Mean

Mean

Track Listings

1. Stand

2. Pass It On

3. Game of Love

4. M for Machine

5. Flesh and Blood

6. Man of the Hour

7. Hard Headed Woman

8. Don't Damage the Rock

9. Ready, Willing, and Able

Tracks:

Overture To 'Tannhauser'
Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
Hungarian Dance No.7
The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
Csardas Music
The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
Tzigane
Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
Caprice No.24
The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
The Violin Muted
Clair De Lune
The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
The Pizzicato Violin
Pizzicato Polka
In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
Hungarian Dance No.4
Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
Bolero
Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
Elfenreigen

Tracks:

Introduction To The Viola
Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
Cypresses (No.9)
The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
The 'Period' Viola In Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
Elfentanz, Op.39
Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
The Protecting Veil (Opening)
A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
Flamenco
Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
Symphony No.9 (Finale)
Introduction To The Double-Bass
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
Elegy No.1 In D Major
The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
Capriccio Di Bravura
Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
Sa'Dawi
Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
Chamber Music No.II
The Piccolo - Aptly Named
La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
A Variety Of Techniques
Chamber Music No.II
Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
Naelden, Naelden
The Bachian Oboe
Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
The Swan Of Tuonela
The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
Bolero
The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
...And Quite Low.
Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
Introduction To The Saxophone
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
Bolero
The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
Sax-O-Phun
The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
Bolero
The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
Symphony No.3 (Opening)
The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
The Ceremonial Trumpet
Fanfare For The Common Man
Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
Billy The Kid
The Trumpet As Character Actor
Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
The Birth Of The Trombone
Aenmerckt Nu Hier
The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
Canzon 12 In Double Echo
The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
Hosannah
The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
The Trombone As Caricaturist
Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
The Horn And The Hunt
Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
Walter Music (Minuet 1)
The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
Den Hoboecken Dans
Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
Gymnopedie No.2
The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
The Birth Of The Bongo
Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
Taking Advantage Of Tunability
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
Ravel And The Xylophone
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
Introducing The Vibraphone
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
Folk Dances
The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
Introducing The Tubular Bells
Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (Introduction)
But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Introducing The Celeste
The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
Petrushka (Russian Dance)
The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
Mahler's Sleighbells
Symphony No.4 (Opening)
A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Nocturnes
Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
The Oboe As Duck
Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
A Thunderstorm In A Million
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
Octet In F (Mvt 3)
The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
Canzon 28
Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
Images (Gigues)
A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

Tracks:

Fortune Hunter
Cadillac
All The Kings Horses
Live In Peace
Tear Down The Walls
Dreaming
Free To Live
Spirit Of Love

Customer Reviews:

One very underrated Classic from a Supergroup that is sadly forgotten.......2007-06-12

The Firm were the Blues Supergroup of the 1980s, and they did two amazing albums in Blues style and majesty. Paul Rodgers of Bad CO. fame was on Vocals and Guitar as well as Piano and Keyboards, when Bass prodogy Tony Franklin was on Bass and Keyboards, while Manfriend Mann's Earth Band Drummer Chris Slade was on Drums, and the four dimentional Guitar Wizzardry of Jimmy Page filed in the rest.
The two albums were the self titled debut which was fantastic, while Mean Business was a great and amazing album that unfortunatley was not recieved well.
Fortune Hunter is a Blues track in the style of Bad Company, when Cadillac was a Zeppelin influenced track with Jimmy using the Bow on his Guitar in this track, that is also a true throwback to the Blues of Cream.
The songs of All The Kings Horses and Live In Peace were Paul Rodgers songs in which only one was previously recorded in a failed solo album by Rodgers. All The Kings Horses is a love story based on a Japanese Fairy Tale, thus being the cause of the Asian influence in the music, when Live in Peace is a dark song about the sadness of why our world was so much troubled in that time of the 1980s, although it still is a world that is so troubled and close to oblivion in so many ways. The Guitar solo that dominates the end in two sections, end to end, is amazing, and especially with it being by Jimmy Page, where Paul plays a beautiful Piano throughout the song.
Tair Down The Walls is a Blues song again in Bad Co. style, when it is also in a Jimmy Page style, which is the same with Fortune Hunter, while Dreaming is a song that Tony Franklin wrote, and it is a beautiful Guitar Rock song, which is Blues Ballad through and though; while Free To Live is a Blues foundated song about liberation, and the final song on the album is a Piano driven song that Rodgers wrote about self searching, and it is called The Spirit of Love.
I admire this album due to it being so fresh and clear to this very day. I truly recomend this classic.

It's Jimmy Page!.......2007-01-05

That's all you need to know. If you like him then you'll like this album. But then again, I'm a bit biased.

Starts off well..........2006-07-19

then drifts into a few different areas. Paul Rodgers does some great vocal work... something right off of Burning Sky. Page's guitar work is unique to the band, not too many (if any) out-right similarities/comparisons to his Led Zep stuff...

Quality 80's Rock n' Roll.......2006-02-17

You know, I really despise people who write reviews about bands who can't seem to retrieve the past or what they've done in the past. Sure, you can't deny the greatness of Bad Company or Led Zeppelin, but the Firm, Mean Business, was a fantastic album. If you dig Jimmy Page or Paul Rodgers and you want to hear something newer than Led Zep or BC, give this album a shot. I loved it and have enjoyed it for almost 20 years.

