True Stories

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True Stories,Sangit Om,Nightingale Records,Contemporary Instrumental,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop

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FUNNY!!!!
Spot on funny
More Dave Attell than Dane Cook
Good Stuff
You did it because you're whore!

True Stories I Made Up
Daniel Tosh
Manufacturer: Comedy Central
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BKDNVW
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

Fictitious Disaster
Mind Of A Sleeping Man
Dream Small The Disappointment Hurts Less
America The Augmented
Gaunt And Sexy
Hollywood Made Me Queer
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The Coprophagia Diet
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Album Description

Tosh is currently one of the most requested comic headliners in the country and has evolved into one of the most popular and successful college acts, performing at over 700 campuses. He's appeared multiple times on Letterman and Leno, and was recently seen on MTV's "Punk'd". Previous TV credits include "The Late, Late Show With Craig Kilborn", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", "Last Call With Carson Daly", "Premium Blend", "The Best Week Ever", "The Test", and "Friday Night Stand-Up". All his best material (over 50 minutes) on one CD. The DVD compiles his best Comedy Central performances, including the highly rated "Comedy Central Presents".

Customer Reviews:

FUNNY!!!!.......2007-07-27

Remember this guy's name. You'll be hearing alot from him because he is really funny. Young, smart, clever and i really laughed. He's not your parent's comic. He is edgier and funnier! Buy it, you'll love it.

Spot on funny.......2007-07-19

Daniel Tosh's musings are crude, yet witty. The world according to Tosh would contain basketball-boxing as well as bigger, stronger, faster athletes. I'm not normally a comedy buff, but Daniel Tosh had my entire family rolling on the floor laughing. This is a great CD!

More Dave Attell than Dane Cook.......2007-06-18

This is one very funny concert, probably because he does push the limits. I have heard some people in here compare him to Dane Cook. Uhhh, I have a copy of Dane Cook's CDs and this one by Tosh is way funnier. Whereas Cook relies on being a cool buddy to the audience and relaying longwinded and contrived stories, Tosh tells jokes and he pushes the audience by saying things he knows they think are funny, but are perhaps a little afraid to laugh at in public. The smart humor had me just thinking more about Dave Attell, than Dane Cook.

Good Stuff.......2007-05-12

Daniel Tosh is a very funny comedian. I am a difficult person to please when it comes to comedy, but this is one that you just have to buy....and it comes with his CD enclosed which is also really entertaining. Only complaint is I wish the DVD was more than 22 minutes, but since the CD is included, it is worth the purchase price.

You did it because you're whore!.......2007-05-08

One might not rush out and buy this album based on Tosh's Comedy Central Presents special. The problem with those specials is that you don't get a real feel for the comedian because they are often rushed to make the time limit and they always have to censor themselves.

This album is from a Southern California show and it's absolutely hilarious. Tosh has very unique takes on various topics and he does it with an attitude. On several bits, he will challenge the audience to the point of insulting them directly. His take on plastic surgery is brilliant and he basically tells every female audience member with fake breasts that they are whores! He's not an insult comic, so it's done with a sense of playfulness. All of his material is taken with that approach and he pulls it off.

Admittedly, his delivery and inflection is similar to Dane Cook. That's about where the similarity between the two comics begins and ends. I remember seeing Tosh in the late 90's. Dane Cook's popularity has been a more recent phenomenon. Daniel Tosh's material is very well-written, thought out and "edgey." I'm happy for Dane Cook's success, but he relies too much on physical humor and bits that are just observations with no real commentary.

I've had this CD for about 2 weeks and I've listen to it at least 6 times. I highly recommend it for people who love stand-up comedy.

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Talking Heads at their best
Ill-conceived.
Dream Operator is my favorite pop song!
Far too under-rated...
True Stories Soundtrack

True Stories
Talking Heads
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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More Songs About Buildings and Food

ASIN: B000002LAR
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Love For Sale
Puzzlin' Evidence
Hey Now
Papa Legba
Wild Wild Life
Radio Head
Dream Operator
People Like Us
City Of Dreams
Wild Wild Life (Extended Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Talking Heads at their best.......2006-07-11

This is not the Soundtrack. This is Talking Heads performing songs that were in the movie. I want Papa Legba by Pops Staples.

Ill-conceived........2006-02-22

The Talking Heads, after producing a handful of essential albums, seemed to spend the tail end of their career fumbling a bit for direction, after the stripped back and ultimately unsatisfying "Little Creatures", they recorded a series of pieces David Byrne wrote for a movie called "True Stories" (that had already been recorded by different artists). The net result is an album that quite frankly sounds and feels nothing like a Talking Heads album and falls far short of delivering the goods.

