Anywhere, Pt. 1 [CD-single] [Import]

Anywhere, Pt. 1 [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Anywhere (Album Version)

2. Beautiful World

3. Anywhere (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix)

4. Anywhere (Enhanced Video)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Taken from her 2002 album, 'Daybreaker'. The title track is backed with three non-LP tracks, 'Beautiful World' (prev. unreleased), 'Anywhere' (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix) & the enhanced video. Heavenly.

Tracks:

Haunted
Going Under
Taking Over Me
Everybody's Fool
Thoughtless
My Last Breath
Farther Away
Breathe No More
My Immortal
Bring Me To Life
Tourniquet
Imaginary
Whisper
Missing (previously unreleased audio track - studio recording)
Bring Me to Life (music video)
Going Under (music video)
My Immortal (music video)
Everybody's Fool (music video)
Behind-the-Scenes video program

Tracks:

Haunted
Going Under
Taking Over Me
Everybodys Fool
Thoughtless
My Last Breath
Farther Away
Breathe No More
My Immortal
Bring Me to Life
Tourniquet
Imaginary
Whisper
Missing (previously unreleased audio track - studio recording)

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Essentially a live showcase for their mega-selling breakthrough Fallen, this CD/DVD combo set chronicles Evanescence in peak form during a subsequent tour stop in Paris. The performances here lean early on the crunch of guitarists John Lecompt and Terry Balsamo (reaching a peak on the the band's potent cover of Korn's "Thoughtless"), but ultimately revolve around the melodramatic, goth-rooted vocal charisma of singer Amy Lee. It's on stripped-down, yet still larger-than-life takes of "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal," as well as the shadowy grace of "Breathe No More," that Lee stakes her claim to the alt.diva throne. Taken as a whole, the forceful renditions here argue that this live recording was hardly premature, instead well documenting the band's more direct musical tack and considerable live chops. The CD contains the appropriately named, previously unreleased studio track "Missing," while the DVD supplements its crisply shot and edited concert performances with four videos and an hour of documentary footage and interviews. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Evanescence's "Anywhere But Home", captures one night of the magic as cameras entered The Zenith in Paris to capture the phenomenon. The two-disc DVD/CD features Evanescence's sold-out European tour and is offered in both 5.1 and two-track audio mixes. In addition to the live concert DVD, which was directed by Hamish Hamilton (U2, Peter Gabriel), "Anywhere But Home" also includes a CD of the concert presented in a two-track mix, and the previously unreleased studio recording of the composition "Missing." The DVD features the band's four music videos, an hour-long behind-the-scenes program, and some special surprises in addition to the concert film. The special surprises will be discovered by the viewer as they navigate the menus designed exclusively for this special release.

Customer Reviews:

Even a 40-something mom will enjoy this.......2007-07-30

I've been searching for the "real" version of "Bring Me To Life" ever since I heard the bubble gum version on Kids Bop. For me, I enjoy music that features good vocals backed up by instrumentals -- particularly piano. Amy Lee definately has that. She reminds me of an Annie Lennox with a more modern edge. I guess I'm also drawn to darker sounding music in minor keys.

I bought this CD because I couldn't find the original album of Fallen where "Bring Me to Life" originally appeared. While this is a live album (which generally I'm not as fond of), the songs definately give you a good sense of what Evanescence is about and whether you will "bond" with them. Now I can't wait to get the other CDs and glad to have found this group and add them to my cadre of anguished chicks.

If you like Annie Lennox and/or Alanis Morisette, then you should like this group. And you will have the added advantage of not being accused of only liking bands from 1985 by your kids...

Three songs not on "Fallen" (or "The Open Door").......2007-07-16

Top-notch for a live album, not intoxicated and the sound quality is pretty good. Three songs not on "Fallen"! "Thoughtless" is as good as any single "Fallen" track, and the live concert footage on the DVD actually excited jaded 40-something me. Plus VH1/MTV videos, which some of us have never outgrown.

My highest recommendation is to buy all three Evanescence albums to date.

A great set for an Evanescence fan!.......2007-06-19

What's better than having a live Evanescence concert on CD? Having a DVD to go along with it! This set is sure to please any Evanescence fan.

So what's to like about this CD/DVD set? Let's start off with the CD first. The setlist is the same as any concert during this tour. I personally saw the band perform these songs when they did a show in Florida. It's great to hear the same songs you know and love sung differently. Most of the songs on the band's first album, Fallen, are on here except for "Hello". The two other songs that you may not recognize are "Breathe No More" (a ballad) and "Farther Away" (a harder song complete with an awesome drum and guitar-heavy intro). Both are songs that were written before the band's first album. You also have a cover of Korn's "Thoughtless" (which I personally think is better than the original) as well as "Missing", a track that was recorded pre-Fallen. "Missing" is a beautiful song presumably about suicide. No songs from the band's second album, the Open Door, are on this disc as this was recorded before that album was released.

Now let's move on to the DVD. The DVD contains the live performances of each of the songs included on the CD. It's great to see an entire Evanescence concert with your own eyes (especially for those people who haven't had the chance to watch a live Evanescence show). Highlights include the audience singing the chorus of "My Immortal" and the intro to "Haunted". You then have all four music videos for the singles that were released from Fallen, "Bring Me to Life", "Going Under", "My Immortal", and "Everybody's Fool".

The best part of the DVD is the bonus footage. Highlights include bloopers (on stage as well as press stuff), pranks (mostly from the band's last concert from this tour), and a ton of behind the scenes footage (on the tour bus as well as pre-show stuff).

Now onto the negatives. As for the cd, Amy's voice could be better. There are some pitchy spots that make me cringe but that is expected as most of the band's songs consist of Amy holding out notes and singing in full voice. Other than that, I have no problems with the cd. As for the dvd, the quality of the actual concert is iffy. There's a lot of special effects that take away from the show and way too many shots of the audience.

If you're a big Evanescence fan (or even a casual one), pick up this set. The behind the scenes stuff is worth the cost alone.

