Windows

About the Artist
Steve Nieve studied composition and piano at The Royal College of Music in London. He joined Elvis Costello & The Attractions, in the summer of 1977. After debuting with Elvis Costello on the hit single "Watching the Detectives", his keyboard playing became a crucial component of The Attractions sound on the albums "This Year's Model", "Armed Forces", "Get Happy", "Trust", "Almost Blue", "Imperial Bedroom", "Punch the Clock", "Goodbye Cruel World", "King of America", and "Blood and Chocolate", in the years 1977-86. Nieve was acclaimed as one of the most accomplished musicians to emerge from the Punk/New Wave scene of the late 70's. Nieve continues to work alongside Costello, both in the studio and on the concert stage. Steve Nieve has several solo albums: Keyboard Jungle, It's Raining Somewhere (under the name Steve Naive), Mumu, a collection of songs and now Windows, an ambiant mixture of urban soundbites and music.

Product Description
Everywhere he travels, he records sound out of the window, with his portable DAT machine. He also takes a snap-shot of each window with a digital camera. Two musical themes, one representing a man, the other a woman, interact with these ambiances, so that the music and the couple the music seeks to represent, embark on a voyage,  as if  searching each other, across all the planet, and beyond… Meditative music to concentrate you, listen while you work. Contemplative.

Windows,Steve Nieve,Rapide Epistle,acclaimed as the wildest keyboard player to emerge from the Punk/New Wave scene, Nieve goes reflective, meditative, simply one of the finest works of ambiant new age music from a very unlikely scource. A LIMITED FIRST EDITION TOO..

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Average customer rating: Power Windows Marks The Last Truly Great Rush Album Rush go commercial - songs you can hum along to (and lots of keyboards) A good place to start listening to Rush Rush stay true to form with another excellent album. Synth Rock Rush At It's Best!

Power Windows Rush Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hold Your Fire Grace Under Pressure Signals Permanent Waves Hemispheres ASIN: B000001ESX Release Date: 1997-06-03

Tracks:

1. The Big Money
2. Grand Designs
3. Manhattan Project
4. Marathon
5. Territories
6. Middletown Dreams
7. Emotion Detector
8. Mystic Rhythms

Customer Reviews:

Power Windows Marks The Last Truly Great Rush Album.......2007-07-09

Power Windows is 80s Rush and it's filled with clever hooks and flowing synthisizers and alot of very cool tunes, but it marks the spot as the last truly great Rush album. Sure, Rush will continue on, and sure, they will continue to be one of my favorite bands of all time, but the albums going forward from here will all be flawed in one way or another. Coherent and cohessive, Power Windows fills me with a sense of wonder when I hear it. It was on this album's tour that I was afforded the chance to be in the very front row right under Geddy Lee and it was absolutely f*cking AWESOME! Here are the songs:

The Big Money - Yet another Rush signature song. This is excellent. Big money goes around the world. Geddy has more bass on here than on the previous two albums and it is great to listen to. We missed that. The grove created here absolutely rocks!

Grand Designs - A to B, different degrees.... Another song where Neil flexes his songwriting skills and keeps us in awe. Lyrically stunning. Alex gets such a good guitar sound on this album. Killer.

Manhattan Project - Another personal favorites. Written (obviously) about the Manhattan Project to create the nuclear bomb, this song is haunting. When Geddy sings: The pilot of Enola Gay flying out of the shockwave on that August day.... It gives me goosebumps. I love this song.

Marathon - Another great song. Rush pulled out all the stops on writing and recording this album. There sound is tight and precise. The lyrics are phenomenal. This is Rush at the height of their powers (again!!!!). Excellent.

Territories - An often over-looked gem. This song is very cool. A favorite. Alex wails here! Thw whole wide world's an endless universe, yet we keep looking through the eyeglass in reverse.... Tongue in cheek, yet very provacative in its message. Reminds me a little of Witch Hunt, lyrically. Great!!!!

Middletown Dreams - At first this song seems like its the weak spot on the album, but then it grows on you and you can't help but liking it. Musically stunning in its subtle nuances. Superior.

Emotion Detector - The sound that Rush achieved on Power Windows comes out on the tunes like Mystic Rhythms and Emotion Detector where the synths blend with Neil's drums to create depth. If there is a soft spot on Power Windows (and I'm very tempted to say that there isn't) it would be Emotion Detector, simply for the fact that it is missing that everlasting Rush hook. I can sing along to almost every Rush song before Roll The Bones and remember the lyrics, but I couldn't picture myself just sitting there singing Emotion Detector out of the blue. That make sense?

Mystic Rhythms - A great ending song to the last great Rush album. Everything flows here from the soaring keyboards to Neil's stacatto drumming. Brilliant. Another great Rush tune.


Overall, Power Windows is very strong, even after the efforts of Signals and Grace Under Pressure. They perfected their sound again and the result is a very tight, memorable album. Every song stands out on its own and that is a very hard thing to do.

Dig it!

Rush go commercial - songs you can hum along to (and lots of keyboards).......2007-06-14

I have always admired Rush for their undeniable musicianship and longevity. Over the last 30 years or more they have provided great rock music which has had lasting appeal on EVERY continent among rock fans. Sometimes there has been a dip in quality but, for me, that is understandable and forgiveable for a band that has been around as long as they have. There are those who will tell you that one particular "phase" of the Rush discography is better than all other eras, but I find something to admire in just about everything they do - whichever decade from their career is considered. This particular release from 1985 finds Rush in a very commercial mood which might be "dumbing down" for some fans (Power Windows probably would not make it into the top 3 of most Rush fans' lists of best Rush albums). But to my mind this is a very strong album - a great set of songs with plenty of hooks as well. The song Big Money was a hit single in many countries and a perfect example of the commercial nature of this album. Hence, Power Windows is not only the expected high standard of musicanship and intelligent lyrics that fans know Rush for ... it is MORE than that. The commercial and song-orientated edge that Rush have on this album makes it one of the more likely releases from Rush's career to appeal to the casual rock listener and there is nothing wrong with that! Even though I admire the classic 2112 from much earlier in Rush's career, I think that, musically and lyrically, it is less likely to appeal to the non-commited listener of rock music than the tracks on this album - but that is only my opinon. The remastered sound of this CD (for a production from 1985) also holds up very well. Recommended.