Essentially, the album bounces between one style and another, from fierce blues-based rock ("Love For Sale") to '50s pop ("People Like Us") to a sort of, for lack of better term, "world music" vibe ("Papa Legba"). The pieces themselves aren't bad, but it feels like this is the wrong band to be executing them and the performances pretty much limp along. A couple of the pieces are worth a listen (hit single "Wild Wild Life" is catchy and exciting, "Dream Operator" works out to be an intriguing pop piece), but by and large, the album muddles along and doesn't really go anywhere. To make matters worse, this incredibly irritating remix of "Wild Wild Life" is tagged on the end.

While this isn't one of their better pieces, the album has just been reissued in a remastered form on dual disc. The sonic upgrade is definitely worth the extra cost.

The Talking Heads were a band that accomplished a lot in a short amount of time and never seemed to recover after reaching critical mass. "True Stories" is probably as good an example of this as anything else. Newcomers should stick with their earlier albums ("Remain in Light" is probably as good a place as any) before pursuing something like "True Stories".

Dream Operator is my favorite pop song!.......2006-02-06

I had no idea that this was considered a bad album. This is my favorite Talking Heads album. I like all of the songs on it, but especially Dream Operator. It is extremely beautiful and it is my favorite pop song of all time. I have great memories of watching the movie with my dad as a child. I loved the movie so much that my dad gave me his soundtrack tape. Well, I have long since worn it out and am ready to buy it on CD!

Far too under-rated..........2004-05-19

I have no idea why this album gets dismissed as "rubbish" by many Talking Heads fans and David Byrne himself. It's not that bad. You've got the hits "Love For Sale" and "Wild Wild Life" which are good songs but there is so much better to be found on here. "Papa Legba" has some neat percussion. "People Like Us" is a good song but it's even better in the movie 'True Stories' (which i recommened you check out) where John Goodman sings it! "Dream Operator" has to be one of the most beautiful songs the Talking Heads have ever written and it's probably my favorite on the album. The only song I never really cared for is "Hey Now". One last thing I have to say is when a band like Radiohead names themselves after one of the songs off this album, it can't be all that bad.

True Stories Soundtrack.......2004-02-21

One of my all-time favorite albums. I bought the LP twice...I played it so much, I wore it out. The movie is great. A Texas version of Best in Show or Mighty Wind. But the music will definitely move you. You won't be able to sit still. You'll have to sing every word out loud--very loud! It drives you to it.

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This is a very good CD.
fruit not yet ripe enough for picking
"Stories" Has Some Semi Pleasing Truth
As good as it gets . . .

Semi-True Stories
Mac McAnally
Manufacturer: Mailboat Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002IQM3E
Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

Meanwhile
Last Man Standing
The Far Side Of Heaven
The Opposite Of Love
Hard Way To Go
Semi-True Stories
Come On If You're Comin'
When Trouble Comes Around
Stephon The Alternative Lifestyle Reindeer
Home Again

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This is a very good CD........2007-03-30

As usual, Mac has put out a good product. Does this man ever do anything that's not exceptional? I don't think so. Mac, who is everyone's favorite Coral Reefer, appears to tell a story with each cut. I particularly like 'Last Man Standing'. Being the straightest Coral Reefer, I'm sure Mac is the "last man standing" a lot of the time. I really don't know what to think about 'Come on if You're Comin'. Men and women probably view this song differently. Men will identify with what Mac is singing about while women will just say, "We're just trying to look our best when we're out with you." 'Stephon, the Alternative Lifestyle Reindeer' is a cute song with political overtones. 'The Far Side of Heaven' makes me tear up a little. My favorite cut, however, is the title song, 'Semi-True Stories'. It's vintage Mac. If you like Mac, buy the CD. If you've never listened to Mac, buy the CD.

fruit not yet ripe enough for picking.......2005-03-15

I don't know what happened, it appears he went through a divorce? At any rate, not one song on this cd rises up to his best efforts...I'm not wanting Mac to churn out the same songs year after year, or recycle them, but nothing on this cd seems quite ready to be recorded....nothing even approaches the quality of his earlier music....is there a song here that you'll be humming after the cd is done? Not one. There is not a Socrates, or a Still Life....this entire cd appears to be songs he wrote for others, and recorded himself as an afterthought...or demo's he put on a cd to fulfill a contract...don't get me wrong, I love the guy, and love all of his earlier stuff....but this appears to fall far short of his ability.

I wish him the best, but this is not it.

