Time Machine [Limited Edition] [Import]

Time Machine [Limited Edition] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Mystery Of Time (Intro)

2. Angel Of Death

3. Time Machine

4. Wind In The Night (Shalom)

5. Lost In The Darkness

6. The Demons Are Calling

7. Wings Of Freedom

8. Dance In The Starlight

9. Battle Of Power

10. Alive

11. Gimme Your Blood

12. Dont Drag Me Down

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Germany's long running heavy metal heroes Axxis return with their 2004 effort on AFM Records. Recorded with engineer Dennis Ward of Pink Cream 69, 'Time Machine' delivers the melodic power/heavy metal extravaganza of Axxis at its finest. 12 tracks. Limited edition digibook.

Tracks:

Jackson -- Johnny Cash with June Carter
Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man -- Loretta Lynn with Conway Twitty
Golden Ring -- George Jones with Tammy Wynette
Don't Let Me Cross Over -- Carl Butler and Pearl Butler
Holding On to Nothin' -- Porter Wagoner with Dolly Parton
Loose Talk -- Buck Owens with Rose Maddox
For Loving You -- Bill Anderson with Jan Howard
We've Got Tonight -- Kenny Rogers with Sheena Easton
You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma -- David Frizzell with Shelly West
Suspicious Minds -- Waylon Jennings with Jessi Colter
My Elusive Dreams -- David Houston with Tammy Wynette
A Place to Fall Apart -- Merle Haggard with Janie Fricke
Feelin's -- Conway Twitty with Loretta Lynn
Islands in the Stream -- Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
You and I -- Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal gayle
Meet Me in Montana -- Marie Osmond with Dan Seals
If I Were A Carpenter -- Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash
We're Gonna Hold On -- George Jones with Tammy Wynette
I Will Always Love You -- Dolly Parton with Vince Gill
We Believe in Happy Endings -- Earl thomas Conley with Emmylou Harris

Album Description

Johnny & June. George & Tammy. Kenny & Dolly. Conway & Loretta. Individually they're stars, but together these artists are stellar. These unforgettable pairings of distinctive voices produced No. 1 chart toppers in the '60s, '70s and '80s—and only the biggest hits made it on Classic Country: Great Duets.

Customer Reviews:

Classic Country: Great Duets.......2007-01-22

This is one of the best I've heard if you like country & duets... Absolutely wonderful!

Missing Some Major Duets!! .......2005-07-26

These tracks are all excellent but frankly several major country duets are not here!! Where on earth are Kenny Rogers and Dottie West?? Instead we get Rogers with Sheena Easton and the Rogers/Easton combo makes it almost entirely a pop recording and it should not be on this package. Buck Owens & Rose Maddox have a track but where is Buck with his far more famous duet partner Susan Raye? The Merle Haggard - Janie Fricke track should not have been included since she really only just sings harmony on the record. Why aren't Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting who started the male/female star duet craze in 1949 with Slipping Around here or Kitty Wells & Red Foley, the first superstar duet? And where are Ferlin Husky & Jean Shepard, Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely, David Houston & Barbara Mandrell, Bobby Bare & Skeeter Davis, Roy Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell, Don Gibson & Dottie West, Johnny Duncan & Janie Fricke, to name just a few of the famous country duos of yore. Instead we have too many tracks with the same artists here. It's a very good package but it should have been a great and classic one.

Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1: Film & Television Music

Average customer rating:

Great compilation - and that's just the first half.
The best of Elfman!!!
Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic
What Great Music
super

Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1: Film & Television Music

Manufacturer: Fontana Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

Excerpts From: Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Excerpts From: Batman
Excerpts From: Dick Tracy
Excerpts From: Beetlejuice
Excerpts From: Nightbreed
Excerpts From: Darkman
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Excerpts From: Midnight Run
Excerpts From: Wisdom
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Customer Reviews:

Great compilation - and that's just the first half........2005-09-14

I first got this on cassette in the summer of '94 and listened to it every day, drawn by its thematic range and compositional depth. And that was just side-one.

Elfman pioneered the sound that drives today's movie adaptations of comic-books and darker-themed children's stories. Side-One kicks things off with a rollicking, hyper-cartoonish theme from the first Pee-Wee movie - the one where Pee-Wee searches for his beloved bike. Elfman's theme contains layers of different rides - on tightropes, highways, in the middle of a NASCAR rally - which rudely yet melodically crash into each other.

The Batman entry actually contains several pieces - the opening credits, the extended sequence in the cathedral and the climax - which show Batman's darkened extreme at its "Frank Miller" best. (Dir. Tim Burton couldn't sustain the mood in the next sequel, and the franchise took a turn towards the camp of the TV series with the next 2 movies.)

The theme for "Dick Tracy" is perhaps the most romantic on this disc, a quality that surpasses the theme's comic-book origins, but ends on an ironic note that's pure Elfman.

"Beetlejuice" (opening & closing credits) gives Elfman's childish ID a chance to stretch its legs, or in this case, slam-dance.

"Nightbreed" is an enigma wrapped in a dark mystery, and that's just Elfman's score. Elfman's work on this movie is as good as the movie wasn't, having a more powerful narrative than the script - easily the best track on the entire disc, one likely to exceed the movie in its dose of chills.

"Darkman" doesn't quite rise to the occasion, though the score may be hobbled by the movie itself, which seldom surpassed one of the many "Batman" clones of the early 1990's. "Darkman" (the movie, I mean) excelled as a parody of many comicbook staples (the wronged hero, the relentless villain, the scientific breakthrough with just one flaw), but not enough to escape being largely anonymous. Within those constraints, it's still a moving if scary piece.

When is Elfman not like Elfman? When he was in the mid-late `80's and scored "Back to School" (A Rodney Dangerfield vehicle) and "Midnight Run". Horns in "School" bring it closer to Elfman's over-the-top style, while "Run" sounds like a love-theme for the run-down, out-of-the-way parts of America that seldom appear in Elfman-movies. "Run" is a fun score for a fun movie - it's nothing like Elfman's previous work but it perfectly captures the on-the-road-without-a-map craziness of the movie.

To this day, I don't know why I never ventured to Side-two, but it's irrelevant. Even half this disc is worth it

The best of Elfman!!!.......2005-09-05

I was obsessed about getting this CD right from when I heard about it. I found it at the library and was so excited about it, and it didn't let me down. In fact, it was a lot better than I expected. It's a fun and creepy (strange mix, but it really works!) collection of Danny Elfman's film and television soundtracks. The first track, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, is probably my favorite. Also, I really like Batman and Wisdom. Batman is creepy and dark, and Wisdom is just weird, in the best possible way.
I'd recommend this to anyone who likes film music, or everyone who is even the tiniest bit an Elfman fan. It's amazing!

Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic.......2003-08-19

You should be able to tell from the movies and TV shows listed here whether or not you'd be interested in this collection. It's a little too eclectic for my tastes (hence only 4 stars) but better than volume 2. I think thatthe miscellaneous collected ites here along with the previously unreleased stuff should make this worth buying. Especially if you're a fan of Elfman's movie soundtrack work.

What Great Music.......2003-05-11

I fell in love with the music of Danny Elfman when Beetlejuice came out. There was something different about the music that he made. When Edward Scissorhands, and then Nightmare Before Christmas - I knew this man was a musical master. Its the verbal form of surrealism.

super.......2003-04-17

What a great CD. Danny's music is so original and inventive. this CD contains his pre 90's quirky, gothic music. it's all very well written and beautifully orchestrated. batman and darkman contain some really excellent long, dark, gothic cues that really take u away from reality. in my opinion no one, apart from howard shore, is as inventive and original as danny in the world of filmmusic. he far surpasses the repetitive works of williams or horner. buy this, and volume two, and keep supporting one of the greatest film composers of all time.ohh...and buy fellowship of the ring and two towers by howard shore....amazing work!

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The penultimate collection ...
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The Science Fiction Album
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Manufacturer: Silva America
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The Fantasy Album

ASIN: B000066HE5
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Aliens
Sound Effect - The Nostromo
Alien
A.I.
Armageddon
Sound Effect - Apollo 13 Lift-off
Apollo 13
Back To The Future
Battle Beyond The Stars
Battlestar Galactica
The Black Hole
Contact
Capricorn One
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Dune

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Galaxy Quest
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Enemy Mine
Ghostbusters
Gremlins
Heavy Metal
Independence Day
E.T.
Judge Dredd
The Last Starfighter
Lifeforce
Sound Effect - Crash Landing
Lost In Space
Mars Attacks
The Matrix
Predator
The Right Stuff

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Moonraker
Robocop
Silent Running
Sound Effect - Alien Organism
Species
Stargate
Starship Troopers
Starman
Star Trek - TV Theme
Star Trek: The Motion Picture End Title
Klingon Attack
Sound Effect - Warp Drive
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Tracks:

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Sound Effect - Transporter Crew
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Theme
Star Trek First Contact
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Sound Effect - Battle Stations
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - The Flag Parade
Anakin's Theme
The Adventures of Jar Jar
Duel of the Fates
The Time Machine
Things to Come
The Thing From Another World
War of the Worlds
When Worlds Collide
Total Recall
You Only Live Twice
Superman

Customer Reviews:

The penultimate collection ..........2006-12-07

Generally I agree with Strategos in his ecstatic Spotlight Review above. It is a joy to here some of the most memorable themes and cues from some of the most memorable science fiction and fantasy movies (re)recorded in great sound and in lavish (re)orchestrations, played by renowned classical orchestras, namely the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra, no less.

I have always had a weak spot for (good, or maybe even intelligent) science fiction/fantasy and film music, especially its way of evoking mystery, grandure and wide open spaces. Call it a weakness if you want. But it was maybe really kick started off, for as far as I can remember, with Star Trek. But especially Star Trek II, III and IV - essentially a trilogy - because of their very romantic but very warm, human core, set on the broadest canvasses of unlimited and mysterious outer space. But then there was the music for adding that essential extra dimension of emotion and atmosphere. I am happy that much of the music on this album is from the Star Trek series and films, often equaling or sometimes even outclassing the original recordings.

This kind of music (for the movies) should be seen as an art on its own rights with its own merits and qualities. As such, the musical sequences on these CD's are a beautifully played cross section of some of the most evoking orchestral music for science fiction/fantasy film ever created. And I very much like the nicely blended, wide and deep orchestral soundpicture with enough reverberation to evoke a sense of wide open spaces.
I am quite thrilled by tracks like the evocative music from Dune, truly transporting one to the vastly sands of Arrakis (the music is wonderful, but to my great regret I think the movie itself is a flawed masterpiece at best, alas.). And then there is the very different, goofy music for Ghostbusters (memories of childhood), the spoofy but electrifying music from Mars Attacks (lovingly parodist music, this, with not a little touch of irony) and the happily adventurous, forward driving Theme from Galaxy Quest ('Never give up, never surrender!'), now also used for the internet-based fan-series Star Trek: The Hidden Frontier. On the other side of the spectrum we have the atmospheric music for Enemy Mine (an underestimated 'little' movie), the Theme from The Right Stuff (actually science FACT, not fiction, this film, just like Apollo 13, of course), the eerily attractive music for Species, the original End Title for Alien (not used in the theatrical version of the movie, where it was replaced by music from howard Hanson's Second Symphony), the exquisitely exotic music for Stargate, the sweet and warmly sympathetic, beautifully re-orchestrated, theme for Starman, the title cue for Star Trek: TOS (much more melodiously played than the original! If only a series nowadays could continue to be as thought provoking and as original as Star Trek was during its launch, fourty years ago ...) and a truly overpowering End Titles Suite from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I especially like the thrillingly grandiloquent rendition here of the music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And how nice it is to hear the (thematic) similarities between James Horner's music for The Wrath of Khan, his great break-through as a film music composer, and his (two years) earlier music for Battle Beyond the Stars (which did indeed help him earn the job for writing the music for Star Trek II) ...

But on the 'down side', if one is looking for - for example - the gorgeously expansively played End Titles from Cocoon, it is not included here: one has to acquire the album that 'kicked it all off', so to say, namely 'Space and Beyond', also on Silva Screen. I was very pleased also with the inclusion on that album of some of the music from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, namely where one of the characters, Tasha Yar, in one of the episodes (Skin of Evil) is saying goodbye to her crewmmates: sweetly sentimental and simple music which I have always wanted to own on CD. I guess that a few cues from the other two sequals ('Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II' and 'Space3: Beyond the Final Frontier') didn't make it onto this 4 CD collection-album as well, but I guess that it would be the 'better part of the bargain' to opt to buy this 'The Science Fiction Album' instead of buying all three albums separately. Well, of course it is for yourself to ultimately decide what you really want ;-)

If I were to nitpick (which is not easy with such a marvellous project as this one), then I would say that while all music is performed with magnificent grandure and with style, some of it is not performed as crisply and as technically 'on the spot' as some of the original recordings: ensemble is a little slack and the playing somewhat stilted sometimes, losing some of the edge and the originality of the writing. ET and Star Wars spring to mind, but then the soundtracks for Star Wars are traditionally recorded with the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro John Williams himself, and these superior recordings (especially the ones for Episode I, II and III) can't really be bettered, IMHO. Likewise for the music from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, I believe that in the end one really has to resort to the ultimate reference, namely the original recording (which is true in many other instances of 'original recordings'), and then the 20th anniversay colector's edition of this soundtrack on Columbia/Legacy (truly unmissable, this veritable classic of sci-fi/film music soundtracks!).

But all in all this 4CD-collection amounts to probably being the penultimate high quality sci-fi music album collection (I certainly know of no other project that comes as close quality as well as quantity wise), with some of the most memorable musical moments from classic to modern sci-fi/fantasy film captured in lavish orchestrations.
Collection-wise: five *stars*. Playing: generally four *stars*, sometimes more. The recording quality: five *stars*. The music (qualified on its own merits as film music) and its (re)orchestrations: generally five *stars*. In the end this is all highly recommended, and certainly not to be missed by science fiction and fantasy film music fans. Klaatu barada nikto.

Muisic of the Spheres.......2006-11-06

You wonderful four disk collection of SF music. It startsa up the the grand master of SF music, 2001: A space Odyssey all the way to Superman. This is all American SF music and several themes I would have liked to have included are not there. All in all though, a collection you will enjoy.

The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection.......2005-10-23

If one person gives great gifts, it's the illustrious Codemaster Talon. I've received a fair number of gifts in my lifetime, but so far, my older sister's take the cake. Take this one for instance. I'm real big on orchestral music, to the point where I listen to them more than any other kind of music. I've got orchestral versions of video game themes, orchestral soundtracks to truck-loads of anime shows (Big O, Escaflowne, and Giant Robo are incredible), and could probably spend the rest of my life just trying to study the nuances of all the classical music I've got. Being such a huge fan of orchestral music, I also have come to believe that orchestra music produced for movies and television is the new classical music (or as someone once said, Mozart would be making music for movies if he were alive today). Being a huge sci-fi fan, that kind of music has always been particularly near and dear to my heart. But were I to buy each and every soundtrack for every sci-fi I liked it would cost quite a bundle, and would include a lot of sub-par music along with the grandiose and fantastic main and memorable themes. That's where this beauty comes in.

The moment I ripped off the shrink-wrap and popped it into my cd player was a moment of great trepidation. Believe me when I tell that I've seen my fair share of sub-par orchestral recording in my lifetime. Very often they are in those big super-packs of music, and suffer from poor direction, improper mastering, and sometime even pathetic orchestration (or worse yet have something sounding like a cheap synthesizer and a kazoo in place of a full orchestra). I needn't have worried though. This sucker is fantastic.

Many people who are not audiophiles will probably miss the point of this cd collection. It is not the original versions of the pieces. It is re-orchestrations, mostly by the phenomenal Prague Symphony Orchestra. Many of these themes didn't sound all that hot in there original versions because they were low budget films or were not recorded in high-fidelity. Here they are given the full treatment, mastered with the most loving care imaginable. Often the version found in these cds is SUPERIOR to the original.

Remember the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Of course you do. But how many times have you heard a cheap imitation of the original version from the movie, starting too low in volume and ending too high (and missing the essential pipe-organ that gives it that extra oomph)? Well, this first track in the entire collection is not only everything it should be instrumental and timing-wise, but it also has been oh-so-carefully adjusted during the mastering process so that at no time is the music either too low or too high in volume (surely a benchmark for every other recording ever to be made of the piece).

Or what about the theme from the (at-the-time) uber-creepy The Black Hole? The orchestration of this piece of music goes from tiumphant to terrifying and back again, with a splendor and cleanness that I CERTAINLY don't remember being in the original recording.

Then there's the new version of the theme from Independence Day, complete with a violin solo, a far more electrifying ending climax, and a chorus so thunderous that you feel like applauding at the end. Simply indescribable. Kind of like the MIND-BLOWING rendition of the theme from The Last Star Fighter. This has been one of my favorite themes for a long time now, but I've never heard it played like this. I think the original version of the theme is something like 1 minute long, but this new version doesn't just fade out (HAHAHAHA!!!!) THIS version is THREE minutes long, goes through the main theme THREE times, with the final strains being so triumphant and joyous I could not help but feel an electrifying charge the first dozen or so times (come to think of it, I still feel that way). This is superior to the original in EVERY way. AWESOME.

And let's not forget the incredible new rendition of Stargate with it's heavy use of clarinets (for Egyptian effect!) and a triumphant new ending (completely lacking the chanting from the original version. This version is so different that for the first minute it is very hard to tell that it is in fact Stargate. But then the main theme kicks in, and then you get this incredible flute solo for my favorite part of theme (the whole thing is played slower, but arguably more powerfully than the original). My goodness. At first I found the thing so different I didn't like it. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again.

I could go on and on, talking about the fantastic new rendition of Moon Raker, the ear-popping Battlestar Galactica, the classic Star Trek (First Contact has a minute or two of the theme from Star Trek:The Motion Picture before going into the main theme), or the sweet renditions of music from the Star Wars movies (or the music from E.T.).

I have to mention though that this collection was not picked based merely on what people want, or on what is popular. No, the people who made it obviously thought a GOOD music collection was better than a popular one. That's why you get a heartbreakingly beautiful theme from A.I. instead of the main theme. It's why you get music from movies that you probably never gave a second thought to the music (because the movie was lousy). It's why you get Armageddon, Judge Dredd, and Robocop (who would have guessed their music was so COOL when there was all that crazy action and bad-acting going on on-screen).

I said it before and I'll say it again. This cd-set was mastered with tender-loving-care, and it shows BIG-TIME. High-fidelity the likes of which I have not seen since the days when cds were brand-new in the world. Dolby Surround. Perfectly balanced. BEAUTIUFL orchestrations. About the only thing that makes me scratch my head is the weird sound-effect tracks (Oooookay.....). Other than that, it's PERFECT. Obviously they could not include every sci-fi theme ever (no one can), but this collection is REALLY GOOD. A lot of great themes that got away (forgotten gems :), new versions of old favorites, and under-appreciated classics aplenty, but ALWAYS the full and complete versions with nothing cut-out (the theme from Dune is quite extended).

If you love movie music (and sci-fi movie music in particular) you MUST buy this awesome collection). It is not the original recordings. Almost always the new ones are better (if they aren't better they're just equal). This is what you have been waiting for. I for one am going to be buying quite a few cds from this company in the future. Give your ears the treat they deserve. Buy it NOW.

SciFi Album gift.......2005-07-20

I bought the Science Fiction Album as a gift for my son who is twenty-one years old. He is a musician, and also a huge fan of many SciFi shows and movies. I thought this would be the perfect thing for him and I was right. He loves it!

Away From to be a Collectible Peace.......2004-12-16

If you like Sci-Fi movies and want a compilation of their important scores, this is the CD-set to buy. But let me warn you about that very few songs in the cds are from the original soundtracks. Most of them is re-recorded by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the sound quality of cds are very good, because they have HDCD and Dolby Surround labels. This set is away from to be a collectible peace, but it is a good general compilation of favorite Sci-Fi movie scores.

Average customer rating:

KLAUS BADELT
Fantastic Album
The Time Machine OST
An ASTOUNDING listening experience!
An excellent score!

Time Machine (Score)
Klaus Badelt
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Emma
The Time Machine
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Stone Language
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Amazon.com

H.G. Wells's Time Machine has been one of the most inspirational of sci-fi source materials. Indeed, it's remarkable that it went four decades between big-screen incarnations. But aside from being a brisk showcase for the latest in CGI gimmickry, this edition of the evergreen time travelogue features a surprisingly intimate and pastoral score from Klaus Badelt, the German-born former TV composer (and frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator). The story's Victorian roots have seldom sounded this loose fitting and inviting, while its Morlock-dominated 800-millennia-from-now future world is dotted with bold rhythmic touches and pagan choral flourishes that underscore the story's cautionary undercurrent of human devolution. While some heroic passages occasionally lapse into predictable McAction Score clichés, Badelt's handling of the familiar material is surprisingly subtle and promises great things to come. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

KLAUS BADELT.......2007-03-09

Superior and futuristic theme that perfectly matches this great remake of the classic H.G.Wells book and original movie produced in the 60's.

Fantastic Album.......2006-08-09

Even though the movie wasn't the best, this soundtrack was exceptional! I have listened to it over and over and can't get enough. If you like excellent movie scores than this soundtrack will not let you down!

The Time Machine OST.......2006-07-13

Well put together soundtrack, like it more than I liked the movie. The more traditional music towards the beginning is nothing out of the ordinary, but the more ethnically inclined music towards the end is awesome.

An ASTOUNDING listening experience!.......2006-07-12

I took a tip from 'Filmtracks' on this soundtrack and was totally blown away from the gorgeous & majestical theme from "I Don't Belong Here". If you're a sucker for breath taking french horn melodies accompanied by angelic strings then buy this CD immediately! Badelt hit a home run with this soundtrack. 'Professor Alexander Hartdegen' is an amazing track. Many tracks here remind me of the beautiful themes John Barry has composed in the past. Congratulations to Mr. Badelt, you've earn a spot in my top 10 soundtracks of all times! Now...we need MORE like this gem!!!!

An excellent score!.......2006-04-13

Do not let the fact that people hated the film discourage you from buying this score.

The score is really gorgeous. It was most certainly the best thing about the film, it has a sense of drama, power, and tension. Klaus Badelt's score for "The Time Machine" is one of my favorite scores of all time. Don't think about those rough moments of the film, just buy this score.

I can't imagine you being disapointed.

Average customer rating:

Brilliant release!
great stuff
3 1/2 stars really, nice compilation for fans.
Hey "MTV Rocks" - Stop embrassing yourself
The one to have if you have room for only one Satch disk

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Brilliant release!.......2006-04-27

I just want to say that the title track on this album is absolutely one of the most brilliant guitar instrumentals ever released. It's right up there with Steve Vai's Tender Surrender.

great stuff.......2006-03-24

This is a fantastic album, although I admit that it took some time for it to grow on me. I didn't even know this was a collection of B-sides until just recently. If these are the B-sides, you know how good the stuff is that made it on the other albums. The title track is fantastic, and The Mighty Turtle Head is one of my favorite Satch songs, in fact my second favorite Satch song (a very close second behind the incomparable shred anthem that is Crushing Day) I just love the way Turtle Head moves. It's playful, energetic and it just flows so well. I love this song more every time I hear it. Both Banana Mango songs are a lot of fun, and Thinking Of You is a great ballad number. Speed Of Light moves fast, as the title implies, and Dweller On The Threshold just knocks your socks off. Even the vocal track, Crazy, is pretty good. The only one I'm not too jazzed about is the last track, Woodstock Jam. It's way, way too long and doesn't appear to go anywhere. But all in all, a sensational album, and I haven't even covered the live disc, which is also great. A must have for any Satch fan.

3 1/2 stars really, nice compilation for fans........2005-10-26

A curious collection of rarities, outtakes, new recordings, and live material, "Time Machine" is an intriguing mix and a worthwhile investment. It is divided into two discs, a studio record and a live record, each stretches over an hour in length.

The studio record contains performances from a number of sessions-- the new material was all recorded in 1993 for this record. The best of these is probably the title track, "Time Machine", a dense, churning, powerful piece filled with tension begging to explode that never quite does. A large portion of material were outtakes from "The Extremist"-- the album was evidentally heavily pared down to keep it fairly lean ("Flying in a Blue Dream" felt a bit long to me at least, so the change of pace was nice). Some of this material is superb, including the "Tears in the Rain"-styled "Baroque" and ballad "Thinking of You", which really shows how far Satriani has come as a lyrical and emotive soloist. From the "Surfing With the Alien" sessions one leftover is yielded, the frantic "Dweller on the Threshold", a moody and explosive piece not dissimilar to material on "Not of This Earth". There's also a handful of rarities-- most crucially the "Joe Satriani EP" which never received wide distribution. While i tlacks much of the polish even of "Not of This Earth", this hastily assembled material has its own charm, and certainly having it is as valuable as the material simply because of its rarity.

Still, for all this nice material, there's quite a bit of throwaway too-- Billie Holliday's "All Alone" gets a reasonable reading, and Satriani never ceases to surprise with his ability to stretch, but its just not too intriguing, "Banana Mango II" (left off "The Extremist") just seems to lack any real energy to it, and the closing "Woodstock Jam" has a lot of interesting ideas, but ultimately doesn't hold together.

The live disc fares much better, with unnervingly brilliant performances from the course of Satriani's career-- there's really not a bad cut on here, and particularly superb readings of "Always With Me, Always With You" and a ferocious "Big Bad Moon" are real highlights. Of extraordinary note is the presence of several extra pieces from the same performance that produced the live tracks on "Dreaming #11".

All in all, its a pretty mixed bag-- the live disc is better than the studio, and I kept waffling back in forth on three or four stars. Recommended for fans, newcomers should start with "Surfing With the Alien".

Hey "MTV Rocks" - Stop embrassing yourself.......2005-05-27

This is a great Disc. It has all of the elements of a great piece of work - song writing, playing, and soul. Hey 'MTV Rocks' - you are, quite simply, an idoit. Anyone who actually thinks that a lot of albums sold means it must be great - well, you're a fool. The average person doesn't know squat about music, esp. the teenage and 20-somethings, - you guys have grown up with junk, "artists" that can't play an instrument, write a song or sing - hello rap-crap and all their "wonderful" sampling of real artists, and you fools buy it thinking they wrote it! They didn't, because they couldn't... FOOLS! Yo, 'MTV Rocks', - what a shameful, petty, little 'tart you are... yeah, "something sold millions of copies, so it must be good" - what an idoit - the only reason this crap sells so much is because you guys can't think for yourselves these days, your buddy thinks it's cool, so you think it's cool, and these "artists" are putting out crap that appeals to the lowest common denominators - 'YOU' - the MTV crowd - hey, try thinkin' for yourself, you'll get further in life.... Loser...

The one to have if you have room for only one Satch disk.......2004-12-29

"Time Machine" is the disk to buy when you can only afford one Satriani CD; it's the one to lend out when someone wants the full Satriani experience in one case.

EVERY SONG IN THIS SET (except one) TOTALLY BLOWS ME AWAY; the sole bad song is "Woodstock Jam", and that's because it's about 15 minutes of dissonance. Everything else? Pure genius. You get it all - from slow and sexy to full-speed shredding with his Ibanez electric guitar set to kill, Joe Satriani can play anything. Blues, rock, baroque - you name it, JS can do it better than anyone and never break a sweat.

Only Stevie Ray Vaughan knew the electric guitar as well as Joe; even Steve Johnson, Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen (all Joe's pupils) cannot touch Joe's utter mastery of the instrument.

THIS IS IT; this is the ONE you have to have.

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Spare Time Machine
Pepe Deluxe
Manufacturer: Catskills UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PY30XU
Release Date: 2007-07-02

Tracks:

Mischief of Cloud Six
Ms. Wilhelmina and Her Hat
Go for Blue
Last of the Great Explorers
Pussy Cat Rock
Apple Thief
Lucky the Blind vs. Vacuum Cleaning Monster
Captain Carter's Fathomas
Forgotten Knights (Prelude)
Forgotten Knights

Album Description

2007 studio album from Finland's Pepe Deluxe, their first since 2003. It will assault your ears with astonishing sounds and music you've never heard before. A tripped-out, Psychedelic masterpiece! Anyone who owns any of Finland's musical innovators Pepe Deluxe 's music, knows that every new album is an event worth waiting for, and an experience to savor. It's been four long years since their last studio opus Beatitude, a free-wheeling, genre-hopping sonic assault of styles. So, start up the Spare Time Machine and set the controls for the heart of a bold new musical frontier! Catskills.

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The First Studio Album from Finland's Pepe Deluxe Since 2003 is Finally Here, to Assault Your Ears with Astonishing Sounds and Music You've Never Heard Before.

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Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair
1969 - The Greatest Year In Popular Music?
The 60's rock

AM Gold: 1969
The Cowsills , The Flying Machine , Nilsson , Diana Ross and the Supremes , Three Dog Night , Jay and the Americans , The Cuff Links , The Turtles , Brooklyn Bridge , and The Youngbloods
Manufacturer: Time Life Music
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ASIN: B000E3BWAU

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1. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations~~~2. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B.J. Thomas~~~3. Hair - The Cowsills~~~4. Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon~~~5. Smile a Little Smile for Me - The Flying Machine~~~6. These Eyes - The Guess Who~~~7. Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes~~~8. Traces - Classics IV~~~9. Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson~~~10. Easy to be Hard - Three Dog Night~~~11. This Girl's In Love With You - Dionne Warwick~~~12. Good Morning Starshine - Oliver~~~13. This Magic Moment - Jay & the Americans~~~14. Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension~~~15. What Does It Take (to Win Your Love) - Jr. Walker & the All Stars~~~16. Love (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy~~~17. Baby It's You - Smith~~~18. Tracy - The Cuff Links~~~19. Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge~~~20. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James & the Shondells~~~21. You Showed Me - The Turtles~~~22. Get Together - The Youngbloods.

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Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair.......2007-03-16

Looking for the commercial versions of the songs you loved most from the tribal rock opera, HAIR? This CD is the one you are looking for! The only other one you will need is the Best of the 5th Dimension. (Why "Aquarius" got left off this AM Gold CD is beyond me....)

1969 - The Greatest Year In Popular Music?.......2006-06-20

If compilations were an accurate measure of the greatness of a particular year in popular this Time-Life disc would make an excellent argument that 1969 may have been the greatest year in American popular music in the 20th century. Complilations will always be lacking for one reason or another. For example, on this discs there are no British bands represented. Neither are the West Coast superstars (Doors, Hendrix, CSN, Airplane...the list goes on). But even with the omission of those giants this is a great compilation. It is strongly evocative of the late 60's, Good Morning Starshine and Hair (from the musical of the same name), the songwriting talent of Laura Nyro (Wedding Bell Blues), some solid Motown (Someday We'll Be Together & What Does It Take), Canadian pop (the Guess Who & Jessie Colin Young), Midwest Psychedelic (Crimison & Clover)and more. If you were really a kid listening to AM radio you will know and appreciate each of these songs. And that's why '69 was such a great year for music, even the left-overs qualify as classic rock-pop.

The 60's rock.......2006-06-08

I love 60's and 70's music the best of everything. I grew up with it because my folks are older than most parents.1969 is a great year of music with smile a little smile for me as my favroite song. I don't like the music the kids like to today it is awful. Rap no way. Heavy Metal yuck. It is time for the oldies to be the only thing on the radio agian.

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The black and white swirl..
Pudo ser mejor
A Real Audio Trip Thru Time

Time Machine: A Vertigo Retrospective
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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ASIN: B0007Q6QWI
Release Date: 2005-04-11

Tracks:

Kettle - Colosseum
Who Do You Love? - Juicy Lucy
My Heaven - Clear Blue Sky
Travelling Lady - Manfred Mann Chapter Three,
Behind the Wall of Sleep - Black Sabbath
To Play Your Little Games - Cressida
Introduction - Gracious,
Three Sisters - Affinity
Walking On - Bob Downes
I Don't Know - May Blitz
Torrid Zone - Nucleus
Handbags and Gladrags [Album Version] - Rod Stewart
Nothing at All - Gentle Giant
Influence - Ben

Tracks:

Evil Woman's Manly Child - Doctor Z,
Borne on the Solar Wind - Jade Warrior
Man - Patto
Thinking of My Life - Juicy Lucy
Half Baked
For Madmen Only - May Blitz
Lady's Changing Home - Tudor Lodge
Time Machine - Beggars Opera
Bring Out Your Dead - Colosseum
Mouthpiece - Warhorse
Lady in Black - Uriah Heep
Through the Years - Freedom & Whiskey
Midnight Moses - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band,
Lord of the Ages [Album Version] - Magna Carta

Tracks:

Living at the End of Times - Atlantis
Life Child - Ramases
MacArthur Park - Beggars Opera
Song for the Bearded Lady - Nucleus
Pantagruel's Nativity - Gentle Giant
(A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man - Gravy Train
Powers of Darkness - Ronno
Paper Plane - Status Quo
Little Known - Ian Matthews
Let It Happen - Vangelis Papathanassiou,
Mwenga Sketch - Jade Warrior
Four Horsemen - Aphrodite's Child
Spiral Architect - Black Sabbath

Album Description

Time Machine is a 3CD Box Set containing 41 tracks from the first golden age of the Vertigo label featuring rare and classic tracks from the likes of Aphrodite's Child, Black Sabbath, Colosseum, Gentle Giant, Jade Warrior and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Also contains a 48-Page Booklet containing biogs, rare photographs and exclusive interviews. Vertigo/Universal.

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The black and white swirl.........2007-05-18

Ah, the decidedly British Vertigo label, with the distinct black and white swirl on one label of the LP, and the track listings on the other side's label. Something we've lost in the one-sided CD age. And was also lost when their acts wound up recording for other labels here in the US.
Their paper label wasn't their only distinction; as the "experimental" subsidiary of Philips records, they also intentionally brought us delicious non-commercial music. Unintentionally failing to sell zillions of records in the process. They were hugely responsible for the promotion of progressive jazz a la Ian Carr's Nucleus, Ben, Jade Warrior and (yes) Manfred Mann. The MM boys weigh in with a dark Coltrane-esque "Travelling Lady" (see review of Manfred Mann Chaper III). They brought us marvellous adventurous rock a la Gracious, Doctor Z, Juicy Lucy, May Blitz and Clear Blue Sky. And a stand-up version of "MacArthur Park" by Beggar's Opera, turning this pop classic into something the progressive age could absorb. And, as you see, they brought Rod Stewart to us as a solo act with the splendid "Handbags and Gladrags," written by a young Mike D'Abo with a maturity that made the song an instant standard.
As with all comps, there are a few things on here I can't quite see, for example, I think a better tune by Patto (successor band to the great great Timebox) could have been chosen. But all in all this is very nice, even if you might have to listen a couple of times to really get into it. A deserved celebration of a seminal label of the period.

Pudo ser mejor.......2006-02-28

Esta recopilación, tan esperada por lo cierto, mereció algún mejor trabajo. ¿En qué?, pues estos son algunos de mis puntos:

-Soy partidario de la recopilaciones de 4 cds. Además hay que saber que Vertigo tiene suficiente material para hacerlo.
-La presentación es muy tacaña, creo que bien pudiero hacer una caja más grande con fotografías de un tamaño adecuado. La verdad es que resulta una burla leer en el texto en letras tan pequeñas, en un librillo igual de chico y con fotografías de los álbumes que no superan los 2cm cuadrados. ¿Qué pasó?, ¿falta papel? Es una desconsideración teniendo en cuenta los hermosos trabajos en las carátulas de los grupos del sello, así como las fotografías que las bandas tienen, incluso los pósters (compare esta presentación con Harvest Festival, es otra cosa).
-La selección de los grupos estuvo bien, aunque a mi parecer debieron aparecer otras bandas como Daddy Longless, Fairfield Parlour, John Dummer, Odin, Assagai, Krafwerk, Mike Absalon y un largo etc. que bien merecía un cd extra.

Sin embargo, la recopilación se deja escuchar muy bien y la grabación es muy buena. Esperaba encontrar algunas rarezas, piezas en vivo, o incluso más temas folk (por ejemplo a Jim McCarthy). A pesar de estos apuntes, recomiendo esta recopilación para todos aquellos que aún escuchan música hard, progresiva o de alta calidad.

A Real Audio Trip Thru Time.......2005-10-07

The Vertigo Records label emerged at a time when rock was shaking off the "Sgt. Pepper" mindtrip of psychedelia to concentrate on heavy metal, progressive rock and fusion jazz. From 1969 to 1974, Vertigo's varied and truly experimental roster included Black Sabbath, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Vangelis (and Aphrodite's Child, the group Vangelis was in prior to going it as a solo artist), Gentle Giant and Status Quo. Those were the big names. But the label was also home to genuinely obscure acts who only ever recorded 1 or 2 albums for the label: Freedom, Tudor Lodge, Affinity, Atlantis, Cressida, Ramases. Each Vertigo album of the era boasted the distinctive "swirl" logo that occupied the A-side of every album label (the B-side contained song listings and timings). Also, every album boasted impressive artwork that sometimes spilled over into elaborate die cut designs or as two-panel gatefold artwork. TIME MACHINE is a veritable capsule of the era. A three CD set which boasts crisp, clear and clean remastered sound, a lovingly crafted and highly detailed 48 page booklet and a veritable bounty of music from a wide variety of instant appeal to seventies rock fans (ie. those who can tell the difference between Gentle Giant and Status Quo). The tracks that inspire the most awe are "Spiral Architect" from Sabbath (you can hear strummed acoustic guitars and passionate string sections at work while Ozzy turns in a lucid and heartfelt vocal!), "The Kettle" from Colosseum (a surprisingly heavy mix of hard rock and fusion progressive jazz), "Lord Of The Ages" by Magna Carta (which is recommended to each and every Moody Blues fan in existence) and "Midnight Moses" by SAHB (are you an AC/DC fan? Check out Alex Harvey's early Sensational Band sides, you won't be disappointed). Some of the songs are, admittedly, a little challenging (ie. selections from Gracious!, Manfred Mann's Chapter Three and Bob Downes). Yet at the end of it all, you'll feel a certain sense of awe at the music of an era that too often, has been denigrated or ridiculed as being "heavy hippie horsesh*t"). A vital collection that rightfully takes its place next to other classic compilations like "Nuggets", "Atlantic Gold" or "Freakbeat Scene".

Angel Melendez & The 911 Mambo Orchestra

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Great Old-Time Mambo Orchestra
Amazing
Grammy?
AWESOME Minus 1
Awesome !

Angel Melendez & The 911 Mambo Orchestra
Angel Meléndez & The 911 Mambo
Manufacturer: Latin Street Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001LASUK
Release Date: 2004-02-19

Tracks:

Ven Pa' Que Goze
Chango
Que Rico el mambo (Mambo Jambo)
Besame Mucho
El Cumbanchero
A Gozar Timbero
Si Una Vez
Havah Nagilah
Cereza Rosa (Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White)
Amor Mio
Hablame
Mambo a la Sandoval

Album Description

Chicago's very own 20 piece Mambo Orchestra. Latin music at it's finest! 47th Annual Grammy Awards for "Best Traditional Tropical Album" nominee. 4th Annual Independent Music Awards for "Best Latin Album" nominee "Mambo Kings of the Midwest" Oct 2004. Chicago Social Magazine.

Customer Reviews:

Great Old-Time Mambo Orchestra.......2006-03-05

Wow, what a needed CD. I love the arrangement of the songs in the style of the mambo of the Palladium Ballroom. I especially liked the no. 7 song, Si Una Vez, for the great arrangement. The singing is great too. Another reviewer trashed it, which is unfortunate. These people are totally uknown and obviously do it for the sheer love of the music. I really wish I could see something like this in my area (Baton Rouge - New Orleans), but since my area is destroyed, nobody is coming here. Anyway, this recording is a blessing.

Amazing.......2005-04-05

This Cd by far should've won the grammy. Amazing arrangements by Angel Melendez. Great music that puts you in a great mood.

Grammy?.......2005-01-04

This Album sounds ok. A grammy nomination is kind of pushing it though. It sounds as if everyone was playing to something different. There is no "meshing" or blending going on. The voicings in the brass aren't the most pleasing to the ear and the phrasing isn't all that hot, but I guess it's kinda hard with so many horns. There is no drive present...No hard swing. The sound quality is the best thing this CD has to offer, thanx to the master engineer Jon Fausty. This CD sounds decent. It's better than some other stuff thats out there, but I wouldn't put it at the top of my list.

AWESOME Minus 1.......2004-07-18

This album is the best thing i have heard in years except for song number 7 the singer there just needs a little more originality, she reminds me of the same recycled stuff i've been trying to avoid the past few years but i can always just skip that song.

Awesome !.......2004-06-03

This is a great cd! Two thumbs up!

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The ignorance is bliss
Missed the Point
Alan Parsons Returns
Traveling Through Time With Alan Parsons
So So

The Time Machine
Alan Parsons Project
Manufacturer: Miramar
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ASIN: B00001NFFB
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

The Time Machine (Part 1)
Temporalia
Out Of The Blue
Call Up
Ignorance Is Bliss
Rubber Universe
The Call Of The Wild
No Future In The Past
Press Rewind
The Very Last Time
Far Ago And Long Away
The Time Machine (Part 2)

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The more things change, the more Alan Parsons albums stay the same. It's entirely fitting that this sonically flawless opus should be called The Time Machine. Born in the excesses and conceptual frenzy of mid-'70s prog rock, Parsons's familiar methodology once again shrewdly employs an almost-star cast of musical vets to do the heavy lifting (among them vocalists Colin Blunstone, Beverly Craven, Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley, and chief musical architect/guitarist Ian Bairnson). Meanwhile, legendary producer and engineer Parsons twiddles the knobs and slides the levers, just like the Great Oz. Fans will find that Parsons, perhaps the only producer since Phil Spector with big enough cajones to become his own virtual raison d'être, has successfully stayed his familiar course. And if the result is something akin to Pink Floyd lite meets Kenny G in the New Age aisle at your local Natural Wonders outlet, thus has it ever been. While it lyrically renders H.G. Wells's original novel all touchy-feely and virtually unrecognizable, musically it's a reaffirmation that Parsons--not Toto, Journey, or a score of lesser pretenders to the mantle--is the real godfather of corporate rock. Dust off those headphones. Jerry McCulley

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The ignorance is bliss.......2006-02-18

I don't listen to this album much. The songs are all ok and the production is first rate. But I thought I would write a review based on the one song, 'the ignorance is bliss'. This has to be one of the best ballads for a very long time. It contains skilled musicianship no end. Blunstone's vocals are exceptional and the piano playing is first rate. The best section though, has to be the extended instrumental bridge. This section is so complex, a run down of the sections is necessary. It begins with a piano solo. Then comes the harmony vocal section part sung by Chris Rainbow. While Blunstone has to be commended for his effort, RAinbow's multi layered backing vocals and 'ignorance is bliss' backing vocals, were, at the very least, as complex as the lead. But he only gets credited with backing vocals. Just listen to to the wall of sound he creates with his voice.
Bairnson next proves how talented he is. Not only did he write the music and the meaningful lyrics, but he cintributes firstly an ethereal saxophone solo, and, if that is not enough, a gorgeous electric guitar afterwards. And, not to mention, there are glistening acoustic guitar picking tracks also!
Amazing stuff.

Missed the Point.......2005-12-28

One thing I must say about this CD is that it contains some great ideas for songs. Unfortunately, the lyrics only give a glimpse into the potential that the songs have but don't reach.

The Time Machine (pt. 1) is easily the best piece on the album. It doesn't make me think of time travel, but it is still a good bit of music. Temporalia is okay, but I would only listen to it in the context of the album.

Out of the Blue is the first song with a good concept that it just misses. I could see Out of the Blue as being a four star song, but musically and lyrically, it gets only three. However, Out of the Blue looks a lot better because it precedes Call Up, now just the second Alan Parsons (project and post-project) song I have ever given only one star (the other is Don't Hold Back, on Eve). This song is the best example of a good concept. The idea of old people coming back to help us out of the mess we're in is an excellent idea. However, the song turns into a "my heroes" list for Ian Bairnson.

Ignorance is Bliss is another good idea that is just missed. However, the ending is quite good, and this song misses the concept musically more than lyrically (lyrically is slightly more important in my book). Rubber Universe is another good instrumental, though not as good as Time Machine pt. 1. Call of the Wild is a decent concept hit right on the mark, making it just as good if not better than the previous songs (non-instrumentals).

No Future in the Past is a good concept that is explored well in the song. Press Rewind has the best concept (especially in the context of the CD) of the CD, and is used well in the song, although the "bang your drum," nonsense really detracts from the idea. The Very Last Time, I won't criticize any more than just to say that it isn't my type of song.

Far Ago and Long Away is a good instrumental, thought not as good as Rubber Universe and Time Machine 1. The title is especially good if you think about it right after listening to Close's speech in Temporalia. Far Ago and Long Away morphs into Time Machine 2, a good end to a decent album.

One reviewer called this CD classic Parsons. Parsons' work is classic Parsons when Parsons writes the music and words in conjunction with Woolfson. And every classic Parsons CD (barring Gaudi, which I don't have) is well above this album.