CD/DVD Combos.......2007-06-05

I wasn't sure how many stars to give this. I do give the live performance on the CD five stars. But the DVD performance of the setlist was horrible. I couldn't even finish it. The cuts annoyed me horribly and I could only get through one song. I don't what it is, but do the people today have that short attention span. I know for myself I can watch a band for about 2 hours. I'm 21 years old and I couldn't keep up with the cuts that the director decided to use.

Anyway, I suggest just getting the CD of this combo off of a friend or iTunes. Amy Lee has an excellent voice live and has energy. I love this band and I can't wait to see them on the Family Values Tour this summer. At least I don't have to deal with the horrible editing.

enlightening.......2007-06-03

I really enjoy this purchase, but I'm a fan too. I enjoyed the music videos, the concert footage, the music, the singing, and the behind the scenes look at their life on the road. I really think this is worth having in your collection, if you like Evanescence.Anywhere But Home (w/ bonus DVD)

How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All?

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The commercial went on and on and on!
another classic firesign theatre
Masters of Their Universal Whatchamacallit !
I like this record as much as my dad did.
Clever and intellegent.

How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All?
Firesign Theatre
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The commercial went on and on and on!.......2007-07-25

I first encountered the Firesign Theatre by accident late, very, very late, one winter's evening on the the legendary but sadly lamented KPPC-FM. Recently returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of South VietNam, courtesy of my favorite Uncle, I was well-acquainted with absurdity-in-reality, but I wasn't yet accustomed to the then-burgeoning FMradio scene. I had found KPPC quite by accident, spinning the dial to get away from the stations that were trying to treat FM as an adjunct to their powerful AM broadcast base. I loved the unprofessional approach by the DJ's and the programming fit my all-encompassing tastes, and the ads were definitely off the wall, at times bordering on not really achieving the goal of convincing the listener to actually purchase the products of the advertiser. It was all very loopy and spacey, with an appropriate sense of the absurd and irreverence, particularly since the station was broadcasting from the basement of a church! Just the antidote to a season in the insane asylum that was VIetNam in 1968, if not for the country itself, after a year in which Bobby and Martin Luther were murdered and a sinister character nicknamed Tricky had just been elevated from dog-to-be-kicked-around to president of the good old US of A!
One of the loonier ads on KPPC was for a local car dealer, well known in the LA area for his hard-sell approach (he was succeeded by an equally TV-zany type, still selling cars today). The commercials bordered on turning off buyers, with a nasally monotone voice delivering the "facts'" about various cars, along with glib references to financing and silly puns that made the whole presentation just wacky enough to keep the listener's attention. At times they ran on and on, and I was used to hearing them, then tuning them out. One night the commercial just ran on and on and on.....and on! I realized, finally, (I HAD been in VietNam for a year, after all!) that it wasn't a commercial. but was a recording by the very group of zanies who had done the commercials, now "recording artists" for Columbia Records. I was howling as the jokes, puns and pratfalls fell about my ears! I finally found out who was responsible for this madness, and ran out to buy their SECOND album (the one I was listening to, as it turned out), and the 1st a few days later. From that time on I followed their recording careers faithfully, devouring whole Don't Crush That Dwarf, the 3rd LP, and Dear Friends, a compilation of their early stuff, including the afore-described commercial and other zaniness. When they released Everything You Know Is Wrong, I terrorized my friends with lengthy recitations of parts of what I felt was their masterpiece (and still do!). If you haven't treated yourself to the wide dimensions the English language can be stretched to, you have done yourself an immense disservice! The Firesign Theatre's works require multiple listenings, and are not for the mentally challenged, nor for those whose vocabulary can be measured in 3-letter words or word-counts less than 4 digits! This is rich stuff, as fully challenging as Shakespeare, or Dylan, for that matter, and as rewarding, on repeated listenings. Run, do NOT walk, to your keyboard to order these CD's and dive in head-first. The word soup is invigorating!

another classic firesign theatre.......2007-07-09

If you are not familiar with these guys, they are a irrational comedy group that played on the radio in the late sixties(?) Therefore they lend themselves well to audio cd. You got to imagine these guys were smoking the good stuff when they wrote these albums. It takes a little concentration to catch all that is going on, but it absolutley hilarious and well written and performed. If you like this one,order the others...have an adult beverage or two or whatever and temporarily enter the world of firesign theatre. You'll want to share with your friends.

Masters of Their Universal Whatchamacallit !.......2007-04-25

Dear Friends, in the long time ago a quad of superior beings from the Dogstar left their humor, in the form of
insight, funny names, scatological jokes and drug references on vinyl in an abandoned auto in East LA. This is
not that collection.

This is a magical journey through American history, F Scott Fitzgerald, Jack Poetland and Raymond Chandler-
on acid. It is addictive, it is tobacco, it is powerful comedy that will infest your dreams, your speech patterns
and make your common-law family members consider you "weird!".

Beware but taste the rapture. This is Book 2, Sides 3 & 4 of the Book of Firesign-CONSUME !

I like this record as much as my dad did........2007-02-03

When I was a child, my father and his brother used to listen to this record all the time. I thought it was sort of amusing then, but he insisted that it would be much funnier when I got older, and that it got funnier to him every time he heard it.

I didn't understand that logic then. I get it now.

On the surface, "How Can You Be Two Places At Once" is genuinely funny comedy, but with every additional listen, it actually gets funnier. Their are subtle jokes laced within jokes throughout the record, my favorite of which is a pizza order attempt in one skit that is tied into the Nick Danger piece later on.

Also, "The Further Adventures of Nick Danger," the longest installment of this character on record, is over 12 minutes of absolute rediculousness, in the best possible way.

Although some bits are less funny for those such as myself, who weren't alive when it was recorded, it is an excellent buy. I recommend it.

Clever and intellegent........2006-07-17

This is one of the group's best efforts. The Nick Danger Skit IMHO is a classic. Also is Ralph's Spoiled Sport Motors.

