Second Album

Second Album

Editorial Reviews
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With his second record, Carthy has grown tremendously in confidence and ability, and the sympathetic work of fiddler Dave Swarbrick frames a lot of the songs here. The material has moved far beyond the obvious to begin exploring the recesses of the English tradition, with stunning versions of "Lord Franklin" and "Newlyn Town." On unaccompanied vocals ("Ball O'Yarn"), Carthy's voice has authority, and he's happy to note the sly humor that inhabits so much of the music. The guitar playing is still a tad shy of his later individuality, subservient to his voice, but it's obvious that he's a master on his instrument. Carthy's scholarship continues to grow, digging into the history of both words and music. A man moving along the road to greatness. --Chris Nickson

Tracks:

Sweet Home Alabama
Need You
Don't Ask Me No Questions
Workin' For MCA
The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
Swamp Music
The Needle & The Spoon
Call Me The Breeze
Don't Ask Me No Questions (Single Verison)
Was I Right Or Wrong (Demo)
Take Your Time

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With staples such as "Sweet Home Alabama," "Workin' for MCA," and the J.J. Cale-penned "Call Me the Breeze," Skynyrd's second captures the Jacksonville, Florida, band at the height of its powers, coming off the success of "Free Bird" and "Gimme Three Steps" from their 1973 debut. Backed by a tight rhythm section and the mighty three-guitar attack of Allen Collins, Ed King, and Gary Rossington, singer Ronnie Van Zant (credited in the album notes for "Vocals, J&B") turns in a legendary performance on the urgent blues ballad "I Need You," the cautionary "The Needle and the Spoon," and "The Ballad of Curtis Loew," the story of a young white boy sitting at the feet of an old black Dobro master. Along with Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd and One More from the Road, Second Helping remains Skynyrd's finest hour. --James Rotondi

Customer Reviews:

GimmeThree Steps and you'll never see me no more..........2007-06-10

This is just about as good a CD as Pronounced. Maybe even better in some ways. A must for any collector. I think I will always enjoy this CD regardless of my age. Hard to believe I'll be rockin' to Skynyrd when I reach 80, but who cares. Rock on.

Lynyrd Skynyrd.......2007-05-08

What can I say, Skynyrd's second, and arguably best album. If you are into classic rock, southern rock, heck, even country...why don't you already own this album? The bonus tracks on this particular CD make it worth it. The sound quality is like you are in the studio with them...get it!

Skynyrds Best.......2007-01-16

I believe this is the best album (sorry, cd) Skynyrd ever put out. Every song is good, no sleepers. Saw them in a movie theatre in NY in '75, Kansas opened for them. Awe the good ole' days, at least what you can remember.

Simply Classic!.......2006-10-11

This is one of my favorites. The music is pleasant to ears. the mixing is very good.

Even five stars are too less for this masterpiece.......2006-04-07

I wish that I could give this southern rock classic a billion stars as it is so good.Songs like Sweet home Alabama,Call me the breeze and the needle and the spoon are classics.FOR REAL MUSIC STICK TO LYNYRD SKYNYRD AS YOU ARE GUARANTEED A GREAT TIME.YOU GOT TO HAVE THIS IN YOUR COLLECTION,SO BUY TODAY.Please avoid the latest album from the awful PINK as suggested by a previous reviewer.

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This is it
Second Winter is "First" in My Book
SIX stars--indispensable for all blues-rock fans!!
excelente edicion, imperdible desde todo punto de vista!!!!!!!!!!!!
Contains One of the Best Blues Guitar Tracks Ever Recorded

Second Winter
Johnny Winter
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00064ADR0
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

Memory Pain
I'm Not Sure
The Good Love
Slippin' And Slidin'
Miss Ann
Johnny B. Goode
Highway 61 Revisited
I Love Everybody
Hustled Down In Texas
I Hate Everybody
Fast Life Rider
Early In The Morning
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Help Me Live
Johnny B. Goode Live
Mama Talk To Your Daughter Live
It's My Own Fault Live
Black Cat Bone Live
Mean Town Blues Live
Tobacco Road Live
Frankenstein Live
Tell The Truth Live

Customer Reviews:

This is it.......2007-07-06

This is in my opinion the best JW cd of them all. The bonus tracks are absolutly must haves. This is one of the best blues/rock album you will find.

Second Winter is "First" in My Book.......2007-04-03

Awesome follow-up to Johnny Winter. As amazing and great as the previous album is, I have to give Second Winter the edge with regard to preference. This two-disc "Legacy Edition" is broken into two parts-
Disc One- The original LP + 2 bonus tracks
Disc Two- The legendary previously unreleased Live At The Royal Albert Hall concert recorded on April 17th, 1970.

The sterling remastering on disc one and the treasure that is disc two make this a must-own for anyone interested in late 1960's blues or hard rock.

