The Gathering

1. Gathering

2. First Morning

3. Pitter Patter

4. Anthem

5. Always There

6. Child Is Born

7. Then & Now

8. Anima Mundi

9. Promise

10. In the Garden

11. Earth Angel

12. Circle Song

The Gathering,Jeff & Joan Beal,Triloka Records,Adult Alternative,Jazz,Pop,Popular Music,Post-Bop

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Average customer rating: Not My Style Rockin' Western Collection Hard to Find Great Western Themes Western Music A great follow-up

Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Newman | Newman, Alfred | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection Songs Of The West, Vol. 4: Movie & Television Themes From Alamo to El Dorado, Vol. 2 The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection The Greatest Western Movie Themes ASIN: B000060PBU Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

1. The Hallejuah Trail-Overture
2. The Alamo-The Green Leaves Of Summer
3. The Alamo-Davy Crocket
4. The Big Country-The Welcoming/Finale
5. The Big Valley-Main Theme
6. Blazing Saddles-Blazing Saddles
7. Bonaza-Main Theme
8. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid-raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
9. The Comancheros-McBain/Main Title
10. Duel In The Sun-Main Title/The Legend/Orizaba
11. A Fistfull Of Dynamite-Duck You Sucker
12. For A Few Dollars More-Main Theme
13. Friendly Persuasion-Thee I Love
14. Giant-Main Theme
15. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Main Theme
16. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-The Ecstasy Of Gold
17. Gunfight At The O.K. Corral-Suite
18. Hang 'Em High-Main Theme
19. The Hanging Tree-Main Title

Tracks:

1. High Caparral-Main Theme
2. How The West Was Won-Prelude/The Land
3. High Noon-Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin'
4. The Jayhawkers-The Lynching/Two Brothers/The Hayhawkers
5. The Lone Ranger-William Tell Overture: Finale
6. Nevada Smith-Main Title
7. Old Gringo-Main Themes
8. Once Upon A Time In The West-Man With The Harmonica
9. One Eyed Jacks-Main Title
10. The Proud Rebel-Main Titles
11. The Quick And The Dead-End Titles
12. Quigley Down Under-End Titles
13. Rio Bravo-Rio Bravo/De Guella
14. The Scalphunters-Main Title
15. Shane-Main Theme: The Call Of The Farwaway Hills
16. The Shootist-Main Title
17. The Unforgiven-The Need For Love
18. Viva Zapata-Gathering Forces
19. The Virginian-Main Theme

Customer Reviews:

Not My Style.......2007-05-11

This CD has a lot of good songs on it, but it just too bland for our taste. We prefer Western music to sound as though genuine cowboys are singing it - not a fancy chorus!

Rockin' Western Collection.......2006-08-28

For anyone who likes movie/tv music from westerns should purchase this CD. What a wonderful collection of both film and tv with great renditions of each piece. I'm about to purchase Vol. 1 to complete my collection.

Hard to Find Great Western Themes .......2006-03-16

This CD has a number of great western themes that are not in some of the standard lists. For example it includes "The Hallejuah Trail", "Blazing Saddles", and "Giant". This CD also has what I consider the true theme of "The Comancheros". I have been disappointed with some other CDs I have purchased listing "The Comancheros" which had a song rather than this theme. Many of the tracks on this two disk CD go beyond the main theme music and are actually suites. The "Big Country" and "How the West Was Won" are just a couple of examples. It may be a little more expense than some CDs, but not bad for a two disk set. I am really happy with my purchase.

Western Music.......2005-07-29

I enjoy this CD. It has many familiar melodies. Good background for reading, nice to listen while driving. It is also the only CD I've ever found that has the great theme from the movie "Giant."

A great follow-up.......2003-08-29

This is the second collection by SilvaScreen, who are also responsible for "The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection" (see my review). And it's just as good as the first. There are themes in here that everyone will recognize ("Bonanza," "A Fistful of Dollars"), themes that may not be so familiar ("Duel in the Sun," "The Hanging Tree," the lively "Blazing Saddles"), and even themes you may not associate with Westerns at all ("The Friendly Persuasion"). And no duplication either: when this disc includes a piece from one of the same sources covered in its predecessor, it's a different piece. One great treat: the full lyrics to "Gunfight at OK Corral," which I've never heard outside the soundtrack of the movie itself. The arrangement from "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid" includes not only the familiar song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" but an overview of the music--seguing almost seamlessly into Bernstein's magnificent "The Comancheros," a rare find indeed. An expensive item, but if you love Western film music, well worth it.

Average customer rating: 2 classic Dolly albums Dolly: All i can do / new harvest first gathering Timeless Excited About This Release! Two More Rare Dolly LP's Come To CD Life!

