Arrow [CD-single] [Enhanced] [EP] [Import]

Arrow [CD-single] [Enhanced] [EP] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Arrow [Album Version]

2. Shine [Live Acoustic]

3. Lost in America [Live Acoustic]

4. Static [Live Acoustic]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese exclusive featuring four tracks, 'Arrow' (off the 2001 album Actual Size) plus 'Shine' (live acoustic), 'Lost In America' (live acoustic) & 'Static' (live acoustic).

Arrow,Mr. Big,Japanese Import,Hair Metal,Hard Rock,Heavy Metal,Pop,Pop-Metal,Rock

Wicked (Karaoke)
Average customer rating:

High Cost, Little Quality

i'm 13, and i need help. (by the way, GO WICKED! luv it.)

Don't waste your money

"well-sung, theatrical vocals..." What cast did they listen to!?

I could play it better myself on a kazoo

Wicked (Karaoke)

Manufacturer: Stage Stars
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002KQOLM
Release Date: 2004-08-01

Tracks:

No One Mourns the Wicked
The Wizard and I
What is This Feeling?
Something Bad
Dancing Through Life
Popular
I'm Not That Girl
One Short Day
A Sentimental Man
Defying Gravity
Thank Goodness
Wonderful
As Long As You're Mine
No Good Deed
For Good

Album Description

Featured at the annual celebration of the show's Broadway anniversary, this is the only karaoke recording of songs from Wicked with on-screen lyrics and a lyric booklet.

This is a new recording with a great cast, under the direction of Michael Lavine, of the Tony Award winning musical Wicked.This album contains two CDs. The first disc has a complete recording of each song, the second disc has fully-orchestrated accompaniment tracks.

All songs are in the original show key, and show tempo. Intros to the songs from the Broadway show are provided. Several live musicians are featured on this album.

On-Screen lyrics will appear when this CD+G is played in a karaoke machine. No lyrics will appear when the album is played in a regular CD player, however, a lyric booklet is provided.

Customer Reviews:

High Cost, Little Quality.......2007-06-07

This CD is such a disappointment! I sing with a traveling theater group and thought I could practice to this karaoke disc. Not a chance! The quality is poor-synthesized instruments & wrong notes and chords all over the place!Don't even get me started on the sample vocal tracks! I actually discarded this part of the pack as it was painfule to listen to. The vocals are horribly off key. Please, save your money. I know it's exciting to find this wonderful musical in a karaoke version but keep looking. Don't waste your cash on this one!!!

i'm 13, and i need help. (by the way, GO WICKED! luv it.).......2007-05-29

Hey ya'll.
i'm giving this 5 stars because i love wicked a lot (and it's not my top 1, but top 3.so i'm not biased) but i really need to know if the karaoke part is worth buying. i don't care about the instructional singers, just the music. i want to perform this, but plz tell me if it's worth the MUCHO money? thnx!

Don't waste your money.......2007-02-01

My daughter needed the karaoke version to perform one of the songs for a show at her school. This version is absolutely horrible. Neither one of us can even stand (or sit)to listen to this cd. What a terrible waste of good hard earned money. Everyone who has purchased this should receive their money back plus 10% and an apology for being subjected to hearing this. Shame on the people who produced this cd and are making money from it.

"well-sung, theatrical vocals..." What cast did they listen to!?.......2007-01-07

I bought this CD from the local Wal-Mart for a hefty sum. I was a little nervous, as I always am when I purchase something without listening to it first, but figured what the hey, it's Wicked, it CAN'T be bad. I really just wanted an alternate take on some of my favorite songs, since I can't afford to go see the musical in person yet.

I was wrong. I was very, very wrong. I realized I wasn't going to be getting the same level of performance as in the OCR release. But, after reading the reviews when I got home, I opened it. I popped it into my CD player, and my ears were immediately assaulted by their Gahlinda's warbling. Yes, Gah-linda. No other name fits so well. It's plain the group assembled to sing was trying, in part, to emulate the original cast's performance, and sadly, they failed miserably. Gah-linda's voice was off pitch and screetchy, frequently. Thinking perhaps I was merely comparing her unfairly to other performers, I played it for a friend, who all but begged me to turn it off. It was plain to us both that she was trying to sing far above her natural range. The other cast members, save their Fiyero, were decent. Their Elphaba was amateur good, and their Nessarose was surprisingly talented for the few moments time she got.

On to the music itself.

