Sage was making waves as a popular touring act. They were born of the Grateful Dead - Jerry Garcia was a founding member, and the two bands toured together before the NRPS finally struck out on their own. Today, some of the band's live performances are being released on CD, so they are enjoying something of a comeback. This is the only studio album that includes Jerry Garcia, whose bold, unconventional playing of the pedal steel guitar dominates most tracks. Also included are three live bonus tracks. It's hard to place this album in any one genre - it is a bit country, a bit rock, and a bit bluegrass. Rock fans shouldn't shy away from trying this album because of its country stylings - if you are a fan of the Grateful Dead,the Allmans, the Band, or any of the other great Folk/Country/Rock bands of the 60's and 70's, you might find that this album is a delightful and addictive treat.

It is rather damn good........2004-06-06

Essentially this album is in my opinion one of the pinnacles of country rock ( a genre of music that is today played only by bands that are on CMT). Although this is not the Best NRPS release this is still music that is far above average. The obvious highlights of the album include the famous Glendale Train, Henry, and Portland Woman. Henry is a humurous little song about drugs, and a guy going down to Mexico. Portland Woman and Glendale Train are both a bit more somber songs but their greatness is by no means diminshed.
Overall this album is a very strong release however the reason that I took off a star is because it was completely uneeded to remaster the recording that was already very good in the first place though it sounds a bit bad on my record player as it is scratched. The extra tracks are however a nice little touch.

Country Rock Ride.......2004-03-16

New Riders Of The Purple Sage's debut album is one of the best country-rock albums of the early 70's. The band was made up of John "Marmaduke" Dawson, Dave Tolbert & David Nelson, but was augmented by Jerry Garcia on steel guitar, Mickey Hart on percussion and Spencer Dryden on drums. The band stared out as a project for the Grateful Dead's Mr. Garcia, Mr. Hart & Phil Lesh to fully indulge themselves with the country sounds that they had touched upon in their music. The music veers from straightforward country-rock of "Henry", "Portland Woman" & "I Don't Know You" to "Dirty Business" which is an eight-minute track that leans towards a weird mix of acid rock & country. The album's highlight is "All I Ever Wanted" which contains the most beautiful and delicate steel guitar work from Mr. Garcia. New Riders Of The Purple Sage is a must for any fans of the Grateful Dead, but should be equally enjoyed by fans of the Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds or CSN&Y.

Average customer rating: This album is a must for your collection, "Panama Red" alone is worth the price of addmission! Cool Country Rock Trust me, this rocks. Hippie Culture USA What was once entertaining...

The Adventures of Panama Red The New Riders of the Purple Sage Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: New Riders of the Purple Sage Powerglide Two Lane Highway Lost in the Ozone Bustin' Out ASIN: B000002515 Release Date: 1989-07-20

Tracks:

1. Panama Red
2. It's Alright With Me
3. Lonesome L.A. Cowboy
4. Important Exportin Man
5. One Too Many Stories
6. Kick In The Head
7. You Should Have Seen Me Runnin
8. Teardrops In My Eyes
9. L.A. Lady
10. Thank The Day
11. Cement, Clay And Glass

Customer Reviews:

This album is a must for your collection, "Panama Red" alone is worth the price of addmission!.......2006-10-15

The Dead, Skynard, Allman Bros. & Eagles mixed into a bowl and fired up! I bought this album solely for "Panama Red" but the entire album turned out to be very enjoyable. The sound of the album is unique but also reminiscent of other bands that were popular at the time of it's release (1973). Mostly, the lyrics are funny but occasionally become introspective. The "drug culture" and language that is present in the songs take you back to a seeminly simpler time, this one is definitely worth buying.

Cool Country Rock.......2006-03-18

I first bought this album in 1975. Its amazing how after 30 yrs the songs still sound as good as they did way back then. Very good collection of tunes. Half the cd is country and the other half is rock. Total track time is around 30 minutes. Very good music.

Trust me, this rocks........2006-03-16

I see there are already plenty of reviews of Panama Red already, so I really have no excuse for writing my own. All the same...