Not as good as their debut, but still excellent........2005-06-22

It's 1986 and The Firm has released their 2nd and (sadly) their final album. Mean Business sounds alot different than its predecessor. The first seemed more melodic and meaningful, and Mean Business seems more serious, and directionless. That's not totally bad, because sometimes directionless can be fun. That's quite the prize on this gem. Too bad this had to be the last, because The Firm was a good group while they lasted.

Fortune Hunter - Upbeat rocker about the life of gambling, the changes in the song make it a surprising one.
Cadillac - I liked this one alot because it's very dark, Rodgers has great moments on this, and Page's guitar sliding highlight this.
All The King's Horses - A synth-dominated classic written by Rodgers. This was excellent because of the chords, as well as the chorus.
Live In Peace - Definitely more musically arranged than Rodgers' version. Rodgers' piano, and Page's solo make this a Firm classic.
Tear Down The Walls - My favorite song of the Page/Rodgers written songs. This was a really fun song, and Rodgers gives a superb vocal performance.
Dreaming - A fine composition written by Franklin. The best part is the chorus and Page's playing. Probably one of my least favorite songs on here.
Free To Live - The opening riff should tell how awesome this song is. The chorus is sweet and the solo Page plays is perfect.
Spirit Of Love - Probably my least favorite Firm song, it sounds a little too "Adult Contemporary" for their hard-rock standards.

And after that, it's basically all over.

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WILL MOST LIKELY END UP ON MY TOP 10 OF 2000s
Great "Blanking" Music
Best CD Ever!
. . good
Go0od

Say It Like You Mean It
Starting Line
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000069HJO
Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

Up & Go
Given The Chance
Leaving
The Best Of Me
A Goodnight's Sleep
Almost There, Going Nowhere
Cheek To Cheek
Hello Houston
Decisions, Decisions
Saddest Girl Story
Left Coast Envy
The Drama Summer
This Ride

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Enjoyment of the Starting Line is entirely dependent upon how you like your punk-pop. If, like Blink 182, you like it light, with a healthy spoonful of immaturity, then you'll be disappointed with the songs on Say It Like You Mean It, their first full-length album. Similarly, disappointment awaits those who are after an attitude-fused rush of pure sweat and spit. The Starting Line fall somewhere in the middle, to both their credit and detriment: playful, seemingly exuberant songs with sweet melodies buzzing around like charged electrons with serious blood and guts beneath their shiny skin.

The songs themselves revisit familiar themes ("Hello Houston" and "Leaving", for instance) and predictable acoustic number "Drama Summer" breaks up the inevitable monotony of this style. The artwork hints at maturity (think Busted a few years and a few broken hearts down the line) but the album has been overproduced, and often finely polished notes would have benefited from more of a ragged edge and some space to breath. The hooks aren't as catchy as the Dum Dums, who also played the same juvenile/serious persona, or even the Jellys, who were just plain silly. But at least you knew where you stood with them--normally humming their songs at bus stops, which, for all the playful harmonies and uplifting guitar work, you'll struggle to do here. --Ben Johncock

Customer Reviews:

WILL MOST LIKELY END UP ON MY TOP 10 OF 2000s.......2007-03-22

A lot of people probably wouldn't think of this as The Best CD of 2002, 'cause 1stly a lot of people don't respect the power of Pop-Anything and 2ndly, this genre wasn't well known until Blink 182 came along and seemingly out of nowhere, 10 or 15 bands in 2001/2002 rose to fame (however short-lived) 'copying' off them. The only thing is, this album tops anything in Blink 182's career and is far better than any of the other punk-pop bands of 2001/2002. The songs on this CD actually UPLIFT the emotional status of mine rather than bog it down, which isn't just unusual for pop-punk or "emo" (which a lot of people confuse with each other), but is unusual for pretty much any genre. This CD tops any 'legendary' CD of the '90's, too, such as "dookie" by Green Day or "nevermind" by Nirvana...I can't listen to SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT everday or anything (although that's exactly what I did the first week or two of ownership...), but when I let the overkill settle, this is nothing short of amazing.

Great "Blanking" Music.......2007-03-15

I bought this because of a review I read on Amazon in someones list of great dvd's and cd's. They claimed this to be a great cd. I listened to a couple of sample songs before buying and I thought wow they are like Blink 182 and New Found Glory. Blink and New Found are two bands that I think are really good. After receiving this cd and listening to it I am blown away by this band. Starting Line Blows New Found Glory out of the water. I am shocked I have heard of New Found Glory but never heard of this band. Every song in my opinion except maybe 2 of them are great. Since receiving this cd it is all I listen too. I play this over and over. Great job Starting Line!! Everyone buy this cd, you will be glad you did.

Best CD Ever!.......2006-08-12

this is literally my favorite CD from anybody...this is a pop/rock kind of CD and every song well produced...if you like their first EP (With Hopes of Starting Over) then you'll definitely like this, Leaving, Saddest Girl Story and Cheek To Cheek have been re-recorded from their old EP versions and i have to say they are phenomenal! But yes i will admit the CD is kind of repetitive but if you don't mind all songs to like The Best of Me (their first single) then i guarantee you will love this CD...this is well worth the money...hha in fact i'm listening to them right now! so what are you waiting for? go out and buy it!

. . good.......2006-07-28

The songs are great, nice vocals, lyrics, everything. Except almost every song in the whole album is pretty much about the same thing.

Guy loves girl, but girl leaves.
Girl is with another guy.
Girl comes back to first guy.