"Stories" Has Some Semi Pleasing Truth.......2004-07-29

Prime Cuts: The Far Side of Heaven, Meanwhile, Hard Way to Go

McAnally's no slouch: after producing critically accolade studded albums by Jimmy Buffett, Chris LeDoux and Sawyer Brown and penning scorching hit records for Linda Davis, Sawyer Brown, Shenandoah, he has taken the time to release what is his 10th album. McAnally, for those unfamiliar with his music, owes his musical musings more to James Taylor than Merle Haggard. This is to say "Semi True Stories" is a closer kin to 70s-styled soft rock country than spit and sawdust honky tonk. Though not as poignant as his previous albums (such as the almost perfect "Live and Learn" or the philosophically enticing "Knots"), "Semi True Stories" continues McAnally's winning streak of reflective, introspective and piercing observations about life and relationships. The big difference this time however is that McAnally tries, albeit unsuccessfully, to lighten up at least on one cut: the awful Christmassy parody "Stephon the Alternate Lifestyle Reindeer." To put it respectfully, "Stephon" is an embarrassment to the residents of the North Pole, the holiday season, the gay community and the animal kingdom.

Fortunately, "Stephon" is the only moment where McAnally has sunk to such mire of ignominy. The rest of the album at least is more redemptive: with the best moment coming from the heart wrenching ballad "The Far Side of Heaven." With a sonic and emotional resemblance to the McAnally penned "All These Years" (recorded by Sawyer Brown), "Far Side" has the same heart numbing effect with lines such as: "And the heart that I gave you I had frown attached to. It's an optional organ for someone like you and the Lord I am told is amazing with grace. And I hope he'll grace you with a much better place on the far side of heaven a long way from me." Betrayal had never been so alluringly depicted.

With some romantic mandolin lines and soothing guitar licks, "Meanwhile" is this album's most country track. "Meanwhile" sings home the somber warning against hedonism in the unpredictability of life. Less effective because of the constant cord changes is the minor key ballad "When Trouble Comes Around." The tempo accelerates a minuscule on the socially conscious, "The Opposite of Love." Contemporary Christian artist Lenny LeBlanc's vocal support is not only apropos, but welcomed. Sawyer Brown's Mark Miller joins McAnally in composing the blue-collared rocker "Hard Way to Go." With a sumptuous guitar treat from Peter Mayer and a propulsive beat, it's almost Sawyer Brown's "The Boys and Me" all over again.

On the other hand, McAnally's take on Jimmy Buffett's popish "Last One Standing," the gospel infused "Home Again" and the repetitive rouser "Come On If You're Comin'" fail to impress. They are simply not McAnally at his finest. Also, my other quibble, though minor, is the shoddily designed CD booklet with its appallingly amateurish photos. "Semi True Stories" has some chapters worth savoring, but compared to some of McAnally's more classer outputs, "Semi True Stories" falls short.

As good as it gets . . ........2004-07-10

SEMI-TRUE STORIES is one of the those little gems that get lost in the glitter and glamour of the music industry, which makes it all the more important to spread the word about just how good this CD is.

Mac McAnally's been recording since he was 18 . . . he's worked with some of music's greatest headliners (Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Sawyer Brown, Reba, Billy Joel, Alabama and Lyle Lovett) . . . he's a long time member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band . . . and he's been Jimmy Buffett's friend for some 30 years. . . but he's also a picker/singer/songwriter with extraordinary talent whose music is deeply influenced by his Mississippi roots.

MEANWHILE is an up-close and personal look at a man who has just realized time is finite.

LAST MAN STANDING (on Buffett's FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD CD) is a rousing anthem to party animals. It's an ironic song for Mac to have written, because he's pretty much the straight man of the Coral Reefers and says he's usually the first man sitting. *Grin*

THE FAR SIDE OF HEAVEN and THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE are "closure" tunes about bad breakups. I wouldn't be surprised if some big player in country music didn't record THE FAR SIDE OF HEAVEN. I think it's going to be a "classic divorce" tune. THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE is a plea to think about the children first during a divorce.

HARD WAY TO GO looks at how race relations haven't changed much since 1823 . . . and what a pity it is that we've chosen to take the "hard way to go".

SEMI-TRUE STORIES, a song Mac wrote with Jimmy for Jimmy, has one of my all-time favorite lines . . . "it was too much tequila or not quite enough." Makes you wish you'd been there "the day God's Own Drunk was recorded."

The swinging COME ON IF YOU'RE COMING will ring true with any man who's waited on a woman to get ready to go out for the evening. It features Greg "Fingers" Taylor, Buffett's former harmonica player and a huge talent. This one would be a perfect cover tune for ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. Toe-tapping, honky tonkin', swing music at its zenith!

STEPHON (THE ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE REINDEER), on first blush, is quirky, but, upon a closer listening, it holds a mirror up to the way our has become so dadgum polarized. It has something to offend almost everyone - - - so unlike the mild-mannered Mac we've come to know and love.

HOME AGAIN seems to be a tribute to Mac's deep Mississippi musical and hard shell Baptist roots.

