Tim Moore [Import]

Tim Moore [Import]

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Product Description
First time on CD for this 1974 album for the singer/songwriter who previously worked with Daryl Hall in Gulliver for one album in 1969. Full of melodic songs, Moore played all instruments on the album (except drums) and it includes the hit singles, 'A Fool Like You', 'Second Avenue' (covered by Art Garfunkel) and 'Charmer'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Tim Moore,Tim Moore,Edsel Records UK,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter,Soft Rock

In November Sunlight (featuring Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore and Tim Reynolds)
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Lounge Jazz

good, but not 5 star material

Wonderful Smooth Jazz

Relaxing, smooth, and all too enjoyable

Bought it for Dave and Tim, but ended up liking it

In November Sunlight (featuring Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore and Tim Reynolds)
Michael Sokolowski , Michael , and Tim Reynolds
Manufacturer: Breezeway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K1RV
Release Date: 1996-12-17

Tracks:

Half Sleep (the river dreams) (featured guest: Darrell Rose, percussion)
Your Steps Alone (featured guest: LeRoi Moore, saxophone)
Coast to Coast (featured guest: LeRoi Moore, saxophone)
In November Sunlight (featured guest: LeRoi Moore, saxophone)
Jiriki (featured guests: Dave Matthews, voice, LeRoi Moore, saxophone, and Tim Reynolds, guitar)
Energy Change (featured guest: LeRoi Moore, saxophone)
Body Home
Lullaby for E

Album Description

Lyrical piano melodies and powerful rhythms characterize this debut album of original music from Michael Sokolowski, Houston Ross, and John Gilmore. Guest artists include Dave Matthews, Leroi Moore, and Tim Reynolds of Dave Matthews Band association.

Customer Reviews:

Lounge Jazz.......2006-04-12

I too found this album years and years ago when I was into Dave Matthews. At the time, I wasn't much into jazz, but my interest was definitely beginning to grow. This album was probably one of the first Jazz albums I listened too, and at the time, I thought it was great. Fast forward about 6 years and here I am. I'm pretty much a total jazz head at this point, and quite frankly, aside from the senitmental value of hearing this again, it really isn't that good. It's pleasent music for sure, but it's just not very interesting music. The druming is monotonous and boring, the piano work leaves much to be desired, both techinically and musically. The sax player is okay, but is similar to Kenny G in his approach (not good). I doubt anyone will hate this album, but if you know music outside of what is popularily percieved as Jazz (ex. Kenny G), then you will quickly be inspired to listen to something else. For those that enjoyed this album, I recommend Jan Garbarek's album, Twelve Moons. It's similiar in mood, and also happens to be absolutely brilliant. Also check out anything by Pat Metheny.

good, but not 5 star material.......2005-08-04

Like a lot of people I bought this cd because I was intrigued by the appearences of Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore and Tim Reynolds. Dave has a very minimal role in the album but really adds a great touch to the song Jiriki. At first listen I caught myself nodding my head and tapping my feet so I knew the album had something in it I liked. There are many good piano riffs in the album and of course LeRoi adds his incredible sax touch but what seems to get overlooked on this album are catchy bass riffs. This cd is different than all of the other cd's I own but I am very glad I have it in my collection because at times its that one cd that seems like its the perfect music choice.

Wonderful Smooth Jazz.......2004-05-20

This is an excellent compelation by very talented muscians. I too am a Dave Matthews Band fan which is what initially attracted me to the album. The reason I bought it however was becasue I am a fan of Jazz. This album is amazingly smooth, and as a fan of Piano, I really appreciated the smooth transitions and playing of Soko. The reason I give it only four stars is that I feel only the first five tracks (which happens to be the tracks that Leroi Moore, DMB sax guy extraordinare play on) are the only ones I really enjoyed. I didn't particularly liked the last three. I also have issues with some sloppy and excessive piano parts. This isn't to say there missed notes, just very excited and "busy" moments where the smoothness was lost. It was brief, however, so don't worry. Whereas I wouldn't go far to call this a "Must Have", if you enjoy jazz and don't mind spending for quality music, I highly recommend this.

Relaxing, smooth, and all too enjoyable.......2004-03-26

How can one dislike the flowing manner of these amazing musicians? If you are a true fan of jazz then this record is for you. If you're a mainsteam Davehead, then well, maybe you should start off your jazz exploration with something a little more mainstream. Trust me, I am a huge DMB supporter, but if in buying this record I wasn't really anticipating Dave's vocals or even Roi's eloquant sax riffs. I bought it for the music. You should do the same.

