Dying Star

Dying Star

Track Listings

1. Road to Emmaus

2. Dying Star

3. Burning in the Sky

4. Run Baby Run

5. Will of God

6. Whistle in Your Will

7. Mighty River

8. Samuel

9. Jesus

10. Lion of Judah

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Stars rise and fall but sons don't. God has raised up a generation of sons and daughters, not a generation of superstars. Songs include: "Lion of Judah"; "Burning in the Sky"; "Mighty River"; Dying Star"; "Will of God" and more.

Tracks:

Daiquiris & Dice
If I Died
We Were Gettin High
Save My Soul
My Only Friend
Behind The Bleachers
Put The Gun Down
My Blood Part II
Get Reborn
Baby, We Got A Lot To Lose
Electric Eye
Gina

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely awesome!.......2007-06-17

Yeah, caught TMT in Austin, Texas where they played a lot of their album material. Absolutely loved everything. They have some great songs on this one with, "Daiquiris and Dice", "We Were Getting High" with some great lyrically dark songs such as, "If I Died" and "My Only Friend". I'm not too sure if I like the lyrics or music better, but I definately know this band is professional to the tee. I'll buy every album they ever come out with.

Melanie .......2005-08-25

I love this album! They have another CD out called One Road EP with 5 tracks that is outstanding also, which I believe is available at their website www.mothertruckers.com (I haven't found it anywhere else). They are a fantastic band! I saw them open up for a Merle Haggard show and became an instant fan. Since then, I try to catch them anytime they are in town. They are very talented songwriters and the music is fantastic. If you ever get a chance, go see them in concert! Their music is infectious and you won't be able to get it out of your head because it is so good.

Great Country/Rock Band!!!.......2004-09-25

I saw these guys open up for Huey Lewis at a local venue, and I enjoyed them BETTER than Huey Lewis! I fell in love with them...

If you're a fan of real country music and/or southern rock, make sure you pick this up. Original tunes, and not a bad pick in the bunch. And be sure to listen to the hidden track, which is a cover a song from Steve Martin's movie, The Jerk!

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The Female Beastie Boys
Northern State - Dyin In Stereo
These girls rock!
Who cares?
We really need another Dark Ages

Dying in Stereo
Northern State
Manufacturer: Star Time
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Thousand Words
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Vicious Cycle
Signal Flow (You Can't Fade Me)
All the Same
Dying in Stereo

Customer Reviews:

The Female Beastie Boys.......2007-03-30

This is the female version of the beastie boys and don't judge them there really are good and there could flow.

Northern State - Dyin In Stereo.......2006-12-18

Now I am a person who listens to hardcore rap, undaground music, including a lil bit of rnb and so forth. I will admit, when I start listening to Northern State, I wasn't feeling them at all. But when I couldn't think of any other cd to play, I played this cd, and all of a sudden I loved it. So to folks that making crazy comments and not giving their music a second chance AT LEAST, stop and really focus on listening to it again and see how you feel about it. But on the real is this truely a classic? No, but it's not terrible either. It's in between, something you can listen to if you're in a happy mood. Now for those that really haven't listen to Northern State like that, I suggest start with this album, and then decide whether or not you want to cop All City (I even have their first cd, Hip Hop You Haven't Heard; that came out before Dyin In Stereo). Consequently, this is music very different from nowadays music, well most of them, which is coming out now with a lot of bull ishh. So if you want somethin different start with this cd, because it's all about having fun with hip hop and not about killin and having sex.

These girls rock!.......2006-09-03

I can't help it,.... I like this band! I love what they have to say, their rhymes are great, very pro-girl. If teenagers listed to this instead of that schlock by pop singers maybe they'd be healthier.

Who cares?.......2006-03-04

Why should I care about this ultra lame CD? Beats that were old 15 years ago, rhythmically challenged white girl rapping reminiscent of the Beastie Boys first album, except worse, and lame socially (un)conscious lyrics. As a novelty record this thing is damn funny, as art its "excremental." Really who gives a damn about what it's like to grow up a priviledged white asshat from Long Island? Dying In Stereo indeed.