All I Can Do/New Harvest...First Gathering Dolly Parton Manufacturer: Bmg Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Great Balls of Fire/Dolly, Dolly, Dolly Burlap & Satin/Real Love Dolly Parton and Friends My Tennessee Mountain Home Coat of Many Colors ASIN: B000MTOQB8 Release Date: 2007-03-19

Tracks:

1. All I Can Do
2. Fire That Keeps You Warm
3. When the Sun Goes Down Tomorrow
4. I'm a Drifter
5. Falling Out of Love with Me
6. Shattered Image
7. Boulder to Birmingham
8. Preacher Tom
9. Life's Like Poetry
10. Hey, Lucky Lady
11. Light of a Clear Blue Morning
12. Applejack
13. My Girl (My Love)
14. Holdin' on to You
15. You Are
16. How Does It Feel
17. Where Beauty Lives in Memory
18. (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
19. Getting in My Way
20. There

Album Description

2007 UK pressing of this two-fer from the talented and beautiful Country legend featuring a double dose of her classic albums on one CD. The albums featured in this series were all originally released during the most creative and successful period of her career in the late '70s and early '80s. All I Can Do was released in 1976 followed one year later by New Harvest...First Gathering. 20 tracks total. Sony/BMG.

Customer Reviews:

2 classic Dolly albums.......2007-05-16

It's a shame that it took an import to get these 2 classic Dolly albums on CD. But they did a great job with this issue. The liner notes are not skimpy, and even include full pages of the front and back covers of both albums. "All I Can Do" had 2 hit singles, the title cut and "Hey, Lucky Lady." "New Harvest..." had the hit "Light of a Clear Blue Morning." The rest of the albums is not filler, rather more great and heartfelt music from Dolly. The track "Shattered Image" is awesome, as is her version of Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham." It's high time these 2 great albums found their way onto CD. The packaging is far better than previous import "2-fers," and the songs speak for themselves. I plan on getting the other recent 2-fers ("Great Balls of Fire/Dolly Dolly Dolly" and "Burlap & Satin/Real Love") because of the quality of this release. Every Dolly fan should have these in their collection, you will not be disappointed!

Dolly: All i can do / new harvest first gathering.......2007-05-15

2 of my many fav Dolly albums on the same CD - awesome! It's a must have for any collector of Dolly's music...

Timeless.......2007-05-13

Anyone with a passion for old music will appreciate this cd. This is Dolly as she was leaving Porter Wagner to venture out on her own. This cd shows that she got off to a great start.

Excited About This Release! .......2007-04-06

"All I Can Do" is one of my favorite Dolly albums and this 2-album set is just loaded with gems. I was delighted to see that for her 2002 record, she re-recorded the song "Shattered Image," one of my favorites by Miss Dolly. Also on this double album CD is Dolly's first album - "New Harvest...First Gathering"- that she produced after she left Porter Wagoner. This album contains another gem on it - "Applejack" that has become another Dolly classic and is performed at almost all of her live shows, even to this day. One of my favorite songs in all of her catalog. I was very excited to finally have both albums available in a digital format, instead of on LP, so I could listen to it at my computer and in the car. A fabulous 2-album disc! Go get it!

Two More Rare Dolly LP's Come To CD Life!.......2007-04-05

In my opinion "All I can Do" and "New Harvest...First Gathering" are 2 of the best Dolly Parton albums ever and for the first time they get renewed life in CD format. Older fans will relish in hearing these beautiful albums again in much better sound quality and newer Dolly fans will discover a Dolly just before she became a superstar. The sound is excellent with beautiful artwork and packaging. The LP's have been redone fully with album covers fully displayed in CD form. The folks in the UK should be applauded for the work they have done here. Get your copies of these CD's now as they have not been issued in the U.S. and they will become collector's items very quickly the same way as Dolly's CD issue of "Here You Come Again" did in 1998. Dolly has never sounded so good!

Average customer rating: A band of "gathered" fine artists! Sorry for Anneke's departure! I tied but can't connect with this one the weakest of the anneke-era not any good Home, dificil definir esta pieza maestra

Home The Gathering Manufacturer: The End Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Souvenirs Accessories: Rarities & B-Sides A Sound Relief How to Measure a Planet? Karmacode ASIN: B000EQ5QA4 Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

1. Shortest Day
2. In Between
3. Alone
4. Waking Hour
5. Fatigue
6. A Noise Sever
7. Forgotten
8. Solace
9. You Troubles Are Over
10. Box
11. The Quiet One
12. Home
13. Forgotten Reprise

Customer Reviews:

A band of "gathered" fine artists! Sorry for Anneke's departure!.......2007-07-16

I am relatively new as a fan of The Gathering, it was last year that I bought my first album of theirs, following the advice of Amazon Alerts: "How to measure a planet", and I was blown away for the ambitious and experimental effort comprised in two cds full of high quality instrumentation, dense soundscapes that reminded me of Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree, a long instrumental-experimental suite, and crowning all of this, the superb voice of their female vocalist: Anneke van Giersbergen, with no doubt one of the most powerful and beautiful female voices in the current rock scenario. Then I purchased "Home", their latest work, and definitely this has been enough for me to declare this Dutch band as one of my favorites. "Home" is mature album, it contains a sophisticated sound that the band have been improving since their album "Mandylion", and definetly, it places this band among the finest "progressive-experimental-sublime-atmospheric" bands today. To clasify them with those words is just a necessary action, one has to name things and persons to identifying them, but let me tell you something: The Gathering's music really defies categorization, it is very creative and makes it very difficult to find one precise adjective to qualify it. Having said that, it is sad to know that their vocalist, Anneke, with whom they have rounded up their musical formula, is leaving and will deliver her final concert in Finland, in August. Will this represent a fallout for the band, or a renaissance? Time will tell.

