| 1. Rhythm of the Rain |
| 2. Peaceful Easy Feeling |
| 3. St. Judy's Comet |
| 4. Daydream |
| 5. Blue Bayou |
| 6. Tequila Sunrise |
| 7. Drift Away |
| 8. I Will |
| 9. Weight |
| 10. Under the Boardwalk |
| 11. Still Crazy After All These Years |
Editorial Reviews
Lewis Ross father, a violinist, started Lewis out with classical piano lessons at the age of five. By the age of ten, the young Ross was a recognized prodigy. In his early teens, however, he happened to hear an album by the folk duo Gibson & Camp and was transported. His musical direction had been abruptly and permanently shifted to folk music, blues, and rock and roll. Guitars of all sorts, acoustic and electric, began to receive his focused study as he attempted to use the classical sensibilities of his years of training to serve the spirit of life he sensed in folk music. By his late teens, he was in a band that attracted the attention of a major record label, and he moved with the group from his home town of Detroit to Los Angeles.
Although that early band never took off, thirty years later Lewis is still studying, writing, playing, and recording music. Among Lewis many credits are touring with folkies like Chad Mitchell and Hedge & Donna, writing and performing on childrens records for Scholastic, playing in Nina Simones backup band, and writing and performing music for Story Theater during its nearly two year run on Broadway.
There is something truly remarkable that comes through in Lewis music. It is not just that he has incredible technique, or that he is a master of the ins and outs of melody and harmonization; it is something that was best put by another guitar player, who upon hearing Lewis play for the first time remarked, He plays as if his heart were in his fingertips.
Product Description
Lost in a daydream, Lewis Ross was visited by his Acoustic Muse, and woke to find himself surrounded by an ensemble of acoustic instruments featuring guitars, mandolins, a mandola, a mandocello, a dobro, and a Weissenborn. Gleefully yielding to her spell, Lewis took these warm and woody instruments and meticulously orchestrated and recorded all these great, groovin' popular tunes. The result is magical and fun, fresh yet authentic, and clearly the work of a master musical craftsman under the influence of a very clever and caring muse.
Daydream,Lewis Ross,Revere Records,Contemporary Instrumental,New Age / Meditation,Pop
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Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
Sonic Youth Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000Q3648S Release Date: 2007-06-12 |
Tracks:
- Teen Age Riot
- Silver Rocket
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross the Breeze
- Eric's Trip
- Total Trash
- Hey Joni
- Providence
- Candle
- Rain King
- KissabilityTrilogy:
- a) The Wonder
- b) Hyperstation
- z) Eliminator Jr.
- Eric's Trip (home demo- bonus demo track)
Tracks:
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross the Breeze
- Hey Joni
- Silver Rocket
- Kissability
- Eric's Trip
- Candle
- The Wonder
- Hyperstation
- Eliminator Jr.
- Providence
- Teen Age Riot
- Rain King
- Totally Trashed
- Total Trash
- Within You, Without You (Cover Song)
- Touch Me, I'm Sick (Cover Song)
- Computer Age (Cover Song)
- Electricity (Cover Song)
Album Description
"100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s" (Rolling Stone, 1989)"100 Alternative Albums" (Spin, 1995)
"Top 99 Albums of `85 to `95" (Alternative Press, 1995)
"The Essential 200 Rock Records" (Rolling Stone, 1997)
"Top 100 Albums of All Time" (New Musical Express, 2003)
Customer Reviews:
Extraordinary........2007-07-28
beautiful daydream.......2007-07-23
if i had to recommend one sonic youth album to be part of every true music lover's record-collection this would be it. every aspect of their music comes together perfectly on this one.
still on of the greatest records of all times even 19 years after it's original release. hats of ...
a deluxe edition done right.......2007-07-13
Disc Two is chocked full of noisey Daydream Nation goodness performed live.
So often reissues are a ripoff. This set delivers the goods and then some.
