| 1. Kid Power Posse |
| 2. Cuidad en Control |
| 3. Lleno de Effectos |
| 4. Medicina |
| 5. Ordo |
| 6. Amor Diferente |
| 7. Puro Sabor |
| 8. Check the Rhythm |
| 9. Vida Es Asi |
| 10. Gangster Original |
| 11. Dinamita |
| 12. Medicine Medley |
The Medicine,Kid Power Posse,Prime,Latin,Rap & Hip-Hop,Tropical
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O.C.M.S.
Old Crow Medicine Show Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00019JQHI Release Date: 2004-02-10 |
Tracks:
- Tell It To Me
- Big Time In The Jungle
- Poor Man
- Tear It Down
- Hard To Love
- CC Rider
- Trials & Troubles
- Hard To Tell
- Take 'em Away
- We're All In This Together
- Wagon Wheel
Amazon.com
During the "folk music-scare" of the early 1960s, a bunch of white middle-class youths with names like the Greenbriar Boys and the Even Dozen Jug Band discovered the mountain music of the Stanley Brothers, Skillet Lickers, and Uncle Dave Macon and set about introducing it to the country's college kids. Four decades later, the members of OCMS fit the profile of those early revivalists, yet if anything they have tapped deeper into the primal elements of an American art form. As demonstrated on their debut, they have assimilated not just the sound--banjos, harmonicas, acoustic guitar and bass--but more importantly the haunting spirit of music that was made to keep hard times at bay. How else to explain their ability to take a well-worn chestnut like "CC Rider" and infuse it with an energy that reveals once again why it is a classic? Not content to live completely in the past, they wrote "Big Time in the Jungle," which, though it is about Vietnam, could easily be transposed to 2004's desert conflicts. Kindred spirit and producer David Rawlings (Gillian Welch's longtime collaborator) has kept their energy intact, but one can only wonder what sort of magic they must deliver live. --Michael RossCustomer Reviews:
Old Crow Medicine Show.......2007-06-12
OCMS.......2007-03-28
If you have the opportunity to see these guys perform live, go. They are a gift.
Great CD.......2007-01-16
Awesome!.......2007-01-09
Wagon Wheel.......2006-11-07
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Big Iron World
Old Crow Medicine Show Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FNO1DE Release Date: 2006-08-29 |
Tracks:
- Down Home Girl
- Cocaine Habit
- Minglewood Blues
- My Good Gal
- James River Blues
- New Virginia Creeper
- Union Maid
- Let It Alone
- God's Got It
- I Hear Them All
- Don't Ride That Horse
- Bobcat Tracks
Amazon.com
A concept album about gigantic household appliances taking over the world? No such luck. As the images of Hank Williams, Bob Dylan and Sun-era Elvis floating in the background might indicate, this Nashville band is strictly old school, singing about unemployed riverboat workers, covering Woody Guthrie and plucking banjos like there was no tomorrow. Produced by David Rawlings, Big Iron World boasts the expected barnstormers ("Cocaine Habit") and late-night meditations ("God's Got It") alongside a handful of folkie sing-a-longs ("Down Home Girl") and a thoroughly unexpected reference to Karl Rove. And where else are you going to hear songstress Gillian Welch banging away on the drums? --Aidin VaziriCustomer Reviews:
This aging fanboy..........2007-06-25
Cool Beans.......2007-06-08
yowch.......2007-05-12
love it.......2007-04-01
It's been growing on me.......2007-02-21
There are a few songs on the album that I still don't love: Down Home Girl has a pretty monotone, repetitive sound; Union Maid is too obviously a throw-back; and Bobcat Tracks is just hokey.
Now that I got my complaints out, though, what a great album. My Good Gal is reminiscent of my favorite Louvin Brothers song (Knoxville Girl); New Virginia Creeper demands dancing; and I Hear Them All is up there with the best of American folk political protest songs. Just a great time, great musicians, and I wish they'd come play live in New England.