SIX stars--indispensable for all blues-rock fans!!.......2007-01-13

This album is the greatest re-release ever in the history of rock--period! Not only is the studio (original) portion of Second Winter an absolute gem, the live recording newly added here is even better! This package goes right alongside the Allman Brothers Fillmore East recordings as the greatest blues-driven rock guitar music out there--long overdue! Johnny will blow you away with his smoking guitar chops and soulful singing. And when he starts the intro guitar solo to B.B. King's "It's My Own Fault", you would swear you were listening to B.B. himself! The rapid-fire licks he throws off during "Mama, Talk To Your Daughter" are wicked.

A young Edgar Winter joins him onstage for the last half of the concert to show off his own prowess on keyboards, sax, drums, and vocals. Also a talented guy, no doubt. Sometimes his screechy falsetto gets a little old--that's my only gripe on this whole package. But's it's not enough of a blemish to take away from this being the most indispensable release of the past few years!

If you've seen Johnny Winter recently in concert, you know as well as I that he's past his prime, bless him. Well, Second Winter is his prime, for sure, so if you're not too familiar with early recordings of Johnny, you are sorely missing out. Miss out no more, and get this CD package!!!

excelente edicion, imperdible desde todo punto de vista!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-11-21

YA CONOCEMOS AL VIEJO JOHNNY... BLUES A DIEZ MIL KM POR HORA...ENARDECIDO TORBELLINO DE NOTAS... INCANDESCENCIA Y ARROGANCIA AL EXTREMO..PERO ESTA COLECCION DE TEMAS SUPERA LO CONOCIDO...MARAVILLOSA IDEA DE LEGACY DE PONER EN NUESTRAS MANOS EL RECITAL EDL ROYAL ALBERT HALL...NO SE PUEDE CREER..AUN HOY, 36 AÑOS DESPUES TE QUEMA LA CABEZA....BLUES DESCONTROLADO Y ARROLLADOR, DERRAPANDO EN UNA CARRETERA SALPICADA DE NOSTALGIA Y CERVEZA BIEN FRIA....BRINDO POR SU LEGADO, POR SU VIGENCIA YESTOS 2 DISCOS QUE TANTO ENESÑAN.......

Contains One of the Best Blues Guitar Tracks Ever Recorded.......2006-10-16

Prior to hearing 'Second Winter,' one of my favorite electric Blues tunes had been when then-unknown Johnny Winter joined Michael Bloomfield on stage at the Filmore East and played an unbelievable 11 minute version of BB's 'It's My Own Fault.' I highly recommend getting your hands on that, but the slower 12 minute version included here is equally as good. It really showcases Johnny's amazing ability to combine lightning-fast speed with deep, emotion-jarring blues. This Cd validates that Johnny was one of the best Blues-Rock guitarists during his prime era. Another great blues track on this CD set is the live version of the classic 'Mama Talk to Your Daughter.' If you're looking for more great slow blues by Johnny, look for 'Be Careful with a Fool,' 'Life is Hard,' and 'You Keep Saying that You're Leaving.'

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Love this cd!
Great
Wonderfully entertaining
Fun... and won't dull your brain.
Fun Music Grownups can enjoy with their kids!

Bottle Of Sunshine
Milkshake
Manufacturer: Milkshake Music
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ASIN: B00065AX6A
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

Bottle Of Sunshine
Bluebird
School
Woo-Woo
Milkshake!
Boom, Boom
ABC Of Me
Space Song
Book Of Dreams
Jump
Smile
MS R&R
Rainy Day
One Wish
Sleepytown

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Milkshake, the duo of Lisa Mathews and Mikel Gehl (alums of the pop/rock act Love Riot), pours heart and soul into Bottle of Sunshine, and kids ages one to six will slurp it up the same way they did Happy Songs, Milkshake's harmony-thick debut. Mathews's pleasant voice (reminiscent of Cowboy Junkies's Margo Timmons' in its sleepy, drifty, peacefulness), and a light acoustic touch earns this act a spot in the cool kids' musicians category. Parents will love Sunshine for its pared-down folk/rock sound, and kids will appreciate a lack of shyness when it comes to getting silly. For parents, some children's records make the drone of a blender seem a preferable listening experience. In the span of two super-smooth discs, Milkshake manages to reverse all that. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

Well, true to the phrase "Good things take time," two years after the release of our 2002 debut CD Happy Songs, we present Bottle Of Sunshine. The disc offers fifteen brand new Milkshake originals the whole family can groove to. You'll also find lots of variety here, although most of the songs still live in the rock genre. We recorded "ABC Of Me" live in the studio with a jazz combo. It's a new take on the Alphabet Song, and each letter stands for some quality or thing that reminds us of how great we are, and how wonderful childhood is. "Boom Boom" turned into a country rock song as we added fiddle and banjo and a "yee-haa". There's a doo-wop tinged song about having fun in the water called "Woo-Woo." There are some totally acoustic songs ("Bluebird" and "Milkshake!") and some very electrified, all-out rock songs ("School" and "Space Song"). But every song is memorable. And each one was great fun to record.

British children's author/illustrator Alexis Deacon created the cover art for Bottle of Sunshine, along with illustrations for the 16-page booklet accompanying the CD. Please look for his wonderful children's books "Slow Loris" and "Beegu," both published by Kane Publishers, NY.