However, the most surprising cut, at least to me, is WHEN TROUBLE COMES AROUND.

"When trouble comes around
And you don't know where to turn
For all the pain it brings
You know there's certain things
There's just one way to learn."

Fellow Coral Reefer Band Members Peter and Jim Mayer and Roger Guth add the perfect bluesy feel to the music that compels you to slow down and listen to the message . . .we all have to endure trouble and learn from it and live to endure it again and again.

Powerful stuff here.

Do yourself a favor. Get this CD.

Enjoy!

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Tired of waitin' for the new RANCID album? Buy some TIME AGAIN then!
as if
Rancid Clones? Yes... Good Music? Yes!
hmmmmm....have I heard this before.
It's Time Again... for Rancid!

The Stories Are True
Time Again
Manufacturer: Hellcat Records
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Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

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Say Again
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Fallen Nation
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A brutal force of punk energy, Time Again spent most of 2005 touring the US and selling 10,000 copies of their self-titled debut EP (Rancid Records), leaving an explosive trail of punk rock ruckus while sharing stages with Circle Jerks, Adolescents, Social Distortion, and TSOL, to name a few. They played the 2005 Warped Tour and will tour throughout 2006. XM Radio selected their EP as one of the top ten albums of 2005. Following bands like The Casualties and The Unseen, Time Again will be the breakout punk band of 2006. Guest vocals on "Stories Are True" by Tim Armstrong (Rancid).

Customer Reviews:

Tired of waitin' for the new RANCID album? Buy some TIME AGAIN then!.......2006-12-28

This is a pretty cool CD. Yes, it sounds almost exactly like something Rancid would have done 10 years ago, but it ain't bad. You can hear that they do have passion at least, and that they do enjoy what they are doing and that they're not lying about what they're singing about. How COULD you lie about stuff like that? Anyway, I would suggest listening to the songs 'Broken Bodies', 'Cold Concrete', 'Kenny' and 'Life on the Run'. That will give you a good idea of how the rest of the album sounds. If you like it, great. Buy it then. If you don't, well...don't. Cheers!!

as if.......2006-10-03

a lot of people write this band off as being a carbon copy of rancid...say what you want but rancids been one of my fav bands since i was 16...yes..the singer..does sound very very similiar to tim..yes alot of the themes (junkies,hookers,being punk, ect..) do make their way on this album. a lot like a lot of early rancid's work think "lets go" and the s/t album...perhaps with a bit of "..and out come the wolves"..but you know what? all three of those albums are amazing...so how can time again possibly suck? my fav song on this album right now is the last song "street walker" a lil ska ditty bout hookers....so damn catchy

Rancid Clones? Yes... Good Music? Yes!.......2006-08-12

This band does sound exactly like Rancid, but I'm very happy with this album none-the-less. If you have been hoping for another Rancid release like "Let's Go!" or "...And Out Come the Wolves" then pick up this album, you won't regret it. You will be singing along within 30 seconds of pushing "play" on your stereo.

hmmmmm....have I heard this before........2006-05-31

Time Again is a great band from California. They released a E.P. on Rancid Records before moving to Hellcat and releasing this fine peice of music art. People have dogged on them in the past for ripping off Rancid. But Rancid is a good band. And this band just looks up to them. The song writing is a bit like Rancid, but these guys know what its like to really go through what they are talking about in their songs. If you like Rancid then pick this up. If you dont like Rancid dont bother to pick this up because you'll hate it. I love Rancid and I love Time Again. Amazing album

It's Time Again... for Rancid!.......2006-05-20

They may be shameless Rancid clones down to the raspy lisp and songs about junkies, I mean, a complete and utter walking Rancid cliche, but at least the album is better than anything the Rancid crew's done in the past 10 years. And there are worse bands to emulate than Rancid. I mean, thank god they're not trying to sound like Ben Folds Five or something.

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An inspired program
excellent
"TRUE STORIES AND OTHER DREAMS": JUDY COLLINS' FIRM ENTRENCHMENT IN THE SINGER-SONGWRITER RANKS
More Beautiful Collins Music
Secret Gardens of the Heart

True Stories and Other Dreams
Judy Collins
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B000002I2W
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Cook With Honey
So Begins The Task
Fishermen Song
The Dealer (Down And Losin')
Secret Gardens
Holly Ann
The Hostage
Song For Martin
Che'

Customer Reviews:

An inspired program.......2007-06-10

"True Stories and Other Dreams" was the first of Collins' albums to contain at least half of her own original songs. Collins' songwriting on this album ("The Fisherman's Song," "Secret Gardens," "Song For Martin," "Holly Ann," "Che") show her to be an inspired, sometimes brilliant composer. For the remaining songs, Collins selected prime material: Tom Paxton's "The Hostage," Valerie Carter's "Cook With Honey" and Steve Stills' "So Begins the Task." This is one of Judy Collins' major releases and it deserved to be much more commercially successful than it was at the time of its release in 1973. It shows Collins off as both a premier songwriter and interpreter of contemporary material.

excellent.......2007-05-12

I bought this as a gift for a friend who is a Judy Collins fan. She absolutely fell in love with the CD.