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Sound Medicine: Music for Healing
Steven Halpern Manufacturer: Relaxation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00007JGQ6 Release Date: 2003-01-21 |
Tracks:
- Interstellar Light
- Awakening
- Stillpoint
- Jerusalem
- Ascension
- Oneness
- Healing Music #1
- Healing Music #2
Album Description
Music touches our hearts and resonates within our bodies. The right music can truly renew us, helping us to feel relaxed and rejuvenated. Great musicians have always recognized this therapeutic power of music, and researchers are finally proving them right. THE SOUND MEDICINE SERIES features the works of inspired musical pioneers who are exploring music's healing power.Natural Balance and Harmony Your body is a self-healing instrument. If you give it a chance it will always tend toward homeostasis or healthful balance. Sound healer Steven Halpern uses soothing and free-floating keyboard compositions to draw the body into this state of balance and harmony. Combining artistic inspiration, sensitivity, and sophisticated sound technology, his compositions synchronize the hemispheres of the brain and amplify the production of alpha waves. This natural response is associated with feelings of deep relaxation, contentment, and well-being.
Steven Halpern, Ph.D. stands at the leading edge of the growing public understanding of the relationship between music, body, mind and spirit. An internationally acclaimed composer and recording artist Halpern has produced over sixty recordings and authored several books. His music has been featured on 48 Hours, America's Talking, and in USA Today, The New York Times and Yoga Journal. Halpern's recordings are used in hospitals, healing clinics, and leading spas worldwide.
Music for Healing Mind, Body & Spirit was previously released under the title In the Key of Healing
Customer Reviews:
M. Gibbon "book maven".......2007-05-16
very nice.........2007-04-10
Sound Medicine: Music for Healing.......2007-03-20
Great meditation CD.......2007-03-12
Sound Medicine: Music for Healing.......2007-01-04
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Sound Medicine: Music for Brainwave Massage
Dr. Jeffrey D. Thompson Manufacturer: Relaxation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001Z3U88 Release Date: 2004-04-27 |
Tracks:
- Inner Dance Part A
- Inner Dance Part B
Album Description
Music touches our hearts and resonates within our bodies. The right music can truly renew us, helping us to feel relaxed and rejuvenated. Great musicians have always recognized this therapeutic power of music, and researchers are finally proving them right. THE SOUND MEDICINE SERIES features the works of inspired musical pioneers who are exploring music's healing power.Music for Both Sides of the Brain By combining soothing music with sophisticated sound technology, Music for Brainwave Massage has been shown to effect profound changes in brainwave patterns and states of consciousness-changes discernable on brain mapping EEG equipment. Throughout the flowing, peaceful melodies, Dr. Thompson has incorporated specific audio signals to create a sympathetic response in the two hemispheres of the brain. This coordination of right and left brains in associated with deep relaxation, stress reduction, creativity, insight, and enhanced problem solving.
Pioneering New Technologies
Dr. Jeffrey Thompson has been researching the effects of sound frequencies and music on the mind and body since 1981. He has produced over 50 CDs and audio tapes which are currently being used by health practitioners as well as the general public in 26 countries. He teaches Ph.D. courses in Behavioral Psychoacoustics and Clinical Sound Therapy. He also has a private sound therapy practice at The Neuroacoustic Research Center in Encinitas, California.
Customer Reviews:
Great.......2007-07-26
Top notch.......2007-06-12
In Sight.......2007-04-11
Just kidding...
But I'm not kidding at how deeply you'll be able to go into meditation with the consistent use of these CDs. Some people make the mistake of "tacking" meditation on their "to do" list. Meditation is never something one does; meditation is something you become. In meditation, you don't try to become centered and peaceful, you realize that within yourself there is already a centered place and all you have to do is let yourself go there. In truth, this is where we all came from and all meditation does is reawaken within us something that we have misplaced in our "busy-ness".
