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1. Patience Peregrine
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2. Way Low to Be Low
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4. Mother Mary
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Is,The Big F,Capitol,Alternative Pop/Rock,Hard Rock,Heavy Metal,Popular Music,Rock
Average customer rating:
- Wow
- it IS!
- great older songs, finally recorded.
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Is Is
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Manufacturer: Fontana Interscope
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ASIN: B000R7I3FA
Release Date: 2007-07-24 |
Tracks:
- Rockers To Shallow
- Down Boy
- Kiss Kiss
- Isis
- 10X10
Album Description
2007 EP from the New York Post-Post-Punk trio featuring five 'new' studio tracks! This EP was recorded in a whirlwind one day in New York and features songs written on the road while they toured Fever To Tell. Three of these blistering tracks previously appeared on their live DVD Tell Me What Rockers To Swallow but this is the first time any of them have been recorded in a studio. Five tracks: 'Rockers To Swallow', 'Down Boy', 'Kiss Kiss', 'Isis' and '10x10'. Dress Up.
Customer Reviews:
Wow.......2007-07-25
Without a doubt the best record I have heard in at least a year. 5 songs, all solid front to back. An impressive juxtaposition of noisy temper tantrums and swelling hairs-standing-on-the-back-of-your-neck huge rock. "Rockets to Swallow" is a favorite; this may be a stretch but the first comparison that comes to mind is Pixies' "Dead" from Doolittle, where grinding guitar riffs make way for a massive and utterly accessible chorus that catches you totally offguard.
it IS!.......2007-07-24
for years now i have listen to all these songs, and always wanted them in a studio version though. i deeply love the original live versions of the songs featured on this ep, but wondered what they sound liked in a produced way. the one song i do recommend is DOWN BOY but my personal fav in the list is ROCKERS TO SWALLOW. i think they way she growls & screechs is ultimatly HOT!
great older songs, finally recorded. .......2007-07-24
The songs on this EP were written during the Fever to tell tour and often tested at many of those shows. Having had a rough, early demo version of "Down Boy" for some time now, it was great to hear a polished, finalized version of it on this EP. The sound here seems to be somewhere between Fever to tell and Show Your Bones. Zinner is a throwback to what was great about indy music in the 80's and early 90's. His style is so unique and original I often wonder just how these guys are making it in the mainstream. Seems a band this good usually wouldn't last in today's constantly changing face of what's "hip". But they're doing it quite nicely and deliver the goods on this 5 song EP. Show Your Bones easily brushed off the curse of the sophomore slump, and once again, the band shows no signs of slowing down on this release either.
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- This Is Real R&B
- Awesome!
- A real talent - great album, great live
- Great Retro debut from really talented singer
- Whatever 'school' you put him in, Ryan Shaw's definitely head of the class
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This Is Ryan Shaw
Ryan Shaw
Manufacturer: One Haven / RED / Columbia
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000NJXBYA
Release Date: 2007-04-17 |
Tracks:
- Do the 45
- We Got Love
- Nobody
- I Am Your Man
- Working on a Building of Love
- I Found a Love
- I Do the Jerk
- Lookin' for a Love
- I'll Always Love You
- I'll Be Satisfied
- Mish Mash Soul
- Over & Done
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Just when you thought the 21st century retro-R&B revolution was grinding to a sunken-hearted halt, Ryan Shaw comes along and revives the revivalist moment: This Is Ryan Shaw, the 26-year-old's phenomenal debut, dazzles not just because he can sing a song like Bobby Womack's "Lookin' for a Love" without letting the rear-view mirror leach him of his own soul, but because his originals--first single "Nobody," "We Got Love," and set closer "Over and Done"--convincingly replicate the classic sound of such forebears as Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, and Wilson Pickett. Here's a man who can plead, please, and play out love-struck dramas with his voice as though the '60s never ended; if his sound borrows heavily, it pays back what it owes with genuine contributions to the genre. Shaw's is real R&B without the raunch--a return to uplift too self-respecting and sincere to land on the retread pile. --Tammy La Gorce
Customer Reviews:
This Is Real R&B.......2007-07-31
I met and performed in a wedding band with Ryan Shaw back in 2002 and I vividly remember being totally blown away by his powerfully soulful voice. I get called on a lot of gigs because my sound and style is reminiscent of the R&B of the 60's & 70's but this young man is the embodiment of all of the sweet soul and true raw grittiness of the genre. I saw him just this past Sunday morning on the Today Show and, he sounds even better than I remembered. To listen to him sing with that incredibly rangy voice and to experience the feelings he emotes in a song, takes you back to the days of when Rhythm and Blues was real & honest, not just a bunch of lecherous young bucks cussin' and pullin' at themselves. No, no. Ryan Shaw is real R&B like Sam Cooke, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson, Ray Charles & Wilson Pickett used to sing and you'd swear he's channeling all of them when you hear him sing. Ryan Shaw is real R&B that I can play for my children & grandchildren and say, this is real singing from the soul. GOD bless Ryan Shaw. I remember jokingly saying to him that he was going to take all the wedding date work from everybody and he replied that he wouldn't being doing that kind of work for long. I'm glad to see that he persued his dream and he's spreading true R&B so the world will know what it's really about.
Awesome!.......2007-07-29
From the first song to the last song the
"This is Ryan Shaw"
album is pure gold.
This young man will go far in the music business.
A real talent - great album, great live.......2007-07-25
I saw Ryan Shaw open for Buddy Guy in Ann Arbor. Most of the crowd probably did not know who he was before the concert, but he left to a standing ovation. (Buddy did great too - he's a legend and a must see).
Ryan is a great talent, singing with such soul. He sings with such range and seems comfortable in several different styles. Some songs remind me of Memphis Stax (in the sytles of Sam & Dave, Otis Redding) of 60's Motown (Do the 45, I Found a Love), some like Keb'Mo (We got love), and some have a little funk (Nobody).