Based on a True Story may not appleal to as many people as Say it Like You Mean It, but at least it has some variety.

Best songs: Hello Houston and Saddest Girl Story

Go0od.......2006-06-21

I like this cd alot. I wish they were as popular as they were a few years ago. Watch them on FUSE on July 1, 2006 as they show their concert on the "Project this b****!" concert series.

Have a great day.
And remember to SMILE.
Hehehe.

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A Classic Combination!
Know What I Mean?
We Know What You Mean!
Moody Beauty
Beautiful, Swinging, Timeless

Know What I Mean?
Cannonball Adderley , and Bill Evans
Manufacturer: Ojc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000Y68
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Waltz For Debby
Goodbye
Who Cares? (Take 5)
Who Cares? (Take 4)
Venice
Toy
Elsa
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
Know What I Mean? (Re-Take 7)
Know What I Mean? (Take 12)

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Alto saxist Cannonball Adderly and pianist Bill Evans, bandmates on Miles Davis's epochal Kind of Blue, were band leaders by the time they teamed up in 1961 for this moody, yet lyrical, date. Though remastered with state-of-the-art digital technology, Riverside has kept the original artwork and liner notes, maintaining the flavor of this classic jazz LP. Adderly's robust, bluesy tone and buoyant phrasing make for an interesting contrast to Evans's rainy-day introspection. Coupled with the light touch of drummer Connie Kay and the gentle probing of bassist Percy Heath, the music projects a sophisticated and relaxed mood. On the sensitive ballads, such as "Goodbye" and "Elsa," Adderly reveals his after-hours side, reveling in the fullness of his rich sound. --Wally Shoup

Customer Reviews:

A Classic Combination!.......2006-09-07

No jazz collection is complete without this remarkable album featuring two of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. If you liked "Kind of Blue" with Bill Evans and Cannonball, you will also enjoy the soaring and sensual sounds on this cd. It begins with a gorgeous piano introduction by Bill Evans on one of his best original compositions, "Waltz for Debby". "Venice" is equally memorable, and the version of "Nancy" is tinged with a bit of sadness that will leave you breathless. Connie Kay was certainly one of the most creative drummers out there during the 50s and 60s, and his performance on "Toy" is really fun to listen to. A true must-have disc!

Know What I Mean?.......2005-04-04

Cannonball's studio meeting with piano giant and fellow Miles Davis band mate, Bill Evans, remains to be one of the most popular albums in both of their vast recorded outputs. This is definitely for good reason since the two fit together perfectly on these sides. It's very interesting to contrast Cannonball's playing here with his many quintet albums of the same period. Since he is the only horn, you really get to hear him stretch out here in a very similar way to how he stretched out on "Cannonball Takes Charge" (see my review), another essential Adderley album. The selections of this album are perfect for these two men. The album is comprised of two Evans originals (the now standard "Waltz for Debby" and the modal title track), two exceptional ballads that weren't done too much at the time ("Goodbye" and the fantastic "Nancy (With the Laughing Face"), and a bunch of other tunes that the ensemble seem to be having a fun time with ("Who Cares?", "Venice", the very playful and aptly titled "Toy",and "Elsa"). Every single track shows off everyone present greatly, especially Julian and Bill who are definitely stimulated by the other man's prescence. All and all, this is an absolutely essential album if you're a fan of either Adderley or Evans, or if you just love great jazz sessions!

We Know What You Mean!.......2004-08-30

When jazz greats get together great music is not always the result. It is here! It's always a treat to hear alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley in a quartet setting. Not that I don't love the recordings he made with brother Nat, but it's nice to hear him stretch out as the solo horn. In the company of the ebullient Adderley Bill Evans' piano work is less introspective than we are used to. This is not a criticism! I love his intense piano explorations, but it's fun to hear him.....well, having fun! Half of the Modern Jazz Quartet (bassist Percy Heath and drummer Connie Kay) anchor the rhythm down solid. "Know What I Mean?"

Moody Beauty.......2004-07-05

Great line up - Bill Evans on piano, caught just after his rapid rise within the jazz world. Percy Heath and Connie Kay on bass and drums, together comprising one-half of the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet, masters of chamber jazz. And of course the great Cannonball Adderley, a saxophonist often slighted by those in the know, yet as gifted a player as any in modern jazz, fully confident in any setting, from honking the blues to the subdued melancholy of 'Kind of Blue.' Given the line-up, it's no surprise this album sounds more like 'Kind of Blue' than 'Mercy Mercy Mercy'. In fact, sometimes it's a little too moody and quiet - you want the quartet to let some fire out. But that obviously wasn't the idea behind the session (or sessions - as the liner notes point out, the album was cobbled together from three separate sessions due to scheduling conflicts). But it's a fine album. Cannonball's loving touch with 'Waltz for Debby' is only one of its many charms.

Beautiful, Swinging, Timeless.......2003-12-13

This is truly one of the great jazz albums of all time. Surprisingly, Evans' introspective style and Cannonball's soulful approach meld together perfectly. Perhaps this is testament to just how hugely talented these men are. Both The technical skill and pure musicmanship displayed on this record is just amazing. I've owned this CD for over 10 years now and still find so much to listen to in these recordings. Highlights are the amazing "Waltz For Debby" and Earl Zindars' waltz "Elsa", easily one of the most beautiful songs ever written, in my opinion. You simply cannot go wrong with this CD.