I know this review might sound a little metaphysical but think about it, why do you want to meditate, anyway? It's because at some level, you do want to rise above the physical...you do want to find peace and inner bliss and I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but you ain't gonna find peace in the world until you find it within yourself...you're not going to find Heaven in a religion until you awaken from the dream that Heaven is right where you are. There is nothing outside of you and meditation puts you in touch with that certain "something" that is speaking from the depths of your being and desires to resurface Itself in you and through you.
This CD will help you wipe the sleep from your eyes, it will help you part the clouds of doubt, and wash away the decay that we may have let accumulate upon our minds, our hearts, and our spirits.
So, if you have to "do" anything today, do this: order this CD and start to realize with real eyes see what an incredible journey you are already on.
Peace and Blessings
Very Relaxing.......2007-03-18
Absolutely Awesome!.......2007-01-26
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Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Greatest Hits (And More) [Capitol]
Dr. Hook Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002UCA Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Sylvia's Mother
- The Cover Of The Rolling Stone
- Only Sixteen
- A Little Bit More
- Walk Right In
- Making Love And Music
- I Couldn't Believe
- A Couple More Years
- Sharing The Night Together
- When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
- Better Love Next Time
- Sexy Eyes
- Years From Now
- The Radio
- Sweetest Of All
Customer Reviews:
THIS IS NOT A BAD DR. HOOK GREATEST HITS COMPILATION ALBUM FOR THE CURIOUS BEGINNER!.......2007-07-29
DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW will forever go down in Rock n' Roll history and be remembered for composing and recording some of Rock's most sacred classic anthems ever. This band's legendary sound would contain a mixture of Country-flavored Pop/Rock music that would send shivers down your spine. When co-lead vocalist and guitarist Dennis Locorriere joined forces with co-lead vocalist and guitarist Ray Sawyer, lead & steel guitarist George Cummings, Keyboardist Billy Francis and drummer Popeye Phillips who was later replaced with John "Jay" David, DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW would be born as a result of Sawyer's distinctive stage presence stemmed from his enormous cowboy hat and an eye patch that hid injuries from a serious car accident in 1967. Sawyer's eye patch would also inspire the nickname DR. HOOK after the Captain Hook character in Walt Disney's Peter Pan. Following the release and extreme success of DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW'S self-titled debut album in 1971, the band would add full-time bassist Jance Garfat and another lead guitarist named Rik Elswit in 1972. In 1973, drummer John "Jay" David would leave the group and be replaced by John Wolters. DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW would release many great albums throughout the 70's and into the 80's and electrify audiences the world over for many years. "DR. HOOK, GREATEST HITS (AND MORE)" chronicles and highlights the band's many hit songs from the 70's and early 80's period. In my opinion, "DR. HOOK, GREATEST HITS (AND MORE)" is without a doubt, a true testament of the sheer greatness and musical creativity of nine extremely talented musicians. This compilation album is also a fine fitting tribute to a great legendary band that was truly indeed, far ahead of their time. "DR. HOOK, GREATEST HITS (AND MORE)" is the continuing adventures in the life and tales of DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW. Their music is their story that speaks for itself.
"DR. HOOK, GREATEST HITS (AND MORE) begins with the BOB SEGER sounding acoustic Country Rocker "Sylvia's Mother," the uplifting Country Rocker that came about as a result of the band being on the cover of Rolling Stone, "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone," the beautifully slow rendition of the SAM COOKE classic song "Only Sixteen," the beautifully slow and soothing acoustic number that also sounds a little like BOB SEGER, "A Little Bit More," the incredible Country Rocker "Walk Right In," the amazing Country Rocker "Making Love And Music," the soulful Country Rocker "I Couldn't Believe," the beautifully slow electric acoustic Country song that also sounds a lot like BOB SEGER, "A Couple More Years," the forever DR. HOOK stamped trademark love song "Sharing The Night Together," the breathtaking song that is dedicated to all of the men that have beautiful women in their lives and to all of the beautiful women the world over (Ain't it the truth), "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman," the beautifully slow and romantic song "Better Love Next Time," the fantastic and sexy Disco love song "Sexy Eyes," the beautifully slow and orchestrated number "Years From Now," the Country Rocker "The Radio" and the beautiful and well arranged orchestrated song "Sweetest Of All." I would like to commend DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW on a great job well done. Co-vead vocalist and guitarist Ray (Dr. Hook) Sawyer and other co-lead vocalist and guitarist Dennis Locorriere would blend, harmonize and share the spotlight together brilliantly and perfectly. Both their lead vocals were sizzlin' hot when they laid down the vocal tracks for all of these songs. Well done.
