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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
In their first 25 years, 22 different women sang in Sweet Honey in the Rock. That floating membership bespeaks not artistic turmoil, but the vitality of the band's communal, participatory democracy. No one singer dominates; the individual nuances of the five voices are preserved within the whole. The shape and sound of Sweet Honey's music--a daring survey of gospel, jazz, and African chanting--is itself political, but the group is still anchored by founder Bernice Johnson Reagon's vibrato-rich baritone, whether in her bold leads or doo-wop harmonies. To celebrate their silver anniversary, the group presents 13 new songs, mostly sung a cappella save some African drumming and tambourine, and focusing on original compositions with messages as intense as anything they've recorded. The most successful pieces, however, transcend the hectoring tone of songs such as "Greed" and "Run." And the biggest surprise comes in their doo-wop arrangement of Thomas A. Dorsey's "Standing By the Bedside of a Neighbor," in which the spiritual and the political merge seamlessly. --Roy Kasten

From the Label
...twenty-five... is produced by Ysaye Barnwell, the forceful bass voice of Sweet Honey In The Rock and reminds the listener of the power of the human voice to refresh and renew. The collection of new songs, including two Bob Marley covers "Motherless Chil'" and "Redemption," continues Sweet Honey's tradition to inform, politicize, celebrate, affirm, inspire, empower and entertain. Though Sweet Honey explore new and subtle choral arrangements and their songs travel through jazz, pop and blues, their roots reach back to Africa for inspiration and melody.

Tracks:

Everything She Wants - George Michael, Wham!,
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - George Michael, Wham!,
Freedom - George Michael, Wham!,
Faith
Too Funky
Fastlove
Freedom! '90
Spinning the Wheel
Outside
As - Mary J. Blige, George Michael
Freeek!
Shoot the Dog
Amazing
Flawless (Go to the City)
Easier Affair

Tracks:

Careless Whisper
Last Christmas - George Michael, Wham!,
Different Corner
Father Figure
One More Try
Praying for Time
Heal the Pain - Paul McCartney, George Michael
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Jesus to a Child
Older
Round Here
You Have Been Loved
John and Elvis Are Dead
This Is Not Real Love - George Michael, , Mutyo

From Amazon.co.uk

The last quarter-century has been nothing if not colorful for George Michael. But through all the controversy--the high-profile arrests and audacious videos, the falling-outs and band splits--he has emerged intact as a vital figure on the global pop scene--a fact compounded by his current 25 Live tour and this accompanying Greatest Hits package. Twenty Five is the fourth such collection in Michael's career, though it carries the obvious advantage of being more up to date than 1998's lauded Ladies & Gentlemen and features not only solo material but music from the early Wham! days. As such, it's the most comprehensive anthology yet, featuring upbeat Wham! classics like "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" and "Freedom" amidst somber solo material like "Praying for Time" and "Jesus to a Child." Spread across two discs (29 songs in total), the collection not only includes a host of evergreen classics but also recent singles "An Easier Affair" and "This Is Not Real Love" (with former Sugababe Mutya Buena) and two unreleased tracks. There are some notable absences from the collection--"I Want Your Sex" and "Kissing a Fool" are two glaring omissions--but it still remains the most comprehensive survey of the artist's legacy to date. --Danny McKenna

Album Description

2006 two CD collection celebrating George's 25 years as a recording artist, both solo and with Wham! He has been British Pop royalty ever since he took the charts by storm with Wham! in 1982. He's been a solo star for over 20 years, achieving huge international success, selling over 80 million records worldwide with hits like 'Faith' and his most recent acclaimed album Patience. He has since been hailed as the Most Played Artist on British Radio in the last 20 years! Features plenty of hits pluse four new songs including the recent radio favorite 'An Easier Affair', 'Heal The Pain' (a duet with Paul McCartney) 'Understand' and the brand new single 'This Is Not Real Love', a duet with Mutya Buena, former member of the Sugababes. Sony/BMG.

Customer Reviews:

In a class of his own!.......2007-07-20

Anyone who has managed 25 years in the music industry deserves some credit and respect especialy while maintaining integrity and dignity against sometimes impossible odds. Whether you love or hate George, you can't deny that he's done it his way while standing up against the might of the major labels. I am not interested in his private life but rather to the unique style, vibe and rythum this guy offered to the world for 25 years.
Twentyfive is broken down into three discs - the first of which -
For Living - is the dancier, more upbeat of the trio.
For Loving, the second disc, is more ballady, containing last-slow-dance, from his first solo outings Careless Whisper and several duets ex. (Paul McCartney, Elton John, Pavarotti, Sugababe Mutya, Aretha Franklin, Elton John)
And then there's the final disc, For The Loyal, containing B-sides, rarities and curiosities.

Overall, a must-have for any George Michael fun!

NOT MY USUAL SCENE.......2007-06-27

It is well over twenty years since I first heard Careless Whisper. My children were playing a tape of it during a long car journey, and it caught my attention and has haunted my recollection ever since. My own musical home ground is classical, and I have never followed the charts to any great extent. However music to me is just music, its effect is unpredictable and irrational, and there is never any mistaking the unaccountable thrill that some music can give me, whatever category of music it supposedly belongs in.

This set has just been given to me as a birthday present by one of the children, who are now of course adults. The idea is apparently to take me out of my classical comfort zone, but if one thing has consistently struck me in half a century of hearing pop music it is just how conservative it is in certain ways. The harmonisation would in general have seemed unenterprising to composers in the year 1700, yet this is the kind of music that millions really listen to and are really affected by. From this I have to draw the conclusion that a simple harmony that lasts unaltered through untold numbers of changes of musical fashion, style and idiom can hardly be thought of as outmoded, whatever the earnest intellectual theories of the 20th century.