Average customer rating:

English
Incomparable
Melanchonly life
Like finding a gold nugget in a box of rocks
I got hooked

Not Going Anywhere
Keren Ann
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There's something foreign, and disturbing about Keren Ann Zeidel's fourth album. The Israeli native doesn't so much sing, as inhabit her moody compositions, creating haunting soundscapes that are as unsettling as they are beautiful, lingering in the memory long after you've put the CD back into its case. The multi-instrumentalist combines a hushed fragility with a fierce poetic austerity--with odd, truncated, inner rhymes--beginning with her rather severe confessional "Not Going Anywhere," to the ghostly specter and strategic awkwardness of "End of May" extending throughout the eleven songs that make up this disquieting collection. The chanteuse has abandoned her former trip-hop posturing that earned her early comparisons to Beth Orton and Portishead's Beth Gibbons, and instead has adopted an almost hesitant fatalism that chills the listener to the bone. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

English.......2006-03-13

I had bought Keren Ann's French album "La Disparition" and when I listened to this album, a couple of the songs are the same as her French album, but English version.
Overall, it's a mellow CD and I would recommend those who enjoy Keren Ann's music to check out Carla Bruni.

Incomparable.......2006-02-23

There's no one like Keren Ann - in this century anyway. Her singing style might be best described as "softspoken", pun intended, but the overall effect is mesmerizing, soothing... I slightly prefer "Nolita" over this effort, that CD is darker, haunting, but this is also very very good. The title track, with its ironic but key "This is why I always whisper" lyric (it really is like listening to a whisper to a scream) sets the tone and the rest of the disc just sails along. Other standout tracks that keep the mellow spell intact - By The Cathedral, Polly, Sit In the Sun... heck, theyre all good, if in pretty much the same mode (except Sailor & Widow, which seems destined for an off-Broadway musical somewhere).

Having seen her live I got the feeling I was in Paris in 1935, listening to a sexy lounge singer coo her way through a series of unfamiliar torch songs, accompanied by an antique guitar, a piano, a french horn and 2 strings. That description might not sound all that great, but somehow, in todays world of WT hip-hop and screaming death metal, it really, really works.

Keren Ann is a talented musician who definitely has carved a niche of her own in the music landscape.

Melanchonly life.......2005-09-30

This is a bit on the melancholy side. I liked it. I like to expand my horizons and I truly cherished the uniqueness in this piece. On a lonely night, or a dark and dreary day this will extend the mood into infinitum

Like finding a gold nugget in a box of rocks.......2005-07-11

One listen to this disc tells you the "goods" are here. Describing Keren Ann (Zeidel) is difficult: This feels almost like a good movie soundtrack in that each cut has a different sound and feel but it still all coheres into a nice whole. "Not Going Anywhere" sounds Nick Drake-ish. "Sailor and Widow" sounds like Suzanne Vega on the verses, Aimee Mann on the choruses. "Right Now and Right Here" has the lilt of a musicbox melody with words added to it. "Seventeen" could be a Disney outtake.

This is Keren Ann's 1st release in English. (Previous albums have her singing in French.) Vocally, if I have to compare her, I'd think about Nina Persson (Lead singer for Swedish pop outfit The Cardigans) crossed with Suzanne Vega. With the right promotional "push" she could really be big.

HIGHLIGHTS:
The wispy cadences of the title track let you know you're in for a wonderful ride here as she proclaims "This is why I always wonder/I'm a pond full of regrets/I always try to not remember/rather than forget") "By the Cathedral" is enigmatic. It paints a beautiful word picture but leaves you wondering what exactly DIDN'T happen (the chorus is "I wasn't able/I was unable") there. "Polly" seems to be a tender ode to a daughter who died young. ("There were so many ways to hide/in the hours of waste/And I will be/more than it takes/to you") "End of May" is a spine-tingling mixture of beautiful (the delicate tinkling keyboard part) and eerie (the children's choral and Ann's own voice) ending in an ethereal acappella coda. "Sailor and Widow" combines staccato nearly limerick style singing on the verses into the charging pop hook ("all the children played/around the neighborhood..") It's a tale of a woman who kills her husband by torching her houses with them inside, once again combining the lethal and the sublime.

BOTTOM LINE:
Safe to say if you're locked into a single genre collection, this probably won't be for you. If you're not in that category, give this a listen or borrow it from your library if they have it. She's so good I can't believe she's so unknown in the U.S. still. In fact, I considered giving this 5 stars but I don't like to do that until I've "lived with" a CD for a long time. Suffice to say, I'm giving this a hearty recommendation.

4 1/2 stars

I got hooked.......2005-05-03

I literally bought this album because of the first song 'Not Going Anywhere'
When I bought it I listened to the whole CD and found only a few other songs that I liked...but after the second time I listened to it all the way through I was totally hooked.
I don't know if I can express how excellent this CD is. Her songs are soft and endearing while still having a strong and clear presence. A very good balance of slow and more upbeat songs.
The lyrics are fantastic, very original and quirky without being difficult to listen to.
I don't even know what genre to describe this as but I like it.

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Anything Anytime Anywhere: Singles 1979-2002

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Very Best of Cockburn
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Anything Anytime Anywhere: Singles 1979-2002
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Over a recording career that spans three decades, Canada's Bruce Cockburn has established himself as a passionate social advocate, a deft guitarist, and an adventurous musical spirit. Though nobody would characterize him as a singles artist, this collection of tracks originally earmarked for (and often ignored by) radio presents his often earnest, occasionally elliptical song craft at its most accessible. Cockburn's rhythmic insistence and airy arrangements--punctuated by jazzy violin and saxophone--redeem "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" and "A Dream Like Mine" as more than sloganeering, though the stridency of "Call It Democracy" belabors the message at the expense of the music. Bookended by two new cuts, this anthology anticipates a reissue series of Cockburn's catalog through his new association with Rounder Records. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Very Best of Cockburn.......2007-02-22

I am just newly acquainted with the powerful lyrics, melodies, and beat of Bruce Cockburn. I now own 6 CD's, but this one, my first, is my favorite. All strong winning songs and 16 in total. I feel guilty enjoying his social commentary songs like "When A Tree Falls," as much as I do, for they relate to our failures in dealing with the environment and other peoples as things to abuse for our benefit. I guarantee you will not be sorry you bought this CD.