For those that are curious about the music sound of DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW, this is not a bad collection to start. I would highly recommend purchasing this legendary compilation to own as a valuable and important part of everyone's personal music collection. This compilation album has already proven to stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished for many years to come, NOW AND FOREVER. You can purchase this legendary compilation album either on Amazon com or at your nearest local Borders Books and Music store.
In closing, despite the many band personnel changes through the years, DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW has successfully continued in releasing more albums and performing live before sell-out audiences the world over up to this very day. Dennis Locorriere became a session and touring vocalist, backing RANDY TRAVIS in 1989. Former drummer John Wolters would die of Cancer in June 1997. Ray (Dr. Hook) Sawyer still tours with the band bearing the DR. HOOK name. I guess you can say that DR. HOOK is here to stay and isn't going anywhere anytime soon. In my opinion, DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW has forever left their place and mark in Rock n' Roll history and their many contributions, accomplishments and achievements as a Country Rock and Disco band, will never be forgotten or denied. Knowing this, there will also be new tales and stories in the continuing adventures of the DR. HOOK legend that will still need to be told and written in new pages and chapters. But that, my fellow readers and reviewers, you will just have to stay tuned and read further more about it at a later date. So here's to you Dennis, Ray, George, Billy, Popeye, John, Jance, Rik and the late great John W. Thanks for the many great memories and moments with many more still yet to come. Keep Persevering. Keep The Faith. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," need I say more? Thanks for reading my review and I truly hope that you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also deeply hope that you will continue in reading all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW RULES! R.I.P. JOHN WOLTERS, Born 28 April 1945, Died 16 June 1997 at age 52. Long Live Rock n' Roll! Rock out always and take it easy. Forever in Rock, John L.
A Great Comp Of Dr. Hook Songs Capitol........2007-03-03
Disappointing.......2007-01-22
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show-- Greatest Hits (And More) .......2007-01-18
My opinion.......2007-01-10
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Sloppy Seconds
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000024Z9 Release Date: 1989-07-19 |
Tracks:
- Freakin' At The Freaker's Ball
- If I'd Only Come And Gone
- Carry Me, Carrie
- The Things I Didn't Say
- Get My Rocks Off
- Last Mornin'
- I Can't Touch The Sun
- Queen Of The Silver Dollar
- Turn Of The World
- Stayin' Song
- Cover Of The Rolling Stone
- Looking For Pussy
Customer Reviews:
Great DVD of a 70"s Classic Rock Album.......2007-01-10
"Sloppy Seconds" was never one of their best known albums, and I guess anybody would call it irreverant at best: not of religion or God, just of society. I had the original L.P., which I lost and a cassette (also lost), and was really missing the unusual songs on this truly unique album (the lyrics of many of which were written by Shel Silverstein in an earlier life: later of Playboy, Esquire and New Yorker cartoon fame and most recently as a best-selling author of children's books.) Finding a top-quality CD of this hard-to-find album was a really pleasant surprise, and listening to these 30 year old classics in new-age clarity has become a series of enjoyable continuing trips down memory lane.
I highly recommend the album and the seller.
I consider this album one of the top 25 of all time..........2006-11-24
Their best album 5 stars is not enough.......2006-01-15
I still play it fairly often and enjoy it each time I hear it.