Firstly, I think people who don't like this album are probably thinking of NRPS as the dead's little sister, which frankly it is not. It has very little to do with the dead. It's psycadelic cowboy rock.
It is also totally fantastic. There is not a song on the album that I don't like.
Here's a mini review of the songs-

"Panama Red"- Totally a classic. First time I heard it I was singing along by the end.
"It's All Right With Me"- Oo-Oo- yeeeaaah, to qoute it.
"Lonesome LA Cowboy"- The lines about smokin' dope, snortin' coke are great. Heck, the whole song is.
"(Ok Sam)Important exportin' man"- Very catchy. Greatest saxaphone.
"One Too Many Stories"- Oh, woe. The only one I couldn't call my favorite. But it's still fine.
"Kick in the head"- Absolutely my favorite. The lyrics are bizarre and typicle Robert Hunter. (Funny the dead never preformed it)
"You Should Have Seen Me Runnin"- Lord. Buffy Sainte-Marie is the greatest back up ever. I don't know why there isn't more of her and less of Donna Jean. (???)
"Teardrops in My Eyes"- I can't help dancing when this plays. Happiest sad song ever.
"L.A Lady"-Really well done. Good singing, good music, good lyrics. What more could you ask for?
"Thank the Day"- Typical Torbert (It's about sailing). The lyrics "I couldn't keep from smiling" must apply to the listener.
"Cement, Clay and Glass"- Wait a sec. THIS is my favorite. Great anti urban sprawl song.
I have only one beef, and trust me it's not the song's fault. I guess when they put it onto cd they changed it a little, because at the end when he (David Nelson, I think. Don't qoute me) is singing "Cement, Clay and Glass" over and over you can hear Donna Jean Godchaux singing signifigantly louder than the he is. This isn't a problem on the record (I know because I have it), just the Cd.

Thats it for the songs, but I think I should mention one other thing thats unfortunate: the packaging for the Cd is not nearly as exciting as it was for the record. The fantastic Panama Red cartoon is rather squashed. Aslo, the sleave that had the lyrics and the picture of NRPS with the grungy dog is not reproduced anywhere.
Thats really all, and, frankly, I can deal with the two small drawbacks because the CD means I can listen to it in the car, lend it to my friends, whatever.

It's pretty hard to dislike the New Riders, so you should definatley give this Cd a try.

Hippie Culture USA.......2005-10-24

First..Woody Guthrie, then Easy Rider, then the Byrd's Sweetheart Of The Rodeo then The New Riders...this rock and roll country and western offshoot of the Dead came into their commercial heyday with these bright unashamed batch of songs.
Their self titled debuet is the most Dead like, their 2nd Powerglide pushed them into speedier funkier grooves while Gypsy Cowboy defined them in a more roots folk setting.
Panama Red became their anthem as the Merry Pranksters of rock culture.
Of course the themes of many of the songs are somewhat comical these days but eventhough the CD is a short one the songs and tunes are alive and still sound fresh.The ballads have beautiful melody,the rockers rock like Commander Cody and the production was top-notch for it's day with bright loud lovely sound.
Their ist release with Garcia and company is a classic..this is the one to forget your troubles with.

What was once entertaining..........2005-07-19

I listened to a lot of this type of stuff in high school. I think it's an okay album but one grows tired of the many cheesy drug references. The two songs on the album that I think have stood the test are the ones that have little flash compared to the signature numbers on the album. "Teardrops in my Eye" is a cover an old Red Allen country number. It works fine on this album. "Cement, clay and glass" a song about urban sprawl was appropos in the 70s and is so now.

I tip my hat to Jerry for prodding his pals to do some country. I'm glad this album was made and I listened to it a lot in the 70s. I'll likely enjoy an occasional track should I ever hear them somewhere but only some of the album has stood the test of time.

Average customer rating: Classic hippie-stoner country from the early 1970s

The Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage The New Riders of the Purple Sage Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: New Riders of the Purple Sage Live at Veneta, OR 8/27/1972 The Adventures of Panama Red Pure Prairie League: Greatest Hits Anthology: The First 30 Years ASIN: B000GRTQXE Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

1. I Don't Know You
2. Glendale Train
3. Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) (Live)
4. Louisiana Lady
5. Kick In The Head
6. Panama Red
7. Last Lonely Eagle
8. You Angel You
9. I Don't Need No Doctor
10. Henry
11. Linda
12. Farewell Angelina
13. She's No Angel (Live)
14. Sunday Susie (Live)
15. Groupie (Live)

Customer Reviews:

Classic hippie-stoner country from the early 1970s.......2006-08-28

This is a long overdue reissue of a best-of set that gathers the best tracks from this hippiebilly band from Northern California. The New Riders were originally a side project of Jerry Garcia and some chums from the Grateful Dead, but as their attention turned elsewhere, the band took on a life of its own. They specialized in drug-oriented novelty songs ("Henry", "Panama Red") and shambling boogie-rock covers of rock and R&B oldies. It still holds up pretty well, especially if you're interested in the roots of the modern alt-country scene.