Tell your friends. Buy the album. See him live. You won't be disappointed.
A great talent like his should be appreciated by the masses.
Great Retro debut from really talented singer.......2007-07-12
Ryan Shaw has a great voice, a really great voice, similar to Terence Trent D'Arby without all his dramatic attitude and he sounds like he's actually having fun. He clearly loves the genre of old school R&B, Motown, and Soul and could hold his own among all but Otis, Stevie, Marvin, and James Brown. The majority of the songs however are too retro for my taste. They have that late fifties, early sixties simplicity that's full of energy but offer nothing you haven't heard before on a Time Life commercial for oldies compilations and the arrangements offer nothing new like Joss Stone's latest does.
That said, the songs "Nobody" and "We Got Love" are unbelievably good and worth the price of the disc alone. I've been playing them constantly. In another era they'd garner him instant stardom. They may even do that now.
Whatever 'school' you put him in, Ryan Shaw's definitely head of the class.......2007-07-10
What a voice. The first time I heard "Nobody" I thought I was on an oldies station. Ryan Shaw can belt the lyrics out with more soul than I've heard in a long time. He does make me think of Sam Cooke or Otis Redding, but honestly--he's himself and that's way beyond fine with me.
Shaw clearly demonstrates the old adage of RESPECT as well. There's no explicit language or situations that would prevent an Old School grandparent from introducing the kids to this music.
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- A must have...
- Harry Potter moves on.. and so does the music
- The Magic is Gone
- Atmospheric...But That's About All
- Musically Spellbinding
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Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B000BGH22W
Release Date: 2005-11-15 |
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- Story Continues
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- Quidditch World Cup
- Dark Mark
- Foreign Visitors Arrive
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- Do the Hippogriff
- This Is The Night
- Magic Works
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Big news on the Harry Potter musical front: After scoring the first three installments in the series, John Williams has been replaced by Patrick Doyle. Still, Williams never feels far away. His main theme pops up here and there, and a track like "Voldemort," which eloquently illustrates the soul of a blacker-than-black wizard with thunderous cymbal crashes, shrieking horns, tumultuous strings, and a stately finish, firmly belongs in the Williams mode. Overall, Doyle acquits himself well. He can do light when needed ("The Quidditch World Cup," which starts out like some kind of jig), but mostly he's required to be ominous ("The Quidditch World Cup," which ends in martial war chants). Among the highlights are the aforementioned "Voldemort," but also the frantic, overpowering "The Dark Mark." Note that the CD concludes on a jarringly different note with three songs by the Weird Sisters, the group that performs at Hogwarts' Yule Ball. Led by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, the ad hoc band also includes members of Radiohead and Cocker's side project Relaxed Muscle. "Do the Hippogriff" is a fast-paced rocker that somehow comes across like a grungy hybrid of Billy Idol's "White Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself." The other two songs--"This Is the Night" and "Magic Works"--are less obvious, and much better. Still, the contrast between these tracks and the instrumental score that precedes them may not be to everybody's taste. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Album Description
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth film (and soundtrack album) in the massively successful Harry Potter franchise-nearly $1 billion in U.S. box office alone-features a score by Academy Award-nominated composer Patrick Doyle and three songs written by modern rocker Jarvis Cocker, and performed by Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Steve Claydon and Jason Buckle-with all these musicians also appearing in the movie.
Customer Reviews:
A must have..........2007-07-30
This is a must have for any REAL HP fan.....had to have it! Along w/ the other ones available :)
Harry Potter moves on.. and so does the music.......2007-05-23
As a collector of movie soundtracks, it was unthinkable not to get this fourth album of the Harry Potter series. After reading the mixed reviews, I was apprehensive as to whether it would sit on my shelf collecting dust or get a good workout in the CD player.
I own all four albums, and as avid a fan as I am of John Williams, I would have to say "The Goblet of Fire" rates up there with "The Philosopher's Stone" (which really did set the standard for the rest of the following albums). In fact, I would have to say that "The Goblet of Fire" is my favourite. The music is quite simply beautiful and atmospheric. Standouts are "Harry In Winter" (this particular track I can't help but have on repeat mode in the car), "Death of Cedric" and "Foreign Visitors Arrive". "The Quidditch Cup" makes me want to catch the next plane to Ireland! And call me old-fashioned, but "Neville's Waltz" and "Potter Waltz" are pleasant and lovely to the ear.
As for the rock songs at the end, I usually bypass them. Some complain about the jarring disconnect between the orchestral aspect of the soundtrack and the loud rock of the end - well, at least they're at the end and not in the middle! And let's face it. How many people would have grumbled that those songs that featured at the Winter Ball were left out?
I've always loved the work of Patrick Doyle (e.g. "Sense and Sensibility" and "Much Ado About Nothing"), and this soundtrack is no exception. He didn't 'fill' John Williams' shoes on this score. He pretty much created a new pair. Harry's story and personality have shifted on. It would be remiss of us to think the music wouldn't evolve as well.
So has this soundtrack lost that feeling of magic? I would have to say a resounding 'no'. It's certainly a lot more listener-friendly than "Chamber of Secrets"!
The Magic is Gone.......2007-05-10
John Williams is not simply a hard act to follow...he's THE hard act to follow. Nonetheless this score falls far short. There was once magic in the land of Hogwarts.. themes were stated boldly and elevated the story, flurries of woodwinds nurtured scenes of flight. Doyle's score does dare to quote William's melodies at 3 points in this score. They are harmonized poorly and treated even worse. The rest of the score just goes downhill from here. He does introduce his own new "themes." These are presented as boring quarter note string lines that you can't seem to remember 10 seconds after you hear them. The rest of the scoreat it's best is a prime example of dated cliches. The dialogue scenes are overly sappy and the action scenes become hokey in an almost silent film music stlye. Watch the graveyard scene again and laugh, check out the dance scene where characters get lifted in the air as simple scales comically mirror their moves. The most common reaction to the music after viewing the film is "I don't really remember it as being good or bad." If you go back and watch it again I think you story will change. The magic is gone.
