Masquerade Ball [Import]

Masquerade Ball [Import]

Track Listings

1. The Arrival (Intro)

2. Earls Of Black

3. Voodoo Nights

4. Night And Rain

5. The Masquerade Ball

6. Tear Down The Walls

7. The Line

8. Hot Wheels

9. The Temple Of The Holy

10. July Morning

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2000 album for the German heavy metal guitar mastermind. Steamhammer.

Tracks:

Jesus Christ Superstar: Overture - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Jesus Christ Superstar: Everything's Alright - Yvonne Elliman/Murray Head/Ian Gilllan
Jesus Christ Superstar: I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman
Jesus Christ Superstar: Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) - Steve Balsamo
Jesus Christ Superstar: Superstar - Murray Head
Evita: Oh What A Circus/Sing You Fools - Antonio Banderas
Evita: I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You - Elaine Paige/Joss Ackland
Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall - Barbara Dickson
Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington
Evita: High Flying, Adored - Mandy Patinkin/Patti LuPone
Cats: The Jellicle Ball - Andrew Lloyd Weber
Cats: Memory - Elaine Paige
Cats: Gus: The Theatre Cat - Susan Jane Tanner/John Mills
Cats: Mr Mistoffelees - Paul Nicholas
Song And Dance: Take That Look Off Your Face - Marti Webb
Song And Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday - Marti Webb
Song And Dance: Unexpected Song - Sarah Brightman
Song And Dance: Nothing Like You've Ever Known - Sarah Brightman
Song And Dance: Introduction - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Song And Dance: Variations 1 -4 - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Tracks:

Starlight Express: Starlight Express - El Debarge
Starlight Express: Crazy - Greg Ellis/Reva Rice/Caron Cardelle/Samantha Lane/Voyd
Starlight Express: Next Time You Fall In Love - Reva Rice/Greg Ellis
Starlight Express: I Am The Starlight - Lon Satton/Ray Shell
Starlight Express: Light At The End Of The Tunnel - The Company
Requiem: Hosanna - Placido Domingo
Requiem: Pie jesu - Sarah Brightman/Paul Miles-Kingston
The Phantom Of The Opera: The Phantom Of The Opera - Michael Crawford/Sarah Brightman
The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night - Michael Crawford
The Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman/Steve Barton
The Phantom Of The Opera: Entr'acte - Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Phantom Of The Opera: Masquerade - The Company
The Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Sarah Brightman
Aspects Of Love: Aspects Of Aspects - Orchester Der Vereinigten Buehnen Wien
Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
Aspects Of Love: Seeing Is Believing - Michael Ball/Ann Crumb
Aspects Of Love: The First Man You Remember - Kevin Colson/Diana Morrison
Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely - Sarah Brightman
Aspects Of Love: Chanson D'Enfance - Sarah Brightman

Tracks:

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will Do - Jason Donovan
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Joseph's Coat - Maria Friedman/Richard Attenborough/Donny Osmond
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Close Every Door - Donny Osmond
By Jeeves: Travel Hopefully - John Scherer/Martin Jarvis/Don Stephenson
By Jeeves: When Love Arrives - Steven Pacey/Diana Morrison
By Jeeves: Half A Moment - Sarah Brightman
Sunset Boulevard: With One Look - Glenn Close
Sunset Boulevard: New Ways To Dream - Glenn Close/Alan Campbell
Sunset Boulevard: The Perfect Year - Glenn Close/Alan Campbell
Sunset Boulevard: Sunser Boulevard - Alan Campbell
Sunset Boulevard: As If We Never Said Goodbye - Glenn Close
Whistle Down The Wind: Whistle Down The Wind - James Graeme/Lottie Mayor
Whistle Down The Wind: Cold - Everly Brothers
Whistle Down The Wind: No Matter What - Children/Adult Chorus
Whistle Down The Wind: The Nature Of The Beast - Marcus Lovett/Lottie Mayor
The Beautiful Game: Overture - Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Beautiful Game: The Beautiful Game - The Company
The Beautiful Game: Our Kind Of Love - Hannah Waddingham
The Beautiful Game: Dont Like You - Josie Walker/David Shannon
The Beautiful Game: Let Us Love In Peace - Josie Walker/Omagh Youth Community Choir

Tracks:

Oh What A Circus - David Essex
Memory - Betty Buckley
The Phantom Of The Opera - Sarah Brightman/Steve Harley
All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman/Cliff Richard
Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
Any Dream Will Do - Donny Osmond
Amigos Para Siempre (Friends For Life) - Sarah Brightman/Jose Carreras
As If We Never Said Goodbye - Barbra Streisand
The Perfect Year - Dina Carroll
With One Look - Petula Clark
You Must Love Me - Madonna
The Heart Is Slow To Learn - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste - The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra
Whistle Down The Wind - Tina Arena
No Matter What - Boyzone
The Vaults Of Heaven - Tom Jones
Try Not To Be Afraid - Boy George
Pie Jesu - Charlotte Church

Tracks:

Make Believe Love - Wes Sands
Down Thru' Summer - Ross Hannaman
I'll Give All My Love To Southend - Ross Hannaman
Believe Me I Will - Sacha Distel
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1969 Radio Luxembourg Commercial) - Joseph Consortium/Pete Murray
Try It And See - Rita Pavone
Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You - Time Rice And The Webber Group
Goodbye Seattle - Paul Raven
John 19:41 - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra
What A Line To Go Out On - Yvonne Elliman
Disillusion Me - Gary Band
The Ballad Of Robert And Peter - Tim Rice
Christmas Dream - Maynard Williams
It's Only Your Lover Returning/All Through My Crazy And Wild Days/Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington
It's Easy For You (1977 Jungle Room Session Version) - Elvis Presley
Magdalena - Tony Christie
Buenos Aires - The Roja Rockers
Pollicle Dogs And Jellicle Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Mungojerrie And Rumpleteazer (Live At The Sydmonton Festival 1980) - Gemma Craven
I Could Have Given You More - Petula Clark
I've Been In Love Too Long - Marti Webb
Benedicite - The Stephen Hill Singers