(Note: This edition (2006) adds five bonus live tracks, expanding the set from its original 1976 vinyl release and the previous, 1990 CD reissue.) (DJ Joe Sixpack)

Average customer rating: A Great Collection Of Feel Good LA Country Music missing track Just to say Tight, Solid, Talented So pleased this has been released on CD

Powerglide The New Riders of the Purple Sage Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: New Riders of the Purple Sage Gypsy Cowboy/The Adventures of Panama Red The Adventures of Panama Red Home, Home on the Road/Brujo Live at Veneta, OR 8/27/1972 ASIN: B000002ADI Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

1. Dim Lights. Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)
2. Rainbow
3. California Day
4. Sweet Lovin' One
5. Lochinvar
6. I Don't Need No Doctor
7. Contract
8. Runnin' Back To You
9. Hello Mary Lou
10. Duncan And Brady
11. Willie And The Hand Jive

Customer Reviews:

A Great Collection Of Feel Good LA Country Music.......2004-02-26

A great follow-up to their self-titled debut, Powerglide is pure dayglow cowboy. LA Country, 3-AM Sunset Blvd, feel good rock n' roll. There's lots to like in this 11 catchy song collection. Unfortunately the NRPS were to put out one last great album after this one, that one being Panama Red. Later incarnations of the band seemed listless and uninspired.

missing track.......2004-01-25

this has always been one of my favorites since i bought it back in the ol' LP days. NRPS' particularly haunting version of "Long Black Veil" very sadly is absent from the CD. Dave Matthews and Johnny Cash ran off with it, i guess.

Just to say.......2003-03-10

I'm not really a fan of country music, although somehow I had heard of NROTPS. The one track that really stands out from the rest is "rainbow" - all the rest seem fairly average. Does anyone else see this?

Tight, Solid, Talented.......2002-06-03

If I were the Original Riders of the Purple Sage I would have been proud of the New Riders carrying on the tradition. These guys were damned good, but so underrated. Powerglide is one of their best (Panama Red is my sentimental favorite)and I was surprised that after feeling that it didn't get any better than Panama Red, Powerglide had me and my whole college crew agreeing it was just as solid a set of tunes with tight performances to boot.
My kids don't know what to make of these guys. They know I do not particularly like mainstream country music, but are not surprised that I like stuff by the NRPS. These are universal good time party tunes. NRPS playing always signals a good musical trip by a bunch of guys actually more talented than some of their better known peers in their heyday.

So pleased this has been released on CD.......2000-05-01

Such a great album album! New Riders in their prime! Incredible song writing, lead and harmony vocals. John "Marmaduke" Dawson, David Nelson, and the late, great Dave Torbert, Buddy Cage on steel, and Spencer Dryden on drums, with some special guest appearances. Some of their best work is here on this album.

I hope some day Columbia will also release Home, Home on the Road (live), Gypsy Cowboy, and Brujo.

Long associated with the Dead, these guys are so good in their own right. The musical style that is so much their own, far superior to the watered down "country-rock" that became "popular" in the 70's.

"Mescalito drenched hippie-cowboy soul" may be one way to define their "sound".

This is "goose bump" music folks, right there with Rick Nelson's "Garden Party", the Burrito's "Gilded Palace of Sin", or Gram Parson's "GP/Greivous Angel".

A must for any lover of good music with a cosmic country-fied tinge.

Average customer rating: Not his best Very good Thank you, Francis. Emo-Metal minus the Guitars / with No Beats; the New Fred Durst surprise surprise... no sarcasm

A Healthy Distrust Sage Francis Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Personal Journals Hope Human the Death Dance Labor Days Shadows On The Sun ASIN: B00079HZZC Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. The Buzz Kill
2. Sea Lion
3. Gunz Yo
4. Escape Artist
5. Product Placement
6. Voice Mail Bomb Threat
7. Dance Monkey
8. Sun Vs Moon
9. Agony in Her Body
10. Crumble
11. Ground Control
12. Lie Detector Test
13. Bridle
14. Slow Down Gandhi
15. Jah Didn't Kill Johnny

Album Description

Francis is one of the most controversial, gifted, and innovative MCs today. For nearly a decade, his relentless DIY approach--equal parts eloquent poet and vicious MC--brings a style that smashes genre boundaries. His music is rooted in classic hip-hop, but he comes across like an amalgam of Dylan, Lou Reed, Chuck D, and George Carlin. Introspective but aggressive, politically incisive but funny as hell, "A Healthy Distrust" is Sage's first Epitaph release. Eclectic and complex. Features collaborations with Will Oldham, Saul Williams, Danger Mouse, Alias, and Joe Beats.

