Connection

Connection

Track Listings

1. Back Home

2. Bonjour Nico

3. Fantasy in Blue

4. Morning Breeze

5. Indian Spring

6. Monsoon over Babaluma

7. Into the Light

8. Wu Wei

9. Galadriel

10. Sky's Beyond

Tracks:

Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun
Come Down In Time
Country Comfort
Son Of Your Father
My Father's Gun
Where To Now St. Peter?
Love Song
Amoreena
Talking Old Soldiers
Burn Down The Mission
Into The Old Man's Shoes
Madman Across The Water (Original Version)

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Tumbleweed Connection is part of the early catalog of Elton John's work that Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose reportedly once said he would love to own the publishing rights to as a work of art. Indeed, it does contain some of John's most expressive work as an artist, but with the showy stage presence and pop melodicism still under construction. Tumbleweed is characterized by John's balladeer approach, with John at his storyteller best on songs like "Burn Down the Mission." Even if the lyrics were generally written by Bernie Taupin, John's voice and inflection made every song seem deeply personal. The beautiful "Come Down in Time" displays the subtleties and sophistication of his talent, with the piano not yet serving as the instrumental focal point it would later become. The album also features the favorite "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" and "Where to Now St. Peter?" --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

(4.5 stars) Forget what I've said otherwise, THIS is Elton's best!.......2007-07-30

Upon closer examination , I think I'm gonna name this Elton's best record. Why? For one, his idea of country ("Country Comforts"; "Where to Now St. Peter?", with Elton's best vocals on the album) sounds genuine without being parody. For another, piano-thumping rockers such as "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun", the love song "Amoreena", the brassy "Son of Your Father", and the classic raving gospel-rocker "Burn Down the Mission", a sort of "Take Me to the Pilot, Pt. 2" are dead-on - he also gets the melodramas perfectly right ("Come Down in Time"; "My Father's Gun"). And the lone piano ballad, the antiwar "Talking Old Soldiers", is chilling and powerful. There is a weak link: the derivative "Love Song", which borrows the guitar pattern from "Dear Prudence" and the harmonic arrangement from Crosby, Stills & Nash. Thankfully, most the rest is far better than that song, which even then is a cover: this is the John/Taupin songwriting team at their best, as every song has a great melody and even Taupin mostly steers clear of his signature obnoxious sexism (though "My Father's Gun" has an annoyingly stereotypical line - not all women sew, okay?). Thanks to the lack of any singles, there weren't any big hits on this album, but you'll still hear "Country Comforts" and "Burn Down the Mission" on the radio. It's not a coincidence that those songs are the two best on the album.

good, classic Elton!.......2007-05-13

I used to have this album in the LP form when a teen. It has some great stuff on it, particularly "country comfort" and "my father's gun". The latter was recently featured in "Elizabethtown" and was just perfect. The songs are long, as some were in the 70's, but many of Elton's were such masterpieces. Some of the other songs are pretty good, but none as good as the ones I mentioned, at least for my taste. However, Madman across the Water is a great song, and has some fantastic electric guitar, if you are a fan of that. The 70's sure was a good time for electric guitar! enjoy this excursion into the 70's with Elton.

Tumbleweed Connection- Elton John.......2007-05-12

Una agradable sorpresa!, conocía "Madman Across the Water", para mi el mejor disco de Elton, "Tumbleweed Connection" es de un estilo más country/folk/blues, con un gran trabajo de Elton en el piano y sin los arreglos orquestales de Madman. Un Elton John inspirado y sin presiones comerciales. Temas como Amoreena, My Fathers Gun y Burn Down The Mission justifican todo el trabajo. Muy recomendable

Must Have, Great from Begining to End.......2007-04-04

Most reviews get hung up on comparing artists or styles. Well laets face it all that matters is the music. If you want a cd that you can put on, and enjoy it from start to finish then search no longer. We can discuss different styles during different periods in eltons career all day, but most will agree that around this period he was becoming his most productive. Nowadays it is customary to have a hit single or two, and have them on a cd. Yet things were not as corporate at the time, Elton and Bernie went for the music. Not really trying to theme anything, yet Bernies love of America, and the american west does come thru. Otherwise this is a collection of simply great songs. Granted each will not be your favorate, but you will enjoy them nonetheless. Simple basic, not overly produced, but not unplugged either. Love songs, heartfelt songs with yearning, and vibrant lyrics. Weaving a tapestry in sound. I won't cover individual songs because they are to your taste. But there is something for everyone, and taken as a whole, you will be surprisingly happy at the time spent.

