Chad

Chad

Track Listings

1. Doot Doot
2. Kiss Me
3. Wake Up
4. Goodbye
5. Time
6. Sensitive P.T. Guy
7. Monster Truck
8. Butch
9. Leavin' Home
10. Jerry's Gone
11. My Monet
12. L.A. L.A
13. Groove

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
“Dynamic...loves what he does... Crowd, including the clubowner, gets more than their money’s worth ata Chad gig.“

Product Description
Chad’s music blends his musical influences of rock, funk, reggae and blues into a style all his own.

Vocally, Chad’s clear and passionate delivery is infectious. Musically, his percussive style of guitar playing keeps you rocking. Lyrically clever, Chad’s songs often infuse humor about love and life. The music has a familiar feel--you know--matchbox twenty meets Counting Crows meets Dave Matthews Band meets Paul Simon meets the Barenaked Ladies meets Edwin McCain. At the same time it is distinctly unique to Chad and to his passion and love for music and for the world that inspires it.

Eclectic, acoustic, funky and jammin' are only a few words to describe the songs and sounds that will pull you to your feet and leaving you dancing.

Chad

Chad,Chad,Walnut Lane,(Chad Hollister) Lyrically clever ear candy, twisting rock and funk into an electrically charged taffy of eclectic tunes, infectious rhythms, and upbeat songs about love and life.


All the Right Reasons
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • It Rocks
  • For All the Right Reasons, This Album Rocks!
  • Nickelback is Fantastic
  • The Creation Of Pop-Metal
  • Awesome CD!!!
All the Right Reasons
Nickelback
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ASATO4
Release Date: 2005-10-05

Tracks:

  1. Follow You Home
  2. Fight For All The Wrong Reasons
  3. Photograph
  4. Animals
  5. Savin' Me
  6. Far Away
  7. Next Contestant
  8. Side Of A Bullet
  9. If Everyone Cared
  10. Someone That You're With
  11. Rockstar

Amazon.com

Throughout their nine-year career, Nickelback have stayed true to their roots, releasing five CDs of straight-up, unapologetic rock & roll. So how have things changed for the Canadian boys since the massive success of Silver Side Up and The Long Road? Well, brothers Chad and Mike Kroeger still live in the Great White North, and they still write hook-laden rock songs. The only difference now is that they have the satisfaction, 10 million CDs later, of smugly knowing that even some of their biggest naysayers will guiltily admit to singing along with Nickelback's catchy hits. On All the Right Reasons, one track definitely ranks high up in hum-ability: the first single, "Photograph," reminisces about the bittersweetness of high school in a small town--once again reconfirming frontman Chad Kroeger's ability to write memorable hooks. Regarding the rest of the disc: standard rock topics like love, lust, jealousy, and breakups abound, with riff-y delivery that longtime fans will love. The guilty pleasure bunch will also find what they need within the grooves, on the ballad "If Everyone Cared," the riff-heavy "Fight for All the Wrong Reasons," and the Metallica-inspired "Savin' Me." The disc's most impressive and simultaneously surreal moment, however, exists on "Side of a Bullet," a passionate revenge tale written about the killer of Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which features one of the late Abbott's guitar solos as donated by Pantera bandmate and brother, drummer Vinnie Paul. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It Rocks.......2007-07-26

If you're a Nickelback fan, you won't be disappointed. Every song is great, Rock Star (track 11) is the best.

5 out of 5 stars For All the Right Reasons, This Album Rocks!.......2007-07-17

Nice and powerful rock songs became a rarity in today's world, dominated by hip-hop and electronic beats with some vulgar lyrical content. Thank God, Nickelback is around to rescue us from this perverse world that we live in today.

"All the Right Reasons" is a long-standing Billboard Top 40 album for almost two years in a row and not by fate. These guys really play good music. They remain consistent to their roots. They are competent musicians. They are one of the few remains of the true rock music spirit with an advantage: these aren't nasty or poser guys.

Honestly, the entire album is a pleasure. Picking one or another song and call it a favorite is just unfair to all of the others. Most records can be described in a few words and have a couple or so of good music. This one is truly an exception - a happy one.

5 out of 5 stars Nickelback is Fantastic.......2007-07-07

Great songs, great band. I play this CD every single day and sometimes 2-3 times a day.

4 out of 5 stars The Creation Of Pop-Metal.......2007-06-15

Nickelback has never failed to amaze me. Even though their newest catalog release has more of a pop essence than their previous attempts, they have managed to do something else: ride the new pop-metal wave. Pop-metal, first created by newer alternative bands such as Seether or Evanescence, has seen it's share of ups and downs. This is most definitely an up. It has amazing riffs, powerful vocals, and an arsenal of great radio tunes. Normally, I don't condone the pop revolution, but in the case of pop-metal, these guys have given it a decent name in recent years. Granted, you eventually get a little worn out by constant airplay, but it never stops me from occasionally popping this disc in my drives and just rocking out. Even the over-played "Rockstar" has it's kicks. Other than that sad attempt known as "Photograph," I can honestly say that every track on this album is worth hearing.

4 out of 5 stars Awesome CD!!!.......2007-06-01

I Think This Is The Best Nickleback CD So Far! Almost Every Song On The Album Is Awesome.I Think That About 9 Songs Really Stand Out On This Album.Deffinitely Go Out & Purchase This CD!