Bought it for Dave and Tim, but ended up liking it.......2003-12-16

I've never heard of Soko, but it is great. Dave doesn't play a huge roll in the CD, but its great stuff even without getting it. A Great Modern day Jazz CD. Leroi plays great on almost all the tracks and Timmy tears Jiriki to shreds.

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Thank you Tim Moore
first 5 songs are classic
Amazing that anyone recalls Tim Moore
The one song that can make me break down and cry!
CD worth every penny I paid for

Tim Moore
Tim Moore
Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tim Moore/Behind the Eyes
Garfunkel

ASIN: B0000555AB
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

A Fool Like You
Second Avenue
Charmer
Sister Lilac
High Feeling
I Can Almost See The Light
Love Enough
Aviation Man
When You Close Your Eyes
I'll Be Your Time

Album Description

First time on CD for this 1974 album for the singer/songwriter who previously worked with Daryl Hall in Gulliver for one album in 1969. Full of melodic songs, Moore played all instruments on the album (except drums) and it includes the hit singles, 'A Fool Like You', 'Second Avenue' (covered by Art Garfunkel) and 'Charmer'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Reissue of 1974 album by this singer/songwriter who was previously in the band Gulliver with Daryl Hall.

Customer Reviews:

Thank you Tim Moore.......2006-05-04

When I first heard "Second Avenue" on the radio in the 1970s, I knew I had to have this album. The record store had to special order it for me. After all these years I can still say that "Second Avenue," sung by Tim Moore, is one of my all time favorite songs.

first 5 songs are classic.......2005-12-23

A fool like you, second avenue, charmer all great songs. I think Tim Moore was from Philly and thats how I got turned on to him. This is his best record. The songs fall into the soft rock / singer- songwriter category. For those unfamiliar with Tim Moore, they may know Second Avenue from Art Garfunkel's fairly successful cover.

Amazing that anyone recalls Tim Moore.......2005-06-10

Tim Moore never had a top 40 hit by himself. "2nd Avenue" done by Art Garfunkel (on the 45, it reads Garfunkel no Art)and that was as close as he got. Tim won a song writing contest, 1974 Grand Prize best song at the 1rst annual American Song Fesival, an attempt for promoters in USA to copy the World-Wide Song Fesival where ABBA got its first buzz with "Waterloo". Later, that same song festival acknowledged "Feelings" as the best song...
Anyway, Tim won in 1974 with "Charmer", a mainstream piano uptempo song that Billy Joel would have liked to have stolen. That song went nowhere. But Tim got a recording contract, made an LP with some basic 70's rock and released the 45 "2nd Avenue"
That song was indicative of the time, but better than most singer/songwriter lyrics and had an evocative voice. Those who heard it when played. rarely, on AM stations knew that it was a fine song but it passed quicky. I actually bought the LP, but even at the time it was hard to find. Now to get the LP on CD is a treat. Tim Moore has a terrific sense of melody and verse, but it is easy to see why he didn't go much further than those who got it in the first place. I wonder if those who didn't hear him then will get it now....

The one song that can make me break down and cry!.......2004-02-26

Bowie was looking for his one song that could make him break down and cry. Second Avenue is it. I can't listen to the song without getting choked up. For anyone that had a long term relationship that wasn't going to work, there is solace in this song. Second Avenue had many plays on my turntable in the early 1980's.

CD worth every penny I paid for.......2004-02-19

His songs came out way before my time and NEVER played on any of the oldies station, so I never even knew of Tim Moore's existence. What a waste of talent unnoticed by the mainstream media.

Thank goodness a friend with good ballad music tastes told me about "Second Avenue." I purchased the CD because of "Second Avenue", expecting only to like that one song. Was I wrong. I enjoy "A Fool Like You".

"Love Enough" is simply FANTASTIC! It's one of the most beautiful ballads I ever heard, and I never get tired of listening to it.

Suite for Susan Moore and Damion: We Are One, One, All in One/Bird on a Wire
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Tim Hardin's Best

The needless "Classic- discussion"

Master of bluesy folk

For Hardin devotees only

Suite for Susan Moore and Damion: We Are One, One, All in One/Bird on a Wire
Tim Hardin
Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bird on a Wire

ASIN: B00003CWJ0
Release Date: 1999-12-06

Tracks:

First Love Song
Everything Good Become More True
Question Of Birth
Once-Touched By Flame
Last Sweet Moments
Magician
Loneliness She Knows
The Country I'm Living In
One One The Perfect Sum
Susan
Bird On The Wire
Moonshiner
Southern Butterfly
A Satisfied Mind
Soft Summer Breeze
Hoboin'
Georgia On My Mind
Andre Johray
If I Knew
Love Hymn

Album Description

Reissue featuring two of the folk singer/ songwriter's Columbia LPs together on one CD, 1970's 'Suite For Susan Moore And Damion - We Are One, All in One' and 1971's 'Bird On A Wire'. Both records showcase his undeniable strength for delivering sketchy, yet potent tunes. 1999 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Two on One CD Package: 'Suite for Susan Moore and Damion: We Are One, all in One / Bird on a Wire'.

