After Yesterday

After Yesterday

Editorial Reviews
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John Gorka's eighth album marks a return and a departure. He's back with his original label, the flourishing indie Red House. He's also a new father, and the pleasures and revelations of family fill these songs. Gorka can be giddy and tender, as on the brief lullaby "When He Cries," in which his infant son looks "like Charles Bronson when he cries." Elsewhere, he's a bit pious, his warm baritone forcing lessons on the listener. "After yesterday / We can live here together / After yesterday/ In sunny and the other weather / We're closing in on forever," he sings on the title track. Gorka has been an essential post-Dylan singer/songwriter partly because he has avoided such new- agey ponderings. He slips a bit on After Yesterday, despite the lightly lush Americana accompaniment of John Jennings and Peter Ostroushko, and the fine imagistic litanies of "Thorny Patch" and "Silvertown," which recall his strong, still-hungry early work. -- Roy Kasten

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Once Upon A Mattress (1959 Original Broadway Cast)
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"Mattress" CD was excellent

an oldie but a goodie

Nothing like the original --

Awesome

I saw the original on Broadway

Once Upon A Mattress (1959 Original Broadway Cast)
Marshall Barer
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Tracks:

Overture - Orchestra
Many Moons Ago - Harry Snow
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Based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale The Princess and the Pea, Once Upon a Mattress opened in May 1959 and was a solid success, if not a huge blockbuster. It did well enough, in any case, to warrant a 1997 revival starring Sarah Jessica Parker. The show was far from revolutionary, but it provided a really fun vehicle for a cast of top stage personalities, including black actress Jane White, who played Queen Aggravain (a part originally written for comedienne Nancy Walker) in whiteface. But of course, Once Upon a Mattress's heart and soul was Carol Burnett, who, in her Broadway debut created the part of Princess Winnifred and delivered two of Mary Rodgers's best songs, the hilarious "Shy" and the spunky "Happily Ever After," which sounds a bit like Jule Styne at his most rhythmic. Burnett's timing and performance remain as sharp as they were 40 years ago. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

"Mattress" CD was excellent.......2007-01-09

I've really enjoyed this CD. I only wish the play was available on DVD.

an oldie but a goodie.......2006-03-15

Loved Carol Burnett then and love her now. This original cast CD is a lovely trip down memory lane.

Nothing like the original -- .......2006-01-30

No offense to any of the subsequent "Freds" but Carol Burnett OWNS this role. The recording is as fresh and funny as anything being done today and this is the version musical theatre fans should have in their library. Get it.

Awesome.......2006-01-22

My school did this musical last year (Spring 2005) and I had never heard of it before, so I bought both the Revial and the Original Cast Recordings. Fell in love. I was Sir Harry and loved both songs that I sang in. In my opinion, those are the two best songs in the entire musical, but then again, I'm biased.

Once Upon A Mattress OCR is by far the best out there. Don't get me wrong, the Revival Cast did a wonderful job (soundtrack at least) But There is something about Carol Burnett. She was meant to sing be Fred. But one thing that I didn't like is that "The Minstrel, the Jester & I" wasn't in this recording. But that is really the only problem I had with this.

My fav songs include:
In a Little While (because I sang it)
Yesterday I Loved You (again, I sang it)
Many Moons Ago
Shy

Would I recomend this CD? YES I WOULD!! I would shout it from the rooftops that people should by this CD! It's a funny, quaint little musical that people need to know about. I LOVE IT!

I saw the original on Broadway.......2005-12-19

Once Upon a Mattress was one of the first Broadway shows that I ever saw and I was totally mesmorized and laughed so hard that my side hurt. Carol Burnett was the perfect person to play Fred and it was one of those magical performances that stays with you for a lifetime. The original cast album captures the fun and spirit of the show.

Later during the run of the show a friend of mine joined the chorus and when we talked about the experience, he told me that the joy that was on stage was similar to that felt by the cast and that was apparent on the album. They especially liked working with Ms. Burnett as she was a giving and caring actress.

I recommend this album to anyone who wants to spend some time just feeling good.

Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time

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Wonderful surprise
love songs easy to listen too
This is an oldie but a goodie!
Great for boring candlelight dinner or quick ride in an elevator.
Beautiful music

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Ken Hirsch , Jule Styne , John & Paul McCartney Lennon , Consuelo Velazquez , John Denver , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Rodgers , Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer , Armando Manzanero , and Maureen McGovern
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A Love Until The End Of Time
Noche Azul
La Comparsa
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Besame Mucho
My Life For A Song
Annie's Song
Siempre en me Corazon
Love Came For Me (Love Theme From Splash)
I Don't Talk To Strangers
Blue Moon - Moon River
Autumn Leaves
Adoro

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful surprise.......2007-08-01

We nearly always avoid non-operatic material being performed by opera singers because they seldom keep their "instruments" from dominating the material. I beg Placido's forgiveness for avoiding him for so long. His absolutely marvelous, musical performances here found me weeping from the sheer beauty of his voice and his understanding of the beautiful songs chosen for this album.

love songs easy to listen too.......2007-05-07

I love a classical voice singing this type of mustic, or sacred (from the operas (in English), or, out of print sacred. Wish I could find a source for some of my old tapes (some recorded from 78s) of artists like Jerome Hines (Holy City, 1962-3, 78 record I transferred to tape), Russel Davis (1970 or early 8os record I coped, of tape my Dad had copied), William Harness, Kathleen Battle, etc. etc. I enjoy a wide range of music, but had operatic training, so understand the requirements for superior vocal skill. John Denver had much of the quality. Music for me is part of the fabric of life.

This is an oldie but a goodie!.......2006-11-09

One of his first albums of "popular" songs and one of the best of the songs we have loved for years with a fresh, new Domingo treatment. Just as his album with John Denver was a something new for him, these songs are out of the opera world. You'll never hear any of them performed by anyone up to the "gold standard" of Domingo. That being said, I love this album, but - the accent gets in the way on the English songs. You have to be able to accept the accented English and just listen to the gorgeous voice singing some very romantic songs. I highly recommend!

Great for boring candlelight dinner or quick ride in an elevator........2006-10-31

As much as I enjoy listening to Placido Domingo's popular recordings this is not one of his best performances. Missing the full-blooded belting that can be heard on his other albums ("Be My Love" for example). The orchestration is very mediocre and uninspired.
For a romantic mood, "Perhaps Love" (simply fabulous) is much better choice.

Beautiful music.......2006-02-23

I have been looking for this title for a long time...in all the wrong places.

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Love to listen to it
Rick shows he can do Sexy as well as Rock
Great Job!
Great Addition to my Rick Springfield collection
Rick at his "best yet"..

The Day After Yesterday
Rick Springfield
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Onetime working-class dog Rick Springfield has kept his nose to the grindstone since his early-80s "Jessie's Girl"/"General Hospital"/Tiger Beat-centerfold heyday. It seems as though he's realized he's making as big of a dent in the national consciousness as former co-stars Luke and Laura. Thus The Day After Yesterday, a disc of covers that, despite Springfield's raspy best efforts, communicates a certain last-ditch desperation. "I wanted to see if it would be easier and less painful doing a CD of songs I hadn't written ... and it was," Springfield writes in the album's liner notes. The trouble is, that ease devolved audibly into disillusionment: his song choices couldn't be less interesting and his delivery lacks soul, if not grit. Longtime fans, however, may want to soldier on. Springfield's reading of Foreigner's "Waiting for a Girl Like You" may be snoozy, but the original wasn't exactly a thrill ride either. The same goes for Human League's pleasantly humdrum "Human." In a split second of boldness, Springfield closes the disc with a palatable, clear-eyed cover of "Imagine." It's a song about possibilities, and mixed with a healthy shot of inspiration, its message should serve the artist better next go-round. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Love to listen to it.......2007-03-13

This is so different than any other Rick Springfield cd. I loved the way he sounds.

Rick shows he can do Sexy as well as Rock.......2007-03-02

Give this guy a break, he hasn't gone soft or easy listening. This albumn is a just what a woman needs to chill.
Turn down the lights, open a bottle of wine/beer put on this CD and grab the one you love (that is if Rick has other plans for the evening)

This is definately one of his sexier compliations, he puts his own spin on each song and makes it special, I hope he does more like it. You can't get enough of his deep, sexy, voice.
Rick truly rocks
xxx

Great Job!.......2006-07-30

Though I'm still waiting for a cd w/ all-Rick-penned songs, I really enjoy this cd. I like all of the covers. I especially like "I'm Not In Love," "Holding on to Yesterday," "Waiting for a Girl Like You," "Let's Go Out Tonight" & "Miss You Nights." But my fave from this cd is the only "new" song & the only one writen by Rick, "Cry."

Take care & God bless...
~Rox

Great Addition to my Rick Springfield collection.......2006-04-03

I am a huge Rick Springfield fan. So this CD is a really nice change for me. They are all songs that I already know. It is great to hear his renditions of these songs. It is also nice to know that these are some of his favorite songs as well. He ROCKS!

