Planet Bob & Tom

Disc: 1

1. Lottery Song

2. Kevin Clone Jeans #1

3. Women

4. He's My Brother-In-Law

5. Pubert's

6. Kevin Clone Jeans #2

7. Would You Like This Dance?

8. Perry Had a Pimple

9. Mr. Obvious TV Show

10. Sleight of Hand

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Disc: 2

1. Prisioner of Love

2. Stalker's Choice

3. Jesse Jackson

4. Sodamigo

5. Driving from Chicago

6. Condomnation

7. Designated Driver

8. Toast (Live)

9. Breathe All-Rite

10. Pipeline Pat & Big Butt Bob

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So much potential, but sadly it's unremarkable
At Long, Long Last
Disappointing....
(1.5 stars) You know what's ironic?
Ahead of its time

Planet Waves
Bob Dylan
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ASIN: B00026WUBE
Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

On a Night Like This
Going, Going, Gone
Tough Mama
Hazel
Something There Is About You
Forever Young
Forever Young (Continued)
Dirge
You Angel You
Never Say Goodbye
Wedding Song

Customer Reviews:

So much potential, but sadly it's unremarkable.......2007-04-13

Yeah, it's a big shame that, despite their long history of collaboration, the only official studio album that Bob Dylan ever recorded with The Band is Planet Waves. Unfortunately, the best qualities of each entity didn't surface in this album. Just as unfortunately, though there's some worthwhile music on this album, and I love both The Band and Bob Dylan, I still can't rate it 4 or 5 stars--If Planet Waves deserves 5 stars, then how many stars do Dylan's true classics merit? No, compared to what Dylan and Bandmates were obviously capable of, Planet Waves is a 3 at best--worth checking out if you're a fan, but neither groundbreaking nor classic.

The most obvious predecessor of Planet Waves is New Morning--the songs are, for the most part, happy and focused on Dylan's family life and love for his wife and children, and the mood is loose and laid-back. However, New Morning had much more memorable songs. When it comes to Planet Waves, there are a few songwriting highlights--"Forever Young" is an obvious classic, though Dylan made the inadvisable choice of sequencing two different versions right next to each other (why???), "Something There is About You," is pretty good, and "Dirge" is an interesting, dark number that sounds atypical for Bob. Sadly, the rest is pleasant enough, but really not memorable--except for "You Angel You," in which Bob and The Band come out of their coma long enough to prove that they're not really zombie impostors. You can listen to the album a couple times, then look at the track listing and notice song titles that you don't even remember hearing.

Much as I love The Band, they don't really put on their finest show here either; the only member who really shines is Robbie Robertson, who lays down some pretty gnarly guitar lines on a few tracks. Where is Garth Hudson, who *made* The Band's first three albums pure magic, but here sits far back in the mix, only playing organ, rather than the excellent piano, sax, etc. that he was capable of? Likewise, Manuel's piano is pretty generic, Danko doesn't have strong songs to tie good basslines onto, Helm is stuck with boring mid- and slow-tempo songs, and, worst of all, Dylan only employs the amazing vocal harmony abilities of his backup band members on one or two songs. Add to that Dylan's harmonica, which sounds like it's playing in a different key from whatever song it's soloing in, and you're left with a mix that leaves little impression.

Planet Waves isn't a particularly BAD album, it's just not very memorable. When you know the breathtaking heights of which its musicians are capable of, such an album is a disappointment. Admittedly, there are a lot of people who find this album very enjoyable--more power to you if you do! I've tried to appreciate it and can't find an insertion point. If you're pretty new to Dylan's albums, this isn't a great place to start. If you're already a fan of Dylan's and The Band's music, check it out--you might be one of the people who enjoys its carefree, loose blend of folk rock. Probably the best way to appreciate it is not to expect anything too earth-shattering, and maybe you'll appreciate it as an album with some worthwhile small pleasures.