Customer Reviews:

Tim Hardin's Best.......2005-08-04

Although alot of folks might think that Tim Hardin 2 with "If I Were a Carpenter" on it is his best LP, these two releases in one package and recorded circa 1970 and 1971, I believe, show us Hardin at his creative peak. "Suite" is Tim pulling out all the stops incorporating Jazz, Poetry, Folk, Blues; hell, everything but the kitchen sink is in the mix here. Folklore has it that he recorded "Suite" while living in a huge house in Woodstock, NY and he would wander around the house at all hours recording bits and pieces of songs at a time. "Bird" is a collection of self-penned tunes and covers that show Tim in great voice and he interprets Leonard Cohen's title tune beautifully. On both releases, he pours his heart out about the love he has for his wife, his newly born son, his struggle with drugs and alcohol, as well as his fear of becoming a new parent. Hardin is a must for anyone who is seriously interested in American Folk, Jazz and/or singer/songwriter offerings and this two-for is the best work he ever did.

The needless "Classic- discussion".......2004-10-08

Whenever that "Suite for Susan" album gets mentioned, people don't talk about the musical issues, they argue wether it's a classic album or just overrated "..."(whatsoever).
Needless to say that Tim never could reach the hights of those wonderful two Albums he recorded for Verve in 1966 - 1967 again.
But you get to hear great tunes on "Susan". They don't stick to any Pop or even Folk formula, most of them have a lovely improvised and sensitive feeling about them.
Anyone new to the Tim Hardin world might be irritated, but once you've taken his early classics to your heart, this album here shows you somehow the dark side of Tim Hardin 1 and 2.
"Bird on a wire" comes on strong and jazzy.
Your hear the smoke in Tim's voice, but it's a disappointing album (That's why I only give 4 stars; "Susan"=5; "Bird"=3) cause it lacks the beauty his 3 first records so obviously had.
There are some fine moments, mostly "Southern butterfly", but I guess it lacks more original Hardin songs to be a great album in a whole.
Whatsoever; it's worth buying!

Master of bluesy folk.......2004-06-06

This collection combines Tim Hardin's Suite For Susan Moore (1970) and Bird On A Wire (1971). My favorites are the tracks from Bird On A Wire, where Hardin returns to his roots with a smoky jazzy vocal delivery, supported by guitar, keyboards, bas, drums, percussion, vibes, cello, harp and pedal steel.

Leonard Cohen's title track and songs like his cover of Satisfied Mind and his own composition Hoboin' display a poignant sense of longing. More than a dozen folk and jazz musicians worked on this album, but keyboardist Joe Zawinul and guitarist Ralph Towner deserve special accolades for their instrumental virtuosity that subtly and successfully integrates Hardin's various stylistic influences.

As a romantic musical poet, Hardin was unique in that he straddled the fields of folk and blues. His symbolic imagery and haunting vocals remind me somewhat of that other tragic singer-songwriter, the great Nick Drake. After the release of these accomplished albums, Hardin settled in the UK where he occasionally played on the club circuit. While resident in Britain he released the released the unimpressive Painted Head (1972), the somewhat better Archetypes (1973) and the excellent Nine (1974).

I also recommend the albums Reason To Believe: The Best Of, the double set Suite For Susan Moore And Damian/Bird On A Wire and The Essential Classic Hardin, 1963 - 1980.

For Hardin devotees only.......2002-01-08

It is difficult to define a Hardin devotee. The music that this man made and the way he sang defied all classification. He could veer towards folk,blues and jazz with wonderful results and at the same time he could combine all of them in a rather singular blend accompanied by his distinctive voice. These 2 albums here show that even when under a dry spell Tim was a very sensitive and complex songwriter. Complex in the sense that his voice is added as an extra instrument and can carry a simple tune to incredible heights.
Undoubtedly, there are quite a few "misses" but it is worth buying this for the rest which is Hardin vintage. Probably the two best cuts here are "First love song" and "If I knew" which date back to 1965-66 (alternate takes of these two songs appeared in the "Hang on to a dream" compilation).
Except for those older songs there are some new ones that stand their ground well, notably "Southern Butterfly", "Everything good becomes more true" and "Love Hymn". As always the poetry in his songs is unique in expresiveness and nobility without ever becoming distant from real feelings. On the contrary it only shows the gentleness that this man had along with all the demons that claimed his life on December 29, 1980.
Finally, Hardin includes some covers which don't always hit the right note (at least for me). For example, I didn't enjoy the jazz cover of the standard "Georgia in my mind". That said, there is his interpretation of Cohen's "Bird on a wire" that is beyond description simply because the lyrics could have been a short biography of Hardin and he feels at home with everything said in this song.
All in all, a strange collection of songs that reflect upon the life of an even stranger soul. Listen to the way he sings: "If whiskey don't kill me now, I believe I'll live till I die" from the "Moonshiner" and you'll understand what I mean.