George Michael has apparently composed most of the music here himself, and I certainly seem to detect a resemblance in the style of many of the numbers. Unsurprisingly, I like some of them better than some others, and still none matches up to Careless Whisper for me. Bottom of the charts for me is the joint number with Elton John `Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me', I have to say. However something that does a lot for even the items that interest me less from a musical viewpoint is George Michael's voice. This is really most striking and distinctive in its higher register, a fine tenor sound that will continue to keep me listening to songs that would not hold my attention otherwise.

Whether I was in that much of a musical comfort zone I rather doubt, but the matter is not for me to judge. I am not at all comfortable with some 20th century `classical' music and I am rarely uncomfortable with the pops, even if only intermittently interested. This set is going to be chiefly background music for me, I'm sure, but it's mainly new music to me at the moment. I'm not shaken in the least although I genuinely am stirred up to a point. Why should that be otherwise? It's music innit?

gotta have a little faith, eh?.......2007-05-27

This is a greatest hits collection, spread over two CDs, including hits from GM's Wham! days. It's great for listening when reading, or reflecting back on the days when we all had mousse or gel in our spiky hair. Careless Whisper is an old friend, as is Freedom 90, but a couple of songs are missing here (Somebody to Love, with Queen, and my guilty fave, I Want Your Sex). An enjoyable collection nonetheless.

This compilation tells its own story........2007-04-08

When George Michael last wrote a really top-notch song, confectionery was still rationed, beer was tuppence a pint, and his chief rival at the top of the charts was Johnnie Ray.

An exaggeration, perhaps, but you get the point: in recent years, the output of a man who once bestrode the charts like a colossus has been thin in both quality and quantity.

This album brings together his best moments with Wham! and as a solo artist in one celebratory 25-year compendium, with the bonus of three new, or newly recorded, songs; buy the three-disc special edition, and you get four.

So what does it tell us about Mr Michael? Simply this: that he was a great talent who ran out of tunes.

From the unforgettable "Careless Whisper" to the unmemorable "Older", this collection tells its own story. As for those extra tracks: the new songs are fine, especially "This Is Not Real Love", his duet with ex-Sugababe Mutya Buena.
But the finest is "Heal the Pain", an exquisitely sad duet with Paul McCartney. It's beautiful, and it was first recorded in 1991.

Twenty Five is a lovely number!.......2007-03-08

This cd is aptly titled, George is one of the best artist of the last 25 years. This cd is delicious and made me fall in love again with what I think will be timeless and well crafted songs. I am a bit disappointed that Kissing A Fool, one of my favorites was not included, but the blow was cushioned by his duets with Mary J., Mutya and Sir Paul. Mutya what a voice, she needs her own cd.

Well done GM!

Average customer rating:

Very good, but not great
LOVE GEORGE MICHEAL !!!!!!!!
An Interesting Collection From One of the UK's Best Pop Artists
Not bad, could be better.
Confusing collection with lots of "?????????"

Twenty Five
George Michael
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Twenty Five
An Easier Affair
This Is Not Real Love
Twenty Five
Jump

ASIN: B000IY03CS
Release Date: 2006-11-06

Tracks:

Everything She Wants - Wham!,
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!,
Freedom - Wham!,
Faith
Too Funky
Fastlove
Freedom! '90
Spinning the Wheel
Outside
As - Mary J. Blige, George Michael
Freeek!
Shoot the Dog - Ian Burden, George Michael, Philip Oakey
Amazing
Flawless (Go to the City)
Easier Affair

Tracks:

Careless Whisper
Last Christmas - Wham!,
Different Corner
Father Figure
One More Try
Praying for Time
Heal the Pain - Paul McCartney, George Michael
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John, George Michael
Jesus to a Child
Older
Round Here
You Have Been Loved
John and Elvis Are Dead
This Is Not Real Love - Mutya Buena, George Michael, Mutya

Tracks:

Understand
Precious Box
Roxanne
Fantasy
Cars and Trains
Patience
You Know That I Want To
My Mother Had a Brother
If You Were There
Safe
American Angel
My Baby Just Cares for Me
Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)
Through

Album Description

Limited edition, three-disc set. Details of the bonus disc are TBC. The first two discs are a collection celebrating George's 25 years as a recording artist, both solo and with Wham! He has been British Pop royalty ever since he took the charts by storm with Wham! in 1982. He's been a solo star for over 20 years, achieving huge international success, selling over 80 million records worldwide with hits like 'Faith' and his most recent acclaimed album Patience. He has since been hailed as the Most Played Artist on British Radio in the last 20 years! Features plenty of hits pluse four new songs including the recent radio favorite 'An Easier Affair', 'Heal The Pain' (a duet with Paul McCartney) 'Understand' and the brand new single 'This Is Not Real Love', a duet with Mutya Buena, former member of the Sugababes. Sony/BMG.

Customer Reviews:

Very good, but not great.......2007-04-11

I love George Michael to death, no matter what personal issues we've heard about in the news lately. Listening to this cd makes me love him more than ever. I was just disappointed in how they put the song "Flawless (Go to the City)". They edited the curse word out & didn't even put the whole song on the cd. Nevertheless, I'm enjoying listening to one of the best out there, ever!!!! In my humble opinion that is.

LOVE GEORGE MICHEAL !!!!!!!!.......2007-03-09

ITS A GREAT TO HEAR ALL HIS FAVORITES FROM THE BEGING, HES A GREAT ARTIST

An Interesting Collection From One of the UK's Best Pop Artists.......2007-01-13

Note: This review is based on the UK release of "Twenty Five."

I'm a HUGE fan of George Michael and although his albums of late have been a bit lackluster, this "Best of" album is worth a listen. "Twenty Five" represents his entire carrer - from his days as the better half of WHAM!, to the colorful events of a few years ago, to his most recent musical contributions. The songs he's chosen are pretty much what you'd expect with a couple of notable omissions.