"TRUE STORIES AND OTHER DREAMS": JUDY COLLINS' FIRM ENTRENCHMENT IN THE SINGER-SONGWRITER RANKS.......2007-01-11

When this album was first released in the early 1970s, Judy Collins had already written some really amazing songs ("Since You Asked", "Albatross", "My Father" and "Nightingale" amongst them), but she was mostly known as being a great interpreter of others' material; but with "True Stories And Other Dreams", she placed herself right up there firmly with the other great folk-rocking singer-songwriter troubadours at the forefront of the musical scene.

This album contains some nice versions of songs by Valerie Carter (the superbly enjoyable "Cook With Honey"), Stephen Stills ("So Begins The Task") and Tom Paxton ("The Hostage", a really riveting number about a prison riot).

However, the big highlights on this album are Judy's own magnificent compositions: "Fisherman Song" is a great folk-rocky number with an ecological overtone; "Song For Martin" is about a friend's suicide and is, therefore, quite sorrowful; "Holly Ann" is a beauty of a number about her sister and, musically, sounds like the weaving she does; "Che" is an epic masterpiece about political unrest in South America; "Secret Gardens", as you may have already read in some of the other reviews of this album, is a supreme masterpiece and must be heard, as it reminds all of us how our ancestors stay young somehow and are always with us, even as we grow older - it never fails to move me and I long to hear it again as I type these words into the computer.

"True Stories And Other Dreams" is a true testament to the artistry and talent that is Judy Collins. Her voice is as beautiful as ever on this recording and her songwriting here puts her right there with all the songwriting greats of that era (or any era, for that matter!).

More Beautiful Collins Music.......2005-07-12

I bought the LP of TRUE STORES AND OTHER DREAMS years ago when it was first released but recently had been humming "Secret Gardens" and purchased the CD. The song, written by Ms. Collins, is as beautiful now as it was 30 years ago when she first sang it. I have never understood why it hasn't received more praise. It's theme is so universal: no one grows old in our memory and flowers bloom forever. The CD also has "Cook with Honey" by Valerie Carter, sometimes included on "Best Of" recordings, along with "So Begins the Task" by Stephen Stills. The creme de la creme, however, is the music written by Ms. Collins, herself. In addition to "Secret Gardens," three other songs are included: "Holly Ann," a moving song about Ms. Collins' younger sister, "living north of San Francisco;" "Song for Martin," Judy's lament for a friend who committed suicide--"I know I let you down"-- and finally "Che," an anthem-like song in praise of Che Guevara that will put chills on your spine: "You have it in your time/You have it in your hands/To own your lives/To own your lands."

Ms. Collins has the rare talent of taking ordinary words and making them into something magical and beautiful. Her very personal lyrics-- though never maudlin-- achieve the universal. But then, that's what good poetry does; isn't it?

Another fine Collins CD.

Secret Gardens of the Heart.......2004-10-24

I've read some of the reviews on this album and the two songs most recognized and loved are Secret Gardens and Hollyann and I must concur. I have some of Judy's vinyls from yesteryear;), but I don't have this particular one. I bought the CD just for those two songs because they are so endearing and simply beautiful. The other songs are good, but don't hold that kind of wistful feeling I get when I hear Secret Gardens and Hollyann.

A good album, but I'm pining for the not yet made CD of Judy's So Early in the Spring the First Fifteen years where all the songs are just amazing and the ones most fans would enjoy are on this album. Now that would be a definite keeper.

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True Stories I Made Up
Birgit
Manufacturer: Zip Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000S6LTLK
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

Tsunami
Breathing Exercise #1
Guniang
Hardrocking Diva
Baby Please
Sleeping Pill
Breathing Exercise #2
Guardian Angel
Not Just Anyone
Bring Me Back
Breathing Exercise #3
Take A Better Look
Celebrity Trash
Wuthering Heights

Product Description

Amsterdams Birgit alternates between full throttle rock n roll, tingling ballads and pop songs on her debut US release. She has been described as provocative, unique, powerful, lovely and exotic. An acclaimed European actress, Birgit has appeared in numerous movies such as the leading roles in the 2004 blockbuster Floris and the 2005 Dutch TV series Lieve Lust. Originally signed to Virgin Records in 2001, Birgit was nominated for Best Album and Best Singer for her debut album ""Few Like Me"".