Not Yellow Brick Road.......2007-03-15

I have most of Eltons albums and this is the one I've played the most over the years. Heavily influnced by The Band, this captures Elton at the start of his golden period. I don't think he's ever beaten this album. However Yellow Brick Road this is not! Country/blues/folk is where this album takes its roots from.
Eltons Piano playing is heard at its best on this album, high in the mix a lot of the time, and not drowned by other keyboards as on later albums. Listen to Amoreena which has plenty of great Piano playing on it. Another favourite on this album is My Fathers Gun, not to mention Burn Down The Mission which Elton still plays to this day (37 years later).
This could almost be classed as roots music now. It sounds absurd doesn't it, Elton John roots music, but people forget that behind the glitz and the showman, Elton is primarily a songwriter and musician. Listen to this album and forget the newspaper headlines!

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Classic P-Funk
Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip
Legendary
Space Is The Place
Make mine the P-Funk

Mothership Connection
Parliament
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
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ASIN: B00008RV1A
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Unfunky UFO
Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication
Handcuffs
Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give up the Funk)
Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples
Star Child (Mothership Connection) (Promo Radio Version) (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews:

Classic P-Funk.......2007-07-17

A must have for all concerned. This is uncut funk. Buy this CD now!

Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip.......2007-06-20

I'm by no means a funk expert. I spend most of my time listening to the likes of Rush, Porcupine Tree, and Pain of Salvation. But we all have the urge to explore and from time to time get our groove on. The Mothership is the place to do it. This was my first venture into Gearge Clinton's world and it still remains my favorite. From the opening "Do not attempt to adjust your radio," To the closing "Ga Ga Do Ga's" of Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples, This is a masterpiece. Clinton's skills as a songwriter, producer, and band leader are impressive to say the least. Through layers of vocals, horns and Bootsie's bouncing bass he guides his creation on a flawless musical journey. Philosophically he shares a great deal with the practitioners of progressive rock exploreing far and wide, relying on the virtuosity of his bandmates,incorporateing all styles he can get his hands on, and lets face it Bernie Worrell reaches stratospheres Rick Wakeman only dreamed of. The end result is a groove laden voyage to a place somewhere between Shaft and The Outer Limits. It's very strange, very out there, and very satifying.

Legendary.......2007-05-10

No other funk album of this era or any other moved me the way this one did,I not only had the pleasure of seeing this tour twice during that time but also actually had the pleasure of hanging out with these guys after one of the shows!, little did I know at the time just how significant this would be, Glen Goins was my all time favorite not to mention the fact that I play guitar as well.
Mike Hampton gave me a couple of picks, I still to this day have them.

Space Is The Place.......2007-01-10

This is funk the way it should be, as Parliament keeps the groove going strong in the original seven cuts, plus one bonus track.

Released in February 1976, the album and the single - Tear The Roof Off The Sucker - charted on both the Billboard pop (album, #13; single, #15) and black charts (album, #4; single, #5). Yes, gotta give a shout out to that music industry segregation!

With Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley adding more power to the horn section - which also featured the Becker Bros. - the trio of George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell pen three dynamite numbers; P-Funk, Mothership Connection & Give Up The Funk.

The album is also the debut of Starchild - a character based on Sun Ra's Black Noah - in the P-Funk Mythology. Starchild's life is explained further in the 1976 album, The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein.

Arguably the greatest Parliament album ever, you will wear out the CD before growing tired of the rhythms on Mothership Connection.

Make mine the P-Funk.......2006-12-26

In 1975, the Mothership touched down. Sure, there had been Parliament albums before this, but none had been remotely like this. It's a concept album, but don't let that scare you off, because the concept is funk from outer space that had been stored in the pyramids and was being retrieved by "Star Child". And the whole thing is as utterly goofball as the concept suggests. Okay, onto the music...
Things open with P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up), an excellent intro to the band's new direction if there ever was one. It's eight minutes of groove, with George (and Sir Lollipop Man, alias the long-haired sucka)'s hilarious, offhand spoken comments about how Funk can save your life - but only P-Funk, that is funk played by station WEFUNK, which of course comes from space. The next song, Mothership Connection (Starchild) is arguably the best of the bunch. Of course you can dance to it, and you'll probably end up singing along with the "swing low, sweet chariot stop and/let me ride" bridge. Hell, you might even burst out singing it randomly when it isn't playing. It's happened to me.
You don't hear much about the next three tracks, but they're all worth hearing, too. First off is the ironically funky Unfunky UFO, about saving a "dying world" from its "unfunkiness", which to me means "its lack of peace and unity" - it's amazing just what Clinton could do with the "funk" metaphor. Madcap genius, or what? Anyway, great message, even better song. Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication (The Thumps Bump), one of the coolest titles ever (its only rival being Parliament's own Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadooloop)), follows. To me, this stretches the metaphor from last tune - maybe I'm overanalyzing, but if I am I like what I'm picking up. Anyway, this is another unforgettable lost classic. Next is Handcuffs, perhaps the weakest song here, but a great tune that would've led the pack on a lesser disc. It's by far the most traditional thing here, a love (okay, sex) song not related to the concept, and a charming, clever one at that - sort of like Wizard of Finance.
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) is anthem central. Sure, the lyrics are simple, with just a couple phrases repeated for six minutes. But it's more about the groove than the lyrics - rap would probably NOT have happened without this song, and though I wouldn't complain about that, why blame Parliament for their followers? Anyway, it's a great song - subtle horn arrangement, heavy bass, drums and keyboards (the Bernie Worrel show!), unforgettable intro sung in baritone over percussion (sound like rap to anyone?) Classic stuff. Lastly is Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples. It's hilarious, a chant that begins with "I am high/we are high...". Hilarious!
Of course, Parliament was dominated by George Clinton, but it wouldn't have happened without Bernie Worrell or Bootsy Collins. Long live George, Bernie and Bootsy, everybody's favorite utterly goofball geniuses!