A good place to start listening to Rush.......2007-06-14

This may very well be my favorite Rush recording. They have created so many wonderful tunes, but this particular collection keeps finding its way into my player more than most. All great songs on Power Windows! I also like Grace Under Pressure and Signals. I would have a difficult time rating their library in reverse (worst albums) so if you are new to Rush, then I urge you to sample this one and if it meets your budget - buy it!

Rush stay true to form with another excellent album........2007-05-24

This album shows that the prog-rock band Rush continue to go from strength to strength. Building on previous albums such as "Hold your fire" and "Presto", Power windows is another example both of Lee and Lifesons' remarkable musical capability and Pearts lyrical mastery. The highlights of the album are the energetic "The Big Money", the hard hitting and emotionally charged "Manhattan project" and the almost hypnotic "mystic rhythms". However the whole album is a gem. Some brilliant synthesizer and guitar usage across the whole of the album. The only disappointing thing about the album is that there aren't more songs on it.

Synth Rock Rush At It's Best!.......2007-05-23

Although I am a big fan of all of Rush's 80s material, I have come to the conclusion that Power Windows is ultimately the finest of this era (keep your shorts on fellow fans-I'm not including Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures in this category!). One comment I keep reading (from various sources) is that this album "requires repeated listening to appreciate." This album had instant appeal to me, although if you think that "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight" are the be all/end all of Rush, then I can somewhat understand.

This album has it all: superb production (yes, a bit over the top at times), consistently good songs and excellent musicianship (as with all Rush albums). And while songs like "The Big Money" and "Mystic Rhythms" are the most commonly cited, ALL of the tracks are great. "Grand Designs," for instance, is one of the most underrated Rush songs I know of, as is "Territories."

There are some extremely powerful moments on this album, both lyrically and instrumentally (yet still not lacking in humor, for example, "Territories:'Better people, better food...better beer.'). This was a time when the synthesizers really began to dominate, although that is not necessarily a bad thing. The synth programming of Geddy Lee and his assistants is nothing short of being fantastic. Alex Lifeson, on the other hand, is often cited during this period as "Missing in Action." I disagree. In the 70s, Alex showed the world that he could shred with the best of them. Beginning in the 80s, he began a more relaxed yet also more mature approach that worked for the song and not so much in competition w/ the other instruments. There are plenty of great moments for him, such as the memorable solo on "Big Money" and the cool backward guitar effects on "Mystic Rhythms."

If you're a fan of 80s Rush, then you must own this album if you don't already. If you are a Rush fan that is still trying to get into this period, I would advise that if there is any album you should try, it's Power Windows.

Average customer rating: It doesn't get much better weaker effort Don't compare them ! one of the best very strong effort--has some of Dan's very best work

Windows and Walls Dan Fogelberg Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soft Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soft Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Phoenix The Innocent Age High Country Snows Home Free Nether Lands ASIN: B0000025XA Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. The Language Of Love
2. Windows And Walls
3. The Loving Cup
4. Tucson, Arizona (Gazette)
5. Let Her Go
6. Sweet Magnolia (And The Travelling Salesman)
7. Believe In Me
8. Gone Too Far

Customer Reviews:

It doesn't get much better.......2006-06-05

This CD has a place on my shelf as one of the best CD's ever recorded.

weaker effort.......2006-04-20

This album to me sounds very generic in places. I prefered the acoustic music of Dan's. While that is in place, much of the album is based around generic middle of the road rock songs, that to me, sound exactly like each other. On three tracks 'language of love', a pedestrian rocker, 'let her go' another very dull rocker and 'gone too far', I can't remember it now at all, he tries to rock and it is just not great. Yet a fourth track 'loving cup' also toes the line of rock song and folky music, and is better than the aforementioned three but still not that great.

On Dan's album 'Souvenirs', most of the tracks are melodic ballads, with only one rock song. Why he decided to go over board with the rock songs is a mystery to me.
'Tuscon, Arizona' it has been praised here continuously. When the song started, i thought it was a really nice sounding folk song. But the song goes on and on and on, and never changes. There is a small bride, but apart from that it is a poorly thought out melody, with a strong lyric. It is completely overrated and soon tires. But after over 8 mins, it is plain annoying.

The other three tracks are beautiful ballads, that I expect from Dan, and just push this up to 3 stars. 'Sweet magnolia' is a pretty piano ballad. 'Believe in me' has a soaring vocal melody and shimmering guitars. An extremely romantic song and quite beautiful. The best song for me is 'windows and walls'. This, for me, has the best lyric about growing old and being alone. The melody is exceptional and so is the instrumentation. Great orchestration as well.
As for the song

Don't compare them ! .......2005-10-12

First of all...how in the heck do you follow - up a masterpiece like "The Innocent Age" ? The answer is...you don't ! You simply continue to do what you do best....and that's what Dan Fogelberg does on "Windows And Walls" !

When I bought "Windows And Walls" in 1984...I didn't expect "The Innocent Age Part 2" ! I considered it to be exactly what it was...the latest release from Dan Fogelberg...consistently great songwriting....arranging...production...and a great performance ! My favorite songs Are "Believe In Me"..."Windows And Walls"...."Tucson,Arizona (Gazette)"...."Gone Too Far" and "The Language Of Love" .

Just enjoy this....don't compare !

one of the best.......2005-06-11

Unfortunatly, Dan Fogelberg is not well-known in France and Europe, but for me, he's one of the best american songwriters. I got about ten albums, from "never lands" to "river of souls" and "Tucson Arizona" is my favourite. Romantic, beautiful song. Just one word : respect !

very strong effort--has some of Dan's very best work.......2004-12-31

Not counting his 1982 "Greatest Hits" release which contained a couple new songs, "Windows and Walls" was Dan Fogelberg's first album since his 1981 double album "The Innocent Age". Fogelberg was clearly trying hard to make a 'Big Statement' with "The Innocent Age" which received a remarkable level of commercial success for a double album, hitting the Billboard top 10 and going platinum within its first four months of release, as well as yielding 4 considerably big hit singles. "Windows and Walls", a single LP originally released in January of 1984, did make it to #15 on the Billboard charts and went gold quickly, but it basically marked the end of Fogelberg's period of highest popularity, and it seems that it didn't receive even close to the kind of critical praise that "The Innocent Age" did.