I tied but can't connect with this one.......2007-02-18

I recently purchased this CD after hearing Anneke van Giersbergen do guest vocals on the John Wetton/Geoff Downes collaboration Rubicon II. I am always on the lookout for new music. Anneke had outstanding vocals on that CD as she does with the Gathering on Home. However, besides the quality of her vocals, I just have not been able to connect with the music on this CD. I like a wide range of styles and genres of music, but the problem here is that the songs are not catchy in any way, and pretty much all sound alike. You can have all the talent in the world, but if the songs themselves and the delivery are marginal, you are not going to sell a lot of records. Maybe I should have started with another release by the Gathering, but this one doesn't move me in any way. I give it two stars for the talent of the vocalist.

the weakest of the anneke-era.......2007-01-25

It is no accident that this release has only been out for less than a year and it is now available from Amazon for less than $4.00. Had this been my first experience with the Gathering, and had I believed from all of the mostly rave reviews of this CD that this is about as good as it gets, I certainly would have never purchased anything else from the band.

I tried at first to listen to Home and compare it to other offerings from the Gathering. Honestly, it sounds like a completely different band. The vocals are less passionate and completely forgettable, and the music could not stand alone without the vocals.

Then I tried to listen to Home as though it was a different band and to appreciate it on its own merits. I found myself imagining I could be listening to a Sarah Mclaughlin record. It nearly put me to sleep.

If this is the first Gathering CD you've heard and you give it 5 stars, don't bothering buying anything else from the band. Everything else they have put out is so much better than this, it will probably make your head explode.

If this is not the first thing you have heard from the Gathering and you liked everything else up to this point, I hope you aren't one of the ones that gave this a great review, because that would just be an example of blind adulation.

Want something heavy? Get Mandylion. Want something catchy? Get If_then_else or Nighttime Birds. Want something different? Get How to Measure a Planet or Rarities (the Dead Can Dance and Slowdrive covers are incredible.)

not any good.......2007-01-20

i don't understand some reviewers on here its like did we here the same cd or something.

Home, dificil definir esta pieza maestra.......2006-12-13

Una nueva entrega de esta banda holandesa. Quienes esperen un album metal-gotico-epico-pesado, no esperen encontrar algo semejante. Quienes buscan innovacion tanto de instrumentos como de grados en la voz, es un excelente album:

1. Shortest Day (5.0)
Escuchen la guitarra que reitera en casi toda la cancion. Anneke sigue mejorando con esa voz que anteriormente nos ha encandilado. Es una cancion muy pop, pero es un pop que no se ha escuchado antes.
2. In Between (5.0)
Combinacion de ritmo mas dureza. Nuevamente, Anneke nos brinda esa calidez vocal en esta cancion. Sobre el ritmo tengo poco que comentar, pues el aporte es minimo, disculpando a los demas musicos de The Gathering.
3. Alone (5.0)
Otra balada dentro de los exitos de Travel y Leaves. Cuenta con tres partes claramente diferenciadas, contando el puente con una piadosa voz de Anneke. "I will be there, for you to care, and you will find, peace of -your mind". Es una corta-venas que nos atrapa justo al finalizar la cancion. Gracias a Alone y a Home, es que este album vale la pena ser escuchado sin cansancio.
4. Waking Hour (4.0)
Otra "balada" del album. No es de mi agrado, pero el teclado favorece a que no obtenga una puntuacion menor. Bueno, es innegable que el teclado es lo mejor de este grupo, junto con la voz de Anneke.
5. Fatigue (5.0)
El inicio es dificil de entender, pero mejora luego de los 90 segundos. Bueno: mejora, para dar paso a la siguiente cancion. Fatigue se asemeja mucho a los "intro" de algunos album.
6. A Noise Sever (4.0)
Tiene un ritmo lento, es atractivo, pero no de los mejores. Aun asi, se deja escuchar.
7. Forgotten (4.0)
Buen ritmo. Pero no para hacer un comentario extenso del mismo.
8. Solace (5.0)
Quien diria que Anneke hablara en castellano. Pues, en esta cancion lo hace. Es algo sombria, muy de susurro, pero escuchenla. Me ha llamado mucho la atencion que una cancion pueda combinar diferentes idiomas y seguir siendo buena.
9. You Troubles Are Over (5.0)
El inicio de la cancion es llamativo. Luego, con el acompañamiento de la bateria que no cansa de tocar el mismo ritmo en casi todo momento, mientras que Anneke suaviza con su voz cualquier efecto de sonido fuerte. Quiza el final es muy pronto y esperamos otro descenlace, pero no podria darle menos calificacion. Es una buena cancion pop.
10. Box (4.0)
Una balada sin sentido en este album. Quiza debio salir en un rarities. Es una opinion pesonal.
11. The Quiet One (4.0)
Es una extraña cancion. Son solo murmullos y quejidos.
12. Home (5.0)
Madre mia. Que cancion. Es una acida cancion con una voz que pretende tumbarnos emocionalmente. Os digo: escuchen el final de la cancion cuando canta Anneke. Es una original corta-venas.Me encanto esta cancion desde el primer ritmo. Luego del puente, la cancion se torna tenebrosa, misteriosa, y Anneke ayuda en ello.
13. Forgotten Reprise (4.5)
Es la ultima cancion de este album. Luego de "Home", necesitamos una tonada que nos tranquilice el espiritu. Y lo consigue gracias a una suave melodia
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Ironico que un grupo pesado cambie tan rapido a estos ritmos pop, pero no el clasico pop para la multitud. Este album sirve para ser escuchado en casa, apreciarlo y visualizar los nuevos ritmos que The Gathering nos presenta en cada nuevo album.