The following are all of the (major) albums George has made to date, with the tracks used on "Twenty Five" listed below. (Tracks with a - are on both the Standard and Deluxe releases while those with a * are on the Deluxe release only):

"Fantastic" (WHAM!):
(nothing)

"Make it Big!" (WHAM!):
-Everything She Wants
-Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
-Freedom
-Careless Whisper
*If You Were There

"Music From the Edge of Heaven" (WHAM!):
-A Different Corner
-Last Christmas

"Faith:"
-Faith
-Father Figure
-One More Try

"Listen Without Prejudice:"
-Freedom '90
-Praying for Time

"Five Live" (live Freddie Mercury tribute):
(nothing)

"Older:"
-Fastlove
-Spinning the Wheel
-Jesus to a Child
-Older
-You Have Been Loved

"Ladies and Gentlemen:"
-Too Funky
-Outside
-As (not on the US release of Ladies and Gentlemen)
-Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (with Elton John)
*Fantasy (not on the US release of Ladies and Gentlemen)

"Songs From the Last Century:"
*Roxeanne
*My Baby Just Cares for Me

"Patience:"
-Freeek
-Shoot the Dog (not on the US release of Patience)
-Amazing
-Flawless (Go to the City)
-Round Here
-John and Elvis Are Dead
*Precious Box
*Cars and Trains
*Patience
*My Mother Had a Brother
*American Angel
*Please Send Me Someone to Love
*Through

New Tracks:
-An Easier Affair
-Heal the Pain (duet with Paul McCartney)
-This is Not Real Love (with Mutya)
*Understand
*You Know That I Want to
*Safe
*Brother Can You Spare a Dime? (live)

There are several tracks that should be here but aren't: From "Faith," I'd include 'I Want Your Sex (Parts 1 & 2),' 'Monkey,' and 'Kissing a Fool.' 'The Strangest Thing' and 'Star People' from "Older" should also have been included. And 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)' is my favorite duet George has performed (with Aretha Franklin).

BUT WHAT YOU WANT TO READ ABOUT is the new stuff, right? Well, as I said in the opening, I feel George's recent music isn't as good as his older compositions. This generally holds true for the new tracks on "Twenty Five." The one exception is "An Easier Affair." It'll get you dancing and smiling but feels like a genuinely new direction for his music. It's fantastic. The rest of the new tracks are needlessly re-hashed songs or so-so new compositions.

Another thing you'll likely be curious about is the Standard VS. Deluxe versions of this album. In my opinion, the Deluxe version is not substantially better than the Standard. The third exclusive disc is mostly made up of tracks from 'Patience' although it does have some (so-so) new songs. You'll probably have to listen for yourself, but I was not especially impressed.

Conclusion: A few of the track selections (and omissions) on this album are unfortunate, but an amazing career provides some of the great pop music. This "Best of" album even delivers a new classic tune. Pick it up and if you haven't, explore George's "Faith" and "Older" albums.

Not bad, could be better........2007-01-11

I am a US fan of George Michael. Not having the "patience" (pun intended) to wait for the US release of the Twenty Five Deluxe edition (or any edition) I purchased the import version of this set. Every version so far that I have seen has the same track listing. I must admit. I have every GM cd, even the Japanese version of patience with Please Send Me Someone (alternate) which is so much better than the standard album version. So you could say I'm an avid GM collector. Anyway. I bought this set for the few new songs that were on there. I am a completionist and OCD :). Anyway, the new songs are average. The old material sounds great but this collection is missing many key tracks as mentioned by Yamato. I wish the For The Loyal disc contained nothing but new or at least rare material, where is Crazyman Dance, Happy, Do You Really Want To Know, Edith And The Kingpin or The Grave. Those tracks a great and would have added some appeal to buying the deluxe version. If you have no GM albums ladies and gentlemen might be a better place to start. If you are a die hard you will probably get this anyway, just like I did. Its not a bad package, although I hate digipacks in every shape and form. Lot of great pictures of GM and lyrics of all the songs. The rareties if you don't have Older And Upper or the Spin The Wheel single include Safe and You Know That I Want To are great tracks. Not sure where Fantasy originated from. Heal The Pain w Paul McCartney really doesn't do much for me, its not bad, but not great either. I think the Loyal who buy the 3 disc version get more rare tracks than the four included. I love GM, but this set was a little disappointing. I hope we get a new album again. Would love to see GM do a double album of new material. He could do it and we know it would be great.

Confusing collection with lots of "?????????".......2007-01-07

Between George Michael's last greatest hits collection and this collection, he only released 2 albums, "Songs From The Last Century" and "Patience." To celebrate 25 years of his career including his Wham! days, this collection includes some Wham! tracks.

If you have all George Michael's past releases like me, new tracks you will hear are:
An Easier Affair (released as a single earlier)
This Is Not Real Love (also released as a single)
Understand
Heal The Pain (re-recorded with Paul McCartney)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Live performance)

Unfortunately, these new tracks are rather bland and forgettable. It's as if he ran out of creative juice, lyrics are way too simple.
Duet with Paul McCartney absolutely butchered this beautiful song which showcased how delicate and beautiful George's voice is.
Brother Can you Spare a Dime was actually breathtaking. Arrangement was almost identical as the track on "Songs From...," but it shows that he is an amazing live performer.

Now to the confusing part...
Not a single song from Wham! first album, "Fantastic" is featured in this collection. Why???
Some of Wham! signature tracks are missing in my humble opinion. Songs that should've been included from Wham! are: "Wham! Rap," "Young Guns" and "I'm Your Man."
Even more confusing, some major hit singles (at least in the US) are missing in here. "I Want Your Sex," "Monkey," and "Kissing a Fool" from mega hit album, "Faith." Plus other important tracks like "I Knew You Were Waiting," "Waiting For That Day," "Cowboys and Angels," and "Star People 97" are missing...

An additional disc named "For The Loyal" was even more frustrating.
7 out of 15 tracks are from "Patience." 3 tracks from "Songs From..."
I think this collection could've been much much better. I mean any song other than "American Angel" would be a good choice.