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Absolutely Essential. One of the Best CDs Ever Made
This attempt is a mixed bag

Birth Caul (Shamanism of Childhood)
Alan Moore , David J , and Tim Perkins
Manufacturer: Charrm
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003SD6
Release Date: 1996-03-05

Tracks:

The Birth Caul (I)
This Present Moment (18.11.95)
The Birth Caul (II)
The World's Blunt Engine
The Birth Caul (III)
Drowning In Gold
The Birth Caul (IV)
The Dressing Of The Tongue
The Birth Caul (V)
Dummy
The Birth Caul

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Essential. One of the Best CDs Ever Made.......2002-09-02

This work has it all. It is the best of Moore's spoken-word CDs by far. I think it is the best thing Moore has ever done. Deeply personal. Powerfully universal. Bold. Terrifying.

Using the folklore surrounding a veil of skin over the face with which some babies are born as his jumping-off point and central metaphor, Moore takes us through a life and then backwards, to birth and beyond. His language as he does this is perfect for each stage of reverse development.

This is a stunning, perfect work. You'll want to listen to it 100 times.

This attempt is a mixed bag.......1999-11-05

On November 18th, 1995, his forty-second birthday, Alan Moore performed a lengthy autobiographical poem entitled The Birth Caul. The work was accompanied by music from David J. and Tim Perkins. Last spring saw the release of a graphic version of the poem, illustrated by Eddie Campbell. The comic and the disc go together nicely, a kind of darkly mutated version of those comic-book-and-record sets that were ubiquitous in the 1970's. Moore refers to the work as "a shamanism of childhood." I'm wary of new-agey terminology, and would prefer to characterize the piece as an honest stab at High Art. While in the world of comics, he stands out merely by virtue of his having an imagination, Moore himself has said that he would be considered a hack if subjected to the critical standards of any other medium. This attempt is a mixed bag, but Moore's still more talented than he gives himself credit for. Fans will recognize the dark, brooding poetry of Watchmen and Swamp Thing and the hidden landscapes of From Hell, but when torn away from any mythical icons or comic-book-campiness, his influences are much more visible. His vivid imagery of a damp, bleak English landscape is reminiscent of T.S. Eliot, and his stream-of-consciousness wordplay reminds one of William Burroughs. Moore's poetry doesn't really come anywhere near Eliot's, but he's actually a much better writer than Burroughs. He is still, however, more the consummate comic writer than he is a poet or performance artist. The work is much more compelling and visual in the graphic novel than it is on the CD. This may have something to do with Campbell, but I think it's more likely that Moore is just used to working in a medium that's half visual. Also, when placed in a comic, especially a superhero comic, Moore's dark poetry is striking and insightful, but by itself it often gets melodramatic and adolescent. This is too bad, because Moore's come up with some of the best turns of phrase I've heard/read in a long time. His study of the storybook banality of working-class English life is compelling and often breathtaking-but can also be pretentious and humorless. The work itself contains a certain gallows wit, but when Moore reads it, it unfortunately gets lost. Still, the disc and the comic both are both worth having, and worth enjoying separately from one another (I particularly recommend listening to the CD in a darkened room). The music is brilliant at times, with an especially haunting soundscape that recurs during the "Birth Caul" segments.

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Nothing you haven't heard before, but some of it rather effective and always pleasant to hear
Rock-N-Roll with a Classical Patrol

Patrol

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003ELH
Release Date: 1994-08-30

Tracks:

Danceworks: Dance 1
Danceworks: Dance 2
Danceworks: Dance 3
Danceworks: Dance 4
Principia
Patrol: Movement 1
Patrol: Movement 2
Patrol: Movement 3

Customer Reviews:

Nothing you haven't heard before, but some of it rather effective and always pleasant to hear.......2007-01-05

Steve Martland's controversial reputation was established in 1989 when the now-defunct, cult Manchester-based and mostly rock-devoted Factory label published its CD # 266, containing the composer's Babi Yar for large orchestra and Drill for two pianos (see my review. It has been reissued by Catalyst). A few more CDs followed on Factory (including the one titled "Crossing the Border", also reissued by Catalyst - see my review). The three pieces included on "Patrol" were recorded in 1993 and released by Catalyst, a label from bmg that seemed to try to surf on the wave of "rock-meets-classical" that had brought Martland into the limelight (I'm not sure the label exists anymore).