The best album of 1988...and 2007!.......2007-06-22
"Daydream Nation" is still hailed as Sonic Youth's grand masterpiece, and yeah, it still holds up as such (confession: it's my second favorite SY album after Sister), even if it doesn't seem as radical today as it did when it came out. Sure, there are swirling whirlwinds of oddly-(de)tuned guitars and feedback fading in, out and sometimes interrupting the songs, but make no mistake, there are definitely songs to be found here. The openening "Teenage Riot" is, for its galloping drums and lyrical cheekiness (imagining Dinosaur Jr's J. Mascis as president, or so Thurston Moore has said) basically a melodic and even hummable pop song. Even a more "experimental" song like "The Sprawl" has a certain immediacy, with bassist/vocalist Kim Gordon saying straigt out "does f**k you sound simple enough?" Heck, the closing "trilogy" of the album has all the power and intensity familiar to any classic rock fans, only with a live-wire buzzing and skree that comes from playing in one of Glenn Branca's guitar-army ensembles. Really, it's not so radical after all (for a taste of something far weirder, check out Twin Infinitives, which was released around the same time as DN by Royal Trux, a New York band friendly with Sonic Youth).
For us fan(atic)s, the real treat here is the second disc of this set, which features live versions of all the album's tracks, culled from the band's original tour supporting the album, albeit in a different order (SY has recently announced it will play "Daydream Nation" as part of a special show, presumably in the album's running order). These tracks, mostly of excellent sound quality, are shorter but sharper than the album versions. "Total Trash" is done as an instrumental (I could be wrong, but they seem to be quoting the early Pink Floyd's instrumental "Interstellar Overdrive" in one spot), preceded by another instrumental, "Totally Trashed," which toys around with electronics a bit. Mostly these are no-holds-barred performances that clearly draw on the band's love of hardcore punk and NYC No Wave (DNA, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks). I don't know how a non-fan would react, but for yours truly it's pure Sonic bliss.
Another great bonus on disc two is the inclusion of four cover songs, three of which were taken from now hard-to-find tribute albums (this was before that concept got beaten to death): "Within You Without You" (The Beatles), "Computer Age" (Neil Young) and "Electricity" (Captain Beefheart). There's also a version of Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick," with demented vocals from Kim, taken from a split 7" (as in vinyl, kids) that had the other band doing SY's "Halloween" on the reverse (alas, that version isn't included here). The Beatles cover in particular shows how the band could translate their sound into completely different realms--the original, of course, was played mostly with sitars.
Add all that to a package that includes ultra-Kool, and rare, pictures and an extensive essay by longtime SY friend Byron Coley, and you have a true Sonic feast. Like they did with the Goo Deluxe Edition and the Dirty (Deluxe Edition), Sonic Youth rewards fans and newcomers alike almost to the bursting point. Now let's hope they burn down the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame before too long...
HOLD UP. Daydream Nation Got Better?.......2007-06-13
A: Yes.
Q: Daydream Nation defined an entire generation of amazingness?
A: Yes.
Q: The new re-issue of Daydream Nation preserves the original amazingness while adding just enough ancillary material to make it that much more perfect?
A: Yes.
Q; Everyone should buy this new disc, regardless of whether they like Sonic Youth or not?
A: Yes.
Sweet.
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003TAL Release Date: 1993-11-23 |
Tracks:
- Teen Age Riot
- Silver Rocket
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross The Breeze
- Eric's Trip
- Total Trash
- Hey Joni
- Providence
- Candle
- Rain King
- Kissability
- Trilogy: A) The Wonder/B) Hyperstation/Z) Eliminator Jr.
- Trilogy: b) Hyperstation
- Trilogy: z) Eliminator Jr.
Amazon.com essential recording
The essential New York rock band of the post-punk era, Sonic Youth care as much about the quasi-symphonic, microtonal art-guitar music of composers like Rhys Chatham and Glenn Branca as they do about the rock-song form, and with Daydream Nation, they struck their greatest balance between the two. The songs hover gorgeously for extended lengths, letting guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo intertwine fragile tonalities as carefully as it's possible to do at wall-shaking volume, while Moore and bassist Kim Gordon's untutored voices disaffectedly intone words that flirt with pop stupidity, high-art eloquence, and urban cool. When they bear down and rock, they do it with a blurry intensity that finds gorgeousness at the heart of discord. --Douglas WolkCustomer Reviews:
Takes time but worth the wait.......2007-07-05
Buy this and give it a listen, then listen again. It will grow on you.
very good for the avant garde accepting folks.......2007-06-14
Excellent mais moins que les précédents.......2007-05-30
Loved It.......2007-04-17
I believe that Sonic Youth are one of the most underated bands in the history of music and had they continued with this form (ie actually having a song structure) they could have been credited with starting Grunge instead of Nirvana who are incorrectly described as inventing grunge.
