The United States Of Poetry (1996 Television Documentary) [Spoken Word] [Soundtrack]

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This rhythmic, mesmerizing collection of modern American poetry is brilliant. The radio should sound like this. Life should sound like this. Intelligent, passionate artists speak their minds, backed by wonderful soundtracks of original music. Short pieces (everything is short and sweet in this collection) by names like Leonard Cohen, Robert Creeley, and Joseph Brodsky flow effortlessly alongside up-and-coming poets and "found" pieces (from square-dance calls to rope-jumping rhymes). Every moment seems filled with insight and excitement. This entire production is a testament to why poetry is essential to our lives. B.P. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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Average customer rating: Quantity over quality i assume 5 stars is appropriate Absolute Favorite Singer! It's Tom Waits, and therefore excellent Why did I wait so long before buying this CD?

Orphans [Fold-out Digipak with 24-page booklet] Tom Waits Manufacturer: ANTI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Urban Folk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Modern Times West The Road to Escondido Not Too Late Real Gone ASIN: B000L43AN4 Release Date: 2006-12-05

Tracks:

1. Lie To Me
2. LowDown
3. 2:19
4. Fish In The Jailhouse
5. Bottom Of The World
6. Lucinda
7. Ain't Goin' Down To The Well
8. Lord I've Been Changed
9. Puttin' On The Dog
10. Road To Peace
11. All The Time
12. The Return Of Jackie and Judy
13. Walk Away
14. Sea Of Love
15. Buzz Fledderjohn
16. Rains On Me

Tracks:

1. Bend Down The Branches
2. You Can Never Hold Back Spring
3. Long Way Home
4. Widow's Grove
5. Little Drop Of Poison
6. Shiny Things
7. World Keeps Turning
8. Tell It To Me
9. Never Let Go
10. Fannin Street
11. Little Man
12. It's Over
13. If I Have To Go
14. Goodnight Irene
15. The Fall Of Troy
16. Take Care Of All My Children
17. Down There By The Train
18. Danny Says
19. Jayne's Blue Wish
20. Young At Heart

Tracks:

1. What Keeps Mankind Alive
2. Children's Story
3. Heigh Ho
4. Army Ants
5. Books Of Moses
6. Bone Chain
7. Two Sisters
8. First Kiss
9. Dog Door
10. Redrum
11. Nirvana
12. Home I'll Never Be
13. Poor Little Lamb
14. Altar Boy
15. The Pontiac
16. Spidey's Wild Ride
17. King Kong
18. On The Road

Amazon.com

With these astounding 54 songs (plus two bonus tracks) Tom Waits has added a vital new work to his catalog. The title, Orphans, refers to the songs either being from a range of outside projects, various impulses, and whims, or simply not having found a place on the albums for which they were intended. While that scenario has constituted a stopgap measure for lesser artists, this set stands alongside Waits's finest work. He has shaped it into three separate discs, each one separately titled after the prevailing character of its tracks and playing with its own mood and dramatic arc. Brawlers favors raucousness and uptempo grinds and grooves, while Bawlers showcases balladry and the more overtly poetic. Bastards is a funhouse of angular characters, spiky anecdotes, shaggy dogs, and even a Kurt Weill cover. The set offers everything from the amped-up rockabilly hiccuping of "Lie to Me" to the breathtaking perfection of "Shiny Things," and from the outraged political reporting of "Road to Peace" to the closing-time lament of "Little Man." --David Greenberger

Description

The three disc set is packaged in a fold-out digipak with a beautifully designed 24-page booklet, including neverbefore-seen Waits' photographs.

Customer Reviews:

Quantity over quality.......2007-05-20

A bit disappointing. As usual with Tom Waits, some of the tracks are great -- Lucinda and Goodnight Irene are standouts. But too many, while not bad, are kinda ho-hum. With editing, this would have made a better 2-disc set, or a really good single CD.

i assume 5 stars is appropriate.......2007-05-10

I bought this CD a couple of weeks ago, but haven't heard it. My husband immediately took it from me & hasn't given it back. "Oh, I keep forgetting it at work." He said it's great. Based on that & the other reviews, I'm giving it a 5 star rating anyway. :)

I plan on getting it by this weekend or going out to buy my own copy.

Absolute Favorite Singer!.......2007-05-04

I bought this the second I found out it was available for my husband who is a HUGE Waits fan. A gotta have!

It's Tom Waits, and therefore excellent.......2007-04-06

Nobody does grizzled and world-weary quite like Tom Waits, and coming off 2004's incredible Real Gone, the mammoth three-disc collection Orphans is yet more proof of his bizarre genius. Even putting aside the abundance of great music it contains, it is, if nothing else, a fitting tribute to Waits's persistently uncommercial, marketing-be-damned approach to his music. Comprised of a whopping 54 songs (both Waits originals and covers) and clocking in at about three hours, Orphans is vintage Waits from beginning to end-unvarnished, unconventional, and uncompromising. Given the enormous amount of variety to be found here, everyone's going to have their personal favorites, but whichever tracks one prefers there's no denying that Orphans makes the perfect testament to Waits's endless creativity, stinging wit and gritty, PhD-in-life sensibility.