Average customer rating: Best baby gift you can buy. This album is a MUST-HAVE for parents everywhere A Family Favorite Couldn't (would not want to) live without this one! An outstanding collection of musical selections for kids.

Newborn Sara Hickman Manufacturer: Big Kids Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Singer Songwriters | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Toddler Big Kid MOTHERLODE Martha Stewart Baby: Sleepytime Faithful Heart ASIN: B00004TTI5 Release Date: 1999-11-01

Tracks:

1. Hush
2. It's Alright (a capella)
3. A-Tisket A-Tasket
4. Lily
5. Goop's In It
6. This Heart
7. Reserved for the One I Love
8. Big Bird, Little Bird
9. Moonshadow
10. You Are My Sunshine
11. A Slice of Heaven
12. All Things Bright and Beautiful
13. It's Alright (with string quartet)
14. We Are Each Other's Angels
15. Brahms'Lullaby

Amazon.com

The liner notes to baby records could be lifted from one jewel case to the next with nary an eye ever batted, because they all trot out some form of the same trite message: "It doesn't matter what you sing to your baby, so long as you sing." Don't count Sara Hickman out--on Newborn (and on the logical successor, Toddler), she lets us know from the get-go that "my wish was to create an album for parents who have trepidation about singing to their newborns." Still, and despite the inclusion of standards like "Hush" and "You Are My Sunshine" on this not overly touchy-feely 15-tracker, she's concocted something special, outdoing her well-intentioned peers by performing originals so repetitive (the soothing "It's Alright") or ridiculous ("Goop's In It," about a booger-infested baby peeper) that singing along, infant at your side, seems right. Hickman wins us over with informality; in effect, she hands over her baby monitor, letting us listen in on stuff that's spilled spontaneously (and, because she's Sara Hickman, melodically) from her lips while gazing dopily at her own newborn. Occasionally, she can go overboard with the candor--listening to the ballad "Lily," written for her daughter, feels like opening somebody else's love letter--but forgiving her is easy, first because by being so open she becomes an instant surrogate friend to isolated new parents; and second, because her voice, evocative of Karen Carpenter on "Lily" and of Linda Ronstadt on "It's Alright," will tame the testiest baby. It's vocal crushed velvet. Give this album to stupefied new moms--by not being overly concerned with making sense, it may be the most sensible baby album you can buy. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

Songs for newborn infants

Customer Reviews:

Best baby gift you can buy........2006-04-12

Going to a baby shower soon? Friends or family members about to have a kid? This is more than a CD of some music -- is family intimacy in a box!

Seriously, this CD was created to encourage parents to sing to their children. Simple songs that are soothing to babies. One of the songs was made up by Sara while walking the floor with her colicky firstborn. This is the kind of stuff that settles the stomach of both parents and babies. Beautiful stuff.

This album is a MUST-HAVE for parents everywhere.......2004-08-24

I received this album as a shower gift and I can't tell you how much it has meant to my whole family, even the grandparents. Sara has a way of verbalizing how amazing children and your love for them is. I plan on buying every product she ever produces because she is uplifting and makes both my daughter and I feel great.

A Family Favorite.......2003-12-15

A friend gave us a copy of Sara Hickman's Newborn and Toddler cd's when our daughter was born and they are forever on our stereo... in the livingroom, the nursery, and the car. Newborn is such a sweet cd that has calming songs as well as a few funny and playful songs (good for dads to sing along with!). The Toddler cd is great fun for when our little one is wide awake and in need of entertainment. You don't feel so ridiculous being silly when you are singing along with Sara! Both cd's are essential for new parents. We treasure them!

Couldn't (would not want to) live without this one!.......2002-04-25

If my now 6 months old daughter (who has been Sara's fan for 3 months) was writing a review, it would go something like this. "I love to listen to Sara's CD. She has a beautiful voice that instantly makes me forget to be fussy. I could listen to her singing for hours, and indeed I do - and never tire! The song "goop in your eyes" makes me smile, esp when mama tries to sing along (she is NOT a very good singer). My only complaint is that the pauses between the songs are too long. Sometimes I have just enough time to remember what was making me fussy, but then I forget again when the next song starts!" --- aah, isn't she cute?