Customer Reviews:

Not his best.......2007-03-13

I really like Sage but this is not his best work, not even close

If you want to get into Sage dont start with this album

Very good.......2007-02-16

"Dance Monkey", "Slow Down Ghandi", "Jah Didn't Kill Johnny", "Sun vs Moon," "Agony in her body" are the reasons I didn't give this album 5 stars. This is a strong dose of everything good and bad in Sage Francis's music. Smart lyrics that are very fun to untangle and interpret, good powerful music, occasional lapses into angsty poetry which, even though it doesn't take itself too seriously, is still a little lame. Better than much music being released, way smarter than rap by criminals about killing their own kind.

Thank you, Francis........2006-11-05

Thank you, Sage Francis, for expanding on the hip-hop genre, and confusing narrow-minded fools who possess an even smaller scope of what hip-hop is 'supposed' to be. People always fail to realize that hip-hop is an art-form, and as such, it will consistently evolve, and move into the future. When hip-hop was created, it was merely about partying; the Sugarhill Gang and Kurtis Blow weren't exactly reaching new levels of profound lyricism, people, no matter how close "Rapper's Delight" and "The Breaks" are to a hip-hop head's heart. Moving into the future, artists like Public Enemy and LL Cool J showed different elements in their music, with a political and macho approach respectively; they also showed far more intellectual, and complex lyrics, and rhyme schemes. Gang culture wasn't truly exposed in hip-hop before the N.W.A., and sadly, a lot of closed-minded individuals think N.W.A. was the be-all and end-all of hip-hop, and that every hip-hop record from 1990 and on had to involve elements of drugs, guns, and *****es.

Come on, guys; are we really that dense of a species that we think everything must sound alike, or otherwise it's not appropriate hip-hop? I'd really like to know; what's wrong with Sage's approach? Is it because he exposes his vulnerability, while other rappers adopt a Superman, apathetic persona? Is it because he raps about struggles that happen in his life, instead of talking about popping shotties and shorties? Honestly, come on. There's more struggles in life than the ones that take place in the ghetto, and hip-hop, as an artform, is to be used by anyone who wants to express themselves, even if they weren't born in the gutter.

I've heard people call Sage an 'emo-rapper,' or a, creating a word here, emocee; and is there something wrong with a rapper having emotions? Are all of these people supposed to be cold-blooded killers, and misogonystic ****ards? Hip-hop is for people of all backgrounds, all ethnics, all creeds, and Sage offers us a look into his life; a life full of pain, anguish, confusion, and angst. So what if he's upset at the world, and wants to share his distaste with his audience; he's an artist, people, isn't that the point?

This album is definitely not your typical hip-hop album, but make no mistake about it; this IS most definitely a hip-hop album. What isn't hip-hop about it? His delivery? No, he's definitely got that covered. Beats? Check, that's covered. Subject matter? Again, as I said, hip-hop is about anything; you could write a song about visiting Dunkin' Donuts for a dozen of glazed pastries, and as long as you stick to the basic structure of a hip-hop song, it'd STILL be hip-hop. Would it be a good hip-hop song? Well, if it was interesting, and cleverly done, then yes, it would be. What people need to understand is that hip-hop is music; it may have closer ties to real life than any other form of music, and it may feel more personal, but in the end, it's still effing music.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this album; in fact, it's amazingly dope, and one of the most original collections of music you'll find from any genre. Each cut on this album is as great at the next, whether it's the sung "Jah Didn't Kill Johnny," the parodying "Gunz Yo," the passionate "Sea Lion," or the concept track of "Sun Vs. Moon." Any hip-hop head with an open mind can appreciate this release; maybe if you think 2Pac's the greatest emcee of all time, this isn't for you, but if you can accept that people from all walks of life can make great hip-hop music, then you'll love this release.

Emo-Metal minus the Guitars / with No Beats; the New Fred Durst.......2006-06-12

Francis ain't a rapper. How anyone could consider him such is funny. This guy spouts half-azzed "poetry" at a fast pace and almost near yelling. Know what this guy is? He is an Emo-Metal singer without the guitars. And there is not a single good beat on this album or in Personal Journals.

Both albums are a spoiled punk kid whining about how his life is so bad and how the world is such a terrible place. This is music for twelve - eighteen year olds who were into the whole Emo-Metal scene and DO NOT LIKE RAP / HIP HOP MUSIC.

If you are an underground rap fanatic, i.e. you like El P, Lif, JMT, Canibus, Aesop, Doom, Kool Keith, Living Legends, Freestyle Fellowship, Cannibal Ox, C-Rayz, Ghostface, Raekwon, GZA, Mef, Mobb Deep, "Illmatic", Gang Starr, BDP, PE, EPMD, Ultramagnetic, ATCQ, Blackstar, Dead Prez, Common, APathy, Non-Phixion, "Stones Throw" records, Co Flow, Perceptionists or any rap music with guys who rap and with good production and dopeass beats then you WILL NOT LIKE Sage Francis(all the guest producers on "Distrust" put forth subpar efforts here, even the new pop star producer who is actually talented - Dangermouse - put forth some weak production, maybe b/c they were trying to match the vocals) If you like hip hop because of Eminem you may like Francis.