*Follow You Home
*Photograph
*Animals
*Savin' Me
*Far Away
*Next Contestant
*If Everyone Cared
*Someone That You're With
*Rockstar
Stadium Arcadium
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • BUY IT!
  • Awesome
  • Snow..the hit from the soundtrack
  • Thank God it's a double CD
  • Just good music...
Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EMGAOY
Release Date: 2006-05-09

Tracks:

  1. Dani California
  2. Snow (Hey Oh)
  3. Charlie
  4. Stadium Arcadium
  5. Hump De Bump
  6. Shes Only 18
  7. Slow Cheetah
  8. Torture Me
  9. Strip My Mind
  10. Especially In Michigan
  11. Warlocks
  12. Cmon Girl
  13. Wet Sand
  14. Hey

Tracks:

  1. Desecration Smile
  2. Tell Me Baby
  3. Hard to Concentrate
  4. 21st Century
  5. She Looks To Me
  6. Readymade
  7. If
  8. Make You Feel Better
  9. Animal Bar
  10. So Much I
  11. Storm In A Teacup
  12. We Believe
  13. Turn It Again
  14. Death of a Martian

Amazon.com

Four-year career hiatuses followed by sprawling double-albums could spell trouble for a band of the Chili Peppers' stature: consider they'd originally recorded enough for three discs. The restless, trouble-plagued outfit that helped break alternative rock into the mainstream with a potent fusion of punk 'n' funk in the '80s finds itself two decades on almost completely devoid of the former's energetic abandon, while the latter's effusive rhythms are considerably subdued over the course of this two-hour, 28-track collection. It's not so much that the Peppers have lost their muscular, often uber-macho edge as they have willfully tamed it in service of mature reinvention here. The mellower, often introspective, if no less potent pop ethos that characterized the crossover hit "Under the Bridge" blossoms fully here on tracks like disc one's "Snow," "Wet Sand," and the jazz-cool of "Hey."

The title track, "Desecration Smile," and "She Looks To Me" finds them venturing further into laid back pop ballad territory, while the tricky rhythms of "Dani California," "Charlie," and "So Much I" eventually kick into familiar top gear on the pop-savvy "Tell Me Baby" and hip-hop seasoned "Storm in a Teacup." It's not that there's a paucity of musical adventure here ("If" and "Animal Bar" finds them wafting into Floydish neo-psychedelia while "Make You Feel Better" seems to channel no less than Joe Jackson) but that it's delivered with a subtlety--and dare we say it?--tasteful musical restraint that's a stark contrast to the band's early, overly overt nature. There's perhaps too much mid-tempo simmering and reflection going on; like most double-albums it could be focused into a much more compelling single disc. But that seems largely beside the Peppers' hooks-over-histrionics point here: an unlikely record to kick back to, and one that both challenges assumptions and eases the band into middle age with an oft languorous, if undeniably savory groove. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers calls the band's first new album in four years, Stadium Arcadium, the most-anticipated album of the spring, "the best thing that we've ever done…. There's this weird kind of sublime, subliminal undercurrent that is suggestive, in a spirited way, of our earliest records." Exuding all the passion, energy and funked-up rock that have made the Red Hot Chili Peppers one of the most popular bands in history, the 2-CD Stadium Arcadium, simply put, will knock your socks off.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars BUY IT!.......2007-07-21

I have been listening to this album consistently for almost a year in a half since it came out.

This is coming from someone who music typically runs a short half life.

If you are reading this about this album, and don't yet own it...then do yourself a favor and buy it!

The cynics of this album are the overly-cynical type that find a flaw in just about anything. Do not listen to (the very few) of them.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-07-13

I bought this because of the singles that have been released so far, but have really enjoyed the other songs. After listening to it 3 times, I really like most of the songs. Good, solid Chili Peppers.

5 out of 5 stars Snow..the hit from the soundtrack.......2007-07-11

Okay, I am going to review one song, and not the entire album (yeah, yeah. Go ahead with the negative votes). But please read on.

For the past two days I've been listening to one song, Snow, over and over. The cool thing is with iTunes repeat, it's the kind of song that just undulates into highs and lows, mellow and rapping and metal and back to mellow; like it never ends (and by the way, I DON'T do drugs anymore. Just want to clarify).

This is what the Chili Peppers represent to me. They have that definite sound that's been imitated ad-infinitum. But they started that sound (at least for white people) and added the heavy guitars to rapping found only in Run DMC's second hit, Rock Box back in the early 80s. Punk? Yeah. Well, that's just part of their story. Much more multicultural than that.

But what I want to say is, you know how there's that song that represents a certain time in your life? I call them life soundtrack songs. They're powerful and give you goose bumps, and you remember that time when you were, say, just walking down the street, and this beautiful serene rhythm took over from hearing that one song. Two years from now I'll try to recapiture this song's impact, but it will be second hand by then.

So, thank you Chili Peppers, for coming up with what I see as tPart II of that beautiful/desperate epic of pain and resurrection; Under the Bridge. That's when I knew you guys were incredible, and that you'd been there.

You know.

And that it made you better in the long run.

5 out of 5 stars Thank God it's a double CD.......2007-07-11

RHCP have been my favorite band for years. As you can imagine I was hungry for their new material. I bought this immediately after it came out and all I can say is WOW! This is, by far, their best work. THey show such a range of musical talent from balladry to hard rock to funk (often in just one song). Even thought it is a double CD set, they have left me craving for more. Let's just say, I have had a year to totally wear it out.

5 out of 5 stars Just good music..........2007-07-10

If you like music, looking for something new and inexpensive buy this album. I put both disc in my cars cd player and havent taken them out for months.
Phobia
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A handful of memorable songs help elevate this otherwise forgettable album
  • Took Me By Suprise
  • Breaking Benjamin Has Created a Masterpiece
  • good music
  • What happened?
Phobia
Breaking Benjamin
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000G6BL7E
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. The Diary of Jane
  3. Breath
  4. You
  5. Evil Angel
  6. Until the End
  7. Dance with the Devil
  8. Topless
  9. Here We Are
  10. Unknown Soldier
  11. Had Enough
  12. You Fight Me
  13. Outro

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A handful of memorable songs help elevate this otherwise forgettable album.......2007-07-17

My first exposure to Breaking Benjamin was with their mainstream breakthrough hit, "So Cold". I liked the song quite a bit, but since I never heard anything else from the album I liked, I passed on buying "We Are Not Alone", so I'll say up front I have next to no knowledge of the band's previous albums. Upon first hearing the catchy, fast paced "Diary of Jane", it immediately replaced "So Cold" as my favorite song by the band, and I was somewhat interested in their new album, "Phobia". Then "Breath" came out, and though it wasn't as instantly memorable as "Diary of Jane", eventually it grew on me big time, and I again had a new favorite song by the band. So after becoming hooked on the first two singles off of "Phobia", I decided it was time to make my first Breaking Benjamin album purchase. However, after multiple listens of the album, "Breath" and "Diary of Jane" are easily the best songs, and there are only a few others that are worth noting.