Atmospheric...But That's About All.......2007-03-31
One of the joys for me of the John Williams "Harry Potter" scores are the lush, melodic leitmotifs. On "The Chamber of Secrets" album alone there are wonderful themes for Fawkes, Dobby and Gilderoy Lockhart, not to mention Colin, Hedwig and The Flying Car. They're charming, evocative pieces that stand alone apart from the moodier, more percussive tracks composed to accompany the actual movie. Unfortunately, there's nothing that even comes close to these in Doyle's "Goblet of Fire" score. There's certainly drama ("The Maze") and pathos ("Death of Cedric"), but nothing thematic that you'd want to hear over and over again. And what themes there are ("Neville's Waltz" for instance) I find woefully banal. (And don't get me started on the acid rock songs that close the album.) So this is a true movie score in the sense that it's pretty much all background music; it certainly creates atmosphere and serves as a reminder of the film's superlative visuals. But what works well in the theater doesn't translate very well for the home audio listener.
Musically Spellbinding.......2007-01-09
This album is a must for an Harry Potter fan, both young and old, from the mild to the extreme. I also recommend the entire collection of soundtracks to the movies. Each one is full of calm, soothing melodies we have come to enjoy from Harry Potter.
Average customer rating:
- Good--but it doesn't hold together for me as well as the reviews described
- ...it wasn't that long ago....
- Sorry Ry...
- ry cooder at his best
- Ry's own voice................................
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My Name Is Buddy
Ry Cooder
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B000MDH8E6
Release Date: 2007-03-06 |
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- Suitcase in my Hand
- Cat and Mouse
- Strike!
- J. Edgar
- Footprints in the Snow
- Sundown Town
- Green Dog
- The Dying Truck Driver
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- Hank Williams
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- My Name is Buddy
- One Cat, One Vote, One Beer
- Cardboard Avenue
- Farm Girl
- There's a Bright Side Somewhere
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Though this release carries the deceptive subtitle Another Record by Ry Cooder, the virtuosic guitarist and ethnomusicological adventurer has never released another album quite like this. And neither has anyone else. After brilliant side trips into the music of pre-Castro Cuba and pre-baseball Chavez Ravine, Cooder returns to the Depression-era and Dust Bowl ballads that marked his earliest solo releases of the 1970s. Yet most of this material is original, offering a populist parable of three fellow travelers: Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse, and the Reverend Tom Toad. The tradition of putting pointed social commentary in the mouths of animals extends from Animal Farm to Pogo, and Buddy seems like a feline cross between Woody Guthrie and Joe Hill--a troubadour of union solidarity, interspecies brotherhood, and radical populism. Though Cooder's cartoon vocals occasionally sound a little mannered, the music throughout ranks with his best, as he reunites with conjunto accordion master Flaco Jimenez and soul singers Terry Evans and Bobby King, enlists banjo brothers Pete and Mike Seeger, and receives inspired support from the Chieftains' Paddy Moloney, pianist Van Dyke Parks, and drummers Jim Keltner and (his son) Joachim Cooder. Whether he's channeling his inner Chet Baker on "Green Dog" or closing with the utopian vision of "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Cooder shows more sides of his multifaceted music than he has on any previous release. --Don McLeese
Album Description
On My Name Is Buddy, Ry Cooder revisits, in a new set of original material, the sound and feeling of the "dust bowl songs" he first explored more than three decades ago on such groundbreaking albums as his self-titled 1970 debut and 1971's In The Purple Valley. In fact, he's joined by old friends like pianist Van Dyke Parks and drummer Jim Keltner who were with him at the start of his extraordinary, ultimately globe-spanning musical odyssey, which has yielded him six Grammy Awards to date, several more nominations, and perennial acclaim. My Name Is Buddy is also a journey, a phantasmagorical rendering in music, words and pictures of the travels of three unlikely cohorts - Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse and Reverend Tom Toad - as they meander through the west "in the days of labor, big bosses, farm failures, strikes, company cops, sundown towns, hobos and trains...the America of yesteryear." For this allegorical tale, Cooder marshals all his remarkable skills as a producer, arranger, songwriter, soundtrack composer and musicologist. (The Christian Science Monitor recently dubbed him "a modern-day Alan Lomax.") My Name Is Buddy recalls Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory - that is, if it had been enacted by the articulate animal characters of Walt Kelly's classic comic Pogo. Cooder conjures up the dark shadows of an earlier time to wryly comment on the political and social issues of the present. As back-story to his songs, Cooder has written short stories for each one and they're accompanied by evocative illustrations from noted San Antonio-based painter and muralist Vincent Valdez, all of which are included in a specially designed package.
Customer Reviews:
Good--but it doesn't hold together for me as well as the reviews described.......2007-07-12
I got the CD because I like Ry Cooder and like the concept of a story-CD. For me, "Chavez Ravine" felt like a more cohesive body of material, though.
I cannot fault the musicianship and the storyline is fascinating. Anyone who has a past anchored in the Dust Bowl area will identify with the stories---Cooder must have done his research from testimonials of folks who'd been there. If you are interested in this topic, the Oklahoma Historical Society has an extensive oral history collection, plus there were many interviews conducted by the WPA during the Depression. (The Indian Pioneer Histories)
One thing, I'm happy I got this CD used. I'd probably rate it less if I'd paid $16.99 for it and seen the 'eco packaging' already raveling at the edges. Yes, I'd like friendlier CD covers, but please can we at least get archival quality here? I do plan on keeping this CD.