Album Description

Disc 1: Selections from Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, and Song and Dance

Disc 2: Selections from Starlight Express, Requiem, Phantom of the Opera, and Aspects of Love

Disc 3: Selections from Joseph nad the Amaziong Technicolor Dreamcoat, By Jeeves, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, and The Beautiful Game

CD 4: 1. "Oh What a Circus" --David Essex 2. "Memory" - Betty Buckleey 3. "The Phantom of the Opera" -Sarah Brightman, Steve Harley 4. "All I Ask of You" --Sarah Brightman, Cliff Richard 5. "Love Changes Everything"--Michael Ball 6. "Any Dream Will Do"--Donny Osmond 7. "Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)"--Sarah Brightman, Jose Caerras 8. "As if We Never Said Goodbye"--Barbra Streisand 9. "The Perfect Year"--Dina Carroll 10. "With One Look" --Petula Clark 11. "You Must Love Me" 12. "The Heart Is Slow To Learn" --Kiri Te Kanawa 13. "Whistle Down the Wind"--Tina Arena 14. "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing To Waste"--The Metal Philharmonic 15. "No Matter What"--Boyzone 16. "The Vaults of Heaven"--Tom Jones and Sounds of Blackness 17. "Try Not To Be Afraid"--Boy George 18. "Pie Jesu"--Charlotte Church

Disc 5: (All tracks available for the first time) 1. "Make Believe Love"--Wes Sands 2. "Down Thru' Summer"--Ross Hannaman 3. "I'll Give All My Love to Southend"--Ross Hannaman 4. "Believe Me I Will"--Sacha Distel 5. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: 1969 Luxembourg Radio Commercial--The Jospeh Consortium, Pete Murray 6. "Try It and See"--Rita Pavone 7. "Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You"--Tim Rice and the Webber Group 8. "Goodbye Seattle"-- Paul Raven 9. "John 19:41"--The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra 10. "What a Line To Go Out On"--Yvonne Elliman 11. "Disillusion Me" --Gary Bond 12. "The Ballad of Robert and Peter"--Tim Rice 13. "Christmas Dream" --Maynard Williams 14. "It's Only Your Lover Returning/All through My Wild and Crazy Days/Don't Cry for Me Argentina--Julie Covington 15. "It's Easy for You" (1977 Jungle Room Session version)--Elvis Presley 16. "Magdalena"--Tony Christie 17. "Buenos Aires"--The Rioja Rockers 18. "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats"--Andrew Lloyd Webber original demo 19. "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" (Live at Sydmonton Festival 1980)-Gemma Craven 20. "I Could Have Given You More"--Petula Clark 21. "I've Been in Love Too Long"--Marti Webb 22. "Benedicte"-- Stephen Hill Singers

Customer Reviews:

I waited for this for five years.......2006-06-30

Between Amazone, Ebay and Napster, I don't usually buy CDs anymore, and I usually wait till I can buy them cheaper "new and used". When this set came out, I was excited, mainly by Disc 5, but wasn't going to spend $70 on it. I waited till it was cheap enough, and got it for Father's day this year.
It was worth the wait.

The concept is great. The packaging is great. The recording is great. Disc five is really cool for an ALW aficionado. There are a few real gems on it; my favorites are Petula Clark's "I Could Have Given You More" and "Benedicite."
I've always thought "Gus the Theatre Cat" made a great medley on the piano with "Unexpected Song" and "I DOn't Know How to Love Him," but wished there was an alternate lyric to match the other two songs. Now that I know there *is*, and it's a good lyric, it's a dream come true.
The melody of "Benedicite" is one of my favorites from _Sunset_ (the book mis-identifies it as "SUrrender"; it's actually "The Lady's Paying" and "Eternal Youth is Worth a Little Suffering"). The lyrics are the canticle from Daniel 3, which comes up every odd Sunday in the Divine Office, so it's nice to have cool music to sing it with.

I haven't bought _By Jeeves_ or _THe Beautiful Game_ yet, to it was great to sample them.

There are other parts of the CD taht aren't found in my collection. I like CD 4 "The Hits."

But the selections on CDs 1-3 don't make sense.

First, any self-respecting ALW fan has the Original London Cast of _Phantom_, so six tracks are totally useless. Why not draw from the Canadian cast with Colm Wilkinson? Or pull out some obscure recordings never published.

Why two different tracks with Michael Ball singing "Love Changes Everything", yet they're hardly any different?

On Disc 5 is "It's Only Your Lover Returning," sung by Julie Covington. It's an early draft of the song (Lloyd Webber and Rice went through several suggested titles) and quite nice. The very thing one expects on a Boxed Set.
So why have the Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me" on disc 1?? The only difference is a few words, but it's otherwise identical. Why not Elaine Paige or Patti Lupone or Madonna?

The _Evita_ section is otherwise the best, choosing a sample from each major recording, though I'd have chosen slightly differently (as above).

There is a great selection of "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" from the Sydmonton festival, using the original music that was changed when _Cats_ went to Broadway_. It would have been nice if they'd included more recordings from Sydmonton, like the original lyric of "All I Ask of You" shown on the second DVD to the _Phantom_ movie.

With so many great actress-singers who've played Norma Desmond, why does the collection beat us over the head with Glenn Close?

Paul Miles Kingston must be set for life in royalties, for the number of albums the original recording of "Pie Jesu" has appeared on. "Amigos Para Siempre" is nice, but it reminds me of Shari Lewis's "The Song that Doesn't End," especially when it's been used on so many compilations.

In short, this is a great collection for the obscure material, if you can get it cheap. But for a boxed set, it's a poor sampling, drawn mostly from the most familiar recordings.

Excellent collection but BIG PUBLISHING MISTAKE! .......2006-01-10

Please beware they made a mistake on this. It's actually the shortened Ray Shell version of STARLIGHT EXPRESS from the original 1984 London cast - NOT the El Debarge single from 1987 like it says on the box. I don't know how they let that goof pass. Sorry to Ray Shell. Having said that, this is an outstanding compilation of Lloyd Webber's greatest hits.