All the Good Stuff on One Disc.......2006-07-18

Anything Anytime Anywhere: Singles 1979-2002 puts some of the best Bruce Cockburn songs all in one place. From early favorites like "Wondering Where the Lions Are" to more recent gems like "Pacing the Cage" and "Last Night of the World," this album features a great mix of songs that are fairly well-known. The only song that I miss in this collection is "One of the Best Ones." Bruce's beautifully crafted lyrics and melodies make him an inspiration for burgeoning singer/songwriters like myself.

Bruce is amazing.......2006-05-21

This is a nice compilation of tunes, old and new. My Beat is great, and so is Tokyo. They are all terrific, really. I highly recommend this album!!!!!

Poetic Lyrics and Captivating Music.......2005-08-17

This is an excellent collection. Bruce has a knack for getting to the heart of world political matters through song. He does it with love and care and the soul of a poet.

I highly recommend this CD. I am enjoying it very much.

Not the Best Introduction.......2005-07-04

I love anything from Bruce, anytime, anywhere, but you could do better than start here. The new cut, "My Beat," is a waste of bandwith, and I hate it when they add one song to get you to buy an album. No wonder everybody is downloading. This is a best-of from Stealing Fire on (ca. 1984). From that period you'd be better getting Nothing But A Burning Light (which contains the excellent "A Dream Like Mine"), The Charity of Night ("The Coming Rains") or Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu. Or better yet, go back to 1979's Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws or 1980's Humans. Everybody has their beef about a pet song that's left off a compilation. I've got about 20, but I'm keep them to myself. Bottom line is: you owe it to yourself to stock up on this excellent songwriter's backlog.

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First one is great,second is sub-par
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From the Ashes of Lynyrd Skynyrd. A Twofer Reissue of their 1980 Debut and 1982 Second Album.

Customer Reviews:

First one is great,second is sub-par.......2007-06-09

Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere is a five star album,This Is The Way is a 3 star album.
Dale Krants' vocals are excellent,and this recording project should NEVER be compared to Skynyrd. Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere was recorded in El Paso,Texas while the Skynyrd band members were still healing from the fateful Freebird plane crash. I take issue with the review that states Dale's vocals all sound the same. NOPE! Excellent lyrics,spot on songwriting,Southern rock guitars,and Billy Powell's famous piano make for a great bunch of tunes,and is well worth the price of the dual CD.
BUY IT!

rossington collins band.......2007-01-19

southren rock all the way. great cd and couldn't beat the price.

It's not Skynyrd but it is a nice effort.......2006-03-21

I'm not giving these guys any points for what they went through after the plane crash but the two albums in the package have high quality songs and performances.

Rossington Collins gave the world some good songs. I never owned either of these albums on vinyl so I'm glad I was able to take advantage of this double cd. Amazon had it for a good price when I ordered it a couple of years ago.

There's some very nice slide guitar work on all of the songs and the vocals are all great. No, it's not the same but it's certainly worth having in your collection.

Note: this cd is in need of remastering but I've found if you have and ipod and adjust the mix through itunes it isn't too bad. In fact the sound is pretty good.

This is not your fathers Lynyrd Skynyrd.......2005-03-27

I purchased this CD because I am a big Skynyrd fan. Thinking that a big part of LZ (Collins and Rossington) were here I took the chance (having not neard their stuff). Well, it ain't Skynyrd; more like CCR. Those unique, imaginative and powerful guitar licks we got used to with LZ just aren't there. And of course we don't have that southern soul voice of Ronnie's. Dale Krantz is not bad but just doesn't have the feel, sings every song the same way. Not a bad CD, just not Skynyrd; I guess that died in the plane crash too.

As Good/Better than Skynyrd?!.......2004-08-24

Yes, that's what I said. It's as good, maybe better. Dale Krantz (Rossington), has the pipes that were taking the rock world by storm, the next "Janis Joplin", many reporters exlaimed! Well, Allen's wife died during childbirth, and thus ended this band in yet another tragedy... But, don't miss these two great albums! They show Rossington and Collins at their finest! Workin hard! And, Dale Krantz has all the gritz required to be "front Woman". It's just a shame, that the new Skynyrd doesn't cover any of these tunes in concert, and just has Dale, as a backup singer....
These are classic, must haves for any southern rocker!

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The Low Point, But Still Some Moments.
Jon Bon Jovi...where were you?
ABSOLUTLY AWFUL !
A Neglected Gem
Plagiarizing the Foo Fighters...

Destination Anywhere
Jon Bon Jovi
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
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ASIN: B000001EV8
Release Date: 1997-06-17

Tracks:

Queen Of New Orleans
Janie, Don't Take Your Love To Town
Midnight In Chelsea
Ugly
Staring At Your Window With A Suitcase In My Hand
Every Word Was A Piece Of My Heart
It's Just Me
Destination Anywhere
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August 7, 4:15

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It's appropriate that Destination Anywhere is an album by Bon Jovi the solo artist as opposed to Bon Jovi the band. For while it contains the requisite number of catchy tunes and the right amount of romantic drama, it varies from the band's output in two important ways. First, much of the material on Destination Anywhere is more low-key than the band's high-octane anthems, offering intimacy, if not exactly introspection, from Jon Bon Jovi himself. Too, there's an experimental edge to the music, with sound samples, programmed drums, and keyboard washes that are as distant from the group's albums as California is from New Jersey. Eurythmic Dave Stewart, ex-Hooters Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian, and perennial hit maker Desmond Child kick in some help on "Queen of New Orleans," "Midnight in Chelsea," and "Ugly." The album-closing "August 7, 4:15," meanwhile, is a dramatic rocker about the murder of Bon Jovi's manager's child. Overall, Destination Anywhere is a solid effort, with Bon Jovi flexing some of the same muscles he's building with his budding acting career. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