Bottle of Sunshine also contains a bonus: three Milkshake music videos of songs from Happy Songs. Two of these, "Fingers & Toes" and "Tall", are fully animated. The third, "Happy Song", is a live action video with some animation sprinkled here and there.

Customer Reviews:

Love this cd!.......2007-07-18

I bought this cd after seeing a Milkshake video on PBS. We have had it over a year and still listen to it every week. It is so full of energy and fun. It makes you want to get up and dance. Adults can even tolerate listening to it in the car. I recently purchased Milkshake's cd "Play!" also, but it is not as enjoyable.

Great.......2007-01-10

I love this CD-my son can listen to it over and over and over again. One of their best!

Wonderfully entertaining .......2007-01-06

From preschoolers to first graders, "Bottle Of Sunshine" will prove a 'kid friendly' favorite with its toe-tapping tunes, hand-clapping rhythms, and sing-along lyrics flawlessly delivered by Milkshake (singer Lisa Mathews and guitarist Mikel Ghel) with their usual flair and easy expertise. The fifteen superbly presented and impressively recorded pieces comprising this outstanding and highly recommended CD album for children include: Bluebird; School; Woo-Woo; Milkshake!; Boom, Boom; ABC of Me; Space Song; Book of Dreams; Jump; Smile; Ms. R&R; Rainy Day; One Wish; Sleepytown; and the title piece, Bottle of Sunshine. This is a wonderfully entertaining and sure to be kid-pleasing addition to any family, preschool, daycare center, elementary school, or community library CD music collection for children. Also highly recommended is Milkshake's other kid's CD, "Play!" which features songs about kids having fun playing baseball, bowling, pretending, playing music, having parades, planting a garden, and more!

Fun... and won't dull your brain........2006-11-05

I purchased this CD for my 18 month old daughter after hearing the ABC song at library storytime. She has some definite favorites and asks for them as soon as we get in the car. The songs are cheerful, clever and fun to dance/sing along with. We recently ordered another copy as a gift for a 5 year old. She LOVES it too!
Highly recommend!

Fun Music Grownups can enjoy with their kids!.......2005-11-16

Not only do my kids love the music, but I do too!! We've seen them live and they're awesome. Lisa has so much energy and dances around in her "tutu" and those "crazy tights" and Mikel is so awesome with the kids. They are talented musicians who make kids music fun for everyone. Watch them on Noggin - Jack's Music Show. The videos are lively and fun! I hope they'll make a DVD of the videos, including the one's on their web site.

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What a voice!
more vintage Barbra
Barbra "unleashed" on the world!
THE BARBRA STREISAND MUSICAL THEATRE ANTHOLOGY ( a compilation of theatre songs by Barbra Streisand)
Barbra Streisand: The Second Barbra Streisand Album (1963)

The Second Barbra Streisand Album
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ASIN: B0000029BL
Release Date: 1993-10-19

Tracks:

Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
Right As The Rain
Down With Love
Who Will Buy? (From 'Oliver!')
When The Sun Comes Out
Gotta Move
My Coloring Book
I Don't Care Much
Lover, Come Back To Me
I Stayed Too Long At The Fair
Like A Straw In The Wind

Customer Reviews:

What a voice!.......2007-07-29

These are Barbra's beginings and you see her immens talent and the range, intensitity, intimacy of her voice. It is also remarkable how good were her composers and lyricists, picked up from the musical theatre along the century! Here we find the delightful Have I stayed too long at the fair and Down with love, both included in her latest European tour, which I luckily happened to see in Paris, if you want to know.

more vintage Barbra.......2007-01-18

Barbra Streisand's second album, again under the guidance of arranger Peter Matz, carries on seamlessly from her debut disc. This time around, Streisand was able to approach newer material, while still including pieces from her nightclub act.

Highlights including the dramatic "I Don't Care Much" from CABARET (with that fabulous Fred Ebb lyric, "feet don't waltz/when the roof caves in"); and the manic "Gotta Move", complete with exiting bongo-drum accompaniment. Streisand also includes a well-judged "Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home" from ST. LOUIS WOMAN; and a singular arrangement of "Who Will Buy?" from OLIVER!, ensures it becomes another stand-out.

Streisand must have had a fondness for composer Harold Arlen's work, for in addition to ST. LOUIS WOMAN, she also gives a nod for BLOOMER GIRL with the delightful "Right as the Rain", which bookends perfectly with the former.

As other reviwers have noted, the raw and youthful quality of Streisand's vocals is still very much apparent on this album; (a lot of that was rounded-out by the time she recorded "The Third Album"); nevertheless, her infectious charm will make this album one you'll delight in revisting again and again.

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Barbra "unleashed" on the world!.......2007-01-03

"The Second Barbra Streisand Album" is one of my favorites of her 65+ albums. Still!

I always love Barbra -- as well as her unabandoned singing -- when she had just "hit" the world for the first time, and she felt she had something truly special to say (sing!).

You may find some of the songs a bit dated, old, or stuffy. However, they provide a perfect forum, musically, for Barbra's miraculous talents both as a singer and an actress of song.