At Long, Long Last.......2007-01-16

This ol' rocker first heard Planet Waves in a Navy barracks out in Lamoore Naval Station, CA in the early 80s. I was particularly taken by two songs, the second version of Forever Young and the last track Wedding Song. Wedding Song goes back to the original Dylan-with-acoustic-guitar-and-harmonica era. I'll say one thing, neither version of Forever Young sounds like Rod Stewart's rendition, but then, what Dylan song ever sounds remotely like his when covered by anyone else anyway, know what I'm sayin'? I had to go through Helen Highwater to get this album, too. After I left Lamoore, I couldn't find it then forgot about it for a big bunch of years. When I started getting stuff from Amazon, I saw it listed in a Dylan list and ordered it. Well, I kept getting messages amounting to "we're trying to find it for you, please be patient." That turned into "there's a problem filling your order," wich I took for a bad sign. After a few months, Amazon had to admit defeat and cancel my order with sincere regrets, so I wrote it off with a sigh. A couple of years later, just for grins and giggles, I checked, and lo and behold, it was available, for real this time. I ordered it for Christmas, got it, wrapped it it up and put it under the tree. After we'd opened all the gifts and cleaned up the place, I put all the CDs I got together to file on the shelves later. Well, when I went to put them up, Planet Waves wasn't with the other CDs. It was simply gone, the one CD I craved the most. All that waiting and anticipation for nothing.... After searching throughout the house several times, I wound up reordering it and got it (again) rather quickly - whew! Needless to say, all that angst has caused me to enjoy it even more. To me, it was more than worth it and is my favorite Dylan CD. I highly recommend it as a transitional album between the "old" Dylan and his style of today. Every song comes from the heart, and considering the amount of music for which he's responsible, that's saying a lot.

Disappointing...........2007-01-15

The only song I really like here is On a Night Like This. This is a very sluggish Dylan album, which is strange, considering he hadn't made a legitimate studio album in almost 4 years (Dylan's last official album was in 1970 with New Morning). He did do a soundtrack (which is good), but it really wasn't an official "album". You'd think he have more energy after the long rest, but alas, no. It just seems like he's going through the motions here. Most of the songs here are average at best, with The Band and Dylan sounding like "let's get this over with". Dylan went on a tour (recorded for the far superior album Before the Flood) shortly after this album. Reportedly, he had some of these songs on the playlist, but as the tour wore on, he dropped them. Except for the song On a Night Like This, this is just very, very bland. It's now awful like Self Portrait or Knocked Out Loaded, just bland, boring, and disappointing.

(1.5 stars) You know what's ironic?.......2006-12-27

Bob Dylan's awesome. The Band, both as Dylan's backup group from the Blonde on Blonde sessions and as a group apart from Dylan, are pretty good too. So why is it that, when they come together, they make such near-unlistenable music?
In my mind, Dylan was drifting from '67 to '74 - after the excellent double-album Blonde on Blonde and the motorbike accident that followed, his music slipped in quality. His best offer was the mediocre Nashville Skyline, his worst the awful Self-Portrait. In other words, bad times for the guy, especially considering what he had made from '63 to '66. Anyway...
Now, Dylan's the best lyricist ever, but you wouldn't know it from this album: too often he suffers from the Attack of the Love Song Cliches (Never Say Goodbye; You Angel You, where he literally sings "If this is love/then gimmme more"; Tough Mama; On a Night Such as This; Wedding Song), all about as convincing as a Hallmark card. And the Band's backup is nauseatingly lush. There are a couple gems: the tender Hazel overcomes heavily cliched lyrics because of the emotion put behind it; the stately Forever Young is a classic, though the faster second part's a joke. Thankfully, this dry period would end right after this disaster, as Bob put out arguably his best album, Blood on the Tracks, a year afterward. But this is still a sign of the seven-year slump.