I described "Ladies and Gentlemen" as a good George Michael sampler. "Twentyfive" hardly qualifies as one. In fact, I feel that "Ladies and Gentlemen" is much more cohesive than this collection.

Average customer rating:

Five stars are not nearly enough!
melting fusion and smooth together.
Great Performance
Yellow"MAGIC"Jackets
looking back, looking ahead

Twenty Five
The Yellowjackets
Manufacturer: Heads Up
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FAOC54
Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

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Jacketown
Sea Folk
Free Day
My Old School
Greenhouse
Runferyerlife

Amazon.com

In 1981, a group of sessions musicians decided to form a band and call themselves the Yellowjackets. In the 21st century, they are still stinging listeners and critics with their tradition-laden, groove-oriented sound. This combination CD/DVD captures the current group -- founding members, bassist Jimmy Haslip and keyboardist Russ Ferrante, with saxophonist Bob Mintzer and drummer Marcus Baylor - live during their 2005 European tour. With the exception of Spyro Gyra, no other ensemble has so expertly navigated the blurry lines between acoustic, fusion, and smooth jazz as these guys. The material, culled from the tour, comprises some of their greatest hits, including a spirited retake of the gospel-tinged "Jacketown," the sumptuous ballad "Geraldine," and the edgy, avant-garde leaning "Runferyerlife" and "Free Town." Supplemented by the DVD's concert footage, along with some revealing interviews with past and present band members, the "buzz" on this band shows no signs of diminishing. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Five stars are not nearly enough!.......2007-02-20

I love the Yellowjackets, I really do. I have every single one of their albums and albums they've been involved in, all except for the "Star Trek IV" album, which I've only just learned about through this very release. As far as live albums go, I have "Live Wires", which I thought was very good. I also have "Mint Jam", which I thought was simply awesome and a few years ago out of the clear blue sky, a wonderful Italian man I didn't know from Adam offered to send me a CD-R of a performance they gave in Asti, Italy in 1996. I accepted the offer, naturally, and after listening to the performance, thought that one was pretty good too.

But compared to all those, I thought this album was just okay. Sure, it was nice to hear completely new takes on songs I knew so well but to be honest I felt quite underwhelmed, deflated even, after listening to it a few times and was beginning to wonder if I'd made a mistake.

And then I watched the DVD.

Oh, my goodness it was such a revelation. I've seen these guys perform live four times now; three times with Will Kennedy and once with Peter Erskine but this performance was simply awesome! It's always a joy to see these four unassuming, casually dressed dudes get up on to a low-key stage with no fancy graphics, no smoke and no flashing lights and just produce nothing short of magic.

And I take everything I've said about Marcus Baylor - he is incredible! He attacked the songs, some of which I was immediately familiar with (I really loved the new arrangements of songs like "My Old School" and "Red Sea" on the DVD) and oldies, like "Matinee Idol" and "Imperial Strut", which I hadn't listened to in a long while with gusto, dexterity and expertly placed snare snaps that don't seem to come across in the studio recordings. Or maybe I have to go and listen to them again with fresh ears. And this is a man who obviously enjoys his work. The smile that beams across his face while he's playing is priceless.

A great concert from start to end and again, even though I knew the songs, I was truly impressed by the band's ability to give totally new and exciting arrangements of them. Somehow it all seems much better when you can actually see the band playing. Although not all members have been with the group for the whole 25 years, as a unit they still come across like a band with a quarter of a century's experience of playing together. The CD on its own, well, I'm not too sure about - I'd probably give it three and a half stars - but the CD and DVD combined deserve ten stars no doubt.

Thanks Yellowjackets. Here's to the next 25 years!

melting fusion and smooth together........2007-02-17

Great show! All 4 players are seriously into the music they perform. You can hear it on the cd, and then watch it on the dvd. Great package. If you like contemporary Jazz, but wish the "smooth" was a bit rougher, or wish that the "fusion" genre is alive and well and improvisation is standard... then this is for you.
All in all, great contemporary Jazz that is alive and well!

Great Performance.......2007-02-17

This CD epitomizes what I have always loved about the Yellow Jackets. The melodies are unforgetable and the rhythmic elements hypotizing. Bob Mintzer's playing is phenomenal. The quality of the recording is very, very good and this is a fine live recording. I deliberately put it on after "Jazz at the Pawnshop" and it sounded very respectable. Should be a must have for any jazz lover. I have only watched the DVD once but it is very enjoyable too.

Yellow"MAGIC"Jackets.......2007-01-04

The yellowjackets are like a good old wine of Twenty Five years, SUPER, because after this time, only the Super survive. Thank you Yellowjackets God bless you

Paolo From Italy

looking back, looking ahead.......2006-11-04

I have been a fan of the Yellowjackets since I first heard them 25 years ago. I've always enjoyed their playing, their arrangements, and been very influenced by Russell Ferrante's writing and playing. So I looked forward to this CD/DVD package with great expectations and I wasnt disappointed. Even though there are no new titles on the cd/dvd, there is plenty of new music, as they take many of their older songs and give them completely new and fresh approaches. Yes it is a retrospective on one hand, but they continue to explore new territory with their older music because of the high level of musicianship they each possess. One thing that stood out on the DVD portion was how relaxed they appear playing, and yet how intense and how deep they get with the music. It seems truly that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, and it's a pleasure to see that achieved throughout the course of this set. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

An excellent collection
Music for the soul
inspiring
A Weakened Sweet Honey, with too much Gloss
Truly Great!!!