My favorite tracks on this CD are: "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home," "When The Sun Comes Out," "Gotta Move," "My Coloring Book," and an incredible version of "Who Will Buy?" from the musical, "Oliver," of which you wouldn't hear anywhere else but from our very own Barbra. (She changes the tempo of "Who Will Buy?" from Moderato to Largo; a stroke of genius on Barbra's part.)

If you like vintage Barbra, where, in my opinion, Barbra was never more of a fearless singer, please add this CD to your collection.

THE BARBRA STREISAND MUSICAL THEATRE ANTHOLOGY ( a compilation of theatre songs by Barbra Streisand).......2006-02-27

Barbra Streisand has sung hundreds of Broadway and Musical Theatre songs, yet she has never issued an anthology of musical theatre songs.
It's not mere chance that she was given a special Tony Award around 1970 for her special contribution to the Broadway musical. Many of the
songs in Barbra Streisand's lps and cds come from the musical theatre,
but many times were not properly credited on the record label, just
limiting the information to the name of the composer.
We, Barbra Streisand fans, demand now a MUSICAL THEATRE ANTHOLOGY that
will include all recordings of Barbra Streisand related to the musical stage.
This is Barbra Streisand's fourth released lp on August 1963 :
THE SECOND BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM. Barbra sang 7 musical theatre songs
on this album. They are as follows:
-Anyplace I hang my hat is home, from the musical ST. LOUIS WOMAN which opened on March 30, 1946. Music: Harold Arlen Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
-Right as the rain, from the musical BLOOMER GIRL, which opened on
November 5, 1944. Music: Harold Arlen Lyrics: E.Y."yip" Harburg
-Down with love, from the musical HOORAY FOR WHAT, which opened on
December 1, 1937. Music: Harold Arlen Lyrics: E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
-Who will buy, from the musical OLIVER, which opened (in London)
on June 30, 1960. Music and lyrics: Lionel Bart
-I don't care much , song deleted from the musical CABARET, which
opened on November 20, 1966. Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb
-Lover come back to me, from the operetta THE NEW MOON, which opened
on September 19, 1928. Music : Sigmund Romberg Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II.
-Have I stayed too long at the fair, from THE BILLY BARNES REVUE, which opened on July 3, 1959. Music and lyrics: Billy Barnes
These 7 songs should be included in THE BARBRA STREISAND MUSICAL THEATRE ANTHOLOGY under musicals which opened in 1928, 1937, 1944, 1946, 1959, 1960, and 1966. All shows should be listed in chronological order, that is, the year in which the show first opened.
This way we get a panoramic view of how songs from the musical theatre
changed over the course of the 20th century.
Let's get SONY interested in releasing a BARBRA STREISAND MUSICAL THEATRE ANTHOLOGY. This idea is my gift to Barbra, who has provided us
with so much pleasure over many decades. Let's make this idea a reality.

Barbra Streisand: The Second Barbra Streisand Album (1963).......2005-08-18

In August of 1963, just six months after releasing her first album entitled, THE BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM, Barbra Streisand released her second album entitled, THE SECOND BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM. This album, for me, was the same as the first album, but there are songs featured that I do not mind, some that I really like, and so forth.

ANY PLACE I HANG MY HAT IS HOME
Not bad.

RIGHT AS THE RAIN
Not bad.

DOWN WITH LOVE
Pretty good.

WHO WILL I BUY?
As far as I'm concerned, I am not buying anybody, if you all know what I mean.

WHEN THE SOME COMES OUT
Not bad.

GOTTA MOVE
The first time I heard this song was in the 1994 Comedy film, "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar". This is a great song.

MY COLORING BOOK
Not bad. This song would fit better on Barbra's first album of 1966 entitled, COLOR ME BARBRA.

I DON'T CARE MUCH
Not bad.

LOVER, COME BACK TO ME
Great.

I STAYED TOO LONG AT THE FAIR.
Not bad.

LIKE A STRAW IN THE WIND
Not bad.

This song was not as good as I had hoped for, but it still managed to achieve a four star status. THE SECOND BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM gives you a second taste of Barbra Streisand. So, buy a copy now.

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sounds good to me...
Melodic Rock at It's Best
Rock not Hard

Second Hand Life
Joe Lynn Turner
Manufacturer: Frontiers Italy
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Your Love Is Life
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Second Hand Life
In Your Eyes
Blood Red Sky
Stroke of Midnight
Over the Top
Cruel
Sweet Obsession
Love Is on Our Side
Two Lights [*]

Customer Reviews:

sounds good to me..........2007-08-02

Ok,I'm not sure whether this is hard rock,soft metal,classic rock or melodic rock. But whatever you wish to term it,there are few vocalists that can take you there as well as JLT can.Whether it is with Rainbow,Yngwie J Malmsteen,Sunstorm,or whatever incarnation that he chooses to release his latest music in,JLT delivers.If you are a fan of good old rock'n'roll,you could do a lot worse than JLT. Also,be sure to check out Sunstorm if possible. You'll be glad that you did.