The album begins and ends with the pointless "Phobia (Intro)" and "Phobia (Outro)" tracks, and after the "Intro" we are given the two best songs right off the bat, those being the aforementioned first two singles. "The Diary of Jane" is a hook filled heavy rocker, seemingly about a guy desperately trying to get the attention of a girl(Jane), yet "somethings getting in the way". "Breath" is a uniquely arranged song that steadily builds up to its climactic chorus, and is possibly about an unhealthy relationship where both seem to hate the other, yet they can't live without each other.

Moving on, back to back filler tracks "You" and "Evil Angel" quickly bring the album down from the high of its first two songs, with "You" possibly being my least favorite song of the album, and though "Evil Angel" has some intriguing lyrics about just wanting to be put out of one's misery, the song just doesn't stick. Thankfully "Until The End" brings the album a little out of its rut, as a song about perseverance no matter what, its uplifting message definitely stands out against the dark and depressing tone of most of the album. It's one of the lighter songs on here, and it has a memorable chorus. Following this is "Dance With the Devil", my favorite song after "Breath" and "Diary of Jane". This is a very dark and atmospheric song, and I hope this is released as a single.

"Topless" is a heavy rocker with some rather explicit lyrics, this is another song on the album that I do like, and is a good aggressive rock song. Next comes "Here We Are" arguably the only "ballad" on the album. This is a decent song about someone wanting his significant other to put more effort into keeping their relationship alive, but it's fairly generic among all the other rock ballads, and kind of seems like its there just for the sake of having a power ballad. The remaining three songs ("Unknown Soldier", "Had Enough", and "You Fight Me") are all mediocre at best, with "Unknown Soldier" probably being the most memorable of the three.

All in all, if you like current heavy rock, "Phobia" is probably a worthy purchase , due to the fact that there are a few really good tracks to be found, but in the end too much of the album is forgettable for me to really praise it. I'd recommend Three Days Grace "One-X" over "Phobia" for fans of mainstream rock looking for a fairly recent album to buy. As it stands my biggest thing to fear about "Phobia" is that it simply won't have a lot of longevity. 3/5 stars

My Top 5:
1. Breath
2. The Diary of Jane
3. Dance With the Devil
4. Until the End
5. Topless

5 out of 5 stars Took Me By Suprise.......2007-07-13

I ran across a link to stream this album before it's release, and I wasn't a big fan of BB before, but I figured why not? Make my friend jealous I heard it and he didn't, but after listening to it, I fell in love with the cd and I haven't stopped listening.
Intro-
Diary Of Jane- Starts out the album dramatically strong 5/5
Breath- Helps progress the cd into a better sound 5/5
You- A song that's harder to adjust to, but still amazing 4.5/5
Evil Angel- A lyrically brilliant song that shows the brains of Ben 5/5
Until The End- The best song of the cd, and arguabbly of the year 5/5
Dance With The Devil- Another lyrical genius is showing here 5/5
Topless- The worst song on the cd, worth skipping 1/5
Here We Are-A softer song and still brilliant 5/5
Unknown Soldier- Still fighting side by side with a slower song and brilliance 5/5
Had Enough- A song about their former drummer for them, and a song about anyone to us, amazing! 5/5
You Fight Me- One amazing way to end a cd, it makes you beg for more, but there is unfortanetly none 5/5
Outro
Diary of Jane (Acoustic)

The best album of the year...Period!!! This cd is the beginning of this band that will make them evolve into something amazing!

5 out of 5 stars Breaking Benjamin Has Created a Masterpiece.......2007-06-30

Aside from two bad songs(Until the End and Here We Are), this is Breaking Benjamin at their best. Every song on this album other than the 2 previously mentioned could be a hit single. Once you hear this album you won't be able to stop replaying over and over again, it is almost inhuman how great this band is. Includes some of the best songs ever made from THE BEST rock band currently around: Diary of Jane, Breath, You, Dance with the Devil, Topless, Unknown Soldier, You Fight Me. Your life simply is not complete without this album. GO BUY IT NOW!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars good music.......2007-06-12

can listen to this one over and over again

2 out of 5 stars What happened?.......2007-06-08

Minus one star right off the bat for having a lame intro and outro. Diary of Jane is the only great song on this album. 2 or 3 good songs, and the rest just sounds so generic and uninspired. We Are Not Alone was a great album and so was Saturate. It sounds like the energy was lost in this album. I'm not counting the band out yet, but if you want your BB fix stick with the first two albums.
Awake: The Best of Live
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great
  • Great track selection for this best of LIVE mix
  • Best of the best
  • Is this album really necessary?
  • LIVE
Awake: The Best of Live
Live
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00064AF6O
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

  1. Operation Spirit
  2. Pain Lies On The Riverside
  3. The Beauty Of Gray
  4. Selling The Drama
  5. I Alone
  6. Lightning Crashes
  7. All Over You
  8. Pillar Of Davidson
  9. We Deal In Dreams (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
  10. Lakini's Juice
  11. Turn My Head
  12. The Dolphin's Cry
  13. Run To The Water
  14. Dance With You
  15. Overcome
  16. Nobody Knows
  17. Heaven
  18. Run Away (with Shelby Lynne)
  19. I Walk The Line

Album Description

"Awake, The Best of LIVE", a deluxe 19-song compilation CD spanning the entire 13-year recording history of the acclaimed rock band from York, Pennsylvania.