"Danceworks" is a series of 4 short (5 to 6 minutes) pieces of mainly brass-colored, repetitive music based on simple, even simplistic melodic cells and hocketing rhythmic figures - many off-beat syncopations, but nothing more elaborate than Bossa Nova. It is reminiscent of Steve Reich. I personally find it easy to hear and entertaining, but very predictable and hence rapidly boring, but those with a taste for Reich will no doubt warm up to it more than I did. "Principia", which lasts 3:05, very much follows the same model and compositional processes. It must be a favourite of Martland, as he recorded it no less than three times (once on "Crossing the Border", and then on "Horses of Instruction" in 2001 for Black Box - see my review)

"Patrol" is a long (32:30) piece written for string quartet, instructed to play without vibrato. It is quite unique in Martland's oeuvre, in that it is dominated by music that is often slow-moving and poignantly dirge-like in atmosphere (try track 6 at 1:12, a passage sometimes evocative of Barber, or the third movement, tracks 11 to 13) rather than the percussive, high-energy style so typical of Martland. The latter is present, to be sure, and some of the compositional processes at work involve shortening of note value over constant ground-bass, giving the impression of accelerating music (track 9). "Patrol" conjures echoes of Britten's string quartets (try track 13, with violin and viola playing in unison in their upper registers, recalling the Andante sostenuto in Britten's first or the Allegro calmo senza rigore of his second) and even Janacek (track 10 at 2:22), but it really often sounds like the kind of music the Kronos Quartet likes to commission and perform, and especially like the string quartets of Terry Riley (played by the Kronos Quartet on Elektra/Nonesuch). There is nothing in Martland's Patrol that doesn't give me the impression that I've heard it before, but if not entirely original the whole is rather effective and quite pleasant to hear.

Good, thoroughly informative notes on the compositions.

Rock-N-Roll with a Classical Patrol.......2003-04-23

This is different stuff...but I like it a lot. In fact, I like Steve Martland's music more than Phillip Glass. Phillip Glass was great for a start but once he became famous, all the songs sound the same. At least with Steve Martland the music is always different. The 1st section called "Danceworks" is simple Classical music with a rock beat, very jumpy & danceable, almost comical at times. The highlight is "Patrol", this is what many normally think as Classical music. This piece is the most haunting, loneliest piece of music I ever heard. At times the music seems like Arvo Part with its starkness, specially with the violins, yet Steve Martland holds onto his originality. Let me write it this way; if you want something different & feel very depress, either play "Danceworks" to left your spirits or if you want to remain depressed play "Patrol" to explore the uniqueness & mystery of your soul.

Jesus Christ Superstar: The 20th Anniversary London Cast Recording

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Not my fave.....
ExcellenT!!!!!!!!!!!!
BORING!
This is NOT a review but A STATEMENT of INQUIRY
This is NOT a review, just a thread post

Jesus Christ Superstar: The 20th Anniversary London Cast Recording
Andrew Lloyd Webber , Victor Spinetti , Claire Moore , Keith Burns , Jeff Shankley , and Tim Rice
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003FD5
Release Date: 1992-10-09

Tracks:

Ov
Heaven On Their Minds
What's The Buzz
Strange Thing Mystifying
Everything's Alright
Jesus Must Die
Hosanna
Simon Zealotes
Poor Jerusalem
Pilate's Dream
The Temple
Everything's Alright
I Don't Know How To Love Him
Damned For All Time
Blood Money
Betrayal

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Last Supper
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Gethsemane
Betrayal/Arrest
Peter's Denial
Pilate And Christ
Herod's Song
Judas's Death
Trial & 39 Lashes
Superstar
Crucifixion
John 19:41
Could We Start Again Please?

Customer Reviews:

Not my fave............2005-09-14

It really goes to show how performances can make or break a recording. If you're going to have someone carry a musical please make sure he can sing. This Jesus cannot sing. As a whole I actually prefer rock singers to musical theatre singers (especially for this particular show) and even as a rock singer his technique is crap. This is really just my opinion, others may think he's great. But his performance alone made this CD a turn off for me. The Judas is just kind of so-so and the orchestrations are pretty basic.