Melodic Rock at It's Best.......2007-07-24

This is Turner's 10th solo album to date. Don't let the number scare you. When his last project 'Sunstorm' hit the store shelves in late 2006, fans like myself, were not only pleasantly surprised at the outcome of that recording, but we also encouraged Turner to release more material like this.

So, as a result is the release of this CD. Sure for some fans, it may not be "completely" like his 9th solo effort 'The Usual Suspects' (released in early 2005) which was more hard-edged like 'JLT' (2003) or 'Slam' (2001), but for most of us who are still trying to discover 'great' music, but cannot hear it on a mainstream radio station; Turner's CD provides just the answer for anyone who chooses to buy this CD and listen to it, in its entirety.

One thing you can always count on with Turner is his strong vocal prowess. He is able to carry you through this sort of 'musical journey', as I call it, because of the array of varied material he records for these solo efforts that will surely make any longtime fan or NEW one for that matter, want to HEAR MORE from this legendary artist.

Nevertheless, for all those ney-sayers out there; tracks like "Second Hand Life", "Stroke of Midnight", and "Cruel" for example, just as easily could have made it on 'The Usual Suspects' as well.

Two of the most noteable tracks on this CD are "Your Love Is Life" and my personal favorite, "Blood Red Sky". From the guitar intro, to the driving drum pattern, to the arabian style melody - this track is definitely the 'highlight' of this CD. However with that said, let's not forget the ballad "In Your Eyes" or other tracks like "Got Me Where You Want Me" or "Two Lights". All these tracks are different in their musical style and approach. Like I said before, this CD contains something for EVERYBODY!

Check it out.

Rock not Hard.......2007-07-03

I only give this new album by JLT 3 stars, because I was a bit disoppointet 'bout it...I exspected something like a follow up to "Usual Suspect",(my favourit) but it has alot of similarities between the songs. This is a rock cd, not hard rock, as for many of Joe Lynn Turner albums, the variety of rock and metal are different from each album he makes. Rescue You was poppy rock, Holy Man metal, The self acclaimed JLT rock and Usual Suspect a bit of pop/blues and hard rock.. However still this "Second hand life" a must for fans:-)
Not second hand music.. Quality:-)

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Look no further. . .

John Williams: The Baroque Album

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ASIN: B0000026NO
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Bourrie alla Polacca
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Sonata in D Minor L.108
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Passacaglia
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The great guitarist John Williams has been around the block several times with much of this music, and some of his performances sound as though he's getting a little tired of it. He plays the guitar extremely well, as always; you will never hear a better-executed performance of the Bach Chaconne, and the difficulties of the Scarlatti Sonatas hardly seem to exist for him. Some of the pieces new to his recorded repertory--Telemann, Roncalli, Couperin--are played with all the expression I want to hear. While this is a good disc, though, it's not the best of John Williams. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Look no further. . ........2000-07-10

I would buy this album again for John Williams' arrangement of the Bach Chaconne alone! I've heard several guitarists play this piece and play it well. However, Mr. Williams' performance gave me goose bumps! All of the other pieces are wonderfully played as well. I particulary liked the Scarlatti and Telemann pieces.

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November 13, 1971
Good As New
a few additions to previous reviews
The river sweats oil and tar...
Good!

Second Album
Curved Air
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ASIN: B0000584UR
Release Date: 2001-02-13

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You Know
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Everydance
Bright Summer's Day '68
Piece Of Mind

Product Description

1. Backstreet Luv
2. Young Mother
3. Jumbo
4. You Know
5. Puppets
6. Everdance
7. Bright Summer's Day
8. Piece Of Mind

Format: CD

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November 13, 1971.......2006-11-20

It was November 13, 1971. It was my 19th birthday and a group of my hippie friends bought tickets to a Jethro Tull concert in Cleveland, Ohio. With the help of an alka-seltzer size pill and a travelers fifth of Old Crow Whiskey, I had prepared my mind for one of my favorite bands. However, playing before Ian Anderson and company was the up-till-then-unknown group Curved Air. My mind became a floatation device upon hearing the incredible vocals of Sonja Linwood (Christina) and the pulsating synthes and streaming violins of the other members of the band ( Way, Pilkington, etc. ). I loved this band thereafter and have owned all of their material for decades. All of the albums are really good but, the Second Album with songs such as Backstreet Love and Everdance are so very outstanding that one should purchase it on cd immediately. You won't need a pill or whiskey to like the sounds of Curved Air's Second Album; it is a Classic, without a doubt. Let me add that the song "Envoy" found on Darryl Way's album Night Music is one of the all time great Progressive Rock songs ever recorded; buy it if you can find it.