I have a reasonably high quality speaker system, yet the background music sounded like a midi file someone had made of the real music. Like something out of an old 16 bit game, or perhaps a talented teen trying to coax music out of an old keyboard. Thinking perhaps it WAS the sound system, I tried it in another media player. Same sound. Realizing that perhaps the guide CD might have simplified music apart from the karaoke CD itself, I swiftly switched to CD2. But wait. There was no CD2, because I had recieved two copies of CD1.

This was the final insult, for me. I contacted Stage-Stars and asked for my money back, explaining the variety of reasons I thought I deserved it. The woman I spoke with was polite and understanding, and, after getting my address, overnighted me a new copy of the title, shrink wrapped. It went immediately back to the store, and I got my money back.

On another note, on hearing the samples given on various sites of the CD2 music, I must conclude that it is the same quality on both CDs. In all honesty, you'd have more fun just setting the money on fire. Don't waste it on this purchase.

I could play it better myself on a kazoo.......2006-12-13

I bought this karaoke cd because I was told it was the only one available for the musical and even though I had heard it was bad I figured it couldn't be all THAT bad. I was wrong. It's so bad that it hurts the ears of anyone with an ear for music and can throw off even the best trained singer - even when watching the cd+g graphics. I don't know what solution to offer instead since it's the only karaoke track that I know of... but you may be better off just going without.

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Lyfe Jennings of Gospel Music
Love it
Hip Hop For The Gospel
The Password: Access Granted by Canton Jones
OK

The Password: Access Granted
Canton Jones
Manufacturer: Arrow Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009ESYAK
Release Date: 2005-12-27

Tracks:

Doin' It Big
General
Warrior
What's The Password?
The Password: Jesus
Stay Saved
Love Song
Okay
Wishaway
Nobody Cared (Interlude)
I'm Out
Goin' Solo
Everybody Dancin'
Teach Me Your Ways
Cute
Holy Ghost Girl
Hook U Up
ATL
On The Floor
Trippin'
Well Done
The Password (Live)

Product Description

Canton Jones has been a big-time force within the Holy Hip Hop movement and yet has seemingly been in the background for far too long. Having written, produced for, and collaborated with artists such as Lil' iROCC and Mr. Del, the head of Cajo Entertainment is now launching his national debut on Arrow Records. The follow-up to the underground classic 20 Yrs. 3 Mths. & 12 Days is The Password, which has has CJ picking up where the initial release left off, and then travel to a totally different musical stratosphere. Jones offers 15 tracks that range from ballads to funky R&P to a virtual crunkfest, and is guaranteed to keep your attention throughout the entire CD. Fantastic as a songwriter and with the ability to fuse slammin' beats with meaningful and prolific lyrics that relate candidly to the heart of the Christian experience, CJ is the real thing. "Stay Saved" is a bonafide smash hit that identifies numerous situations that test a believer's ability to do the right thing. From impatient people to road rage to poor customer service, Jones provides an honest account of very real situations that challenge a believer's love, and then offers encouragement to simply "stay saved". Its a classic that could quickly become the theme song for 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Lyfe Jennings of Gospel Music.......2007-06-09

This Cd is very nice, I would recommend it to anyone who liked Lyfe Jennings first album.

Love it.......2007-05-13

The CD came in quickly and in excellent condition. Thank you I love the entire CD.

Hip Hop For The Gospel.......2007-05-09

This is a wonderful C.D. Canton Jones knows and understands hip-hop and he uses it beautifully for the gospel of Christ. From the gritty 'Who's Doing It Big' to the Motown inspired 'Love Song', Jones pulls out all of the stops. I would definitely recommend this CD to anyone who's interested in up-to-date Christian music.

The Password: Access Granted by Canton Jones.......2007-03-22

This is an awesome cd! I first heard one of the songs after we had choir rehearsal and it was pumping. I recommend this cd to those who have an open mind about listening to Christian Rap.

OK.......2007-03-12

I only bought this CD because I love track 7-"Love song". It's not one of my favorite cds, but some songs do grow on you.

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"I can't get this CD out of my player!"
Best album I've heard in years
Blazing Arrow
Intriguing.
Blackalicious brings true lyricism and artistry back to hip-hop.