All that said, some might suspect "Windows and Walls" to be something of a hiccup or a last gasp, especially considering the gap of well over 2 years between "The Innocent Age" and this album, but actually, "Windows and Walls" is a characteristically ambitious effort from Dan with several of the very best tracks he's ever done. Plus, I must admit that I really like how Fogelberg, a prominent `70s artist, is staying true to himself on this effort and not trying in the slightest to `update` his sound to fit in with the popular trends of the mid-'80s. This album VERY much sounds like it could have come out 5 years earlier than it did, and I mean that as a compliment.

The opening 4 song sequence (`side 1' in vinyl terms) is great--it shows you how good Fogelberg can be. "The Language of Love" is a catchy rocker with stop and start riffery that recalls AC/DC, and Dan's rough-edged vocal puts the lyrics over which are somewhat simple, but fun and right on the money. The atmospheric title track is a haunting, powerful cautionary tale about ageing--again, the lyrics are right on the money, almost frighteningly so. The splendidly tuneful "The Loving Cup", one of his 'romantic desperation' songs, kind of straddles the line between being a ballad and a rocker and has a really nice mid-song guitar solo; it's a very strong track overall, but it's a tad slight--for the third verse, instead of coming up with something new, he splices together the first two lines from the first verse with the last two lines from the second; and it's also marred a bit by the overdone outro which blatantly imitates "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and has an annoying `pull the plug' ending. The `side-closer' "Tucson, Arizona (Gazette)" is a marvelous accomplishment, an excellently melodic and captivating 8+ minute story-song that's rich with detail, very strongly reminiscent of Al Stewart--classical guitar & all--and also suspiciously similar musically to the Hollies' "Tell Me To My Face" which Fogelberg had already covered on his 1978 duet album with Tim Weisberg; in any case, the song shows Fogelberg carrying out his ambitiousness in such a way that his earlier attempt at an epic story song with "Beggar's Game" (from his "Phoenix" album) did not--it`s no wonder that Fogelberg himself has cited this as his "all-time favorite track".

Unfortunately, it's as if Fogelberg burnt himself out with these first 4 tracks, because `side 2' is much weaker. "Let Her Go" is a rocker that's not even quite mid-tempo, and it's decent, but rote. Then there are a pair of orchestrated ballads including the drippy and dull "Sweet Magnolia (And The Travelling Salesman)"; and the tender "Believe In Me" which is decent, but still frustratingly slight. He does end the album with the moody environmentally-themed rocker "Gone Too Far" which, despite unimaginative lyrics, is excellently catchy.

So, it's rough sailing at times with this album, but with all of the excellent material that it does contain, it's very worthwhile and a must for any serious fan, and it makes for a solid starting point for new/ casual fans as well.

Average customer rating: Memphis at it's Best A Wonderful Recording My Favorite Prine CD

Storm Windows John Prine Manufacturer: Oh Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Singer Songwriters | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Aimless Love Pink Cadillac Bruised Orange Common Sense Diamonds in the Rough ASIN: B0000005XX Release Date: 1989-11-28

Tracks:

1. Shop Talk
2. Living In The Future
3. It's Happening To You
4. Sleepy Eyed Boy
5. All Night Blue
6. Just Wanna Be With You
7. Storm Windows
8. Baby Ruth
9. One Red Rose
10. I Had A Dream

Customer Reviews:

Memphis at it's Best.......2007-02-01

Ain't nobody turn's a phrase like John Prine & in "Storm Windows" he turn's it every way but loose.Prine has got to be one of the most
under appreciated writers of our time,in this collection of song's he
hit's his stride right off the get with "Shop Talk" & "Living in the
Future" two rock-a-billy numbers that are sure to have you singin,smilin,
& shakin a leg.Then he mellow's down baby on "Sleepy Eyed Boy" & "All
Night Blue" song's that make you marvel at this guy's versatility,&
wonder where his music's been all your life.Everything about John Prine
is classic the voice,the writing,& the attitude.If you take your music
seriously,then get serious about John Prine & Storm Windows.

A Wonderful Recording.......2001-08-22

I've been listening to John Prine for over 20 years. I have all of his recordings. So many classics, but none any better than this. Great songs, and a great band. Anyone looking for meaningful, original music, this is it. Enjoy

My Favorite Prine CD.......1999-12-08

I have them all and enjoy them all (well, not so much Pink Cadillac) and this one is the best. The images brought out from his lyrics are outstanding. The CD deserves a few listens to understand the pictures that he is painting in "One Read Rose" or "Sleepy Eyed Boy," but enjoy the whole thing. It's a doozy.

Average customer rating: Terrific painting music! AAAHHHH, how sweet it is..... Showcase for Windham Hill's Finest Great CD The music is very nice but this compilation is weird

Windows: Windham Hill 25 Years of Piano Various Artists Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Compilations | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Touch-Windham Hill 25 Years of Guitar Windham Hill Signature Series: Piano Sampler Windham Hill Chill: Ambient Acoustic Adagio: A Windham Hill Collection Sundown: A Windham Hill Piano Collection ASIN: B00005JXSG Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

1. Dubuque - George Winston
2. Wedding Rain - Liz Story
3. If You Believe - Jim Brickman
4. Children's Song - Oystein Sevag
5. As For Us - Fernando Ortega
6. In Flight - Michael Harrison
7. Inside Out - Liz Story
8. Rocket To The Moon - Jim Brickman
9. To The Well - W.A. Mathieu
10. Past Voices - Taylor Eigsti
11. A Morning With The Roses - Richard Dworsky
12. Loreta And Desiree's Bouquet - Part 1 - George Winston
13. Montana Half-Light - Philip Aaberg

Amazon.com

This tribute disc to the 25-year piano legacy of Windham Hill was assembled during a time of administrative reorganization for the label, which may explain why a showcase for such an influential catalog of music has been compressed into a single 54-minute disc. Such relative brevity does not negatively impact its quality or appeal, though label founder Will Ackerman, who sold the label in the 1990s, penned the liner notes and apparently chose the tracks. Label legends George Winston, Jim Brickman, and Liz Story are each represented by two tracks, though nothing from Winston's genre-defining Autumn release is found here. However, Story's superb Solid Colors ("Wedding Rain") is represented, a nod to a grand 1982 release that ranks as the label's finest moment. Among the less familiar names here (five tracks are lifted from past new-artist samplers), Richard Dworsky ("A Morning with the Roses") and soulful 16-year-old Taylor Eigsti ("Past Voices") merit special notice. Back in the early 1970s, every Windham Hill recording merited special notice. Each new release was a revelation to rock- and pop-rooted listeners, presenting a startling mix of new-acoustic purity, intelligence, and emotional expansiveness. Here's hoping the next 25 years generate some similar sparks. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

Terrific painting music!.......2006-11-17

Just the kind of sound and background music one needs for creating and relaxing.Best quality for listening for any artist as they prepare to create!!Lovely and continously enjoyable throughout the whole cd.