The Beatles Connection: The King's Singers

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"The King's Singers: Not Well Connected"
Beatles
Beatle Hootenanny
When the tradition of Western polyphonic singing meets the Beatles - there is much to enjoy
without time

The Beatles Connection: The King's Singers
King's Singers , Paul McCartney , and John Lennon
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000002RQM
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Penny Lane
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
And I Love Her
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Yesterday
A Hard Day's Night
Girl
Got To Get You Into My Life
Back In The U.S.S.R.
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I'll Follow The Sun
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Michelle
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Customer Reviews:

"The King's Singers: Not Well Connected".......2007-07-30

I am someone who has enjoyed The King's Singers for years. I have previously found their range and choices of material to be interesting and rewarding. This album however, was a disappointment. Their voices did not seem suited to the Beatles music, and the arrangements did not serve The King's Singers or The Beatles well.

My suggestion: you may want to skip this one.

Beatles.......2007-06-27

A very impressive version of the Beatles songs, again all very tight and professional, a beatle purist should be proud.

Beatle Hootenanny.......2007-05-22

As an inveterate Beatles' fan, I admit I am very picky when it comes to Beatle covers. However, as far as cover versions go, this one is decent. The voices harmonize well and, objectively speaking are good. This collection is like a folk hootenanny treatment of the Beatles' classics.

The only arrangement I didn't like was "A Hard Day's Night." I felt it deviated from the standard Beatle format and I also didn't like the tempo of this arrangement. I would have preferred that the background singing on "Help!" had been omitted; I felt it "cluttered" the song.

All in all, decent. It is what it is - cover versions of timeless Beatle classics. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" was the best performed song on this collection. If you like folk as I do and you enjoy a good hootenanny as I do, then you might enjoy this one.

When the tradition of Western polyphonic singing meets the Beatles - there is much to enjoy.......2007-01-07

The previous reviewers have rightly extolled the virtues of this disc, recorded in 1986. With the King's Singers "Beatles Connection", the tradition of Western polyphonic singing, harking back to Jannequin, Monteverdi and the English Renaissance, meets the art of song writing that the Beatles brought to a degree of perfection.

The results are outstanding. Unlike the "Beatles Go Baroque" collection published by Naxos, in which both traditions are so watered down in the encounter as to loose all spine, here we get the best of both worlds. The full flavour of the original Ballads is there (many of the Greatest Hits are included), as well as the polyphonic art of the King's at its best. One of the nice things about the arrangements is not only that the vocal lines are polyphonically distributed between various singers (achieving results that are oftentimes far more elaborate than the originals), but that the five singers also assume vocally the bass, percussion and instrumental support as well, thanks to an array of da-dams, tshik-tshik and other scat effects. Try trak 9 and 10, it's hard to believe - and great fun to hear!

The disc's liner notes remind us of how far back the relationship between the King's Singers and the Beatles goes: their first album for EMI was produced by no less than the "fifth" Beatle, producer George Martin, and the bass guitarist in that original album became, twenty years later, the producer of the present one. The King's Singers also made the frog chorus in McCartney's "We All Stand Together", and the father of Jeremy Jackman, one of the group's two countertenors (whose brothers are also arranger and sound engineer for the album), was the clarinettist of "When I'm Sixty Four" (in the Sgt. Pepper Album).

There is much to enjoy here, both for the connoisseur (of the Beatles and/or of classical) and for the "layperson".

without time.......2007-01-06

B as Beatles is a guarantee. till the end of time their songs will be sung.
also without music as these. compliments to the King's Singers!!!
Sergio
Italian Beatles fan

Palace Lounge Presents Cafe d'Afrique, Vol. 2 { Various Artists }

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Palace Lounge Presents Cafe d'Afrique, Vol. 2 { Various Artists }
Kirsten Moseley
Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz
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ASIN: B000G75AIE
Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

York Featuring Angelina -- Ice Flowers
DJ Bootsie -- Horseriders Toward the Abyss
Goldfish -- Times May Change You
Asheni -- Sweet Suffering
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Palace Lounge Presents Cafe d'Afrique is the hottest chillout compilation in South Africa.