ExcellenT!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-02-14

As you all already know, there's been many copies of this Rice and Webbers' muscial, but there hasn't been a cd that contains a more modern stlye of JSC like this one!!
It has everything one wants in a JSC cd, singers that can really sing,musicians that can really play! When I first bought it,I was excited and happy because I finally bought a good and up to date JSC cd.
If you want a more up to style JSC cd, BUY THIS ONE!!!!

(Warning: the only thing that made me give this cd 4 stars other than 5 was the sometimes good vocals of Paul Nicholas. I felt that Webber should have recast Paul, he ruined a few good lines in the rock-opera)
Other than that, BUY IT!!!
Its like listening to a LIVE production of JSC performed right at your home!

BORING!.......2004-05-09

WORST JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR CD EVER! THIS IS WORST THAN THE CONCEPT RECORDING! THERE IS NOTHING GOOD ABOUT THIS CD! NOTHING! JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR FANS, DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE REALLY COOL TITLE OF THIS CD! IT IS AWFUL! OK, IT HAS ALL THE SONGS, BUT, COME ON!

This is NOT a review but A STATEMENT of INQUIRY.......2004-04-05

Well, like I said--this is not a review; I just wanted to answer the other person's question to whether or not this is the original cast recording. Well, the answer is:No, it's not. It's a re-working or a "special anniversary" recording. The original 1972 London cast recording was only a highlights album. But to make sure I don't waste your time, here is the main bottom line:Only get it if you are a die hard fan--the 1992 London is better than the original 1972 london cast recording. But to keep you amused, here are some details. Here are some of the cast as follows:

Jesus:Paul Nicholas
Mary:Dana Gillespie
Judas:Stephen Tate

This recording was a little too "disco" for me especially on "Simon Zealotes." But Nicholas actually doesn't scream in Gethsemane. But he does "yodel" somewhat. It's hard to explain.

But if you are still amused, here is the ordering information. Again, this can only be special ordered. It's a RARE item. It's out of print. Only luck:USED section or special order.

Here is the catalog number:

MCA RECORDS

"DMCF 2503 250 431 2"

Amazon.com, sorry for the double posting, but I thought this post didn't go through the first time.

This is NOT a review, just a thread post.......2004-04-05

I just wanted to answer the previous person's question to whether or not this is an official or re-working of the offical London cast. The answer is THIS recording is not the OFFICAL London cast recording. This is an anniversary recording. But to help you save your money, this anniversary recording made in 1992 is better than the 1972 original London Cast recording. I don't care if it's out of print--don't get IT unless you are truely a DIE HARD fan. PLUS, it's REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY hard to find. Plus, the 1972 recording sounds more like disco music---rock disco music. Plus, Paul Nicholas does a "yodel" type of thing in the middle of gethsemane because he can't hold the note that long. But the plus about Nicholas in the 1972 Lond cast recording is that Nicholas DOESN'T SCREAM out the lyrics like he does in the 1992 cast recording--"See...See.....how I die." When I listen to the 1992 one, it almost sounded like Nirvana when it came to "See...See....how I die. Nicholas doesn't do that in the original. But the 1972 recording is way too 1970's. It's totally outdated. But I keep it because I am a JCS fan.

Here is the cast for the 1972 London Cast Recording

Jesus:Paul Nicholas
Judas:Stephen Tate
Mary:Dana Gillespie
Herod:Paul Jabara

If you want to write a letter to MCA or ask your CD store to special order it for you, the catalog number is as follows

MCA Records

Tracks:

A Fool Like You
Second Avenue
Charmer
Sister Lilac
High Feeling
I Can Almost See The Light
Love Enough
Aviation Man
When You Close Your Eyes
I'll Be Your Time
For The Minute
Lay Down A Line To Me
(I Think I Wanna) Possess You
Now I See
Rock And Roll Love Letter
If Somebody Needs It
The Night We First Sailed Away
Kaptain Kidd
Sweet Navel Lightning
Bye Bye Man

Album Description

After appearing in the early bands of Todd Rundgren (Woody's Truck Stop) and Daryl Hall (Gulliver), Tim Moore emerged as a leading songwriter in the 1970s, having had his material recorded by Art Garfunkel ("Second Avenue"), The Bay City Rollers ("Rock And Roll Love Letter"), Richie Havens, Etta James and Cher. These two albums were his first releases with a major record label. "Tim Moore is a pop maestro...[with] an exquisite understanding of pop structure and melody." (Joe Viglione, Allmusic.com)

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A LONG AWAITED BARGAIN.......2006-01-07

Tim Moore was one of the talented singer/songwriter of the 70's but his works were only re-issued in CDs just in the recent few years. I was surprised to see this CD containing all songs from his first two albums. The song "Second Avenue" alone is worth a third of the price and there are many more well-written ballads to make up the rest of your investment. On this one, "For The Minute", "Lay Down A Line To Me", "Now I See", "Charmer", "Love Enough", "A Fool Like Me", "The Night We First Sailed Away" are all great songs. It's a really good bargain.