...it wasn't that long ago...........2007-06-18
And maybe that is part of Ry's point.
Ry Cooder seems to be able to find the wonderful diversity of our world lurking under the notes. He plays and out comes ...the heat of the desert as desperation in Paris, Texas, ...the saucy spirit of persistence in Buena Vista Social Club, the fun "Oh I forgot how happy music makes me" in Chicken Skin Music. There are so many. And whats amazing is that there is hardly an album or soundtrack that you don't listen to - I mean really listen.
This is another amazing effort. Full of depression and unionizations references. There is Buddy (the buddy system), Lefty (left - get it), J. Edgar the pig (you can do this one yourself). Characters, good and bad, the truck drivers, the Klan (Republiklans), the poll police (the man) and the wonderful farmer's daughter.
I think the message could have been stronger. Pete Seeger is definitely part of the inspiration. He was master of the alagory - but he had to be. Those were the days when the man would pop out of nowhere and you would be gone (maybe lost to the coyotes). Seeger let his listener pull the power of the issue out of his prose. Ry Cooder could have been abit more "in our face" with these issues. 'Chavez Ravine' proves he has a punch.
But - fear not - this is too good to pull back a star. Listen to it and tell the younger folks that there were times when it was hard - really hard - to find the bright side.
Sorry Ry..........2007-06-12
...but this album borders on the juvenile. And the songs are poorly phrased. This package is destined for the bargain bins.
Now, let's hear from more of those folks who couldn't write a negative review if their life depended on it....Those are the ones that always wind up at the top of Amazon's Customer reviews.
ry cooder at his best.......2007-06-08
love the story line which gets across the message in such a subtle way- who would love a cat named buddy!!
Ry's own voice.......................................2007-05-31
A bit of a "return to his own roots" effort in that Ry:
(a) sings in a style I remember him most for, that is, in a straightforward unstrained manner, as he did on his earlier albums that I admired so much, and
(b) brings back to the arena some political folk sentiments, so we have some Woody Guthrie/Pete Seeger sprinklings along the way.
And he also brings along something rather new for him, a concept album built along a developing lyrical theme. So we have a story line that runs the length of the album.
As always, excellent sidemen and women bring invaluable contributions. But my first thiought on hearing this was that Ry was letting his own voice take its rightful place in the mix again, not so much at the expense of spotlighting his string playing and the guests.
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LIL WAYNE / THE EMPIRE - THE DROUGHT IS OVER PT.2 (CARTER 3 SESSIONS MIXTAPE!)
THE EMPIRE / LIL WAYNE
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Just in case you didn't hear the first time, The Empire is about to remind you that Lil' Wayne is back on the mixtape scene with his latest release The Drought Is Over 2! After a brief hiatus from the lab at the start of this year, Lil Wayne has been in the studio more than ever lately and it shows as the market is being flooded with crazy new tracks that further his claim of being "The Greatest Rapper Alive."
The Drought Is Over 2 is loaded with a ton of bangin new tracks for the streets, as Weezy F. Baby continues to try and put together the perfect tracklisting for his Tha Carter 3 album set to drop later this year. The Empire is about to have the mixtape game on lock with this releaese, don't be the last to hear any of this fire:
1.The Carter 3 (Intro)
2.Did It Before (Produced By Kanye West) (Carter 3)
3.How You Like Me Now (Carter 3)
4.Something You Forgot (Carter 3)
5.Scarface (Carter 3)
6.World Of Fantasy Ft.Question (Carter 3)
7.I Know The Future Ft.Mack Maine (Produced By Timberland) (Carter 3)
8.What He Does (Carter 3)
9.Help (Carter 3)
10.Time For Us To Fuck (Carter 3)
11.Zoo Ft.Mack Maine (Produced By Rockwilder) (Carter 3)
12.Im A Beast (Carter 3)
13.Pussy MVP (Carter 3)
14.Lets Talk Ft.Dj Khaled (We The Best)
15.Diamonds And Girls Ft.Currency (Carter 3)
16.Feel Like Dyin (Carter 3)
17.La La La (Carter 3)
18.Colours
19.Get It Shawty
20.Prostitue Flange
21.Brown Paper Bag Ft.Dj Khaled (We The Best)
22.Is It Coming Out? (Outro)
Customer Reviews:
The hottest mixtape ever.......2007-07-18
Listen to it and it tells you all!!!!But if you don't buy it it's the most hottest mixtape ever made by far.And if you didn't think about getting it then you better be getting it now or you will regret it YA DIG!!!
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- NO ONE IS ALONE
- barbara better thab barbra
- Perhaps the most exquisite recording of her career
- The Beauty of Musicals
- The best
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No One Is Alone
Barbara Cook
Manufacturer: Drg
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ASIN: B000NI3FKG
Release Date: 2007-05-22 |
Tracks:
- Something's Coming
- Never Never Land
- The Surrey With the Fringe On Top
- Medley: Long Before I Knew You/I Fall In Love Too Easily
- Nobody Else But Me
- Some Other Time
- No One Is Alone
- You're What I Need
- Medley: One More Kiss/Goodbye For Now
- I Wish I Could Forget You
- Lover, Come Back To Me!
- No More
- Make Our Garden Grow
Customer Reviews:
NO ONE IS ALONE.......2007-07-19
For those of you who have never seen or heard Barbara Cook, I urge you to get out there and discover this talent. She performs consistently with sensitivity and passion. She IS the ultimate performer. This album will tempt you to get all her other CD's. Just get this CD, put it on, turn down the lights and have a little wine, relax and let yourself go........! I've seen her live over a dozen times now and each year she seems to get better and better....if that is possible. Better than perfect? Enjoy!!!
barbara better thab barbra.......2007-07-13
Now in her mellow old-wine years, Barbara Cook continues to amaze. She weaves her voice through well=chosen songs with honey-sweetness leaving the growls and bombastics to the "other" barbra.