Good As New.......2006-06-26

I have the vinyl version of this and I loved it so much when it was new that I would have worn it out if I hadn't committed it to cassette tape early on. Therefore, my LP is in mint condition. When I finally located a CD of it, it was only available as a Japanese import, and I paid nearly $30 for it, and I paid the same price for PHANTASMAGORIA as well (still have three Curved Air vinyl records in my permanent collection). For something this good, I will gladly shell out the bucks if an expensive import is all I can get ... The music? Well, the above comments should tell you how fantastic I think it is. This is among the great psychedelic albums of all time, along with AIR CONDITIONING and PHANTASMAGORIA. None of the other Curved Air efforts are as wonderful as these three records, of which SECOND ALBUM is the absolute best (although I've noticed that others disagree with me on this). "Piece Of Mind," the over twelve-minute long final track is a marvel, as are "Jumbo" and "Puppets." These songs remind me of Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Yes, Jean Michel Jarre and Mike Oldfield all rolled into one with touches of It's A Beautiful Day and Zephyr. In other words, it is a wall of sound full of influences and yet quite original at the same time. Swirling electronics, ethereal singing, pulsating rhythms, and constant, unexpected turns make this a spacey, addicting slice of ear candy. To me, it sounds as fresh today as when it was new. If you're not into synthesizers, this CD probably won't convert you, but if you like a really intense, eclectic mix of sounds, and you enjoy experimental yet melodic music, this could be your bag.

a few additions to previous reviews.......2006-02-26

I heard this music well after the fact but well before today. I was 19 in 1982 when i discovered this, and it is the only Curved Air album i've heard. Am so happy to see it is available now on cd and will be ordering right after i finish this comment.

It is so rooted in the period that it may be hit or miss for younger folks, but on the other hand it is such strong music it may still crash through 35 years of music evolution to some degree as it did strongly for me after 10 years of music evolution by the time i heard it the first time.

As far as her voice, yes, when i first heard it, i was comparing everything to mainstream production values and i though it sounded odd and vaguely weak. But the musical virtuosity and the more kinetic tracks like "Everdance" (pretty sure it is called that, even tho Amazon has it listed as "Everydance") hooked me long enough to just let the album play on a number of times. The song on the other side of that album that tricked me into letting that side play was "Bright Summer's Day '68", previously described as silly in here, but to me it was a wonderful blend of happy bouncy bluesy music with a light-hearted casual singing style about all kinds of awful things that happen, with cool conscious-penetrating filtered voice inserts, etc. A real delight. Backstreet Luv is brooding and musically takes you down to an alley-level feeling even though it is progressive and not derivative. Her voice is alternatively creepy and kind of sexy-lecturing-unison.

But after hearing the whole album a few times, the other songs really started getting under my skin and wouldn't get out of my head, and a big part of it was her voice. Of course, i've since been exposed to the whole range of musical expression, of which bands like Jethro Tull and Genesis are but a tiny sliver. Against the whole backdrop of it all, Sonja Kristina had a wonderful quirky jazzy breathy sexy slightly-disjoint delivery that fits perfectly into this kind of music. It would absolutely kill it to have someone more traditionally technical singing these parts.

Even "the slow song" that i skipped right over many times at first (because i was 19 and had way too short of an attention span for a SLOW song) wormed deep into my subconscious and years later, even today, though i haven't heard that record in decades, i still think the dreamy, floating "Jumbo" is one of THE most haunting, subtle, emotionally yearning while simultaneously disconnecting pieces i've ever heard, and nothing has ever come as close for me to capturing the feeling of reflection and ambivalence and travel weariness and fondness for home while on a long jet flight as this song. It is amazing.

The river sweats oil and tar..........2005-11-28

As the liner notes indicate, this group named itself after American composer Terry Riley's 1969 minimalist masterpiece "A Rainbow in Curved Air", although the music on this 1971 release is anything but minimalist. This is an album of full-blown prog and the eight pieces on 2nd Album display use of odd time signatures, virtuosic playing by all musicians (in fact, keyboardist Francis Monkman and Darryl Way studied briefly at the Royal Academy of Music), some fairly intricate ensemble playing, and great vocals from alto Sonja Kristina. Keyboardist Francis Monkman used the VCS-3 synthesizer quite heavily in addition to the Hammond organ, mellotron, and piano on this recording. Interestingly, he was also a decent electric guitarist and utilized both distorted and "clean" tones. Violinist Darryl Way is also excellent and along with Sonja Kristina authored the first five tracks, while Francis Monkman composed three tracks including the energetic Everydance, the somewhat silly Bright Summers Day '68, and the excellent 12'53" Piece of Mind suite. It is worth noting that Piece of Mind features Sonja Kristina reciting a passage from T.S. Eliot's epic "Wasteland". In fact, "highbrow" references to literature were not unusual around this time, i.e., Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane wrote a piece influenced by James Joyce's radical Ulysses. Percussionist/drummer Florian Pilkington-Miksa is excellent and displays a stylistic range that spans virtuosic and thunderous rave ups on Everydance to the hypnotic conga parts on the quiet piece Puppets. The bass slot was filled by the superb Ian Eyre on 2nd Album, although the bass position was in a constant state of flux with several bassists coming and going over the space of a few years. Although Curved Air was plagued by personnel changes, they managed to forge a distinctive sound over the course of three great and highly recommended albums including Air Conditioning (1970), 2nd Album (1971), and Phantasmagoria (1972).