Waits has long been a a man of many personas-demented carnival barker, old testament prophet, Jesus freak, depression-era bluesman-and even more than his more traditional albums Orphans shows off his chameleonic nature to the fullest extent. With its ample available space, Orphans allows Waits to induldge in genre exercises ranging from rockabilly (Lie To Me); to baroque pop (Little Drop of Poison); to swamp blues (Buzz Fledderjohn); to gospel (Lord I've been changed) without ever sounding like just an imitator of his varied influences. That said, Waits is still at his best when he dwells in a musical territory all his own, be it noisy, free-form experimentation or more reflective, sparsely instrumented balladry.

Each disc brings with its own unique feel, with the first one feeling the most like a proper Waits album in the vein of such all-encompassing classics as Rain Dogs and Bone Machine. Waits gets his classic-rock fix taken are of early with the scorching Low Down, whose big, brash guitar riffs wouldn't sound out of place in the '60's. The clamorous percussion and dizzying time signatures of Fish in the Jailhouse should please fans of Waits's more eccentric side, or just those like this writer who crave something abrasive and weird. Providing a sharp contrast to these tunes, but still very much in line with Waits's overall approach, are the downcast resignation of the bluesy, guitar-driven Road to Piece (a seven-minute examination of the conflict in Israel) and the closing lament of Rains on Me.

The ballad-heavy second disc, while occasionally a tad forgettable, is still home to some of the most brilliant material of Waits's career. The triumphant Take Care of All of My Children is driven by a stirring, martial drum beat, while the following Down There by the Train manages to expertly combine sadness, regret, and hope through Waits's singularly poetic lyrical imagery ("There's no eye for an eye/There's no tooth for a tooth/I saw Judas Iscariot carryin' John Wilkes Booth"-brilliant). In somewhat of a curveball for Waits, Never Let Go is inspiring and poignant in its straightforward message of devotion. There's also a great, booze-sodden lament in Goodnight Irene, which finds Waits's nicotine-stained voice at its most raw and unhinged.

The third disc is a nod to every side of the schizophrenic last two decades of Waits's career, with unstructured noise explorations (the mutant jazz-blues-rock workout Heigh Ho is hard-edged and ominous even for Waits) to a slew of spoken-word pieces to some more tender ballads. Waits starts off the disc by breaking out his classic rasp on the delightfully malevolent What Keeps Mankind Alive, and backs himself up with some inspired vocal beat-boxing on the Spidey's Wild Ride and King Kong. The latter track is especially interesting, with Waits's pained wail augmented by some ear-piercing guitar squeals and a subterranean bass line as he declaims the tragic story of, well, King Kong, with all the gravity of a character delivering the closing monologue of a Shakespearean tragedy.

Why did I wait so long before buying this CD?.......2007-03-24

I've been aware of Tom Waits for many years and have purchased a few of his more popular songs online. However, this is the first album of his that I've bought. My criteria for album purchases is that the album price must be competitive with the sum of the download prices for all the songs that appeal to me when reviewing samples. I was not disappointed and will likely go back and buy some of his older albums.

For me, 4 stars is about as good as it gets because I reserve the 5 for perfection. The biggest negative for me was the lack of lyrics in the the lower cost edition.

Average customer rating: Raw thoughts I Guess Making Your Soul Cough Can Lead To Great Things! Mike Doughty's Solo career Go ahead, Jump on the bandwagon Nicely Skittish

Skittish/Rockity Roll Mike Doughty Manufacturer: Ato Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Haughty Melodic Ruby Vroom Irresistible Bliss El Oso Lust in Phaze: The Best of Soul Coughing ASIN: B0006FO8SO Release Date: 2004-12-07

Tracks:

1. The Only Answer
2. The Pink Life
3. Real Love/It's Only Life
4. No Peace, Los Angeles
5. Where Have You Gone?
6. Thank You, Lord, For Sending Me The F Train
7. Looks
8. Shunned & Falsified
9. All The Dirt
10. Sweet Lord In Heaven
11. Language Barrier
12. Rising Sun

Tracks:

1. Ways + Means
2. 27 Jennifers
3. Down On The River By The Sugar Plant
4. 40 Grand In The Hole
5. Ossining
6. Cash Cow
7. The Only Answer
8. Move On (Bloom Like The Sunlight In My Song)
9. I Failed To Use It
10. Laundrytown
11. Get Along