Perhaps the most exquisite recording of her career.......2007-07-07
Forget the fact that Ms. Cook is celebrating her 80th birthday in October. This recording is breathtaking for its vocal and emotional artistry and integrity, and any student of the vocal art will be blown away by her total mastery of this baker's dozen group of songs. Impossible to pick the highlight; perhaps Sondheim's "No More," or her amazing connection of his "One More Kiss" and "Goodbye for Now" (two songs that have sadly had few recordings). Certainly the final duet with the equally remarkable Kelli O'Hara of "Make Our Garden Grow" from CANDIDE, Ms. Cook's triumph of over 50 years ago, should bring chills and tears to the hardest of souls.
The Beauty of Musicals.......2007-07-05
Barbara Cook wraps her gifted voice around a number of favorites from the world of musicals, everything from Passion to Peter Pan. The arrangements are simple but heartfelt and will stay in your ear long after the CD has stopped playing. A must buy for fans of Barbara Cook or musicals!
The best.......2007-07-05
This is the best Barbara Cook CD in a long time. The choice of material is outstanding and Barbara is in great voice.
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This Is Somewhere
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000PKG7H0
Release Date: 2007-08-07 |
Tracks:
- Ah Mary
- Stop the Bus
- Apologies
- Ain't No Time
- Mr. Columbus
- You May See Me
- Lose Some Time
- Mastermind
- Here's To the Meantime
- Falling Or Flying
- Big White Gate
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What distinguishes Vermont's Grace Potter from the recent run of the female singer-songwriter mill is her affinity for anthems and a powerhouse band that can deliver the goods. Though quieter fare such as "You May See Me" and "Lose Some Time" finds one foot in folk music, her heart is plainly with hard-charging rockers such as the opening "Ah Mary," the melodic propulsion of "Ain't No Time," and the supercharged kick of "Mastermind." Ballads such as "Apologies" and "Falling or Flying" show her soulful side, while the sexually assertive road song "Stop the Bus" provides further indication of her range. The closing "Big White Gate" sounds like a gospel cousin of John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery." --Don McLeese
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- AWSOME CD!!!!!!!!!!!
- Great Deal!
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High School Musical 2: What Time Is It
Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Movie Soundtracks
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ASIN: B000QFCD72
Release Date: 2007-07-17 |
Tracks:
- Untitled Track
Customer Reviews:
AWSOME CD!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-21
I just got this CD-Single in the mail yesterday!!!! It was awsome, though it only has one track! But it's a great track
High School Musical 2: What Time Is It (CD-Single)
CD Includes:
-"What Time Is It" Cast of High School Musical
-"High School Musical 2" Movie Sneak Preview (Enhanced CD Feature)
-Special Offers on Hannah Montana Soundtracks, High School Musical 2 Soundtrack & More!!!
-Lyrics to "What Time Is It"
-Really Cool Fold-Out Poster
-And over all A COOL DESIGN!!!!
AND OVER ALL [OF THAT] THIS CD WAS AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND IT'S NOT THAT EXPENSIVE
**If you liked this CD-Single, then check out these other CDs
1.High School Musical
2.Disney's Karaoke Series: High School Musical
3.High School Musical
4.High School Musical: The Concert
5.High School Musical: We're All in This Together
6.High School Musical Cast: Breaking Free
And Coming August 14th
1.High School Musical 2
**Then Check Out These GREAT DVDs
1.High School Musical (Encore Edition)
2.High School Musical (Two-Disc Remix Edition)
3.High School Musical, The Concert - Extreme Access Pass
Great Deal!.......2007-07-19
This is the new Cd single from High School Musical-2. It features the whole
gang singing What Time Is It?- which is a fun ,upbeat, summer song that
features a marching band. You will love to sing along and dance to this song!
The Cd is enhanced -so if you put it in your computer you can see a preview of the movie.
Finally,there is a poster of the six young stars of the movies!
It's a great deal for anyone who loved the first movie and can't wait for the second! Like me and probably you!
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- Mm-hmm! I can smell that funky music!
- WHAT IT IS ?.....NOTHING BUT A NON STOP PARTY!
- Amazing. Mind blowing. Worth every penny. And so on.
- Never a dull moment
- Soul-tastic... All Hail Rhino! Nobody knows box like Rhino knows box
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What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B000GIWS4W
Release Date: 2006-10-03 |
Tracks:
- Spreadin' Honey -- Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band
- Soul Finger -- Bar-Kays
- The Shadow Of Your Smile -- Brother Jack McDuff
- Gangster Of Love (Parts 1 and 2) -- Jimmy Norman
- The Memphis Train -- Rufus Thomas
- Get Out Of My Life Woman -- Grassella Oliphant
- Live Right Now -- Eddie Harris
- Pig Snoots, Part 1 -- Natural Bridge Bunch
- Soul Sound System -- The Freedom Sounds featuring Wayne Henderson
- Snatching It Back -- Clarence Carter
- Stoned Soul -- Artie Christopher
- Getting The Corners -- The T.S.U. Tornadoes
- Sexy Coffee Pot -- Tony Alvon & The Belairs
- Don't Come Around Here Anymore -- Mark Putney
- Keep On Dancing -- The Commodores
- Right On Brother--Part 1 -- The Southshore Commission
- Pop, Popcorn Children -- Eldridge Holmes
- It's Your Thing -- Cold Grits
- It's All In Your Mind -- Soul Angels
- Funky John -- Johnny Cameron & The Camerons
- Help Me Make Up My Mind -- Joyce Jones
- Rock Me Baby -- Lou Johnson
- Sing A Simple Song -- The Noble Knights
- Do You Dig It -- Titus Turner
- Funky Canyon -- Phil Moore Jr.