An outstanding collection of musical selections for kids........2001-05-04

Sara Hickman's Newborn is an outstanding collection of highly recommended musical selections for young listeners which are superbly performed and flawlessly recorded. The fifteen pieces comprising Newborn include Hush (1:33); It's Alright (2:55); A-Tisket A-Tasket (2:07); Lily (3:16); Goop's In It (1:45); This Heart (4:50); Reserved for the One I Love (3:01); Big Bird, Little Bird (:59); Moonshadow (2:53); You Are My Sunshine (2;43); A Slice of Heaven (2:23); All Things Bright and Beautiful (:51); It's Alright (4:13); We Are Each Other's Angels (5:20); and Brahms' Lullaby (1:02). Also highly recommended for family, school, day-care center, and community library children's music collections is Sara Hickman's Toddler (CD, ... 42 minutes)

Average customer rating: Dedicated to experts? Zappa Attempts Stockhausen The Yello Shark, performed by the Modern Music Ensemble ZAP! A Frank Zappa Treasure. Better than many of his CDs

The Yellow Shark Manufacturer: Zappa Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Jazz From Hell Make a Jazz Noise Here The Grand Wazoo Uncle Meat Burnt Weeny Sandwich ASIN: B0000009VU Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Dog Breath Variations
3. Uncle Meat
4. Outrage At Valdez
5. Times Beach II
6. III Revised
7. The Girl In The Magnesium Dress
8. Be-Bop Tango
9. Ruth Is Sleeping
10. None Of The Above
11. Pentagon Afternoon
12. Questi Cazzi Di Piccione
13. Times Beach III
14. Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America, 1992
15. Welcome To The United States
16. Pound For A Brown
17. Exercise #4
18. Get Whitey
19. G-Spot Tornado

Amazon.com

Released shortly after his death in 1993, The Yellow Shark represents one of the only accurate performances of Frank Zappa's "serious" orchestral music--at least as far as the composer was concerned. Assembled from a series of sold-out performances in Germany by the Ensemble Moderne, the set includes re-workings of old favorites like "The Dog Breath Variations" and "Uncle Meat," live arrangements of some of his hairiest computer music like "The Girl in the Magnesium Dress" and "G-Spot Tornado" and new works by Zappa composed specifically for the event. The performances are astonishing and the music? Pure Zappa. --Andrew Boscardin

Album Description

The 26-member Ensemble Modern performs FZ's 'most-humanly-impossible-to-play' compositions. Piano duets, string quintets & small ballets. Simply exquisite, with a 60-page booklet to explain it all. Originally released in 1993, it stayed on the classical chart for most of `94. Includes the tracks 'Outrage At Valdez,' 'None Of The Above,' & 'Welcome To The United States', plus arrangements of some of the most fiendishly difficult pieces from FZ's back catalogue & even a 'greatest hit' or two (some would pick this as the definitive version of 'Dog Breath Variations'). Sadly, this was the last album released by FZ during his lifetime. The didipak and the booklet are housed in a slipcase. Rykodisc.

Customer Reviews:

Dedicated to experts?.......2007-06-25

Frank Zappa was very proud of this great and difficult work done at the end of his (too short) life.
It requires also great concentation and a capability that probably I don't have to well understand this kind of experimental classic music.
It goes beyond the experimental rock that is typical of many of his works, leading him to the level of great contemporary experimental classic composers.
Given such a level of difficulty I don't know how much I can suggest to buy it. You just should try to hear at this music and decide if it does fit with your soul (how could I believe just a few years ago that today I would like so much 'Your funeral my trial' of Nick Cave?)

Zappa Attempts Stockhausen.......2007-02-13

FZ goes to Germany to upstage Karlheinz and tries an avant garde stage performance which is an elegant and popular form of expression in Germany. The Germans have perfected this type of marriage between romanticism and neoclassicism. In this case it's an overly technical performance, a display. The orchestra all sound good yet Zappa has given the music to another conductor, Peter Rundel. There is no rhythm section and without a background the result is too intellectual.

The Yello Shark, performed by the Modern Music Ensemble.......2007-01-19

This CD addresses the more serious, compositional aspect of Frank Zappa's career, and it could not be addressed in a more suitable manner. It includes some of FZ's more difficult works, such as "Bee Bop Tango", "Uncle Meat", and "G-Spot Tornado". The conductor is Peter Rundel, and as Zappa says himself, he is a fine conductor. This is highly recommended for anyone who has already developed a taste for Zappa's complex and imaginative arrangements.

ZAP!.......2006-01-20

Trying to define this album to my good friend was hard. "Well it's Zappa's songs done with an orechestra, but's not really classical sounding . . . it's just Zappa." And my friend just simply nodded and said "Sounds awesome." and i realized that if any reviewer would've just said 'It's Zappa!' it wouldn't take much more to sway me. so - It's Zappa! And it's damn near perfect it's so good! Riveting!!!

Be warned! You may like nobody (musically or real life) or anything (musically or real life) ever again after listening to this album, but it's not that big of a deal!