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Writing beauty
Always in my cd player
I can't stop playing this beauitful CD!
A remarkable folk album from a budding star
Stellar project

Five Stories
Kris Delmhorst
Manufacturer: Signature Sounds
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005R62D
Release Date: 2001-11-06

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Little Wings
Words Fail You
Just What I Meant
Yellow Brick Road
Garden Rose
Mean Old Wind
Honeyed Out
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Part of Boston's vibrant (and crowded) singer-songwriter scene, Kris Delmhorst stands out thanks to a gorgeous, tender, evocative voice and a textured and varied musical palette. She opens with a funked-up reworking of "Cluck Old Hen," complete with Beck-like banjo, followed by the bittersweet "Damn Love Song," where only acoustic guitar, cello, and accordion color in the lines behind her. "Broken White Line" is graced with delicate strains of pedal steel and mandolin, while the ominous, languid "Just What I Meant," a highlight here, crawls along with occasional bursts of cello and baritone sax. And her wounded voice on the haunting chorus of "Gave It Away" sends shivers. While Delmhorst is at her most appealing when the musical settings are ambitious, her lyrics seem to benefit from a more restrained approach. Thus, songs like "Words Fail You" and "Yellow Brick Road"--with basic musical tracks and too-clever words--fall comparatively flat. But for the most part, this is a powerful sophomore effort, one where elements of traditional roots-based folk successfully mingle with modern singer-songwriter flourishes. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Writing beauty.......2005-08-13

This cd has some of my favorite songs from Kris. All of the songs that made me a fan, in fact.

The writing here is eloquent and poetic. Her themes of love are carefully wrapped inside metaphors that will leave you speechless. I am so amazed at the expression these songs offer. There is an honesty here that will speak directly to your heart. Kris is a master at weaving words.

My favs from this disc: 'Damn Love Song', 'Words Fail You', 'Yellow Brick Road','Broken White Line' and 'Lullaby 101'.

If you are a fan of singer-songwriters then you will love this album.

Always in my cd player.......2003-12-27

I have owned this album for 2 years and it has never left my CD player. Now, Songs for a Hurricane joins it there. Kris Delmhorst is incredible.

I can't stop playing this beauitful CD!.......2003-07-18

Kris Delmhorst stands out from within the "Girls with Guitars" genre as a unique, multi-faceted, wonderful singer and songwriter. Her lyrics are strong and dynamic paired with a natural and lovely voice. That girl plays a ton of instruments and showcases those talents well on songs like "Mean Old Wind." My favorite is "Broken White Line" with its classic-sounding folk-rock nature, well elevated by original story-telling lyrics. Appetite and the older EPs are great; but for a full-fledged, enjoyable album, FIVE STORIES is the way to go. You'll be satisfied from start to finish, and then, like me, you'll press play again and start the whole experience over for another round!

A remarkable folk album from a budding star.......2003-07-16

My husband and I discovered Kris Delmhorst when she opened a Dar Williams show in Alexandria, Va. With her warm voice, catchy tunes and accessible lyrics, it was musical love at first site. I've since bought all her albums and am DYING for the next one to come out. My favorites on this one _ so far her best _ are "Broken White Line," and "Yellow Brick Road." She is right up there with Dar as one of my favorite artists.

Stellar project.......2002-11-01

It's impossible to go wrong buying this CD if you have any interest in singer-songwriters. I think the other reviews here already sum it up nicely, but it should be mentioned that many of the musicians on this album have been seen around Boston in their own successful projects. This includes Catie Curtis and Sean Staples of the Resophonics among many others. This album is well-played and given a sensitive treatment by capable hands. Add Kris's stellar voice and songwriting on top and you've got a great album that's difficult to remove from rotation. Buy without hesitation.

The True Stories of the Bridgewater Astral League

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Wicked!
circus in town
Totally Original Punkish 3 Penny Opera
Unbelievable!
awesome

The True Stories of the Bridgewater Astral League
The World , and Inferno Friendship Society
Manufacturer: Gern Blandsten
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005AHF
Release Date: 1997-11-24

Tracks:

A Night In The Woods
The Evil Dance Of Nosliw Pilf
Lucky Interlude
Incendiarism
Lust For Timing
Millicent Didn't Want To Wait For It To Get Better
One For The Witches!
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Customer Reviews:

Wicked!.......2002-11-25

Inferno albums are fantastic, but they just don't do this group justice. If you're an open-minded music lover, this record is for you. (And if you don't mind fire spitting and ridiculous anecdotes, check out one of the shows!)

circus in town.......2000-10-03

the world inferno is an amazing bunch of people and this album shows it.as someone who lives in jersey, i relate and almost believe what they're saying. this album is the score to a play about the sudden disappearance of the indiginous punks of nj.it's an involved story that takes us from the woods of bridgewater to the astral plane with our friend and leader- john gilch.besides the story-you can always count on the inferno's sound to swing. if satan were a game show host he would sound just like our humble narrator and singer, and the band-orchestra rather-will lure you away with angel trumpets and devil trombones.i cant say enough for this gang. as good as this album is, anyone who's seen them live knows that's really the only way to go-it's just not the same without the fire! listen and dream of running away with the circus or gypsys-or just getting the hell out of new jersey.