Sage Francis is the male Alanis Morrisette. A whiney b***h. This is [...]-rap. Seals & Croft.

Seriously, this guy talks really fast and acts like he is about to cry all the time while completing terrible rhymes over weak production and boring beats. This guy makes Necro sound like Mos Def. There is no flow to his rhyming. Just on and on and on with the complaining and cry-babying like some high school punk.

And anyone calling this actual poetry knows nothing either. These song lyrics clearly are not even a distant cousin to poetry, if anyone had to read poetry during their education they would know what poetry is and that this IS NOT POETRY and has nothing to do with poetry. Anybody in the entire world can sit down and write all this garbage and then try to get it to rhyme.

Here's one thing Francis is good at: Hustling. He hustled his demo's and got the attention of those other -rap poseurs from Anticon to put this out (odd nosdam, however, is a great and hugely talented experimental producer; clouddead's debut was great b/c of odd nosdam). Now there are a lot of dedicated anticon listeners who bought Persoanl Journals because Anticon put it out. That made it popular. Now you have the EMO-Metal teenage angst crowd -- who hates hip hop -- listening to this boring guy complaining over the course of two albums about how his life stinks and how misserable a place the world is.

Look elsewhere if you are into the underground scene and pass on Francis, pretty much a disgrace of a 'rapper', with no flow and not a single interesting song and NO GOOD BEATS or overall production whatsoever.

This is boring and insipid whiny "rap" music. I would not even put it in the rap category at the record store as it has nothing in common with rap music. And, no, he is not forging any new ground here. Like I said, he is copying the whole emometal scene and Fred Durst and just putting whack beats behind it and leaving out the guitars. This stuff is nothing new and adds nothing to hip hop and is meant to be ingested by loser teens who are mad at the world like Sage Francis is. Rap music is much better than that - and don't you actually have to RAP to be considered a Rap Artist? I guess not anymore.

Go get a Def Jux album or some actual rap music.

surprise surprise... no sarcasm.......2006-05-06

Sage Francis did it again.. but diffrently... again. From the beginning to the end of this album i think i only skipped one track, "gunz yo" and that was just because that starting was kinda eh'. but listening to this new album you see a growth of delivery and more content and of course the always welcomed poeticness of the Sage. favorite song: escape artist. least liked song:Gunz... song that had me tripping the most tho had to be the sun vs. the moon... well done sage, well done

Average customer rating: The right man, raise up one hand now, I'm taking you down One of the best albums out there! Lyrical Abstraction at its finest... Extreme fluctuations and temperature changes... Sage converted me to gangsterism

Personal Journals Sage Francis Manufacturer: Anticon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Healthy Distrust Hope Human the Death Dance God Loves Ugly Shadows On The Sun ASIN: B000063Y38 Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. Crack Pipes
2. Different
3. Personal Journalist
4. Inherited Scars
5. Climb Trees
6. Broken Wings
7. The Strange Famous Mullet Remover
8. Smoke & Mirrors
9. Message Sent
10. Eviction Notice
11. Pitchers Of Silence
12. Specialist
13. Hopeless
14. Kill ya' Momz
15. Black Sweatshirt
16. Cup of Tea
17. My Name Is Strange
18. Runaways

Album Description

Sage is an accomplished spoken word poet and emcee with several competitive titles to his name within both genres. He also performs with a live band, Art Official Intelligence, and together with Joe Beats and DJ Perseus, forms the Non-Prophets. He is equal parts serious and silly, but never fails to be entertaining. 18 tracks. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

The right man, raise up one hand now, I'm taking you down.......2006-11-03

The first word that springs to mind, having just listened again to this album, is "depth". As mentioned in another review he verges on poetry to a hip-hop beat, but to typecast his sound as hip-hop would not give credit to the range of live instruments, issues, tones and styles he demonstrates or comments on.
It really is a great album but I can imagine if you are expecting the commercial sound of Busta, Elliot, Eminem etc. you are not going to get the gangster hip-hop sound you are used to.

In summary It's one continuous, refined and well produced, piece of music. But as always with something complexed you owe it to yourself to listen to the tracks Amazon provide.

One of the best albums out there!.......2006-10-13

The ones who are trash-talking this album are probably less intelligent beings. Or maybe they just feel insecure because Sage is turning hiphop into almost everything it's not. Or wasn't.