Good!.......2005-10-26

I live in Japan.
It is possible to order at ease because of foreign countries.
GOOD!

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Good, but the Fugs First Album is better
Still profane, but rocking out better
More excellent poetic chaos with a frenzed beat.

The Fugs Second Album
The Fugs
Manufacturer: Fantasy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Fugs First Album
Virgin Fugs
Electromagnetic Steamboat: The Reprise Recordings
The Fugs Final CD (Part 1)
The Moray Eels Eat the Holy Modal Rounders

ASIN: B000000XEG
Release Date: 1994-05-30

Tracks:

Frenzy
I Want To Know
Skin Flowers
Group Grope
Coming Down
Dirty Old Man
Kill For Peace
Morning Morning
Doin' All Right
Virgin Forest
I Want To Know
Mutant Stomp
Carpe Diem
Wide, Wide River
Nameless Voices Crying For Kindness

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Marginally more commercially folk-pop than their Allen Ginsberg/Harry Smith-produced debut, the Fugs were still fuzzed-out intellectuals who, loved to wallow in the sludge on this second LP from 1966, which features such social treaties as "Dirty Old Man," "Skin Flowers" and "Kill for Peace". The expanded band can even get Velvets-pretty on occasion. (Lee Crabtree plays celeste, for god's sake.) All Fugs records are essential anachro-poetic late-beat documents of core members Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, even when they slicked up for a major label. The CD includes some live tracks, as well as some outtakes from an aborted session for Atlantic. --D. Strauss

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Good, but the Fugs First Album is better.......2002-11-18

This album sounds like the Fugs actually tried to pretend they were a real band, instead of a spontaneous gathering of hilarious nutjobs, like they sound on the first album. This album sounds a lot more studio than the first, but as a result, the songs sound like real songs instead of like unscripted mehem, like the first. And as "real bands" go, the Fugs aren't really the greatest.

That said, the album is still fun and there are some good songs, particularly "Kill for Peace," which sounds as topical today as when it was recorded. "Virgin Forest" and "Mutant Stop" are also quite good.

Still profane, but rocking out better.......1999-10-09

The second album by the Fugs is a marked improvement over their first album. The playing is tighter and the executions are a bit more polished (God forbid!!) "Dirty Old Man", "Kill For Peace" and "Doin' All Right" are hilarious songs. Here is an example: "I'm not ever gonna go to Vietnam. I prefer to stay right here and screw your mom." The Fugs also prove that they can rock out with abandon such as "Frenzy" and "Group Grope". This CD gets no points for sound quality though. Be prepared for relatively low fidelity. The lyrical content contains the same sexual innuendos and profanity as the first album.

More excellent poetic chaos with a frenzed beat........1999-01-31

This one is much like the first. Fun to listen to and very creative and inovative. Pure Folk coffee house Poetry with Rock & Roll thrown in. Killer CD. As with the first CD, this is not for all ears but I do like it and do recommend it. Just crank it up and experience that coffee house folk/rock poetry feel.

The Second Decade of Rock and Roll, 1981 to 1991

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REO Speedwagon's Greatest Hits Performed Live
Terrible!
REO SPEEDWAGON FOREVER!
Solid Live Tracks But Not an Adequate Overview of the Decade
Live Version - songs are rather weak

The Second Decade of Rock and Roll, 1981 to 1991
REO Speedwagon
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Decade of Rock & Roll '70-'80
The Ballads
Wheels Are Turnin'
Building the Bridge
Nine Lives

ASIN: B00000281W
Release Date: 1991-09-24

Tracks:

Don't Let Him Go
Tough Guys
Take It On The Run
Keep The Fire Burning
Roll With The Changes
I Do'Wanna Know
Can't Fight This Feeling
Live Every Moment
That Ain't Love
One Too Many Girlfriends
Variety Tonight
Back On The Road Again
Keep On Loving You '89 (Reggie Version)
Love Is A Rock
All Heaven Broke Loose
L.I.A.R.
Live It Up

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REO Speedwagon's Greatest Hits Performed Live.......2006-05-16

REO Speedwagon was one of the biggest groups of the 70s and 80s, and this follow-up album to their first decade of rock and roll album contains live performances of some of their greatest hits. Included are such classics as "Don't Let Him Go", "Take it on the Run", "Tough Guys", "Back on the Road Again", "Live Every Moment", and "All Heaven Broke Loose". I didn't care too much for the reggae version of "Keep on Loving You". The original version is much better.

Despite some line-up changes over the years, REO Speedwagon has remained popular for over three decades. This album contains the original line-up, including Kevin Cronin on lead vocals, Gary Richrath on lead guitar, Bruce Hall on bass, Neal Doughty on keyboards, and Alan Gratzer on drums.

This album is an anthology of the second decade of REO's brilliant career, and the songs reflect the group's most popular period of performing. Each song contained on the CD was a big hit, and the live versions on the CD are very good. Some live performances don't really do justice to a song, but the performances on this CD are exceptionally good.

I highly recommend this great CD. Listen and hear one of the biggest groups of the 70s and 80s performing their biggest hits live.