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REK Bounces Back
I Did It All For Love
A great return to form...
A Texas Icon is What I Mean
good new stuff

What I Really Mean
Jr. Robert Earl Keen
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007Y8A74
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

for love
mr. wolf and mamabear
what I really mean
the great hank
the wild ones
long chain
broken end of love
the dark side of the world
the traveling storm
a border tragedy
ride

Amazon.com

Few songwriters are as cinematic as Robert Earl Keen. In the tradition of Keen's classic "The Road Goes on Forever" and "Merry Christmas from the Family," his eleventh album finds the Texas troubadour transforming indelible characters, vivid description, and narrative drive into movies for the ear. He delves into the surreal with "The Great Hank," a spoken-word barroom vignette that features Hank Williams in a time warp (and in drag). He turns a fable about animals into a tale as dark and twisted as film noir in "Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear," and enlists a vocal cameo from Ray Price and a serenade from Mariachi Estrella to provide the soundtrack for the droll story of cantina overindulgence in "A Border Tragedy." Even the tender title song, about the touring musician missing his wife, shows his eye for evocative detail, with one of Keen's warmest vocals to date. Produced by his bandleader/guitarist Rich Brotherton, the album's musically expansive arrangements match the ambition of the storytelling, with guest banjo from the Bad Livers' Danny Barnes, a lovely soprano sax by John Mills on the title cut, and Celtic pipes from E.J. Jones on "The Traveling Storm." Keen may well expand his audience along with his musical range, as the uptempo "The Wild Ones" could pass as a John Hiatt cut, while "Broken End of Love" has an echo of Tom Petty. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

REK Bounces Back.......2006-08-13

I would agree with a few others that his newest studio offering is a comeback of sorts after lesser CDs Gravitational Forces and Farm Fresh Onions. For me the quality songs are "For Love", "What I Really Mean", "The Great Hank" and "Ride". I still haven't gotten into Mr. Wold and Mamabear, but to each his own I guess. Broken end of love is also a dark screamer,but I guess he had something to say with that one. Overall not near the quality of his earlier work (West Textures, Gringo Honeymoon). If I was starting a REK collection, I would buy those two and the Austin City Limits DVD.

I Did It All For Love.......2006-05-04

This sterling album of Texas music is an excellent purchase for newbies to the field, a lingering listen for long-term fans, and a good way to get your stodgy old aunt to realize that the best real country music isn't being played on the country radio. Robert Earl Keen's sound is stirring and refuses to be nailed down, venturing far and wide to capture the mood the artist wants to create. And the lyrics are well-written, yoking together the down-home accessibility of Hank Williams with the emotional resonance of William Wordsworth.

If you listen to radio or podcasts focused on alt.country or Americana, you've probably heard several songs off this disk. "The Great Hank" is a shambling, playful spoken-word in which the narrator remembers a very distinctive honky-tonk concert. "For Love" is a good modern take on the traditional murder ballad, while "The Traveling Storm," though its diction tries a little too hard to be Shakespearean, is an excellent story of existential revenge. And the title track, a love song in which a touring artist misses his loved one at home, is one of the few songs you're likely to hear anytime soon with close harmony between a banjo and an alto saxophone.

The album lags a little in the middle. The artist has used his strongest story songs and ballads to bookend the album, not thinking too much about the center of the playlist. Specifically, "The Wild Ones" and "Dark Side of the World" aren't very strong. These songs could have been recorded by a stereotypical Nashville hat act. Robert Earl Keen is capable of better than this. If he wants to make a little extra by selling songs like these to Garth Brooks, he's more than welcome, but his fans have higher expectations than this from the material he releases under his own name.

But these are just two tracks out of eleven really stirring songs. It's easy to let them slide, because the strong songs are so strong that you want to like the whole album. This is a CD that you will want to play at home, at work, in your car, or wherever you can find a CD player waiting to be played. See if, after you hear it once, it doesn't have a permanent treasured place right next to your best stereo.

A great return to form..........2006-04-29

When I first bought this, a few songs leapt out (Wild Ones most notably). After a few listenings, it grew to the point that the only song that doesn't fit for me is the Mama Bear song. I must be in the minority because it gets a great reaction at the live shows. If you already have a REK cd, I don't have to tell you to buy this because once you buy one, you buy them all. If you're new to REK, this is as good a place to start as any.

A Texas Icon is What I Mean.......2006-03-25

As I get ready to up and pack my family back to Texas after being displaced for nearly on twenty years, I had to get some essential Texas to get me in the mood...to move that is. So out I went and got Robert Earl Keen and the Old 97's latest. "What I Really Mean," is yet another peak in a much unexplained just under the radar career of Robert Earl Keen. This is just what the Texas MD ordered...a true slice of a place I once called home and will call home again soon. It's hard to leave a wonderful place like Boise, Idaho but REK's tunes help.

Keen never ceases to surprise. His music seems to become more layered. Though he has strayed in some songs to the semi-experimental, always at the core has been a down home country hippie cross between Willie Nelson, classic blue-grass, folk, and Americana rock. Now he is doing this number, "I Wish You Were Here," that blends banjo and smooth jazz soprano sax. It's a cool laid back breeze of summer Texas wind through a breezeway porch of a West Texas ranch home...let's say Ranger, Texas just for the grins of it. REK's backing band is quite a fine collection of musicians and it shows in the musician-ship throughout.