However f you enjoy Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Replacements or anything grunge I advise you give this album a go.
Sonic Youth's Masterpiece: Daydream Nation.......2007-04-02
Originally released in 1988, Daydream Nation is Sonic Youth's sixth studio release, containing an album's worth of their coolest breezy, energetic songs and stretching Rock to far unreachable heights.
S.Y. brought their sound into the mainstream, influencing hundreds of bands including Nirvana. My Favorite songs on Daydream Nation: Opener "Teen Age Riot" - "Silver Rocket" - "The Sprawl" - 'Cross the Breeze" - "Hey Joni" - "Candle" -contains a reference to "Tonight's The Night"(1975) by Neil Young w/ line: "It's safe to say, Candle, TONIGHT'S the DAY -Candle, It's alright now candle, the wind's away-Candle. Never thought I'd see a dark sky falling....."
I sometimes wonder in what state "Alternative" music would be in without Sonic Youth. They changed and shifted the landscape's sound into a more radical, apocalyptic state. And who would of thought they would go on so many years, as of now 25+ & 18(+)-(there are a lot of side projects); albums or so, some are better than others and I own all studio albums.
In 1990 Sonic Youth released Goo (their 7th) their first for major-label DGC, to reach a wider more appreciative audience. And in 1991 Nirvana followed going to major label DGC and igniting the "grunge" movement in the mainstream. But, believe me Daydream Nation (NOT Goo) has GAINED my attention as well as thousands(+) more! One SERIOUS Record.
Another one of my ALL TIME favorites. It is also cited as making a vast array of "greatest albums of all time" lists(quoted from double album re-issue including live 2nd disc).
To me, this is the best 80s album I have ever heard and Sonic Youth's absolute Best.
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Daydream
Mariah Carey Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002AVF Release Date: 1995-10-03 |
Tracks:
- Fantasy
- Underneath The Stars
- One Sweet Day
- Open Arms
- Always Be My Baby
- I Am Free
- When I Saw You
- Long Ago
- Melt Away
- Forever
- Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix)
- Looking In
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"Fantasy" provides the only real transcendent chapter on this album. Reinterpreting Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" with a percolating dance beat, the single emphasizes everything that makes Mariah Carey great. Her voice swoops, squeals, and careens over the seductive rhythm, while the words capture just the right amount of vulnerability and determination. Unfortunately, the thrill is short-lived, as the multiplatinum singer soon falls back into typical adult-contemporary schlock and pointless vocal gymnastics, particularly on "Melt Away" and the bombastic cover of Journey's "Open Arms." --Aidin VaziriCustomer Reviews:
She's always been the "Total Package".......2007-06-22
This is Mariah on point. Definitely her best album........2007-03-31
My favorites are:
Open Arms
I Am Free
Fantasy
When I Saw You
and
Daydream Interlude.
Don't miss out on Mariah's best album, right behind it? Butterfly. Buy it today!! In fact, maybe you should buy two and share with a friend. ^_^
It's Just A Sweet Fantasy.......2007-02-26
Fantasy - Great, but I love the Bad Boy Mix of it better
Underneath The Stars - Love this song. It's like a stepper's cut/slow jam. Perfect song for those summer nights.
One Sweet Day - You gotta love the colaboration with Boyz 2 Men. It's a sad song, but I love it
Open Arms - The Journey cover. Love Mariah's version - it's more of an R&B ballad
Always Be My Baby - Love it, and always had.
I Am Free - It's okay. Not the best song on the album
When I Saw You - Great song! Another ballad with great lyrics
Long Ago - The hip-hop jam. It's a nice song
Melt Away - Love this song. Another great ballad - it's one of those rainy day songs
Forever - More like a doo-wop song. Great!!
Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix) - Love it, even though it's a shorter version of the Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix. The full mix is 8 minutes long and way better than the edited version.
Looking In - Love the song. Anyone can relate to it - the final ballad from the CD.