- Jan Jan -- The Fabulous Counts
- Tampin -- The Rhine Oaks
Tracks:
- Gossip -- Cyril Neville
- Somebody In The World For You -- The Mighty Hannibal
- Stanga -- Little Sister
- Jumpin' Jack Flash -- Ananda Shankar
- The Deacon -- Brute Force
- Sookie Sookie -- Don Covay & The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band
- Right On -- Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers
- (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go -- Curtis Mayfield
- Stepping Stones -- Johnny Harris
- I'm Just Like You -- 6ix
- Funky Thing--Part 1 -- The Unemployed
- Messie Bessie -- Shirley Scott
- Fairchild -- Willie West
- Cold Bear -- The Gaturs
- I Can't Get Next To You -- Mongo Santamaria
- Feelin' Alright -- Lulu
- Soul Bowl -- Memphis Horns
- Tuane -- Hammer
- Take It Off--Part 2 -- Johnny Tolbert & De Thangs
- Seeds Of Life -- Harlem River Drive featuring Eddie Palmieri & Jimmy Norman
- Engine Number 9 -- Wilson Pickett
Tracks:
- Hard Times -- Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters
- What So Never The Dance--Pt. 1 & 2 -- Houseguests
- Headless Heroes -- Eugene McDaniels
- Spinning Wheel -- Wade Marcus
- Bad Tune -- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Mr. Cool -- Rasputin's Stash
- Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya -- Junior Mance
- Hang On In There -- The Stovall Sisters
- Funky Nassau (Part 2) -- The Beginning Of The End
- Whatever's Fair -- Mark Holder & The Positives
- Face It -- Ed Robinson
- Wah Wah Man -- Young-Holt Unlimited
- Rock Steady (alternate mix) -- Aretha Franklin
- Won't Nobody Listen -- Black Haze Express
- Goin' Down -- Allen Toussaint
- Suavecito -- Malo
- You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin' -- Charles Wright
- Mo Jo Hanna -- Tami Lynn
- Ridin' Thumb -- King Curtis
- Almendra -- Macondo
- Nuki Suki -- Little Richard
Tracks:
- Getting Uptown (To Get Down) -- United 8
- 8 Days On The Road -- Howard Tate
- Moon Shadow -- Labelle
- Let It Crawl -- Society's Bag
- Wanaoh -- Black Heat
- If It Was Good Enough For Daddy -- Clarence Reid
- Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky -- Claudia Lennear
- Cosmic Sea -- The Mystic Moods
- Kissing My Love -- Cold Blood
- Flute Thing -- Seatrain
- Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove) Part 2 -- The Meters
- Funky To The Bone -- Freddi/Henchi & The Soul Setters
- Try It Again -- Bobby Byrd
- . Teasin' -- Cornell Dupree
- (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away -- Dr. John
- Chicken Heads -- Oscar Brown Jr.
- Rien Ne Va Plus -- Funk Factory
- Cajun Moon -- Herbie Mann
- Improve -- Darrow Fletcher
- Riding High -- Faze-O
- Four Play -- Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns
- California Dreamin' -- Eddie Hazel
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Too many reissue compilations are content to merely slice 'n' dice familiar catalog choices in not particularly original ways. But this four-disc, 91-track trove of obscure '70s R&B and funk from Warner-distributed labels great and small argues there's still treasure to be gleaned from studio vaults--a five-hour groove-fest that's as interested in shaking booty as in opening ears. Even the genre's groundbreaking usual suspects (Wilson Pickett, the Bar-Kays, Curtis Mayfield, Earth, Wind & Fire, et al) are represented by selections that aren't immediately familiar, while Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin serves up a radically different, previously unreleased take of "Rock Steady." Still other stars contribute their sonic touches to some of the lesser-known cuts, as witnessed by the patent trippiness of Sly Stone alter-egos 6ix and Stanga on "I'm Just Like You" and "Little Sister," respectively; the stark, party-not-so-hearty contrast of the Mayfield-written-and-produced "Hard Times" by Baby Huey & Baby Sisters; and the Meters' version of "Tampin'," released under the moniker of the Rhine Oaks.
Sequenced in rough chronological order, it's a savvy window into a musical evolution as well, with the rhythmic guitars, organ swells, and horn flourishes of traditional '60s R&B giving way to sinewy synths and increasingly chunky bass lines as the decade grooves on. While savvy hip-hoppers will note that many of the rarities here have already been repurposed by shrewd mixers, it's a revelation to hear them in their original form. A compelling deconstruction of an often clichéd and too-narrowly-defined genre, this is an anthology that showcases music that has influenced such contemporary artists as Tupac, the Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Kanye West, annotated by many of the original musicians who set the dance floor in motion. --Jerry McCulley
Album Description
91 tracks deep and five hours long, this multi-artist, 4CD set mines rare, renowned, legendary, and little-known grooves from the vaults of Atlantic, Atco, and Warner Bros Records!