Blazing Arrow
Blackalicious
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Quality Control

ASIN: B000065DJ4
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

Intro: Bow & Fire
Blazing Arrow
Sky Is Falling
First In Flight
Green Light: Now Begin
4000 Miles
Nowhere Fast
Paragraph President
It's Going Down
Make You Feel That Way
Brain Washers
Chemical Calisthentics
Aural Pleasure
Passion
Purest Love
Release Part 1,2 & 3
Day One

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Blackalicious's debut, Nia, was grossly underrated despite emcees Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel's witty, Afro-centered conceptual leanings. Blazing Arrow picks up where Nia left off, but features a more mature-sounding duo utilizing even tighter beats and more cerebral rhymes. When they're teaming up with fellow West Coasters like Dilated Peoples' Rakka Iriscience ("Passion") or Jurassic 5's Chali 2NA ("4,000 Miles"), the results are off the meter. The sheer number of well-utilized guest spots from non-rap genres (Ben Harper, Rage Against the Machine's Zach de la Rocha) and downright catchy choruses ("Sky Is Falling," "Make You Feel That Way") expand mainstream rap's limited new-school paradigms in ways that are desperately needed. Although the duo still aren't anywhere near the most-skilled emcee's in the Bay Area's burgeoning underground movement, "Paragraph Preside" is a must-hear track, featuring wildly schizophrenic rhyme chemistry and wily wordplay. At a time when dullards like Fabolous get props for being a skilled emcee, any rhyme duo that is more interested in pushing envelopes than licking 'em deserves your ducats. --Dalton Higgins

Customer Reviews:

"I can't get this CD out of my player!".......2007-03-11

I love it so. I bought it after seeing the video for "Make You Feel That Way" and I haven't been disappointed. Love the vibe of the CD...it just flows and the mix is well done, as you go from a "head-nodder" to a smooth groove so seamlessly. I just put it in and let it play! My absolute favorite jam is "Nowhere Fast," which comments on what we were, what we are and what we hope to be "tomorrow." I love this CD so much, I went and bought their other two full play CD's. I make my girls sick with how much I play this CD. I guess I'll eventually take it out the rotation, maybe "tomorrow!" A must for anyone who loves great HIP HOP!

Best album I've heard in years.......2007-02-28

Blackalicious is an amazing group, and Gift of Gab is one of the most talented lyricist - not only in the sense of finding the perfect words to express his thoughts, but in composing them in such a way that they create absolutely addictive rhythm.

Blazing Arrow is by far his best CD, and it's the best because not a single song amongst the lot is short of instant classic. Alphabet Aerobics and Chemical Calisthenics are awe-inspiring in their wit. Blazing Arrow and Nowhere Fast are completely flawless tracks. But Make You Feel That Way and Release are nothing short of a pure ecstasy - the former just makes you smile and the later is nothing short of a masterpiece with Saul Williams adding his brilliant poetry.

Get this CD if you like hip-hop. Get this CD if you don't like hip-hop. Get it now, and be convinced that the genre is worthy of the highest laurels.

Blazing Arrow.......2007-01-05

Over their first three releases, the MELODICA EP, the A2G EP or their debut album NIA, regardless of how you were introduced to Blackalicious, you had to recognize that you were in the presence of truly awesome hip hop artists. The concept of a duo made up of one emcee on the mic and one DJ controlling the decks had fallen out of favor since the early 90s. However, Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel brought it back and helped many of us who had become disenfranchised with the state of hip hop remember why we loved it.

And then they dropped BLAZING ARROW. I was already of fan of Blackalicious, and I think that they have a lot of great music in them to be made but I am hard pressed to believe that they will ever create anything better than this. This is quite possibly the finest hip hop album to have been released in the 21st century.

Gift of Gab had long ago established himself as one of hip hop's premier wordsmiths. With his glasses, ample frame and extensive vocabulary, he was an emcee that nerds could champion as their own. But anyone who made the mistake of underestimating of him would learn to regret it because Gab can rip microphones with the very best of them. On this album, he continues to live up to the lofty expectations that he's set for himself.

However, as good as Gab continues to be, BLAZING ARROW is really Chief Xcel's album. Thanks to the success and high level of quality of NIA, Blackalicious was picked up by MCA as well as invited to join the Okayplayer family. These two things gave the group access to resources that they hadn't previously had and Xcel takes full advantage of this. The music here is beautifully captivating, with a mixture of hip hop beats and live instrumentation that can only be inadequately summed up as "soulful." Despite the fact that this CD has 17 tracks and runs over 70 minutes, you never feel as if anything on the album is filler. Indeed, it only gets better with subsequent listens. Chief Xcel is one of the top handful of music producers alive today, but this is often overlooked due to the fact that he almost never works with anyone outside of the Quannum family.