Amazon.com

As the lead singer and songwriting force behind Soul Coughing, M. Doughty combined a slam poetry, ironic sensibility with jam band-ish, arty Downtown grooves. That group was an apex of smart stoner rock. Since the mid `90s Doughty has gone it alone, and his first release for ATO combines two self-released solo recordings that flirt with the sublime. Recorded in a single day in 1996, Skittish nicely replicates his solo performances, minus witty banter. "Real Love/ It's Only Life" collapses a Mary J. Blige song into a Feelies tune, so of course it's perfect pop. The 2003 EP Rockity Roll is just as stripped-down as Skittish, but electronic drums and keyboards dominate the mix. Mike has become a beautifully mournful, smart-ass singer-songwriter in the vein of Richard Thompson. Doughty's voice is a tightly controlled, slightly nasal croon that sounds like he learned to sing by listening to trumpet solos off old bebop records. Rejecting the term "folk" for what he does, Doughty prefers his own phrase, "small rock." Surely, it's more restrained, slower and less flashy than Soul Coughing. It's also much better. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Raw thoughts.......2007-03-15

I feel his love for music through this album however, since it is so emotional, it is seems very thrown together and that gets annoying about halfway through it... obviously uncomparable to soul coughing but i think had he started with this style music he could've still been successful.

I Guess Making Your Soul Cough Can Lead To Great Things!.......2006-02-25

From the first track on Skittish *The Only Answer* to the last track on Rockitty Roll *Get Along*, I was simply blown away by the simply musicianship and dedication to beat poet lyrical rhythm that Mike Doughty sets up in these albums. *techincally one combined double-album, I guess*

When I hear the words:
"I love my country so much, man - Like an exhasperating friend"

In the song "Move On (Bloom Like the Sunlight In My Song)" I feel Mike's struggles with the world around him.

These albums are a great intro into Mike's Solo career for anyone who liked Soul Coughing. It's not as jazzy, but the poetic nature of the lyricism is still everpresent.

Don't forget to pick up Haughty Melodic, Doughty's newest release. That album delves even deeper into a more rhythmic element and swings further from the eclectic sounds of Soul Coughing.

Sincerely,

Brother Rabbit

Mike Doughty's Solo career.......2005-08-22

This double album is one of my favorites and I am glad to see Mike Doughty moving on after Soul Coughing. Although Soul Coughing can never be beaten in my mind, Doughty is undoubtedly talented and his music is just amazing.

Go ahead, Jump on the bandwagon.......2005-06-15

Mike Doughty is amazing. I decided a few years ago to check up on the members of soul coughing because I truly missed their music. I was lucky enough to find out that Mike Doughty had a solo career going and was selling this CD on his own website www.superspecialquestions.com The CD was signed and included his own unique word written on the cover. Anyways, I picked it up and hasn't left the player since. This is not Soul Coughing music, but it's just as good in some weird way. I was never really into folky music but the guys voice is just electric and unique enough to draw you in. I was able to check out his show at Kent State a few months back. I didn't even know he was coming until I picked up the school's paper that day and saw he was performing for FREE that afternoon. Needless to say it was a great show and my friends who had never heard of Soul Coughing or Doughty before the concert were looking around after the show to see if his CDs were being sold anywhere. This guy's under the radar. This won't last long, though, since he's on Dave Matthews' label. Check out www.archive.org to download legal free live shows and get this CD so you can say you liked him back when.

Nicely Skittish.......2005-04-12

Whether you're a Soul Coughing fan or not (I'm not), you need to own Mike Doughty's solo CD (actually two CDs), called Skittish/Rockity Roll. He's the former leader of the aforementioned group, which disbanded in ugly fashion a few years back.

Doughty recorded Skittish in 1996. As the time, he'd wanted to do some acoustic stuff, which didn't fit in with what Soul Coughing was doing. They hated it. So Doughty recorded the CD on his own, submitted it to SC's record label, and was promptly rejected. But some of the songs ended up on Napster anyway, and Doughty's fans were eating it up big time. So he burned a pile of Skittish CDs at home and sold them when he hit the road for a solo tour.

Rockity Roll, recorded in 2003, is a mix of acoustic, lo-fi, outtakes from Skittish, and some live songs (recorded in 2004). I think this is the stronger of the two CDs.

I was never a Soul Coughing fan, but I love Doughty's solo work. His guitar style is folksy, but cool, and his lyrics are intelligent, telling and strong. Doughty's casual style is part of his appeal - unassuming, yet obviously enjoying the ride.

I don't think anyone would be disappointed with this set, which costs a bit less than you'd pay for a regular CD. If you're skeptical, at least give a listen to "Move On," which is a low-key protest song from a guy who might believe the war is wrong, but still loves his country. If you like it, and you will, watch for the upcoming release by Mike Doughty's Band (yeah, that's the name of the band), which will be released sometime in mid spring on Dave Matthews' ATO Records. Yes, Dave is a big fan. You will be too.

Average customer rating: long awaited Great Collection...