The CD compilation includes, "We Deal in Dreams," a previously-unreleased track from LIVE's 1994 Throwing Copper sessions. The CD also includes a spirited cover of the Johnny Cash classic, "I Walk The Line."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great.......2007-05-21

Live is one of the best band out there! Great music that you can hear anywhere and anytime....

5 out of 5 stars Great track selection for this best of LIVE mix.......2007-03-10

THE BAND: Ed Kowalczyk (vocals, guitar), Chad Taylor (lead guitar), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), Chad Gracey (drums & percussion). Hometown: York, PA.

THE DISC: (2004) 19 tracks clocking in at approximately 77 minutes. Included with the disc is a 7-page foldout containing song titles/credits (no lyrics), band photos, what songs came from which albums, a quick paragraph on each album from Kowalczyk, and thank you's. This compilation follows the band from their 1991 debut through "Birds Of Pray" in 2003. There is an additional 2-disc release (the CD with music, and a DVD with interview and videos) also available. Label - Radioactive Records.

ALBUM REPRESENTATION: Mental Jewelry (3 songs), Throwing Copper (5), Secret Samadhi (2), The Distance To Here (3), V (2), Birds Of Pray (2), Unreleased (2).

COMMENTS: Outside of "Throwing Copper" (1994), this "Best Of" compilation might be all the Live you need. It absolutely hits on all the highlights of each album. Tracks 1-3 find the band in raw form from "Mental Jewelry"... singing and playing like they had something to prove. "Operation Spirit" and "Pain Lies On The Riverside" were the standout songs and worthy of inclusion here. Tracks 4-8 are from "Throwing Copper" - easily their biggest and most recognized tunes. "Copper" had so many great songs - and Kowalczyk never sang with such conviction. The melodies were most importantly... memorable. And then Kowalczyk shaved his head and went Zen on everyone. For me, "Secret Samadhi" (1997) was the start of the decline for Live. "Lakini's Juice" was my favorite track from this one because of the weird guitar chords. "Turn My Head" was the other good tune from "Samadhi", but the rest of the album was a mixed bag at best. Kowalczyk singing about spirit, his Holiness, angel wings, birds and dolphins crying in the near future was losing audiences. Not to mention the music just not being that strong - outside of a few tracks on each album - all of which are here on "Awake - Best Of Live". The Distance To Here" made some waves but quickly lost steam and fell from the charts. Their fifth album "V" (labeled as "experimental") was trashed by most major music mags. "Birds Of Pray" was a semi return to form, but once again garnered mixed reviews and almost no FM-airplay. The unreleased "We Deal With Dreams" was an extra song from the "Throwing Copper" sessions and is a nice inclusion here. Live's remake of Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line" is nothing out of the ordinary, but still respectable. Missing are a few personal favorites (but by no means essential) - "Iris", "Top", "White, Discussion", "Ghost", "Voodoo Lady", and "Graze". This is a fantastic disc because it has the band's best songs over their 1st dozen years ALL in one place. Despite Live's 2nd half fall from the charts, this is a stellar introduction to the band (5 stars).

5 out of 5 stars Best of the best.......2006-12-24

Of all the hundreds of CD's I own, this is my absolute favorite. I love the passion of "Selling the Drama" and "Pillar of Davidson". This CD hasn't been out of my CD player since I bought it. Just brilliant!

1 out of 5 stars Is this album really necessary?.......2006-09-09

These guys are the biggest joke in rock music. All of these 5 star reviews are an even bigger joke. Ed Kowizsychik(SP) or however you want to spell it sounds as pathetic as he looks. This is garbage, plain & simple. Im glad radio is no longer saturated with their music. 20 years from now, no one will remember this group.

5 out of 5 stars LIVE.......2006-07-10

I saw the Band on American Idol and became interested in more of their music.
All Points Bulletin
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • I WANT DISPATCH BACK!!
  • I bought it for the Phil Keaggy portions
  • So good
  • July 31st, 2004. I WILL NEVER FORGET!!!!
  • One of the best CD/DVD combos ever!
All Points Bulletin
Dispatch
Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00067Z2ZA
Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

  1. Open Up
  2. Time Served
  3. Here We Go
  4. Cover This
  5. Riddle
  6. Bang Bang
  7. Ride A Tear
  8. Lightning
  9. Mayday
  10. Even
  11. Passerby
  12. Prince Of Spades

Tracks:

  1. Past The Falls
  2. Bulletholes
  3. Fallin'
  4. Two Coins
  5. Bridges
  6. Elias
  7. Carry You
  8. Bats
  9. Outloud
  10. General

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I WANT DISPATCH BACK!!.......2007-02-07

I love Dispatch to death. They're such positive influences in music who do it for the people, not the profit. They're all about music and they prove it on every album and in concert! This album is PHENOMENAL! One of the best I own, and I still constantly listen to it and watch the DVD. The DVD is awesome!! They show you the entire concert! It's awesome! It's a shame they broke up, and I pray they get back together and leave their side projects.

STANDOUT TRACKS: Too Many to Name. They're all awesome! Go get this CD and GET INTO DISPATCH!

5 out of 5 stars I bought it for the Phil Keaggy portions .......2007-01-25

Well unlike most of the reviewers, I was not familiar with Dispatch. I bought this set for a rare glimpse of Phil Keaggy playing electric in a live setting. That alone is worth the price of admission. Some wonderful moments. Dispatch was generous in the time they gave Phil to go off on his tangents. The energy those guys created was something to behold.

5 out of 5 stars So good.......2006-09-04

This album is amazing. The songs are great, the filmimg of the DVD is great. 2 shows are on it and i've watched them over 100 times.