A Frank Zappa Treasure. Better than many of his CDs.......2005-07-29

`The Yellow Shark', with words and music by Frank Zappa is a collection of `chamber music' pieces recorded in 1993 in Germany, performed by a German orchestra, `Ensemble Modern', which, I believe, commissioned Herr Zappa to assemble these pieces for their concerts. In the accompanying booklet, Frank is pictured with a baton in hand, but the credits only have him conducting three pieces, those with a very significant spoken word aspect (all spoken in English). He also makes a brief appearance at the beginning of the CD where he introduces the Ensemble Modern conductor, Peter Rundel.

This recording is probably one of the very last to be done by Zappa himself, before his unexpected death due to illness. Of all the musical figures of the 1960s lost to us over the years, I miss Zappa almost as much as I miss John Lennon, and I am very happy that if we had to lose them, it was not to drugs or any other kind of self abuse.

There are fourteen musical pieces and three `spoken word' pieces on the recording. I confess that the spoken word pieces may actually be a bit dated, especially the `Welcome to the United States' track on a questionnaire for immigrants which makes a reference to terrorism which may seem entirely too glib in our current environment.

Two of the earliest tracks `Dog Breath Variations' and `Uncle Meat' are instantly recognizable from their music and titles as `quotes' from earlier albums, with very little `classical' varnish over their strongly jazzy sound. Most of the other musical pieces have more subtle quotes from earlier Zappa works, and demonstrate influences from George Gershwin, Kurt Weill, the movie music from `Spartacus', and his old mentor, Edgar Varese.

I noticed that the applause on these tracks was louder than the music and I was wondering whether the audience was appreciating the music itself or the presence of that formidable 1960's icon, Frank Zappa. I'm sure it was a little bit of both, but Zappa and audience couldn't resist quoting from one of his best albums, `The Mothers Fillmore East - June 1971'.

I think this quote was entirely appropriate, in that we owe so much musical innovation to the popular musical performers who were nutured by 1960's, producing such wonders as Zappa and the great bands such as The Rolling Stones and The Who, who are still scoring our artistic perceptions on both commercials and dramatic themes on TV.

This may not be Zappa's greatest album, but it is one of his cleanest. Like `Hot Rats', there is very little `throw away' material. And, it is one of the very few pop or classical recordings by a major musical figure where you will hear the performance of a didgeridoo (Australian aborigonal flute).

Highly recommended for Zappa fans and fans of 1960s music in general.

Average customer rating: Lesser known guitarist wins me over

Manhã de Carnaval Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Latin American Guitar Music Guitar Music from Cuba Guitar Music of Argentina Miguel Llobet: Guitar Music Tango Argentino ASIN: B0001N9ZE8 Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Pixaim
2. Sounds Of Bells
3. Blackbird
4. Lament
5. Gathering In Planaltina
6. Luiza
7. Girl From Ipanema
8. Morning Of The Carnival
9. I. Divertimiento
10. II. Valseana
11. III. Preludio E Toccatina
12. Seven Strings
13. Juliana's Choro
14. Water And Wine
15. Itching Powder
16. Sentimental Melody
17. Appassionata

Album Description

The guitar has played a major part in the evolution of Brazilian music, especially during the twentieth century. On this recording the charm, beauty and sensuality of Brazilian guitar music can be heard in pieces as diverse as Marco Pereira's Pixaim, a fast rhythmic dance originating from North-East Brazil, João Pernambuco's cheeky Blackbird, the classic song Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim, a founder of the Bossa Nova movement and, from Brazil's most famous composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, the hauntingly lyrical Sentimental Melody, written for the film Green Mansions in 1957. Award winning guitarist, Graham Anthony Devine was born in England and, in his teens, moved to Brazil where he has become an established performer and teacher, giving many recitals and masterclasses throughout South America. He is a laureate of many international guitar competitions in Europe and the United States.

Customer Reviews:

Lesser known guitarist wins me over.......2005-04-07

I got this disc on an impulse, trying to add to my slowly growing collection of classical guitar music. This is one impulse buy I do not regret! The selections are very mellow and relaxing, and they seem to mesh together well as if logically following one another. Graham Anthony Devine is truly "Devine" in my book. His technique is awe-inspiring, and his phrasing is subtle and precise. It's obvious he is enjoying himself a great deal playing this music. His disc has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. As a guitarist he ranks right up there with the very best and can easily be compared to John Williams or Pepe Romero, among others. Highly recommended!

Average customer rating: A wonderful CD OK...CD...I bought it for one song...the rest are OK...for my style Awesome Great Worship CD A must-have for any Christian who loves Music!