...twenty-five...
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
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Tracks:

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In their first 25 years, 22 different women sang in Sweet Honey in the Rock. That floating membership bespeaks not artistic turmoil, but the vitality of the band's communal, participatory democracy. No one singer dominates; the individual nuances of the five voices are preserved within the whole. The shape and sound of Sweet Honey's music--a daring survey of gospel, jazz, and African chanting--is itself political, but the group is still anchored by founder Bernice Johnson Reagon's vibrato-rich baritone, whether in her bold leads or doo-wop harmonies. To celebrate their silver anniversary, the group presents 13 new songs, mostly sung a cappella save some African drumming and tambourine, and focusing on original compositions with messages as intense as anything they've recorded. The most successful pieces, however, transcend the hectoring tone of songs such as "Greed" and "Run." And the biggest surprise comes in their doo-wop arrangement of Thomas A. Dorsey's "Standing By the Bedside of a Neighbor," in which the spiritual and the political merge seamlessly. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

An excellent collection.......2002-10-04

This CD brings almost all of the ladies that have ever been a part of "Sweet Honey..." together. It is great to sit back and just listen to the music flow together. This CD and their "Sacred Ground" CD hasn't left the player since I got them!

Music for the soul.......2000-03-08

I have had the honor of hearing SHIR, live for the past 3 years, since I have been a student here at FAMU. And I have been moved completely out of my seat each time. I actually felt the music in my heart, like my heart was the drum, my blood was the harmonious rhythm that flowed, and eyes that view their grace as they sang, was the entrance that allowed my insides to rumble the moment they open their mouths. I would like to encourage SHIR, to continue to provide the world with what I consider REAL music.

inspiring.......1999-12-07

sweet honey in the rock does it again with an uplifting , thought-provoking, inspiring, beautiful collection of music. i found the use of percussion on "we are the ones" and "run" to complement the beautiful vocals very nicely. these two and others such as "sound bite from beijing" and "greed" are refreshingly thought-provoking in a positive way compared to much "popular" music i have listened to. their version of bob marley's "redemption song" is also very impressive

A Weakened Sweet Honey, with too much Gloss.......1999-07-07

As a big fan of Sweet Honey and owner of virtually all their CDs, I was disappointed with "twenty-five." While still delivering beautiful harmonies, Sweet Honey have written songs that are a bit more pop-ish than earlier works and the strongest songs seem to be the ones with more concentration on the solo singer rather than the innovation that comes with the group making melodies a cappella. If you're looking for a great Sweet Honey CD, go to some of their stronger works, such as: Selections 1976-1988, Sacred Ground, and In This Land.

Truly Great!!!.......1999-06-06

If you like Sweet Honey In The Rock and even if you haven't heard them, you will love this album.

Lutoslawski: Twenty Polish Christmas Carols; Lacrimosa; Five Songs

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Polish or Opera ?????
Marvelous!

Lutoslawski: Twenty Polish Christmas Carols; Lacrimosa; Five Songs
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Polish-American Christmas Carols
ON THE CHRISTMAS DAY - AUTHENTIC CHRISTMAS POLISH CAROLS FROM POLAND
Lulajze Jezuniu and Other Gems of Polish Carols
Lutoslawski: Double Concerto; Dances Preludes; Chain I
Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3; Paganini Variations; Paroles Tissées; Les Espaces du Sommeil

ASIN: B000B6N66S
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

Angels To The Shepards Came
Hey! Rejoice Now
When Christ To Us Is Born
Just After Midnight
God Is Born
Our Lovely Lady
Hurrying To Bethlehem
In A Manger
Jesus There Is Lying
We Are Shepards
Lullaby, Jesus
Hey, On This Day
Jesus Lovely Flower
Hey La, Hey La, Shepherds There You Are
What To Do With This Child
Hey, Hey Lovely Lady Mary
This Is Our Lord's Birthday
Shepherds, Can You Tell
Infant So Tiny
Holy Lady Mary (Wandered Through The World Wide)
Lacrimosa
The Sea
The Wind
Winter
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Church Bells

Customer Reviews:

Polish or Opera ?????.......2006-12-01

Quite frankly, I was very disappointed in this selection. I read the reviews on how easy it was to follow, etc... I did not understand a word of it. This really sounds like a soprano opera. I had my grandparents and parents listen and no one had any idea. If you are expecting any song that you may recognize, think again.

Marvelous!.......2005-12-10

Marvelous production on all fronts. The carols themselves are the heart and soul of the Polish religous and Christmas spirit. The arrangements recast traditional and beloved kolendy in modern adaptations, reflecting Lutoslawski's ample skills as vocal and orchestral arranger. The notes give the background a newcomer to the genre needs, and those already familiar with the songs will learn more. The cover art is wonderful. The singing and orchestral accompaniment are beyond reproach. Downloading the lyrics, in Polish and English, will take 23 pages, but that's a small price to play to appreciate this examplary release. Wspaniale to all concerned. Buy it!

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A worthwhile investment
Excelent compilation!
Amazingly Now Retrospective
How Could You Not Listen?
Good for help to know up-to-date contemporaly music

25 Years: Retrospective
Suzanne Elder , Paul Hillier , David Krakauer , John Adams , Franguiz Ali-Zadeh , Ken Benshoof , George Crumb , Morton Feldman , Philip Glass , Osvaldo Golijov , Henryk Gorecki , Sofiya Gubaydulina , Arvo Part , P. Q. Phan , Astor Piazzolla , Steve Reich , Terry Riley , Alfred Schnittke , Peter Sculthorpe , Kevin Volans , Aki Takahashi , Ellen L. Hargis , Neal Rogers , and Kronos Quartet
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DD9B
Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Judah to Ocean
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Toot Nipple
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Dogjam
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Pavane: She's So Fine
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Rag the Bone
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Habanera
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Stubble Crochet
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Hammer & Chisel
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Alligator Escalator
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Standchen: The Little Serenade
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Judah to Ocean (Reprise)
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Fratres
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Psalom
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Summa
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Missa Syllabica: Kyrie
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Gloria
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Credo
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Sanctus
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Agnus Dei
John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Ite, missa est

Tracks:

Traveling Music: 1. Gentle, easy
Traveling Music: 2. Moderate
Traveling Music: 3. Driving
Song of Twenty Shadows
Five Tango Sensations: Asleep
Five Tango Sensations: Loving
Five Tango Sensations: Anxiety
Five Tango Sensations: Despertar
Five Tango Sensations: Fear
Five Tango Sensations: Four, for Tango

Tracks:

Piano And String Quartet (1985) - Various Artists

Tracks:

Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): I
Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): II
Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): III
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 1957 - Award Montage
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): November 25 - Ichigaya
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 1934 - Grandmother and Kimitake
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 192 - Body Building
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): Blood Oath
Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): Mishima/Closing
Company, Quartet #2 (1983): I
Company, Quartet #2 (1983): II
Company, Quartet #2 (1983): III
Company, Quartet #2 (1983): IV
Quartet #5 (1991): I
Quartet #5 (1991): II
Quartet #5 (1991): III
Quartet #5 (1991): IV
Quartet #5 (1991): V

Tracks:

The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Prelude: Calmo, sospeso
The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: I. Agitato - Con fucco - Maestoso - Senza misura, oscilante
The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: II. Teneramente - Ruvido - Presto
The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: III. Calmo, sospeso - Allego pesante
The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Postlude: Lento, liberamente
Quartet #4 (1993)
Mugam Sayagi (1993)

Tracks:

Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): I. Largo (Sostenuto - Mesto)
Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): II. DecisoEnergico (Marcatissimo sempre)
Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): III. Arioso: Adagio cantabile
Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): IV. Allegro (Sempre con grande passione e molto marcato)
Already It is Dusk (Quartet #1), Op.62 (1988)

Tracks:

Different Trains: America Before The War
Different Trains: Europe During The War
Different Trains: America After The War
Black Angels: I. Departure - 1. Thenody I: Night Of The Electric Insects - 2. Sounds Of Bones And Flutes - 3. Lost Bells - 4. Devil-Music - 5. Danse Macabre
Black Angels: II. Absence - 6. Pavana Lachrymae - 7. Threnody II: Black Angels! - 8. Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura - 9. Losts Bells (Echo)
Black Angels: III. Return - 10. God Music - 11. Ancient Voices - 12. Ancient Voices (Echo) - 13. Thenody III: Night Of The Electric Insects

Tracks:

Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Introduction
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Violin I
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Where Was Wisdom When We Went West?
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Viola
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): March of the Old Timers Reefer Division
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Violin II
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Tuning to Rolling Thunder
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): The Night Cry of Black Buffalo Woman
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Cello
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Gathering of the Spiral Clan
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Captain Jack Has the Last Word
Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): G Song
Salome Dances for Peace (1985-86) - III. The Gift: Echoes of Primordial Tim
Salome Dances for Peace (1985-86) - III. The Gift: Mongolian Winds
V. Good Medicine: Good Medicine Dance

Tracks:

Quartet No. 2 (1981): I. Moderato
Quartet No. 2 (1981): II. Agitato
Quartet No. 2 (1981): III. Mesto
Quartet No. 2 (1981): IV. Moderato
Quartet No. 4 (1989): I. Lento
Quartet No. 4 (1989): II. Allegro
Quartet No. 4 (1989): III. Lento
Quartet No. 4 (1989): IV. Vivace
Quartet No. 4 (1989): V. Lento
Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grief (1984-85)

Tracks:

Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): I. Deciso
Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): II. Amoroso
Quartet #8 (1969): I. Con dolore
Quartet #8 (1969): II. Risoluto; calmo
Quartet #8 (1969): III. Con dolore
Quartet #8 (1969): IV. Con precisione
Quartet #8 (1969): V. Con dolore
From Ubirr (1994)
Tragedy at the Opera (1995)
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: First Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Second Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Third Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fourth Dance
White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fifth Dance

Amazon.com

Seems like only yesterday the Kronos Quartet stepped up their career as musical mavericks with a coveted, wide-open contract with Nonesuch Records. Now it's Nonesuch's turn to give Kronos the big-package nod, gathering key works recorded by the group--from younger composers and time-tested veterans alike--into this 10-CD box set. As one might expect, the set is stuffed with contrasts, from the first CD, with its 11-part, upstepping John Adams suite and then the far more solemn Missa Syllabica from Arvo Pärt. Nearly 20 of these pieces here were composed expressly for Kronos, pitched and sculpted for their easily-racked mixture of straightforward string quartet roles and intelligently restructured approaches to the even the simplest gestures. Perhaps most key here is George Crumb's Black Angels, in large part due to Crumb's role in inspiring David Harrington to form Kronos 25 years ago. Crumb's music spirals and chases through the air, engaging high pitches and fast pacings as if they were ends in themselves. Gone from this set are most of the short snippets that have filled some of Kronos's other fine single CD recordings. In abundance instead are some of the legendary works: Morton Feldman's long, endlessly patient Piano and String Quartet (with Aki Takahashi), Steve Reich's unnerving Different Trains, and Henryk Górecki's String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2. There are also some of the astounding Eastern European works from Night Prayers as well, including the stunning Quartet No. 4 from Sofia Gubaidulina. And of course there are the Kronos biggie pieces: Philip Glass's works fill one CD, and so do Terry Riley's. What's more, Riley's Cadenza on the Night Plain and "G Song" are presented here in entirely fresh, new recordings. What the listener gets is a huge block of music, full of shifting colors and textures but perfectly apt in giving a wide-angle vantage on what Kronos has done for contemporary music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

A worthwhile investment.......2003-10-06

It would be an understatement to say that this is a fabulous box set. All 10 CDs are packed with some fabulous music that beautifull highlights the first 25 years of the Kronos Quartet, and the booklet included provides a great history of the group as well as nice blurbs on the composers and their pieces.

Equally nice about the box set is the inclusion of multiple new recordings, thus making this a worthwhile investment for fans. The Peter Sculthorpe Quartets are a particularly nice addition, as are the added Piazzolla, Part, and Riley compositions.

