Living Proof [Import]

Product Description
Japanese version of her 2001 album includes a bonus track that is unavailable on the Euro & US versions 'The Look'. The Japanese & Euro version includes a track that does not appear on the US version, 'You Take It All'. However the US version includes a track that is unavailable on the import! 13 tracks in all featuring the singles, 'The Music No Good With Out You' & 'This Is A Song For The Lonely'.

Living Proof,Cher,Wea International,Club/Dance,Dance-Pop,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

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Average customer rating: Cher IS living proof that nothing can keep this woman down! Love it!! ...Song For The Lonely... a formula that works for cher Better than "Believe" - and Cher reveals herself to be a fine singer.

Living Proof Cher Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Believe Heart of Stone Love Hurts It's a Man's World Cher ASIN: B00005V9TX Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

1. Song for the Lonely
2. A Different Kind of Love Song
3. Alive Again
4. The Music's No Good Without You
5. Rain, Rain
6. Real Love
7. Love So High
8. Body to Body, Heart to Heart
9. Love Is A Lonely Place Without You
10. Love One Another
11. When You Walk Away
12. When The Money's Gone

Amazon.com

If the fans who grooved to Believe still clamor for more, there's little doubt that Living Proof will quickly achieve the same chromatic status as Cher's new hair color. The multitalented entertainer is placing a safe bet on the fortitude of her latest incarnation as disco diva to support a second album of dance club tracks. Other pop femme fatales of late are experimenting with subtleties in rhythm and nuance, but subtlety is not one of Cher's selling points. She's been quoted as comparing "Song for the Lonely" to U2's sound; indeed, through Cher's discofied ears, there are brief moments where the track riffs on U2's euphoric "Beautiful Day" and the two songs share a hopeful sentiment. "Love So High" and "Body to Body, Heart to Heart" throw the prerequisite Latin guitar and percussion into the mix, and the buzzing back beats on her cover of "Love One Another" (last heard on Dutch singer Amber's self-titled release) make it one of the CD's tightest songs. Cher's vocals--a taste we've had more than 35 years to acquire--are strong, and her production team enhances her limited range with studio tricks. Living Proof will appeal more to Cher's devoted fans than electronica purists, but her missive is relished by both sects: leave your worries at the door and get out on the dance floor. --Beth Massa

Album Description

Her first album since 1998's quadruple-platinum Believe and its platinum #1 title track, the pop, dance-friendly 'Living Proof' features the Diane Warren-penned 'When You Walk Away' - unavailable on the European version (replaces 'You Take It All'). Produced by the likes of Chicane, Rick Nowells and Norwegian production team Stargate, 'Living Proof' impressively captures Cher at her seductive dancefloor best. Warner Brothers Records.

Customer Reviews:

Cher IS living proof that nothing can keep this woman down!.......2007-07-21

Cher's follow-up release to her blockbuster album "Believe" was "Living Proof." It is another album in the dance/club music vein, though it is a darker and much more cynical collection than "Believe." Cher pulls it off beautifully though.

Right before this album came out, 9/11 happened. Cher dedicates the tribute song "A Song For the Lonely" to the "Courageous People of New York" who endured through the horrible event. When I last saw her in concert (Farewell Tour, 2005, Glendale AZ) and this video was shown in the ampitheater, I was struck by the WTC symbolism and how moving the song was. This CD has a link to the video and it is definitely worth watching.

I think "Believe" was a much-more commercially viable disc than "Living Proof," though I think that "Living Proof" is a more powerful recording. It also took me a few listenings for me to really start to like it. It's packed with great songs. I always thought that Diane Warren's "Body to Body, Heart to Heart" should have been released as a single.

The record company antics of releasing different versions of the disc in the U.S. and Europe are a bit tiresome: the European versions contained additional songs and short-changed U.S. fans. The same company did the same thing with the "It's A Man's World" disc in the mid-90s. It's all about the bucks, I know, but enough is enough.

Love it!!.......2007-04-22

This is a very good album. No Cher fan would be complete without it!
Song for the lonely (8/10) not my favorite song, but still good

Different kind of love song (10/10) Really fun to dance to.

Alive agian (15/10)One of my favorite songs!

The music's no good without you (14/10) one of her better dance songs

Rain Rain (10/10) It has a great beat to it and I love it.

Real love (10/10) upbeat and great to sing along to!

Love so high (9/10) not the best, but it is a good song.