City on a Hill: The Gathering Various Artists Manufacturer: Essential ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time City on a Hill: The Collection Arriving ASIN: B0000CABIG Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Shall We Gather At The River - Prelude
2. The Gathering - Hindalong, Steve
3. Kyrie Eleison - Nash, Leigh & Friends
4. Beautiful Scandalous Night - Sixpence None The Richer; Norman, Bebo
5. Jesus Went To The Garden - Haseltine, Dan
6. Table Of The Lord - FFH; Colman, Paul
7. Holy Is The Lord - Peterson, Andrew
8. We Will Trust You - Owens, Ginny; GlassByrd
9. Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing - Jars Of Clay
10. Come Be Who You Are - Groves, Sara)
11. Instrument Of Your Peace - Paul Colman Trio
12. Hallelujah Never Ending - Caedmon's Call
13. Open Our Eyes Dear Savior - Owens, Ginny
14. Marvelous Light - Haseltine, Dan

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful CD.......2006-01-24

Okay, - there are 2 songs that I'm not crazy about - BUT all the rest are wonderful. Forces me to think and worship and join in praise. I get so much encouragement from this CD and listen to it all the time. Some songs I play over and over again because the message is that powerful.

OK...CD...I bought it for one song...the rest are OK...for my style.......2005-09-20

I bought this CD after hearing one song...the rest are a bonus...but not on my favorites list.

Awesome.......2004-06-04

I work at a Christian bookstore and we play hundreds of CD's and this one is one of my favorites; it's amazing. It's not the kind of CD that grows on you either; you love is right from the start! :) The songs are well put together and really speak to you. They are the kind of songs that make you stop and go, "...wow".

Great Worship CD.......2004-05-31

While I did not enjoy EVERY song on this CD, there are enough great ones to make up for that fact. Some of the most dedicated singers in the business sing their hearts out on this tribute to our Lord. Some songs brought me to tears, and other songs made me smile with joy. The lyrics to Holy Is The Lord (on this particular CD) are so moving...read the words if you purchase this CD; they are amazing.

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A must-have for any Christian who loves Music!.......2004-01-22

This uplifting collection of songs from today's top Christian recording artists is truly amazing! FFH, Jars of Clay, Ginny Owens, Bebo Norman, and Andrew Peterson sing amid a host of remarkable voices that lift up in praise of God the Merciful Redeemer! I bought this CD because I love the title song, "The Gathering" and because I love Christian sampler CDs (the best of every world!). And I was not disappointed at all! The music is high-quality and proclaims the Truth with joy, reverence, and stirring emotion. The musical styles are varied and the lyrics are clear-cutting and truly moving. There is not a mediocre song on the CD, and I whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who loves good Christian music. My personal favorites are "Jesus Went to the Garden" (an unbelievably emotional worship song for Easter) and "Holy Is the Lord" (a song by Andrew Peterson portraying Abraham's human struggles conquered by his unwavering Faith). It is just the best ever! I hope you enjoy--BUY THIS CD! :)

Average customer rating: Wishes

Wishes [Audio CD] A Magical Gathering Of Disney Dreams Walt Disney World Manufacturer: Buena Vista Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Disney's Happiest Celebration on Earth Walt Disney World Resort in Florida Wishes! ~ Walt Disney Presents Disney's Greatest 3 Disney's Greatest, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000MTV5DA

Product Description

"Wishes", Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom Fireworks Display opened on October 9, 2005 and has been thrilling guests nightly ever since. Bursting with color, sound and emotion, "Wishes" is the biggest fireworks spectacular ever presented at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom. This CD is dedicated to "Wishes", and continues to bring joy and happiness to thousands on a daily basis.

Customer Reviews:

Wishes.......2007-04-05

Plain and simple - this CD is the soundtrack to the "Wishes" fireworks show at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. I bought it for the memories, and because we like the arrangment. You should know what this is before you buy it.

Average customer rating: Beautiful Different, but still superb another excellent cd by anuna

Behind the Closed Eye Anuna Manufacturer: Danu ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cynara Essential Anuna Deep Dead Blue Christmas Songs Sensation ASIN: B00008RGZU Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

1. August - AnMichael McGlynn, Ulster Orchestra
2. Aisling - AnUlster Orchestra
3. Great Wood - AnMonica Donlon, Ulster Orchestra
4. From Nowwhere to Nowhere - AnUlster Orchestra
5. Annaghdown - AnRn Dempsey, , Ulster Orchestra
6. Ceann Dubh Ds - AnMichael McGlynn, Mark O'Sullivan, Garrath Patterson, Ulster Orchestra
7. Ave Marie - AnMiriam Blennerhassett, Ulster Orchestra
8. Gathering Mushrooms - AnMichael McGlynn, Ulster Orchestra
9. Behind the Closed Eye - AnUlster Orchestra
10. Midnight - AnUlster Orchestra
11. Coming of Winter - AnUlster Orchestra
12. Where All Roses Go - AnMichael McGlynn, Ulster Orchestra
13. 1901 - AnDeirdre Gilsenan, Ulster Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful.......2005-06-04

Another triumph for Anuna- this album incorporates more instruments than other albums, but it is done so tastefully and it really adds a whole new dimension to the crisp voices of Anuna.

Definitely worth a place in any music library!

Different, but still superb.......2003-12-29

Unlike most of the albums Anuna has put out so far, most tracks on this album are for choir AND orchestra. The harmonies are definitely 20th century, but they are pleasing to the ear almost always add to the already excellent sound of the choir. Of particular note are the tracks "The Great Wood" (available for download on Anuna's site if you're curious to hear before buying) and the final track, "1901".