I can envision my family driving over the border from New Mexico through the panhandle streaming towards Amarillo with the sounds of "The Wild Ones," blowing through open windows. "We were the Wild Ones / The young guns / Restless as the wind / We were the Wild ones now I run / And when I'm done / The Wild Ones will run again." The steel guitar lonely whines high and high, while the drum pounds along the rhythm of the road. Keen is a prolific songwriter and has rarely ever issued any missteps upon the musical world. With "What I Really Mean," he is at top form.

Great guitar picking by Rich Brotherton (REK's best friend since the third grade) in "Long Chain," a smoking dark drifter haunting jailbreak of a song. There's even some North Umbrian Small Pipes of all things appearing on rambling smooth "The Traveling Storm." Boozy drunken swing of Mariachi Cajun, "A Border Tragedy," and finally the album's capstone the whimsical, "Ride," has Keen returning to what brought him there with countrified Texas hill country story-telling. Texas what do you hold for me these days?

I don't know but REK's music will make it all seem right. Go get this one. It's a keeper ya'll.
--MMW

good new stuff.......2006-03-15

i love his song writting skills. really one of a kind, this is the real keen i been waiting for. border song good and funny.

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Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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ASIN: B00062FLI8
Release Date: 2004-11-30

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Perfect Release of a two-fer
Finally "Alone" on CD!
Terrible sound and terrible packaging
JUDY AT HER BEST with SPECTACULAR SOUND!
Garland the Great

Judy in Love & Alone
Judy Garland
Manufacturer: S&P Records
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ASIN: B0000641C8
Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
This Is It
More Than You Know
I Am Loved
I Hadn't Anyone Till You
I Concentrate On You
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
Do I Love You?
Do It Again
Day In-Day Out
By Myself
Little Girl Blue
Me And My Shadow
Among My Souvenirs
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
I Get The Blues When It Rains
Mean To Me
How About Me
Just A Memory
Blue Prelude
Happy New Year
Then You've Never Been Blue (bonus track)

Customer Reviews:

Perfect Release of a two-fer.......2004-11-20

The person who wrote the review below is wrong : the "Alone" album was recorded and released in mono sound, in 1957. "Judy in Love" was Garland's first album recorded and released in stereo, in 1958.

The sound on this disc is spectacular. The original session tapes were used, for the best sound possible. It is glorious sound here, folks.

Pehaps the person that wrote the review below is thinking of the previous two-fer of "Judy in Love" from England, a few years back, paired with the "Judy" album. That CD sounded very flat and dry.

Get this new and improved disc, and you'll love it.

Finally "Alone" on CD!.......2003-10-01

I just received this Judy "double bill" and I can only say it's GREAT!! "Alone" was always one of my favorite Judy albums, and I am more than pleased to have it on CD now. The sound is not stereo, as another reviewer point out, but it never was recorded in stereo. I have the old vinyl, and that's mono too, but also pretty worn, after all these years. The liner notes actually are pretty good too. The original covers are reproduced, with the original liner notes reprinted, AND some fresh liner notes about this re-issue. There, you can read that the "alone" recordings are from 1957, and that "Judy in Love" is from 1958, and was her first stereo album for Capitol.

So why is "alone" my favorite Judy album? Maybe simply because it was one of my first encounters with Judy, when I was 17 years old. I didn't realize at the time that the selection of songs is pretty unusual. It's not the repertoire she sang a lot in her live and TV shows. I love the mostly subdued pathos on this album, although she does belt it out occasionally, in her own inimitable way. The songs are about 'surviving on your own', and some times about finding your inner strength, in a bittersweet way. The album is not very cheerful, but it does make me feel good, in a sentimental way. The arrangements are very good, just right, in the 'proper' fifties style. The strings have a very warm quality, which wasn't always the case in those days. There is also a beautiful large choir singing in the background on some tracks.
Some of the songs are very unknown, which makes this album special too. Happy New Year, for instance, is a beautiful torch song, written over a very slow version of Old Lang Syne in minor key; a real gem of a song! Blue Prelude is also a great song, so don't be discouraged by the titles you may not know.
All in all, a 'must have' for any Judy fan, but also a wonderful introduction if you want to get acquainted with Judy's singing. "Judy in Love" is an excellent example of her warm joyful singing, while "Alone" gives you all those wonderful torch songs. A balanced package, with a passionate Judy in great voice!!

Terrible sound and terrible packaging.......2003-06-27

Let me rant. This CD has 2 albums on it. 1 is mono and the other stereo!? I have these albums on records and they are both stereo. I feel ripped off. Also, these albums do not sound anywhere like the records in quality. In fact, they sound very boring and lacking of any sort of life. Judy did very big, exciting production numbers and the sound on this CD makes them sound stale and dead. I returned this CD and demanded my money back. The store clerk said I wasn't the only one. Thumbs way down.

JUDY AT HER BEST with SPECTACULAR SOUND!.......2002-05-11

JUDY IN LOVE is perhaps Garland's greatest studio album. A superb collaboration with Judy in wonderful voice, and arranger Nelson Riddle at the top of his form. Inexplicably, this album is only now making its CD debut in the U.S. Capitol Records seemingly had no interest in releasing it themselves, so they've sublicensed it to S&P Records, who have done a terrific mixing and remastering job. Comparing the sound to a recent UK import is overwhelmingly impressive. The UK release sounds mediocre, and this new issue belies its having been recorded 44 years ago.
JUDY IN LOVE is paired with her monaural ballad album ALONE, which was arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins. The two albums together are a distinct contrast and yet only show the versatility and mastery of Garland. The highlight of the ALONE tracks is Jenkins' schmaltzy, yet irresistable I'VE GOT A RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES. ALONE was previously issued on CD by Capitol years ago, but has been long out of print, so this collection is a dream come true for Garland fans.