Body to body, heart to heart (5/10) its an ok song, but not my favorite.

Love is a lonely place without you (15/10)Kind of dark, but its awesome!

...Song For The Lonely..........2007-02-16

First off I want to say that I am gay male and I always knew I never liked Cher until I saw Cher's daughter who is gay and I spoke with some of my gay friends about Cher and my gay friends was so surprised that I didnt like Cher just because I never knew about her until the clubs finally came out "Believe" and I was like "who sang this song?" and I asked my friends who sang this song and they told me "It was Cher" and I was freaked out and I opened my eyes and mouth wide open I mean I couldnt speak for words I was surprised it was her and I went and bought "Believe" album was my very first CD I bought of hers. Then when when the "Living Proof" album came out the club played this song "Song For The Lonely" and I am hooked with Cher just like Madonna!!! Because Cher and Madonna supports gay people and gay people support Cher and Madonna as well and that's called even!!! I didnt bother buying 80's albums because I was born in 1980 and I never like older music because in 90's and 00's has the hottest beats compare in the 80's and under 80's!!!

a formula that works for cher.......2006-09-30

the song "believe" really got me hooked on "disco" Cher.
let's hope she keeps this style (as found on believe and living proof) from here on out. it really works for her!

hightlights:
"song for the lonely"
"different kind of love song" (my favorite!)
"alive again"
"the music's no good without you"
"love is a lonely place without you"
and "when the money's gone" (this one is a bit overdone though)

songs that could have been left out:
"rain, rain" and "body to body, heart to heart"
PURE FILLER! these two songs are a poor attempt at r&b/pop.
stick with the dance cuts!

Better than "Believe" - and Cher reveals herself to be a fine singer. .......2006-06-05

I think Cher is seriously underestimated as a singer, and when you compare how she sings now compared to decades ago, it is even more impressive.

Living Proof is a hard driving club dance album, and as such it is top notch. The first four songs of Living Proof are really terrific Dance floor break outs, and include her two big hits Song for the Lonely" and "Different Kind of Love Song."

"Rain Rain" really shows off Cher's singing ability, and gives us a breather from all the electronic enhancement. (nothing wrong with that though - this is a club dance album after all).

The next three songs are a bit less intereseting, but 9-12 again give us some really good stuff. I especially like "Love is a Lonely Place Without You."

Also Living Proof is engineered and mixed to the hilt - the wah-wah guitar effect was great in the song Believe, and the current "The Music's No Good Without You.' but otherwise becomes a bit too intrusive and overdone. A few more purely acoustic numbers would have been nice.

Overall, Living Proof is very similar to Believe, but is more substantial I think, with stronger more complex arrangements and surely the finest singing Cher has ever done.

Average customer rating: Sylvester & Friends: LIVE in San Francisco Sylvester's Shining Moment Captured For All Posterity!! One of the Finest Live Albums of The 70's Brillaint LIVE album... I was IN ATTENDANCE at this show !!!!!!!!!

Living Proof Sylvester Manufacturer: Fantasy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Get the Feeling Mutual Attraction Do Ya Wanna Funk The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco Sylvester - Greatest Hits ASIN: B000000XHH Release Date: 1990-10-17

Tracks:

1. Overture: A) Grateful/B) You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)/C) Dance (Disco Heat)
2. Body Strong
3. Blackbird
4. Medley: A) Could It Be Magic/B) A Song For You
5. Happiness
6. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)
7. Sharing Something Perfect Between Ourselves
8. You Are My Friend
9. Dance (Disco Heat)
10. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

Customer Reviews:

Sylvester & Friends: LIVE in San Francisco .......2006-11-23

Sylvester James's March 11, 1979, performance at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House is captured for prosperity on the album "Living Proof". At about 67 minutes, the album is an edited and condensed version of a performance which Sylvester biographer Joshua Gamson, in his 2005 Sylvester biography "The Fabulous Sylvester", described in the following passage: "Sylvester's Opera House show, like many other Opera House shows, had three acts and lasted nearly three hours."

LIVING PROOF consists of 10 tracks, including the "Overture", an instrumental introduction medly. The track listing (back panel) is almost identical in style and format to that of "The Original Hits" collection. Booklet includes personnel, thanks, no lyrics, and no photos or artwork. This is the 1990 re-issue of the original 1979 LP. The album was originally released as a double-LP; the fourth side of which were studio recordings, including "Can't Stop Dancing"; those tracks are not included here, hence the disclaimer "Due to maximum playing time limitations, it has not been possible to include the entire contents of the original double album on this CD."