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show: Sloppy Seconds.......2005-09-17
Fairly Good.......2005-09-12
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Down Home Girl
Old Crow Medicine Show Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FORKT0 Release Date: 2006-07-25 |
Tracks:
- Down Home Girl
- James River Blues
- Fall On My Knees
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Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937
Pink Anderson , Gid Tanner , Gus Cannon , Emmett Miller , Charlie Poole , Dallas String Band , Grant Brothers , Uncle Dave Macon , Beans Hambone , Clarence Ashley , Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers , Gwen Foster , and Carolina Tar Heels Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000B5KRNO Release Date: 2005-10-04 |
Tracks:
- The Spasm - Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah
- Tanner's Boarding House - Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett
- Don't Think I'm Santa Claus - Lil McClintock
- Hokum Blues - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
- Jimbo Jambo Land - Shorty Godwin
- Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate - Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers
- Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
- The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home Never Was A Married Man - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
- Bye, Bye, Policeman - Jim Jackson
- The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom - Walter Smith
- Bow Wow Blues - Allen Brothers
- Beans - Beans Hambone & El Morrow
- A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around - Stovepipe # 1 and David Crockett
- Tell It To Me - Grant Brothers & Their Music
- Ain't No Use Working So Hard - Carolina Tar Heels
- Mama Keep Your Yes Ma'am Clean - Walter Cole
- C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken - Kirk McGee & Blythe Poteet
- My Money Never Runs Out - Banjo Joe
- Railroadin' Some - Henry Thomas "Ragtime Texas"
- Traveling Man - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
- G. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again - Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop
- Baby All Night Long - Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers
- Born In Hard Luck - Chris Bouchillon
- He's In The Jailhouse Now - Memphis Sheiks
Tracks:
- Gonna Tip Out Tonight - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
- Chevrolet Car - Sam McGee
- It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers
- Bring It With You When You Come - Cannon's Jug Stompers
- Atlanta Strut - Blind Sammie
- Go Along Mule - Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers
- Casey Bill - Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
- I Got Mine - Frank Stokes
- Hannah - Chris Bouchillon
- Adam & Eve In The Garden - Bogus Ben Covington
- Mysterious Coon - Alec Johnson & His Band
- Her Name Was Hula Lou - Carolina Tar Heels
- Reno Blues - Three Tobacco Tags
- Scoodle Um Skoo - Papa Charlie Jackson
- Stackalee - Frank Hutchison
- The Cat's Got The Measles, The Dog's Got The Whooping Cough - Walter Smith
- Shout You Cats - Hezekiah Jenkins
- Nobody's Business If I Do - Tommie Bradley
- Sweet Sixteen - Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
- Ticklish Reuben - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
- I Heard The Voice Of A Porkchop - Jim Jackson
- Shine - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
- The Gypsy - Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers
- Kiss Me Cindy - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers
Album Description
Earning Their White Stripes. "But what I'm listening to most of the time at present is an album called Good For What Ails You, which is an album of songs that people used to listen to at medicine shows all over the States. It's quite an interesting album and I think that people would be well advised to pick it up." Jack White - Sunday Mail (Australia) Dec 18, 2005Five Stars. Groundbreaking. "Fans of Nick Tosches' Where Dead Voices Gather will lap up this extraordinary snapshot of an America that is still shrouded in shadow. Good For What Ails You supplants the Harry Smith collections by surveying the people's music of the day, some of which sounds like nothing you have heard before." Jon Savage - MOJO Dec 2005
Before motion pictures, before radio, before television, the traveling Medicine Shows brought entertainment to America! Flamboyant pitch doctors roamed the land, hawking their tonics, elixirs, and miracle cures, and with them came a host of singers, dancers, comedians, banjo pickers, blues shouters, jug blowers, string ticklers, and minstrel men. The shows died out by mid-20th century, but not before a handful of seasoned veterans left their musical legacy on phonograph records. Here are classic performances by such colorful names as Pink Anderson, Daddy Stovepipe, Gid Tanner, Blind Sammie, Bogus Ben Covington, Fiddlin' John Carson, Banjo Joe, Shorty Godwin, Beans Hambone, Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers, the Three Tobacco Tags, and many more!