Overall, if you love Mariah's ballads, you'll love this CD
good and old mariah .......2007-01-12
in 94 this made it worst for her to see somebody take her crown ray of light may have sold 4x plautim in 98 it her to fade out also she been try to grain her popluary sene then britney Spears in 98 also nice try her career is over also she,s a clone anyway nice seven years they blow her to get rid of janet jackson because her albums started bombing after it. mariah also help gloria estefan fadeout graceful She did a great job
This best she ever made cd.
good and old mariah .......2007-01-12
in 94 this made it worst for her to see somebody take her crown ray of light may have sold 4x plautim in 98 it her to fade out also she been try to grain her popluary sene then britney Spears in 98 also nice try her career is over also she,s a clone anyway nice seven years they blow her to get rid of janet jackson because her albums started bombing after it. mariah also help gloria estefan fadeout graceful She did a great job
This best she ever made cd.
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Nuclear Daydream
Joseph Arthur Manufacturer: Megaforce ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000HKDEO2 Release Date: 2006-09-19 |
Tracks:
- Too Much To Hide
- Black Lexus
- Enough To Get Away
- Slide Away
- Electrical Storm
- You Are Free
- Automatic Situation
- When I Was Running Out Of Time
- Don't Tell Your Eyes
- Don't Give Up On People
- Woman
- Nuclear Dream
Amazon.com
Joseph Arthur's fifth album, and the first for his own new label, is quite likely his best to date. Stripped-down throughout and achingly lovely, it shows that Arthur's far more than the smart folk's one-man jam band. He's a rad songwriter with more than one setting on his blender, an often-gorgeous singer who can go low and high with equal rewards. It's hard for some of Arthur's trustafarian trappings to not rankle, from the repeated chant of "be here now" at the close of the gorgeous, Eels-ish opener "Too Much to Hide" to the ridiculous Jerry-Garcia-underwater guitar playing on "Slide Away." But those moments are few and far between. If you need one song to convince you that Arthur's a major talent, make it the Neil Young-y bad-dream song "Black Lexus." It's hard to not see Nuclear Daydream as a blessed distillation of Arthur's talents. Huzzah. --Mike McGonigalCustomer Reviews:
one song .......2007-05-14
Excellent.......2007-05-06
Just a Pleasure.......2007-04-21
One of those CDs that grow on you with every listen..........2007-01-26
I'm really quite surprised that he isn't more widely known. I've introduced his music to many people, some who are quite the music hounds and they still haven't heard of him. Hopefully this CD will open some doors for Mr. Arthur.
Love Joseph Arthur.......2007-01-15
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The Mozart Effect Music for Children, Volume 2: Relax, Daydream, & Draw
Manufacturer: Children's Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002130 Release Date: 1997-09-16 |
Tracks:
- The Marriage Of Figaro: Voi Che Sapete - The Cambridge Buskers
- Cassation, K.63: Andante - Salzburg Chamber Orchestra
- Sym No.6, K.43: Andante - Northern Chamber Orchestra
- Sym No.18, K.130: Andantino Grazioso - Northern Chamber Orchestra
- Ser No.10, K.361: Adagio/Gran Partita - The German Wind Soloists
- Ser No.9, K.320: Concertante - Capella Istropolitana
- Bn Con, K.191: Andante Ma Adagio - VIENNA MOZART ACADEMY
- Divert, K.287: Adagio - Capella Istropolitana
Product Description
Based on the Avon Books release The Mozart Effect Features some of Mozart's most powerful, playful and affecting compositions, selected by the author for children ages 2-16 and designed to achieve a particular effect, including inspiring creativity.Customer Reviews:
Very relaxing, bright music selection.......2007-06-29
My daughter loves this CD!.......1999-03-20
This music sets the mood........1998-11-28
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Daydream
Lovin Spoonful Manufacturer: Buddha ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000069KG5 Release Date: 2002-07-09 |
Tracks:
- Daydream
- There She Is
- It's Not Time Now
- Warm Baby
- Day Blues
- Let The Boy Rock And Roll
- Jug Band Music
- Didn't Want To Have To Do It
- You Didn't Have To Be So Nice
- Bald Headed Lena
- Butchie's Tune
- Big Noise From Speonk
- Fishin' Blues (alternate instrumental version)
- Didn't Want To Have To Do It (demo)
- Jug Band Music (alternate instrumental version)
- Daydream (demo)
- Night Owl Blues (complete version)
Amazon.com
The Lovin' Spoonful was the first famous band this critic ever saw in concert, but back then I had no idea that their name came from a song by the great fingerpicking bluesman Mississippi John Hurt. The song "Jug Band Music" spoke to the folkie roots of the band's "good time music," but it was always John Sebastian's songs that set the band apart. "Daydream," with its hint of ragtime, was one of his very best tunes, with "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" not far behind. "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" suggested that even with the Spoonful, all the times weren't good. But frankly, if this is going to be your only Spoonful collection, go for the anthology of the band's hits. --John MilwardCustomer Reviews:
"And the Doctor said Give Metamorpho Jug Band Music..........".......2006-02-09
Forgive me people.....Metamorpho can be a chatterbox at times. But, the point is, that this is a review about a wonderful group by the name of Lovin' Spoonful who gave credibility back to America after the British Invasion.