I hope to see more of his latter works being re-issued like this.

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Falls just short of Virginal Coordinates and Orchestra Dim Bridges . . .
Solid effort from a very interesting musician

The Story of Iceland

Manufacturer: Tzadik
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004T92S
Release Date: 2000-06-27

Tracks:

The Story of Iceland: Cricle of Fair Karma
The Story of Iceland: Circle of Fair Karma
The Story of Iceland: Sweetness Of Candy
The Story of Iceland: Hour of Fair Karma
The Story of Iceland: Hour of Fair Karma
The Beloved One
Ayanamsha

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Falls just short of Virginal Coordinates and Orchestra Dim Bridges . . ........2006-05-14

. . . but awfully good just the same.

Eyvind Kang has a unique musical conception. When he's on, as he usually is, he can evoke never-before-heard sensibilities and soundscapes--heck, even when he's off, he still conjures musical bedlam entirely worth hearing.

He's generally on here. The only possible exception is "10:10 (The Beloved One)." Its aesthetic is weird enough, all right. For me it's just a question as to whether extremely stylized vocals (making Mike Patton, for example, sound like Mel Torme) mapped onto some bizarro psychedelic-rock/cabaret vibe really works. In the end, I guess I don't care: The whacky weirdness carries the day, although one must admit that the "music" purveyed on this cut stretches the term almost beyond recognition.

What he's doing on this disc, I think, is laying the groundwork for his masterpiece, Virginal Coordinates. "Circle of Fair Karma," with its plodding, dirgelike tempo, the brilliant trumpet of Lesli Dalaba, herself a New Music composer and performer of note, its elegiacism, its weight of glory, its floating strings over chthonic tuba, its Uillean pipes and Scottish fife-and-drum drumming, evokes that same eerie timebound timelessness of much of Virginal Coordinates.

"Sweetness of Candy" has that same sweet/sick vibe that much of his earlier astounding disc, The Sweetness of Sickness, has. I am especially taken by the faux-naive violin solo of Karla Ramnath. Strangely resonating with Indian double violin playing, her approach lends the piece a mesmerizing exotic sheen.

What to make of "The Hour of Fair Karma"? To me it sounds like Peter Garland meets the Claudia Quintet--that is to say, probably the most fantastic musical amalgamation I could imagine. Reeking of old mystery, nay, some kind of wholesome spiritual alchemy--what Secret Chiefs Three would be if they hadn't sold out to dark Kabala--encountered through the musical diaphragm of fake-folk sensibilities, these are sounds, far-fetched, to sooth the alienated Western psyche.

To me, Evying Kang ranks up there with my absolute favorite musical artists: Peter Garland, John Hollenbeck, Tucker Martine, Sylvie Courvoisier, Susie Ibarra, John Wolf Brennan, Peter Epstein, and Omar Sosa. Anything he does is worth hearing, and this is probably his third-best outing. Highly recommended.

Solid effort from a very interesting musician.......2000-06-29

Eyvind Kang has perfected the art of recording music that is utterly beautiful and yet completely sick and twisted at the same time. "The Story Of Iceland" is his third release on John Zorn's Tzadik label. "7 NADEs" was noisy and experimental, "Theatre Of Mineral NADEs" was simple and tuneful. "The Story Of Iceland" falls somewhere in between, being very listenable, and yet having it's themes stretched and developed to their full potential. There are no insane noisefests like on "7 NADEs", however. Kang's work is very unique, but some reference points I can offer: Sonic Youth, Phillip Glass, Michael Nyman and Secret Chiefs 3 (with whom he plays).

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More than Victorian sentimentality
Full of atmosphere and taste.
Ben Heppner Sings Paolo Tosti
Strongly recommended

Ideale: Songs of Paolo Tosti

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CGUZZ
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

Ideale
Entra!
In The Hush Of The Night
Lasciami! Lascia Ch'io Respiri
Vorrei Morire!
L'alba Separa Dalla Luce L'ombra
'A Vucchella
Seconda Mattinata
Penso!
Chitarrata Abruzzese
Plaintes D'amour
Demain
Lo Ti Sento!
I Dare To Love Thee
Lasciali Dir!
Pierrot's Lament
Invan Preghi
Non T'amo Piu
Goodbye!