Ahead of its time.......2006-10-29

I love Planet Waves for its warmth, resolve in the face of uncertainty, and beautiful collaboration between Dylan and the members of The Band, who together create a kind of improvisational rock chamber music. The album's recording in November 1973 occurred precisely at a central turning point in Dylan's career--his reemergence as a touring artist after an interval of more than seven years. Dylan's decision to resume touring (with The Band) resonated with the source of his musicality, the "planet waves" underlying all of music, love, family, and history. Planet Waves is many things. It is the start of a narrative of departure into the unknown ("Going, Going, Gone") and a telegraphed message that "the prison walls are crumblin', there is no end in sight" ("Tough Mama"). It is a confession of self-hate for having loved a sinister enemy ("Dirge") and a ringing declaration that now "my hand's on the saber" ("Something There Is About You"). It is poems of winter and shared solitude ("On a Night Like This," "Never Say Goodbye") and of love anticipated and found ("Hazel," "You Angel You"). It is a blessing for Dylan's children ("Forever Young") and, above all, a letter of deepest love for his wife Sara ("Wedding Song"). In its entirety, Planet Waves is a summation of Dylan's life at the threshold of a new and better world.

In style and theme, Planet Waves and its successor, Blood on the Tracks, are near opposites. Planet Waves is photographic, with a focus on the present moment (the album's cover lists the exact recording dates). In contrast, the structure of Blood on the Tracks resembles a cubist painting. Blood on the Tracks makes time crystalline by reflecting against one another the past, present and future, the observer and the persons observed. Using this technique, Dylan tells anguished yet profoundly analytical tales of broken relationships. The lesson of Blood on the Tracks, as I understand it, is that love exists in a realm apart from, and not fully compatible with, the ordinary events of our daily lives.

Planet Waves and Blood on the Tracks each rank among Dylan's supreme achievements in their sweep, depth, and internal cohesiveness. Perhaps some day, as a culmination of his career, Dylan will harmonize the divergent visions of these two great works. Even if he does not accomplish this, I will always believe in the hope offered by Planet Waves.

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Worth it for "Dirge"
Dylan Sings from the Soul, The Band Plays Their Hearts Out
Sexual Energy Oozes from the Pores of this Record
Bob Dylan Rocks with the Band
Love Songs for America

Planet Waves
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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New Morning
Self Portrait
The Basement Tapes
Oh Mercy
Before The Flood [Live With The Band, 1974]

ASIN: B0000025OP
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

On A Night Like This
Going, Going, Gone
Tough Mama
Hazel
Something There Is About You
Forever Young
Forever Young
Dirge
You Angel You
Never Say Goodbye
Wedding Song

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Dylan had been working with The Band occasionally for almost ten years by the time Planet Waves, the first official release with the group backing him, was released in 1974. It's a solid effort with a brace of great songs ("Forever Young," "Something There Is About You"), even if the playing never rises to the fire and energy of The Basement Tapes or some of the combination's legendary live bootlegs. As he wrote Planet Waves, Dylan was at the beginning of the emotional powerslide that would result in Blood on the Tracks, so the songs veer from the bitterness of "Dirge" to the sweet hope of "Wedding Song." --Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews:

Worth it for "Dirge".......2007-03-23

There are some fine songs here and many other reviewers have covered the most popular of them. However, very little has been said about what I consider the best song on the album and that's "Dirge" - With just a minimalist piano dirge for backing, Dylan sings this incredibly bitter song about the urge we all feel to love and the damage it does to us when it all goes wrong.

Is there anyone who cannot identify with that powerful opening line:
"I hate myself for lovin' you and the weakness that it showed" ?

Over the next few verses Dylan develops the theme of our love/hate relationship with love itself allowing the bitterness to spill over in lines like "I can't remember a useful thing you ever did for me" but then leaves himself open to love again in the last line.

Been there done that... thanks for expressing it Bob.

Then there is the added fun of trying to figure out who he is addressing. The images are of another performer... Is this Bob at the tail end of his marriage reflecting on where he stood with Joan Baez? Or is that reading the song too literally? The fact that it is open ended enough to allow people to interpret it their own way is another plus for the song. A mere "Dirge" it certainly isn't.