Two Tons O' Fun (Izora Rhodes and Martha Wash, who later became The Weather Girls, billed here as "The Two Tons") performed on stage with Sylvester and make their presence known much too much to allow them to be called "background" vocalists. (Jeanie Tracy and Sharon Hymes, singing in the orchestra pit, were the backup singers that nite.)

Disco Diva Sylvester only makes a minor appearance in this set. The bulk of the performance is by Sylvester the neo-gospel secular singer, Sylvester the balladeer, and Sylvester as his Jazz chanteuse alter-ego "Ruby Blue" (or Rubi Bleu). One disappointing aspect of Sylvester's (or Rubi's) performance is that "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)" omits the word "man", thus becoming gender-less. (However, he does dedicate the song "Sharing Something Perfect Between Ourselves" to his "lover".)

Track 4, the Medley of "Could It Be Magic" and "A Song for You" is a duet with pianist Eric Robinson. It is mostly a rendition of "A Song for You" with "Could It Be Magic" used as an intro and an outro.

The performance and the disc end with Sylvester's most mainstream hit "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)". It starts off as the disco hit most know it as, but it soon transitions into a ballad version of the song, with Sylvester soliciting audience participation.

There are no monologs, but there is a bit of banter by Sylvester, which does mean there is less music and time spent singing, but the dialog and audience interaction is something unavailable on a studio album. (It would be nice if an extended version of the album could be released - if the master tapes are even available; if not, a re-issue with the omitted studio recordings and some other extras would be great.)

The only other live albums in my collection are by Millie Jackson and Erykah Badu (not counting that horribly edited Etta James ten-song set that has been released under several titles). I find them both - especially Millie Jackson's "Live & Uncensored" [1979] - much more enjoyable than "Living Proof". But I did find "Living Proof" enjoyable. However, I would only recommend it to true Sylvester fans who already have his other recordings in their collections.

Sylvester's Shining Moment Captured For All Posterity!!.......2006-01-10

When I put this album on, I go through a range of emotions:
Laughter & Joy (reminiscing about the good ol' days!)
Sadness & Melancholy (thinking of how we lost this
talented artist and larger-than-life personality,
as well as many of my great freinds from that era
to the scourge of AIDS!)
There aren't a lot of us around still who can
remember when Sylvester's star was shining bright
but thank goodness this special night was captured
on record for us to hear & stroll down memory lane,
and for a new generation to discover
one of the true grand divas of disco!
They're all on here "Dance (Disco Heat)",
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", "You Are My Freind",
which was his popular rendition of a Patti Labelle song.
(One of his idols and later a freind!)
He also covers another disco diva's songs..
Donna Summers' beautiful and haunting "Could This Be Magic",
which was penned by Barry Manilow.
He and "Two Tons O' Fun" (Martha & Izora) also do a snappy
churchified version of Lennon & McCartney's classic "Blackbird".
You can feel the energy and love between the artists and
the audience on that fabled night in March 1979!
Too bad his other disco classic "Do Ya' Wanna Funk?"
wasn't even recorded at the time this concert record was made.
That would've taken it over the edge!

R.I.P. Sylvester, Patrick Cowley & Ms. Izora "Queen Mother" Rhodes!!

P.S.>>Check out the biographical book on Sylvester's life
called "The Fabulous Sylvester"..it captures his life and times
as well as the social climate of San Francisco in the 70's
to a tee! I really enjoyed reading this book and you will too!

One of the Finest Live Albums of The 70's.......2005-09-23

This album, along with Donna Summer's original Live and More, are the finest live albums of the Disco genre. Like Summer, Sylvester is a multi talented artist (I say is, although sadly we lost him far too young), and this albums shows him at his best.

His hits are here, and You Make Me Feel Mighty Real, and Dance (Disco Heat) are Dance Classics for a reason. Another Disco song is his cover of the Pointer Sister's hit from 1979, Happiness.

However most of the covers he chose to sing allowed him to show off his versatility. From the Beatle's Blackbrid, to Patti LaBelle's You Are My Friend, to a spine tingling medley of Could It Be Magic and A Song For You, Sylvester's shows off the fusion of R & B, Gospel, and Pop that few others could master.
The classic Lover Man (Oh where can you be) is also given the Sylvester touch.