Rick at his "best yet".........2006-01-22

great covers..
I liked these tunes when they first came around but rick just "does it better" .
I understand that if it werent for the originals we wouldnt hear rick singing them..
rick just rocks and still has what he always did .. talent..
love it love it..
great job Mr. Springfield!!

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After Yesterday
Wise ole John
This one will grow on you
No thorny patch here
Gorka is great but not this time!

After Yesterday
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John Gorka's eighth album marks a return and a departure. He's back with his original label, the flourishing indie Red House. He's also a new father, and the pleasures and revelations of family fill these songs. Gorka can be giddy and tender, as on the brief lullaby "When He Cries," in which his infant son looks "like Charles Bronson when he cries." Elsewhere, he's a bit pious, his warm baritone forcing lessons on the listener. "After yesterday / We can live here together / After yesterday/ In sunny and the other weather / We're closing in on forever," he sings on the title track. Gorka has been an essential post-Dylan singer/songwriter partly because he has avoided such new- agey ponderings. He slips a bit on After Yesterday, despite the lightly lush Americana accompaniment of John Jennings and Peter Ostroushko, and the fine imagistic litanies of "Thorny Patch" and "Silvertown," which recall his strong, still-hungry early work. -- Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

After Yesterday.......2007-02-28

Some real gems on this cd. Such a talented songwriter with a wonderful voice. Clever lyrics keep you intrigued.

Wise ole John.......2006-06-16

John sings of Wisdom, Cypress Trees, and Thorny Patches in this work of love. What a transitional album for John. He moved away from his pure acoustic efforts and inserted some tasteful instrumentation. Great lyrics especially Thorny Patch, Saint Caffeine, and Cypress Trees. Listen closely to these tunes and let them do their magic. Gorka is the medicine that can cure your ills moving you from melancholy to merriment with the strum of his guitar.

This one will grow on you.......2001-07-25

I've been a fan of John Gorka's since the first time I heard him sing in the summer of 1985 and his music continues to touch me with each new release.

I bought this CD when it was first released in 1998 and I listened to it. I enjoyed it just because I could listen to John sing anything and be happy. The songs sort of blended together at first but as I listened more, they grew on me. Now, this is my single *FAVORITE* John Gorka recording to date.

Especially beautiful and haunting is ``Thorny Patch,'' which reflects back on a difficult time in life after the healing has begun. The imagry and the voices are beyond description but Lucy Kaplansky does magnficent background vocals on this one.

Another favorite of mine is ``Cypress Trees,'' which reflects John's new experience as a husband and soon-to-be father.

``Wisdom'' also stays with me long after I hear it and has so much to say. It's both amusing and profound at the same time.

A guaranteed winner for fans of folk and fans of John's.

No thorny patch here.......2001-07-11

Some people have criticised this album for being less dark and edgy than Gorka's previous records. Well, good, I say: John has always been scrupulously honest about reflecting his life in his songs, and who could deny him a little happiness -- particularly when the focus of this album, on a lasting love and the joys of new fatherhood, are rarely tackled in music. I have to admit, this is probably my favourite Gorka album. I love the understated production, the closeness and intimacy of it. John's singing better than ever, and the songs are superb, whether cryptic excursions into mythology (Zulee), odes to the Common Guy (Silvertown), or reflections from his own life experience (Thorny Patch). The song After Yesterday made this new father smile in recognition of the confusion, chaos and, yep, new beginnings a baby brings. There's two splendid lighter tracks, When He Cries (about a screaming baby), which manages to be tender and hysterical at the same time (no mean feat), and the ode to coffee Saint Caffeine. The presence of Lucy Kaplansky on vocals on about half the album is icing on the cake. This is the kind of disc you just want to play again and again. Buy it.

Gorka is great but not this time!.......2001-03-01

Having seen John Gorka in Concert 5 times and owning all of his albums I consider myself a fan but the only word I can use for this CD is droll. I always look forward to John's new albums but this left me cold. It is just boring! Maybe I can use it to lull my children to sleep or anyone else for that matter.

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Great classic!
Tenors on Tour - Versatile and Beautiful

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This is a great compilation with the best tenors ever!Try this CD!