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snider finds his true form
Not the best work
Todd Snider ROCKS!
Great surprise
new connection - same results

New Connection
Todd Snider
Manufacturer: Oh Boy
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ASIN: B000065T36
Release Date: 2002-05-14

Tracks:

New Connection
Vinyl Records
Rose City
Beer Run
Easy
Crooked Piece Of Time
Anywhere
Stuck All Night
Statistician's Blues
Class Of 85
Broke
Close Enough To You
Waco Moon

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Todd Snider's fifth disc opens with a pleasant, chugging roots-rock sing-along--the title track--then kicks into a jokey folk number, "Vinyl Records." In a tongue-twisting tumble of a chorus, Snider shuffles through his record collection, name-checking classic rockers and country stars, longhaired hippies and softheaded folkies. The balance of the disc bears out these diverse influences: New Connections is a stylistic smorgasbord, serving up earnest introspection ("Rose City," "Class of 85") and heavy-hearted ballads ("Close Enough to You," "Waco Moon") alongside wisecracking novelty cuts ("Beer Run," "Statistician's Blues"). There's even a taste of clarinet-addled swing in "Broke" and a cover of John Prine's "Crooked Piece of Time," to which Prine himself adds his unmistakable vocal scrape. In all, its occasional flaws--production that's sometimes too rich, arrangements a tad too dense, a couple of middling tunes--don't derail a solid, likable album. --Anders Smith Lindall

Customer Reviews:

snider finds his true form.......2003-03-09

On his first albums Todd Snider sounded like the new Tom Petty. There were some promising songs though, like Joe's Blues and Doublewide Blues, that had their own sound. On this new album New Connection, everything fits like a glove. Great songs, easy, laidback singing, beautiful arrangements, a band that has just the right feel for "near perfect" (that is: not too smooth). A masterpiece that reminds me of Eric Andersen's Blue River.
And it's one of those rare records that grow on you: it gets better with each spin.

Not the best work.......2003-01-16

Fans of Todd Snider's previous work are likely to be disapointed. His voice is slow, often unintelligible - like he just got out of bed. Lyrics and wit are not the quality of "Daily Planet" or "Happy." I really want to like this alblum, but "Vinyl Records" is one of the silliest songs about nothing I have ever heard. In fact most of this album is just forced. Looking forward to next album. In the mean time I will spin up Happy to Be Here" one more time.

Todd Snider ROCKS!.......2003-01-04

I tried to pick a favorite song on this CD but I just can't... They are ALL so good. Truly a couple of the best love songs I've ever heard (Anywhere, Close Enough to You). They are just so plain spoken, or sung, and down to earth. Tug at the heartstrings. Speaking of tugging heartstrings, Waco Moon will do that to you - quite the ode to a friend who's gone. A lot of the reason I listen to Todd Snider's music is cause he makes me smile (and sometimes grin), like in Vinyl Records (I've got about a quarter of it memorized and I've listened to it over and over..). I can just see him flipping through all his old albums. Statistician's Blues amd Broke have so much humor and so much truth in them. Both are funny, and not, cause their just too damn close to home. I love singing with Todd at the top of my lungs driving down the road and his songs make that so easy to do. Crooked Piece of Time is brilliant. New Connections just makes me feel good. And of course I'm learning to play Beer Run for around the campfire this summer.

Great surprise.......2003-01-03

I had never heard of Todd until I saw him open for John Prine.
I enjoyed his songs so much that I bought this album and have enjoyed it immensly. Stand outs are, New Connection, Waco Moon
and Crooked piece of time.

new connection - same results.......2002-10-24

Top to bottom this album has it all - makes you laugh , makes you think , makes you want to dance. I can't wait till mainstream finally catches up and the music industry finally recognizes what a gift Todd Snider is and the talent he posseses. His music will inspire you to move something whether it's your brain or your bottom! Check him out.

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NO DISCONNECTIONS WITH DISCO CONNECTION!
IT'S AN OK SERIES IF YOU DONT HAVE THE SONG'S ON IT !
OK but...
LouieLou
Now thats classic disco music !!

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Club Floor Classics: The 70's
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Weekend - Phreek
You And Me Equals Love - Undistputed Truth
Whistle Bump - Deodato
Wear It Out - Stargard
Ill Tell You - Sergio Mendes And Brasil 88
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Subtitled - Authentic Classic Disco 1976-1981. 2002 compilation featuring 12 under exposed & hard-to-find gems of the disco era, Change 'Paradise', Michel Polnareff 'Lipstick', Kleer 'Tonight's The Night (Good Time)', Janice McClain 'Smack Dab In The Middle', Goody Goody '#1 Dee Jay', Candi Staton 'When You Wake Up Tomorrow', Phreek 'Weekend', The Undisputed Truth 'You + Me = Love', Deodato 'Whistle Bump', Stargard 'Wear It Out', Sergio Mendes & Brasil 88 'I'll Tell You' & Chic 'Sao Paulo'.