Customer Reviews:

More than Victorian sentimentality.......2006-08-30

It hasn't stood Tosti well that he was a favorite of Queen victoria's, or that his songs were a staple in parlors with potted palms. Ben Heppner here leads a one-man Tosti revival, accompanied by a salon ensemble that perfectly suits the sweet sentimentality of the songs. The singer clearly loves the music--he toured with this group and often adds Tosti to his encores. With his gleaming voice, Heppner lifts the gorgeous melodic lines into a higher realm. "Ideale" is the most famous and perhaps the greatest of Toosti's tunes, but there are a handful on that plane, and the rest bring nostalgic delight.

Full of atmosphere and taste........2005-01-12

Ben Heppner is a tenor of considerable ability, and he shows here that he is not simply a bang-up HeldenTenor. Several Tosti songs have of course been perennial favorites of tenors for generations, and a few of these are included here. His singing of A'Vucchella is very affecting, the tempo exactly what the tenderness of the text calls for. In whatever he sings, Mr. Heppner maintains a legato that sense of phrasing that is beautiful. I concur with a previous reviewer, that I would love to hear him do more of Tosti's songs; Luna d'Estate, Marechiare, etc. are simply great songs and I would be eager to hear Mr. Heppner apply his talents to these.
The chamber orchestra arrangements I found to be quite effective. It gives the entire disc a certain ambience of 'la belle epoque' that is wholly suited to the music. Very enjoyable disc indeed.

Ben Heppner Sings Paolo Tosti.......2004-08-19

Anybody who records Tosti songs today faces formidable competition from 100 years of recordings.Battistini, Caruso, Ponselle, Bjoerling, and Pavarotti---to name some Tosti interpreters I'm familiar with---set high standards in this material. In this august company Mr. Heppner fares very well indeed. His " A Vucchella" may be a bit slower than Ponselle's, and his "Ideale" slower than Bjoerling's, but Mr. Heppner finds in this salon music just about everything there is to find. His half-voice pp octave leap at the end of "Ideale" is thrilling and perfectly matched to the music. On this CD, Mr. Heppner exercises more than one ascending diminuendo in full voice without resorting to falsetto, and this alone justifies having this disc.He gets to the heart of this material without once lapsing into operatic overemoting or sentimentality. If he is more successful with the songs set to Italian texts than he is with the English- and French-language songs, that's very probably because Tosti himself seems to have been more successful in setting Italian words. And one has to be patient in listening to some of this material---particularly the English-language songs---especially if this CD is serving as one's introduction to the 19th-century salon style. We're not used to the salon style any more than we are with the silent-film style. We've grown up with different genres. On the other hand, Mr. Heppner's readings of the great songs "Non t'amo piu" and "Ideale" need no introduction and serve to demonstrate how good Tosti really is at his best. I hope Mr. Heppner makes another Tosti CD and includes "Serenata", "Luna d'Estate", "Marechiare", and the fourth of the set of four songs this composer set to Italian texts by Gabriele d'Annunzio. (Mr. Heppner sings three of that set on the present disc, in addition to "A Vucchella", the latter with a d'Annunzio text in Abbruzzese dialect. Both Tosti and d'Annunzio were born in the Abbruzzi.) Very sensitive accompaniments, clear recording, informative notes, full texts and translations. Don't miss this one.

Strongly recommended.......2004-06-16

While other tenors may have the name recognition, Ben Heppner has the goods. Heppner is no stranger to my CD collection, with numerous opera recordings as well as non-opera disks such as "My Secret Heart." What separates Heppner from the others is that he is ALWAYS at the service of the music. He approaches Tosti's songs in a manner that serves them, rather than imposing his voice/style on the music. This disc may not have the widespread appeal that "My Secret Heart" (should have) had for non-hardcore opera fans, but if you like this style of music, this is a fantastic recording.

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Great HIT in Brazil...

Flash Forward

Manufacturer: Air Mail Archive
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ASIN: B0008GIQGG
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Album Description

Japanese reissue of the soft-rock singer/songwriter's 1985 album is packaged in a miniature LP sleeve & features 11 tracks including 1 bonus track, 'Yes' (Brazilian Machine Version). Airmail. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Great HIT in Brazil..........2005-07-30

I was just a child when Tim Moore was one of the most listenned acts with a song Called "Yes". We have soap operas here, and the music was a song theme from one of them, and that's why it got listenned all the country...

Anyways, I don't have this record, but I had to tell that this must be good, cause I was 6-years-old and til this days (I'm 27) i can remember every single note from "yes" (track 2 in that album) and still I remember Tim Moore as one of the greatest voices I've ever heard in my life!!!

He eventually came to Brazil and presented himself in a bunch of tv shows... I can remember me, a little kid, staying up late to see him on tv in a sunday...

JulyN

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