5 out of 5 stars July 31st, 2004. I WILL NEVER FORGET!!!!.......2006-01-31

On the banks of the river charles. staring at the hatch shell waiting with anticipation. it was 12 noon. dispatch was coming out at 5pm for their last show ever. it was probably 92 degrees and sunny. everywhere you looked you saw people celebrating probably one of the nicest days of the summer, at one of the best and worst events they'd ever seen.

people came from all over the world. i waited only 5 hours to see the band. some waited days. from 20,000 growing to 40,000 growing to an estimated 80,000+ people showed up in all. it was crazy, all day more and more people came to see the final show ever. a free show. FREE!!! it was a godsend, no rain, sun, beautiful people and beautiful music. it was a happy day. it was also sad though :0(, dispatch would never play again....

the hatch shell performance was one of the best things i've ever seen, EVER. by the time half of the set was over i couldn't even talk, i'd sung my voice away. i met people from all over the country/world and sung with them too.

buy this album for an incredible price of 15 bucks. if you were there you know, as well as i do, that it's worth 50 bucks, so 15 is awesome. if you watch this and don't get a full body shiver several times, than i'm not sure how much of a dispatch fan you really are.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best CD/DVD combos ever!.......2005-12-20

Very well done 2-disc CD and great DVD! Excellent shows and great concert footage! Recommended to all fans!
Very Best of Chad & Jeremy
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Loved it!!!!
  • Great CD, great delivery
  • Outstanding harmonies make this one an absolute joy to listen to
  • Chad and Jeremy still rock!!
  • Harmonies to die for, with plenty of emotion
Very Best of Chad & Jeremy
Chad & Jeremy
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RCTL
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

  1. A Summer Song
  2. From A Window
  3. No Other Baby
  4. Yesterday's Gone
  5. The Truth Often Hurts The Heart
  6. September In The Rain
  7. If I Loved You
  8. My How The Time Goes By
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  10. Like I Love You Today
  11. Willow Weep For Me
  12. Too Soon My Love
  13. What Do You Want With Me?
  14. Now And Forever
  15. Before And After
  16. I Don't Wanna Lose You Baby
  17. Distant Shores
  18. Teenage Failure

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Loved it!!!!.......2007-07-19

A really good cd. Their version of True Love Ways which was originally done by Buddy Holly is outstanding. Check this cd out.

5 out of 5 stars Great CD, great delivery.......2007-05-13

I can't believe the CD was available. It arrived quickly and in great shape.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding harmonies make this one an absolute joy to listen to.......2005-12-23

While most of the acts from the so-called "British Invasion" enjoyed success on both sides of the "pond", to the best of my knowledge Chad and Jeremy never even appeared on the charts in England. Seems very strange to me because here in America Chad and Jeremy made quite a splash in the years 1964 to 1966. As another reviewer has duly noted Chad and Jeremy produced several
hit records with "harmonies to die for".
"The Very Best of Chad and Jeremy" is yet another superb offering from the Varese Sarabande label. This beautifully remastered disc features all of their familiar hits from their stint at World Artists records as well as some of the best loved tracks from their days at Columbia. Looking for the hits? You will find them all here including "A Summer Song", "Willow Weep For Me" and "Yesterday's Gone". While these tunes are great I am partial to some of the duo's lesser known hits including their rendition of the Lennon-McCartney tune "From A Window", "What Do You Want With Me" and my all-time favorite Chad and Jeremy tune "If I Loved You" from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel". I have never heard a better version of that tune! In 1966 Chad and Jeremy moved on to Columbia records with some very ambitious plans. They made a couple of critically acclaimed LP's which for some inexplicable reason never quite caught on with the record buying public. "The Very Best of Chad and Jeremy" offers the 3 singles released from these albums including "Distant Shores", "I Don't Want To Lose You Baby" and the beautiful "Before and After". Talk about great harmony!!! I would also recommend to you a couple of other gems including "The Truth Often Hurts The Heart" and "September In The Rain".
As usual Varese Sarabande has included a thoughtfully done 8 page booklet highlighting the career of Chad and Jeremy. Fans of 1960's pop music will certainly enjoy this one. Chad and Jeremy briefly reunited in the late 1980's to record a new LP. I actually owned a 45 from that album. Time had not diminished the great harmonies one bit. Chad and Jeremy reunited for a PBS special in 2004. Since that time that have made occasional appearances and there are even plans in the works for a new album. Chad and Jeremy are often overlooked and in my mind they are perhaps the most underated act of their day. Check out the "Very Best of Chad and Jeremy" and I bet you will agree. Highly recommended!!!

5 out of 5 stars Chad and Jeremy still rock!!.......2005-04-17

I shall admit, looking at the pictures of them in that period is a shocker....they were so YOUNG!! As a wee lassie adoring the fav duo, they seemed so handsome and mature! It's great to see pre-teen idols, still come through on the talent all these years later, though maybe to a slight lesser degree to contemporary artists Peter and Gordon. It's to be noted that Peter Asher was brother to Jane Asher, McCartney's girlfriend at the time, so he wrote with John Lennon several songs for the duo. That gave them a leg up in 'polish' of the songs, as Chad & Jeremy tended to go with a lot of original material. What set Chad and Jeremy apart and made them special, was their perfect blend of voices that create such beautiful harmony.

The album has most of their biggest hits - lacking When I Was Seventeen. They used soft instruments, such as harpsichord, and 12 string guitars rather than electric rock - counter to the British Invasion sounds. It's also to be noted Chad Stuart co-wrote many of their hits, with even Jeremy Clyde writing a bit, too.

The album holds up well, is still great easy listening. The only flaw is ones of omission, not including all the hits.

5 out of 5 stars Harmonies to die for, with plenty of emotion.......2002-10-31

Ch & J were one of two nearly lookalike duos from the early part of the 60's British invasion (the other was Peter and Gordon). Actually, Chad and Jeremy were more like 'immigrants' than 'invaders', since all their considerable chart success came stateside rather than back across the pond. They had absolutely no hits in their native land.