This album is great. The songs are well crafted and some of them are unforgetable classics. This masterpiece is, without a doubt, the best CD Sage has given us, and definetly one of my personal top 10's. But if you're looking for songs about ca$h and crime, where curse words are used to fill out the blanks and women are constantly referred to as 'hoes' or 'bitches', don't buy this.

Lyrical Abstraction at its finest..........2006-04-19

I have nothing to add to the brilliance of this record...there are over eighty entries below mine, but Personal Journals did affect my whole outlook on hip-hop when I first heard it four years ago, and made me see and appreciate this gifted emcee in a whole new light. Personal Journals is a triumph of a debut album that succeeds in every regard. From "crack pipes" on, the album seems to weave itself and at times you forget that the tracks are independent of each other since they are so finely intertwined. Sage's spoken wordplay is awe-inspiring and not at all watered down from his "sick of..." releases. The choice of producers adeptly complement his lyrics, and Personal Journals should be appreciated for what it really is: a classic on par with any of the best old-school hip-hop.

Extreme fluctuations and temperature changes..........2006-03-19

Sage Francis is a phenomenal battle emcee. It doesn't show on this album...Fortunately Sage is also an incredible poet, and that shows on this album like red on white. To get a few things out of the way before I go into track listings I'll tell you if you are a fan of good rap then you should probably buy this album. If you like Cassidy, don't buy it...or buy it to shoot it with your gat. Sage Francis is "Different in a Different Way" and if you have never heard him before he may take some getting used to.

You will have to listen to some songs multiple times just to hear some incredible wordplay lines like "If you ever need to paint with razorblades and need a canvas use my skin," from Inherited Scars or to understand the layed on intracicies of a song like "Runaways."

Obviously there are no songs necessary to skip on here, but some stand out more than others. Some of my favorite tracks are: Crack Pipes, Personal Journalist, Inherited Scars, Broken Wings, Smoke and Mirrors, Eviction Notice, and Runaways.

If there is anything this CD is missing it's lack of collaborations, which isn't unusual for Sage or for his type of hip-hop-however I like the work he's done in the past with artists like Sixtoo, Buck 65, Slug, and Brother Ali (Doomage). This CD is very replayable, and although not the best from Sage darn close.

Sage converted me to gangsterism.......2006-02-02

Ok, joking. I'm no gangster, but I definitely have a huge appreciation for rap/hip hop after hearing Mr. Francis. He's simply amazing! His music is art--original and mind-blowing. His lyrics are like spoken-word poems, so powerful and passionate.

I use to despise rap/hip hop, as if it were some mainstream poison my educated ears could not handle. Now I love it, all thanks to Sage.

This album displays Sage's poetic talent at its best. He's a deep, thoughtful man. His other stuff is good, but not as spectacular as Personal Journals. Sage will always be my homie.

Average customer rating: Great Music - Poor Remaster Simply sublime. Gypsy Cowboy-Great lost classic Gypsy Cowboy, the long lost under-appreciated NRPS disc I Remember When

Gypsy Cowboy/The Adventures of Panama Red The New Riders of the Purple Sage Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: New Riders of the Purple Sage Home, Home on the Road/Brujo Powerglide N.R.P.S. / Powerglide Two Lane Highway ASIN: B00004YU0J Release Date: 2000-11-06

Tracks:

1. Gypsy Cowboy
2. Whiskey
3. Groupie
4. Sutter's Mill
5. Death and Destruction
6. Linda
7. On My Way Back Home
8. Superman
9. She's No Angel
10. Long Black Veil
11. Sailin'
12. Panama Red
13. It's Alright With Me
14. Lonesome L.A. Cowboy
15. Important Exportin Man
16. One Too Many Stories
17. Kick in the Head
18. You Should Have Seen Me Runnin
19. Teardrops in My Eyes
20. L.A. Lady
21. Thank the Day
22. Cement, Clay and Glass

Album Description

This 2 on 1 features the country-rock act's 1972 album, 'Gypsy Cowboy' and 1973 album, 'The Adventures of Panama Red'. 23 tracks including, 'Panama Red' and 'Lonesome L.A. Cowboy'.2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

2 original 70's albums on 1 CD. 22 tracks of vintage country-rock by the band that began as a Grateful Dead offshoot band. Both feature vocals by Donna Godchaux (who would later join the Dead) and Panama Red also features Buffy St. Marie..

Customer Reviews:

Great Music - Poor Remaster.......2007-01-16

As you would suspect with a bargain twofer, the best equipment wasn't utilized to remaster this. I guess we get what we pay for. I'm not saying it's so bad that you wouldn't enjoy it - it's fine for casual listening. Just don't expect it to sound even close to what the debut album, or even Powerglide, sound like after Sony remastered them. That said, it's great music, especially Gypsy Cowboy.