ONE OF LLOYD WEBBER'S BEST COMPILATIONS, DESPITE A FEW FLAWS.......2005-03-21

Regardless of the fact that some of his latest efforts (most notably, The Woman in White) are disappointing, there can be little doubt that Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the greatest composers ever to work in the musical theatre. Ever since his "Jesus Christ Superstar" hit the stage in the early 70-is, it was clear that the conception and perception of musicals are never going to be the same again. Many of his songs became standards not only in the theatre history, but also as tops on the charts. Even though he's British, his influence on the shape of the modern musical theatre expanded over the West End boundaries long ago and has thus made an enormous impact on Broadway. Two of his shows ("Cats" and "The phantom of the opera") hold the record as two the longest running shows in the history of Broadway. He has also been the only composer to have three of his shows running at Broadway concurrently. Some of his awards include three Grammies, a Golden Globe, an Oscar and a bunch of Tony awards. But perhaps most of all, Lloyd Webber is responsible for bringing the musicals and the theatre appealing to the wide audiences, who in different circumstances would not consider seeing a musical. The secret of his success is probably the mixture of beautiful and catchy melodies, interesting subject matter (though some, like Starlight Express, are too thin) and grandiose staging.

Over the years many compilations of his work have emerged. In the late 80-is and early 90-is it was the "Encore" series and lately the one-disc collection called "Gold". The one in question here can be considered one of the best currently on the market. First, it includes a 3-disc selections from all of his shows, minus the latest one, i.e., "The Woman in White", which, considering the triviality of the score, is no great lost. The fourth disc covers some of his most known songs sung by the famous artists. Then, there is the fifth disc with previously unreleased material, most of which are the songs ALW wrote with Tim Rice for various artists during the 70-is. The disks are all neatly packed in a hardcover book that features 67 pages of pictures and text with information about each of ALW's shows. One of the other assets here is the perfect sound quality, since all of the tracks have been digitally remastered.

Here are my basic impressions and comments regarding the material on the discs:

* Disc #1 has the selections from "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Cats" and "Song & Dance". The Superstar material mostly comes from the Concept Recording. Although the songs sound beautiful as always, their orchestration is a bit dated now. Only Steve Balsamo's "Gethsemane" from the 1996 revival cast has a modern rock sound. "Evita" comes with the material from all of the major recordings: London, Broadway and the movie productions, as well as the Concept album. No objections here; since this is one of ALW's most satisfying works, every song is just perfect, although Patti LuPone, the Broadway and overall the best Evita, is left with only a couple of lines. With the selections from "Cats", however, I have some doubts. A plus to the choice of the "Jellicle ball" impressive orchestral sequence from the 1998 movie version and "Mister Mistoffelees" from the 1981 London cast. One of the best known ALW's songs, "Memory", also comes from that album. It's a pretty version and Elaine Paige's rendition cannot be matched, but why include this when the definite version, featuring an 80-piece orchestra and Elaine Paige with much better interpretation, can be found in the same movie version. Thusly, one has to buy Elaine Paige's latest 2-disc compilation "Centre Stage: The very best of Elaine Paige" to get that one. And "Gus the theatre cat" is more a recital than a song, so there was not much point in including that. Marti Webb brings her vocal charm to the "Song & Dance" sequence, Sarah Brightman sings "Unexpected song" with her famous soprano, but as much as I like her version, Bernadette Peters, who was in this show on Broadway is strangely left out here.

* Disc # 2 starts with "Starlight Express". This was never one of my favorite ALW's shows; the plot is even lighter than in "Cats" and the 1984 original cast recording is terribly dated. Yet, here we have one terrific duet, "I am starlight" from the original together with three songs from the later revivals and it seems that fresh orchestrations were just the thing Starlight needed. My favorite remains a touchy ballad, "Next time you fall in love". "Requiem" is the most solemn of all ALW's compositions, written in 1985 to commemorate the death of his father. Placido Domingo's tenor rides together with the chorus all the way through the strong "Hosanna", only to be joined by Sarah Brightman in the final moments of this song. She then gives an echoing deliverance of "Pie Jesu". What can be said of ALW's next show, "The Phantom of the Opera"? A phenomenon in its own right, it's easy to see from the six numbers included here why this is one of the best and most beloved musicals of all time. The cast, the music, the story - everything is perfect. Although "Aspects of love" was never a popular hit, it does have some of the most beautiful love melodies ALW has ever written. "Love changes everything" sung by Michael Ball is probably one of the best tunes ever about love. The rest of the selected material here has a dreamy love flavor and the melodies find their way into your brain in the best Lloyd Webber way.

* ALW's first musical, "Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat" was more successful in its revival form than the original from the 70-is. The three songs included here are sung by the show stars, Jason Donovan and Donny Osmond. Maria Friedman was not a lucky choice to play the narrator, as the track from the 1998 movie version shows. "By Jeeves" was ALW's only big flop when it came to the stage in the 70-is. The 1995 revival sounds much better though, full of funny numbers in the best manner of the musical comedy. "Travel hopefully" remains one of the show's highlights on this compilation. "Sunset Boulevard" comes next. "Sunset" remains for me one of Webber's best scores; lush and beautiful. I listen to the original cast recording with Patti LuPone all the time. However, here most of the songs are performed by Glenn Close. A big mistake. If you've ever listened the American premiere recording with her, you'll know what I am talking about. She may have a strong stage presence, but her vocal abilities are too limited, and her aggressive approach to the role lacks any subtlety. Therefore, the two big numbers from this show, "With one look" and "As if we never said goodbye" are ruined by the fact she can't sing. The same goes for the American Joe Gillis, who was played by Alan Campbell. Luckily, Patti LuPone and Kevin Anderson, the original Norma and Joe from the London production, make their brief entrance here with the "Perfect year"; enough to show how better they are. The funny thing is, on the jacket and inside of it, Glenn Close and Alan Campbell are credited as performers in this song as well. If this was a mistake on ALW's part, it was a good one. The next ALW's show, "Whistle down the wind" was never a critic's dear and yet the audiences rushed in to see it in London. The score brings back ALW to his rock and roll roots of the seventies and the story is quite interesting. But the selections here are not the happiest, since the cast recording boasts with much better songs. And finally, "The Beautiful Game". Again, we have one of those ALW's shows that is worth in its individual parts rather than as a whole. "Our kind of love" and "Let us love in peace" are two catchy ballads. The latter is a nice amalgam version not available elsewhere. The two other tracks here I could live without.