We really need another Dark Ages.......2005-10-29

Oh, lord, three "artsy", pseudo-intellectual scenester girls with contrived ghetto speak, "rapping" about their gigantic, inflated egos, while making sure to hit on every possible cliche in the book. I am at least happy, though, that my grandmother's beats and production values made it onto a record.
There's one particular lyric on the album that is revelatory and downright brilliant. Listen as these bright little ladies bust a tight one on the mic: "it's a vicious cycle, it's the DJ's and the MC's and the writers and the breakers, not the corporations and the hit makers, that keep hip hop fresh." Thanks. Yes, it's definitely people like Northern State and the DJ's and the breakers that keep it all afloat. Am I alive? When will garbage like this go away? And when will people stop declaring stuff like this to be good just because it's not like the stuff that's on MTV, or because it's "old school" and white and female, or whatever other bogus reasons? Never, insipid tripe like this will never go away. And this is just one of thousands. WHO actually believes this is well-made or intelligent? Is this simply being measured against waste like 50 Cent and the likes? Who cares? Why are standards below the ground? Hey, you know what else is old school? The bowel movement that my dog dropped about 13 years ago, just before expiring. And when placed next to MTV hip hop, my beloved, dead dog can ALSO seem great. Please, give me the corporate hit-maker "sell-outs" ANYDAY over this bilge. No, actually, just kill me now.

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"Absolute master-piece"!!!!!
Profound and intimate

Dying Star

Manufacturer: N.A.
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

Road to Emmaus
Dying Star
Burning in the Sky
Run Baby Run
Will of God
Whistle in Your Will
Mighty River
Samuel
Jesus
Lion of Judah

Album Description

Stars rise and fall but sons don't. God has raised up a generation of sons and daughters, not a generation of superstars. Songs include: "Lion of Judah"; "Burning in the Sky"; "Mighty River"; Dying Star"; "Will of God" and more.

Customer Reviews:

"Absolute master-piece"!!!!!.......2006-04-05

I dunno' man, ..i've been born-again, now, oh, 16 years..God has given me a great passion for prise /worship music, & of all the prise singers i've been listening to , these last 20 nearly years(Larry Norman, Dion di Mucci, Randy Stonehill, Keith Green, the grrrreat , much-loved Rich Mullins, John (& Terry) Talbot, Michael Card, Don Francisco, David Ruis, Barry McGuire, ..you name them)...Jason's music/worship stands with all the afore-mentioned!!!I adored the "Key of David! album ..incredible songs, ..then came the "Faith" c.d. , ..ALL my christian friends/brethren , here in England , have remarked what a stunning album "Faith" was to them!!A revelation in praise times!!This c.d. .."Dying Star " continues Jason's gifted Ministry..it's dynamite to my ears!!The whole album iS magnificent praises to Jesus, our LORD!!tHE TITLE CUT is a great convicting song about NOT blowing your own spiritual truumpets!!What a super/special album this is , & what a mouth God has given him! Jason, we NEED you , in our churches , ..psalm on!!Come to England , we pray !!!!!!!....

Profound and intimate.......2003-11-25

Like all of Jason Upton's worship, this CD is fantastic! This CD is a little more deep than catchy up-beat tunes. I loved the intimacy aspect of it. Jason's relationship with the Lord really comes through in songs like Burning in the Sky and Whistle in Your Will. Dying Star is such a powerful song that it will have you seeking the Lord as to your own motives and relationship with Him. Enjoy!

A.E. Housman: A Shropshire Lad, Complete in verse and song

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A.E. Housman: A Shropshire Lad, Complete in verse and song
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Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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ASIN: B00005S85Q
Release Date: 2001-12-11

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A Mussorgsky feast beyond praise
A STRONG REBUTTLE to the "bad" reviews.
Review for Richter's "Pictures" Only
A bad whooping cough in 1958 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Giant performance!

Panorama: Modest Mussorgsky

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00004W3IV
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Gnomus
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: The Old Castle
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Tuileries
Pictures At An Exhibition: Bydlo
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks
Pictures At An Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle
Pictures At An Exhibition: The Market At Limoges
Pictures At An Exhibition: Catacombs: The Roman Tomb
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Songs And Dances Of Death: 2. Serenade
Songs And Dances Of Death: 3. Trepak
Songs And Dances Of Death: 4. The Field Marshal
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Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Gnomus
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Il vecchio castello - Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Tuileries
Pictures At An Exhibition: Bydlo
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet des petits poussins dans leurs coques
Pictures At An Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Limoges: Le Marche
Pictures At An Exhibition: Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
Pictures At An Exhibition: La Cabane sur des pattes de poule
Pictures At An Exhibition: La Grande Porte de Kiev
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6 Songs: Where Art Thou, Little Star?
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Customer Reviews:

A Mussorgsky feast beyond praise.......2006-06-11

It was incredibly generous of DG to throw toegther these great performances--one of them legenday--in a bargain two-fer. The legendary performance, of course, is Richter's 1958 Pictures at an Exhibition performed in concert. The rights are owned by Philips, but I don't know if their latest remastering has been used here. The complaints about dreadful sonics are justified: the piano is far away and tinny, the Sofia audience coughs continuously--some of them are lucky to have left with their lungs intact--and there is a noisy exhaust fan in the foreground. It's a testimony to Richter's incandescent reading that it survives beyond all obstacles.