Simply sublime........2004-08-30

Reaing the prior reviews I was surprised to discover that Gypsy Cowboy had not had a release here in the United States. Why was I surprised? Well mainly because I have a copy which I purchased in Record Savings in Banbury, Oxfordhire over ten years ago.

I am also surprised because Gypsy Cowboy is such a great album. In some ways it is the epitome of the whole cowboy rock or country rock which began with the Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo and which later blossomed and reinvigorated much of the two genres.

This album is consistently good throughout beginning with the soulful Gypsy Cowboy which no-one could imagine to be the first choice of DJs to play on the radio but which sets the tone and standard for the rest of the album to follow.

This band had finally escaped from the shadow of the Grateful Dead although my strongest feeling about this is that it is very close in feel to Garcia's first album and highlights his own skill with the pedal steel guitar. It is clear too that the songwriting talents of Dawson and Torbet werein some competition with each other producing some very high quality songs indeed.

Some of the standard themes are clearly in evidence, illegal whiskey running and trying to escape the taxman and the finding of gold during the goldrush days testify to the attractions of the cowboy image of individuality and finding your own way in life while the conflicting images of women portrayed in Groupie and Linda as well as She's No Angel are clearly articulating the contentious dichotomy which they play in men's lives.

The highlight for me of this album has to be Death and Destruction not only because of the subject matter which compares historic human disasters against the then contemporary anti-capitalistic view of the American way of life which the musicians had rejected in favour of the earlier rugged individualistic cowboy era. The lyrics are very evocative and bring horrific images to mind while the music skillfully complements those images but soars into the stratosfear nevertheless. Apocalyptic in more senses than one.

Others have remarked upon the individual musicians and with whom I heartily concur but this is certainly a case not of their being "there are are no I's in Team" but of "Team is made up of I's". Certainly their reputations as individual musicians was already high but this combination is greater than that.

Revisiting this album some twenty-two years after it's release, it is surprising in some ways, but not in others, hhow new and refreshing this album sounds today. A classic of it's time which I would sum up in one word...

...sublime.

Gypsy Cowboy-Great lost classic.......2003-04-18

I am so psyched this finally came out on Cd,because this is one of the if not the best psychedelic country rock album ever.
Songs of love,whisky.great open spaces and groupies are backed
by the rythem section of Spencer Dryden(Jefferson Airplane) on
drums and Dave Torbert on bass. David Nelson's country tinged
lead guitar and Buddy Care's scorching and beautiful pedal steel
fill out the sound landscape. Country music with a rock beat they said. If you saw the riders in concert in the early seventies
they tore up halls thruout the country. Finally "Death and
Destruction" is worth the price by itself. A 12 minute plus
rocking jam highlighted by Cage's scorching steel this song
should have got the same type of recognition as something like
"Green grass and high tides" by the Outlaws. This album makes
is one of those great records most people never heard. Now you
have your chance.Go for it.

Gypsy Cowboy, the long lost under-appreciated NRPS disc.......2001-10-29

Gypsy Cowboy was the first release of the New Riders featuring Buddy Cage that was complete in its selection of music and production.

It achieved a higher plain of "psychedelic ranger" exploration than any of their previous and subsequent releases and was the most enjoyable ranking slightly above the debut album.

John Dawson's lyric composition and mornful singing came as close to 3 dimensional as any on this release.

Buddy Cage's pedal steel coloration added great depth, as well.

Dave Torbert and David Nelson never overstated their playing, singing and compostional contributions.

To have this released with the more "commercial" (can this music ever be considered commercial?) Panama Red is all any NRPS fan could want.

If this is your band, then this is your disc.

Don't let this one slip away.

I Remember When.......2000-12-21

These are the 3rd and 4th albums with the band at their peak. No longer under the shadow of the Dead, they were burning up the stages across the country with Buddy Gage kickin ass on his steel guitar.With Panama Red, the were the epitomy of the long haired, dope smoking Country Rock band. Panama Red is a must for a New Rider fan. Gypsy Cowboy is a wonderful plus,as this is the first time it has been available

Average customer rating: Wonderful French Ambiance Poulence and Milhaud shine, but the rest can be samey. french flute power Pahud is by far one of the absolute best flutists right now!