Album Details

Not Your Usual Collection of Disco Greats, this Disc Offers More of the Meat of the Matter of Those Tracks that Didn't Scale the Charts but were Favorites in the Clubs Nonetheless and Consistently Filled the Floors with Dancers. True Discophiles Will Marvel to Find Some of These Songs Finally on CD!

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NO DISCONNECTIONS WITH DISCO CONNECTION!.......2007-04-01

Personally, I don't understand why disco music is so unfarily marginalized as compared to other styles of music. To a certain extent, critics and music fans have a legitimate reason not to like a lot of the mainstream stuff at the time (Donna Summer, Village People, Silver Convention,etc) because their music generally lack the soul and grittiness of the underground stuff like Salsoul or this compliamation.
However, when I listen to this compliamation, I get just as much as a kick out of this as I would when I put on Al Green's Greatest Hits or Prince's Hits and B Sides box set (anybody would if they're open minded). It's underground disco music of this quality that proves that the genre is highly influential and not as disposable as some critics and some music fans would like to think it is. I agree with another reviewer because I too prefer this type of dance music over the commercial stuff being put out at the time.

But enough of all that, let's talk about the music! Warner Strategic Marketing is known for hookin' fans up with top notch compliamations and this one is no exception. Disco Connection focuses on tracks that were famous in clubs in the late 70's and early 80's, but fail to make much of a dent on the pop charts. These tracks are absoulutely hot with some third degree standouts including "Weekend", "Whistle Bump", and "Paradise" just to name a few. Many of these has a sense of rawness and authenic qaulity that were often missing from the commercial artists. The beats thump harder and the bass and piano loop are a lot deeper-making many of these tracks sound almost like a house mixtape

What's also noteworthy is the broadness of the material. This complimation generally has something for everyone. It doesn't matter if you're into euro disco, disco soul, funk disco, or even jazzy island style dance music- there's something for every dance music freak to get connected to with this complimation.

The way the tracks are sequenced will make you feel like this is a unreleased classic album rather than a compliamation since the tracks has the mood swings of a regular studio album from song to song.

There's nothing more I can say about this. With dance music this hot who needs an oasis! I'm about to go and play this some more and if you feel like dancin', you need to buy this album becuase once you're disco connected- you're be dancin long distance into the mourning light!.......Now do you see the light!

IT'S AN OK SERIES IF YOU DONT HAVE THE SONG'S ON IT !.......2007-01-25

I JUST GOT IT TO GET NUMBER ONE DEEJAY OR A.K.A. #1 DEEJAY IF YOU DONT HAVE THIS HIT SONG FOR YOUR COLLECTION THEN GET IT IT'S A LONG VERSION GET THE ONE BY THE SINGING GROUPE GOODYGOODY NOT THE OTHER WEAK GROUPES OUT THERE TRYING TO SING IT THEY DO HAVE THE ALBUM ON CD OUT THERE USED IF YOU CANT FIND IT NEW HOPE I BEEN A HELP GOOD SEACHING !

OK but..........2006-02-03

A lot of songs not very interesting. The reason I purchased the record is the excellent «You + me = love» and the ultra-rare long version of «Lipstick». The version of «Wear it out» featured here is not the 6:20 12" version. The informations about the songs are not very complete.

LouieLou.......2005-09-30

This is a fine compilation of the Warner Disco 12" Department
which was ran by Ray Caviano using great DJ's like Larry
Levan and Jim Burgess to remix some songs for extended dance
play.
My only lament is the limited version of "Smack Dab in the Middle" by Janice McClain, that Levan mix is under 5 minutes,
the 12" I have runs over 6 minutes, which Larry really does
justice to the song.
And a better selection for Kleer should have been " Keep your
body workin" and not " tonights the night".
Otherwise a super selection of great songs from Warner Brothers
that also showcased Freddie James " Get up and Boogie.

Now thats classic disco music !!.......2005-05-08

I just love this album and prefer this disco compared to the stuff that went into the charts at that time.

"Yeah I can dig it !"