Two-CD Set / 48 Songs Digitally Remastered / Over 2 Hours of Music / Six-Panel Digipak with 72-page Full Color Booklet
A Profusely Illustrated History of the Medicine Shows, many Rare Photographs and Firsthand Accounts never before published, plus full discography and song descriptions.
Customer Reviews:
Old Time Music.......2007-05-13
You will feel so much better.......2007-01-25
But at least we can listen to the music. I've only received this the other day and I've not taken it out of the player, it goes to work with me and takes me home again, it plays in the background when I'm busy about the house. Yes some of the sound quality is hissy, but they are old recordings and besides I would rather hear it like that, it adds to the feel. These are happy songs, even when they are talking about slashing someones throat. If you looking at this you obviously have an interest in this style of music and you would be doing yourself a favour by purchasing this wonderful collection. You get 2 CD's and a wonderful booklet that tells you a little history of the genre and pictures of some the the performers on the CD's as well as a little history on each of the songs.
The right medicine for the blahs! Outstanding fun!.......2006-10-23
Brings Back Memories to the Old (and Young)!.......2006-08-28
I lent the cd's to my father, and they brought back fond memories of his childhood in western OK when the medicine shows would come to town and set up on the square. Everyone would attend the "show" and listen to the music, sales pitches, and go home with something! He truly enjoyed the cd's, also.
Even if medicine shows are new to you, the music is worth the time to listen. Lot's of fun, interesting lyrics, and you might even hear something that has come back again!?
Priceless anthology.......2006-07-05
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Drum Medicine
David and Steve Gordon Manufacturer: Sequoia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JK1F Release Date: 1999-11-16 |
Tracks:
- Enter The Sacred
- Empowered
- Eagle Dance
- Ancient Way
- Thunder Dreamer
- Reverence
- Four Direction Wind
- Spirit Walk
- Enter The Sacred, Part II
Album Description
Shaman drums from around the globe, soaring native flutes, guitars, Lakota chants, and natural environments awaken you to the dance of life. David & Steve Gordon, take you on this award-winning musical journey. With their world instruments and studio artistry, the Gordons have the power to en-trance and summon the sacred rhythms. The healing power of the drum moves you to dance, to dream, to live!Triple Award Winner
Winner Visionary Record of the Year
Winner Visionary Best World Record
Winner New Age Voice Native Heart Award
Charted on Billboard's New Age Top 20
Customer Reviews:
Very calming and relaxing drumming.......2007-05-08
Drum Medicine.......2007-01-12
Awesome Drum CD.......2006-07-13
Drum Medicine rocks........2006-03-11
Incredible - can this be the work of two white men?????.......2005-09-01
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For the Love of Strange Medicine
Steve Perry Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000I0QKHO Release Date: 2006-10-03 |
Tracks:
- You Better Wait
- Young Hearts Forever
- I Am
- Stand Up (Before It's Too Late)
- For The Love Of Strange Medicine
- Donna Please
- Listen To Your Heart
- Tuesday Heartache
- Missing You
- Somewhere There's Hope
- Anyway
- If You Need Me, Call Me
- One More Time
- Can't Stop
- Friends Of Mine
- Missing You (Live In San Francisco 12/9/94)
Customer Reviews:
Steve Perry...FTLOSM.......2007-07-24
it's a funny thing..........2007-03-12
I did not like this album when it first came out in '94..........2007-03-10
However, I was in for a big shock with this reissue. I initially bought this just for the picture booklet, which contains many good pics of Perry from the FTLOSM promo shoots; it's a worthy, wonderful companion to the CD. But the shock? Perry remastered the album. As in, "remixed it". As in, CHANGED IT.
Holy crap, I like it.
I'm listening to it now. The mix sounds much better than the original (listen to the intro to "You Better Wait", and you'll see immediately what I mean). The instruments are more balanced, the sound is clearer & cleaner. I'm digging it all over again, and it wasn't on my top list of favorite albums to start. Just for the remastering, this album is well worth the cost for Journey & Perry fans.