Anthology: Messages Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Manufacturer: Soul Brother ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Reflections From South Africa to South Carolina It's Your World The First Minute of a New Day Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron ASIN: B0009UBXUC Release Date: 2005-10-24

Tracks:

1. Bottle
2. Johannesburg
3. Winter in America
4. Liberation (Red, Black & Green)
5. It's Your World
6. Home Is Where the Hatred Is [Live]
7. Racetrack in France
8. Hello Sunday Hello Road
9. We Almost Lost Detroit
10. Delta Man (Where I'm Coming From)
11. Angel Dust
12. Show Bizness
13. Madison Avenue
14. Shut 'Um Down
15. Alien (Hold on to Your Dreams)

Album Description

Gil Scott Heron is one of the most influential black music artists of his generation. Like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and Curtis Mayfield his music transgresses all music boundaries, and he is heralded in rock as in soul and jazz circles. Along with his partner and lyricist Brian Jackson, Gil wrote and recorded some of the most memorable songs of the 70's always with poignant lyrics. 'The Bottle' has been a club favourite since its release in 1973, 'Johannesburg' predicted the unrest in South Africa two years before Soweto, 'Its Your World' has been in demand for past ten years or so. This album puts together 15 of the best and most in demand of their recordings from 1973 to 1980, and is the first collection covering that period for 15 years. Many of the tracks have not appeared on CD since then and some are making their first appearance on CD. Soul Brother Records. 2005.

Album Details

Gil Scott Heron is One of the Most Influential Black Music Artists of his Generation. Like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and Curtis Mayfield his Music Transg Along with his Partner and Lyricist Brian Jackson, Scott Heron Wrote and Recorded Some of the Most Memorable Songs of the 70's Always with Poignant Lyrics. 'the Bottle' Has Been a Club Favourite Since Its Release in 1973, 'johannesburg' Predicted the Unrest in South Africa Two Years Before Soweto, 'its Your World' Has Been in Demand for Past Ten Years Or So. This Album Puts Together 15 of the Best and Most in Demand of their Recordings from 1973 to 1980, and is the First Collection Covering that Period for 15 Years. Many of the Tracks have Not Appeared on CD Since Then and Some Are Making their First Appearance on CD. This Anthology Will Raise it Further and is Sure to Attract Airplay and Substantial Press in Both Broadsheets and Music Publications, and to Be One of the Biggest Selling Albums on the Label to Date.

Customer Reviews:

long awaited.......2007-06-10

this is the grandfather of rap. i always look forward to any release from Gil Scott-Heron. this is one extremely talented genius! i already own most of this stuff either on cd or vinyl. he is highly recommended. PLEASE RE-RELEASE BRIDGES!!!!

Great Collection..........2005-11-11

I have purchased every Gil Scott-Heron disc I can get my hands on, and although the price of this is steep for a single disc, this one is well worth getting. This anthology contains songs from Gil's long out of print albums "Bridges", "Secrets", and "1980" which were never released on CD. In fact, only six of the songs on this 15 song anthology are available on other Cd's; the other nine are not available anywhere else. I had never heard Gil's work from the 1977-1980 period before and am really glad that some of it is finally available as it is no less important than the rest of his work as it marked the final years of his collaboration with Brian Jackson (who also contributed some of the liner notes for this CD). This collection serves as a great introduction to their work, although I would recommend getting some of Gil's pre-1973 music also such as "Pieces of A Man" or the collection "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". To me Gil Scott-Heron stands as one of the most important artists of the past thirty years and he remains incredibly underrated. I have never heard anyone blend the blues, funk, R&B, and jazz as seamlessly as Gil Scott-Heron did. If you haven't heard him before or are a fan, this collection is highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Last Poets

The Very Best of the Last Poets The Last Poets Manufacturer: Snapper UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best of Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised The Last Poets When the Revolution Comes Black Power: Music Of A Revolution ASIN: B000B9WDJ6 Release Date: 2005-10-31

Tracks:

1. When the Revolution Comes
2. Bird's World
3. Jones Comin' Down
4. Doriella du Fontaine - Jimi Hendrix, The Last Poets
5. Jazzoetry
6. White Man's Got a God Complex
7. Related to What
8. True Blues
9. E Pluribus Unum
10. Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
11. Ho Chi Minh
12. New York, New York
13. O.D.
14. This Is Madness Chant
15. Black Soldier
16. Two Little Boys
17. Black Is
18. Just Because
19. Oh, My People
20. Sport

Album Description

This 20 track collection comprises highlights from the five albums the group made for the Douglas and Celluloid labels between 1970 and 1984, as well as the much sought-after rarity, 'Doriella Du Fontaine', an impromptu recording from 1969 in which group member Lightnin' Rod was joined in the studio by Buddy Miles and Jimi Hendrix. Charly. 2005.

Album Details

Generally Recognised as Being the First Ever Rappers, the Last Poets' Groundbreaking Fusion of Minimalist African Beats with Uncompromising Lyrics Dealing with Life in the Ghetto, Civil Rights and Social Injustice Caused a Major Sensation with their Eponymous Debut Album which Made the USA Top Ten Album Chart in 1970. The Group's Uncompromising Lyrics, Militant Message and Delivery, Coupled with their Support for the Black Panthers, Made them Highly Controversial at the Time, their Second Album Even Being Branded as Being Subversive by the USA Government. This 20-track Collection Comprises Highlights from the Five Albums the Group Made for the Douglas and Celluloid Labels Between 1970 and 1984 as Well the Much Sought-after Rarity, Doriella Du Fontaine, an Impromptu Recording from 1969 in which Group Member Lightnin' Rod was Joined in the Studio by Buddy Miles and Jimi Hendrix.