Although the sound may be different than what you have come to expect from previous albums, I would still recommend this one wholeheartedly.

another excellent cd by anuna.......2003-06-11

I bought this album when it was still only available in Ireland, and it was well worth the extra money then. Like Cynara and Deep Dead Blue, this CD has more modern music, including some songs composed by Anuna members, as well as the more traditional music they're known for. Perfect for studying or working to.

Average customer rating: Can I make it 6 stars? The best CD EVER!!!!!! One of the best and most complete metal albums of all time. WOWY Oh Testament, please forgive me for overlooking you for so long...

The Gathering Testament Manufacturer: Spitfire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Low Demonic Souls of Black Practice What You Preach The Ritual ASIN: B00000J6AD Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. Down For Life
3. Eyes Of Wrath
4. True Believer
5. 3 Days In Darkness
6. Legions Of The Dead
7. Careful What You Wish For
8. Riding The Snake
9. Allegiance
10. Sewn Shut Eyes
11. Fall Of Sipledome

Album Description

1999 album by the Bay Area thrash metal veterans. 11 tracks, including 'Down For Life', 'Eyes Of Wrath' and 'Riding The Snake'.

Customer Reviews:

Can I make it 6 stars?.......2006-12-07

One of the most underappreciated bands in metal, yet one of the best and most consistent after Slayer. (And Dave Lomboardo played on this record). This is my favorite Testament album. The songs are extrememly well-written and every one nearly makes you heart explode from the adrenelin rush. Chuck sounded phenominal. The riffs are stellar. When some more-popular-sold-out-lynard-skynard-wanna-be-bands quit writing good songs just because their bass player dies, Testament continues to kick major [...]. They are due to release a new one very soon. I can't wait.

The best CD EVER!!!!!!.......2006-11-10

I have been a Testament fan for a few years and I am still in awe of how incredible this CD. Testament, you guy are fully awesome! I can't wait to see you play live. Checkout their "The Ritual" CD.

One of the best and most complete metal albums of all time........2006-10-04

There's not much that more that I can say about how great this release is that other countless reviewers haven't already stated.

Amazing vocals by the underrated Chuck Billy, superb bass work, cave-your-chest-in drum work by none other than Slayer's Dave Lombardo, amazing lead work by James Murphy, fantastic rhythm guitar work by Eric Peterson and crystal clear production.

It also helps that every single song on here is a complete head pounder. This 42 minute album just never lets up.

All I can say is that if you want to hear one of the most underrated and flawless metal releases to ever be released, pick this CD up ASAP.

If you're one of those people that may have never cared about Testament before, this album will change your opinion 180 degrees by the time the 1st track ends.

WOWY.......2006-07-29

This is incredibly amazing. I bought Testament's album: The New Order and was not impressed with the horrible drumming, bass, and rythm guitars. The solos were amazing and the dudes voices was cool, so I knew this band had some potential. Even after losing this amazing guitarist, Testament recruited Steve Digiorgio (i have no clue how to spell it) who used to be in Death, Dave Lombardo of Slayer, and James Murphy who was also in Death. This album is amazing. It combines trash, with death metal; my two favorite subgenres of metal making this album ideal for my collection. After honestly listening to all other Testament albums, this is the only one I have in the ever famous "Borsella Collection".

Thankyou

Oh Testament, please forgive me for overlooking you for so long..........2006-05-08

My friend was looking at my Ipod a while back and saw that I liked a lot of classic thrash metal, then he asked me why I didn't have any Testament, and I said that I had never really listened to them. Needless to say, he was shocked. He convinced me to go and buy some. All these years wasted...
I started with The New Order and then First Strike Still Deadly, amazed at how well their musicianship progressed as they redid their classic tracks. I wanted to see how they applied those skills to their moderm work. I picked up The Gathering, hearing from many that it was their best, and... it is.
Honestly, I had a hard time getting past DNR; I probably listened to the track 5 times in a row as I was driving. I couldn't believe how fast, how brutal and how heavy it was. With Chuck's vocals sounding better than ever and Dave Lombardo on drums... just amazing.
I won't waste too many words on describing this album to you, but it's very, very good. It is my personal fave of all the Test cds I've heard so far, and it belongs in any and all metal collections.

Meditation Music:

1. This Is Real Music 1994 Sampler Take One
2. Tibetan Sacred Temple Music
3. Tones of Christmas
4. Touch
5. Under the Flag
6. Unnatural History II
7. Visions of Christmas
8. Walkabout
9. Watercycle [Box set]
10. Windham Hill: The First Ten Years

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Telemann: Concertos

Reichardt: Lieder & Sonaten

Music: Artist's Choice: Johnny Cash

Solitaire Remixed [Limited Edition]

Saint Germain des Pres Cafe, Vol. 4 [Import]

Outras Caras [Import]

Restless [Clean]

Panayiotis Brakoulias

Pathways of Baroque Music - Sacred Vocal Music [Box set]

Stone Blue

Santa Musica [Import]

Penny

Celebrating the Blues

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