Along with this, the "classic" Kronos recordings are all here: "Black Angels" "Different Trains" "Salome Dances for Peace" (well, exceprts), and Feldman's Piano and String Quartet. Of particular note, I think is the inclusion of Gubaidulina's Quartet No 4, a fabulous recording that is otherwise hidden in Kronos' recording "Night Prayers."

Yes, this is quite an investment, but I firmly believe that it's worth it - longtime fans and newcomers alike have a lot to gain from this collection.

Excelent compilation!.......2001-09-09

I like more classic period, like Hayden, but Cronos does it very well, technicaly excelent. The ten sets are wonderful recordings and the selection is unique. It deserves the investment, If you buy it, youre going to have more than ten hours of joy.

Amazingly Now Retrospective.......2001-06-26

Since their youthful start in the NW back in the 70's, Kronos has collaborated with, commissioned, or just played such a breadth of musicians it almost seems that breadth - and especially non western world culture - is their mission. But, while this conservatively and esthetically designed 25-yr-retrospective box (with its increasingly sophisticated photo-portraits) belies the pulsation of social angst and conscience that underlies the bulk of the inclusions, the latter concern, its vitality and relevance - and not some stylish chasing after cultural breadth - is what overtakes the listener/reader, rather soon. I say reader, since the booklet is very helpful, especially to the relative novice, and well balanced in its coverage of composers, historical contexts, performers, individual texts, etc.

There are probably more non contemporaries performed by the Quartet over the years than this selection would indicate. That undercuts their ties with the sense of revolution in music throughout the ages, but it leaves more time for the present: and that is where one expects the group wishes to be, is most contributory and challenged, and is best and most fairly judged. Highly recommended, both for those who know Kronos's work well and wish a handsome tribute on their shelf, and for those who do not but are open and ready to be affected, whether impacted esthetically, reminded socio-morally, or whatever combination of both befits.

How Could You Not Listen?.......1998-12-19

My opinion pales when compared to this CD. Indeed the group's ingeniousness, its knowing and its balls are in full display here, hopefully to put to rest any lingering contention that there is little more to Kronos than form. To any person who accepts the merits of 20th-century music, this CD presents the genius of our culture and teaches that daring and ingenuity do not have to be sacrificed on the road to technical brilliance. My only regret is that the CD does not include Kronos's interpretation of Bartok. But, so what? Górecki's here, as are Part and Benshoof. Listen to this CD -- soar and struggle with it.

Good for help to know up-to-date contemporaly music.......1998-11-28

The Kronos Quartet has released many albums. There let us see what the quartet has tried new titles and arrenges in each period. But this is the best set for understand the quartet as summary of thier works. The CDs are distributed by each composers and we can see thier identities easily.Unfortunately this dose not include all but be enough to see what the quartet has been.I hope that every classical music fans(not only contemporaly music fans) listen this CDs.

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Twenty Five Years of Musical Genius
Perfection!!

Twenty Five
George Michael
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Twenty Five
An Easier Affair

ASIN: B000L43P1G
Release Date: 2006-11-28

Tracks:

Everything She Wants - Wham!,
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!,
Freedom - Wham!,
Faith
Too Funky
Fastlove
Freedom! '90
Spinning the Wheel
Outside
As - Mary J. Blige, George Michael
Freeek!
Shoot the Dog - Ian Burden, George Michael, Philip Oakey
Amazing
Flawless (Go to the City)
Easier Affair

Tracks:

Careless Whisper
Last Christmas - Wham!,
Different Corner
Father Figure
One More Try
Praying for Time
Heal the Pain - Paul McCartney, George Michael
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John, George Michael
Jesus to a Child
Older
Round Here
You Have Been Loved
John and Elvis Are Dead
This Is Not Real Love - Mutya Buena, George Michael, Mutya

Tracks:

Understand
Precious Box
Roxanne
Fantasy
Cars and Trains
Patience
You Know That I Want To
My Mother Had a Brother
If You Were There
Safe
American Angel
My Baby Just Cares for Me
Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)
Through

Customer Reviews:

Twenty Five Years of Musical Genius.......2007-04-09

Twenty Five traces the last 25 years of the legendary singer George Michael. Although in 1998 he released a CD entitled Ladies and Gentlemen the Best of George Michael,Twenty Five is different in the fact that it has early songs from his Wham days such as Edge of Heaven, I'm Your Man,and Wake Me Up Before ou Go Go, as well as others. It also has 2 new track: An Easier Affair which is an uptempo dance track and This is Not Real Love a beautiful sad ballad. There are also songs not released but on B side of singles such as Safe, Understand, You Know That I Want To and my favorite song Fantasy {kind of sounds like it could have been a Wham song). Also of course all the greats in between. I would definitley recommend this to old as well as new George Michael fans. Definitley worth the extra bucks for the 3rd CD. George is a pure musicial genius like no other. He's flawless absolutley flawless.

Perfection!!.......2007-03-16

First off, I love George Michael, so I may be biased. However, my husband is not the seasoned fan that I am, so this 3 disc set is required listening in my car. It gets him reacquainted with George. The few new songs are fantastic and I wish he was played on the radio in the US. He has a powerhouse voice that can do upbeat and slow songs equally well!

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Twenty Five-Limited

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ASIN: B000J20UWW
Release Date: 2006-12-05

Album Description

Japanese pressing features two bonus tracks, 'Club Tropicana' on disc one and 'Kissing a Fool' on disc two. This three CD pressing of the 2006 collection celebrating George's 25 years as a recording artist, both solo and with Wham! Features a bonus disc that contains an additional 15 tracks including hits, album tracks and one additional new track, 'Understand'. He has been British Pop royalty ever since he took the charts by storm with Wham! in 1982. He's been a solo star for over 20 years, achieving huge international success, selling over 80 million records worldwide with hits like 'Faith' and his most recent acclaimed album Patience. He has since been hailed as the Most Played Artist on British Radio in the last 20 years! Features plenty of hits pluse four new songs including the recent radio favorite 'An Easier Affair', 'Heal The Pain' (a duet with Paul McCartney) 'Understand' and the brand new single 'This Is Not Real Love', a duet with Mutya Buena, former member of the Sugababes. 46 tracks. Sony/BMG.