Customer Reviews:

Last Poets.......2006-11-03

The words in these songs are beyond their time. The message is still there in 2006. The last Poets are awesome.

Average customer rating: Chomsky is a hypocrit and an idiot Honesty really is a rarity today. great lecture, quality issues are overplayed Find out why Capitalism isn't always good for folks Great lecture... bad recording

Free Market Fantasies Capitalism in the Real World Noam Chomsky Manufacturer: Alternative Tentacle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Popular Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books General | 20th Century | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Class War: The Attack On Working People (Spoken Word) War Crimes & Imperial Fantasies New War on Terrorism Propaganda & Control of the Public Mind Noam Chomsky - Distorted Morality: America's War on Terror? ASIN: B00002JXEJ Release Date: 1999-12-14

Tracks:

1. The Real Market
2. The Massachusetts Example
3. Gringrich
4. The Reagan Legacy
5. The Washington Consensus
6. The Pentagon System
7. Crime And Punishment
8. Chain Gangs
9. Prison Labor
10. Devolution
11. Reform
12. Subsidies
13. Taxes
14. Deregulation
15. State Criminal Behavior
16. Economic Miracles
17. Property Rights
18. Trade Myths
19. Democracy And Free Markets
20. Entrepreneurial Values
21. Mysterious Wisdom Of The Market
22. Grand Vision Of The Future
23. Role Of The Propaganda System
24. Corporate Feeding Frenzy
25. Downsizing
26. Class War
27. The Casino Economy
28. What We Can Do

Album Description

Originally released by released by Allied Records & out of print for some time. Noam Chomsky is a long time political activist, writer & professor of Linguistics at MIT. This spoken word release focuses on changing the power structure of America. Bono of U2 called Chomsky the 'Elvis of academia'. 56 minutes/mono recording. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Chomsky is a hypocrit and an idiot.......2006-12-17

Chomsky, Linguistics professor of MIT...that's right Linguistics...not political science, not economics, not anything that gives him even the slightest snipit of legitimacy in the field of politics. That is the irony regarding the popularity of Chomsky's activism. Chomsky doesn't understand international relations whatsoever (He believes in dufunct Marxist theory that class differences are the causes of war, which is pure BS) and has a 7th grader's knowledge of economics at best (he still believes in mercatilism for crying out loud). What I think one should consider before buying this is that Noam Chomsky puts out more books and cds than Milton Friedman and Ayn Rand combined. Why is that? If Chomsky thinks capitalism is so bad he should be giving this out for free, not making money off it.

In regards to his views on "anarchism" also refered to as the oxymoron term, "libertarian socialism"...you don't get anarchy with MORE government controls on free will... Please don't buy this dreck. Read about capitalism from a REAL economist like Thomas Sowell or Milton Friedman. Read about international relations from a REAL International Relations Theorist like Kenneth Waltz. Never have I come a across such a man who's popularity and reverence is based soley on his views in areas which he knows nothing about. Would you buy a book on Linguistics by Henry Kissinger? I think not.

Honesty really is a rarity today........2004-05-08

If one is looking for an honest assessment of, say, the economy, or of where our country appears to be heading, the "mainstream" media are NOT the source. In fact, that's one of Dr. Chomsky's primary claims; he often refers to government/media plots (without using the word plot.)

In this lecture, he refers to the media, while referring to Massachusett's then-governor William Weld as a religious, free-marketer, NOT making reference to Weld's heading to Washington "hat-in-hand" to collect money to make up for the deregulation that over-fished some of the most productive fishing waters off the Massachusetts coast. (There was, of course, an excuse for that over-harvest. In this case, it was an alleged predator--not then, or ever found, but, well, there MUST have been one, right?)

I've listened to this several times, often do while doing yard work or other menial tasks seldom undertaken by area Republican "conservatives." Suffice it to say it puts economic myths to rest.

If you read the papers, or, even worse, rely on radio or television for information, what you're hearing is of about as much intellectual substance as any fairy tale. However, the vast majority of us do not live happily ever after. This is among the lectures describing why that's true.

great lecture, quality issues are overplayed.......2003-12-23

there are some complaints here about the quality of the recording... well, it's a lecture for crying out loud. this isn't a live recording of music where recording quality complaints would be very reasonable. is the quality good enough to hear mr. chomsky? certainly. in fact, the recording sounds like what you'd expect to hear if you attended a lecture. so it's not a soundboard recording... big deal. as for the actual content of the cd, this is chomsky at his eye opening best. it helps to have a good base in chomsky theories & recent american history, as not all is explained in detail. but overall the lecture is very accessible. surely there is something here to get anyone with an open mind thinking about capitalism & the US role in the world.