The other thing that has to be mentioned about this album is the wonderful use of guests. Again, while there are a LOT of them, never do any of them seem to be out of place or take away from the overall feel. Naturally there are appearances by some of Blackalicious' fellow Quannum cohorts: Lyrics Born, Lateef the Truthspeaker, DJ Shadow and Jumbo the Garbageman from Lifesavas. Additionally, they were able to recruit some of their buddies from Jurassic 5: Chali2na has a guest verse and Cut Chemist returns to produce "Chemical Calistenics," the sequel to "Alphabet Aerobics." Also from Los Angeles' underground scene are Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu from Dilated Peoples. But beyond that they brought in some new found Okayplayer friends (?uestlove co-produces a track and Jaguar Wright handles the chorus of "Aural Pleasure") and even beyond THAT they managed to rope in such diverse talents as Gil Scott-Heron, Ben Harper, Saul Williams and Zack de la Rocha.

BLAZING ARROW is a pinnacle achievement in hip hop.

Intriguing........2007-01-01

While some of the more well-known underground groups are known for being relatively throwback and such, the same could not be said for Blackalicious. Their music is innovative, and should set a standard for hip-hop. They are unique and exciting to listen to. Not the entire album appeals to me, but I respect the entire thing. It's an underground album that I think more open-minded listeners should be exposed to and would appreciate. I bought this album because of the song "Chemical Calisthenics," I thought it sounded so cool how they did that with the varied tempos and raps that were precise with those beats. Besides, I found many other tracks to be aural pleasure (hehe). There are plenty of memorable moments on here as well, my other favorite probably being "Paragraph President." The energy here is wonderful and there's also kind of a maturity in here that helps. However, there are a few tracks that while I don't dislike them, they don't really appeal to me. That's the only reason why I gave it a 4 rather than a 5.

As for more well-thought out reviews, look elsewhere. I meant to be simple. And want people to know of this product's existance. 98% of people who view hip-hop as low-brow have never heard this album, without a question.

Blackalicious brings true lyricism and artistry back to hip-hop........2006-07-13

On this follow-up to the inimitable "Nia," Blackalicious demonstrates, once again, why they are head-and-shoulders above the fray. "Blazing Arrow" artfully mixes skillful lyrical wordplay with groovalicious beats and melodies in such a unique fashion, that it seems almost limiting to merely call it hip-hop. So much of what passes as hip-hop these days consists of pointless rhymes and recycled beats, that it's a breath of fresh air to hear true ARTISTS with the vision to think outside the box and take hip-hop to another level. This CD flows so seamlessly from beginning to end that it's hard to pick favorite tracks. But I have to make special mention of "Make You Feel That Way," a trippy, electro-funkadelic, floetic ode to positive vibes. I first heard a snippet of this track during the movie "Brown Sugar," and I couldn't rest until I copped the album. "Blazing Arrow" is truly the "thinking man's" hip hop. If you're looking for music to make you reflect and groove all at once, this is it. You'll never think of hip hop the same way again. Triple-A-plus!

Broken Arrow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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CD
expanded score
Broken Arrow Soundtrack
A solid action score
Not Zimmer's best,but still worth the money...

Broken Arrow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Hans Zimmer
Manufacturer: Milan Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000015L1
Release Date: 1996-02-13

Tracks:

Brothers
Secure
Stealth
Mine
Nuke
Greed
Hammerhead
Broken Arrow

Customer Reviews:

CD.......2007-03-09

I ordered this with overnight delivery and did not recieve it that soon. It was in good condition when I did get it though.

expanded score.......2004-07-11

There is also the expanded score of "Broken Arrow" that has running time 65:17. It's rare but if you can find it get it!!

This is the tracklist :
Brothers - The Fight (8'06)
Stealth (7'34)
Secure (3'47)
Intruder (1'12)
The Map (1'59)
Mine Part One (3'46)
Nuke (10'47)
Mine Part Two (1'59)
Deakins (2'26)
Greed (7'50)
Hammerhead (7'51)
Broken Arrow End Credits (7'32)

Broken Arrow Soundtrack.......2003-02-06

The second best movie score ever.It is only topped by another Hans Zimmer score for Mission:Impossible 2. Which also has so of the same tune if you pay attention. I bought it because I remembered hearing that tune on this movie and liking it so much. Hans Zimmer is at his best when he does score such as this one. He has stummbled in my mind with not living up to this one with Hannibal and Gladiator, and I can't wait to hear another one like this.

A solid action score.......2002-12-21

Hans Zimmer does it again with this electronic score to Broken Arrow. Zimmer's trademark sound is found throughout each and every track. For the score, he uses his usual synths, this time with guitars, a harmonica, a synth trumpet, and a gigantic battery of percussion. The main theme is a 4 note guitar motif played several times throughout the score. A sampled children's choir can be found throughout as another motif, but is not heard nearly as much as the guitar motif is. The score is divided into 8 cues, several of which are over 10 minutes in length, but they run nicely together. The tempo for the most part is very quick and driving and hardly ever lets up. The action music explodes with force and power each time and keeps you listening. The best way to describe this score is kind of as a techno western like feel. The techno part is the tempo of most of the score and the western part is the harmonica passages and guitar theme. Zimmer fans will definitely enjoy this score, as well as those that are fans of solid action music. I think an orchestra would have sounded better than electronics, but nevertheless, the result is a good one. It never gets tiring and the fast tempo does not give you a headache. An all out great score.