The Low Point, But Still Some Moments........2006-07-10

2 stars would probably be more accurate. But since a mediocre Bon Jovi record is better than none at all, I'll be generous. Like "Blaze of Glory," "Destination Anywhere" was made without his band. However, while "Blaze of Glory" would make it seem that Bon Jovi could hold his own and that the return of his group was optional, this solo record "Destination Anywhere" would make it appear that the reunion of his band was essential to his survival. Most of you know they did regroup afterwards to make "Crush." Well, onto the subject at hand. The first thing you will notice is that Bon Jovi does NOT really sound like himself on this record for the most part. Sadly, the change does not seem for the better as Bon Jovi slips into a grunge type tone. If you like old school Bon Jovi, chances are you will not like the first several songs on this record. In addition, Bon Jovi always seemed to be able to prevent his clicheish songs from sounding so. But that does not seem to be the case on this record. But even this mediocre Bon Jovi record does have a few moments. The record gets 1 star for the title track: "Destination Anywhere." On this track Bon Jovi starts to sound like his old self again, and rather than just sounding like a radio tune, this song does reflect effort. It sounds like a track that would have been on "Keep the Faith" or "These Days." This record gets a 2nd star for 'Little City.' While this song is different from anything Bon Jovi has done, this is a case where different seems to work. It's a low key song, but a good one. Finally, like on his "Crush," Bon Jovi saves the best for last. The 3rd star is for 'August 7, 4:15.' This track really saves the record. This song reflects the tragic death of the daughter of Bon Jovi's manager. This song is done tastefully and with dignity. In addition, on this track Bon Jovi really does sound like his old self again. The power of this track falls somewhere between that of "New Jersey" and "Slippery When Wet." To Bon Jovi's virtue, he does two good things with this song. (1) He gives his old school 80s fans one song. (2) While this song does have a tragic story behind it, we really do get the impression that Bon Jovi honestly feels for this girl and that he is NOT trying to just make another song. Being perfectly honest, this is quite arguably Bon Jovi's weakest record. But do be warned. If you skip it, you will miss out on one good song, one great song, and one phenomenal song.

Jon Bon Jovi...where were you?.......2006-05-13

This is a masterpiece! It has left me gobsmacked a lot of times. I received this CD in 1997 from a friend and I just hated this CD! I thought this was, well...darn awful of Bon Jovi to come up with wussy songs like these...So, I had put this album away until a few months later, out of sheer boredom, I played it again...This time, I kept reading the lyrics as the song was played out. I have never stopped listening to the songs since. I think it has something to do with the lucid and easy-to-remember lyrics, and ofcourse, you give Jon Bon Jovi a nursery rhyme and he will make a song out of it.

Its 2006, and I just bought my second copy. I had lost my earlier copy in 1999.

That has to say a lot for the genius that this guy is...

ABSOLUTLY AWFUL !.......2006-04-13

Is this for real? It sounds like John Tesh or Harry Connick Jr.
I just got this CD and it put me to sleep. It should be called Destination down the tube.I'm a diehard Bon Jovi fan from New Jersey and I cannot believe he released this tragedy.I love all the CD's from Bon Jovi but this solo by Jon sounds like elevator or nursing home music.And for Richie,Bryan and Tico, please don't let Jon out of your sight again.

A Neglected Gem.......2006-01-18

I bought this cd when it came out, and loved it right away. I still listen to it regularly, and continue to be amazed that none of the tracks were ever released as singles. "Midnight in Chelsea" and "Queen of New Orleans" are just two of the many great songs that are better than a lot of the junk that makes it onto the airwaves, so the lack of attention to the only solo release from such a major talent is inexplicable.

Plagiarizing the Foo Fighters..........2005-12-17

"Queen Of New Orleans" = "Hey, Johnny Park!"...listen to both songs (the latter one being from the Foo Fighters) and it's EXACTLY the same guitar riff...Bon Jovi released his album a month later than the Foos..."Midnight In Chelsea" is good though

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At long last!
THE DULCIMER !!!!!
Mancini vs. LaLoggia
Not complete but still great
"The Thorn Birds" music by Henry Mancini

The Thorn Birds
Henry Mancini
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The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 2 - The Missing Years
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds Collector's Edition (The Thorn Birds / The Thorn Birds 2 - The Missing Years)
Ultimate Mancini

ASIN: B0001Z53K6
Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

Main Title
Go!
Drogheda
Young Meggie
Ralph, Meggie And Mary
Stuie Grows Up
Paddy And Fiona
Passion Play
The Story Of The Thorn Birds
Meggie Grows Up
Baby Hal Dies
The Rams And The Ewes
Parting
The Thorn Birds Theme
Fore On Drogheda
Search For Paddy
Father Ralph Returns And Funeral Procession
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it's Shearing You're Hearing
Luke And Meggie
Marry Me, Meggin
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Beginning Of The End
Welcome To Himmelhock
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Matlock Island
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Forbidden Love
Ralph And Meggie
Paradise Lost
Vacation's End
Meggie Leaves The Himmelhocks
Meggie Goes Home
Photographs
Together
Good-Bye, Dane
Justine Visits Drogheda
The Greek Tradedy
Bye Bye Dane
Loss Of A Son
Meggie Reveals The Truth
Be Happy
Ralph Dies
End Title
Anywhere The Heart Goes

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The 10th anniversary of American film and television scoring titan Henry Mancini's passing was marked by the US Postal Service issuing a commemorative stamp in conjunction with a gala tribute concert hosted by Julie Andrews and astronaut-senator John Glenn. But for Mancini buffs, this previously unreleased double-disc soundtrack for the massively successful 1983 ABC-TV miniseries (second in viewership only to Roots) will seem a more gratifying tribute to the American pop music icon's enduring legacy. Novelist Colleen McCullough's grand soap opera about a priest caught up in a forbidden Australian outback-rooted romance eventually sprawls over five decades and half the globe, but Mancini skillfully keeps its emotional core focused via some of the most subtly romantic and elegantly understated writing of his career. His sublime melodic gifts yield the memorable Drogheda and Maggie themes, the former's portrayal of the vast Australian wilderness ingeniously carried at first by but a lone dulcimer, while the latter perfectly underpins the story's budding romance with tinges of bittersweet melancholy. -- Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