In contrast to Peter and Gordon, Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde (which is how they were dubbed on their earliest American singles) at times had a bit of a folkie edge to their sound. Their three neo-folk/pop tunes ["Yesterday's Gone", "What Do You Want With Me?" and Lennon/McCartney's "From a Window"] are marvelous, bouncy little genre pieces, which hearkened back to an earlier #1 chartbuster by the Rooftop Singers, the song "Walk Right In". The song "What Do You Want with Me" was one of the very first to have its mix flavored using a harpsichord instead of the usual acoustic/electric guitar (or piano) for the rhythm parts.

Then again, the duo was most well known for a brace of beautifully arranged (usually backed by a full stringed orchestra), beautifully sung and harmonized new ballads ("A Summer Song", "Distant Shores", Before and After", "I Don't Wanna Lose You, Baby"). Their recordings of a few old standards (e.g. "Willow Weep for Me" and "If I Loved You"), just as well done, were, nevertheless, much less interesting. The songwriters for the newer material, quite frankly, outdid the older writers in their ability to showcase the duo's considerable vocal talents. This is with the exception of one gorgeous, very moving old show tune, "I Have Dreamed", which unfortunately was left out of this compilation. This omission is the only flaw in an otherwise great production.
The Wedding Singer (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • EXCELLENT EXCELLENT CD!!!!!
  • Came broken :(
  • One of the Funniest Musicals in Years
  • I Love the Wedding Singer CD
  • Great soundtrack to a great show
The Wedding Singer (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
Matthew Sklar , Chad Beguelin , Stephen Lynch , and Laura Benanti
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EU1PQO
Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

  1. It's Your Wedding Day
  2. Someday
  3. A Note From Linda
  4. Pop!
  5. Somebody Kill Me
  6. A Note From Grandma
  7. Casualty of Love
  8. Come Out of the Dumpster
  9. Today You Are a Man
  10. George's Prayer
  11. Not That Kind of Thing
  12. Saturday Night in the City
  13. All About the Green
  14. Someday (Reprise)
  15. Right in Front of Your Eyes
  16. Single
  17. If I Told You
  18. Let Me Come Home
  19. If I Told You (Reprise)
  20. Move That Thang
  21. Grow Old With You
  22. It's Your Wedding Day (Finale)
  23. HIDDEN TRACK: Prime Rib or Fish

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When it comes to retro-action, it's hard to top The Wedding Singer, the 1980s-set film in which Adam Sandler sang in a wedding band and looked for his own true love. The soundtrack was wall-to-wall 80s hits and the movie played up visual references to that decade. Now we have the stage version, and it's even more retro than the movie, except this time around the songs are originals, written by Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar. ("Somebody Kill Me" and "Grow Old With You" actually are the ones originals from the film.) The duo has delivered a silly-but-fun pop score that often refers to 80s musical styles without hitting you over head with them—-you'll hear nods to early Madonna and Prince and a whole lot of cheesy synth lines. Think of it as the 80s answer to Hairspray. Opener "It's Your Wedding Day" and "Someday," for instance, will stick in your head for days on end. Singing comedian Stephen Lynch proves to be an endearing leading man, while silver-throated Laura Benanti takes up the Drew Barrymore part. But it's belter Felicia Finley who steals the show with her two Pat Benatar-ish numbers, "A Note from Linda" and "Let Me Come Home." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT EXCELLENT CD!!!!!.......2007-08-01

Easily one of the best musicals I have heard. Fun, witty and very upbeat songs!!! I listened to this during a 10 hour drive--didnt change the CD even once. :)

3 out of 5 stars Came broken :(.......2007-07-28

The CD was in fine condition but the CD case was cracked :( Not sure if it was the seller or shoty post office

5 out of 5 stars One of the Funniest Musicals in Years.......2007-07-03

This was the only musical that I saw twice... ever. This is one of the smartest, funniest musicals I've ever seen. I think it might be the greatest modern musical aside from maybe the Producers with the Original Cast. The Finale song gives me the chills every time I hear it. I'm now proud to say I listen to show tunes. I love Stephen Lynch, He's my favorite comedian, and This role was simply made for him.

5 out of 5 stars I Love the Wedding Singer CD.......2007-05-13

I saw the musical and absolutely loved it!! I liked it better than the movie because the songs were amazing. Listening to the CD brings me back to the musical and allows me to feel happy and carefree. I love the CD and fans of either the movie or the musical The Wedding Singer will love it too!

5 out of 5 stars Great soundtrack to a great show.......2007-05-07

Having enjoyed the movie, I was a little sceptical about a broadway production of yet another movie.

However, I was very surprised. And the music outdoes the songs that originally appeared in the film.

Great combination of songs for each character, great duets, great tunes and lyrics. Just plain fun.

Matthew Sklar has done a great job of recreating an 80s sound for this production, and the two main leads (Stephen Lynch and Laura Benanti) do a fantastic job.

The best tracks? I'll rate them...

1. It's Your Wedding Day 10/10
2. Someday 8/10
3. A Note From Linda 6.5/10
4. Pop! 7.5/10
5. Somebody Kill Me 7/10
6. A Note From Grandma 6/10
7. Casualty of Love 8.5/10
8. Come Out of the Dumpster 8/10
9. Today You Are a Man 8/10
10. George's Prayer 8/10
11. Not That Kind of Thing 10/10
12. Saturday Night in the City 9/10
13. All About the Green 8/10
14. Someday (Reprise) 8/10
15. Right in Front of Your Eyes 8/10
16. Single 9/10
17. If I Told You 9/10
18. Let Me Come Home 7.5/10
19. If I Told You (Reprise) 8.5/10
20. Move That Thang 6/10
21. Grow Old With You 8/10
22. It's Your Wedding Day (Finale) 9/10

Just great great stuff. If you like the 80s, if you like fun/upbeat/carefree music, you'll definitely like this!