AAAHHHH, how sweet it is............2003-04-20

For a long time, Windham Hill has been putting out magnificent piano music. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that this collection highlighting some of the label's most distinguished pieces would be nothing less than perfect. If you like solo piano, then take my word for it: this is a beautiful, captivating album.

Each track is a finely-crafted original work and represents a significant piece of Windham Hill's legacy of piano music. This soothing collection of tunes is splendidly suited for a romantic evening by the fire, a morning stroll in the park, or an afternoon of lazy daydreaming. Whatever your condition, Windows is guaranteed to uplift your spirits and rejuvenate your soul. The album is that good. I recommend it without reservation to anyone who relishes the sweet sound of solo piano.

Showcase for Windham Hill's Finest.......2003-04-19

As part of Windham Hill's 25 Year anniversary celebrations, this CD has been released in recognition of the prominent part pianists have played in the company's success over the last quarter of a century.

How they can do this in a single 53 minute disc is beyond me- the company has distributed some amazing piano music that is surely worthy of a longer compilation. However, to their credit, what they have chosen is of the highest order.

The CD features many well-known pianists and some not so familiar, but each track is strong in its own individual way. It even features a 16 year old's debut piece, "Past Voices".

Oystein Sevag's "Children's Song" holds some curious addiction to me; a very simple melody that you can't help but listen intently to.

Michael Harrison's "In Flight" perfectly captures the subject of the title- I see birds migrating as I fly along side them on their beautiful long journey.

"Rocket to the Moon" had to be included. It was the piece that launched Jim Brickman's career and will be instantly recognisable to many.

Another favourite is "To The Well" by Walter Mathieu. On this piece, Mathieu is accompanied by vocalist Bobby McFerrin. The founder of the company, Will Ackerman, states in the insert that this is one of the most beautiful pieces of music he has heard- and I would agree. It is one of those examples of music that you'll either love or hate; for me it is definitely the former. I tend to find that voice and piano does neither any favours; one gets in the way of the other and you end up not being able to concentrate on either. This is a rare example of when this doesn't happen. Instead, they complement one another, mainly because the piano is still the prominent sound and the vocals are wordless. They add a haunting, yet strangely beautiful quality to the music.

Beautifully presented, this CD is a must if you are a piano lover. Congratulations, Windham Hill, and here's to another 25 years of creating some of the best instrumental music around.

Very highly recommended.

Great CD.......2001-11-09

I have no idea why the last two reviews for this CD are so bad. This might be the best CD I ever listened to!

The music is very nice but this compilation is weird.......2001-11-06

I always thought that the best way to listen to new age is in compilations. With very few exceptions (like George Winston) this kind of music becomes monotonous and boring after twenty minutes with the same artist. So, I have most of the windham hill compilations, piano, guitars, samplers, vocals, and I like them all. Since piano is one of my favourite instruments I bought this one without hesitation.

What a surprise it was to find that 5 out of these 13 tracks are taken from other samplers by the same label. I understand that this label is not the same it was 15 years ago, it was bought by BMG and they are really trying to cash on this popular and selling music, but we must say to them that this is too much, just way too much! A sampler from samplers, and at full price!

The music is good and if you don't have any windham hill cd, you could start here, although George Winston has some better tracks and there are a few more piano tracks in the windham hill vaults that could be added to a CD that is only 53 minutes long. I guess BMG prefers to do a vol.2 than give you value for your money.

I prefer the 'Piano samplers', vol. 1 and 2, with more tracks and more music to this one. And also the "first Ten years" dbl cd compilation is great. Other windham hills compilations that I recommend are the "Winter solstice", specially vol. 1, 2 and 3. There are too many Windham Hill cd's to buy before this one.

Average customer rating: JUST PERFECTION!! Hvorostovsky...........again, magic hvorostovsky does it again

Moscow Nights Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hvorostovsky, Dmitri | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Where Are You, My Brothers? Kalinka: Russian Folk Songs Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Russian Songs of the War Years I Met You, My Love Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Concert 1998 ASIN: B0007SL1M6 Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. Kak molody my byli (How young we were)
2. Podmoskovnye vechera (Moscow nights)
3. Shum berioz (The whisper of birches)
4. Ne speshi (Do not hurry)
5. Nezhnost (Tenderness)
6. Zhdi menia (Wait for me)
7. Tri goda (Three years)
8. Vechernay pesnya (Evening song)
9. Ty moya melodiya (You are my melody)
10. Moskovskie okna (Moscow windows)
11. Kak mnogo devushek horoshih (There are so many girls)
12. Blagodariu tebia (I'm grateful to you)
13. Ia liubliu tebia, zhizn' (I love you, life)
14. Vecher na reide (Evening in the harbor)
15. S chego nachinaestia Rodina (Where does Motherland come from?)
16. Russkoe pole (Russian field)
17. Special Bonus Track: Rodina slyshit (Motherland hears)

Customer Reviews:

JUST PERFECTION!!.......2006-04-08

I have all of Dmitri's recordings and this is my favorite due to the quality of the songs, Dmitri's mastery of all of them and the really lush orchestrations. All of the songs are just gorgeous and his voice so beautiful that I listen to this all day at work on my portable CD player. I recently saw him in concert and purchased the DVD of the "War Songs" which were featured in the second half of his concert. Of course, I recommend the CD and the DVD as really stunning. However, if I could only listen to one of his CD's, this is my favorite. As a former singer who trained for 15 years, I can tell you that Dmitri's vocal technique is perfect, just perfect! The voice comes from heaven! Don't wait to get this one!