At long last!.......2007-03-31

Like probably millions of others, I was completely captivated by the music of "The Thorn Birds" from the first few minutes of its 1983 premiere. I had to have this soundtrack! Little did I know that I would have to wait almost 25 years to get it. At the time - and this was way before the Internet - I called all over the country trying to find out why this most incredible soundtrack was not being released. I finally reached one of Mr. Mancini's publicists, who gave me a vague explanation about the work being tied up in legal wrangling amongst multiple parties. Reluctantly, I gave up. It was just by happenstance that I recently learned it was released in 2004, and of course I ordered it on the spot! It is marvelous to experience this music once more, and with 2 CDs, all the themes are here - Main Title/Drogheda, the haunting Meggie's Theme, what I call "Paddy's Theme" which first appears on Track 7 (break out the tissues) and repeats at some of the tenderest moments, and even the delightful sheep-shearing theme on track 19. The more you listen, the more you appreciate the thread of cohesiveness that runs through the entire work, and the genius of Henry Mancini. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that I, too, found the first track & a few others to be mysteriously "flat", as though something was missing or it was poorly mastered. On first listen, I was severely disappointed, but fortunately those questions have been answered by other reviewers on this site, for which I am most grateful! I have ordered "Case History of a Film Score" with the accompanying CD, and am really looking forward to hearing the main "Thorn Birds" theme with the dulcimer intact, as Mr. Mancini intended & all of us fans remember. Incidentally, I found the producers' notes included with this CD to be fascinating and almost as much fun as the music. Buy this CD and beam yourself back to life on Drogheda and the powerful love between gorgeous Rachel Ward and her handsome Father Ralph.

THE DULCIMER !!!!!.......2007-03-13

PEOPLE:

The DULCIMER is not here but it is on other cd which is accompanying a book. You can buy here on AMAZON. The book with the 16-track cd calls:

"CASE HISTORY OF A FILM SCORE - BY HENRY MANCINI - EDITED BY ROY PHILLIPPE.
WARNER"
IT SAYS: "the book and cd are specially rewarding for Thorn Birds fans who spent $25 on Varese Sarabande's 2-CD soundtrack only to discover that the dulcimer- the central instrument of the score - was inexplicably missing from the main-title track and that the extensive liner notes barely discuss the score (and don't include a single quote from the composer about his music, despite the fact that a little resarch would have turned up three extensive interviews that Mancini gave about the music of The thorn birds). Both of these omissions are rectified by the book and accompanying CD. The main title is intact, complete with dulcimer overlay, and Mancini's discussion of the project is so thorough that all of our questions about this remarkable score are answered at last."

Plus the Dulcimer the book "Case History of a film score" has more: the piano when Ralph sees Meggy slowly coming down the stairs at Mary's birthday party... . This music is missing from the Varese cd, but it is here on this extra cd - Case History. It's wonderful!!

Mancini vs. LaLoggia.......2006-06-06

I recently watched an old favorite The Lady in White,
written, directed AND scored by Frank LaLoggia .....
My ears depicted a very very strong similarity between
the haunting melody that permiates this movie with
the same haunting melody that plays throughout
The Thorn Birds ... I've been trying to research this
online, but to no avail. If anyones has suggestions or
information, please share! Thank you.

Not complete but still great.......2006-03-26

It's clear something is 'wierd' about Track 1 on Disc 1. It almost sounds like part of the track is playng in the background when the volume should be turned up! But still, I'm thrilled that this is finally available. Totally thrilled. It's such a beautiful score. In life and especially in music I find we rarely get 100% when trying to find what we hear on a tv show (try being an x-files Mark Snow music fan) or a movie. But I'm sooooo glad to have whatever I can get. Plain and simple. It's a shame that something is 'off' about certain tracks but again, I'll take it. Beautiful stuff.

"The Thorn Birds" music by Henry Mancini.......2005-08-14

What I've been looking for so many years,absolutely excellent recording.

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Better Than Babyshambles
Worth the Wait
1/2 OF THE LIBERTINES= 1/2 AS GOOD AS THE LIBERTINES
reflections2
This US release is a better value, but is missing one track

Waterloo to Anywhere
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ASIN: B000GFRJ8A
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

Deadwood
Gin & Milk
Bang Bang You're Dead
Blood Thirsty Bastards
The Gentry Cove
Doctors And Dealers
The Enemy
If You Love A Woman
You Fucking Love It
Wondering
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The star-crossed fracture of London's much-hyped, woefully short-lived Libertines initially yielded the mixed blessings of Pete Doherty's ongoing, tabloid-chronicled flirtation with self-annihilation and Down in Albion the brilliant debut of the singer's new band, Baby Shambles. But while the charms of this, the first effort by ex-Libertines guitarist/songwriter Carl Barat's own new crew, are considerably more straight-forward than Doherty's art-for-art's-sake conceits, they're no less energetically bracing or lyrically barbed. Indeed, it's Barat's efforts here that often seem to be carrying the Libertines' jangled punk-pop mantle forward via the infectious pop charms of the single "Bang Bang You're Dead" (a poison-pen kiss-off to ex-bandmate Doherty, replete with a playful New Orleans jazz-wake intro) or careening thrash-ups like "Gin & Milk" and "You F*cking Love It." Those extremes may outline the musical boundaries of DPT's debut, but it's what lies in between that's just as intriguing, whether it's the moody music hall-meets-dancehall charms of the downright Albion-esque "The Gentry Cove," the scathing broadside "Doctors & Dealers," "The Enemy's" schizoid-bop or the angular, ranting "If You Love a Woman," a song that distills the essence of three decades of energetic garage-punk angst into as many minutes. -- Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Better Than Babyshambles.......2007-04-17

I can honestly say that Dirty Pretty Things is better than Babyshambles. I have both 'Waterloo to Anywhere' and 'Down In Albion' and I can honestly tell you if you had to choose between the two at a store, choose the first, I went out to get Down in Albion but i didnt have enough money so I got Waterloo to Anywhere, I was not dissapointed, then I bought Down In Albion a short while later, and I feel it was short of Pete Doherty's potential. Carl barat is a genius which will be remembered long after his career comes to an end, which hopefully is not anytime soon. So go out and get Waterloo To Anywhere, you'll fall in love with it. The U.S. version does not include B.U.R.M.A. however.