* Disc # 4 has the songs from all the above shows performed by different artists. The assembled tracks have their pros and cons. For example, we have some previously unreleased stuff, like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's operettic rendition of "The heart is slow to learn", or a stunning and epic "A kiss is a terrible thing to waste" from "Whistle down the wind", performed by The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra. Then again, what was the point in including almost identical tracks as the ones on the previous disks? So we have Michael Ball again singing "Love changes everything" with only a bit different orchestration; Sarah Brightman comes out again with the same Phantom duets, but only with the different male singers. It would be much more appropriate to include tracks from the Toronto Cast of the Phantom, with Colm Wilkinson. Other pop deliverances (Tina Arena's "Whistle down the wind", Barbra Streisand's "As if we never said goodbye", Boyzone's "No matter what" and many more) were wisely chosen. Patti LuPone is again nowhere to be found and Petula Clark's "With one look" sounds too worn-out.

* The last disc is probably the one that will be of most interest to Lloyd Webber aficionados. It consists of entirely previously unreleased material ALW for the most part wrote for various artists during his early years, with Tim Rice. Some of these tunes, not successful as a singles, were later used in his shows. Thus "Down thru' summer" became "Buenos Aires"in Evita, "Try it and see", an unsuccessful attempt for the Eurovision was used for "King Herod's song" in "Superstar" and so on. Some of these songs are nicely made pop songs: "Make believe love", ALW's first recorded composition, for which he provided the lyrics; "Goodbye Seattle", sung by Paul Raven, who later became Gary Glitter; "Come back Richard, your country needs you", from a never made musical, sung here by Tim Rice, or Latin flavored "Magdalena", with Tony Christie singing. My all time favorite here is a song called "It's easy for you", sung by none other than Elvis Presley himself. Lloyd Webber and Rice sent him a demo recording that he accepted and recorded this live version a couple of weeks before he died. It's amazing to hear how his voice remained in the perfect shape. Also, there is a track of Andrew Lloyd Webber singing "Policle dogs and Jellicle cats" while plying the piano. His voice doesn't sound bad at all.

Taken as a whole, this compilation makes a perfect birthday or Christmas present to any fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber shows, or just anybody interested in some of the best tunes from the modern era of the musical theatre; despite the flaws I mentioned above. To the former, it may just be the final addition for the Andrew Lloyd Webber collection.

SUCH MAGICAL MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!.......2003-01-19

"Evita." "Sunset Blvd." "Starlight Express." "Jesus Christ Superstar." "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." "Requiem." "Aspects of Love." The man who is the most recognized composer in the history of the musical theatre, the man who has won more Tonys than any other composer, the man who boasts the best-selling show of all time ("The Phantom of the
Opera") and the longest-running show of all time ("Cats"), the man whose homes are filled with three Grammys, five Oliviers, a Golden Globe, and Oscar and too many other honors and hosannas to mention, the man knighted in 1992 certainly doesn't need an introduction. Now Decca Broadway pays tribute to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber with "Now and Forever," a spectacular 5-CD set compiled and produced by Sir Andy himself. It's cheaper than a
ticket to "The Producers" ... and more much exciting. This treasure trove contains highlights from all of Webber's shows, and a bonus disc of tunes sung by Betty Buckley, Barbara
Streisand, Jose Carreras, Boy George, Charlotte Church, Madonna, Tom Jones, Petula Clark, even Elvis! A must for lovers of theatre---and good music.

A Must Have for Sir Andrew fans.......2002-05-21

This five-CD collection of Andrew Lloyd Webber's career is fantastic. It leaves virtually no stone unturned. I have no doubt that diehard Webber fans will love this, especially for the 5th disc entitled "From the Vaults." This disc alone is worth the price as it contains tunes never before heard by the typical fan. Who knew Elvis did a Lloyd Webber tune?!? I didn't! Also the tune "Benedictine" which the composer wrote for his most recent marriage is not only pretty, but it has the same medley as "The Lady's Paying" from "Sunset Blvd." which I found highly enjoyable. Another great track is the composer himself singing a cut song from "Cats" entitled "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats" which has the same tune as "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats," but to hear Sir Andrew sing is a blast...he sounds a lot like Al "Year of the Cat" Stewart.
The cuts from the musicals are great but are likely owned by ALW fans as they are on the original cast albums. And I'm glad that there were tunes included from the composers most recent efforts which have yet to make it beyond London (Whistle Down the Wind, Beautiful Game).
My only complaint is the inclusion of way too many tracks by Sarah Brightman. She must've received a great divorce settlement that included having tunes on any ALW collection until the end of time!! Her interpretations of some of the tunes were limp and uninspired. I would've much rather heard casts from around the world rather than yet another song by this disdainful soprano! How about Colm Wilkinson's version of "Music of the Night" from the original Canadian cast of "Phantom"? Or Michael Crawford's version of "Unexpected Song"? What? No Betty Buckley from "Sunset Blvd."? And of course there are songs you KNOW are going to be on the collection before you even listen to it as they have been on EVERY ALW collection for the past decade or so.
A great collection but too much Sarah Brightman!

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Pure instrumental magic!

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Customer Reviews:

Pure instrumental magic!.......2007-06-13

The purchase of this CD was highly recommended by a fellow member of Yahoo's "Beautiful Instrumentals Group." Containing several formerly unavailable on CD selections, this album is pure instrumental magic! For example, some of you may recall Monte Kelly's mid-1950s rendition of "Tropicana," from the LP of the same name, and other songs from that collection. They are here at last! I have been waiting since CDs came out to see "Tropicana" and many other "magical instrumentals" from the US and Europe finally appear on CD, and this is the first in a series of new CDs produced by Nick Acquaviva to hit the market that feature these wonderful instrumentals. I highly recommend that anyone who loves classic instrumental check this and the entire series out. You will not be disappointed!