The 5 Star rating is for the recordings and the way they've been beautifully produced. It does not, however, represent a true rating for the package itself, which has been saddled with awful,
amateurish liner notes which are so poorly written that it's a blatant insult to Garland. What a shame the producers who took such care in creating such a great sounding album, didn't bring the same kind of excellence to the accompanying package. This should not detract anyone from buying this CD, but buyers looking for an interesting commentary on the legendary lady and these specific tracks will have to go elsewhere.

Garland the Great.......2002-05-02

A beautiful compilation of two classic, original "Judy" albums. These are two of the six studio albums she recorded for Capitol in the fifties, and these are probably the best. While Judy's vocal tone is not at its best on "Judy in Love", the song selections and her interprative genius make up for the slight vocal imperfections. "More Than You Know", "I Am Loved" and "By Myself" are absolute delights, and are clearly definitive versions of these songs. In addition, the ballads shine with passion and tenderness. "Alone" is mostly filled with similarly tender songs, and on this one Garland is in fine, full voice throughout. "Little Girl Blue" is a particular standout, and the addition of the never before released "Then You've Never Been Blue" is a special treat for fans and newcomers. Popular singing doesn't come any better than this.

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Virtuosity!

Mean What You Say
The Eddie Daniels Quartet
Manufacturer: Ipo Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FAOC72
Release Date: 2006-05-09

Tracks:

Mean What You Say
It Had To Be You
Passion Flower
Nagasaki
My One And Only Love
Why You...
Azure
The Touch Of Your Lips
You And The Night And The Music
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
My Little Suede Shoes
How Deep Is The Ocean

Album Description

"Eddie Daniels combines elegance and virtuosity in a way that makes me remember Arthur Rubenstein…he is a thoroughly well-bred demon." - LEONARD BERNSTEIN

"It is a rare event in jazz when one man can all but reinvent an instrument, bringing it to a new stage of its evolution." - LEONARD FEATHER, JAZZ CRITIC

"Perfect synthesis between classical techniqe and jazz sensibitily ...blinding virtuosity." - DOWNBEAT

"Eddie's debut album...will become the benchmark to judge all future recordings blending the world of classical music and jazz." - QUINCY JONES

Eddie Daniels is that rarest of rare musicians who is not only equally at home in both jazz and classical music but excels at both with breathtaking virtuosity. Daniels first came to the attention of jazz audiences as a tenor saxophonist with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. In 1968, a single clarinet solo on that group's Live at the Village Vanguard garnered sufficient attention for Daniels to win Down Beat's International Critics New Star on Clarinet award. Daniels' overriding ambition is to reach as many people as possible with his music, to enlarge the audience for both jazz & classical music and at the same time tear down the walls separating them.

Customer Reviews:

Virtuosity!.......2006-06-07

For any of those music lovers out there who may think that anything performed outside the classical music purview is not real, take a listen to this impeccably performed and recorded CD. Not only is Eddie Daniels a brilliant musician on both the tenor sax and clarinet, he has an ear for line and riff that would make even the most daring of our classical music composers envious.

But this recording is not about Eddie Daniels: this recording is the totality of the Quartet assigned to his name. All the musicians here are first class: Hank Jones on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums. Their interrelationship in thinking is so keen that it seems wholly improvised, yet just when we've been dazzled by the individual passages for each instrument the quartet brings us back into the melody line, having embroidered the theme richly and imaginatively. 'It had to be you' is a delight, 'Passion Flower' has never sounded so made of love, 'Why you..' has a duet between piano and clarinet that starts a wild little drama, 'Azure' is Ellington as his best...the list goes on and on.

For those who have always wanted to enter an appreciation for jazz but have been afraid to approach, pull up a chair and join the growing throng. This is as good as it gets...pure virtuosity! Grady Harp, June 06

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I cannot find myself...anymore
Move Over Evanescence! There's A New Female Fronted Rock Band In Town! Gretchen Is Gonna Take The World By Storm!
Potential...not yet fully realized, but a talented singer and some fun songs
THIS CD IS GREAT OUT OF THE GATE.....
In the Mean Time

In The Mean Time
Gretchen
Manufacturer: MD Records / BCD
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006G098G
Release Date: 2005-03-15

Tracks:

Fading
Breathe
In The Mean Time
Zion
Let It Go
Dont wanna Be
Know You
Passion
Daisy Chain
Every Moment
Lie To Yourself

Product Description

1. Fading 2. Breathe 3. In the Mean Time 4. Zion 5. Let it Go 6. Don't Wanna Be 7. Know You 8. Passion 9. Daisy Chain 10. Every Moment 11. Lie To Yourself ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Even though Gretchens sound has been described as a cross between The Benjamin Gate, Evanescence and a heavier edged No Doubt, they have forged a sound all their own, balancing catchy hooks and melodies with heavy guitar tones that give the music teeth without losing its radio friendly edge. Gretchen is at home playing with heavy weights like P.O.D. or Chevelle, but retain the ability to gel with more contemporary styled groups

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I cannot find myself...anymore.......2007-06-12

Gretchen's second full-length effort, In The Mean Time, is admittedly a lot better than their debut on a few fronts but they still stumble in a few of the same potholes as before. Mia does sound better this time around (better production probably has something to do with it) and the band feels a bit more fleshed out as well. However, it does sound like they really put a lot of effort into In The Mean Time and it shows throughout.

I really enjoy Mouth Full Of Nails, don't get me wrong. Some of Gretchen's best songs are found on that very CD, but if you're looking for consistency In The Mean Time is where it's at. Two songs into MFoN and you hit a speed bump. That doesn't happen on this CD, if anything there might be a song that isn't that amazing but has a part that you just fall in love with. This is a bit surprising actually, usually a band never tops their debut but Gretchen has...quite easily at that.

Gretchen put their best foot forward by opening with Fading, a powerful opener with a chorus that will be stuck with you for days. After that if you want hard rock, you got hard rock (Breathe, Zion, Don't Wanna Be, and Passion), if you want slower, more melodic, you got that as well (In The Mean Time, Let It Go, and Every Moment). Gretchen pull off the 'power ballad' really well as seen in Let It Go and Every Moment. The latter of the two goes down as one of the CDs best tracks as well.

My favorite songs are Fading, Breathe, In The Mean Time, Don't Wanna Be, and Every Moment. With this big of a leap in quality from one CD to the next I'm downright excited to see what they bring to the table with their next release. It's always nice to see a band that looks out for their fans so much and that's exactly what Gretchen does, so for that reason alone I look for them to succeed. If that makes no difference to anyone besides me though, the music speaks for itself.

Move Over Evanescence! There's A New Female Fronted Rock Band In Town! Gretchen Is Gonna Take The World By Storm!.......2007-04-29

That's right I said move over Evanescence. Gretchen is where it's at. This band has something special and is gonna take the world by storm. 'In The Mean Time' is an awesome rock album with something for every rock, alternative, goth, christian and metal fan. Songs that are stand outs are the tracks 'Fading', 'Daisy Chain', 'Zion', 'Don't Wanna Be', 'Breathe' and 'Passion'. This CD is worth every penny one will spend on it. So what you waiting for order 'In The Mean Time' by Gretchen and while your at it pick up their debut CD 'Mouth Full Of Nails'. For more info about the band and their music check out [...].

Potential...not yet fully realized, but a talented singer and some fun songs.......2007-03-15

I had hopes before listening to In the Mean Time, because I enjoy female-fronted gothy or hard rock. I grew up with Pat Benatar and Heart, and I fell in love with Evanescence even before they went superhot on the charts, and I have a lesser appreciation (but still enjoyment) of Lacuna Coil and Within Temptation.

In Gretchen's case, the group has passion and ability, but the music is predictable and there's nothing particular standout. They are an adequate band that offers some good listening for fans of moody rock with feminine presence. But I kept hoping for the musicians to do something that knocked my socks off or for the lead singer to really reach and soar. I didn't get there.

"Diamonds", especially, proves particularly unimpressive, downright boring, despite the lyrics sure to please Christians.

"Daisy Chain" opens up with some nice energy and a faster-pace, but then turns totally conventional and predictable. Still probably my favorite on the cd, just cause you got good vocals and fun energy. "I don't wanna be your daisy chain around your neck/ You loved me once, and then you forget." Ah, sorta forgettable lyrics here. But punchy and likable.

"Know You" seems to promise a darker turn, moody and the vocals a bit petulant at first, then strengthens up, but the musicians aren't up to the task (or ingenuity) of surrounding and lifting the vocals. They disappoint, even though the lead singer does a creditable job of expressing herself. The guitar work needs to meet the greater challenge of Mia's vocals.

"Breathe," pumps up the tempo, but at every point where you think--ah, here they'll take off--they don't. Youthful energy is there, passion is there in the vocalizing, and it's a song many will like, I'm sure, and one of the funner ones on the cd. I still kept wishing there was a really live and kicking guitar here to duel and ally with the vocals.

"Fading" starts out promising (and very Evanescence-ish), and one hopes for it to work out with verve, and some verve does come to the fore. The singer, Mia, stretches up with her voice and doesn't bobble in the pleading chorus. Nice. It's an enjoyable song, but a total copycat, and at no time does it break out and give itself its own, unique sound. It's still a respectable performance. "I"m fading inside, lately I cannot find myself."

And that last bit, "I cannot find myself" is a problem I see for Gretchen's debut.

I'll keep my eye (ear?) on this group. GRETCHEN may simply need time to mature into their own unique sound and to experiment with fresher, more complex interplays of instruments. I have hopes, because I see the potential there.

I would disagree with the comparisons with The Benjamin Gate--a band that had some truly outstanding songs that caught your attention and hung on and vocalizations that felt fresh on several tunes. (Although in the more reaching, higher levels of her voice, yes, Mia reminds me of BG's gal singer.) I do see faded echoes of Evanescence, but without the soaring power of Evanescence (particularly on that outstanding debut record of theirs).

For now, GRETCHEN impresses me with its basic foundation and potential: They're promising but need to go to the next levels beyond the semi-copycat sound that hasn't found its true, deep, surprising footing. Yet. And I do think the singer is very good. I enjoy her voice and she outshines the songs and the other musicians.

I'll keep watching and listerning for their breakthrough, which I truly hope comes...and comes soon. This gal hasn't met her needs or quota of gal-goth-rock.