Customer Reviews:
Mm-hmm! I can smell that funky music!.......2007-06-18
Rare indeed; I can't imagine where you would find original 45s or even LPs containing all of these songs. That would be one lifetime task. The good folks at Rhino Records with their remarkable and creative tastes took out all of that hassle for us and now offers a rather unique set of rare funky music from the vaults of Atlantic/Atco and Warner/Reprise dating 1967-1977 with 91 tracks spanning across 4 filled-to-the-brim discs. Any soul music fan will no doubt want to explore this area of the R&B category (funk and I mean pure funk), but at times the flow of the music could seem a bit too much to handle. Some of the cuts go more than 3 1/2 minutes and sound like they might not end any time soon. The other case would be some tracks sound bizarre or unusual in terms of sound due to instrumentation, arrangements, etc. Such "bizarre" tracks are the sitar-laced rendition of "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Steppin' Stones" with a crazed flautist leading the way on a very blazing and dizzy-sounding track. The good outweigh the not-so-good remarkably, though. So get ready to hear punchy horns, infectious, simplistic and driving drumbeats, super funky bass lines, crunchy guitars, oozing organs and ultra-soulful vocals. On disc one, some noteworthy tracks are "Spreadin' Honey", "Get Otta My Life Woman", "Snatchin' It Back", "Sexy Coffee Pot" and "Help Me Make Up My Mind" (an answer to "Can I Chane My Mind"). Be sure to check out "Sookie Sookie", "Feelin' Alright" (done by Lulu (To Sir With Love)!), and "Engine Number Nine" on disc two, "Face It" (love the female backup singers on this), "Wah Wah Man", an alternate extended mix of "Rock Steady", "Suavecito", and "Nuki Suki" (from Little Richard) on disc three as well as "Moon Shadow", "Kissing My Love", "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky", "Chug Chug-A-Lug", "Everybody Wanna Get Rich Rite Away", and "Chicken Heads" on disc four. Those were just some of my favorite tracks, so I may have missed some. Many are instrumentals, but there are a handful with vocalists singing about love, dancing, partying, social concerns, etc. Bottom line: worth checking out and worth the discovery. You definitely won't hear this stuff on commercial radio. Only about three or four songs you'll recognize; the rest is like a surprise. If you're into R&B and want to explore the funk side of it, you can't find a better pick, and about 90% of these songs aren't available (some or many) together anyplace else. The real deal of funk; that is "what it is!"
WHAT IT IS ?.....NOTHING BUT A NON STOP PARTY! .......2007-02-10
This set right here could very well be the holy grail of rare and hard to find grooves. This box set is funkier than a high school locker room! Every track on here is certified stank(aka funky). The most amazing thing about these tracks is that they capture the spirit of the times better than a lot of their more popular comtemporaries(at least in my opinion). "What it is" feels like an audio documentary of underdogs making the funkiest music and having a great time doing it. If you listen to how these tracks are sequenced, you'll feel like a story is being told - rather than just listening to another compliamation of vintage r&b music.
I'm only 25 years old. Every time I play this set, I feel like I'm at a 70's block party, chillin' in a long black cadillac fleetwood and scoping out some foxy mamas with hot pants and thigh high leather boots
(that's how good the music sounds). With 20 plus tracks each per disc, you can't help but be amazed with the consistent quality of the music.
All I gotta say is buy this set and let the funk be your guide to love, happiness, and your rites of passage to throw it on down and dance your
a-- off!!! If you ain't diggin on this, you're diggin a hole for yourself!
Long live the funk baby!
Amazing. Mind blowing. Worth every penny. And so on........2007-02-04
This is the real deal folks. Music with grit and soul and feeling, before the shining distraction of drum machines, computers, samplers, bling, and "MTV's Cribs". I saw an ad for this and went to several book and record stores such as Borders, and to my local hip indie CD store (headquarters to the local music scene circle-jerk), trying to describe it to various clerks. Which was about like trying to teach a card trick to a basset hound. Save yourself the agony of trying to interest a white twenty-something body-piercing pincushion in ordering this set for you, and just get it here. You'll be glad you did. The sheer quantity of great music on this is staggering. I love the mix of instruments with vocal tracks, and the mix of "name" artists like Aretha or The Meters with many very obscure ones. Whoever compiled this did a great job in selecting the track order, so it makes it perfect for a long party. Everyone will be getting up and shaking their groove thang. This is priceless music from a lost era, so grab it before it disappears again.
Never a dull moment.......2007-01-28
I am a funk fan who is still by all means learning...With the passing of James Brown recently, I have tried to speed up this process a little and take as much in as possible. I think this collection of "underground" funk is phenomenal, 4 discs and never a dull moment.
Soul-tastic... All Hail Rhino! Nobody knows box like Rhino knows box.......2007-01-14
I stumbled over this set just a few days ago, and I have to say that it's easily one of the top 10 best random-artist compilations I've ever heard in my life, and I own hundreds of them.
I won't say there's no filler--by filler I mean the cover tunes--and I'm confused as to why "What So Never The Dance" is credited to the Houseguests when this is a longtime Bootsy Collins track? What, is Bootsy in trouble with Warner Brothers and can't re-release his own stuff under his own name anymore?
But disc one is an absolute gem--you can't make your own mix better than they've done it here. If you're a fan of James Brown, Parliament, Otis Redding, Sly Stone, the aforementioned Bootsy, Tower Of Power, Prince, early Stevie Wonder, Motown, Isaac Hayes, then you shouldn't be without this set.
Absolutely worth buying.
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- One of the best albums this year
- What's holding them back?
- Another Tomorrow Fills Up My Front Window
- Fair to Midland's Dance of the Manatee ....
- Awesome Beakout
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Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True
Fair to Midland
Manufacturer: Republic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000PKG7IO
Release Date: 2007-06-12 |
Tracks:
- Dance of the Manatee
- Kyla Cries Cologne
- Vice/Versa
- Wife, The Kids, And the White Picket Fence
- April Fools and Eggmen
- Seafarer's Knot
- Wolf Descends Upon the Spanish Sahara
- Walls of Jericho
- Tall Tales Taste Liek Sour Grapes
- Upgrade^Brigade
- (When the Bough Breaks) Say When
Album Description
Depending on who's counting, there are anywhere from 100 to n-frigging-thousand subgenres of rock music a band can slide into for easy categorization. And depending on where you drop the laser on Fair to Midland's debut album, Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True, at least half of those subgenres are being reinvented at once. But to call this Dallas quintet merely eclectic is to sell them way short. No, Fair to Midland are masters of fusing those subgenres into something that's cohesive, intensely focused, and in a bold new category all its own.