The French Connection/French Connection II

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The French Connection/French Connection II

Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
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ASIN: B0006SSPYO
Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

Main Title [From the French Connection]
Charnier [From the French Connection]
Copstail [From the French Connection]
Old Fort [From the French Connection]
Staking Out Sal [From the French Connection]
Car [From the French Connection]
Popeye Blues [From the French Connection]
Bugging Sal and Angie [From the French Connection]
Hotel Chase [From the French Connection]
Subway [From the French Connection]
Shot [From the French Connection]
This Is It [From the French Connection]
Lincoln Blues [From the French Connection]
Rocker Panels [From the French Connection]
Revoir [From the French Connection]
Last Roundup [From "The French Connection"]
Frog One Is in That Room [From the French Connection]
End Title [From the French Connection]
Main Title/Waterfront [From French Connection II]
Boat Ride [From French Connection II]
Popeye's Montage [From French Connection II]
Volleyball [From French Connection II]
Hit [From French Connection II]
Heroin [From French Connection II]
O.D. [From French Connection II]
Pain [From French Connection II]
Rehabilitation [From French Connection II]
Revenge [From French Connection II]
Boat Bottom/Drydock [From French Connection II]
Stalking/Here Come the Cops [From French Connection II]
Big Chase [From French Connection II]
Exhaustion [From French Connection II]
End Title [From French Connection II]

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Killer connection
Gangstas Make The World Go Round
One of the last great West Coast HipHop Albums.........................
Great album from west coast's supergroup
Great album that made it's point to the East Coast

Bow Down
Westside Connection
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Mack 10

ASIN: B000003ADA
Release Date: 1996-10-22

Tracks:

World Domination (Intro)
Bow Down
Gangstas Make The World Go Round
All The Critics In New York
Do You Like Criminals
Gangstsa Don't Dance (Insert)
The Gangsta, The Killa And The Dope Dealer
Cross 'Em Out And Put A 'K
King Of The Hill
3 Time Felons
Westward Ho
The Pledge (Insert)
Hoo-Bangin' (WSCG Style)

Customer Reviews:

Killer connection.......2007-05-21

This album gets five stars for the following reasons. 1. It doesnt betray its purpose with silly records like Get Ignit and Lights Out. 2. The production was hard. None of that street party music the second album had. 3. Ice Cube was always on point, and WC and Mack10 shine right along with him. This album reminds of NWA's N***az4Life. Uncompromising gangsta rap at its finest. Standout Track: BOW DOWN, GANGSTAS MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, ALL THE CRITICS IN NEW YORK(NYC needs to be dissed for giving a talentless stoolbucket like Puffy a pass), THE GANGSTA THE KILLER& THE DOPE DEALER, DO YOU LIKE CRIMINALS, CROSS EM OUT AND PUT A K (Cube and Mac10 take shots at Cypress Hill and Q-tip), KING OF THE HILL(continued assault on Cypress Hill on this dope diss record), 3 TIME FELONS etc. Filler: None. Bottom Line: Westside Connection's Bow Down is one the best rap albums from a group in 96. Hard edged rhyming over gritty beats. Just a great album period. BOW DOWN!

Gangstas Make The World Go Round .......2007-02-20

That song Gangstas Make The World Go Round, alone is reason to buy this CD.

One of the last great West Coast HipHop Albums................................2007-02-13

Cube was already a hiphop legend and screen star when he assembled WC and Mack 10 to form Westside Connection. This album dropped at the height of the West Coast-vs-East Coastal rap war. These dudes come hard and get their point across that these 3 West Coast Gs aint nothing to mess with!
Dub C is off the hook on here, dude is the knockout punch for real.

Top Joints:
Bow Down (Classic)
Gangstas Make The World Go Round (Classic)(Mack's blasphemous verse kills it)
All The Critics In New York
Do You Like Criminals
The Gangsta, The Killa And The Dope Dealer
King Of The Hill (Vicious Cypress Hill Diss)
3 Time Felons
Westward Ho (Where we Going?)

Great album from west coast's supergroup.......2006-11-12

Westside Connection united three of the west coast's strongest rappers in 1996 for their first album, "Bow Down". "Bow Down" is great because it is one of the hardest, most unapologetically gangsta rap albums released from the west coast since the days of NWA and Compton's Most Wanted. While Ice Cube doesn't rap in the stunning consciousness or social relevance as he did on his solo albums, he is well surrounded by fellow vets Mack 10 and WC, who display a great chemistry and play off each other's verses. Consistent is the word to describe this album. Every track is just as hard-hittin' as the last one, with threatening lyrics and chanted hooks that'll have you yelling along with them. The production fights against the reign of g-funk that had taken over the west coast in the nineties, using simple, hard drums and synths to create a vibe reminiscent of an earlier west coast sound. While this was not the most original album to emerge from the west coast, it's a great album to ride around to or play at any time, it's an angry and entertaining ride with three of the west coast's greatest, and the whole feel of the album is great. I recommend it to any fan of west coast hip hop or 90s rap, it's a really underrated album.