THIS CD IS GREAT OUT OF THE GATE............2007-01-04

This Hard Rocked Edge Sound grab me right away. Great female vocals and awesome band behind it. Some music takes time to grow on me but this one pulled me into it at the very first listen. I am looking forward to their next endeavor.

In the Mean Time.......2006-03-24

This band rocks. If you like Pillar or Skillet this has a simular sound. Only difference is it has a female singer. This can also be compared to Benjamin Gate with more of an edge. Only 4 stars because only a few really rocky songs that I like. Gretchen has upside potential. Hopefully they continue releasing cds. If they keep being produced by Travis Wyrick they can't go wrong. All they need is to tour with a couple larger name bands to get their name out. I'd be about the only one at the show to see them.

I Don't Mean to Insult You, But You Look Like Bobcat Goldthwait

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kkkggkkgg ghhhgkk eeyeyeyeaaahhhh!!
I don't look like Bobcat
Medium Funny
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"I Got Fired From the Hollywood Squares!"

I Don't Mean to Insult You, But You Look Like Bobcat Goldthwait
Bobcat Goldthwait
Manufacturer: Comedy Central
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C0FJH
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

David Crosby's Sperm, And Why The Hollywood Squares Downsized Me
If You're Ever On A Talk Show, Don't Set It On Fire
Salt And Pepper Nutsack
Gall Bladder
Johnny Depp And The Electric Razor Ad
I Love D**k
Jack And Bobby In Hell, Alan Thicke, Polar Bear, And Chris Reeve
Fabio And The Suicidal Goose
Beaten By The Police
Hunters Are Gay
Alcoholic Clowns And Katie Couric, Screech's Huge C**k, And Granny Porn
Star Wars Fans Are Uber Nerds
Operation 51st State
Mascot Suicide And Orgasm Impressions

Customer Reviews:

kkkggkkgg ghhhgkk eeyeyeyeaaahhhh!!.......2006-02-06

Bobcat is one of those comedians who much like Emo or Gilbert Gottfried and that one thing stands in your way of total enjoyment, and thats delivery. If you can get by an obnoxious or bad delivery you will love the comedian. Bob's stumbling block is that high grating, chugging and trembling voice of his and it's made all the more unusall when at a few points in the album he turns on/off the voice like a faucet.

Bobcat holds nothing back on this CD in that his career in every high (high being POLICE ACADEMY SEQUELS) to every low (almost everything else) gets touched upon. We get to laugh with him then at him and even a couple other things like Celebrity Boxing gets touched on. "Funny show, till they call you."

I'd love to give it five stars but when Bob is trying to simulate a conversation on stage, it sounds amaturish and starting off the CD with talking about sperm isn't a great ice breaker. He should have saved it for later in the disc when he gets to Granny Porn (Even Bob upon hearing about such a thing sounds disgusted.) Other bits like Star Wars movies, electric razors and hunting are even better.

I hope Bob comes out with more material, cause this one really made want ot root for the guy because I want to see him pick himself up or at the very least keep working so that another CD or even a DVD can get made. I never gave Bob much credit in the past since he always looked and sounded like an idiot (he still does a bit), but now that I've grown, he's grown on me and I hope to see more.

I don't look like Bobcat.......2005-12-11

I don't look like Bobcoat, but I wish I did. He has a hot wife. Anyways, Bobcat is funny as hell, and just for the record, "Shakes the Clown," was brilliant. BUT, to the point, buy this cd, you'll laugh-even if you probably shouldn't be laughing. The only parts that might be over the top are the Christopher Reeve jokes. Don't laugh out loud from those-people might think you are a bad person.

Medium Funny.......2005-09-30

This Disc has its moments. Instead I would go with Dave Attell or Dane Cook's firt cd 'Harmful if swallowed'. Oh yeah, Bobcat needs to lose the goofy voice. I noticed on this cd that he pushes the voice more than when I have seen him in interviews.

Spongeworthy.......2004-07-24

This really is one of the best comedy CD's I've ever listened to. The timing, the tone, the delivery--it is all excellent. Political is interspersed with personal, and all infused with Bobcat's, umm, unique personality.

I listened to the CD, then listened to it a second time right away--and it held up very well. It inspired me to seek out his old recordings--which is not an easy job. I just hope that the next CD comes out sooner than the interval between this one and the last one.

I recommend this to any fan of standup comedy. It really is one of the most entertaining comedy CDs around.

"I Got Fired From the Hollywood Squares!".......2004-03-01

I am a casual Bobcat Goldthwait fan. Well, at least until now, that is. I think this is one of the funniest live comedy CDs I have ever heard. Bobcat has been mostly sight unseen for about fifteen or so years now, but this CD more than makes up for time lost.

In this CD Bobcat doesn't attempt to play on his 'celebrity' at all, and gets huge laughs at his own expense: he even named the CD for an incident that happened to him in an airport when a woman came up to him and said "I don't mean to insult you, but you look like Bobcat Goldthwait." He covers several embarrassing incidents from his past in lurid detail to the audience's delight, such as when he went on trial for setting "The Tonight Show" on fire, and his disastrous movie "Shakes the Clown." He also covers a lot of other very funny terrain, in classic bits of standup like "Fabio And The Suicidal Goose", "Star Wars Fans Are Uber Nerds", and "The Hollywood Squares Downsized Me."

This is a truly entertaining album, is witty, and very clever. The only reason that I gave it four stars instead of five was due to some excessive language issues; otherwise it is the near perfect comedic gem that I highly endorse!

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