Hvorostovsky...........again, magic.......2006-02-14

Moscow Nights - This collection is emotionally draining, sad; the minor keys, the great poets and composers, an era unexpressed to Americans. It is a revelation, tended by one of the most beautiful of Russian voices. Listen to it in pieces, in a quiet space, and ponder. Dmitri commands an opera stage - two visits to Queen of Spades at the Met- can lead to no other conclusion. However, it is his quiet recollections of Russian folk music, Russian sacred music, and Soviet music that arouses his greatest talents. This is a recording to be treasured.

hvorostovsky does it again.......2005-05-01

This is the latest installment of the succesfull Hvorostosky/Orbelian collaboration. In "I met you my love" the spotlight was on the socalled Russian Romances, russian art songs of the 19e century. Then came " Where are you my brothers" a collection of Russian war songs. This title contains a collection of the best post war(50s&60s) songs. If you love melodious songs in minor key this is it.The selection is quiet varied and everybody will have his or her own favourites. For me there was'nt a redundant song. The singing is as always faultless and inspired, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra plays topnotch and the arrangments by Evgeny Stesyuk are as always beautifull. But be warned this cd can have a depressing effect because besides being beautifull this music is also mostly very moving. Buy if you love russian music and good musicianship you can't go wrong with this one.

Average customer rating: Unimpressive Works by a Great Composer An amazing disc! Powerful! Give your hifi a workout with Respighi Rapturuous Respighi

Ottorino Respighi: Church Windows/Brazilian Impressions/Roman Festivals Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Ottorino Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba (Orchestral Suite) / Metamorphoseon (Theme & Variations) Respighi: Pines of Rome; The Birds; Fountains of Rome Resphighi: Ancient Airs and Dances; Trittico Botticelliano Respighi: The Birds; 3 Botticelli Pictures; Il Tramonto Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba ASIN: B000003CZV Release Date: 1994-02-22

Tracks:

1. I. The Flight Into Egypt
2. II. Saint Michael The Archangel
3. III. The Matins Of Saint Clare
4. IV. Saint Gregory The Great
5. I. Tropical Night
6. II. Butantan
7. III. Song And Dance
8. I. Circus Maximus
9. II. The Jubilee
10. III. The October Festival
11. IV. The Epiphany

Customer Reviews:

Unimpressive Works by a Great Composer.......2007-07-16

I am a fan of many of Respighi's works, but I was not impressed by Brazilian Impressions or Church Windows. Both of the works struck me as unusually sluggish, with a lack of focus.

An amazing disc!.......2006-05-16

This disc is totally fascinating on so many levels. First, there is the music itself: Respighi ranging from crystalline delicacy, to almost brutal force. Too many people discover his most famous Pines, Fountains, Ancient Airs, and Boutique Fantasque, then for some reason, stop there. For them, this disc is a must, with 3 lesser known but equally deserving suites that will touch your heart and overwhelm you with sound. Second, there is the engineering. As always with Telarc, full frequency range, full dynamic range, and a clarity that lets little details come through no matter how complex the orchestration gets, and at times, it is thick! Last, but not least, there is Lopez-Cobos and the Cincinnati Symphony. The playing is nearly all virtuoso, with only the occasional very minor weakness in evidence. More so, there is the "weight." The Berlin Philharmonic and NY Phil have always been known for this factor, not to be confused with pure volume. Something does not have to be very loud to have weight, and when Respighi calls for it, it is there in abundance. Here and there I might long for some of Muti's abandon in "Feste" [Muti/Philadelphia/EMI] or some of the muscular percussion [especially the 3 tam-tams!] playing on the Geoffrey Simon Church Windows [Chandos] but all the pieces fall into place here: Clean playing, lively, tender, brutal, exiciting... all when called for, and a properly balanced organ solo in Church Windows [at last!!] that'll leave you exhaused, and totally satisfied.

Powerful!.......2006-03-24

In brief, this is a very powerful recording, and a unique, passionate interpretation of all these works. Church Windows will take your breath away! Cincinnatti's best work!

Give your hifi a workout with Respighi.......2005-11-04

This is a delightful composition, and Respighi is one of those oft overlooked composers who can provide relief from the usual "B" composers.
But the reason I recommend this is because it is a great recording. If you want to see what your hifi can do, get this. It is a sonic spectacular with great stereo imaging.
However, it seems this recording does not play well with all CD players. One audio expert said it was overmodulated. I am finding it sounds different with different DACs. It works great with my high end Sony CD player, and with my new Toshiba DVD player. But the digital feed into my Marantz receiver sounds flatter, with less low level detail and less loud transients. Not sure why. Seems like it would make a good test CD, perhaps if you were auditioning equipment to buy.

Rapturuous Respighi.......2004-01-07

This writer long has admired Arturo Toscanini's RCA Victor recordings of Ottorino Respighi's "Roman Cycle," which includes "Fountains of Rome," "Pines and Rome," and "Roman Festivals." Certainly for interpretation of the Respighi symphonic poems, Toscanini has been hard to beat. For one thing, Toscanini was a close friend of the composer and was entrusted with the world premiere of "Roman Festivals," given in Carnegie Hall in 1929 with the New York Philharmonic.

The recorded performances with the NBC Symphony, made between 1949 and 1953, are hallmarks. The only thing missing in those vintage recordings is the exceptional sound that has been achieved in recent years, particularly in Telarc's amazing digital recordings. On this CD we get to hear the last of the "Roman Cycle," "Roman Festivals" in a powerful, very exciting performance by the very fine Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under Jesus Lopez-Cobos. All the stops are pulled out, from the roaring lions as the Christians are martyred in the Coliseum to the raucous, sometimes comical "Epiphany" finale. I have little doubt that Toscanini would have approved of this recording and wished that RCA had been able to capture the volume during the fortissimo sections. (It has been noted that Toscanini tried to get RCA to record more volume and was told by the engineers that the 1949 recording equipment simply couldn't handle it. He said he didn't care if they broke the tape machine. Undoubtedly, he would have smiled over the technical advances that have occurred in recording since then.)