Dylan Sings from the Soul, The Band Plays Their Hearts Out.......2006-09-04

Bob Dylan has recorded with many bands over the years, but this record he recorded with THE BAND, a group who were intimately grooved into his music and it shows. They play their hearts out and Dylan sings from the soul. This is my absolute favorite Bob Dylan album. I have friends who think I'm a bit nuts, because I'm playing this CD all the time. "Forever Young," on the album twice, is an absolutely true song. All the songs on this record, in fact, ring true. Dylan's voice, always recognizable, has changed quite a lot from album to album, but here he is in top form. If you want a good intro into Bob Dylan, you couldn't find a better place to start.

Sexual Energy Oozes from the Pores of this Record.......2006-04-03

This is a great record for Bob Dylan and Band fans alike. To my way of thinking the Band does some of their best work here. As good as on their first album when they were raw and great. Bob Dylan's voice is in fine form on this album as well, whether he's spitting out the words in "Tough Songs" or singing them from his heart in "Wedding Song." I have this CD in my changer in the car and listen to it a lot. I've got it on my iPod too, my iBook as well. Garth Hudson is magical on the organ, Levon Helm is drumming to beat the band, Robbie rips with his guitar. Sexual energy oozes from the pores of this record.

Bob Dylan Rocks with the Band.......2006-04-03

Though Dylan and the Band had played together a lot before this record (the Basement tapes and the 1967 tour), this is the first recording of them together that was released and I must say the Band's playing on this record is vastly different than those times, different than the live "Before the Flood" as well. I get almost a loose, playful feeling from them here, driven by Garth's excellent keyboards and Robbie's stunning guitar work. Love songs, dirges, uplifting songs, tough songs and torch songs, this is a record for the ages. Yes, it was overshadowed by "Blood on the Tracks," but it's been years now and still "Planet Waves" stands the test of time. I really like this record.

Love Songs for America.......2006-04-03

There is kind of a honky tonk, funky type groove to this record that I really like. It's a stunning departure from "Nashville Skyline" and "New Morning." This is a rocker with a good time feel to it that I don't think is seen again by Bob Dylan till "Love and Theft" in about three decades. I love the accordion in "On a Night Like This," and also the way the Band punches up that tough love song, "Tough Mama." Robbie Robertson is certainly one of the best guitar players to ever come down the pike. Both versions of "Forever Young" are outstanding, but I like the longer version better. And I adore "Wedding Song," even knowing as I do that Dylan's happy marriage is about to be torn asunder. It's a beautiful song that caps a beautiful record.

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Some are throw-away songs but...
Ahead of its time
Dylan Sings from the Soul, The Band Plays Their Hearts Out
Sexual Energy Oozes from the Pores of this Record
Bob Dylan Rocks with the Band

Planet Waves
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C8AW5
Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

On A Night Like This
Going Going Gone
Tough Mama
Hazel
Something There Is About You
Forever Young
Forever Young - Uptempo
Dirge
You Angel You
Never Say Goodbye
Wedding Song

Customer Reviews:

Some are throw-away songs but..........2007-01-10

Bob Dylan's throw-aways are as good as most songwriters ever write. I enjoy Planet Waves more than I did thirty years ago. Some classics, "Forever Young", "Hazel". The Band's playing is complex and interesting. The storm clouds gather for Blood On The Tracks.

Ahead of its time.......2006-10-28

Dylan Sings from the Soul, The Band Plays Their Hearts Out.......2006-09-04

Sexual Energy Oozes from the Pores of this Record.......2006-05-20

Bob Dylan Rocks with the Band.......2006-05-20

Though Dylan and the Band had played together a lot before this record (the Basement tapes and the 1967 tour), this is the first recording of them together that was released and I must say the Band's playing on this record is vastly different than those times, different than the live "Before the Flood" as well. I get almost a lose, playful feeling from them here, driven by Garth's excellent keyboards and Robbie's stunning guitar work. Love songs, dirges, uplifting songs, tough songs and torch songs, this is a record for the ages. Yes, it was overshadowed by "Blood on the Tracks," but it's been years now and still "Planet Waves" stands the test of time. I really like this record.