"Bow Down" is a great start, the trio drops threatening, murderous lyrics with a great hook over an awesome, super-tough beat. "Gangstas Make the World Go Round" represents their style and coast, it has good production and a funny chorus. They throw in their two cents on the east-west coast beef in "All the Critics in New York", which is followed by the entertaining "Do You Like Criminals". "The Gangsta, the Killer, and the Dope Dealer" has the best beat on the album, another ultra-rough song where they straight-up represent. "Cross 'Em Out and Put a K" will have you chanting along with the hook, guaranteed, an awesome song. On "King of the Hill" and "3 Time Felons", WSCG ignites the beef with Cypress Hill that would ensue for the next few years. Both are good songs too. "Westward Ho" is a humorous and funky song about dealings with women, I really like it. "Hoo-Bangin'" is an awesome song, I love the hook and beat, one might call it a classic.

Granted, "Bow Down" is not the most artistic or original album ever created, and listeners looking for another "Death Certificate" or album of that nature should look elsewhere. But this album has some of the most entertaining, roughest, and menacing music hip hop has ever had to offer. The supergroup of Mack 10, Ice Cube, and WC has rarely been passed in terms of talent, and this album shows why. Highly recommended to any hip hop fan.

Great album that made it's point to the East Coast.......2006-07-11

I only picked up Bow Down a few months ago and at the time I wasn't expecting that much from it, but I ended up being surprised at how good Westside Connection's debut effort was. I already owned most of Ice Cube's other work and I believed (like most others) that he hadn't really done anything significant since Lethal Injection. However in 1996 at the height of the tension between the East & West, Ice Cube, Mack 10 and WC dropped this gem of an album. On this site and on some other sources I have seen some fairly negative reviews of this album and they are unfair in my opinion. I suspect most of the bad press towards this album was from East Coast critics, the very people this album was targeting, and i'm not surprised they didn't like it, about half the tracks on the album are disses or have references to the East Coast. Whether the East Coast will admit it or not though, there was a lack of respect given to the West, and this album legitimately adressed that.

The album itself has several great tracks, Bow Down, All The Critics In New York, Do You Like Criminals?, The Gangsta The Killa and The Dope Dealer and the Cypress Hill diss, King of The Hill (which WC refused to take part in) among the best. The beats are seriously heavy and sound like a post G-funk era of music, there is not a bad beat on the album, and though it only has 10 tracks there is really nothing you could call filler on here. As for the emcees themselves, Ice Cube is definetely a cut above, and despite what some say, he was still clearly relevant in 1996. I hadn't heard much of Dub C before listening to this album, but his flow is great though he can't match Cube's lyrical intensity, and though I haven't always been a great fan of Mack 10, he does a good job on this album. Overall a great album, may have angered New York but the West Coast had good cause to be upset with their treatment from the East, and this album made that point, when some others were trying to diffuse the situation. 4.5 stars, only misses out on a 5 because a few of the songs are only O.K (though not bad), I also would have liked to see Westside Slaughterhouse on here, as I don't own Mack 10's debut album and it was their first song together, otherwise highly recommended.

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This is a good cd
Great mixing, but so dated
Dated hard house CD
BBB and R"H"V dropping the bomb!!1
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! --SWITCH!

House Connection
Richard Humpty Vission , and Bad Boy Bill
Manufacturer: V-Wax Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003QDM
Release Date: 1997-05-06

Tracks:

Rock the Beat - Tony B!
Big O Booty - Fast Eddie
Down With It - Mercury Man
The Party - Cassanovas
The Way You Touch Me - DJ Juanito Feat, Sunshine
Sugar Is Sweeter - CJ Bolland
Stand Up - Love Tribe
Restricted - CZR
Butta - Pampa & DA
To The Three - Sp-1200
Feel The Rhythm - Gruv Station
Now This - Dem Rats
Spark Da Meth - Da Mongoloids
No One Can Love You More Than Me - Hahnah
Ohh Baby - Steve Spinnin Santovo
Music Is My Life - Gee Zone
Horns - DJ Louis Love & DJ EDD
Mami - Artle The One Man Party Feat, Vienna
BeTrue To Tour School - DJ Apollo
Music Is Pumpin' - Underground People
Get Down - Tony, Toni, Tone
The Grace - DJ Lonz Luv
WorkThat Body - DJ Funk
I Found Something Real - Sandra Stephens
Pump - SP 1200
Nobody ToLove - Dynamic Duo
Runaway - Nu Yorican Soul
Jazz It Up - Reel 2 Reel
In Love With Love - Kelly M
Get Up - Byron Stingley
You Used To Hold Me - Xavier Gold
That Sound - Pump Friction
Keep Pushin - Boris Diugosch
Sax Mania - Mijangos
Let's Go Disco - Southern Comfort
Somebody Knew - Rick Garden
We Can Make It - Mone
Wishing On A Star - 88.3 Feat, Lisa May
Bonus Track 1 - Richard 'Humpty' Vission & Bad Boy Bill

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This is a good cd.......2005-10-01

This is a good mix compilation.but you know they do it in the studio so It's all cleaned up. But RHV has some clean mixing skills. Also bad boy bill with that scratching.Overall it was released back in the day,but it's still the ish!!!!