I first discovered "Church Windows" in the ground-breaking Columbia recording by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. At least that recording had stereo and full range high fidelity. I found it a very enjoyable performance and am glad that Sony has reissued it. The only thing lacking there was a pipe organ because Ormandy refused to record in the orchestra's home base, the Academy of Music, after it was remodeled in the mid-1950's and had to resort to Allen electronic organ. In this Cincinnati performance, there is often absolute grandeur and an overwhelming orchestral and organ climax during the final section, "Saint Gregory The Great." The symphonic poem also has moments of great beauty and sensitivity, particularly in "The Flight Into Egypt" and "The Matins of St. Clare." This music is filled with deep feeling and spirituality. Typically, Respighi makes considerable use of Gregorian chants. Overall, this is a memorable performance of music that is often neglected in favor of the more familiar "Roman Cycle," especially "Pines of Rome."

Antal Dorati was probably the first to make a stereo recording of "Brazilian Impressions," back in the glory days of Mercury "Living Presence." The Cincinnati recording is quite enchanting and mysterious at times, faithfully capturing the musical images that Respighi depicted after spending time in exotic Brazil. Remarkably, Respighi's "Brazilian Impressions" are generally more subdued than those by the French master Darius Milhaud or Brazil's own musical giant, Heitor Villa-Lobos. Still, it is a very intriguing and fascinating work and is given a fine performance.

Average customer rating: Start your Rea addiction & affliction here!! New Light Through Old Windows Chris Rea "Working On It" Pure Driving Music pleasant memories The best album ever exist

New Light Through Old Windows Chris Rea Manufacturer: Atco ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Road to Hell Auberge Dancing with Strangers The Best of Chris Rea On the Beach ASIN: B000002JOD Release Date: 1991-08-06

Tracks:

1. Let's Dance
2. Working On It
3. Ace Of Hearts
4. Josephine
5. Candles
6. On The Beach
7. Fool (If You Think It's Over)
8. I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
9. Shamrock Diaries
10. Stainsby Girls
11. Windy Town
12. Driving Home For Christmas
13. Steel River

Customer Reviews:

Start your Rea addiction & affliction here!!.......2006-12-09

It was this compilation that orginally got me hooked on Chris Rea. Sadly and typically I had only heard "Road to hell" and "Fool (if you think it's over)" before. This compilation opened up my eyes and ears to the world of Chris Rea. I would highly recommend you purchase this album to begin exploring the world of all things Rea. Yes the songs are remixed/redone from the original versions, but I love these too!
I'll put it this way. 6 months ago I had nothing from Chris Rea. Now I have 14 cd's. This compilation just scratches the surface, but it such an engrossing musical retrospective.

New Light Through Old Windows.......2006-11-05

I am a hugh Chris Rea fan, in my opinion this cd is an overview of the the best of all his music.I would recomand this.
Steve

Chris Rea "Working On It" Pure Driving Music.......2005-12-13

I say I have to agree with S. B. Rotherforth "smithville boy" on this as driving music in its purest form! When I first had the cassette single much earlier days THIS SONG was my TGIF song. Later I lost the tape and by pure coincidence I have stumbled on the complete Greatest Hits which I must say if you like pure rock music you will LOVE Chris Rea! Needless to say now I am a little older but it still has that certain appeal to it, that is why I purchased it today 12/12/2005.

pleasant memories.......2005-10-24

when this first was released, I'd heard 'working on it' on the radio. I couldn't get the driving music out of my head. why I waited so long to purchase the music, only makes having it that much sweeter.good stuff.

The best album ever exist.......2005-07-22

I listen to all kinds of music from rap to classical and I've bought about 1000 cd's. This one is the best of all. Before owning a cd recorder, I had to buy the same cd's atleast 7 times.(I'm not rich, but I couldn't resist giving them away to my friends who like the album).
If anyone like Dire Straits, this album won't disappoint you.

Average customer rating: Haunting . . . Beautiful . . . . and Mesmerizing Pure Pleasure A great collaboration, worrthy of CDs of old...

Through Windows & Walls Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai Manufacturer: Silver Wave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Migration Honorable Sky Red Moon Natives Elements Series: Earth ASIN: B00005MK4L Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

1. Windows And Walls
2. When Worlds Collide
3. Moments Like This
4. Walk With Me
5. If Walls Could Speak
6. I Know You
7. Remember When
8. Child's Play
9. Recognition

Amazon.com

Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai have always perfectly married their strengths and weaknesses. Nakai, the acclaimed Native American flute player, brings an austerity of emotion and tone to Kater, who has saccharine tendencies. Kater, on the other hand, focuses Nakai's often-sketchy melodies, refining and placing them in a meticulously produced environment. It's safe to say that their previous collaborations are among the best produced of Nakai's numerous albums. Through Windows & Walls is in the tradition of those earlier Native American chamber works. Fleshed out by the hand percussion of Geoffrey Gordon and Michael Moses Tisch, there's a more dynamic arc to Through Windows & Walls than its more somber predecessors, especially on the heroic cadences of "When Worlds Collide." Although "If Walls Could Speak" and "Recognition" founder due to smothering vocal washes and a hokey, sampled "angelic" choir, Nakai and Kater travel beyond New Age clichés throughout Through Windows & Walls. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Haunting . . . Beautiful . . . . and Mesmerizing.......2002-03-21

I absolutely love the music produced by the collaboration of R. Carlos Nakai and Peter Kater. Their music manages to transport me to another place that is peaceful, relaxing, and does not have a care in the world. It is food for my psyche and for my soul and I never tire of listening of this CD.

There are 9 tracks on this CD and each and every one of them is a delight to hear. The evocative flute, combined with the subtle percussion, piano or vocals is just so incredibly beautiful. Each track is a joy to behold and you will feel a full range of emotions listing to this wonderful CD. I am soothed, I am uplifted, I am relaxed, but mostly I just feel so good listening as I listen over and over to the music. There are very few artists that have this response with me, another one of them being Dolphin Dreams by Marty Weintraub (which I also highly recommend).

The music is hauntingly evocative, beautiful and so very mesmerizing. Listen to the entire CD and let yourself be carried away! You will be re-energized!!!!

If I could, I would rate this with ten stars, as five stars just does not do it justice!!

Pure Pleasure.......2001-11-02

If there was ever music created that becomes one with your soul, then this is it. I feel very connected to each mood as it moves from melodic to introspective.