Lost and Found
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • good
  • Yeah, they've evolved, but so what? They still write good music.
  • BEST HARD ROCK ALBUM EVER!
  • Not so great
  • Garbage
Lost and Found
Mudvayne
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007WF1X2
Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

  1. Determined
  2. Pushing Through
  3. Happy?
  4. IMN
  5. Fall Into Sleep
  6. Rain. Sun. Gone.
  7. Choices
  8. Forget To Remember
  9. TV Radio
  10. Just
  11. All That You Are
  12. Pulling The String

Album Description

Lost And Found is the third album from American metallersMudvayne. This release steers away from the nu-metal scene that they became part of and sees the band mix metal with more commercial sounding rock. It was produced by Ugly Kid Joe's Dave Fortman.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars good.......2007-07-24

This as a good album. one of their best if i say. just a good supply of metal, just how we like it.

4 out of 5 stars Yeah, they've evolved, but so what? They still write good music........2007-04-13

To all the haters out there that can't get over the fact that this is not the LD 50 era Mudvayne anymore, grow up. In my opinion, they have not sold out, but are just making the music they feel like making. What rules are there that they have to make the same album over and over or never make adjustments to their sound. LD 50 was on the extreme end of things for them, and each album has taken on a slightly less angry approach. These guys are talented musicians, and as long as they keep making albums, I'll be buying them, because I know how much they love what they do, and they won't let me down. Is this album more mainstream? No. The only song that could be considered somewhat mainstream is "Happy?". And what is wrong with making a living? Having one song that can be a crossover hit allows them to keep doing what they are doing.
I still love LD 50 the best, and had the most fun with that album, but I can't say that I am disappointed with their newer albums. They all offer something different, and that keeps things interesting.

5 out of 5 stars BEST HARD ROCK ALBUM EVER!.......2007-04-09

Mudvayne is the best hard rock band ever! Less of alternative metal/ nu metal and more into hard rock! A kick in the a**! How could someone or anyone say that this album sucks? You might not like this band if ur an extreme metalhead, but you'll be in love with this band if you're a rock fan.

Best tracks:

"Determined" 12/10- Man I love this song! Just the way I like it........
short and sweet.

"Happy?" 10/10- This song is more into hard rock. Good chorus and love the ending.

"IMN" 12/10- Now this song is the darkest and angriest song ever! The beginning was all silent and out came some guitars and Chad's screaming and swearing. LOVE IT!!

"Choices" 10/10- Very thick, heavy guitars at the beginning, love the chorus and Chad's singing here. Love when Chad sings "we don't have a choice, anymore, anyways".

"Forgot To Remember" 10/10- Good beginning with Chad's soft singing, love the screaming part, the chorus and the ending.

"Just" 12/10- Now who doesn't like this song?!! Awesome, great beginning. Started with thick guitars along with good drumming and then out came Chad's vocals. Just love how Chad sang here, so angry too!

Chad is the world's best singer ever! With clean vocals that go along with hard rock and screaming that go with alternative metal, just love it!
I would prefer not buying this album, just listen to it in youtube and wait for their new album coming out around the end of 2007! Nice job, boys!

1 out of 5 stars Not so great.......2007-04-07

Not really a great cd, Only has about 2 good songs on here

1 out of 5 stars Garbage.......2007-02-26

Don't bother with this band. They are sellouts, they write bad music that sounds like just about everything else, being from Peoria, IL, I can say that they went out there with a look and sound to get themselves noticed, then once they hit it they took a turn for the worst just to become rich and famous like everyone else. There is nothing special about their music. And maybe you have heard of Hell Yeah! the new project featuring members of Mudvayne, well, you owe it to yourselves not to check it out, unless you like Mudvayne. It's the same old garbage.
Songs From Black Mountain
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Who is this, it's not the Live I know
  • Unsuccessfully Revisiting Themes Of The Past!
  • Brilliant!
  • good but different
  • Not great, but still satisfying.
Songs From Black Mountain
Live
Manufacturer: Epic / Red Ink
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ELJAZG
Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

  1. The River
  2. Mystery
  3. Get Ready
  4. Show
  5. Wings
  6. Sofia
  7. Love Shines (A Song For My Daughters About God)
  8. Where Do We Go From Here?
  9. Home
  10. All I Need
  11. You Are Not Alone
  12. Night of Nights

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Live is continuing to grow into their ambitions, as "Love Shines (A Song for My Daughters About God)" indicates, but they remain invigorated on their seventh studio recording. They deserve some credit for that as they've been at this rock thing for awhile now, forming in 1988 and releasing debut Mental Jewelry in 1991. Although there's nothing as epic here as 1994's fist-pumping anthem "I Alone," Songs from the Black Mountain still reaches for the skies--or at least the back row of the arena. Frequently taken to task for their idealism and "preachiness," the Pennsylvania quartet isn't likely to convert any non-believers this time around. Then again, the very qualities that some find precious and silly, like brow-crinkling seriousness, strike others as passionate and spiritual. Live aren't taking any risks on this outing, unless the pro-soldier "Home" is considered a risk, but nor are they phoning it in. Well, not exactly. As always, Ed Kowalczyk sings it like he means it, but his songwriting relies too heavily on clichés and the occasional space-filling "Ooo baby" ("the River") and "Oh, yeah" ("Where Do We Go from Here?"). Rather, Live has produced a solid, respectable effort, which neither advances nor jeopardizes their cause. Can you say "holding pattern"? --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Who is this, it's not the Live I know.......2007-06-27

When I saw this album on Amazon I wondered why I hadn't heard it on any of the radio stations that usually play Live. So I bought it and found out why. This album is crap. About 4 years ago Ed found God. I personally think that's great but it's had a horrible impact on his music. This album is some wierd cross between adult contemporary and christian rock. Both are fine, they just aren't my thing. It's really sad because Live really used to bring it. Now, well...I'd tell you to see for yourself but don't bother.