Find out why Capitalism isn't always good for folks.......2002-05-31

This is a great summation of thought on the American "ideal" of Capitalism. Mr. Chomsky says things so well and effortlessly that you drink in the information in gulps. He simplifies and exposes the political system that has used Capitalism to keep people happy and oblivious. His ideas are intense and powerful but easy to grasp and see. You actually see how things like the defense industry; unions and laws have been used to turn America's "Capitalism" into a tool of power and corruption.

This is a great introduction to the issue of how the American Government and Corporations have teamed up to use the working class of the USA and other countries. The economy does "well" which makes it possible for the "haves" to get more of what the "have-nots" don't have.

Great lecture... bad recording.......2002-05-02

This one was done at Harvard; having heard his other lectures and other lectures released by Alternative Tentacles Records this is a disappointment. The content and track listing is great, but you can hear the microphone peeking (as it does before feedback comes). I currently work at a college doing live audio and let me say that this should be either remastered or just plainly re-recorded. As for the lecture, Chomsky, the great leftist has done it again telling people what is wrong with corporations is the fact that corporations are greedy, out-for-their-own evil purposes, and need to be abolished. I enjoy ALL his books and readers (even the works he merely edits).

Average customer rating: So Beautiful Best mix of new American urban poetry & music

The United States Of Poetry (1996 Television Documentary) [Spoken Word] tomandandy , and Various Artists Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: United States of Poetry Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006) ASIN: B000001EJP Release Date: 1996-03-05

Tracks:

1. Driftwood Feeling - Henry Real Bird
2. Opening - Tomandandy
3. Green Light And Gamma Ways - Thylias Moss
4. Democracy - Leonard Cohen
5. Soldier's Drill - Found Poetry #1
6. Telephone Booth #905 1/2 - Pedro Pietri
7. Slot Machine - Emily XYZ
8. James Joyce - Matt Cook
9. Stoplight Politics - Ruth Foreman
10. Project Princess - Tracie Morris
11. The X Is Black (Spike Lie) - Amiri Baraka
12. Turning Forty - Pearl Cleage
13. A Three Point Shot From Andromeda - Paul Beatty
14. So Beautiful - Indran Amirthanayagam
15. Personals Ad - Allen Ginsberg
16. Crumbs - Hal Sirowitz
17. Tours - C.D. Wright
18. Good Shepard: Atlanta, 1981 - Al
19. Double Dutch Rhymes - Found Poetry # 2
20. Sista: Boss Of The Food - Lois-Ann Yamanaka
21. How Do I Love Thee - Lypsinka
22. Cheerleader Chant - Found Poetry #3
23. The Long Road % - Robert Creeley
24. Gift - Czeslaw Milosz
25. Heritage - James Still
26. Square Dance Call - Found Poetry #4
27. I'm An Emotional Idiot - Maggie Estep
28. Romeo Had Juliette - Lou Reed
29. Two Whores - Dennis Cooper
30. A Testimonial - Sparrow
31. Change - Quincy Troupe
32. A Song - Joseph Brodsky
33. Salvation/Quarantine - Miguel Alagarin
34. Tell Our Daughters - Besmilr Brigham
35. The Sounds I Hear At Night - Sawyer Shefts
36. Spirit Hunters - John Trudell
37. Opening Reprise - Tomandandy

Amazon.com

The American poetry renaissance rolls on, and this soundtrack to the PBS special proves that the spoken word isn't just alive and well, it's kicking and snorting and rapping and bopping, too. Relative unknowns sit right alongside big guns like Leonard Cohen, Robert Creeley, Amiri Baraka, and Joseph Brodsky on this disc. The works run from sexy murmurs to social commentary, from found poetry snatches to outright comic rants, such as Matt Cook's hilarious "James Joyce," wherein Cook moans, "James Joyce is stupid. I'd rather throw dead batteries at cows than read him." Tomandandy's atmospheric music lays a solid foundation for these wordsmiths to riff over. As a whole, this disc feels as much like a midnight road trip across this wide, weird land as anything else. --Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews:

So Beautiful.......2000-03-30

This is a good and sometimes powerful recording, worthwhile if only for the so beautiful "So Beautiful" by Indran Amirthanayagam.

Best mix of new American urban poetry & music.......1998-05-18

Great selections from the independent video project, featuring Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Allen Gisberg, Ruth Forman, Amiri Bakara among others. The spoken words are wonderfully wrapped with Jazz, Rap, eletronic & classical music. Unfortunatelly, there are some other great poems missing from the original video score (such as Micheal Franti's and Jonny Depp's voices).

Average customer rating: Snapshots of the War Cross purposes?

