Two Rooms [Import]

Two Rooms [Import]

Track Listings

1. Infrarot

2. European Kanone

3. Nur Ardiet Und Kein Spab

4. Zwei Raume (Voller Insekten)

5. Ratsel

6. Entschuldigen Sie Das Ganze Blut

7. Schlacthaus Rock

8. Tu Es...

9. Entscheidungskampf

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Debut of crushing death metal brutality, under his real name of Alex Thomas, he was Bolt Thrower's drummer. UK only release! Invisible Spies label. 2003.

Tracks:

Border Song - Eric Clapton
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) - Kate Bush
Come Down In Time - Sting
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) - The Who
Crocodile Rock - Beach Boys
Daniel - Wilson Phillips
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Joe Cocker
Levon - Jon Bon Jovi
The Bitch Is Back - Tina Turner
Philadelphia Freedom - Daryl Hall And John Oates
Your Song - Rod Stewart
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Oleta Adams
Madman Across The Water - Bruce Hornsby
Sacrifice - Sinead O'Connor
Burn Down The Mission - Phil Collins
Tonight - George Michael

Product Description

Excellent condition, includes the original Cd, case, and paperwork, First Class shipped, ask me for more CDs, Artists, or Titles! :)

Customer Reviews:

Good concept, marred by dated productions.......2006-11-27

This CD was a good concept, but the early '90's production values, with the soprano sax solo (god help us) at the beginning of Joe Cocker's other wise notable version of "Sorry.." and the vocals shrouded in harsh, excessive reverb are the worst of the crimes. For the most part the new versions shed no new light on the songs, and in most cases screw them up with overly-synthed arrangements.

The few exceptions, though, are entirely worth the price of this CD, first and foremost being "Sacrifice" by Sinead O'Connor. The synth accompaniment is sensitive and well-guaged, and, despite the excessive reverb on the vocals, her performance is emotional without being oversung, and simply sublime. Also, Kate Bush's "Rocket Man" is charming and approprately ethereal in places, and Oleta Adams' piano-based performance on "Don't Let the Sun go Down on Me" is a welcome respite from the overly-electronic sounds on the rest of the album. If they could only remake this CD with modern production values, like using real acoustic instruments instead of synths and applying vocal reverb judiciously, that would be great.

This CD deserves a sequel, possibly a boxset.......2006-01-26

Congratulations,by stumbling on these CD reviews,you've manifested at least some level of inquisitivenss and or appreciation for other artists interpreting Elton and Bernies music. There's a reason,these two artists have built a serious classic body of work. Their music has reached the rare elevation of music defined as standards. This criteria used to be reserved for writers as Irving Berlin,Cole Porter, etc.
Music that tends to remain vibrant through the ages. Elton and Bernie's creations,given a 30+ year legacy, more then qualifies.
One ponders the music Lennon and McCartney would have created , if they had collaborated post Beatles. No one has to wonder about that with Elton and Bernie,its all out there. Their music creations continue to charm and reward the public as both these artists grow broader in life experiences. That said, what makes this CD a classic? It's the marvelous body of continually rewarding work interpreted by a wide range of legendary artists. Whoever selected this rooster has my eternal appreciation.
Sinead O'Conner gives " Sacrifice" a truly haunting and spiritual quality. It's simply one of the best recorded performances I've yet to hear from her. When listening to this track,please don't ignore the keyboard contributions of Paul Golding. This track alone is worth the price of admission. Same goes for Kate Bush's interpretation of " Rocket man". I'd love to hear her record an entire CD of Elton and Bernies tunes. Sting's version of " Come Down in Time " is breathtaking. Pay close attention to the piano contributions of Nancy Treadlight. This track wouldn't have achieved the same level without her artistry. Kudos to Hugh Padgham for the mix.
The Who and Beach boys turn in a yeoman's job with their choices. Neither group dissappoints. Wilson Phillips deserve special note. It's truly a discovery to hear their interpretion of "Daniel". Although considered a " light weight' pop group. They turn in a steller performance of Daniel. Their haromonies are magnificant and a female interpretion of the tune was long overdo. It makes the lyrics even more delicious. Honors for this track must be bestowed to another musical legend, Mr. Glen Ballard. Joe Cocker is the next artist to nail these body of work with his delivery of "Sorry..." One could almost believe the song was created exclusively for him. Of special note, is the sax work contributed by Deric Dyer. His licks are truly amazing and add to the tracks success.
Tina Turner delivers her version of "The Bitch is Back". She worked this tune to perfection through countless concert performances. Absolutely a classic and so interesting to hear a female interpretation. Rod Stewart delivers his version of "Your Song". Rod is a consumate artist. He makes everything seem easy and understated but its his huge talent that makes this perception deceiving. This tune is a perfect example. One listening with untrained ears might assume he phoned this in. However, it's just the opposite his artistry nails this tune in the manner it was intended. Thanks Rod! Bruce Hornsby's vocal interpretation, dare I say, exceeds Eltons. I know this statement is offensive to some but I stand by it. Just his keyboard work, delivered as an instrumental track, would have placed this track close to the top.
Oleta Adams simply kills "Don't let the sun go down'. Her lyrical/ musical interpretation makes this song a gem.
Finally, there's Phil Collins, Hall&Oats, George Michael and Bon Jovi tracks which I consider bonus tracks. They're really not needed but they don't detract either. Somewhat intertaining at best. My only wish is the a second CD ( box set ? ) with this concept is released sometime in the future. There's certainly enough E&B tunes out there ripe for the picking. I'd also suggest an instrumental project interpreting E&B tunes with leading jazz artists has a lot of potential. That's really the key to the greatness of this body of work. The lyrics could stand alone as published poetry and the music could also succeed strictly as instrumental versions. Putting the two together and including artists of this magnitude on this CD i absolutely inspiring.

"Adult contemporary" collection that could use sequel... .......2005-12-22

To me, it makes for pleasant listening by well known artists during the time of release. I like all of it, but my highlights are Kate Bush (who recorded "Candle In the Wind" on the CD single for "Rocket Man"), Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Hall & Oates, Oleta Adams, Sinead O'Connor, Phil Collins, and George Michael (who would cover "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" with Elton 2 years later). Due to the massive amount of material Elton and Bernie wrote (before and since) as well as different ways some of these songs could be reinterpreted, they should put out a second volume to it, esp. after hearing Tim McGraw doing "Tiny Dancer". A lot of the early songs have a lot of R&B and country elements that could take his songs into directions not on this collection, geared towards adult contemporary circa 1990.
The Who's performance is decent, and wound up on their box set.

Considering the "Face to Face" shows since, one has to wonder why Billy Joel wasn't asked at the time.

I think that his 90s-00s output has been great, esp. in the past few years. From "The One" to "Peachtree Road", you can picture other people doing some of these songs as well as revisiting some of the lesser known songs from the 70s and 80s.

Finally, Jeff Buckley had done "Curtains" from "Captain Fantastic" that has circulated in bootleg circles, but is amazing even if the recording quality isn't that great, but would be worth putting on a "Vol 2".

Interesting but not perfect...........2005-11-23

I stumbled upon this album again recently, it was bought for me as a birthday gift as I had long since lost the original.
I bought it on it's initial release in 1991 and on the whole I loved it. I tend to judge a great album on how many times I want to listen to it from beginning to end, This album doesn't get that kind of play. It tends to be one of those albums I listen to with the, "skip track" function on the remote control never far from my index finger! There are some fantastic tracks and the partnership of John and Taupin definitely deserves some celebration, it just seems it was not entirely pitched in the right way.
The tracks are stunning and there are some fantastic reworkings by highly individual artists. I think particularly of Kate Bush, The Who, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Oleta Adams, Sinead O'Connor and George Michael.
Equally there are some badly hashed songs by artists who are either uninspiring, out of place or just plain not good enough; to illustrate these points I think of Phil Collins, Jon Bon Jovi and Wilson Phillips respectively. Shame becuase had the producers had the courage to find just a few more well suited artists of a high calibre then I would be writing a 5 star review.
Having said that I am much more happy with this than not, it is a great celebratory peice and these days you could always just slap your favourites on your MP3 or iPod!
Worth a listen or two, even if only to get you exploring Elton's early career which is by far the better part of his years on the music scene.

When it's good, it's very very good..........2005-11-02

...so why include the Beach Boys? Took all the guts out of "Crocodile Rock" and turned it into a Beach Boys tune, for the love of God--I'm shocked that Elton and Bernie didn't denounce this travesty outright. Fortunately this is the one true stinker in this tribute album--"Border Song", "Saturday Night's Alright", "Sacrifice", all do justice to the tunes while showing the individual interpretations of Eric Clapton, The Who and Sinead O'Connor, while Oleta Adams and Joe Cocker come close to suprassing Elton's original versions of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" and "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word." Kudos also to Jon Bon Jovi who made me look at "Levon" in a whole new light. As for that other somewhat questionable choice of artist, Wilson Phillips have nothing to hang their heads about--their cover of "Daniel" may not completely capture the bittersweet mood, but then, Elton's original vocal didn't quite do it for me, either--my own choice to cover this particular tune would've been Bette Midler.

Average customer rating:

Randall Thompson: The Light of Stars

Manufacturer: Gothic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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Choral Music of Amy Beach and Randall Thompso

ASIN: B0000TPASI
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

The Best Of Rooms
Antiphon
Bitter-Sweet
The Last Invocation
Montium Custos (Book 3, 22)
Vitas Hinnuleo (Book 1, 23)
O Fons Bandusiae (Book 3, 13)
Felices Ter (Final Verse Of Book 1, 13)
Alleluia
The Light Of Stars
The Passenger
Two Worlds
Siciliano
The Happy Shore

Average customer rating:

16 GREAT TRACKS

Two Rooms
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music

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Customer Reviews:

16 GREAT TRACKS.......2005-01-11

1. 4:21 Border Song (Eric Clapton)
2. 5:00 Rocket Man (Kate Bush)
3. 3:46 Come Down In Time (Sting)
4. 4:34 Saturday Night's Alright (The Who)
5. 4:23 Crocodile Rock (The Beach Boys)
6. 4:03 Daniel (Wilson Philips)
7. 3:59 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Joe Cocker)
8. 5:06 Levon (Bon Jovi)
9. 3:38 The Bitch Is Back (Tina Turner)
10. 5:10 Philadelphia Freedom (Daryl Hall & John Oates)
11. 4:49 Your Song (Rod Steward)
12. 5:54 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Oleta Adams)
13. 6:12 Madman Across The Water (Bruce Hornsby)
14. 5:10 Sacrifice (Sinéad O'Connor)
15. 6:10 Burn Down The Mission (Phil Collins)
16. 7:03 Tonight (George Michael)

Average customer rating:

Refreshingly Original

Two Rooms (Full of Insects)
Earl Shilton
Manufacturer: Invisible
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

British Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00008OP3E
Release Date: 2003-05-27

Tracks:

Infrarot
European Kanone
Nur Ardiet Und Kein Spab
Zwei Raume (Voller Insekten)
Ratsel
Entschuldigen Sie Das Ganze Blut
Schlacthaus Rock
Tu Es...
Entscheidungskampf

Album Description

Debut of crushing death metal brutality, under his real name of Alex Thomas, he was Bolt Thrower's drummer. UK only release! Invisible Spies label. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Refreshingly Original.......2003-04-16

Amazing album, love every minute of it, a great change in the usual and over rated music scenes today, #3 rules and i can't wait to see them live, better than anything he's done before and i'll be keeping a sly eye out for any other stuff, seriously take the time to listen to the album, go to their web site and hear some clips, then get ur [self] back to this and buy it,

Average customer rating:

Generally impressed
Not the best, but definitely worth it

Thompson: Ye Shall Have A Song

Manufacturer: Arsis Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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Thompson: Frostiana; Testament of Freedom
Randall Thompson: The Light of Stars
Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Cappella Works, 1991-2001

ASIN: B0000015E7
Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

The Peaceable Kingdom: Say Ye To The Righteous
The Peaceable Kingdom: Woe Unto Them
The Peaceable Kingdom: The Noise Of A Multitude
The Peaceable Kingdom: Howl Ye
The Peaceable Kingdom: The Paper Reeds By The Brooks
The Peaceable Kingdom: But These Are They
The Peaceable Kingdom: Have Ye Not Known?
The Peaceable Kingdom: Ye Shall Have A Song
Bitter-Sweet
The Best Of Rooms
Alleluia
Odes Of Horace: O fons Bandusiae
Odes Of Horace: Vitas Hinnuleo
Odes Of Horace: Montium Custos
Odes Of Horace: Felices ter
The Last Invocation

Customer Reviews:

Generally impressed.......2006-07-13

Like the other reviewer, I enjoyed the title piece, Ye Shall Have a Song, Alleluia, Felices Ter, and also The Last Invocation. I think it's a worthwhile cd to buy, simply because Thompson is unique in his composition and this group can sing it better than most. While not possessing the weight of the aforementioned Robert Shaw Chorale, they do have great clarity without sacrificing vowel purity. Think of an American version of The Cambridge Singers only one step below in regards to overall quality.

The Peaceable Kingdom is a hard set to get through, but it does have some fantastic moments, the best being at the end of Ye Shall Have a Song. Some people think that piece and the overall recording has too much reverb (they sang it in some huge church), but I disagree. It's the kind of sound that gives you a rush when you hear the power and quality behind the sound! The bases are above average, tenors wonderful on Felices Ter and The Last Invocation - and the men blend wonderfully within the group. The same is true for the women. The altos are lovely, and the sopranos perform admirably, finding the balance between heavy screaming and too light singing. Thompson's layers are clearly delineated by each section and each sings its line so that you know where it's going and how it fits with the other three.

The group handles the pieces well and they're written by one of the premier 20th century American composers. For a Randall Thompson fan or a choral music nerd, this cd's a must.

Not the best, but definitely worth it.......2000-07-13

As someone so accustomed to the Robert Shaw choruses and the standard of excellence they acquired and established for future choral ensembles, it is difficult to accept anything less. However, I must say that the American Repertory Singers do an adequate if not excellent job of taking Randall Thompson's works, some more popular than others, and performing them well. Four pieces stick out for me: The Paper Reeds by the Brooks, Ye Shall Have a Song, Alleluia, and Felices Ter. The Peaceable Kingdom has never been a favorite of mine, either listening or performing, but these first two mentioned pieces, performed the way they were by the American Repertory Singers, make it a worthwhile experience. The tempo chosen for both as well as the blend and tonality of the singers does an exceptional job of conveyiing the emotions I think Randall Thompson intended from this set. Alleliua is obviously Thompson's most well-known work on this CD and most certainly one of his best ever composed. I've heard this piece performed at various tempi with various blends and dynamics and have come to determine that it depends on the music it is surrounded by that establishes a particular performance as being necessarily "correct." As heard on this CD, the performance is very good but it is hard to acknowledge it as "great" since the beauty is really in the ear of the beholder and we all personalize what we hear and judge it that way. My first experience with the Medieval-based Felices Ter from the Odes to Horace was at the Los Angeles Master Chorale High School Choral Festival hosted by Paul Salumonovich. I much prefer the performance this group gave on the CD. The tenderness is wonderfully expressed and emotions build to a peak as the piece builds in depth of range and volume toward the close of the piece. It is one I love listening to over and over again. I lost my original copy of this CD but fully intend to repurchase it. As with just about any CD one might purchase, there are moments I would prefer not to be present on this recording. On the whole, though, the CD is a worthy buy by a worthy group deserving of credit for their performance.