Now that CD's can hold more tunes per disk, it would be great if the full album would be reissued on CD, as the vinyl copy includes more live tracks, including Cry Me A River, and another great Sylvester Dance Track, In My Fantasy (a studio recording).

Also worth noting is the ballad that he dedicated to his then lover (in the audience), Sharing Someting Perfect Between Ourselves. Long before artists started to finally come out of the closet in the late 80's and 90's (Melissa Etheridge, Frankie Holly, Boy George, George Michael) there were a group of brave artists who came out during the Disco Craze, Sylvester amoung them (other include DC LaRue, Paul Parker, The Skatt Brothers). THEY were the true trailblazers.

and finally, this release has the added treat of the Two Tons on backing vocals, long before they were The Weather Girls, they were holding down the vocals with Sylvester, and they had their own hits as well
(see my review of The Weather Girls, Super Hits).

Brillaint LIVE album..........2005-06-20

You'll wish you were at the party back in 1979! Features the dazzling rendition of "You Are My Friend" with The Two Tons --and the wonderful "Could It Be Magic/A Song For You" medley with keyboardist Eric Robinson. You gotta love the 11 minute live version of "Dance (Disco Heat)."

I was IN ATTENDANCE at this show !!!!!!!!!.......2005-04-06

This was recorded in just one day at the San Francisco Opera House,
March 11th 1979. My friend Gary and I went. The place was packed with Sylvester's fans and people! There was a heavy fog
of pot smoke filling the entire auditorium and you would get
a whiff of poppers every few minutes.
The crowd was ON FIRE!! everyone standing and moving/dancing
in their seat. The addition of TWO TONS OF FUN (later to become THE WEATHER GIRLS) was wonderful! They backed-up Sylvester many times before. They launched into "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real"
and "DISCO HEAT" and the energy intensified throughout the show.
The incredible voices of Martha Wash and Izora Rhodes are highlighted in the song "You Are MY Friend" with a solo of
Martha's sweet and soulful style followed by Izora's DOWN DEEP,
HEAVY DUTY, INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH, GUT WRENCHING, Soooouuuul!
(Martha has cut a new album and finally got credit for her vocals on "Gonna Make You Sweat" with C+C Music Factory and
"Takin' Over" with C+C Music Factory.) (Izorha Rhodes passed over several years ago in Germany where she lived with her
daughter)
.....Anyway Great Show ! The CD version of what was original
on vinyl as a 2 record set still catches the energy and joy
of one of my favorite shows ever!!!!

Average customer rating:

Living Proof - Live in Chicago Wishbone Ash Manufacturer: Right UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Live Dates Live Broadcasts (Dts) ASIN: B0000252IN Release Date: 2002-12-17

Tracks:

1. The King Will Come
2. This Strange Affair
3. Standing In The Rain
4. Lost Cause In Paradise
5. Keeper Of The Light
6. Thrown Down The Sword
7. In The Skin
8. Why Don't We
9. Hard Times
10. Blowing Free
11. The Living Proof

Average customer rating: HANK WILLIAMS JR LIVING PROOF BOX SET The early years were typical Nashville country Hope they re-release this!!

Living Proof: The MGM Recordings 1963-1975 Jr. Hank Williams Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Nashville Rebel ASIN: B000008MBG Release Date: 1994-09-27

Tracks:

1. Standing in the Shadows
2. Your Cheatin' Heart
3. Ramblin' Man
4. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
5. Mule Skinner Blues
6. Endless Sleep
7. Blizzard
8. Slow Rider [#]
9. River
10. Nobody's Child
11. I Threw Away the Rose [#]
12. Least of All You [#]
13. Blue's My Name
14. Cry, Cry Darling
15. It's Written All over Your Face
16. In the First Place
17. Meter Reader Maid
18. Splish Splash
19. Hang on Sally [#]
20. I Can't Take It No Longer
21. Old Ryman
22. Tennessee Waltz [#]
23. This Heart of Mine [#]
24. I Love You a Thousand Ways [#]
25. Slowly [#]
26. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
27. Alabam [#]
28. Pan American [#]
29. Please Make up Your Mind
30. I Was With Red Foley (The Night He Passed Away)

Tracks:

1. It's All over But the Crying
2. Somebody's Lonesome [#]
3. Wandering Astray
4. Rock in My Shoe
5. Homesick
6. Cajun Baby
7. You Broke Your Own Heart [#]
8. House of Gold
9. Chair That Rocked Us All
10. Baby Again
11. I'd Rather Be Gone
12. I Walked Out on Heaven
13. (I've Got My) Future on Ice
14. A-Eee
15. Understand Your Man
16. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
17. Ain't That a Shame
18. Rainin' in My Heart
19. I've Got a Right to Cry
20. Rainy Night in Georgia
21. All for the Love of Sunshine
22. Eleven Roses
23. We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds [#]
24. After All They All Used to Belong to Me
25. No One's Sorrier Than Me [#]
26. Pride's Not Hard to Swallow
27. Last Love Song
28. Cold Cold Ground

Tracks:

1. Hank
2. On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain [#]
3. Alone and Forsaken [#]
4. I Cried Again [#]
5. I'll Think of Something
6. Angels Are Hard to Find
7. Getting over You
8. Freeborn Man
9. Night Time and My Baby
10. Honky Tonkin' [#]
11. Satin Sheets [#]
12. Country Love
13. My Girl [#]
14. Kind of Woman I Got
15. There's a Devil in the Bottle
16. Stoned at the Jukebox
17. Montana Song
18. On Susan's Floor
19. Clovis, New Mexico
20. Brothers of the Road
21. I Really Did
22. Losing You
23. Can't You See
24. Living Proof

Customer Reviews:

HANK WILLIAMS JR LIVING PROOF BOX SET.......2006-08-18

If you're only familiar with the big hits of the late 70's and 80's on the curb label,you would be missing out on some real good vibrant music where Hank really sings his heart out.I think anyone who likes classic rock & country from the early 70's would like alot of the songs on disc #3.This music may be decades old,but it still sounds fresh and lively.It reminds us older people of when music had a sense of purpose that seems lost in todays music.

The early years were typical Nashville country.......2004-07-29

If you like Hank's music for the mix of country, blues and rock that became his trademark, you won't find it here. This collection is mainstream country, typical of the sixties and early seventies in which these tracks were recorded, although there are hints here and there of what would come later, especially in some of the song selections. The outlaw movement started by Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Tompall Glaser was an inspiration to Hank and the music for which he is best known proves that. I love his eighties music and have reviewed most of his original albums from that period, but I also love mainstream country so I enjoy this set too.

The top twenty country hits featured here are Long gone lonesome blues (a cover of one of his father's songs), Standing in the shadows (about his father), It's all over but the crying, Cajun baby, A baby again, I'd rather be gone (written by Merle Haggard), I walked out on heaven,, Ain't that a shame (a Fats Domino cover), Raining in my heart, I've got a right to cry, Rainy night in Georgia, All for the love of sunshine (his first country number one), Eleven roses (his second country number one), After all they used to belong to me, Pride's not hard to swallow, The last love song, Hank (about his father), I'll think of something, Angels are hard to find and Stoned at the jukebox.

Hank was originally marketed as another Hank Williams (which he was born to be) and he has never been able to completely get away from his father's legacy as his later music shows. However, the connection is even more obvious on these early recordings, confirmed by the covers of his father's songs here. Your cheating heart is a piano solo that lasts thirty seconds. There are plenty of others, some famous, some obscure.

The outstanding cover is Satin sheets, a song made famous by Jeanne Pruett and covered by many top female country singers including Dolly, Tammy and Loretta. Hank does it as an answer song, protesting that he is busy working and can't give a woman his undivided attention. He sings with real passion, perhaps because he was having his own marital problems at the time.

There are plenty of other covers, including songs originally made famous by Jimmie Rodgers (Mule skinner blues), Merle Haggard (I threw away the rose), Johnny Cash (Understand your man), Jody Reynolds (Endless sleep), George Jones (Least of all you), Bobby Darin (Splish splash), Patti Page (Tennessee waltz), Lefty Frizzell (I love you a thousand ways), Webb Pierce (Slowly), Cowboy Copas (Alabam), Bob Dylan (I'll be your baby tonight) and the Temptations (My girl). Other covers include Slow rider (also known as I ride an old paint) and Nobody's child (originally recorded by Hank Snow but a top ten UK pop hit for Karen Young).

As well as all the covers, Hank showed that he had inherited his father's skills as a songwriter. Perhaps none of his own songs here quite measure up to his father's classics or his own songs from the late seventies and the eighties, but there are some good ones here. Highlights include I was with Red Foley the night he passed away, No one's sorrier than me and Getting over you as well as several of his big hits of the period.