Not Zimmer's best,but still worth the money..........2002-10-13

"Broken Arrow" is a wonderful score that lacks the power of Zimmer's more famous scores(The Peacemaker,Crimson Tide and The Rock)but there are some nice themes in this one as well.
Track one has a nice opening theme,Track 4 and 5 contain some powerful music and Track 8 is the best track in the CD.
If you are a fan of Hans Zimmer you won't be dissapointed.This is a great soundtrack,However,If you don't have Hans Zimmer's best scores(Crimson Tide,The Rock and The Peacemaker)buy them first and only then this one.

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Leviathan and wiser
monotonia incandescente
An album for meditation and soul searching
JUST ROCKIN'
The Glory of a Slow Turgid River

Broken Arrow
Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
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This Town
Music Arcade
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The Youngian reaction principle--which dictates that our hero follow commercial monsters (After the Goldrush/Harvest, Rust Never Sleeps) with willfully difficult busts (Time Fades Away, Hawks & Doves)--finally kicks into effect after a long string of straightahead bestsellers. The man's unpredictability has been a major reason he's remained vital for nigh on 30 years, so it's good to see he's still cranky enough to serve up these raw, sloppy, and, for hardcore fans, invigorating jam sessions with his fave band. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

Leviathan and wiser.......2007-07-01

Old man music - grizzled, abstruse, uncompromised.

Often maddeningly unambitious (the last track is slumming), all the better to stun the senses with strategic bolts of craft mastery, honed 35+ years. Sweet sounds quietly adorn the brighter cuts. "This Town" and "Changing Highways," however granite the chords, are pure saloon hoedowns - exquisite hippie soul. "Slip Away," more a scribble than a song, nevertheless offers the savviest guitar solo, quasiquoting "Norwegian Wood" and coaxing ambiguous spirituality from a thudding miasma. The executive number is "The Big Time," unfurling cosmic measures of consoling vocals and punishing guitars, terrifyingly heartfelt.

Tired, still epic.

monotonia incandescente.......2006-09-30

neil young a lo largo del tiempo nos ha sorprendido por su talento, vehemencia y audacia...tambien es cierto que a veces, en merito a su afan prolifico de permanente busqueda, suele ofrecer material de dificil acceso para el publico. hemos escuchado discos de young adelantados a su tiempo, incomprendidos en su aparicion y venerados luego, pero a mi sincera opinion, este no es el caso.....broken arrow no deja de ser un intento fallido de remontar al grunge. canciones monotonas, desprolijas, inconclusas que se pierden en divagues eternos..sonido atronador por momentos, muy sucio por otros..en fin, no estamos hablando de una obra que merezca mucha atencion....

An album for meditation and soul searching.......2006-08-25

This is actually my favorite Neil Young album (which may say something about me). I love it not for its quantity of great songs or tracks, but for its incredible depth and mystery. The image of American Indians on the cover and the title--a broken arrow, representing peace--indicates an appreciation of history and the fact that human thought and emotion over the ages is all tied together.

These ideas, of course, are recurring themes in Neil Young's work (overcoming generation gaps, imagining life in other times and places, and working through complex and difficult memories). It is music for lonely people, lost souls, or those searching for meaning in a dark world. At certain times, it is almost eerie, as though he is channeling spiritual messages.

Perhaps the final song, his version of "Baby What You Want Me to Do" could really be interpreted in a spiritual way. It could mean that his muse is a higher power that was telling him what to do when writing and performing the music (like the double-meaning of George Harrison's unintentional channeling of "My Sweet Lord...He's So Fine.") Young might have also chosen to do a cover of "Baby..." because the words of being in a state of flux and turmoil echo the lyrics of other tracks such as "Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')."

It is not an album to be listened to at a party or with commotion. Just as one wouldn't want to meditate or read under those circumstances, one probably shouldn't try to connect with this kind of music with distractions. As he says in "Music Arcade" : "Yeah, I'm talking 'bout getting down...Take it easy...There's no one around..."