Daydream is a lush, wonderous pop-rock-jug band offering from this incredible 60's group. What type of music is it exactly, you may ask? Well, they stirred up a number of genres with this (with a spoon, of course) and gave us all a beautiful blend of tunes. I hear folk music,Nashville influences, blues and rock mixed with, of all things, a hapsichord. John Sebastian created music with a new and interesting instrument heretofore unknown to the general public.
This music will make you happy, and it accomplishes this in a unique and experimental way. The themes are pretty straight forward. John's love is making him mellow in "Daydream". "There She Is" and "Warm Baby" are about other beauties. "It's Not Time Now" is a rare and interesting song lyrically because it deals so cleverly with disagreement. Not a topic that had been written much about before this. Some of the tunes are sweet or sentimental ie; "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" and "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice." Or straight ahead rockers ie; "Let the Boy Rock and Roll" and "Bald Headed Lena." And then, The Spoonful spoof themselves with the humourous "Jug Band Music".
This album is a rare and exceptional gem for it's time. It would make anyone who travelled back in time (like your Metamorpho) want to stay. The music is infectious,happy, a very good time. It is a rare moment of innocence in rock, before we moved to more curious and psychedelic themes. Before the War in Vietnam really started having dire consequences at home. So, be thankful for The Spoonful. They didn't stress your mind, they were fun to listen to, they were creative and talented musicians, and, most important of all, they were from the good ol' USA. I miss them. And it saddens me that their career was so short. So, I hope you people don't mind if I stay in 1966 awhile longer. LBJ is President, the summer of love is about a year away, and Metamorpho hasn't looked this young in ages! So, do yourselves a favor and get this happy gem. If not, then have your guides take you to meet me in 1966. - Signing off - from 40 years ago - happiness, light, and Love - your own Metamorpho.
A daydream that's exciting!.......2003-09-24
Classic Spoonful.......2002-08-14
The bonus tracks include a couple of tracks from the Do You Believe In Magic sessions: an alternate instrumental version of "Fishin' Blues" in mono and the complete 4:40-version of the instrumental "Night Owl Blues." The other bonus tracks are a demo version of "Didn't Want To Have To Do It" in mono, an alternate instrumental version of "Jug Band Music" and a wonderful demo version of "Daydream."
It's great to have these classic Spoonful albums finally available on CD. The numerous anthologies released over the last three decades never told the entire story of this talented band like these remastered CDs do. Kudos to Bob Irwin at Sundazed Studios--this music has never sounded better. Now, when is Buddha Records going to reissue Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful and Everything Playing? HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
One of the Spoonful's finest early efforts.......2002-08-12
This deluxe reissue finally does the band proud; the booklet is filled with trivia and interviews with band members. The bonus tracks are illuminating as well. The demo of Daydream is particularly interesting as it demonstrated that Sebastian and the band had most of the kinks worked out fairly early. But the melody and performance of the alternate tracks are just different enough to justify their inclusion.
Kudos to BMG for doing an outstanding job and reissuing this great album. The big plus is the fact that this is remastered from the original mastertapes. Most of the Spoonful mastertapes were thought lost or destroyed but have turned up recently. The latest greatest hits reissue by BMG to commenerate the band's induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame also sounds great (for the same reason). BMG also did a terrific job on the Harry Nilsson reissues (although we're still waiting for a domestic reissue of some of Harry's finest albums).
Get this fine album and you won't regret it!
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Daydream
Karrin Allyson Manufacturer: Concord Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000006RA Release Date: 1997-08-19 |
Tracks:
- Daydream
- Like Someone In Love
- My Foolish Heart
- So Danco Samba
- Corcovado (Quiet Nights)
- Show Me
- Monk Medley: Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser)/Monkery's The Blues (Blue Monk)/You Know Who...