By the end of his time with MGM, his music had already started to change in the direction that Hank wanted, particularly evident on the last nine tracks here taken from his final MGM album, And friends.

There is much to enjoy here if you like mainstream country of the sixties and seventies.

Hope they re-release this!!.......2003-03-07

It may be out of print but this 3 Cd box set shows the side of Hank Jr before he fell off the mountain in 1975. It also includes the entire 9 song masterpiece "Hank Jr. and Friends" on the 3rd CD. This Box set is totaly autobiographal. You'll understand once you read the book inside the set. All his hits from the early days are here, covers of his dad's, and some previously unreleased stuff. Lots of great singing, and steel guitar. Real country music! I wish there was more material from "Sunday Morning" on here, but oh well. I wish they'd release all of Hank's older material, but for now this is the best you can get on compact disc. Unless it's put back in print, try buying it used. I got mine used. Good luck!

Average customer rating: Darn! I am stupid A must !

Living Proof IQ Manufacturer: Giant Electric Pea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lost Attic: A Collection of Rarities (1983-1999) J'ai Pollette D'Arnu Tales From the Lush Attic The Wake Nomzamo ASIN: B00000713H Release Date: 1993-08-09

Tracks:

1. Awake and Nervous
2. Outer Limits
3. It All Stops Here
4. Just Changing Hands
5. Wake
6. Magic Roundabout
7. Widow's Peak
8. Thousand Days
9. Corners

Album Description

1986 album by one of Britain's foremost prog rock groups in the '80s. Nine tracks recorded live in London in 1985.

Customer Reviews:

Darn! I am stupid.......2003-07-18

For years, I was searching for live version of a "Cure" song that I liked very much but I could not find it anywhere. That song was played on the radio recently and I grabbed lyrics here and there to look on the net. It wasn't the "Cure" but "IQ" playing the song "The thousand days". Oups what a mistake!

I started to listen the samples of this album and heard the song "The wake" that I also knew. Just thought it was a heavy metal band that was playing that song????? Big mistake again!

Now things are back in place and I can enjoy the hole album.

A must !.......2000-11-08

Amidst the dull music of the 80's, bands like IQ, Marillion and Pendragon brought a breeze of talent into stage. This is a very good CD with live versions of songs belonging to its first period (basically "The wake" album). The only think I regret is the lack of a live performance of "The last human gateway" song that in my opinion is one of the best pieces of progressive rock ever written.

Average customer rating: Absolutely Amazing! The best edition of CHER's Living Proof Even Better Than The Real Thing! The Look adds a Dov'e L'amore Reminiscant to a Great Album Only the very best from Cher...

Living Proof Cher Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005QYUP Release Date: 2001-11-28

Tracks:

1. Music's No Good Without You
2. Alive Again
3. (This Is) A Song for the Lonely
4. Different Kind of Love Song
5. Rain, Rain
6. Love So High
7. Body to Body, Heart to Heart
8. Love Is a Lonely Place Without You
9. Real Love
10. Love One Another
11. You Take It All
12. When the Money's Gone
13. Look [*]

Album Description

Japanese version of her 2001 album includes a bonus track that is unavailable on the Euro & US versions 'The Look'. The Japanese & Euro version includes a track that does not appear on the US version, 'You Take It All'. However the US version includes a track that is unavailable on the import! 13 tracks in all featuring the singles, 'The Music No Good With Out You' & 'This Is A Song For The Lonely'.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Amazing!.......2005-04-01

Living Proof is her best cd yet! But the Japanese version is so much better, it also has two songs on it that the US version didnt and those songs are..."the look" which is a HOT song, I LOVE IT!!! And the other one is, "you take it all" which is also another awesome song! I have both the US version and the japanese version and i highly recommend the Japanese version, it has better vocals and its just AWESOME!! The only thing is, is that the Jap version doesnt have the song on it called "when you walk away" but its on the US version! I guess either way you cant go wrong! She is indeed LIVING PROOF! LOVE YA CHER!

The best edition of CHER's Living Proof.......2003-04-06

If you want the best quality of CHER's greatest album living proof, you have to buy this japanese edition.
there's a better quiality in music and vocal fx's than the U.S.A, Germany, México, Singapore and Istambul editions.
This edition is a gold item to my cher's cd collection (80 cd's).
(I want more).