JUST ROCKIN'.......2006-06-27

Neil Young put out more albums collectively with Crazy Horse than with anyone else in the nineties. For a while, us younger fans were unaware that Young was associated with anyone else. Although this relationship began in 1969, and has always been a power factory... it was in the nineties where they really harnessed the team, and pumped out the rawest rock and roll of their respective careers. This started in '90 with Ragged Glory, continued with live albums like Weld, and futher touched into the grunge/alternative spike with 94's Sleeps With Angels. After a break in 95 for Youngs most Alternative effort, Mirror Ball, recorded with Pearl Jam in place of the Horse, the team got back together to record BROKEN ARROW. A dive bar rock album, with much grungy-yet-smooth guitar jams. In my ears, one of the bands most perfect albums.
This one may never go down as a classic, or even as one of Neil Youngs most relevant discs. It in no way takes itself seriously, and was never a huge hitter for Young. However, ten years later, with Youngs Living With War currently on the shelves, some disgruntled fans may need to go back a few years to hear what Neil Young sounds like, when he doesn't have very much to say... just jammin in the garage on some nasty sounding shredders, and cool, serene atmospheres.
The first three tracks kick. Each one, no less than eight minutes long. The distortion is up in the good old Neil/Horse fashion. BIG TIME and LOOSE CHANGE being more uppaced, and SLIP AWAY being a dream like sequence, but with just as much crunch and distortion.
The latter half contains a few songs that are just a good time. I saw the tour for this back in '96, and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. The band were in a groove that summer, and were really showing off the skills. I love the free style intro to THIS TOWN, I love the group effort of CHANGING HIGHWAYS, hell I even like the soft spoken MUSIC ARCADE. This whole thing is great. The final track is a bootleg style cover of an old Jimmy Reed tune, BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO. It's the icing on the cake for me. A real bar rocker, with the people in the background, and glasses clinking etc. Very cool.

The Glory of a Slow Turgid River.......2006-05-08

The term "grunge" has often been associated with Neil, and no one epitomizes the term better than him. Broken Arrow is rock at its slow, crawling, best. To understand why so many people virtually worship this guy's music, especially when he melds with Crazy Horse, you need to let yourself enter his music as if you were entering a dark and turgid river, and then just let it take you on a journey. If you try to analyze this album, you'll never figure it out.

Broken Arrow is all about deep longing, and struggling for some light in a dark world. The first three tracks on the album create a trance-like mood that can evoke a mystic state in the listener. There is a sense of the divine underlying the best music, from Beethoven, to Mahler to Robert Simpson. It's there in the jams of the Dead, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa and Eric Clapton in his heroin days. If you let yourself go into this album, you will sense the mystic as strongly as in other great Neil and Crazy Horse jams (Powderfinger, Cortez the Killer, Change Your Mind, Love and Only Love, Down by the River, Last Dance, etc.).

In "Big Time," every pluck of Neil's guitar is a quest for something beautiful that has been lost, or a dream that is fading-an recurring Neil Young image. About six minutes into the song there's a classic Neil Young and Crazy epiphany that explodes with beauty.

"Loose Change" starts out optimistically, but becomes is a quest for something that is never found. It's like a cry for the sun during a horribly dark and gloomy day and, no matter how powerful the cry, the sun never seems to break through. About half way through the song, it's as if Neil and Crazy Horse get stuck in the mud, and the river just goes round and round the same notes. I've read somewhere that this part of the song was a sort of an aural wake for David Briggs, a long time collaborator and friend of Neil's.

"Slip Away" makes me thing of the great jams of the seventies (I was only a kid then) that are missing in the instant-gratification I-Pod stuffing music of today. Almost symphonic in scale, it's long, abstract, and has moments of true profundity.

Some folks have criticized the rest of the songs as throwaways, but they're not. The dark river runs through each of them and, although they seem lighter and more tuneful, oddly transcendent images of old souls flying through darkness ("Scattered) and not being asleep when he's lying down ("This Town") abound.

The last song on the album, "Baby What You Want From Me", sounds like a bootleg recorded from the back of a small but noisy bar while Neil and Crazy Horse were playing. The band is distant and you hear a lot of the clatter of drinks clinking. There's one part where someone in the audience actually says, "Where's the door?" When listening to this song with my friends, we'd wait for that line to come. Somehow it fits in with the song and finishes the album with a strong sense of otherworldliness.

Broken Arrow is Neil and Crazy Horse at their slow, dark, turgid best. It's not for surface dwellers, but once you get caught up in its powerful undercurrents, you will never be able to leave.

Spiderant.