2 out of 5 stars Unsuccessfully Revisiting Themes Of The Past!.......2007-06-24

15 years after their debut and 10 years after the peak of their popularity, Live's seventh studio album entitled "Songs From Black Mountain" was released on June 6, 2006. The quartet changed their label and abandoned the formula that earned them popularity for a more quiet and less ambitious approach. Though songwriter Ed Kowalczyk revisits themes such as the futility of war, spiritual pursuits and the love of his daughters, this time around, he is unsucessful in his attempt in creating anything substantial. Although it is only natural for a band such as Live to mature and adopt a low-key approach, "Songs From Black Mountain" is a stale release both lyrically and musically. This has resulted in the weakest U.S. sales in Live's career. For a true representation of Live's potential, please see the following albums: "Throwing Copper," "Secret Samadhi," "The Distance To Here" and "Birds Of Pray." Below, please find the rating for each song individually:

The River - 8/10

Mystery - 7/10

Get Ready - 5/10

Show - 5/10

Wings - 5/10

Sofia - 2/10

Love Shines (A Song For My Daughters About God) - 7/10

Where Do We Go From Here? - 5/10

Home - 6/10

All I Need - 5/10

You Are Not Alone - 5/10

Night Of Nights - 7/10

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant!.......2007-05-04

I live in Europe and cannot always keep up with bands that are primarily popular in the United States, but this time I heard "The River" on an Internet radio station, loved it, and started to look into the band. "Live" is a really sucky name for a group which anyone wants to find on Google, but that's beside the point. The music is phenomenal, and I particularly enjoy the voice of lead singer Ed Kowalczyk. To me he sounds a lot like another one of my all-time favorite singers, the country singer Chris Cagle. The songs on this album are poppish, yes, but they tell stories and are beautifully orchestrated. Love it, love it, loooooooooooove it!

5 out of 5 stars good but different.......2007-03-28

different from previous stuff. not as much rock but still good if you like LIVE.

3 out of 5 stars Not great, but still satisfying........2007-03-07

I've loved Live ever since "Throwing Copper" came out, and although their best days are obviously well behind them, they're still putting out decent material on the whole. This, their newest album, continues in the more straight-ahead pop rock fashion of "Birds of Pray", and doesn't really offer anything new, but still manages to be pretty enjoyable for what it is.

The two singles, "Mystery" and "The River", are both rousing anthemic tunes, and "Get Ready" and "All I Need" are excellent melodic rock. "Love Shines" is kind of cheesy, but still very catchy, and although writing a song for your children (and about God, no less) is totally un-rock and roll, it's still a nice gesture. The rest of the album, for the most part, is just kinda there, but luckily it ends strong with "Night of Nights", which I think is easily one of the best songs they've done in years. With its haunting melodies, tasty time changes, and killer drumming, it's just a great ending to a mostly so-so album. It even sort of sounds like it could be an outtake from "Secret Samadhi".

So anyway, this album probably won't win over too many new fans (go with the older stuff instead), but for those who've already loved the band for years, it probably won't disappoint. Roughly half the album is pretty solid material, so that's not bad (and "Night of Nights" is almost worth the purchase by itself). Also, while the band's studio material may not be what it used to be, in concert they're still as great as ever. I saw them for the third time a few months ago, and they were absolutely amazing. So definitely go see them at all costs, if you get the chance. They don't call them "Live" for nothing. Plus, hearing some of this material live really increased my appreciation for this album (although unfortunately, they didn't do "Night of Nights").

So yeah, in conclusion, this isn't so bad. Just don't expect "Throwing Copper", and you're bound to find some worth.
So Cold
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Breaking Benjamin Rocks!!!
  • They've had better
  • great debut, even better follow ups
  • too short for the money...
  • Eh.. its OK...
So Cold
Breaking Benjamin
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006BGXD6
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

  1. So Cold (acoustic)
  2. Blow Me Away (from Halo 2)
  3. Lady Bug
  4. Away (live)
  5. Breakdown (live)

Album Description

New EP that features an acoustic recording of So Cold + "Blow Me Away" which was written for the Halo 2 video game.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Breaking Benjamin Rocks!!!.......2007-01-06

Breaking Benjamin are awesome, I love all of their stuff and this CD is no exception. The acoustic version of 'So Cold' is great as are the other 4 songs on the CD. If you are a fan of BB you should definitely find yourself a copy of this CD, you will not be disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars They've had better.......2006-08-07

The first 2 songs are great, but the last few are live so of course they don't sound as good. But I still love the band and the CD.

5 out of 5 stars great debut, even better follow ups.......2006-03-25

a great debut for an amazing band. These guys do not fail to impress!

fav track: ALL OF THEM

like the band? check out saturate, We are not alone, and their new cd coming this summer, you'll enjoy every minute of it

2 out of 5 stars too short for the money..........2006-03-15

Way too short for the money. I liked the live version of So Cold, but the rest of the songs on the albulm were just eeh...

3 out of 5 stars Eh.. its OK..........2006-02-08

Just to let you all know, I am a HUGE Breaking Benjamin fan (and not because my name is Benjamin), but that doesn't stop me from looking at Cd's with an impartial view. So let me say now, this CD, not that good. It's not because of the songs, these are some of my favs, Blow Me Away right up there, but it's the live. To be brutally honest, Ben Burley sounds like he has the Flu. Honestly, if you play the studio version of So cold next to the accoustic version, there's no comparison. So heed this advice, Just download Ladybug and Blow Me away from iTunes, and get the others from WANA.

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Music: Spacejumbofudge

Pure Pacha 2005

Powerslaves-Tribute to Iron Maiden [Import]

Power to the Soul

Polite Force [Original recording remastered]

Starcatcher

Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante; TchaIkovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme; Andante Cantabile

Rhapsody in Blue [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Mexicano Mayor

Mano a Mano

Liberty! (1997 Television Mini-series)

Boombastic