Great mixing, but so dated.......2004-04-04

I love Richard Humpty Vission and Bad Boy Bill for their heavy beats. This CD truly shows off how great they are at mixing House together. However, these songs are terribly dated. It's 2004... don't go buying CDs from 1997.

Dated hard house CD.......2003-08-15

Excellent mixing, lots of different tracks, classic hard hosue CD. BUT, a lot of the tracks are dated sounding and some have cheesy vocal samples that take away from the quality of the driving hard house sound (cheesy as in cheesy bad, not cheesy good). The sound of this CD is less energetic and more funky than other CDs. Its OK. I might have loved it in 1996, but its kind of boring now.

BBB and R"H"V dropping the bomb!!1.......2001-12-08

HOUSE CONNECTION is an awesome hard-bangin house Cd that all dance music fans should check out. I bought this Cd when it was first released and I still continue to listen to it all the time. BBB and RHV keep the music flowing and their mixing here is flawless. I like to mess around on the truntables, but I wish I had the talent that these 2 guys have. One just has to check out the quality of this Cd and you can see why these 2 guys are probably the best house Dj's in the country right now

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! --SWITCH!.......2001-07-15

I enjoy listening to this album a lot. From the start, the DJs kick off some very catchy beats and samples, and they just won't quit. Their live shows must also rock, and I definately want to see one before I die. This album contains more than just the usual beat mixing and turntable tricks. On most house music CDs, the DJ(s) would mix similar beats and styles the whole way through, but Richard "Humpty" Vission and Bad Boy Bill never mix the same beat twice, and their styles seem limitless. Anyone who does not like house music because of its repetative and monotonous nature, would probably change their mind when they hear this CD. Even though the music is repetative, the DJs keep the music changing very quickly with perfect timing, keeping the energy high all the time. I have not yet gotten bored over this CD, and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes to dance.

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These Guys Should Be Superstars
Lowen and Navarro at their best
Fantastic
Wow!

Lowen & Navarro Live Radio
Lowen & Navarro
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ASIN: B000068RME
Release Date: 2002-02-04

Tracks:

What I Make Myself Believe
Crossing Over
Broken Moon
Someone Like You
Pendulum
Avalanche
Weight Of The World
When The Lights Go Down
Just To See You
Constant As The Night
All Is Quiet
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Waltzing The Shadows

Album Description

Collected from four shows on Roz & Howard Larman's FolkScene radio program in Los Angeles, these warm and stirring performances were aired as you hear them here. No re-takes or re-mixing. Includes the previously unreleased "Waltzing the Shadows" and such Lowen & Navarro classics as "Just To See You", "Until The Well Runs Dry" and "Broken Moon".

Customer Reviews:

These Guys Should Be Superstars.......2006-02-22

I have now purchased all of their albums, and I can't pick a favorite - each is excellent: thoughtful lyrics and wonderful harmonies. Dan Navarro's voice is so smoothe and Eric Lowen's high harmonies just fit perfectly. I've been lucky to see them in small venues three times in the last six months - and can not believe they don't command more of a following. They joke about being a non-profit organization (not by design). If you have a chance to see them live - don't miss it: the music is wonderful, they are both witty and intelligent and they have a real connection to the audience. If you can't make their show, this disc is the next best thing. Next, you will want to buy "All the Time In the World" and then "Walking On a Wire." Then, you will be like me, saying "Why the hell aren't these guys SUPERSTARS!!!"

Lowen and Navarro at their best.......2003-11-19

L&N combine terrific harmonies with an accoustical backdrop. The quality of the album demonstrates their strength as musicians and singers, capture the qualities of a live show with nearly the production values of a studio recording. Their music touches the heart and appeals to people young and old.

Fantastic.......2002-09-30

I feel like I've been missing something for many years. Heard L&N on NPR this past summer and then ordered Live Radio on line. I can't get enough of this CD. Usually after a while the newness fades but with this gem there is something different to hear all the time. Their songwriting is superb, the playing totally clean, the harmonies powerful, and the production on this CD perhaps the best I've ever heard. Hard to imagine it wasn't done in a studio with numerous takes. These guys must be fabulous live and I'm looking for them to come anywhere near here. Can't recommend this CD enough. It's 6+ stars.

Wow!.......2002-08-30

I first heard about these two very talented songwriters/singers during an interview on NPR's Morning Edition. I thought I'd buy the CD after they played two of the tracks from it. I haven't been disappointed. In fact, I listen to it every day at work and plan to purchase the rest of their CD's. They are so good that it is hard to believe that these recordings are live performances. Great lyrics, amazing harmony, solid tunes.

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