Totally Original Punkish 3 Penny Opera.......1999-12-18

The singing is great on this album and the cabaret style songs are more original than anything in the '90s. Keep up the good work and send an email. This is essentially a concept album with a cabaret feel and extravagant underground production. The mood is essentially that of zany insiders' humor. Insiders will appreciate this more.

Unbelievable!.......1999-09-01

This is one of the best and most original albums I have ever heard! The combination instuments and creative vocals along with wild live performances should insure this band and cd's success. Truly Evil!

awesome.......1998-11-16

this band is going places. it's an incredible mix of jamiriquai style funk and something totally different. The keyboard player Scott Hollingsworth is not only one of the greatest talents of the 90s but he's also a real hunk.

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The Great Decline
SCRATCHED AND GOUGED DISCS; BAD HANDLING AT THE PRESSING PLANT!
Transmitter!!! Picking Up Something Good!!!!
I'm wearing fur pajamas, it's tickling my fancy.
A catchy, over-bashed record...

True Stories
Talking Heads
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2006-02-14

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Hey Now
Papa Legba
Wild Wild Life
Radio Head
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People Like Us
City Of Dreams
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Album Description

Formed in the mid-'70s by art school friends David Byrne, Chris Franz, and Tina Weymouth-and ex-Modern Lover Jerry Harrison-Talking Heads transcended their humble roots in NYC's CBGB-centric punk scene to emerge as one of the most artistically adventurous and influential bands ever. Their visionary, polyrhthmic sound fused rock, funk and punk with world beasts, avant-garde minimalism, pure pop genius and more. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, the band's masterpieces are celebrated in Rhino's deluxe DualDisc upgrade of their catalogue, continuing now with their final four albums together.

Customer Reviews:

The Great Decline.......2007-03-12

There's no getting around the fact that 1986 was one of the single worst years in popular
music/popular culture, and one of the final nails in the alternative coffin of New Wave was
the release of this album. The publicity images of the band in yuppie regalia was a lame
attempt at irony, yet the TRUE STORIES album itself is far more contradictory to the
"Talking Heads" ethos than their late-period image suggested. There is something rotten
at work here, from the stiff-rock opener "Love for Sale" to the made-for-MTV schmaltz of
"Wild Wild Life" to the brain-dead closer "City of Dreams." This from the same guy who
wrote "The Big Country," "Heaven," and "The Overload"? What the?!?? The best that can be said is that a couple of the songs are "nice."
Little Creatures was passable, but it signaled an uneasy turn for the band, from
uncompromising art rock darlings to mediocre oddities left spinning in the perpetual video
rotation. Naked, while an uneven album, salvaged a good deal of what was great about
the edgy collaboration between Byrne and /Weymouth/Harrison/Frantz, a masterful multi-
rhythmic mixture of solid percussive drive and head injury quirk. But in between Stop
Making Sense and their swan song, this band was effectively lost in the wilderness.

SCRATCHED AND GOUGED DISCS; BAD HANDLING AT THE PRESSING PLANT!.......2006-07-14

I have had an infuriating experience with Warner Music Group lasting a year, first, over the Rhino "Brick" box, and now the individual T-Heads DualDisc titles. My problem is physical damage to the discs, unnecessarily caused by obvious careless handling & packaging at the pressing plant.

In the "Brick", the unique white jewel cases come gouged and scratched, and the discs in both the Brick and individually-packaged titles, have fingerprints, smears, scratches, and pits.

This began last year when I purchased the "Brick" upon release. When I opened the set, every jewel case was damaged. These cases have a solid white rear panel, and can't be commercially replaced. They are not individually shrink-wrapped (which would eliminate the problem), and are obviously forcefully shoved into the box set's plastic outer shell at the plant, hence the damage.

It was worse inside each jewel case: All of the discs literally looked like they were used. Several were so badly artifacted they couldn't be read in any player or drive.

So, following web site direction, I e-mailed "Dr. Rhino". I received a reply, which directed me to return the set for replacement. As this is an expensive item, that entailed going to the Post Office to buy Insurance & Delivery Confirmation at my own cost. Annoyed, I decided to wait a few months, reasoning that perhaps the first production batch was bad and they would sell through. I stood in line at the USPS for 45 minutes, mailed it and waited. Six weeks later, the replacement showed up, carelessly packed into a crushed box, and the entire set was in worse shape than the first one. I e-mailed again, didn't get an answer for 2 months, and when I did, it was "send it back again"! The audacity of that response was pretty amazing: Why would I keep wasting my money and time to cycle their defective product?