Words and Music of World War II Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vintage Dance Bands | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Educational | Children's Music | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: V-E Day 50th Anniversary: The Musical Memories of World War II Songs That Got Us Through WWII Those Were Our Songs: Music of World War II G.I. Jukebox: Songs from World War II Remember Pearl Harbor - Songs That Won the War ASIN: B000008MGK Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

1. Air-Raid Siren: "Warning"/Pearl Harbor Is Attacked, December 7th, 1941/Remember Pearl Harbor/President Roosevelt Declares War. December 8th, 1941/We Did It Before And We Can Do it Again
2. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Returns From Munich, September 29th, 1938/The Umbrella Man
3. Indian Summer/President Roosevelt Opens The New York World's Fair/Dawn Of a New Day
4. Neville Chamberlain Declares War, September 3rd, 1939/We'll Meet Again/Ed Murrow Broadcasts On The Evacuation Of Children From London, September 1939/My Sister And I
5. Ed Murrow On The Retreat From Dunkirk, June 1940/(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover/News Flashes On The German Advance Across europe: France Surrenders/The Last Time I Saw Paris
6. The London Blitz, Fall 1940/I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire/The Deepest Shelter In Town/Ed Murrow On The Devastation Of London, 1940/A Little Old Church In England/London Pride
7. Winston Churchill Tells America "Give Us The Tools And We'll Finish The Job"/President Roosevelt "Arsenal Of Democracy" Speech To Congress, Spring 1941/Any Bonds Today
8. Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
9. Stalin Wasn't Stallin'
10. This Is The Army, Mr. Jones/Bell Bottom Trousers/Keep 'Em Flying/The Marines' Hymn/Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie/Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy/Mary Anderson, Director Of The Women's Bureau, Department Of Labor, On Women's Value To The War Effort/Pistol Packin' Mama/I Don't Want To Walk Without You/Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree

Tracks:

1. When The Lights Go Again/Paul O'Leary, Deputy Administrator In Charge Of Rationing, Discusses Problems With A Typical Housewife And Her Grocer/There Won't Be A Shortage Of Love
2. William Joyce "Lord Haw-Haw" Over German Radio/Der Fuhrer's Face/Tokyo Rose Broadcasts To The American Troops In The Pacific/You're A Sap, Mr. Jap/President Roosevelt Labor Day 1941 Address/FDR Jones/Lili Marlene
3. I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen/Girls, Don't Refuse To Kiss A Soldier/Interview Outside Voltee Aircraft Plant, Nashville, Tennessee/Praise the Lord And Pass The Ammunition/ Harlem On Parade
4. They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
5. Ed Murrow Broadcasts His Experiences On A Bomb Raid Over Berlin/Comin' On A Wing And A Prayer
6. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To/Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home
7. On-The-Spot Account Of American Forces Landing On Iwo Jima/Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima
8. President Roosevelt Addresses Congress On The Results Of The Three-Power Yalta Conference, February 1945/Yalta/Don't Fence Me In/I'll Buy That Dream
9. Hitler Speaks: Death Of Hitler Is Reported/When That Man Is Dead And Gone/President Truman Announces The Dropping Of The First Atomic Bomb Over Hiroshima/Atom And Evil/The Unconditional Surrender Of The Japanese Is Announced/General MacArthur Announces The surrender Of The Japanese Aboard The USS Missouri In Tokyo Bay/Fightin' Doug MacArthur
10. Finale
11. I'm Gonna Love That Guy (Like He's Never Been Loved Before)/Sentimental Journey
12. Waitin' For The Train To Come In
13. It's Been A Long, Long Time
14. My Guy's Come Back
15. Air Raid Siren: "All Clear" Signal

Customer Reviews:

Snapshots of the War.......2006-03-01

This collection of speech and song excerpts gives listeners a sense of the Second World War and how it effected popular culture. As the editors admit, it is rather light-hearted, with humorous songs mixed with news broadcasts and narration. Although it is not an archive of material from 1939 - 1945, the CDs provide a series of audio snapshots of WW II.

Cross purposes?.......2002-08-15

I bought this item primarily for historical purposes, to have on my shelf the actual words and sounds of the period. I think the editors had a different purpose in mind, perhaps to weave the important historical speeches with the music of the day in order to achieve a more narrative perspective with some entertainment value added. The "excerpting" of tunes and speeches was a bit overdone, I think, especially when one knows what the rest of the speech was, and I found myself waiting for the real point of the speech which came, as usual, toward the end. What you hear on this disc are primarily the oft-quoted preambles to speeches. Also, the riveting words of Mr. Churchill to the United Kingdom and the Empire were given less representation than they should have been.

Technically, the two disc set was remarkably clean and the digital processing successfully eliminated the surface noise and degradations of time on these historic recordings. Very well done.

If you're looking for an important historical record, look elsewhere, but for a "mass market" overview of this terrible time this set serves its purpose well.