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See the Wizard Fly
Awesome!!!
Fine work but not his best
Axel keeps on getting better and better...

The Masquerade Ball
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ASIN: B00004T92N
Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

The Arrival (Intro)
Earls Of Black
Voodoo Nights
Night And Rain
The Masquerade Ball
Tear Down The Walls
The Line
Hot Wheels
The Temple Of The Holy
July Morning

Customer Reviews:

See the Wizard Fly.......2006-02-09

I typically don't have much patience for guitar hero metal. I've always been a "vocals first" kind of guy. Whenever I attempt to listen to an Yngwie Malmsteen album I'm always impressed by the man's technical prowess and solos, but I'm also always disappointed in the actual songs, which appear to be simply vehicles for those solos; this despite Malmsteen's access to a never-ending supply of phenomenal vocalists. Likewise I tend to enjoy Symphony X albums more for Russell Allen's powerful vocals than Michael Romeo's blistering guitar work, and was a Dokken fan long before I realized that George Lynch was a better guitar player than most of his peers.

That being said, I am an Axel Rudi Pell fan. While he does follow Malmsteen's example in naming his band after himself and has a penchant for extended guitar solos and epic song titles, the man has a considerable amount of songwriting ability that Malmsteen is sadly lacking. I'm not necessarily talking about lyrical content here, as Pell's tend to be somewhat silly in a European-writing-awkwardly-in-English kind of way. See for example, his ode to fast cars that is unfortunately named after a toy line. I'm referring more to his songwriting structure. Pell's songs seem like actual songs. The verses, chorus, and yes solos, all mesh together the way a good song should. The Masquerade Ball is a prime example. The guitar solos are there, but you can also get into the music and sing along to just about every song, particularly album-opener Earls of Black and the epic title track. There is also an inspired cover of Uriah Heep's classic July Morning.

The Masquerade Ball really works as an album, and a lot of the credit has to go to former Hardline vocalist Johnny Gioelli, who provides a heartfelt and powerful delivery to each song, even when the lyrics get a bit cheesy. He was good on other Axel Rudi Pell albums like Shadow Zone and Oceans of Time, but really seems to shine on this one.

Fans of the aforementioned Yngwie Malmsteen should find much to enjoy in Axel Rudi Pell's work, particularly this album. I'm also reminded of Rainbow, but that may be due to the Dio-like earnestness of Gioelli's vocals. The Masquerade Ball should appeal across the board to fans of traditional metal and melodic hard rock as well.

Awesome!!!.......2004-06-01

by far,this is the best album by the german guitar wizard.axel is just always able to top his previous amazing albums.

1.the arrival

this is such a powerful and dark intro,without drums and bass.just listen to it,you will love it even though it's just 1:30 length 10/10

2.earls of black

best track by far.simply flawlees,the drums kick ass and the slow guitar part in the middle just makes you melt down 15/10

3.voodoo nights

a bit slower but also very good. a heavy rocker with great guitar work. 9/10

4.night and rain

nice semi-ballad,very strong and powerful.shows perfectly the melodic side of axel. 9/10

5.the masquerade ball

the title track is another out-standing song,epic epic epic!!!
awesome guitar work again,special mention to johnny's vocals and ferdy's keyboards. 10/10

6.tear down the walls

very good song,too.a must play for every live album,makes the ground shake 10/10

7.the line

good song,you could call this a semi-ballad,too.also very powerful but at the same time so melodic 9/10

8.the temple of the holy

this is an amazing ballad,almost a solo of johnny.strong voice and soooo melodic,goes right underneath your skin 10/10

9.hot wheels

this could easily be a motorcycle driver anthem.fast paced and very rough. 9/10

10.july morning

this is a cover of deep purple.special mention to ferdy and his great work at the keyboard.drags on a bit at the end but it's agood effort 9/10

all in all,this is axel's masterpiece,every song is great.
if you like this one,check out shadow zone and between the walls.

Fine work but not his best.......2003-09-29

This is fine melodic heavy metal, well beyond the average American output (I still am looking for jewels there, the Scandinavian heavy metal scene seems more promising though), yet I am spoiled by Axel's more recent "Shadow zone" which is flawless. The high points on the cd under review are the 10 minutes "Masquerade ball" and the
great ballad "In the temple of the holy". With minimal instrumental background it's essentally a 7 minute solo for the singer Gioeli, though no dull moment there!
I haven't heard a singer that good since Freddy Mercury.

Axel keeps on getting better and better..........2000-08-08

I became an Axel Rudi Pell fan just over 5 years ago, when I discovered a dusty copy of "Eternal Prisoner" in a local record shop. Since then, I have purchased most of the back catalogue plus the newer albums, and each one seems to get stronger than the last. This excellently produced CD contains some memorably catchy rockers with great hooks ("Voodoo Nights and "Tear Down the Walls"), two superb 'power ballads' ("Night and Rain" and "The Line") and some heavier material ("Earls of Black", "Hot Wheels"). The title track contains some wonderfully moody keyboards interspersed with Axel's virtuoso guitar. And, to round out the album, ARP has done a marvellous cover of the Uriah Heep classic (and one of my all-time favourite songs), "July Morning" (although the outro keyboard solo could have used a bit more variation, making it reminiscent of the original with Manfred Mann at the helm). Still, Johnny Gioeli has a fabulous voice, Axel is a truly outstanding guitarist, and the rest of the band complement these two well. An excellent rock album, certainly one of the finest that will be released this year.