Even Better Than The Real Thing!.......2003-01-15

I really would have not thought of Cher being able to surpass herself with this release.
But if you like BELIEVE, then you will most certainly be falling in love with LIVING PROOF.
She is sticking to the dance formula, but this time around she's not just having Metro on board supervising the album (although they appear to b the exec producers).
You can hear their influences in two very dissimilar tracks: both the European leading single THE MUSIC'S NO GOOD WITHOUT YOU (plain dancefloor-oriented) and the American one A SONG FOR THE LONELY (more electric guitars, reminds me a bit of a remixed U2 song).
Their best effort comes through in LOVE IS A LONELY PLACE WITHOUT YOU...it's very emotional, very deep meaning - it was the song playing in my head as Sakis and I said goodbye for the last time in December 2001.
But then she also has some great fun with Chicane (ALIVE AGAIN)and Tony Moran (BODY TO BODY, written by Diane Warren, but probably the weakest track off the whole album...).
A LOVE SO HIGH and WHEN THE MONEY'S GONE are written and produced by Bruce Roberts, and bring back some good old pop.
Stargate-produced/written A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE SONG is made for the discos of the world...
And the Japanese version i own has an extra track called THE LOOK: it is not the cover of Roxette's hit, but a brand new composition by Metro, that borders a lot towards Latino influenced tracks (got the feeling this must have been written with Ricky Martin or Enrique Iglesias in mind as performers, and then later changed to Cher).
The lady will be knocking you off your feet once again...i am so excited to see what she will come up with next!

The Look adds a Dov'e L'amore Reminiscant to a Great Album.......2002-11-28

Living Proof is, among casual Cher fans, her greatest album ever: and whats better than the greatest version of her greatest album? This Japanese Bonus Track edition not only looks amazingly cool with a Japapnses OBI strip running down the side and an exuberant pink sticker plastered on the front reading "Y1980!", but the album's music makes it all the more worthwile. Anyone who is interested in purchasing the Living Proof cd i urge you to purchase this superb edition, as "When You Walk Away" (US ONLY track, which can also be found on he Alive Again german single)is a good song, but isn't missed.

Only the very best from Cher..........2002-05-12

There are really two songs on this disc that are not on the US version - 'You Take It All' and the Latin-flavoured 'The Look.' While this import may be a little expensive, 'The Look' is totally worth the extra cash. Unlike many of the other songs on this disc, 'The Look' does not contain a lot of computer enhanced effects, like the 100% techno number 'The Music's No Good Without You.' 'The Look' is set to a funky Flamenco beat that would have really gone over well as a single in the US. The lyrics may be light weight, but it's just so much fun to listen to! I don't pernsonally own the Japanese version of 'Living Proof,' but I have heard 'The Look' a number of times. If you love Cher and Spanish-influenced music, buy a copy of this import. I can assure everyone that they will not be disappointed.

Average customer rating:

Living Proof Live 3: the Lamb has overcome Beth Moore Manufacturer: Everbody Worship ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Alive Forever ASIN: B000LCEU08

Average customer rating: WTF?

Living Proof Lifer's Group Manufacturer: Hollywood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000OCC Release Date: 1993-06-29

Tracks:

1. One Life To Live
2. Let Me Out
3. Rise And Fall
4. Prison Break 1
5. Cuff 'Em Up
6. Emotional Violence
7. Freestyle 1
8. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
9. Living Proof
10. Short Life Of A Gangsta
11. Prison Break 2
12. Prison Is The Death Of A Poor Man
13. Back In The Days
14. Jack U. Back (So U Wanna Be A Gangsta)
15. Short Life Of A Gangsta (Organized Konfusion Mix)

Customer Reviews:

WTF? .......2005-08-21

QUITE POSSIBLY THE WORST CD I'VE EVER HEARD! YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY ME TO TAKE IT. ABOUT WHAT YOU'D EXPECT FROM A BUNCH OF IDIOTS DOING LIFE SENTENCES IN PRISON. DON'T EVER LET THESE PEOPLE DO ANOTHER ALBUM, PLEASE.

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Living Proof: Firts things First ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007WJSBS

Product Description

Underground sound alot of scratching on these jams, if you like the underground sound of hip hop you'll like this!