Tenors on Tour - Versatile and Beautiful.......2001-06-20

Tenors on Tour is a CD which will live forever. The opening songs by Placido Domingo, His arrangement of Blue Moon and Moon River, set the tone for the CD. To hear Richard Tucker do "Climb every Mountain" was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Who will ever forget him? Placido continues with Broadway..Maria from West Side Story and a Beatles song "Yesterday". Mandy Patinkin's "Over the Rainbow" is classic and wonderful! But in my opinion Jose Carreras has the most "goose bumping" production on the entire CD. His Ave (Maria) is so beautifully done it may just bring tears to your eyes. The "King" Pavarotti is the "clean-up Hitter with selections from LaBoheme,and he does "O Sole Mio" as only He can do it. This CD is a treat for anyone who enjoys fine music. You will play it over and over again.

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In Concert

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Release Date: 2004-11-09

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Barcelona - Nikolay Baskov,
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Nemorino
Kalinka
Dorogoi Dlinnoyu (The Long Road)
Ochi Chernye (Black Eye)
Moscow Evenings
Besame Mucho
Phantom of the Opera - Nikolay Baskov,
Yesterday
Memory of Caruso

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"A Leaf" Beatles Piano Transcriptions

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A Leaf: Paul McCartney
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This CD contains four arrangements from Aki Takahashi's Hyper Beatles project, which commissioned 47 composers from around the world to arrange their favorite Beatles songs: Toru Takemitsu (who also uniquely embarked on a Beatles transcription project for solo guitar), Frederic Rzewski, Barbara Monk-Feldman and Ryuichi Sakamoto...a tremendous range in approaches. Sakamoto's Aki2.2, on the one hand, allows the performer to play according to her own inner musical instincts, based on basic impulses provided in the score - a technique that follows the example of John Cage and certain other modern composers.

Unlike the Beatles transcriptions by these modern classical composers, A Leaf is a classically-styled piano solo piece, written by the pop star Paul McCartney as a serious composition. It is his second work in the classical idiom after his first Liverpool Oratorio. A Leaf, in its orchestral version can be heard on the album, 'Working Classical,' though it was originally conceived as solo piano piece.

Hey, Love: The Songs Of Mary Rodgers (1997 Original Cast)
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Hey, Love: The Songs Of Mary Rodgers (1997 Original Cast)

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1997-03-25

Tracks:

I'm Looking For Someone
An Opening For A Princess
Shy
O Mistress Mine
Show Me
Nebraska/Normandy
The Boy From...
Once I Had A Friend
At The Same Time
Hey, Love
Happily Ever After
Love Is On Parade
Don't Take My Word For It
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Double Or Nothing
Who Knows?/I Know
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Leo Brouwer: Guitar Concerto No. 5 "Helsinki"; Iberia Suite; From Yesterday to Penny Lane

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5 Stars for the concerto, but it is worth it alone.

Leo Brouwer: Guitar Concerto No. 5 "Helsinki"; Iberia Suite; From Yesterday to Penny Lane

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From Yesterday To Penny Lane: Here, There And Everywhere
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From Yesterday To Penny Lane: Penny Lane

Customer Reviews:

5 Stars for the concerto, but it is worth it alone........2006-06-13

This is a case of a totally mismatched CD. "From Yesterday to Penny Lane" a setting of Beatle's tunes for guitar and orchestra, although not by far the worst possible rendering of popular music into a classical form, is still cheesy at best. Brouwer has written tons of other music for guitar, including several other serious concertos, so why Ondine, a fabulous label for giving us under-represented music, chose to include this work on a CD instead of another concerto, is beyond me.

Albeniz's "Iberia" is a fully respectable work, but again, why on this album? Why not wait until the whole work is transcribed, and release it that way?

With those glaring idiocies out of the way, let me say that what was done right here makes this flawed album worth getting. The Concerto #5 "Helsinki" is a breathtaking concerto, delivered passionately by soloist Timo Korhonen. If there's anything you like about music for guitar and orchestra, this work has it. As a genre, guitar concertos are much under-represented, many people only hearing the famous Rodrigo works, but this is one that has all of the technical brilliance of Villa-Lobos, is melodically rich like Ponce, but still has the thematic force of Rodrigo's works. With a soloist this gifted, and Brouwer able to write concertos like this, why do we have to settle for only one complete, good piece of music on a disc? Ondine should drop the fillers, sell this concerto alone at half price, and make another album from a completed Iberia transcription, even if it takes a while for Brouwer or another to finish the work. Still, I stand by my 5 stars. The concerto is worth it, and you won't get it anywhere else. Don't be fooled by the extra junk--Brouwer isn't perfect, but he's a perfectly respectable composer when he wants to be.