Emmanuel Pahud - Paris Francis Poulenc , Henri Dutilleux , Pierre Sancan , Jacques Ibert , Darius Milhaud , Olivier Messiaen , André Jolivet , Emmanuel Pahud , and Eric Le Sage Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dutilleux | Dutilleux, Henri | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ibert, Jacques | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Jolivet, André | ( J ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Milhaud | Milhaud, Darius | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Les Nouveaux Musiciens Khachaturian & Ibert: Flute Concertos; Emmanuel Pahud Telemann: Flute Concertos; Emmanuel Pahud Flute Master Pieces Vivaldi: Flute Concertos ASIN: B000002RZA Release Date: 1998-01-20

Tracks:

1. Sonate: I : Allegro malinconico
2. Sonate: II : Cantilena
3. Sonate: III : Presto giocoso
4. Sonatine: Allegro -
5. Sonatine: Andante -
6. Sonatine: Anime
7. Sonatine: Moderato -
8. Sonatine: Andante espressivo -
9. Sonatine: Anime
10. Jeux (Sonatine): I : Anime
11. Jeux (Sonatine): II : Tendre
12. Sonatine: I : Tendre
13. Sonatine: II : Souple
14. Sonatine: III : Clair
15. Aria
16. Le merle noir
17. Chant de Linos

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful French Ambiance.......2003-07-14

Most of the music on this disk was unknown to me, but I was glad to make its acquaintance. The performances are crisp, clean, clear and elegant; in a word, French. Having recently been in Paris I could safely make the connection to the place with this music instantly.

Poulence and Milhaud shine, but the rest can be samey........2001-02-08

Pahud perhaps errs in beginning his disc with by far its strongest piece, Poulenc's joyously melodic 'Flute Sonata', serenely playful, influenced by Stravinsky's neo-classicism, but spiritually just as close to Mozart. The only other work here that compares is Poulenc's old 'Les Six' chum Milhaud's 'Sonatina', which has a rhythmic energy and strangeness that marks it out from its rather fey surroundings.

Three of the works are Conservatoire test pieces, and they show, Dutilleux's and Sancan's being pleasant, but samey variations on Debussy and Faure. Ibert's contributions are more original, but just as amiably forgettable. Messian's replication of bird-song, 'Le Merle Noir', is evocative and exciting, but fatiguing; Jolivet's closer just fatigues. Pahud's playing is flexible and expressive throughout, and Le Sage's quiet invention on the piano shouldn't be ignored, but this disc really only sparkles on first hearing.

french flute power.......2000-09-20

Pahud has become one of the biggest flutist around the world these days. His selections on this all-French composer disc span the gamut of the French repertory from the Ibert to the still living Dutilleux. I got this disc for two reasons 1) because there aren't too many recordings of the Dutilleux Sonatine--a contemporary flute and piano piece {The two which spring to my mind are Paula Robison and Michael Bellavance 's but there are probably 1 or 2 more out there} and 2)i was curious about Pahud's mysterious sound. Many flutist friends had told me I HAD to hear a recording of his. Let me say that it takes a lot to impress me after getting used to hearing the flute squad of the Boston Symphony--wood flute pioneer Jacques Zoon, Fenwick Smith and Elizabeth Ostling, but this Pahud's sound IS all that AND a bag of potato chips. This collection although almost exclusively from the 20th century is quite accessible, lyric (in the French style), even the 'bird' calls in Messiaen's 'Le Merle Noir' don't even come close to other ear-challenging 20th century repertory. The disc is a great sampler of the 'greatest flute hits/repertory' of the 20th century (excluding the solo flute pieces-Debussy's Syrinx or Varese's Density 21.5).

That said I have 2 cents more to add to my review of the Dutilleux Sonatine. Although I like this disc a lot, I LOVE Paula Robison's Recording of it even more (if that is possible). IT IS probably the DEFINITIVE recording of that piece. Check out her CD on the Vanguard label which has a smattering of 19th and 20th century works on it.

Pahud is by far one of the absolute best flutists right now!.......1999-02-03

After attending a masterclass with Emmanuel Pahud, I bought this recording, and as he demonstrated in the classes, he is a phenomenal all-around performer. If you ever have a chance to see him live, definitely go for it. Otherwise, get a recording... or two!

Meditation Music:

1. Small Town Christmas
2. Solo Flight
3. Songs from Other Planets
4. Sounds of Nature: Song of the Dolphins
5. Sounds of Nature: Tropical Marshland
6. Sounds of Nature: Woodland Wonder
7. Spirit Driven
8. Subtle Bodies
9. Sunset-deep relaxation
10. Swim With The Dolphins

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Blueprint Archive [Import]

Joanna MacGregor plays Broadway Songbooks and Gershwin Classics 2CD

Keith Urban [Import]

Music: Fireside Piano

Naked in New York [Soundtrack]

Soul Music: 1988-2002 Exit the Darkroom [Explicit Lyrics]

Live at the Rainbow 1973: The Complete Concert [Import] [Live]

Live Stage [Explicit Lyrics] [Live]

Jimmy Castor Bunch

Isang Yun: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 - Takao Ukigaya

Loose Screw [Import]

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