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alice's broken arrow a great album

Princess Alice & the Broken Arrow
Magnum
Manufacturer: Steamhammer Us [Spv]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Song of Times
Dead Reckoning

ASIN: B000NIIUN8
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

When We Were Younger
Eyes Wide Open
Like Brothers We Stand
Out Of The Shadows
Dragons Are Real
Inside Your Head
Be Strong
Thank You For The Day
Your Lies
Desperate Times
You'll Never Sleep

Album Description

Princess Alice And The Broken Arrow is not only the thirteenth studio album in the successful career of British art rock legend, Magnum, it also heralds the group's third CD after their come back album Breath Of Life. The album marks the resumption of the cooperation between the band's three masterminds, namely vocalist Bob Catley, guitarist Tony Clarkin, and keyboarder Mark Stanway. Not to forget bassist Al Barrow, whose accentuated style suits the homogeneous interplay between the three experienced musicians perfectly. Eleven brand-new songs, compositions and lyrics courtesy of founder member Clarkin - Magnum mark 2007 are a definite must for anybody who likes orchestral rock music!

Customer Reviews:

alice's broken arrow a great album.......2007-04-17

Not quite a vigilante or storyteller's night,but not very far away and definetly improving on the first two album's after the band got back together.Don't think that the last three album's from MAGNUM aren't as good as the other's because anything MAGNUM produce is alway's going to be great,so to all MAGNUM fan's out there if you want a GREAT new album by a classic hard rock band don't hold back and purchase this one NOW!!!
ROCK ON.

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Gypsy (Accompaniment/Karaoke)

Manufacturer: Stage Stars
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Chicago the Musical [Karaoke/accompaniment]

ASIN: B0000ZH11G
Release Date: 2003-11-12

Tracks:

Rose's Entrance (Let Me Entertain You)
Some People
Small World
Little Lamb
You'll Never Get Away From Me
Farm Sequence (Moo Cow)
If Momma Was Married
All I Need Is The Girl
Everything's Coming Up Roses
Together Wherever We Go
You Got To Get A Gimmick
Let Me Entertain You
Rose's Turn
Mr.Goldstone (Background Track)

Product Description

This is a new recording of selections from the Broadway musical, Gypsy. With music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Gypsy was nominated for eight Tony Awards when it debuted on Broadway in 1960.

Each song appears on the album twice: once with background music and guide vocals, and once with accompaniment tracks alone. This allows the performer to learn a song by singing along with the vocals and music, then to practice their technique accompanied only by the background tracks. All songs are recorded in the original show key and show tempo. This is a CD not a CD+G recording.

Customer Reviews:

Satisfactory.......2005-10-09

I found the arrangements either outstanding or tacky. If you have a karaoke player, this CDG is an excellent way to learn the lyrics to the songs. Personally, I would have paid more for better arrangements.

Excellent.......2004-07-14

This CD kicks (...) to put it simply. If you don't have a wiz at the keyboard, or have a low budget to put on this show, look how cheap the option of background music is. The only downfall of this CD is that all incidental music is dropped, as well as the fantastic (and much needed) Baby June and Her Newsboys, which a piano player was hired for (the rate was cheaper for just one musical segment. If you are doing Gypsy, this is a terrific option. It's been a while, but I seem to recall "Let Me Entertain You" not being in it's entirety on here as well. Other than that, surefire magic! We used this CD, and out show was a huge success.

Avenue Q/ Songs from the Musical (accompaniment/karaoke CD)

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Avenue Q/ Songs from the Musical (accompaniment/karaoke CD)

Manufacturer: stage stars
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Into the Woods

ASIN: B000P46S2A
Release Date: 2007-04-06

Tracks:

The Avenue Q Theme (complete track)
What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? (complete track)
It Sucks To Be Me (complete track)
If You Were Gay (complete track)
Purpose (complete track)
Everyone s a Little Bit Racist (complete track)
The Internet Is for Porn (complete track)
Mix Tape (complete track)
I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today (complete track)
Special (complete track)
You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (complete track)
Fantasies Come True (complete track)
My Girlfriend Who Lives in Canada (complete track)
There s a Fine, Fine Line (complete track)
There Is Life Outside Your Apartment (complete track)
The More You Ruv Someone (complete track)
Schadenfreude (complete track)
I Wish I Could Go Back to College (complete track)
The Money Song (complete track)
For Now (complete track)
The Avenue Q Theme (accompaniment track)
What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? (accompaniment track)
It Sucks To Be Me (accompaniment track)
If You Were Gay (accompaniment track)
Purpose (accompaniment track)
Everyone s a Little Bit Racist (accompaniment track)
The Internet Is for Porn (accompaniment track)
Mix Tape (accompaniment track)
I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today (accompaniment track)
Special (accompaniment track)
You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (accompaniment track)
Fantasies Come True (accompaniment track)
My Girlfriend Who Lives in Canada (accompaniment track)
There s a Fine, Fine Line (accompaniment track)
There Is Life Outside Your Apartment (accompaniment track)
The More You Ruv Someone (accompaniment track)
Schadenfreude (accompaniment track)
I Wish I Could Go Back to College (accompaniment track)
The Money Song (accompaniment track)
For Now (accompaniment track)