Terrible!.......2001-01-17

I've been a fan of REO Speedwagon since the beginning. Having said that, it pains me to say that this is an atrocious live collection unbefitting of one the the best rock bands of the 1970's. It is a shameful followup to "Decade of Rock and Roll" and doesn't come close to matching the excellence of that album. Numerous personnel changes, mostly driven by Kevin Cronin's rather huge ego, have rendered this band a shadow of its former self. This disc is full of weak, halfhearted performances. The group sounds like it's just going through the motions or trying to fulfill an album obligation. No heart, no soul.

Avoid this one at all costs.

REO SPEEDWAGON FOREVER!.......2000-11-02

A lot of critics of popular music have loved REO Speedwagon. For the simple fact that they were easy to pick on. When hi INfiDELITY was released in 1980, critics immediately jumped on them saying that REO "sold out" well.. over 250 shows all over the world that year did just that. This album is representitive of the band during the second decade. The tracks selected for this compilation were from various concerts recorded for VHS and KBFH. The first three tracks were from the "Wheels Are Turnin'" video. Roll With The Changes and Keep The Fire Burnin' were recorded by the King Biscuit Flower Hour and have been released on an Import entitled "On The Road". The reggae version of Keep On Loving You and the version of Back on the Road Again were recorded during Gary's last concert as a member of REO Speedwagon. During "The Hits" tour. I own a 45min. video of this concert. And it's just a party atmospere. Graham Lear on drums and it's really not that bad of a version. It's different that's all. The version of That Aint Love was recorded by Westwood One and I owm the complete concert recorded in St. Louis at Kiel Auditorium (the first major venue that REO had a sold out show). Various tracks from Life As We Know It and The Earth, A Small Man...And a live version of Live It Up recorded live at Club Eastbrook in Grand Rapids, Michigan (I was there!). The thrid decade of Rock And Roll will probably be a little thin since they only released one studio album since 1991. Of the 63 REO CD's/Concerts that I own. This is the very first CD that I ever bought! And as a long time REO fan I feel that since most people bought all of their albums during the 80's this is just different versions of the music that has some kind of significance to the band and their fans and should not be discredited.

Solid Live Tracks But Not an Adequate Overview of the Decade.......2000-08-05

Not really a best-of, but more of a compensation for the band's failure to release a live album during the 1980s - the group's most lucrative decade. The album consists largely of songs taken from four 1980s gigs. Most of them stick pretty close to the studio versions, except for the group's two #1 hits that it decided to sabotage. The major change is "Keep on Loving You" which is modified from a power ballad to a reggae song. I feel sorry for the Honolulu audience who paid money to hear it. "Can't Fight This Feeling," another ballad, has its romantic atmosphere sapped by over-overdubbed thumping drums that pretty much squash any sentimental emotions you might have associated with it. However, there is some solid music here - "Back on the Road Again" and "Don't Let Him Go" are driving rockers and the lesser-known track "Love is a Rock" - despite its stupid name - is pretty good.

Live Version - songs are rather weak.......2000-03-05

This album has only the live versions, which are not nearly as good as the recorded versions, IMHO. The "reggae version" of Keep on Loving You is especially regretable.

The Beatles' Second Album (1964) / Something New (1964) [Import]

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The Beatles' Second Album (1964) / Something New (1964) [Import]
To Die For !!!!!!!!!!!!

The Beatles' Second Album (1964) / Something New (1964) [Import]
The Beatles
Manufacturer: CD MAXIMUM
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Beatles for Sale (1964) / Rubber Soul (1965)
Please Please Me (1963) / With The Beatles (1963)
Yellow Submarine / Get Back
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) / A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966)
A Hard Day's Night

ASIN: B000P5Z2PI

Product Description

European import. 2 albums on 1 CD. The Beatles' Second Album and Something New. Disc also contains these bonus tracks: 1.I SAW HER STANDING THERE 2.ONE AFTER 909 3.I HATE TO SEE THE EVENING SUN GO DOWN 4.SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL 5.MEDLEY: KANSAS CITY, MISS ANN, LAWDY MISS CLAWDY 6.BLUE SUEDE SHOES 7.YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME 8.THE WALK 9.TEDDY BOY 10.BRIAN EPSTEIN BLUES 11.TALKIN' BOUT YOU

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The Beatles' Second Album (1964) / Something New (1964) [Import].......2007-06-13

Exceptional CD, material, sound, and stereo separation.

To Die For !!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-05-22

These CDMaximums(made in Russia) are getting more scare by the day, and it's no wonder. The commies have discovered 2 things: capitalism and wacked out music that I don't listen to and can't hum.

The company has decided not to print these anymore, so that's all folks. They don't answer e-mails, nor will they sell them anywhere near the USA. Cd's that have been sold are gone forever, as they will not print anymore of these crisp recordings, unless they get a firm order for 1,000 or more.

You'll also note that these two Beatle albums are not even available unless you purchase the Capitol Version (Vol.1) and even then you won't get the 11 bonus tracks.

I can't believe these are still unsold!!

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