So, I contacted the CD store where I purchased the original set. All the TH titles had been released individually, so the store manager & I decided we would change out the box for the separate titles, and he would return the bad ones.

I just received those yesterday: In five of the eight titles, all the same surface-damage artifacts. Several digipaks had their plastic disc retaining spindles broken with shards floating around inside. Also, inside each digipak, there is a 3.5"-square paper "DualDisc" tutorial insert. In some of the digipaks, it was tossed on top of the disc, where it rubs against the disc, an additional cause of surface damage.

So, the store manager is going to continuously order in each individual title and open them, looking for virgin discs. He is going to return all the defective discs, and repeat the process going until he finds five clean discs. Which is pathetic.

I've been thru three complete sets in one year, which means you are almost certainly going to run into this problem with your purchase. So, when you buy the Brick or any of the individual titles, please do not accept & settle for damaged product. Send it back to Amazon, e-mail Rhino, do whatever you have to do to get what you paid a lot of money for.

This would have never happened, or would have certainly been quickly corrected, when Messrs. Foos & Bronson, who founded Rhino, were in charge. Unfortunately, in 1998, Rhino was swallowed whole and "WEA-fied" by the odious Warner Music Group, where CEO Edgar Bronfman is obviously far more interested in extolling the virtues of DRM than he is in running a business that can deliver quality.

Transmitter!!! Picking Up Something Good!!!!.......2006-04-07

Lo ?nico bueno que puedo decir de este disco es que le dio el nombre al mejor grupo de la actualidad (Radiohead)....
es todo.

I'm wearing fur pajamas, it's tickling my fancy........2006-03-10

I bought "True Stories" on cassette tape when it was released in September 1986. I didn't see the film until a few years later. I remember liking this album a lot back then, but now I see it's not as good as their earlier work. Yet, there are several songs I still like such as "Love For Sale", "Hey Now", "Papa Legba", "Wild Wild Life", "Radio Head" and "City Of Dreams". The digital remastering is excellent and the cd side has an extended version of "Wild Wild Life" (so did the original cd version of this album) that is forgettable. I can't say I really enjoy the Pop Staples version of "Papa Legba", and the same goes for Tito Larriva's version of "Radio Head".

Since this album is simplistic in its approach, the dvd 5.1 mix doesn't really do anything for me. I find it's much better in stereo on the cd side. Two videos are included, "Wild Wild Life" and "Love For Sale" which are both good. There's also a 5.1 mix of Pop Staples' version of "Papa Legba" which is wasted space. The booklet comes with no lyrics and there's a brief blurb from Jerry Harrison about the remastering of this album.

I don't know if my disc is defective, but on the dvd side, it seems that the first few seconds of "Love For Sale" have been cut off. It sounds like a disc mastering error. I wonder if anyone else has this same problem with their disc?

Overall, a good album from the Heads, but not great.

A catchy, over-bashed record..........2006-03-06

I first got into the Talking Heads at 14, and I'm 24 now, so you can imagine with the music scene the way it was in 1997 that middle school bullies would find the idea of a fellow student into the music from "I Love The 80's" ripe for the pickin'. I was actually embarrassed of this band (and most other 80's bands) and put them away until I got to college and realized what I'd been missing. But this stands as the first Talking Heads record I got, so I saw the previous reviews and decided to take a stand for this, my sentimental favorite for Talking Heads as a group.

This entire project (book, film, and record) was years ahead of its time. The newest movie that I can think would fit into this mold would be "A Mighty Wind," down to the structure, characters, and even financial backers (Karen Murphy worked on both films). I read on another site that this particular album should never had existed, but was made (in 5 days!) to appease the financiers for the flick. For five days' worth of work, this is admittedly a pretty damn fine record. Very 80's, of course, but as with the entirety of the Heads' catalog the production techniques date the recordings instantly. This is without a doubt the POPPIEST that the Heads have ever sounded in the studio, but the songs are still quite good (especially when compared to everything else that hit the Top 40 in 1986). It's not their best (hell, for me nothing in the studio touches either one of the recently expanded live albums), and most people don't like this one because of the (deserved) legacy left behind by the preceding six records. But as a sentimental favorite to this fan, cut this one some slack. As David himself says at the end of "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads," "Once again, you can dance if you want to." And really, what's so wrong with a mid-80's dance record by people who actually know how to make one?

(Further recommended listening: check out the artist rosters for Sire, Slash, Epitaph and Virgin Records from 1976 to 1996.)