At times you feel like an eagle soaring high above the earth. This music will lift your spirit.

The trademark style of piano and Native American flute, along with voice and percussion will create a relaxing mood for you to enjoy.

Perfect for playing when giving or receiving a massage. This music is also like a massage for your heart.

Truly Beautiful.

A great collaboration, worrthy of CDs of old..........2001-08-01

A long time ago, in a canyon far away, Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai collaborated on two of the best Native-American inspired CDs of all time, "Honorable Sky" and "Natives". There hasn't been a CD of that quality for a while, except for the "live version" offered last year, but this new release sure comes close. Peter Kater's melodic piano stylings are a wonderful complement to the soft, haunting woodwind from R. Carlos Nakai. When these two musicians perform together, the result is a flavorful, gentle window into time and landscape. If you are familiar with their other releases, you will truly enjoy this one as well. If you have not heard the others, but are searching for Native American inspired awareness, then I recommend this CD---and the others....

Average customer rating: Great Music From J5 Here we go again!!!! J5 Live! Finally on CD Change Is A Comin'

Lookin' Through the Windows/Goin' Back to Indiana The Jackson 5 Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Motown | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Philly Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dancing Machine/Moving Violation Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5/ABC Third Album/Maybe Tomorrow Goin' Places Triumph ASIN: B00005N8V2 Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

1. (Bill Cosby-Tommy Smothers Intro) I Want You Back
2. (Bill Cosby Intro) Maybe Tomorrow
3. (Rosey Grier Intro) The Day Basketball Was Saved
4. Stand
5. I Want To Take You Higher
6. Feelin' Alright
7. Medley: Walk On/The Love You Save
8. Goin' Back To Indiana
9. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
10. Lookin' Through The Windows
11. Don't Let Your Baby Catch On
12. To Know
13. Doctor My Eyes
14. Little Bitty Pretty One
15. E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe (The Choice Is Yours To Pull)
16. If I Have To Move A Mountain
17. Don't Want To See You Tomorrow
18. Children Of The Light
19. I Can Only Give You Love
20. Love Song
21. Who's Lovin' You (live in Gary, Indiana)

Amazon.com

The soundtrack album from the Jackson 5's 1971 TV special Goin' Back to Indiana is largely for completists. Strong new studio versions of "I Want You Back" and "Maybe Tomorrow" share space with murkily recorded but enjoyable live funk-rock and too much sketch material that doesn't work on record. Its follow-up, Lookin' Through the Windows, stands as one of the outfit's most consistent Motown long-players. It documents the Jacksons' continuing move toward softer soul music on the excellent title track, a Philly-style cover of "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," "Don't Want to See Tomorrow," and even a version of Jackson Browne's "Doctor My Eyes." "Don't Let Your Baby Catch You" is an edgier cut in the Funkadelic vein, while "E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe (The Choice Is Yours to Pull)" makes a final trip to the kid-stuff style of "ABC" and "The Love You Save." An Indiana concert outtake of "Who's Lovin' You" and the Windows B-side "Love Song" expand this CD to nearly 80 minutes. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Great Music From J5.......2006-03-03

This was a great walk down memory lane.
The quality was superb.

I wish that obtaining the taped version of the show was easier.
I did a real search for J5 VHS-DVD taped shows and found the show.

This Cd is a must for any real Motown J5 fan.

Peace and Blessings

Here we go again!!!!.......2005-10-19

This set use to be my most played Jackson 5 double album/single cd series. The rehearsal numbers for "I Want You Back" and "Maybe Tomorrow" are damn good to practice your J5 Choreography and Vocal ability. The first album goes downhill when they feature the basketball skit cause it's all pointless action,but it's a funny storyline featuring Jackie being the hero who saved basketball. But the album,without warning,explodes into your soul as the brothers open up with a live performance and sing a series of inspirational grooves with flawless execution. "Stand" has THE BEST drum opening i've ever heard in a song,while "Take You Higher" showcases Tito Jackson's raw guitar playing over a traditional drive from the drummer. The medley of "Walk On/The Love You Save" is really good. I like how both Tito and Jermaine take the forefront and play together on their guitars. The brothers get to speak out on afterwards and they do a MUCH BETTER version of "Going Back To Indiana" (Thank God!!!). After that album is over with,it's time to calm down and listen to one of the best and well-done remakes the J5 has ever done,"Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing". Very,very,very excellent track to open up the new album with and I love how Michael and Jermaine,once again,share the song. My other favorites on the "Looking Through The Window" album is the title track,"If I Have To Move A Mountain","Little-Bitty-Pretty-One",and "Doctor My Eyes" kinda grew on me. And,like on all of the double album sets,are included some bonus material which in this particular set includes the live version of "Who's Loving You" which everyone knows was done in the American Dream movie. I'm just glad Michael decided to belt out some "Oh's" and "Ow's" like he did on the Ed Sullivan show which is my favorite part of the song. How about that Michael?!!

J5 Live!.......2005-07-29

This is a pretty good combination here! GBTI is an interesting history lesson with a beat that you can dance to. Some of it is off of a 1971 TV special of the same name (which I vaguely recall watching when I was around 6 years old). The skit stuff might work better as a DVD of this special (are you listening Berry Gordy?), but to hear the J5 Live with "Cousin" Johnny Jackson on drums and Ronnie Rancifer on the organ (whatever happened to those guys?) as well as Jermanine and Tito actually playing guitar and bass is amazing. Makes you wonder why Motown didn't let these guys really play their own instruments on their records all along. They really cook it up!

LTTW is a favorite of mine in part for personal reasons. I was visiting relatives in Harlem when I was 7 during the summer of 1972 and this and MJ's solo "Ben" were all over the radio. Back in Charleston, all the kids were digging this LP and I've always felt that "Dont Let Your Baby Catch You Fooling Around" was sadly underrated (originally considered too suggestive when recorded in 1969-go figure)! But childhood memories aside, this is a great CD and will easily explain why the J5 ruled the youth culture of the era. Listen and enjoy.