Another high point is the orchestral reading of Pictures under Giulini with the CSO. This was a famous recording in its day, because Giulini took the thrice-familiar music seriously, a bit slower than usual, adding many individual touches. Maybe his approach becomes ponderous and too serious at times, but it's one of a kind, and the solo winds in the orchestra are a delight.

Actually, I was most moved by Vishnievskaya's selection of songs, recorded in the Soviet Union with Igor Markevitch adding his superlative accompaniments--this is Mussorgsky singing of the highest order. But so is Fassbaender's Songs and Dances of Death, despite her lack of Slavic authenticity. Maazel bombs through Night on Bald Mountain with suitable thrills.

In all, this Panorama two-fer can't be faulted. It's one of the very best in the seeries, and several of the choicest things on it are otherwise out of print.

A STRONG REBUTTLE to the "bad" reviews........2006-05-19

155 minutes of music and one reviewer gives these CDs 1 star for couging here and there during 7 minutes of Richter's Pictures recital. Not continually mind you. I DON'T GET IT!
A reviewer doesn't like vocal music..so 2 stars. I DON'T GET IT! Just because one does not like "classical" vocals, doesn't mean they stink.
This is over 2 1/2 hours at single CD budget price. Geez...
Giulini gives a superbly recorded THRILLING performance of Pictures that, in my humble opinion, is second only to Reiner's. Also with the CSO 15 years earlier.
This 34+ minutes alone is worth the price of this collection.
The excerpts from Boris Gudonov are considered one of the best performances in the catalog (Karajan/VPO). 29 minutes and a good way to determine if you want to purchase the complete opera 3 CD set for over $30+ bucks.
Markevich/Vishnevskaya is considered to be the definitive version for the "6 songs".
The Kovanshchina prelude (Dawn on The Moskva River) is one the most heart rending themes in the canon. Simply gorgeous 6 minute piece of music.
I could go on and on.
Sure there are a few "gaffs" on these CDs. Maazel brings in Bald Mountain in under 10 minutes. Whew!
But hey...kudos to the orchestra for being able to play that well, that fast without stumbling over each other. Quite exhilerating acually.
And Then there is Richter's famous/"infamous" Pictures. Yes the annoying cough and a not so sonic recording. But anyone looking for just this track should already have been aware of this problem. "Classisists" have been talking about this problem for 50+ years. Obviously it can't be fixed. But still several coughs in 30+ minutes just makes it sound as live a performance as it is.
So let's recap...155 minutes of music with maybe parts of 15 minutes of minor problems for DISCOUNT bucks. Pretty good math I'd say. Equals 5 STARS where I come from.
Overall, this is an excellent CD for those who want Mussorgsky's major orchestral output in one package at a bargain price.
Top conductors, top orchestras, great performances and, except for Richter's Pictures, GREAT SONICS.
If you want a truly magnificent solo piano Pictures try Pletnev's on Virgin Classics. It will blow you away. And you get the bonus of his own piano transcription of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty which is even better.
ENJOY!

Review for Richter's "Pictures" Only.......2006-04-24

I was thrilled to find that Deutsche Grammophon has reissued Sviatoslav Richter's famous Sophia performance of "Pictures." I have owned it on tape, but have until now not had it on CD. I was surprised by previous reviews of this edition, since I thought that the explosive coughing had been toned down substantially. My tape broke years ago, so maybe my memory is off. But the re-engineering of this performace has been one of the most needed "retrofits" in the entire classical catalogue. The sound quality of this edition is certainly much better than the old Polydor record.

I also will refrain from entering the "Is it the greatest Pictures ever?"-debate. It is my favorite. One sometimes hears critics dismiss the piano--thus Mussorgsky's--version as monochromatic. But Richter presents a much more percussive version than most others, which may be why some people don't care for it. (My dad played this piece with a more Romantic reading.) It's a matter of taste: I have never cared for the Ravel version, probably because the percussive aspect doesn't translate into orchestration.