Recorded with art-rock super-producer David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Peter Gabriel), Fables From a Mayfly finds Fair to Midland stretching out even further into the aggression and atmospherics at their core while taking their inherent gift for melody to new levels. Tracks such as "Kyla Cries Cologne," "April Fools and Eggmen," and the gripping first single, "Dance of the Manatee", showcase Fair to Midland's flair for combining progged-out virtuosity with lead-heavy riffs, dynamic tidal waves, and frontman Darroh Sudderth's operatic vocals. Even when the volume lets up--as in the softer, spacier folds of "The Wife, The Kids, and the White Picket Fence" and "Say When"--Fair to Midland create sonic tidal waves big enough to level arenas.
With Fables From a Mayfly, Fair to Midland have truly delivered, capturing the kinetic energy of their live show while harnessing the array of influences that make them impossible to pigeonhole. "For the most part, our musical tastes are completely different," says Sudderth, who rounds out the band with guitarist Cliff Campbell, drummer Brett Stowers, bassist Jon Dicken, and keyboardist/electronics manipulator Matt Langley. "We've just gotten better at listening to each other over the years. All of our songs are just us trying to find a happy medium between what everyone in the band listens to--and I think that actually being able to do that is what makes us so different from a lot of other `rock' bands today."
Customer Reviews:
One of the best albums this year.......2007-07-31
Fables From a Mayfly is definitely one of the best albums I've heard all year. Its heavy, yet melodic tracks can keep anyone hooked on this Texas band. Their sound is impossible to label, and anyone will love this band. One of my personal favorite tracks on this album is "Walls of Jericho", which, along with the rest of the album, is simply amazing. This album is definitely worth the price (it's worth more actually, so this is a great deal), and would appeal to people of all ages and musical tastes.
What's holding them back?.......2007-07-27
I stumbled unto Fair to Midland's Fables from a Mayfly, and I have to say that I was really stunned when I engaged in my first listen. Sonically tight, and with an amazing vocalist, FTM proves to be a standout band among the hoards of bands that emerge almost daily. IN a strange twist of contradiction though, their music doesn't really do ANYTHING different than any other band out at the moment, or those that came out last year or the year before that.
Signed to Serjical Strike (Serj from System of a Down's record label), FTM show the world, through Fables from a Mayfly, that they can stand their ground and produce some musically tight material the soars with an epic feel.
However, throughout the whole album, I got the feeling that the band is holding back. Sure, each song is wonderfully crafted both sonically and musically. But it seems as if the band could do....better. None of the 12 tracks stray from the usual and predicatble cookie cutter rock structure. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it left me wondering what they could REALLY do if they were not confined by the lines and managed to color far outside the pre-designed picture.
It seems as if they created each song to cater to a radio-friendly audience. That reeks of a band that desires to be in the lime light a la'MTV.
Though make no mistake, each song is amazing and well done.
There are crunching, head nodding riffs, wonderful clean strummed passages, beautiful piano parts and some of the best singing of 2007. Seriously, the vocalist has PIPES! He can hit high notes like they were nothing. His lyrics are not too shabby either - posed a seemingly metaphorical and meant to convey a message.
But, Fables from a Mayfly sounds suspiciously like the years of released music that preceeded it. If that doesn't bother you, then you are in for a wonderful, soaring treat.
One thing that bothered me,the drumming left much to be desired, as it never really strays from the path - which can be good, and bad.
Overall, the music seems to be caught between the whole Modern Rock world and the Alternative Rock world, blending these styles together to form a well created album. A lot of people are stating that FTM has a Prog-Rock sound incorporated in their music, but I have yet to hear this. If you know true Prog-Rock (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Dream Theatre) then you would know as soon as you heard FTM that they sound NOTHING like Prog-Rock.
FTM do bear a vague resemblance to Dredg's El Cielo days, which is a very good thing, as El Cielo is a very exceptional album (which I happened to stumble upon in a small record store one day)
While its nothing you haven't really heard before, Fables From a Mayfly is an album worthy of your time and energy and will certainlyuplift your spirit with its soaring vocal harmonies and well put-together rock.
Another Tomorrow Fills Up My Front Window.......2007-07-21
Every so often a band comes along that just completely blows your mind. Fair to Midland is one of those bands. Every song on Fables From a Mayfly is simply amazing. The lyrics are no less than pure poetry. The combination of lead vocalist Darroh Sudderth's throaty growling and amazing singing, along with the talents of each of the other band members (Cliff, John, Matt, and Brett) form what I can only describe as a work of art. The band revisit some of the songs from they're second album, inter.funda.stifle, and while they are the same, they are also different. Each of them sounds more refined and filled-out. "Dance of the Manatee," which is probably they're most well-known track, has been transformed into a pulverizing, yet strangely brilliant tune. The biggest surprise (and my favorite track) comes from the bands first album, The Carbon Copy Silver Lining. "A Wolf Descends Upon the Spanish Sahara" is fan-freakin-tastic. Every time I hear this song it sends chills up my spine. My recommendation: BUY THIS ALBUM. You won't regret it.
Fair to Midland's Dance of the Manatee ...........2007-07-19
Fair to Midland - Dance of the Manatee is a excellently crafted song. Singer Darroh Sudderth's voice is very powerful through out the song. His singing style is very unique and very catchy to anyones ear.
The whole album proves to be a wonderious treat to try. The lyrics and the music provides endless minutes of listening pleasure and the artwork on the album is strangly beautiful and reminds me of old circus style drawings and pictures.
Awesome Beakout.......2007-07-15
I heard these guys on the radio not long before the album came out and I immediately loved it. I listen to a variety of rock, classic rock, metal, prog etc. and found it to be refreshing. It's one of those cds where you can listen to it all the whole way through. I highly recommend it.
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- Manic Frustration
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