Worth the Wait.......2007-01-27

I may, *perhaps*, be biased about this album for a few reasons. For one, I am a HUGE fan of Carl Barat, and, secondly, I saw them live at two separate venues, met the band at a signing, and third, Mr. Barat gave me a kiss! However, I had purchased the album as an import months beforehand and had already formed my own opinion...which was merely enhanced by my experience!

Carl hadn't released much material since The Libertines' last album, so I had been rather eager (and impatient) to hear what his new band would sound like. The album is, unfortunately, short (under 40 minutes), but all of the songs are quality tracks, and that matters a great deal more than the length of the album. "Waterloo to Anywhere" is more satisfying than Babyshambles' "Down in Albion" in many respects; none of the tracks sound out of place or mediocre. The choice of radio songs from this album has been wise, since "Bang Bang, You're Dead", "Deadwood", and "Wondering" are all catchy and enjoyable.

The most immediate contrast that I noticed with DPT over The Libertines is that all of the instruments have major roles. The Libertines was all about Pete and Carl. Though Carl is the frontman, Didz, Anthony, and Gary are all equal contributers to the music! Gary was already a good drummer in The Libertines and has gotten even better in DPT. John Hassall, bassist in The Libertines, often took a backseat to Pete and Carl's impassioned performance, so he often just went along with whatever guitar riffs they were playing. Didz, on the other hand, is in the spotlight nearly as often as Carl! Anthony is also a capable guitarist, and both him and Didz provide backing vocals on several songs. Carl was often cast aside with Pete acting like the "lead" in The Libertines. Though they both shared the responsibilities of songwriting, singing, and composing, one might've guessed that Pete was the lead from watching The Libertines' interviews, which he tended to dominate.

Though I personally feel that Pete Doherty is an amazingly talented human being, so is Carl! DPT has been Carl's chance to finally get the recognition that he deserves. At the same time, Carl lets his band-mates share the stage as well; they aren't merely accessories to "the main act". As I have seen from interviews, and from meeting him personally, Carl has a very humble nature, despite being so musically adept and charming. Though I believe that The Libertines were one of the greatest bands of the 2000s, perhaps EVER, the band would've surely fallen apart eventually, even if Carl hadn't made the decision to remove Pete from the band. Pete's increasingly cavalier attitude and unfortunate drug habit put The Libertines in horrible jeopardy, and thus it was time for Carl and Pete to go on their separate ways.

Though the import is more expensive, I think it might be preferable to this American version, as it includes one rather good extra track: BURMA! The order of tracks is different on the American version as well, for whatever reason. A certain import version also includes a concert DVD with the album, but the quality of the recording isn't that good.

1/2 OF THE LIBERTINES= 1/2 AS GOOD AS THE LIBERTINES.......2007-01-10

WHO DIDN'T LOVE EARLY LIBERTINES WORK? I DID LIKE THIS ALBUM AS A WHOLE BETTER THAN THE BABYSHAMBLES ALBUM. IT SEEMED AS IF HALF THE TIME THEY TOOK THE SAFER ROUTE WITH THE SONG WRITING, USING WHAT WORKED WITH THE LIBERTINES, NOT ADDING ANYTHING NEW OR SUBSTANTIAL. IT'S NOT A BAD ALBUM, BUT IT HAS ALL BEEN DONE BEFORE BY THESE GUYS.

reflections2.......2006-10-14

"I gave you the Midas touch/You turned round and scratched out my heart!" In my opinion you cannot understand Waterloo to Anywhere without seriously listening to Down in Albion. That is probably because I have them in rotation on my player. If there are flaws in either record it is the missing hand of the other master. But since Carl allegedly taught Peter the wherefore's of the guitar I'll give him the benefit of the doubt about who is the better tunesmith. I can't wait until the get back in the studio together.

This US release is a better value, but is missing one track.......2006-09-12

The track listing for this album is:

1. "Deadwood" - 2:28
2. "Doctors and Dealers" - 3:18
3. "Bang Bang You're Dead" - 3:33
4. "Blood Thirsty B*stards" - 3:11
5. "The Gentry Cove" - 2:32
6. "Gin & Milk" - 3:06
7. "The Enemy" - 3:36
8. "If You Love a Woman" - 3:13
9. "You F*cking Love It" - 1:54
10. "Wondering" - 2:54
11. "Last of the Small Town Playboys" - 3:31

(Song titles edited by me)

The first single from the group's debut album is "Bang Bang You're Dead", a catchy Britpop track which sounds eerily like Herman's Hermits or even the Beatles at times. The lyrics are very simple and repetitive, which of course ensures that the song sticks in your head. If you don't believe me check the chorus which goes "Bang bang you're dead / Oh I'm so easily lead / Bang bang you're dead / Put all the rumours to bed / Bang bang you're dead"

Second single "Deadwood" is a very short track that leads off the album, a guitar driven track showcasing the talent of Carl Barat, formerly of The Libertines and now front man for Dirty Pretty Things on this debut album. The third single is intended to be the track "Wondering".

Other tracks worth mentioning are "Doctors and Dealers"; "The Gentry Cove" (which sounds like it should accompany a Monty Python movie) and "Gin & Milk", but unfortunately too many of the tracks sound alike to make this album outstanding.