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Musical magic
Hard to find -- but worth the search!

One Night in Vermont
Ted Rosenthal & Bob Brookmeyer
Manufacturer: Planet Arts Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001WW87K
Release Date: 2004-04-01

Tracks:

Night and Day
Embraceable You
Yesterdays
Darn That Dream
How Deep is the Ocean
What's New
All the Things You Are

Album Description

One Night in Vermont TED ROSENTHAL / BOB BROOKMEYER

One Night in Vermont features Ted Rosenthal in a duo setting with legendary trombonist Bob Brookmeyer. The CD was recorded live in concert at Memorial Hall in Wilmington, Vermont. It features seven classics from the great American songbook. Both performers/composers, Rosenthal and Brookmeyer improvise creatively and thematically while never losing sight of the joyous swing associated with these songs.

Customer Reviews:

Musical magic.......2006-07-21

Every once in a while you hear something that makes you sit up and say to yourself: What is THIS? Precisely my reaction to hearing one track from this album on Internet radio. I immediately ordered it, and after receiving the album discovered to my delight the other tracks were just as remarkable. Here are two improvisational geniuses stretching out on several classic tunes, and do the sparks fly! One of the very best jazz recordings I have encountered in recent years.

Hard to find -- but worth the search!.......2004-06-27

This is an excellent CD, featuring jazz legend Bob Brookmeyer on his valve trombone and the fine young pianist Ted Rosenthal. The duo stretches out for longer versions of seven jazz standards that will please you for more than an hour. Porter, the Gershwins, Kern, Van Heusen, Berlin and Haggart have rarely sounded better. Planet Arts may be a lesser-known label, not available in the ordinary mall music store, but you won't go wrong buying this CD by mail. It's a real find and will be a fine addition to your collection.

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cool songs
A Surprisingly Innovative and Sweeping Score!

The Punisher

Manufacturer: Perseverance Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BBOTN2
Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

Main Titles
Follow Dino
Welcome Home Dino
Dino Bites the Dust
Praying for a Flashback
Perfectly Frank
Harbor Shoot-em-up
Punisher M.D.
Tanaka Meets Franco
Tanaka and The Punisher
Suffer the Children
Path to Tanaka
Chopin
Party Pooping Punisher
The Pier
The Funhouse
Funhouse Shootout
Pretty Poison
Harbor Aftermath
The Mission
Armored Car
Choose Your Weapon
Bulletproof Bus
Mini Mightmare
Class Dismissed
Wake Up
Pain in the Neck (Tanaka's Last Stand)
Goodbye Castle
Punisher Signature
End Title
"Planet of Love"

Customer Reviews:

cool songs.......2007-01-11

This is a pretty good soundtrack. I remember seeing the movie at the theatre in 1989. The music reached at and grabbed you. The soundrack is now here. This gets high marks.

A Surprisingly Innovative and Sweeping Score!.......2005-11-17

This film, based on the comic book character of the same name, was brought to the screen in 1989 with Dolph Lundgren in the lead role. It was violent, raw and stylish, even though it was not what some comic book fans expected, many having already determined how Castle should have been shown on film. Another problem was that because of studio problems, the film was not released widely in theaters and was not brought to video until years later. About 5 years ago, it was economically released on DVD, but without the stereo soundtrack, which naturally weakened the impact of the film and sadly, this brilliant score.