Finally on CD.......2003-07-10

Thirty years after their release, these two albums finally make their first CD appearance. However, they are very different records and listening to them for unity's sake is not advised. The first, the soundtrack to the group's 1971 TV concert special, is hit-and-miss. The new, pseudo-live versions of "I Want You Back" and "Maybe Tomorrow" are good, though abbreviated. The narration and banter that filled the skits are not meant for audio alone; without the visuals (especially on "The day Basketball was Saved"), the tracks are severely lacking. From the live concert portion of the album, their takes on "Stand!" and "Who's Lovin' You" work well, as does "Feelin' Alright," one of the best cuts here. "Walk On/The Love You Save" is great, and "Walk On" is the only J5-penned song that Motown released. The bonus cut "Who's Lovin' You" is awesome live, though the mix is not as good as it appears on the soundtrack to "The Jacksons: An American Dream" soundtrack. The other live songs are not as interesting. The second half of this disc, 1972's "Lookin' Through the Windows" album, was one of the J5's most successful. It contained two hits, the "Shaft"-influenced title track and the energetic cover of "Little Bitty Pretty One." This album is the last standard bubblegum pop from the group, but do not overlook it based on that. For instance, the vocal trading on this album is prevalent, and the group sounds better than ever as their voices have matured; particularly Jermaine, whose earlier raspy voice had now evolved into a silky smooth croon compared at the time to a young Marvin Gaye. The title track is notable in that it is the first time Michael argued with the producers to let him sing HIS way. "E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe" is a standout track, full of energy and soul, musically in the vein of "I Want You Back." The most eye-opening song here is "To Know," with lush horn and string arrangements and beautiful harmonies. The album's low point, "Don't Want to see Tomorrow," (in which Michael recites the title in Spanish, albeit painfully) is filler, but all told "Windows" has some surprisingly impressive music.

Change Is A Comin'.......2001-12-27

The first disc coughs up J5 live and it sounds amazing. Its clear they were real musicians and had the energy and style to pull off such fusions as "Walk On/The Love You Save". But the second disc is the heart stopper. Songs such as "Looking Through The Windows" are so simplistic and breezy you not only listen to them you marvel at its pure pop elements. The whole disc is great and has to be enjoyed in a whole sitdown. When was the last time a cd drew you in so deep you had to sit and listen to the nuances before you really understood the content!

Average customer rating: Best recorded vocals of Warwick Splendorous Dionne in two of her best albums A Gem! Windows of the World/Valley of the Dolls faboo

The Windows of the World/Valley of the Dolls Dionne Warwick Manufacturer: Rhino Handmade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Promises, Promises/I'll Never Fall in Love Again Very Dionne Soulful Plus Dionne Then Came You ASIN: B0002235IA Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

1. I Say a Little Prayer
2. Walk Little Dolly
3. Beginning of Loneliness
4. Another Night
5. Windows of the World
6. (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
7. Somewhere
8. You're Gonna Hear from Me
9. Love
10. What's Good About Goodbye
11. Taking a Chance on Love [#]
12. As Long as There's an Apple Tree
13. Up, Up and Away
14. You're My World
15. (Theme From) Valley of the Dolls
16. Silent Voices
17. Do You Know the Way to San Jos
18. For the Rest of My Life
19. Let Me Be Lonely
20. Where Would I Go
21. Walking Backwards Down the Road
22. Dedicato All Amore
23. Lo Volce di Silenzio

Customer Reviews:

Best recorded vocals of Warwick.......2007-01-08

My diva of divas, Dionne Warwick was the muse for Bacharach-David. This combo CD is the best of what that team recorded in the studio with her.
Yeah, the theme of "Valley..." was done with Previn. The rest is done with Bacharach! Write the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland to finally acknowledge the musical legacy of Dionne Warwick. It is long overdue!

Splendorous Dionne in two of her best albums.......2007-01-03

One of the most original voices and smartest phrasings I have ever heard on popular music. Her repertoire takes the best and the worst from Bacharach & David team along with some other authors.

Surely the title song of 'Valley of The Dolls' pairs her best renditions, an impressive and strong performance I have never forgotten.

Two interesting Bacharach-David originals also come from this album: 'As Long as There's an Apple Tree' and 'Do You Know the Way to San José'. Also features an alternative version of Jimmy Webb's 'Up Up and Away'.

Finally, this album offers one interesting song which Ms. Warwick sang in the San Remo Festival (Italy): it is 'Silent Voices'. It's a pity that the Rhino Records team did not have the good idea to include the original 'La Voce del Silenzio' also sung by Ms. Warwick in Italian.

The other album in the package is 'The Windows of The World' and the title song is a must, one of the most inspired by the Bacharach-David team. Well I'm sorry to say that 'I Say a Little Prayer' is one of those worst lyrics penned by Hal David. Other smash hit was 'Always Something There to Remind Me'.

Some non-Bacharach-David include 'Somewhere' from 'West Side Story', the beautiful André Previn's 'You're Gonna Hear from Me', and the standard 'Taking a Chance on Love'.

A Gem!.......2006-03-19

This twofer collection is as excellent as all Rhino remasters of Ms. Warwick's work. These two forgotten albums are alive and well. Just splendid.

Windows of the World/Valley of the Dolls.......2005-08-22

I bought this CD for my mom. As a child I remember her playing this record and loving the words to the songs. I gave it to her as a birthday gift. When she opened it she screamed with excitement. I was so happy to find it on amazon. Quick and easy ordering. Will definitely purchase thru amazon again

faboo.......2005-07-18

me is gay boy, and i love this re-release! every tune is impeccably arranged, and Dionne is...or was back in Her day, a marvelously understated craftswomyn. Brava.

Meditation Music:

1. 50's Slow Dance
2. A Visit to the Rockies
3. Amazonia
4. Cantilena
5. Chameleon Days
6. Chronos [Soundtrack]
7. Chronos [Soundtrack]
8. Cinem Ocean
9. Circle
10. Clannad 2

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Hyperactive [Import]

William Corbett-Jones

Vienese Operettas, ,

Music: Real Country [Import]

When Hot Dogs Fly

Winter Chill, Vol. 3

Thizrin Mezrin

Wit Dat Shit

Visions of the Emerald Beyond

Vogel: Wagadus Untergang durch dir Eitelkeit

Welcome to Labor Land

Unplugged [Live] [Import]

Where Did Love Go (Say What, Say What, Say What?) [CD-single]

World Famous Marches

Dudley Moore - Live From an Aircraft Hangar