This is the US version which is less than half the price of the UK version, but alas, it only has 11 tracks. (The last track B.U.R.M.A. didn't make it) However, given the price difference it's probably worth getting the US version.

Amanda Richards, August 12, 2006

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Looking Along the Road I've Traveled
a bolt of lightining
Turn down the music so I can hear Utah
Is more amazing, more beautiful with each listen
Beautiful Story Telling

Past Didn't Go Anywhere
Utah Phillips & Ani DiFranco
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Looking Along the Road I've Traveled.......2006-03-20

This review was originally written as a commentary on Utah Phillip's Songbook- Starlight on the Trial issued in 2005. Looking it over I believe that the comments can be applied to this CD as well, obviously noting the differences in format. Utah has been consistent throughout his career in both the kind of songs he writes and sings about. He has also maintained his same basic political philosophy so my comments about our political differences also apply. Nevertheless, treasure any CD of his you can get your hands on.

The political consciousness developed in my youth coincided with an expansion of my musical tastes under the influence of the great blues and folk revivals of the 1960's. Unfortunately my exposure to the blues greats was mainly on records as many of them had been forgotten, retired or were dead. Not so with the folk revival this was created mainly by those who were close contemporaries. Alas, they too are now mainly forgotten, retired or dead. It therefore is with special pleasure that I review Utah Phillips Songbook while he is very much alive.

Many of the folksingers of the 1960 have attempted to use their music to become troubadours for social change. The most famous example, the early Bob Dylan, can be fairly described as the voice of his generation at that time. However, he fairly quickly moved on to other concepts of himself and his music. Bob Dylan's work became more informed by the influences of Rimbaud and Verlaine and the French Symbolists of the late 1800's and thus moved away to a more urban, sophisticated vision. From the start and consistently throughout his long career Utah has acted as a medium giving voice to the troubles of ordinary people and the simpler ethos of a more rural, Western-oriented gone by day in the American experience. He evokes in song the spirit of the people Walt Whitman paid homage to in poetic form and John Dos Passos and John Steinbeck gave in prose. He sits conformably in that very fast company. Utah Phillips can justly claim the title of a people's troubadour.

A word about politics. Generally, one rates music without reference to politics. However, Utah has introduced the political element by the way he structured the Songbook. Each song is introduced by him as to its significance heavily weighted to his political experiences, observations and vision. Thus, political comment is fairly in play here. Utah is a long time anarchist and unrepentant supporter of the Wobblies (International Workers of the World, hereafter IWW). Every militant cherishes the memory of the class battles led by the IWW like the famous Lawrence strike of 1912 and honors the heroes of those battles like Big Bill Haywood and Vincent St. John and the militants they recruited to the cause of the working class in the first part of the 20th century. They paved the way for the later successful organization drives of the 1930's.

Nevertheless, while Utah and I would both most definitely agree that some old-fashioned class struggle by working people in today's one-sided class war would be a very good thing we as definitely differ on the way to insure a permanent victory for working people in order to create a decent society. In short, Utah's prescriptions of good moral character, increased self-knowledge and the creation of small intentional communities are not enough. Under modern conditions it is necessary to take and safeguard political power against those who would quite consciously deny that victory. History has been cruel in some of the bitter lessons working people have had to endure for not dealing with the question of taking state power to protect their interests. But, enough said. I am more than willing to forgive the old curmudgeon his anarchist sins if he'll sing `I Remember Loving You' the next time he tours the Boston area.

a bolt of lightining.......2003-11-21

that's how this c.d hit me. i was a fairly new listener of ani difranco's. i bought this c.d because it was used and well i already had "living in clip" and her first c.d. so i figured "hey, one more and at a discounted price? bonus" so i went home to do my daily cleaning and decided to put it in to listen to while i cleaned, which i consider the best thing in the world,cleaning and listening to music, i am sick i know. but i ended up doing some heavy cleaning all throughout the house so all i really heard was the music and someones low baritone voice ,which i fleetingly questioned, but i loved the music so i figured i would listen to it more intently later on. well i finished cleaning and went into my room where my stereo was and layed on my bed, exhausted, i pressed play to start the c.d over and i layed there and listened to what this guy was saying. it almost seemed like my ears were listening too slowly so i shot up in my bed and turned up the volume and listened to each and every beat and each and every word with complete concentration. after the c.d was over i had to lay back down and absorb what i just experienced. well from then on, i was hooked, i put that c.d in my car and it didn't leave it for months and months. i tried to force all of my fellow workers and friends to listen intently as i did and they would look at me with bored eyes and say "yea it's cool" (humoring me of course). they did not understand. it was thier tragic loss. i have yet to find someone that can feel the way i felt upon hearing this wonderful story-teller spin his stories of gold and this genius musician lay these musical jewels. which saddens me, but i guess not everyone is as wonderful as all of us tramps.

Turn down the music so I can hear Utah.......2003-05-21

At the risk of being reviled, Utah carries this CD. His humor, reflections, and ability to convey complex truths with his simple phrasealogy is phenomenal. QuarryWorX

Is more amazing, more beautiful with each listen.......2002-12-01

This album is creative genious, period. It's not a "folk" album, it's a beautiful blending of *very* interesting story telling with musical experimentation that fits more perfectly with each listen. If Utah had been born during Twain's time, he would have been considered a national treasure, but since "we" treasure the types of Limbaugh, Drudge, and other purveyors of uncivilized discourse, what Utah has to say and the way he says it is so foreign in this day and age.

The last cut is simply amazing: "I was in a nightclub in Chicago ....."

Beautiful Story Telling.......2002-05-15

Whe nI first got this album, I wasn't sure if I would like it. I had been warned that it wasn't "normal" Ani music--and it isn't, at all. It IS, however, an album of beautiful, interesting stories about our past, present and future. I love to bring it with me on long car rides, especially when other people are with me. It keeps everyone's minds occupied and provides for good conversation afterward.

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