Product Description

This is a new recording of selections from the hit Broadway musical, Avenue Q. Jeff Marx and Bobby Lopez composed this Tony-Winning musical which debuted on Broadway in 2004/2005. There are 40 tracks on this album: Tracks 1-20 contain the background tracks and guide vocals; tracks 21-40 contain the accompaniment tracks alone. This album is a re-recording in the original show key and show tempo. There are no on-screen lyrics or lyric booklet provided. Parental warning: this album contains explicit lyrics.

Chicago the Musical [Karaoke/accompaniment]

Average customer rating:

Bland Chicago Musical Karoake
HORRIBLE BEYOND WORDS!
Not the best... but still fun
If you love to sing, and you want to sing the Chicago songs.
hooray

Chicago the Musical [Karaoke/accompaniment]

Manufacturer: Stage Stars
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056KLK
Release Date: 2000-12-06

Tracks:

All That Jazz
Funny Honey
Cell Block Tango
When You're Good To Mama
All I Care About
A Little Bit of Good
We Both Reached for the Gun
Roxie
My Own Best Friend
Me and My Baby
Mister Cellophane
Razzle Dazzle
Class
Nowadays

Product Description

This is a new recording of selections from the Broadway musical Chicago, by John Kander and Fred Ebb. The show was nominated for 11 Tony Awards in 1976, including Best Musical and Best Score. This album features two versions of each song: tracks 1-14 contain the background music and guide vocals, tracks 15-28 contain the accompaniment music alone. All songs are in the original show key, and show tempo.

The album is recorded in the CD+G format. When played in a karaoke machine, lyrics will appear on-screen. In a conventional CD player no lyrics will appear onscreen, however a booklet of the lyrics is enclosed in the CD jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Bland Chicago Musical Karoake.......2007-01-10

I thought it was a very bland istrumental version of the songs from the Chicago musical. I ended up finding and buying another karoake version which was a much more entertaining version.

HORRIBLE BEYOND WORDS!.......2006-10-19

Do NOT BUY THIS CD! The singers are off-tune and lousy and sing with no feeling. The music in the backround dull and boring and sounds nothing like the actual soundtrack. Some wrong notes are hit and the rhythm is difficult to follow. THE MINUTE I LISTENED TO IT I THOUGHT IT WAS HORRIBLE AND WONDERED WHY THESE PEOPLE WERE HIRED TO MAKE THIS CD!!! Do not waste your money and time in buying this CD. I know I already did.

Not the best... but still fun.......2003-09-06

The music quality is ok. Better than I was expecting; however, it does sound like a MIDI file in some places.

My biggest criticism is that when the song breaks into parts, it only puts one part on the screen. For example, in "Funny Honey" at the end, it only has Amos' spoken part on the screen. Roxie's part is written in the booklet, but it would be better if that had both parts on the screen simultaneously. Also, on "We both reached for the Gun" the voices of the reporters are recorded, and I would have rather they weren't. And thirdly, the MC introductions aren't there on any song!

But other than these three things it is fun to get to sing along with a great musical.

If you love to sing, and you want to sing the Chicago songs........2002-10-08

If you love to sing, this is a must-buy for your collection.
I saw Chicago on Broadway with a top cast, and loved it. Then I bought the soundtrack,and sang along with it, and really enjoyed it. But when I found the karaoke CD, I bought it also because I love to sing, and with all of the words to all of the songs, I enjoy being accompanied by an orchestra, and not having to try to sing over the cast album. Although the performers voices on the karaoke are not those of the quality on the soundtrack from the show, the orchestral tracks allow me to sing, record, and listen to how I sound on my own (pretty good, I must say modestly)! And I just heard that the movie of Chicago is coming out later this year, and I can't wait! So this CD should be a great one to enable me to learn all of the words and melodies, without trying to sing over the voices of the soundtrack.Both are musts if you like Broadway shows, and super-musts if you love the music from the show as much as I do!

hooray.......2002-10-08

This album is a lot of fun. The recordings give listeners a sense of how they should sing along with the karaoke, and being able to have a track with just instruments for singing along is an innovative idea and I am glad this album is around. It's fun if you just feel like singing along, or if you are practicing for some sort of audition with a song from Chicago. Definitely worth the money