Average customer rating:

When the Revolution Comes The Last Poets Manufacturer: Revola ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised This Is Madness (Spec) The Last Poets Right On! (1970 Film) Poetry Is Black ASIN: B0007735DU Release Date: 2005-03-14

Tracks:

1. Run, Nigger
2. On the Subway
3. Niggers Are Scared of Revolution
4. Black Thighs
5. Gashman
6. Wake Up, Niggers
7. New York, New York
8. Jones Comin' Down
9. Just Because
10. Black Wish
11. When the Revolution Comes
12. Two Little Boys
13. Surprises
14. True Blues
15. Related to What Chant
16. Related to What
17. Black Is Chant
18. Black Is
19. Time
20. Mean Machine Chant
21. Mean Machine
22. White Man's Got a God Complex
23. Opposites
24. Black People What Y'all Gon' Do Chant
25. Black People What Y'all Gon' Do
26. O.D.
27. This Is Madness Chant
28. This Is Madness

Album Description

Remastered reissue combines the rap pioneers' first two albums, 'Last Poets' (1970) & 'This Is Madness' (1971). Rev-Ola. 2005.

Album Details

The Time was Tight in a Frantic Time When Revolution, Brothers and Sisters, Seemed Just around the Next Corner, Things were Escalating, Politics Seemed Passé, Direct Action was the Way, but to Take Action, One Had to Be Aware and have Self Respect and Knowledge. Into this Came a Unique Group, who Taking Willie Kgositsile's Cue, Became the Last Poets, Men Who'd Lived all the Stuff the Braggers Brag About, Yes, and Had the Jail Time and Whatnot to Show for It, and were Not Impressed with Themselves and Others. No, it was Time to Stand Up, their Apocalyptic Tones Tore Through the Movie "Performance", and Certainly Dispelled Any Lingering Ideas Gil Scott Heron May have Had About Letting Go Poetry and Following his Father as a Star of Celtic. Seen Nowadays as "Fathers of Rap", They were to Echo on to Inspire Public Enemy and Nwa, They Can also Be Seen as the Antithesis of What Rap Became as They Deconstruct with Relentless Pitiless Poetry Every Self Serving Dream You Or I Or them Ever Had.

Average customer rating: music could be better,but bey's a trip! inspiration for insurrection Laswell puts TAZ to music...

T.A.Z. Hakim Bey Manufacturer: Axiom ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000GB0 Release Date: 1994-07-26

Tracks:

1. Chaos
2. Poetic Terrorism
3. Amour Fou
4. Immediatism
5. Tong
6. Boycott Cop Culture

Customer Reviews:

music could be better,but bey's a trip!.......2007-07-25

i wasn't too impressed with the music;seemed like it kind-of ran through the paces,but bey's words made up for that.i don't take to his philosophy 100%,but he makes a few interesting points about culture,and it's nice to have the music backing him instead of silence.

inspiration for insurrection.......2004-08-17

TAZ is a book that helped to motivate a movement, and the cd truly lives in it. This album contains 6 passages read over ambient, beat ridden music. You can feel a pulse coming off this album, it is just so alive with the energy of the people who listen and love it. This is REQUIRED for all of you crusty's out there, especially those with an open mind, and who love creating their freedom. This album lets you see how hakim bey lives poetic terrorism(not truly, but it gives some good ideas for revolt.) Listen to it, and let the passion infiltrate you.

Laswell puts TAZ to music..........2003-02-20

This is Hakim Bey reading sections from his book TAZ. Bill Laswell creates an amazing musical backdrop to this poetic work. This is the same book that inspired the Praxis album Transmutation. It is nice to hear the auther reading this amazing work, and even better to hear Bill and co playing along.

Average customer rating:

Poems and Insults Charles Bukowski Manufacturer: United States Dist ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hostage The Charles Bukowski Tapes Notes of a Dirty Old Man Ham on Rye: A Novel Factotum ASIN: B00009PBSS Release Date: 2004-02-17

Tracks:

1. Creation of the Morning Line
2. Death
3. Sex Fiends
4. Love
5. Piss and Shit
6. Death of an Idiot
7. Style
8. Law
9. My Friend Andr
10. Best Love Poem I Can Write at the Moment
11. World's Greatest Loser
12. Last Days of the Suicide Kid
13. Shower
14. Hot
15. Earthquake
16. Rat
17. Shoelace
18. Eighteen Cars Full of Men Thinking of What Could Have Been
19. Report Upon the Consumption of Myself
20. Something for the Touts, The Nuns, The Grocery Clerks and You

Product Description

1. The Creation Of The Morning Line
2. Death
3. The Sex Fiends
4. Love
5. Piss And Shit
6. The Death Of An Idiot
7. Style
8. Law
9. My Best Friend Andre
10. The Best Love Poem I Can Write At The Moment
11. The World's Greatest Loser
12. The Last Days Of The Suicide Kid
13. The Shower
14. Hot
15. Earthquake
16. The Rat
17. The Shoelace
18. Eighteen Cars Full Of Men Thinking Of What Could Have Been
19. A Report On The Consumption Of Myself
20. Something For The Touts, The Nuns, The Grocery Clerks And You

Format: CD

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