- Everything Must Change
- Donna Lee/(Back Home Again In) Indiana
- I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
- You Can't Rush Spring
Customer Reviews:
Good record, terrible Portuguese accent.......2006-07-11
For me it ruined a otherwise perfectly good record.
Corcovado is worth it.......2006-03-05
The Best Album from a most excellent artist.......2005-06-14
And what a beautiful gift and experience this album is! Karryn is a wonderful singer -- expressive, nuanced, but with a simple, unadorned quality. While her vocal tone is "plain," her ability to use her voice is anything but. She's also a great scat singer too. The choice of material is refreshing, with songs in the "jazz standard" category, but not often heard (e.g. "Daydream," "Like Someone in Love"), interesting and innovative arrangements (I particuarly like the 5/4 treatement of "Show Me" from "My Fair Lady" and the "Back Home to Indiana/Donna Lee" combination"), and songs that are just beautiful ("Everything Must Change," "My Foolish Heart," "You Can't Rush Spring"). Plus, the backing musicians/sidemen are top notch, and like another of my favorite female jazzers, Rosemary Clooney, Ms. Allyson lets her sidemen play. And man, can these cats PLAY!!!
There are a lot of "new jazz" singers, and many of them get a lot of grief for falling short of the standards set by the greats of the past, be they Sinatra, Ella, Billie Holliday, Betty Carter etc. The quote is ususally, "this new singer can't hold a candle to [insert name of immortal singer here]." i want you to know, with "Daydream," Karryn Allyson can and DOES hold a candle to the greats of the past, and blazes a few new trails of her own. She proves to be a very capable disciple of the old masters.
One of today's best jazz singers!.......2004-02-10
Years of pleasure.......2003-07-26
That's still my favorite of the CD and I've played it hundreds of times.
Although I have a large collection of CD's and a large percentage of them are female jazz singers, none provide me with as consistent pleasure as does this one.
Unequivocal recommendation.
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Slow Motion Daydream
Everclear Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008CLIJ Release Date: 2003-03-11 |
Tracks:
- How to Win Friends and Influence People
- Blackjack
- I Want to Die a Beautiful Death
- Volvo Driving Soccer Mom
- Science Fiction
- New Blue Champion
- TV Show
- Chrysanthemum
- Sunshine
- Beautiful Life
- New York Times
- White Noise (hidden track)
Amazon.com
With the market for modern angst having been sold short by headline writers and color-coded terror-alert designers, what's a '90s-grunge-rooted rock band to do? In the case of Art Alexakis and Everclear, you bare your soul with a smile. On the evidence here, the melodic '70s pop affectations of his divorce-chronicling Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1 seem to have permanently seeped into Everclear's sound. But they're considerably beefier than the album's straightforward production, wrapping dry observations about American life in bouncy, driving slices of pop-punk that are as infectious as they are wryly disconcerting. Tracks like the album's first single, "Volvo Driving Soccer Mom," and the spirited "How to Win Friends and Influence People" suggest that pervasive rumors of irony's demise have been overstated--or simply ignored--by a gleeful Alexakis and company. If it's an album that also argues that the band is working from formula, it's one they'd be wise to patent. Enhanced CD features include Web keys to performance footage, home movies, and B-side downloads. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
ONE good song. That's it. Everclear's losing it..........2006-08-26
It makes me laugh, it makes me sing, it makes me dance.
Play it right before Fountains of Wayne's "Stacy's Mom." It's awesome.
OK fine.
The rest of the album is such a yawn that you begin to wonder what ever happened to Everclear?
Seriously, over the last three albums, they've really only come up with three decent songs..."AM Radio", "Wonderful" and "Volvo..."
Hey, their greatest hits album is terrific...but these last few separate albums are only for the rabid fans who'll like anything they put out...