On the extra tracks, I disagree with the previous reviewer on one point. The extra tracks are a mixed bag; the live "Missing You" was initially aired for the Steve Perry Fan Club fans over the fan club's hotline; it's a serviceable performance, but not really Perry's best. "If You Need Me, Call Me" and "One More Time" were initially released as extra tracks to the singles from the original release of FTLOSM -- if you haven't heard them before, they are wonderful tracks that showcase Perry in two completely different vocal moods and make the most of his vocal gymnastic stylistics.
"Can't Stop", though, is junk. On the surface, the song is Perry trying to sing raunchy sex to a lover ("trying" is a very apt word, here). However, it's not blues scatting -- if that's what Perry was trying for, he fails miserably. The vocals suck -- what vocals there are. No grown man I know would use the word "coochie-coo" seriously in any sexual situation -- at least, use it and not get laughed out of the bedroom. The lyrics would fit into any fanfic pr0n in any fandom, and show about the same level of writing. The song is a sop to what Perry thinks his female fans want -- unfortunately, it sounds as if he took the worst of fanfic pr0n as his cue. It's cutesy euphemistic crap that ignores honest, raw sexuality and substitutes crappy, uninspired vocals for true emotional edge.
When we reach a point where Steve Perry is writing his own pr0n, armageddon can't be far behind.
Wrapping up the past, or a preview of the future?.......2006-11-02
The most obvious thing about this release, though, is the bonus tracks; two of which have never before been released. "If You Need Me (Call Me) and "One More Time" were released with the singles that came out with the original Strange Medicine release, along with several other songs that reappeared with the Greatest Hits release. The first unreleased track is "Can't Stop." It is an interesting track, to say the least, and gives you a look at a side of Perry that hasn't been heard often. It's a bluesy track with some scat from The Voice, and some lyrics that are unusual for Perry in that they don't deal with the ordinary subject matter of his songs. His traditional vocal patterns aren't on this track either, making it even more unique. It's a song you almost have to develop a liking for. The second unreleased track is "Friends of Mine," which any Perry fan will like. It's a fun song that is classic Perry at his best, including the long, soaring high notes and the vocal patterns that made the man famous. This track sounds as if it belongs on this CD, and is one of my personal new favorites. These two songs, as the CD's booklet will tell you, were originally recorded for Perry's yet-to-be-released album "Against the Wall" from a 1988 recording session. The final track is a live recording of "Missing You" from his tour of Strange Medicine that has been floating around on download forums and programs for years. It's a rare glimpse of his last outing as a performer.
Finally, one of the last reasons to get this album, even if you already have it, is the accompanying booklet. Not only does it contain the usual (acknowledgments, song list with musicians and writers) but also many photos, some unreleased, from the photo shoot for the album and the tour. It also contains all the tour dates, where and when they were performed. Lastly, to open up the booklet, a note from Steve Perry himself re-introducing the album to you.
I would highly recommend this album reissue. I know there are many who don't like the reissues of the Journey albums, and that I can understand, but this album has never been re-released and sounds great. The bonus tracks and booklet alone should be enough to get the die-hard fans to buy this, but I would also recommend it to anyone who likes Steve Perry in general, the casual fan, or lovers of great music. This is one singer that has had a spectacular career in music, has been on the top, and is now living the life he has earned. The one thing that puzzles me about this release, though, is the timing. Lately, Perry has been reissuing a lot of things from his past. The Journey Music Video DVD, the Houston Concert Collector's Set, and now the reissuing of his entire recorded catalog. He's also made a couple appearances on other musicians' CDs (Jeff Golub and David Pack). What confuses me is the title question: Is Steve Perry wrapping up his career? Tying up the loose ends and saying good-bye to his fans? Or is he staying behind the scenes, waiting...slowly working his way into the public eye again in preparation for one more outing? Only time will tell. If you are a fan of this man, though, I would recommend picking this one up if you are able to. You won't be disappointed.
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