Essentials II : The Ultimate Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection

Average customer rating:

Anything is good when there`s cats on it
What songs are on this CD?
great combination of hits and semi-hits

Essentials II : The Ultimate Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Cats Overture
Unexpected Song
Phantom Of The Opera
Pie Jesu
Uncoupled
Half A Moment
Jesus Christ Superstar
Angel Of Music
First Man In Your Life
There Is More To Love
Prima Donna
Could We Start Again Please?
Masquerade
Last Man In My Life
Anything But Lonely
Jellicle Ball

Customer Reviews:

Anything is good when there`s cats on it.......1999-10-14

I just have to say that I don`t have this c.d. but I know it`s good because not only is it Andrew Lloyd Webber but it has music from CATS on it.

What songs are on this CD?.......1999-04-14

I haven't bought it, but I'd like to know what songs are on this CD because Amazon.com doesn't list them. If you, who have bought the CD, could clear this up for everyone else, It would be much appreciated and might help sell the CD.

great combination of hits and semi-hits.......1999-04-03

good cd.......music is very goo

Masterpiece: Live Great Hall of People (Bonus Dvd)

Average customer rating:

Not very good at all
Missing one star for its completeness
disappointed

Masterpiece: Live Great Hall of People (Bonus Dvd)
Andrew Lloyd Webber , and Vacciarello
Manufacturer: Red Int / Red Ink
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006IT5Y
Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

Jesus Christ Superstar - Company
Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Elaine Paige
Overture - China Philharmonic Orchestra
Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) - Kris Phillips
Take That Look Off Your Face - Helen Walsh
The Jellicle Ball - China Philharmonic Orchestra
Macavity-The Mystery Cat - Belinda Allchin
Pie Jesu - Helen Walsh
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Lisa Crosato
Masquerade - Company
The Perfect Year - Elaine Paige
As If We Never Said Goodbye - Elaine Paige
Ni Yong You Wo De Wei Lai (Friends For Life) - Company

Tracks:

I Don't Know How to Love Him (DVD)
The Music of the Night (DVD)

Amazon.com

Elaine Paige headlines the international cast of Masterpiece: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, a September 2001 concert in Beijing. Paige sings songs from her roles in Lloyd Webber's musicals Evita, and Sunset Boulevard, while Kris Phillips, Sandy Lam, Tony Vincent, and others provide solid but rarely thrilling renditions of tunes from such shows as Jesus Christ Superstar and Phantom of the Opera. Indeed, other than the legitimacy provided by Paige, there's not a whole lot to distinguish Masterpiece from the many other Lloyd Webber tributes and compilations. The primary distinction may be the fact that the concert is also available on DVD, which more than doubles the CD's 54-minute running time. The CD is really not much more than a promotion for the DVD, a point proven by the inclusion of a bonus DVD that samples two performances (Phillips's "The Music of the Night" and Lam's "I Don't Know How to Love Him"). Better, then, to simply get the DVD, or the DVD and CD combo for a cheaper price than when they're purchased separately. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Not very good at all.......2006-05-07

This is a very poor concert. There are only two actually good women singers, the older woman who sings "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" and the young woman who sings "Wishing you were Somehow Here again" and the duet of "All I ask of you" is actually VERY good, I would definitly listen to her more. Again, there are only one or two half decent male singers "Sunset boulavard" for instance. The singers that are also in the chorus who have solos are very bad, the songs "Jesus Christ Superstar" "The Music of the Night" "And the money kept rolling in" "I don't know how to love him" "Memory" are all just plain bad. If you are really interested, I sudgest trying to find it in your library, it is just not worth paying ANYTHING to buy it.

Missing one star for its completeness.......2006-04-09

Let's begin with a little detail on the concert first. This is the highlight recording of "Masterpiece: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber live in Beijing" which took place at the Great Hall of the People in September 2001. There are 4 main singers here: Elaine Paige, Tony Vincent, Kris Philips (Fei Xiang) and Sandy Lam. Besides from the 4 main singers, there are also an ensemble cast of 12-16 people which I believe are from Australia.

The whole concert is almost 3 hours in length with over 30 songs from almost all the works by Andrew Lloyd Webber including the latest show by Webber back then which was "The Beautiful Game". Missing only Starlight Express and By Jeeves. Here comes the bad part, only 13 were chosen to be on the CD and Miss Sandy Lam's song isn't even on the recording!!! There are some other truly wonderful performance that were left off the recording. For example, Tony Vincent's "And the Money Kept Rolling", the ensemble's "Let Us Love in Peace" and Miss Paige's "The Heart Is Slow to Learn", just to name a few

Still, there are some really nice performance captured in the CD. Elaine's "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "As If We Never Said Goodbye" are quite good but I have heard better versions out there. Tony Vincent's "Jesus Christ Superstar" is really awesome. That shouldn't be a big surprise since he was Judas in the Broadway Revival of JCS. Another of my favourite is Helen Walsh with her take on "Take That Look off Your Face". That was quite a performance. The other outstanding one is Lisa Crosato with her rendition of "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again". Then there's a great treat when both of them sang a duet together in "Pie Jesu". It was so beautiful. Thank goodness they didn't leave this one out.

Besides from the audio part, there are also sample clips from the concert: Kris Philip's "The Music of the Night" and Sandy Lam's "I Don't Know How to Love Him". Amazon said that it comes in a form of a bonus DVD. Mine's more of an enhanced-CD, if you pop the CD into the computer, then the bonus clips will play. That's quite a nice treat. But wouldn't it be better to just buy the DVD?

So, to sum all of that up, I'd recommend you to go and get the DVD if you're interested in the concert. I didn't hate this recording or anything but just wish that it would be more complete.

disappointed.......2002-09-29

I saw the TV Special and the CD is missing some of the better pieces of music. Disppointing. I thought the CD would contain all of the music from the TV special and purchased it before its release. Had i known that songs like "The Heart is Slow to Learn" would not be included, I would have saved my money - the recorded songs are pretty much the same pieces that have been recorded before.

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This Box Set is for any Andrew Lloyd Webber fan!