Why all the bad reviews?.......2006-07-25
????.......2006-05-16
I have been a fan of these guys since 1995...i have just recently picked up this album, and regret that i ever did. It is so bad, it gave me a headache.....BAD music from a decent band
for the fans.......2004-12-18
i got this cd shortly after it was released, and little did I know, i was coming out of a relationship (i got dumped the same weekend). the song "Sunshine" I think is a beautiful number. It has similar overdubs like most all the songs have had on any everclear album. There's nothing wrong with adding extra guitars or using synth in any song. What I really noticed on this album, as a huge fan of part 2 of the American Movie duo, it seems to me that Art and the gang learned a lot about themselves as writers. If you liked "American Movie pt 2," "Overwhelming," "When It All Goes Wrong Again", and "Short Blonde Hair," you will definately enjoy this album. Most of the songs are just as cool and personal as those songs are.
the songs that realy stick out to me are "I Want to die a Beautiful Death" and "New York Times" ...there are two acoustic songs. "Chrysanthemum" is a very short, simple song similar to "THe Good Witch of the North" from American Movie pt 2. "Science Fiction" is the second acoustic song, and it is very much one of the greatest songs Everclear has ever done. It's just Art on guitar, with a very simple chord set-up, and some strings sythed.
If you're a pure fan, you will like this, but will insist on criticizing it because it isn't Sparkle and Fade. If you're a real fan, who likes hearing Everclear get more technical and more lyrically sound with every album, you will love this album as much, if not more than i do
Am I Daydreaming?.......2004-12-14
The album starts off with a few catchy rock 'em tunes (Beautiful and Blackjack among those) and then heads off into a more light and winded middle (Chrysanthemum, TV Show, etc.), and finishes of with a few WELL DONE songs (NY Times). The album, however, seems to be building up to this climax or high point, and when it comes time to deliver; it never does. As well, Alexakis' songs do seem redundant and the same from earlier albums (Da da da da-da da da), and my favorite song on the album, 'White Noise' is the hidden track, one minute after the last song on the album.
This album is good, but not great, as Everclear seem to be stuck in a dreary, overproduced whirl that they can't seem to get out of. Alexakis as well seems a little winded, but there are the highlights (TV Show, Blackjack, Science Fiction, White Noise). If you remember the fiery, passionate Everclear that I do from the mid-90's, you probably agree that this is not their best attempt.
If you are getting into Everclear, get Fade or Afterglow, and if you are an Everclear fan, you might like it, you might not, but take it for what it's worth.
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The Very Best of Anne Murray
Manufacturer: heartland ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000IJLL0G |
Product Description
1.could i have this dance.2.just another woman in love.3.danny's song.4.we don't have to hold out.5.he thinks i still care.6.killing me softly with his song.7.snowbird.8.now and forever.9.broken hearted me.10.a little good news.11.daydream believer.12.a love song.13.you needed me.14.a million more.15.i just fall in love again.16.song for the mira.17.walk right back.18.shadows in the moonlight.19.nobody loves me like you do.20.blessed are the believers.21.tennessee waltz.222.time don't run out on me
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Florodora (1899 Original London Cast)
Ernest Boyd-Jones , and Paul Rubens Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000WYT Release Date: 1993-01-21 |
Tracks:
- Opening Chorus
- He Loves, He Loves Me Not
- Galloping
- Phrenology
- In The Shade Of The Palm
- Tact
- Tell Me Pretty Maiden
- Willie Was A Gay Boy
- I've An Inkling
- Queen Of The Philippine Islands
- I Want To Be A Military Man
- Burlesque On 'Pretty Maiden'
- Whistling
- I Want To Be A Military Man
- Queen Of The Philippine Islands
- Tell Me Pretty Maiden
- Jack And Jill
- Little Dolly Daydream - Leslie Stuart
- The Cake Walk - Leslie Stuart
- The Coon Drum Major - Leslie Stuart
- Louisiana Lou - Leslie Stuart
- Is Yer Mammy Always Wid Yer? - Leslie Stuart
Meditation Music:
- Departures
- Drum Medicine
- Ecco: Songs of Time [Soundtrack]
- Erotic Moods
- Escape
- Flamenco: Passion & Soul
- From Spain to Spain
- Gift
- Globalarium
- Harem (Bonus DVD) [Limited Edition] [Import]
Meditation Music
Mad River/Paradise Bar & Grill
Music: Hello Darlin'/Honky Tonk Angel
Everybody's Free 2005 [Import]
Euro Dance Hits: 20 Huge Summer Holiday [Import]
Doc's The Name 2000 [Explicit Lyrics]
Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ [Extra tracks] [Import] [Limited Edition]
Contame Una Historia [Hybrid SACD]