Average customer rating: Life in the old Ash yet - to the tune of 2 or 3 stars A very fine live album from a greatly underrated band Great performance from one of the best. An amazing CD! - Wow! A treasure of a band, a gem of a CD

Living Proof - Live in Chicago Wishbone Ash Manufacturer: Griffin Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Argus (Remastered & Revisited) Wishbone Ash Distillation Live Dates Live on XM Satellite Radio ASIN: B000001LF9 Release Date: 1994-11-08

Tracks:

1. The King Will Come
2. Strange Affair
3. Standing In The Rain
4. Lost Cause In Paradise
5. Keeper Of The Light
6. Throw Down The Sword
7. In The Skin
8. Why Don't We
9. Hard Times
10. Blowing Free
11. Living Proof

Album Description

A must for any fans of the Powell/ Turner combination or oflead and harmony guitars at its very best, this set containsnary a dull moment with amazing live versions of 'The KingWill Come', 'This Strange Affair', 'Standing In The Rain'and 'Lost Cause In Paradise'. All 11 tracks were recorded inconcert in 1987. 1998 Emporio release.

Customer Reviews:

Life in the old Ash yet - to the tune of 2 or 3 stars.......2006-06-29

So what are we expecting here - histrionic excess? Well not exactly. This perfunctory live album in front of an appreciative and probably respectably aged crowd pulls out a bunch of faves. Though recorded in '92 much of this record harks back to a time 20 years prior. The King Will Come, Throw Down the Sword and Blowin' Free all from 1972's Argus album all sound sparkling here. Beefed up a touch these are truly timeless peices of rock 'n' roll.

Ash fans should loo at the track listing before buying. After all it depends on what era of Ash floats your boat. And it is only one disc when their gig must of gone much longer. With only eleven tracks the value isn't high and your not getting any insight into this mob and so the casual fan can probably miss this one without feeling terribly deprived. Then again it could be a decent intro to this gentle rock 'n' roll institute.

Two or three stars depending on your mood.

A very fine live album from a greatly underrated band.......2006-05-26

Live in Chicago is really one of the finest live rock albums and I have been listening to it constantly since I got it a a few days back.This has some excellent renditions of classics like BLOWIN FREE,STRANGE AFFAIR,STANDING IN THE RAIN and my personal favourite THROW DOWN THE SWORD.Very highly recommended.

Great performance from one of the best........2005-11-26

How good is this album? I picked it up several months ago on a whim, and more or less unheard. I have not stopped playing it yet, and I can't really see that happening any time soon! It is a great document of the early 90's incarnation of this great band and sees a good combination of all time classics and a little more recent (as of then) tracks. There have been a great many live releases from Wishbone over the years. They are clearly under pressure to play standards like "The King Will Come", "Throw Down the Sword" etc every time they play, but regardless of the number of versions of those particular songs I have heard, the renditions on this album still sound fresh and exciting to my ear. This release sees the ever present Any Powell again teamed with Ted Turner and that sweet dual guitar sound is as good on this as it was on the original "Live Dates" back in the 70's. In conclusion, do yourself a big favour and listen to this album.

An amazing CD! - Wow!.......2005-04-26

If you are are a fan or are just looking for something new and really great -- this CD is it. Wishbone Ash are just awesome and deserve to be on everyone's 'A' list!

A treasure of a band, a gem of a CD.......2004-05-17

Yes, recorded in 1992-January 24 & 25 to be exact. Both original guitarists Andy Powell and Ted Turner perform their usual high quality harmony leads. Drummer Ray Weston was in the band from 1991-1994 and returned in 1998 to the present time. Andy Pyle was in the band 1986-1987 then from 1991-1994. I actually found this CD in an over stocked store along with Live in Geneva with another fine line-up headed by the perrenial Andy Powell. Any chance to see them live, as they are continuously touring, should be immediately seized upon. I just saw them 2 months ago. 71 minutes and 20 seconds of pure musicianship

Meditation Music:

1. Losing Grip [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
2. Lost Without You [CD-single] [Import]
3. Never Be The Same Again [UK CD1] [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
4. Next Best Superstar [Australian CD] [CD-single] [Import]
5. No Language But A Cry
6. No Strings Attached [Import]
7. Old Wave [Extra tracks]
8. Oldies Are Now
9. On The 6 [SACD]
10. Ooey Gooey

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Guitar World

Symphony 5 C Minor Op 67 / Symphony 6 in a

Stradella: Moro per Amore [Box set]

Music: Mars [CD-single] [Import]

Urban Kiss [Import]

Vital 2Step

What the Day Brings [CD-single] [Import]

Walk Between the Raindrops

Universal

Vivaldi: Concerti per mandolini

Tones for Joan's Bones [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Super Heroes del Pop

Superdanzones [Import]

Bruce Neault

For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome