The Thrill of It All

The Thrill of It All

Track Listings

1. Pilot of My Dreams

2. Living for Today

3. Love Worth Dying For

4. Don't Wait Up

5. Something About You

6. Welcome to the Party

7. Thrill of It All

8. Hotter Than the Sun

9. This Forgotten Town

10. Cosmetic Punk

11. You Can't Live Your Life in a Day

Tracks:

It'S All Around You
The Lithium Stiffs
Crest
Stretch(You Are All Right)
Dot/Eyes
On The Chin
By Dawn
Five Too Many
Salt The Skies

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In calling its new album It's All Around You, Tortoise might be referring to the cultural universe from which it draws its expansive, one-of-a-kind sound. Try as you might to be succinct in describing the Chicago band's dreamy instrumentals, the only way to categorize them properly is to string together stylistic tags like so many Mardis Gras beads. As with a Quentin Tarantino movie, part of the pleasure is identifying and annotating the sources of the music as it unfolds, and folds back on itself. Studio-refined without being studio-slick, It's All Around You is awash in ambient pop and cool chamber jazz, hip-hop beats and more strident rhythmic feats, Spaghetti western touches, and the sound of ... opera? Just when it has you falling into its seductive spell, it will jolt you with a dose of rancorous drama. It's Tortoise's most accomplished and winning album--great fun and some kind of great art and who cares where that twain does or doesn't meet? --Lloyd Sachs

Album Description

From the deep and understated rhythms and tones on their 1996 landmark "Millions Now Living Will Never Die", to the bombastic rock of 2001's "Standards", Tortoise have always been ahead of their time. This release finds the band doing what they do best; building and rebuilding upon melodies and rhythms with their own remarkable touch. Lush, orchestrated tones, intricate melodies, and densely elaborate rhythms make this their most thoughtful record to date.

Customer Reviews:

As good as music gets.......2005-12-29

I have been a Tortoise fan since the late 90s, but never as committed as I have been since Standards was released. I approached It's All Around You with caution because I anticipated disappointment. At first, I agreed with all of the reviews that I had read. The album seemed to merely exist as another Tortoise album with no movement forward.

While I must admit that this is not a giant leap from Standards in terms of a cohesive album, it is the better of the two albums, in my opinion. Namely because of the climax that this album reaches. Standards almost appears to front load the best ideas while It's All Around You saves the best for last.

The first track threw me off because it is easy to dismiss it as close to random instrumentation with a solid (slightly simple) bass track. But it is so much more. Upon a couple of repeated listens, that song, like the rest of the album, revealed much more structural ingenuity. The multiple instruments that take part in the melody bounce off of one another and it becomes difficult to tell when a guitar ends and a vibraphone picks up. But the instruments are not to be observed seperately. Listening to how they compliment each other and form a beautiful melodic series is devestatingly brilliant. I posit that the first song sounds unlike anything that Tortoise has done before.

The entire album is phenomenal, but I would like to highlight the last song. This is where I really believe this album shines the most. Never before have I heard a band capture increasing intensity in a drum performance so well on tape. The song builds and builds and the instrumentation perfectly compliments the drums throughout this climactic process.

I hear far too often that this album is more of the same. If the same means being a mind-blowingly awesome band time after time, I hope that they don't change a thing.

Profound Progressive From Daniel Lanois' Buddies.......2005-03-09

Some pretty profound post-rock from Thrill Jockey's own Tortoise which features some of the most beautiful and poignant art in recent memory. The front cover is an awe inspiring sunset dying over a cascading waterfall and rapids yet overlooking this scene is a yellow helicopter perched next to a luminescent city while the back features a blurred rainforest beneath an overcast sky but blocking most of the sky is a huge projection screen with a better looking skyline beaming out of it. While the liner notes tell a story of life dissatisfaction and miscertainty in the 21st century and the songs are rawly titled, the Tortoise movement isn't exactly taking the route their name would suggest. Instead of going slow and steady, they're heading straight for the main vein. Musically, they try to match the grandiose beauty of their imagery and succeed quite handsomely at it. Bits of the Flaming Lips appear in "Crest," occasional world music and Dark Side Of The Moon sounds appear leaving the mood fairly chilled yet urgent while the inventive guitar effects and production brings me flashes of the unrealized possibilities of Radiohead. Although It's All Around You never reaches the sonic peaks of anything Mogwai have done, the contemplative vibe helps let the obvious anti-advancement juxtapositions set in. This is one to think about, think during, and, well, get!

Wasn't blown away at first, but..........2005-01-17

I definitely wasn't disappointed when I heard this latest Tortoise disc - I wasn't blown away, either, though. Just saw Tortoise in Tokyo last week, and I can't stop listening to this album, now. 'Tortoise - Tortoise' was my favorite for a while, next to TNT. Both have been completely supplanted by this and 'Standards', both of which made up the majority of their short set.

These guys are amazing - live, and on their studio releases. If you don't listen closely enough, you may mistake Tortoise for new-age music, and I think the superficial similarity probably keeps a lot of people from taking the time to discover the most amazing, creative, and inspired 'rock' groups since Pink Floyd.

Their sound (even before they used computers to produce/make their music) sounds so influenced by technology, but manages to maintain the warmth and natural feel of jazz or even folk music.

Their use of the xylophone is central to their sound, but is done with the perfect balance of restrained melody, and percussive exuberance.

I think its impossible to compare Tortoise to any other group around. Their sound is truly 'ahead of its time' and timeless. Although their sound is totally different, for these two reasons, I can only think of Pink Floyd. I hate to compare or group Tortoise with other 'contemporary' 'electronica' or alternative groups such as Modest Mouse, Air, or Boards of Canada. Stereolab has some similarities, but I believe they had a common genesis...

OK, I'll stop babbling. Just buy this disc. Its beautiful and inspirational, and jams sometimes, too

amazing........2004-12-19

This CD is just awesome. I love it. The first time I heard this, i was in awe, from the first track. I've probably listened to it over 30 times and it's still awesome. If you like this album, you'll like TNT and Millions Now Living Will Never Die. Tortoise is amazing.

A brilliant effort.......2004-11-26

As a previous reviewer said, this album is distinctly tortoise in sound. However, I don't think that this detracts from the album. I feel that this is tortoise at their best. This album showcases some of their most subtle, melodic and consistent work to date.
All the usual elements are here: the mesmerizing blend of instraments to the point where you don't know where one ends and the other begins, the screwball rhythms, the jazz inspired melodies and some great rock-out moments.
This album won't take any tortoise fan by surprise, theye are simply doing what they do best.

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The usual disjointed anthology approach by compilers who shouldn't be let loose on such projects...
if my house is on fire i'm going in for this.
Viva Roxy
Great Set, even if it has a few missing tracks...
Discerning Roxy Consumer

Thrill Of It All
Roxy Music
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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Release Date: 1995-11-27

Tracks:

Re-Make/Re-Model
Ladytron
If There Is Something
2HB
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Sea Breezes
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More Than This
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Album Description

67 digitally remastered tracks from their illustrious 10 year career on four beautiful, full color picture CDs, plus a wonderful, full color 68 page booklet within the 6in x 10 book style packaging featuring photos and track-by-track annotations by Bryan Ferry. Musically it features every hit & key album track they cut, from start to finish, plus 17 extremely rare tunes on the fourth CD, most of which are on CD for the first time ever! From 'Do The Strand' to 'Dance Away' to 'More Than This', it's here! 1995 Virgin release.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Four CD Box that Summarizes the Recorded Legacy of One of the Best Loved Bands Ever. The First Three Discs Include Tracks Taken from Each of their Studio Albums. The Special Fourth Disc Includes all the NON-LP Singles and B-side Rarities, Including their Smash Debut "Virginia Plain", the Single B-side Mix of "Manifesto" from the Flesh and Blood Sessions, "Trash 2", the Dance Mix of "Angel Eyes", the Extended Version of "Dance Away", the Extended Dance Mix of "The Main Thing" and their Chart Topping Tribute to John Lennon "Jealous Guy". The Accompanying Booklet features Excellent Liner Notes and Details About Every Track and Plenty of Picture Outtakes that have Rarely If Ever Been Seen Before. The Fulfillment of a Dream for Any Roxy Music Lover.

Customer Reviews:

The usual disjointed anthology approach by compilers who shouldn't be let loose on such projects..........2007-07-25

Firstly - Roxy Music are/were fantastic

Secondly - Key tracks are missing (well documented in earlier reviews). It should have included all released output instead of reinventing history to pretend that tracks like 'Midnight Hour' never happened.

Thirdly - The fourth disc of non LP releases (b sides etc) should be available on it's own to enable all of the band's loyal followers (from 1972 onwards) to complement their already complete collections of the original albums... And while I'm at it - who made the pitiful decision to include the non album single 'VP' on the first eponymous release on CD?!! It was not even presented as a bonus track but clumsily shoehorned between songs that had coexisted without its obvious interferance. The sound quality mismatch makes my toes curl every time I forget it's there!!!

Lastly - There's no denying that the music included is 5 star - BUT it would be far more satisfying and probably cheaper to buy each album individually instead of this expensive dog's dinner...

Very lastly (Forth point reinforced again!!!) - I'm still furious that the real fans have to buy this cynical record company spin off to access non album tracks that have eagerly been awaited since the birth of CD media. Shame on the record execs AND Bryan Ferry for letting this happen...

if my house is on fire i'm going in for this........2007-03-03

ok, let's settle this argument once & for all. the best rock band that ever was or is...The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? nope...it's Roxy Music & this box set is proof of it. i would put up the first 3 discs in this set against any four & a half hours of any other bands material. disc 4 is b-sides & extended versions & has some must have tracks as well. the remastered sound is incredible too. i thought i would get by with my treasured lps but these cds are a revelation. on a side note...Bryan Ferry obviously sold his soul to the devil at some point. he gets better looking all the time...and of course, there's his voice.

Viva Roxy.......2005-10-10

While not complete it is certainly an excellent way to get an overlook of the career of Roxy Music. The only better way is still to own all the albums.

Great Set, even if it has a few missing tracks..........2005-07-28

I personally only heard a of a few Roxy Music tracks before buying this set. My only other experience was whith Brian Eno's music which i had already a large collection of. Needlees to say even the tracks whiout Brian Eno amazed me and im very glad I bought this set. The only problem, wich i soon found out, was that a few album tracks were not includded because of cd size. Personally, i believe they should have included another disc like Velvet Underground's boxset so it could handle all the albums completly. For those interested these are the tracks includded and those not.

M = Tracks from the albums that are not includded.
Disc 1.

Roxy [Debut]
1.Re-Make/Re-Model
2.Ladytron
3.If There Is Something
M. Virginia Plan - for some reason its in the fourth disc, probably because it was originally a single and not in the UK pressing of the album.
4.2HB
M.The Bob
5.Chance Meeting
M.Would You Belive?
6.Sea Breezes
M.Bitters End

For Your Pleasure
7.Do The Strand
8.Beauty Queen
9.Strictly Confidential
10.Editions of You
11.In Every Dream Hom a Heartache
12.The Bogus Man
M.Grey Lagoons
13.For Your Pleasure

Stranded
14.Street Life
15.Just Like You
16.Amazona
M.Psalm

Disc 2. (Stranded is split between the two discs)

M.Serenade
1.A Song For Europe
2.Mother of Pearl
3.Sunset

Country Life
4.The Thrill of it All
5.Three and Nine
6.All I Want Is You
7.Out of The Blue
M.If it Takes all night
8.Bitter-Sweet
M.Triptych
9.Casanova
10.A Really Good Time
11.Prairie Rose

Siren
12.Love is the Drug
M.End of the Line
13.Sentimental Fool
M.Whirlwind
M.She Sells
14.Could it Happen to Me?
15.Both Ends Burning
M.Nightingale
16.Just Another High

Disc 3

Manifesto
1.Manifesto
2.Trash
3.Angel Eyes
M.Still Falls the Rain
4.Stronger Through The Years
5.Ain't That So
M.My Little Girl
6.Dance Away
M.Cry Cry Cry
M.Spin Me Around

Flesh + Blood
M.In the Midnight Hour
7.Oh Yeah
8.Same Old Scene
9.Flesh and Blood
10.My Only Love
11.Over You
M.Eight Miles High
M.Rain, Rain, Rain
12.No Strange Delight
M.Running Wild

Avalon
13.More Than This
M.The Space Between
14.Avalon
M.India (In B-side form on disc 4)
15.While My Heart is Still Beating
M.The Main Thing
16.Take A Chance With Me
17.To Turn You On
M.True To Life
18.Tara

Disc 4 (singles, rare and unissued material)
1.The Virginia Plan (single)
2.The Numberer (unreleased song)
3.Pyjamarama (single)
4.The Pride And Pain (unreleased song)
5.Manifesto (New Version)
6.Hula Kula (unreleased song)
7.Trash 2 (unreleased song)
8.Your Application's Failed (unreleased song)
9.Lover (rare song from Miami Vice soundtrack)
10.Sultanesque (unreleased song)
11.Dance Away (extended version)
12.South Downs (unreleased song)
13.Angel Eyes (extended version)
14.Always Unknowing (unreleased song, though avalible as a bonus song in some new Avalon editions.
15.The Main Thing (extended remix)
16.India (B-side to More Than This Single)
17.Jealous Guy (single)

Overall there are 23 missing album tracks (not counting Virginia Plan and India wich appear in Disc 4). Though this may prove as a negative factor, i can safely say that all the Roxy Music classics (and a few rare ones in Disc 4) are essentaly all you need to be a basic Roxy Music Fan.

Discerning Roxy Consumer.......2004-03-04

I've been way overdue purchasing this box set and I was apprehensive purchasing one in this manner. The product was flawless. It only took a few days to get to me. I am extremely pleased with this experience.

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Thunder (should have been the next Bad Company)
What a loss!
excellent album

The Thrill of It All
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ASIN: B00000JKDQ
Release Date: 1999-08-10

Tracks:

Pilot of My Dreams
Living for Today
Love Worth Dying For
Don't Wait Up
Something About You
Welcome to the Party
Thrill of It All
Hotter Than the Sun
This Forgotten Town
Cosmetic Punk
You Can't Live Your Life in a Day

Customer Reviews:

Thunder (should have been the next Bad Company).......2000-06-23

Thunder had all the talent to be the next Bad Company (I say "had" because they broke up). Unfortunately, they released some excellent albums during the time the music scene was changing in the US. They did have a minor hit with the song "Dirty Love", but that was it. On "The Thrill Of It All", the band continues to rock and groove like they did on their previous efforts ("Behind Closed Doors", "Backstreet Symphony", and "Laughing on Judgement Day").

Particular highlights include "Pilot of my dreams", "This Forgotten town", and "Love worth dying for". The only poorly written song in "Cosmetic Punk", which sounds like pure filler.

The band experienced great success in Europe and Japan, but their lack of US support and sales eventually killed the band - it's too bad because they always released enjoyable recordings.

If you like your rockers loud with strong lyrical content and your ballads smooth and enjoyable, then buy this CD.

What a loss!.......2000-06-07

This is one of the best bands in the world that no one has ever heard of. Unfortunately they've recently broken up because they are only popular in Europe & Japan, as is all rock 'n' roll now. PLEASE don't let that sway you from making the mistake of a lifetime by not buying this disc! Every song on it is wonderful & Danny Bowes sounds almost like the master himself Paul Rodgers in terms of delivery & soulfulness. Excellent songwriting, production, & musicianship make this a must-have! If you're interested, they've also made four other excellent CDs as well. Check them out & see what we missed out on! True talent will live on; who knows? Maybe we can persuade them to reform if we're lucky.

excellent album.......2000-03-05

Makes you groove. Best rock band from the U.K. since Led Zeppelin !

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Portable Hynosis
lovely layers

It All Has to Do with It
Town and Country
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Portable Hynosis.......2001-02-28

One day as I was driving home from work, my local radio station played a cut off this album. It was the perfect soundtrack for the traffic, the clouds in the sky, the jet, and the setting sun - an abstract commentary on the inherent bizarreness of every day life. Beautiful.

lovely layers.......2001-02-28

bowed stringed instruments, guitar, chimes, piano, squeezebox and others playing gentle (but not spineless), sweetly hypnotic music. the pieces on this album are all very satisfying. partly because they are all long enough to reward you with inner mutations both subtle and drastic. on a whole the songs seem to rely more on harmonic shifts and gradual variations in repetative themes than on chord progression or obvious melody.

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Pilot Of My Dreams
Living For Today
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Something About You
Welcome To The Party
The Thrill Of It All
Hotter Than The Sun
This Forgotten Town
Cosmetic Punk
You Cant' Live You Life In A Day

Album Description

Limited edition version of their 1996 album with four fullcolor postcards. Contains 11 tracks, including the singles'Don't Wait Up' and 'Love Worth Dying For'. Castle release.The CD is also a color picture disc.

Album Details

Limited Edition with Four Free Postcards, which Make Interchangeable Front Covers.

Thrill of It All-a Visual History 1972-82

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Thrill of It All-a Visual History 1972-82

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It's All Around You
Tortoise
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The Thrill of It All
Thunder
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Release Date: 2004-11-16

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Pilot Of My Dreams
Living For Today
Love Worth Dying For
Don't Wait Up
Something About You
Welcome To The Party
The Thrill Of It All
Hotter Than The Sun
This Forgotten Town
Cosmetic Punk
You Can't Live Your Life In A Day

Tracks:

Don't Wait Up (Extended Version)
Hirsute Boogie (B-Side Of Don't Wait Up)
Everey Word's A Lie (B-Side Of Don't Wait Up)
Somebody To Love (B-Side Of Love Worth Dying For)
Lethal Combination (B-Side Of Love Worth Dying For)
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Something About You (Acoustic Version)
Bring It On Home (Acoustic Version)
You Can't Live Your Life In A Day (Acoustic Version)
Too Bad

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Thrill of It All
Thunder
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Release Date: 2004-08-02

Tracks:

Pilot of My Dreams
Living for Today
Love Worth Dying For
Don't Wait Up
Something About You
Welcome to the Party
Thrill of It All
Hotter Than the Sun
This Forgotten Town
Cosmetic Punk
You Can't Live Your Life in a Day

Tracks:

Don't Wait Up [Extended Version][*]
Hirsute Boogie [B-Side of Don't Wait Up][*]
Every Word's a Lie [B-Side of Don't Wait Up][*]
Somebody to Love [B-Side of Don't Wait Up][*]
Lethal Combination [B-Side of Don't Wait Up][*]
Love Worth Dying For [Acoustic Version][*]
Something About You [Acoustic Version][*]
Bring It on Home [Acoustic Version][*]
You Can't Live Your Life in a Day [Acoustic Version][*]
Too Bad [*]
Love Worth Dying For [Enhanced Video][*] - Johnny Thunders

Album Description

2004 reissue of the British hard rock/heavy metal act's 1996 album includes a bonus disc with nine tracks, 'Don't Wait Up For Me' (Edit), 'Hirsute Boogie' (B-Side Of 'Don't Wait Up...'), 'Every Word's A Lie' (B-Side Of 'Don't Wait Up...'), 'Somebody To Love' (B-Side Of 'Love Worth Dying For'), 'Leathal Combination' (B-Side Of 'Love Worth Dying For'), 'Bed Of Roses', 'Something About You' (Acoustic Version), 'Bring It On Home' (Acoustic Version), & 'You Can't Live Your Life' (Acoustic Version). Castle.

Album Details

Reaching Number 14 on the UK Album Chart in 1997, this Expanded and Enhanced Version of "The Thrill of it All" Offers a Rarely Seen Video Clip of the Single "Don't Wait Up", a Must See for all Fans of the Band. Also Available Are a Number of Bonus Tracks, Including Single B-sides Along with Alternative Acoustic Versions.

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Thrill of It All
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Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0000DEMST
Release Date: 1999-07-13

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