Composer Dreith has long been working with an impressive list of composers, such as John Williams, James Horner, Eliott Goldenthal, Hans Zimmer, Mark Shaiman, and others, as an orchestrator and conductor. He has worked on such films as "Jurassic Park", "Sleepless in Seattle", "Misery", "The Addams Family", "Aliens 3" and many others. He is no novice in the world of motion picture scoring and this CD contains about 20 minutes of interviews with Dreith and the director Mark Goldblatt, which will give those interested in motion picture scoring real insight to how music is produced for film. There is also a beautifully produced full-color 16-page booklet included in the jewel box.

Here is one of the rare Dreith scores, and though the film was not a major blockbuster, Dreith pulls out all the stops on his creativity, foresight and ingenuity. From the opening theme, a combination of rich orchestral passion mixed with electronic detachment (much like the mind of our anti-hero), all the way through this emotional, frightening and fascinating tapestry of sound. The film was only about an hour and a half, yet here is a score of nearly an hour. This score truly narrates the emotional impact and motivations not shown in the characters and fills in the blanks for some of the more quiet characterizations. One can almost feel introspection of Castle, and the heavy metal of the sewer where he lives, yet those French horns also seem to refer to hope in the light from the streets above. I was particularly taken with the brilliant string passages on "Choose Your Weapon" and "Wake Up", which I continue to play over and over. These truly convey Castle's character as relentless and determined. On "Path to Tanaka" and "Pain in the Neck" you will be treated to Dreith's firey interpretation of Japanese instrumentation and phrasing.

It is clear that Dreith is influenced by some mentors... particularly John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith. I am reminded occasionally of the scores from "Towering Inferno", "Chinatown", "Earthquake" and "Planet of the Apes"... yet the composer surely has a sound and style uniquely his own and "The Punisher" certainly showcases this. I understand this southern California native is now composing more of his own music. He certainly seems to want to carry on the legacy of great film music began by Steiner, Korngold, Rozsa and Bernstein... and I welcom it. Many action films of the 80s and 90s used popular songs and scores based on rock music... and they now appear terribly out-of-date and clumbsy. This score seems as fresh and exciting as ever. I hope they re-release this motion picture with a stereo score, so we can appreciate the film as it should be. Though not a monumental achievement cinematically, this score certainly makes the film memorable musically.

Only Visiting This Planet [20th Year Anniversary Edition]

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What Christian music should be
Among CCM's Most Influential Albums for Good Reason

Only Visiting This Planet [20th Year Anniversary Edition]
Larry Norman , Mickey Keen , Gordon Giltrap , John Wetton , Keith Smart , Bob Brady , Jon Miller , George Martin , Rod Edwards , and Roger Hand
Manufacturer: Phydeaux
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000M69FR6

Product Description

For my money this must be one of the most impressive albums ever made. With this concept album Larry wrote about contemporary issues and the Son. One glance at the contents reveals the quality of this album; it reads like a genuine 'best of collection with 'The Outlaw", "Why Don't You Look Into Jesus", "Righteous Rocker No.1", "I Wish We'd All Been Ready", "The Great American Novel", "Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music", "Readers Digest" all on the original 1972 release, whilst the first of the four CD bonus tracks is the 1971 single "Peacepollutionrevolution". There's not a weak song to be found amongst these 15 tracks and as usual a number of different styles are explored from the lush orchestral ballads "I've Got To Learn To Live Without You" and "I Wish We'd All Been Ready" to the haunting and provocative "Pardon Me" to the primal 50's rock'n'roll of "Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music", the countrified "Righteous Rocker" and the blues/rap of the Dylanesque "Readers Digest". (Dougie Adam in Cross Rhythms Magazine Issue 31)

Customer Reviews:

What Christian music should be.......2007-07-12

The gospel message should never be out of date. Sadly, however, Christians let it grow stale repeating their same old slogans without making them relevant to the world today. Larry Norman does not fall into that trap. His lyrics and presentation were always relevant, edgy, and challenging. Some songs are best understood in the context of their original intent as another reviewer has so well explained. But all have a timeless aspect that makes them powerful to this day. It was Vietnam then, but the message is consistent for Iraq now. It was the loss of direction in the music business then but true of the music business today.