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Collection

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Phantom Of The Opera: Phantom Of The Opera - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Phantom Of The Opera: Music Of The Night - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Sunset Boulevard: Sunset Boulevard Entr'Acte (Instrumental) - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Sunset Boulevard: With One Look - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Cats: Memory - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Song And Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Song And Dance: The Last Man In My Life - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Aspects Of Love: Seeing Is Believing - Marguerite Krull/Justin White

Tracks:

Phantom Of The Opera: Phantom Overture (Instrumental) - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Song And Dance: Take That Look Off Your Face - Marguerite Krull
Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall - Darlin Barry
Evita: Rainbow High - Gail Bartell
Evita: Buenos Aires - Gail Bartell
Jesus Christ Superstar: Heaven On Their Minds - Ray Hatch
Jesus Christ Superstar: Everything's Alright - Ray Hatch/David Chernault
Jesus Christ Superstar: John 19:41 (Instrumental) - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Aspects Of Love: Aspects Of Aspects (Instrumental) - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Sunset Boulevard: Too Much In Love To Care - Justin White/Marguerite Krull
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Pharoah's Story - Gail Bartell

Tracks:

Cats: Magical Mr. Mistofellees - David Chernault/Susan Arnall/Claire Hodge/Karen Marshall/Suellen Fagin-Allen/Alice Fortunato...
Evita: Rainbow Tour - David Chernault/Gail Bartell/Alan Bruun
Jesus Christ Superstar: I Don't Know How To Love Him - David Chernault/Darlin Berry
Evita: Good Night And Thank You - Gail Bartell
Jesus Christ Superstar: Hosana - George Rosenbaum
Aspects Of Love: The First Man You Remember - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Jesus Christ Superstar: Gethsemane - David Chernault
Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Song & Dance: Unexpected Song - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Evita: A New Argentina - David Chernault/Gail Bartell
Cats: Jellicle Ball - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane

Tracks:

Jesus Christ Superstar: Superstar - Ray Hatch
Evita: High Flying Adored - Gail Bartell/David Chernault
Phantom Of The Opera: Masquerade - Susan Arnall/Claire Hodge/Karen Marshell/Suellen Fagin-Allen/Alice Fortunato/Dani Janesick...
Evita: Balcony - Casa Rosada (Don't Cry For Me Argentina) - Gail Bartell
Jesus Christ Superstar: Damned For All Time - Ray Hatch
Evita: Charity Concert - Gail Bartell/David Chernault
Sunset Boulevard: As If We Never Said Goodbye - Marguerite Krull
Evita: Waltz For Eva And Che - Gail Bartell/David Chernault
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Jacob And Sons - Gail Bartell
Evita: Lament - Gail Bartell

Tracks:

Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Gail Bartell/David Chernault
Sunset Boulevard: Sunset Boulevard - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Jesus Christ Superstar: Overture - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Phantom Of The Opera: Think Of Me - Gail Bartell/David Chernault
Jesus Christ Superstar: The Last Supper - David Chernault/Ray Hatch
Cats: Memory (Instrumental) - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Starlight Express: Starlight Sequence - Gail Bartell/David Chernault/Alan Bruun
Evita: Peron's Lates Flame - Paul Vogt
Jesus Christ Superstar: King Herod's song - David Chernault
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will Do - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane

Customer Reviews:

This Box Set is for any Andrew Lloyd Webber fan!.......2001-01-10

This Box Set is for fans who have missed out on CD recordings of my musicals.It contains songs from The Phantom of the Opera like Phantom of the Opera,All I Ask of Ya,Music of the Night and Phantom Overture,songs from Cats like Magical Mr.Mistoffelees,Memory,and Jellicle Ball,songs from Evita like Don't Cry for Me Argentina,Another Suitcase in Another Hall,A New Argentina,And The Money Kept Rollin In(and Out),and Peron's Latest Flame,songs from Jesus Christ Superstar like Superstar and I Don't How to Love 'Em and songs from my other hit musicals. This Box Set is for Andrew Lloyd Webber fans,freaks and maniacs.

Average customer rating:

I wish I could vote lower...
My Greatest Hits in 1 Box Set

The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Phantom Of The Opera: Phantom Of The Opera - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Phantom Of The Opera: Music Of The Night - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Sunset Boulevard: Sunset Boulevard Entr'Acte (Instrumental) - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Sunset Boulevard: With One Look - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Cats: Memory - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Song And Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Song And Dance: The Last Man In My Life - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Aspects Of Love: Seeing Is Believing - Marguerite Krull/Justin White

Tracks:

Phantom Of The Opera: Phantom Overture (Instrumental) - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Song And Dance: Take That Look Off Your Face - Marguerite Krull
Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall - Darlin Barry
Evita: Rainbow High - Gail Bartell
Evita: Buenos Aires - Gail Bartell
Jesus Christ Superstar: Heaven On Their Minds - Ray Hatch
Jesus Christ Superstar: Everything's Alright - Ray Hatch/David Chernault
Jesus Christ Superstar: John 19:41 (Instrumental) - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Aspects Of Love: Aspects Of Aspects (Instrumental) - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane
Sunset Boulevard: Too Much In Love To Care - Justin White/Marguerite Krull
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Pharoah's Story - Gail Bartell

Tracks:

Cats: Magical Mr. Mistofellees - David Chernault/Susan Arnall/Claire Hodge/Karen Marshall/Suellen Fagin-Allen/Alice Fortunato...
Evita: Rainbow Tour - David Chernault/Gail Bartell/Alan Bruun
Jesus Christ Superstar: I Don't Know How To Love Him - David Chernault/Darlin Berry
Evita: Good Night And Thank You - Gail Bartell
Jesus Christ Superstar: Hosana - George Rosenbaum
Aspects Of Love: The First Man You Remember - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Jesus Christ Superstar: Gethsemane - David Chernault
Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Song & Dance: Unexpected Song - Marguerite Krull/Justin White
Evita: A New Argentina - David Chernault/Gail Bartell
Cats: Jellicle Ball - The Orlando Pops Orchestra/Andrew Lane

Tracks:

Jesus Christ Superstar: Superstar - Ray Hatch
Evita: High Flying Adored - Gail Bartell/David Chernault
Phantom Of The Opera: Masquerade - Susan Arnall/Claire Hodge/Karen Marshell/Suellen Fagin-Allen/Alice Fortunato/Dani Janesick...
Evita: Balcony - Casa Rosada (Don't Cry For Me Argentina) - Gail Bartell
Jesus Christ Superstar: Damned For All Time - Ray Hatch
Evita: Charity Concert - Gail Bartell/David Chernault
Sunset Boulevard: As If We Never Said Goodbye - Marguerite Krull
Evita: Waltz For Eva And Che - Gail Bartell/David Chernault
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Jacob And Sons - Gail Bartell
Evita: Lament - Gail Bartell

Customer Reviews:

I wish I could vote lower..........2003-10-12

This is honestly the worst collection of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Music ever. If you've never heard his music before, stick to getting an official CD. The sound quality, arrangements, and voices on these make it feel like it was recorded in someone's basement. Just absolutely HORRID!!! I ended up just throwing it out. Take my word for it, DON'T BUY THIS COLLECTION, or any other ALW stuff you see that says "Orlando Pops Orchestra" Just look what people are selling it for used. That should say enough.

My Greatest Hits in 1 Box Set.......2001-01-07

If you love my musicals,then you'll wanna get this!It contains bunches of my hits! It features showsongs from Joseph and the Amazin'Teconnicolour Dreamcoat(1968),stage version in 1973,Jesus Christ Superstar(1971),Evita(1978),Song and Dance(1980),Cats(1982),Starlight Express(1984),Requiem(1985),The Phantom of the Opera(1986),Sunset Bouuvilard(1987),and many of my other classics.If you're a fan of my books and musicals,then you'll want this!

Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People

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Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People

Manufacturer: Eagle UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Y6RL
Release Date: 2003-12-16

Tracks:

Jesus Christ Superstar - Tony Vincent
Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Elaine Paige
Beautiful Game (Overture) - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)
Take That Look Off Your Face
Jellicle Ball - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Macavity - The Mystery Cat - Leonie Page,
Pie Jesu
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Masquerade - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Perfect Year - Elaine Paige,
As If We Never Said Goodbye - Elaine Paige
Ni Yong You Wo de Wei Lai (Friends for Life) [From Friends for Life] - Sandy Lam, Elaine Paige, , Tony Vincent
Music of the Night [Multimedia Track]
I Don't Know How to Love Him [Multimedia Track] - Sandy Lam

Album Description

Full title - Masterpiece Live From People's Hall, Beijing. Starring Elaine Paige and Kris Phillips with an international cast and sixty-piece orchestra. Includes bonus CD-Rom video footage for 'The Music Of The Night', Kris Phillips & 'I Don't Know How To Love Him' Sandy Lam. Eagle Records. 2002.

Average customer rating:

Not a bad album
rock your mind out!!!!!1
european heavy metal at its best
Loads of power and melody

The Masquerade Ball
Axel Rudi Pell
Manufacturer: Steamhammer Europe
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Magic
Between the Walls
Eternal Prisoner
Black Moon Pyramid
Shadow Zone

ASIN: B00004SGH2
Release Date: 2000-12-04

Tracks:

The Arrival (Intro)
Earls Of Black
Voodoo Nights
Night And Rain
The Masquerade Ball
Tear Down The Walls
The Line
Hot Wheels
The Temple Of The Holy
July Morning

Album Description

2000 album for the German heavy metal guitar mastermind. Steamhammer.

Album Details

Cardboard Slipcase and Poster Included.

Customer Reviews:

Not a bad album.......2006-02-22

After hearing that Joey Gioelli had decided to pursue his musical career after hardline with this guy, I decided that I would just have to check it out. This is the 2nd album Joey has done with the band I think, and I was pleasantly surprised with the album, but at the same time relatively dissapointed. The album boasts fantastic vocals, the best I've heard Gioelli or anyone else for that matter. He really does blow you away with the range and strength of his voice. The main problem with the album is that its not particuarly amazing lyrically. The lyrics are all mainly about goblins, myths and skelletons etc. Its OK I guess, but a theme that easily loses its novelty if your not into that kind of thing. The guitar effects and production also sounds a little tacky in quite a lot of places, as well as a low mixing level with the drums, but the guitar work generally is quite impressive and varies a lot throughout the album. However, overall the CD sounds good and if anything just listening to Joey's vocals makes buying it worth while. There are some nice melodies and catchy choruses throughout and the because the guitar work is predominatly lead, there is a lot of varition within the album and some of the songs which are quite long, making it borderline prog rock. If you like early Sabbath, and dont mind a little bit of magic and sourcery, then check this out, or buy his latest album which is apparenly a bit better.

rock your mind out!!!!!1.......2003-03-22

This cd from axel rudi pell is unbelievable. If you ever heard of HARDLINE you will flip over this!Singer from HARDLINE is the singer for this cd and is ten times better!Lyrics are unreal, music kicks---can't take it out of the cd player. Bravo guys---wish I would have bought this a long time ago.BUT THIS ITEM--YOU WILL LOVE IT!

european heavy metal at its best.......2000-06-12

'The Masquerade Ball' by Alex Rudi Pell, is a wonderful heavy metal album. Johnny Giolei from the band 'Hardline' is the lead singer and his vocals soar on this album. Anyone that like bands like Whitesnake, Journey, or Night Ranger ought to give it a listen. Huge guitars, long epic type songs and beautiful strong vocals.

Loads of power and melody.......2000-05-18

Masquerade Ball is really a great album. Title track, the epic "Masquerade Ball" is great with some catchy keyboards added. "Earls of Black" and "Voodoo Nights" are both good heavier tunes with some great lyrics. "Hot Wheels" is a great "highway rocker" and "The Temple Of The Holy" is more peaceful piece of music. Johnny Gioeli's vocals have improved compared to "Oceans of Time" album and his vocals really suite in ARP's music. There is really only one bad song on the album and that is cover song "July Morning". I like the original Uriah Heep's version but this cover is kind of a lame. Still a good piece of heavy metal!

Brilliant work guys!

Masquerade Ball
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Masquerade Ball
Pell , and Axel Rudi
Manufacturer: Steamhammer
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000LWPBQK