Alan Parsons Returns.......2005-09-09

Sounding like a combination of the Alan Parsons Project of the 70s with a dash of Pink Floyd and perhaps even Enigma, "The Time Machine" is an aural experience sure to please many fans of Parsons, New Age and Soft Electronica. Here is music to work, run or meditate by.

This CD opens with the instrumental "The Time Machine, Pt. 1." The music is a combination of acoustic and electronic instruments with Ian Bairnson's guitars overlaid. This brisk opening introduces the theme of time travel and prepares you for the monologue by Professor Frank Close in the second track, "Temporalia." Professor Close is correct that viewing light from other stars is a travel back in time, because that light has traveled for thousands or millions of years to reach the earth; an interesting perspective on an esoteric subject.

The CD moves steadily onward, though figuratively remaining in place, with the mellow song "Out of the Blue," with lead vocals by Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet. This song is nicely orchestrated, and Ian Bairnson's guitar adds a marvelous counterpoint to the keyboards.

The following song significantly changes the pace of the CD. "Call Up" is funky with a powerful blues feel. Since the song is about calling on people of the past the blues flavor is appropriate. I was surprised that Ian Bairnson provided saxophones on this song in addition to his usual guitar work. This song bears a very strong resemblance to some of the Alan Parsons Project's early work, such as that on "I, Robot."

In a more mellow and beautiful tone is "Ignorance Is Bliss." This song shares traits with music by Dan Fogelberg. This mellow song has the honor of being the longest on this CD, as well as being one of the most beautiful. The lead vocal on this song is by Alan Parson's veteran Colin Blunstone, who provided the vocals for the excellent Alan Parson's Project song "Old and Wise." There is a lovely orchestral arrangement in the extended bridge of this song, which I consider a must listen for Alan Parson's fans.

The instrumental "Rubber Universe" provides a bouncy connection between the previous mellow song and the incredible composition that arrives next. Once again, the style of this song, which is nearly all Ian Bairnson, is very similar to the style of early Alan Parsons Project. Though Bairnson's mandolin portions are too short, they are nostalgic.

I am in love with Maire Brennan's voice. The first time I heard "Call of the Wild" I skipped back to play it again, and then again. I can understand why fans of Clannad love the group so much. As much as I enjoy her sister Enya's music, I think Maire has a more powerful haunting voice, at least in this song. This song makes me run out of adjectives because it is just so (cliché time) awesome. If you can listen to this song and not feel some kind of emotion then you are unable to appreciate emotional music. Crank this song up, it is an instant classic.

The song "No Future in the Past" makes me want to go back to "Call of the Wild." I doubt any song could feel appropriate after the former song, and such is the case here. This song, which is a good song, is out of place next to Maire Brennan's voice. Perhaps there should have been an instrumental between the last song and this when just to prepare your ears for the dramatic change in styles and pace.

By the time "No Future in the Past" is finished you can listen more objectively to "Press Rewind." While this song is perhaps just a bit better than the previous song, it sounds much better following on the heels of the former song though it is middle of the road pop.

The pace slows again with "The Very Last Time." Beverly Craven powers the vocals in this song of loss and memory and love. This song is somewhat unusual in that much of the time the song is Beverly Craven and the piano. The rest of the time it is strings and piano. There are no synthesizers or guitars in this sumptuous aural feast.

The last two instrumentals provide a slight progressive twist to give the album perspective. "Far Ago and Long Away" is image laden in Richard Cottle and Ian Bairnson's keyboards. Ian Bairnson's bass is very predominant, and tempered by the programmed drums and orchestration. This instrumental is yet another reminder of the early days of the Alan Parsons Project. Though not credited, there are smatterings of vocals in this instrumental that provide a lovely other world feel.

This CD wraps up with "The Time Machine Pt. 2." This coda seems to pull the CD together, and provides a listener with the desire to go back and experience this pleasing CD once again.

When I first acquired this CD I found that I could not get enough of it. This CD is an overlooked gem. I am surprised that this CD did not have staying power and that it did not yield a single. There are plenty to choose from, most particularly the spectacularly beautiful song "Call of the Wild," the mystical "Out of the Blue," and the plaintive "Ignorance Is Bliss." I know that my musical tastes have moved away from the mainstream, again, but if current tastes are able to overlook the incredible beauty and power of this music, perhaps I want to stay out of the mainstream.

Traveling Through Time With Alan Parsons.......2004-08-21

For his 1999 album, "The Time Machine," producer/musician/composer Alan Parsons remains primarily in the background, writing only a lone, one-minute piece, "Temporalia," and playing keyboards on just a pair of tracks. But Parsons IS the album's producer and master of ceremonies, so he still gets the name credit. "The Time Machine" is an excellent album that explores time travel & time itself, with a great selection of songs and first-rate performances. With Parsons perfectly content to sit behind the controlboard, the songwriting & performing spotlights fall on longtime Parsons pals Ian Bairnson on guitar and Stuart Elliott on drums, who both contribute the album's songs & instrumentals, and who play the majority of instruments as well. From start to finish this is great music, including the pulsating "H.G. Force," the atmospheric "Out Of The Blue," the funky "Call Up," the fine pop-rock of "No Future In The Past," the Middle-Eastern flavored "Far Ago And Long Away," and the lovely "The Very Last Time." As usual with Alan Parsons, the music, production & performances are top-notch, including great vocal performances from Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet, Neil Lockwood, Colin Blunstone, Graham Dye, and the lovely voices of Maire Brennan of Clannad and Beverley Craven, the first women to sing lead on an Alan Parsons album since 1979's "Eve." Granted, I do wish that Parsons would've written & played more on the album, but this is a very small gripe, as Bairnson & Elliott deliver the goods in those departments just fine. All in all, "The Time Machine" is a most excellent offering from Alan Parsons.

So So.......2003-12-05

I own every CD that this band (including their vinyl records) has ever released and they all have their own merits of greatness, but I have to be honest "Time Machine" does absolutely nothing for me. Not a memorable tune on the entire album! How TRAGIC!!!, Alan Parsons has always been praised for his production work, but, I could never understand why?, all APP albums sound compressed, it's like he turns up the music loud and then cuts the top end off! the high fidelity(upper register) and nuances are almost absent. I guess it makes it sound better on the radio, who knows? If you don't believe me try listening to Madonna's "Vogue", ABC's "Look of Love , Poison Arrow" Loreena McKennit's "Mummers Dance" or Human League's "Human" They have absolutely stunning production work, you can hear every intricate detail from each instrument, including dynamics! (which are almost totally absent in APP work). Now compare these to anything by APP... see if you can hear what I'm talking about. Don't get me wrong I love this Band beyond belief, I just think he's slightly overrated as a producer.

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