This is one of Larry's most popular albums and a perfect place to start your collection.

Among CCM's Most Influential Albums for Good Reason.......2007-02-19

Larry Norman's music is usually only available through his eponymously named website. As his albums are reissued as remastered CDs, it is good to see them more publicly available.

Norman didn't invent Christian music, but he helped define what it could be for the late 20th century. Long before Amy Grant, DC Talk, and Michael W. Smith was a long-haired guy wearing black talking about politics, Jesus and love. Churches weren't sure what to do with him, and the secular music world wasn't sure they didn't like him. His wasn't a hippie, or was he? Believers and atheists were conflicted, and Norman wound up forging a change in modern Christian music.

Norman was funny in his shows, with the kind of humor never heard at church camp, and with a message that left Christians unsettled. "Only Visiting This Planet" was one of the albums to showcase Norman's lyrical style and biblical insight, first being released in 1972.

His signature song, "I Wish We'd All Been Ready," would have been enough to make this a worthy album. Futuristically, he laments for those who did not accept the salvation of Christ prior to the Second Coming.

"Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music" answers the scorn of the church, and the cynicism of the world.

"I Am The Six O'clock News" aims sharply at the sense of complacent distance we have while watching the news of international violence, using the currency of the Viet Nam war as his backdrop.

"Why Don't You Look Into Jesus" is directed at Janis Joplin, as Norman watched, as we all watched, the self-destruction of one of the greatest blues voices ever. Norman saw the problem and gave a suggestion. The song, with edgy lyrics, was banned from being played on many Christian radio stations.

"Gonorrhea on Valentine's Day,
And you're still looking for the perfect lay,
You think rock and roll will set you free,
You'll be dead before you're thirty-three,
Shooting junk till you're half insane,
Broken needle in your purple vein,
Why don't you look into Jesus, he's got the answer."

"The Outlaw" highlights the sometimes forgotten aspect of Christ's life, that in his three years prior to crucifixion, he lived as a rebellious, wanted man hanging out with the dregs of society. The clean-cut, anti-hippie suburban churches bristled, and sometimes, embraced Norman because of this challenging reminder.

"Some say He was an outlaw, that He roamed across the land
With a band of unschooled ruffians and a few old fishermen
No one knew just where He came from or exactly what He'd done
But they said it must be something bad that kept Him on the run."

I fully recommend "Only Visiting This Planet" by Larry Norman.

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com

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Planet Bob & Tom
Bob & Tom
Manufacturer: Bob & Tom Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Fun House
It's a Wonderful Laugh
Odd Balls
Back in '98
Sideshow

ASIN: B00003ZL20
Release Date: 2000-01-27

Tracks:

Lottery Song
Kevin Clone Jeans #1
Women
He's My Brother-In-Law
Pubert's
Kevin Clone Jeans #2
Would You Like This Dance?
Perry Had a Pimple
Mr. Obvious TV Show
Sleight of Hand
Live Again from Dildo, Newfoundland
Captin Dildo
My Hairy Girlfriend
Kevin Clone Jeans #3
In Shape
Man Song
L.A. Woman
Air Toros
Dating in the 90's
Kevin Clone Jeans #4
Ricardo, the Porn Star
Beanie the Mascot
Rosemary Clooney
From the Scene of the Shooting
Wonder Bra
Bob Hits His Head
Mr. Howard Cosell Live from Heaven
Losing Hair
O.J. Simpsion Christmas Album
Live at O.J. City
Totally Innocent Song
Password
Live from NBS in New York
Fuhrmanator
Race Card
Credibility Card
Reading of the Verdict
O.J. Thing
Acquittal
O.J. Simpsom Christmas Album Bonus
Use a Knife

Tracks:

Prisioner of Love
Stalker's Choice
Jesse Jackson
Sodamigo
Driving from Chicago
Condomnation
Designated Driver
Toast (Live)
Breathe All-Rite
Pipeline Pat & Big Butt Bob
Dear Penthouse 2
Hair Restoration
Song Lyrics
Love Medley
Dining with Dick
Car Trouble
Cage Aux Follegers
Enema Art
Live from Washington
Flying
Pochaheine
Since My Baby Turned Gay
My Life
Reporting from Atlanta
Reggie
Reporting from the Airport
I'm a Turkey
Tom Turkey, Standup Comedian
Under the Mistletoe
Kennedy-Packwood Christmas
Chicky, Icky, Icky
I Just Can't Wait for Christmas

More Work Songs from the Planet of the Apes

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More Work Songs from the Planet of the Apes
Bob Wiseman
Manufacturer: Lake Michigan Soda
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007R5LW8
Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

20 Year Plan
Disneyland
If I Was The Man
You Don't Love Me
I Gotta Know
Libelous
(Don't Want To) Pray To Money
With You My Love
I'll Vote If You Put Kids In Jail
Fooled Again
Sweet Gertrude

Product Description

Track listing: 1. The 20 Year Plan 2. Disneyland 3. If I Was the Man 4. You Don't Love Me 5. I Gotta Know 6. Libelous 7. (Dont' Want to) Pray to Money 8. With You My Love 9. I'll Vote if You Put Kids in Jail 10. Fooled Again 11. Sweet Gertrude

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Dylan Sings from the Soul, The Band Plays Their Hearts Out
Sexual Energy Oozes from the Pores of this Record
Bob Dylan Rocks with the Band
Love Songs for America
Torch Song Lyrics

Planet Waves
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Sony Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002J54J6
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

On a Night Like This
Going, Going, Gone
Tough Mama
Hazel
Something There Is About You
Forever Young
Forever Young (Continued)
Dirge
You Angel You
Never Say Goodbye
Wedding Song

Album Description

Japanese remastered reissue packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. CBS/Sony. 2004.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Dylan Sings from the Soul, The Band Plays Their Hearts Out.......2006-09-04

Sexual Energy Oozes from the Pores of this Record.......2006-04-03

Bob Dylan Rocks with the Band.......2006-04-03

Though Dylan and the Band had played together a lot before this record (the Basement tapes and the 1967 tour), this is the first recording of them together that was released and I must say the Band's playing on this record is vastly different than those times, different than the live "Before the Flood" as well. I get almost a lose, playful feeling from them here, driven by Garth's excellent keyboards and Robbie's stunning guitar work. Love songs, dirges, uplifting songs, tough songs and torch songs, this is a record for the ages. Yes, it was overshadowed by "Blood on the Tracks," but it's been years now and still "Planet Waves" stands the test of time. I really like this record.

Love Songs for America.......2006-04-03

Torch Song Lyrics.......2006-04-03

I believe that "Planet Waves" has been overlooked by so many because of the fact that "Blood on the Tracks" was Bob Dylan's next album. "Tracks" is certainly one of the greatest records ever released and it's not surprising that it over shadows "Planet Waves" or any other record for that matter. That said, this is an outstanding piece of work. I've read that this record was recorded in only three days and that to me is a testament of Bob Dylan's genius. Love seems to be the them that runs through this record and when you consider that that love is going to be totally shattered on "Track" not long after, then you can really appreciate how Dylan wear's his heart on his sleeve in his music. The band, despite the fact that they are a band that spends hours on their own stuff, is superb on this record, their music blending so fine with Dylan's torch song lyrics, much better than on "The Basement Tapes." Even better than the two live albums recorded with them. Highly recommended by me, but then I highly recommend everything Bob Dylan has recorded, so what's new?

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Planet Waves

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A3H6GI
Release Date: 2005-09-22

Album Description

Japanese pressing of the 1974 album has been fully remastered and features the original 11 tracks including 'You Angel You', 'Tough Mama', 'Forever Young', 'Wedding Song' & 'Going, Going, Gone'. Sony. 2005.

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