I almost never write music reviews, since I'd hate to convince people to plunk down good money on a CD that conforms to my taste but not theirs. BUT, if you have enjoyed this performace in the past . . .

I give five stars to Richter recital, which amazes me still. I agree that his deliberate "clunkers" are distracting. But having listened to this performance for almost twenty years, it is the "correct" playing of Pictures that now jars me. If you love this performance, as I clearly do, you'll be happy to have this CD. Just don't Google the Hartmann pictures which inspired Mussorgsky. It's disillusioning, but they aren't very good!

A bad whooping cough in 1958 in Sofia, Bulgaria.......2006-04-17

I was listening to the magnificient percussion and
overall sound of this double release, from 2000, #469 169-2,
when throughout the 1st CD, which opens up with the Mussorgsky
number PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, there's an irritating
musician in the room, exhibiting signs of a bad whooping cough,
thereby totally destroying the 20 minutes or so recording!

There are many soft passages throughout the number, and
it is just incredible that DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON allowed the
bad caugh distractions and irritations (cough! cough! cough!)
to stay on the tape!

Unbelievable! It's so bad, I thought about unloading this
art work, at a second hand music store for a buck and a half,
although I surely paid more than $20 for this double CD release
a few years ago.

I don't care much for the vocal pieces, either.

Aside from that, the remainder of the release is very strong,
so ...I can't bring myself to unload it....yet, anyway.

Giant performance!.......2005-06-03

Carlo Maria Giulini has been to my mind one of the most aristocratic, intelligent, wisdom and remarkable conductors in the last Century. Born in 1914, Giulini owns that special touch of genius that has been proved in several ocassions.
There are several works in the Symphonic repertoire whose meaning depends in last instance of your personal world's approach. The list wold be extremely long but briefly I would name five classic works: The Eroica, The First of Mahler, The Ninth of Bruckner, The fourth of Nielsen and this work.
What do you demand from this work? Fireworks, nostalgic approach, musical musculature,effectism or tonal poolish?
Besides a great amount of recorded versions, there is however, a relatively small number of succesful performances from the early forties with Arturo Toscanini, Guido Cantelli and Igor Markevitch in the fifties, Dorati in the sixties and then Markevitch again and Giulini in the seventies.
Giulini gives this work a remarkable stature, enriching the score with sumptuous details and rubatos, smart accents, inflexions, color sense and above all a noblesse spirit that personally I haven't listened in any other previous version.
Go for this golden treasure recording. But do not expect great fireworks exercises. Giulini never searched the gallery' s applause. He was a honest and original master by himself: his personal landmark.

Star Maps 2 Blocks - 9 Songs - Capricorn

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Star Maps 2 Blocks - 9 Songs - Capricorn

Manufacturer: Capricorn
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Star Maps 2 Blocks - 9 Songs - (1). Cake - "Jolene", from the album Motorcade of Generosity, (2). 311 -"Omaha Stylee" (12" Extended T-Ray remix) unreleased bonus track, (3). Hayride - "Jibber" from the album Smelly Old Cat, (4). Sordid Humor - "Hat Song" from the album Light Music for Dying People, (5). Widespread panic - "Raise The Roof" from the album Ain't Life Grand, (6). R. L. Burnside - "Old Black Mattie" from the album Too Bad Jim, (7). Everything - "Dame Tu Corazon" from the album Labrador, (8). CeDell Davis - "Rock" from the album The Best Of, & (9). Vigilantes Of Love - "Last To Know" from the album Welcome to Struggleville.

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Pop, not Classic

Arias and Entrechats
Philip Green
Manufacturer: Alanna Records
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The splendid and varied talents of Philip green are now available in their stunning new recording. Many of the great favorites from classical Opera and Ballet are arranged into a delightful Pops Concert. Be musically transported to the world of grand opera and ballet . "Glide across the ballroom floor. Good fun." - Stereo Review. Other enchantments are: "Sis MIA Mimic," "Celeste Aid a," and "Bess, You Is My Woman."

Customer Reviews:

Pop, not Classic.......1998-12-10

I really made a mistake buying this CD. I could barely listen to the first five songs and then I had to stop. The music is Pop, the instruments are Pop, there is no singing in the few songs I heard. If you're a serious classic music person then this is not for you. If you like classical a little but prefer a modern sound then you might like this.