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Matthew Twenty Five
This Album touches the Soul
from an fan
A MUST HAVE!
7DS is the best!

Matthew Twenty Five
Seventh Day Slumber
Manufacturer: Afinia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Picking Up the Pieces
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Crashings

ASIN: B00003JAG9
Release Date: 1999-11-30

Tracks:

Jada
Miracle
Matthew 25
Thank You
Mama Won't Give Up
Bow Down
My Best Friend
Blind Man
What I Need
I Want To Believe In Something
I Believe
Interlude

Customer Reviews:

Matthew Twenty Five.......2001-10-17

SDS ROCKS THIS CD IS GOOD I THINK THE BEST SONG IS :MIRACLE: I GOT THIS CD AT THERE SHOW BUT IT DID NOT HAVE :THANK YOU: AND
:My Best Friend: AND IT WAS CALLED THE 25TH CHAPTER AND THE COVER WHAS NOT THE SAME I THINK THAT THIS MITE BE A :INPORT: WITH EXTRA TRACKS CD BUT IT IS GOOD IF YOU LIKE :CREED: :STAINED: OR :LIFE HOUSE: YOU SHOOD LIKE THESE GUYS AND IF YOU GO TO ...
YOU CAN GET THERE NEW CD :FREEDOM FROM HUMAN REGULATIONS:IT'S BETER AND A BIT HARDER MORE LIKE :CREED:&:STAINED: BUT GET BOTH :SDS: CDS IF YOU CAN.

This Album touches the Soul.......2001-10-11

This band sounds awesome and has an incredible message. They're bringing people to Christ. All I can say is that this album made me change my views on worship music. This is the most powerful album for Christ that I beleive I've ever heard. Anybody who ever has a chance to listen to this album or buy it I'd recommend it in a heartbeat!

from an fan.......2000-04-08

i got to meet the members of this band and they are really cool and down to earth. they performed at a school sponsered event as a featured band and i think everyone really enjoyed them. i highly recommend this cd! it has a really good message and i think that it will appeal to the hard core metal people and the lighter soft rock people also.

A MUST HAVE!.......2000-01-16

These songs are well written, they minister to me, i can relate to some of the things written.They portray truth! This is music i like to hear over and over again! I encourage everyone to buy this album!

7DS is the best!.......2000-01-03

I have been blessed enough to be able to personally know 3 of the 4 members of 7DS. I have their cd, and it is one of the best ever. I listen to it all the time, and I love it. 7DS is a great band with a great sound, so....BUY IT!

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Great Music Stands The Test of Time
I Didn't Get what I paid For
Anthem to Chi-Town!
Listening to Memory Lane / Lake Shore Drive

Lake Shore Drive at Twenty Five
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Quicksilver
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ASIN: B000000I5W
Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

Lake Shore Drive
Long Time Coming
Snow Queen
Skipper's Fiesta
Uppers and Downers
I Went to the West
Fine Old Lady
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Midnight Plane to Nairobi
Rockafella's Blues
I Am a Robber
One Night Stand
Slippin' Away
With My Eyes Closed
Shot of Gold
Last One of the Night People
Got to Get Home to You
Leavin' Chicago Amf
Little Song
Being Alone
For Eddy
2000 Miles
Rue
Nicotine in the Nick O'Time
Sparrow
Santa Ana
Running Song
Couple of Times a Year
Ocean Song
Money Talks
Keeper of the Tolls
My Song
Knees LSD Again

Customer Reviews:

Great Music Stands The Test of Time.......2004-08-21

Excellent compilation of this amazingly under-rated group. Even for those longtime fans who have LSD, Slippin' Away, and Songs, this album is a must have. Some of the songs are new recordings with completely different arrangements. 2000 Miles gets a complete makeover, but still rocks. For those who only know AH&J from the song LSD, you will not be disappointed with this album.

Like the preceding reviewer, I love Keeper of The Tolls. Unlike the preceding reviewer, I have listened to this album in its entirety many times and quickly learned that because there is no gap between Money Talks and Keeper, the cd directory considers them one song. Go back and listen to Money and you will find a pleasant surprise about 40% of the way through the track!

I Didn't Get what I paid For.......2004-06-27

No knocks on the music or the musicianship. I have always had a connection to Aliota Haynes & Jeremiah. Their song, "Lake Shore Drive" paints an aural picture of driving from the University of Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana up through the "Gold Coast" on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive.

The song, "Keeper of the Tolls" from the album "Slippin' Away" not only paints a similar aural landscape of driving to O'Hare airport on Interstate 294, it also brings back fond memories of a long lost love whom I was dating when I bought the LP. Not only that, it's such a good tune, to boot! IT ISN'T ON THIS CD!!! At least, not the one I bought last year, even though the track listing says it's Track 14. I was so bummed, I contacted Quicksilver Music (who distributed the CD I bought), but to no avail. So BEWARE. Caveat Emptor must be their motto.

Anthem to Chi-Town!.......2003-09-02

Finally, finally, finally, this song is out on CD! I was afraid of breaking the 45 disc of this song I bought way back when it came out. It doesn't matter if you're a born-n-bred Chicagoan, an adoptee or a never-visited: this song will get you hopping! It takes you down Lake Shore Drive -- LSD to the natives - a sweeping boulevard that follows Lake Michigan for "32 miles along the way." This song rocks!

Listening to Memory Lane / Lake Shore Drive.......2001-06-27

It doesn't matter if you're hearing these songs for the first time, or remembering them from when they first came out. The sound (a simple light rock) works as good today as it did yesteryear. Most of this cd will be especially appealing to people born in Chicago, but living somewhere else now.

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