Here Comes the Neighbourhood/Untapped & Acoustic [Import]

Here Comes the Neighbourhood/Untapped & Acoustic [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Born at the Right Time

2. Ghost in Blue Suede Shoes

3. Jubilee Corner

4. Can't Do Right for Doing Wrong

5. Working My Way Back Home

6. Wejibileng

7. Unmarked Car

8. Devil of the North

9. Uncle Henry

10. One Day

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. No Time to Lose [Live]

2. Why Can't I Be Satisfied [Live]

3. Sundown Station [Live]

4. Uncle Sam [Live]

5. Run for Home [Live]

6. Walk a Crooked Mile [Live]

7. Scotch Mist/Bring Down the Government [Live]

8. Call of the Wild [Live]

9. Passing Ghosts [Live]

10. United States of Mind [Live]

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Special Double Disc Set that Combines the Two of the Veteran English Folk-rockers' Albums from the 1990's in a Single Package.

Tracks:

Intro
Bluegrass Stain'd
Ooh Wee
High
I Suck
International Affair
Diduntdidunt
On The Run
Here Comes The Fuzz
Bout To Get Ungly
She's Got Me
Tomorrow
Rashi (Outro)

Album Description

To those in the know, Mark Ronson has for years been one of New York's hottest DJs, producers and remixers. He's only 25, but already he has amassed a sterling A-list of artists who have sought out his services, including Jay-Z, Outkast, Moby, Nikka Costa, Macy Gray, De La Soul, Nelly Furtado and more. This is his debut album and features Sean Paul, Rivers Cuomo, Nate Dogg, Q-Tip, Nappy Roots, Tweet, Mos Def, Freeway and more. 13 tracks. Elektra. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

this is hot.......2005-03-28

I absolutely love this album! I've been blasting it for the past few months, and I have to say I'm really shocked that it's not more popular. It's really bizarre. I've started playing it to friends at parties and they all love it! I hope this gains more speed soon, cuz I want to hear more like it.

Versatile Funk (4 Stars).......2005-03-02

Here Comes The Fuzz is a pretty versatile album. R&B, Rap, Rock, there's plenty to choose from. Even the lineup of artists is versatile. Everyone from Mos Def to Nappy Roots show up to lend a hand....even Rivers Cuomo of Weezer fame makes an appearance. Mark Ronson produces the entire album and there aren't very many tracks on the album that are worth skipping. The sound is hard to describe, but rest assured that you'll dance your ass off while playing this CD. The song folks may remember most at the moment is "Ooh wee" because it's heavily featured in the movie "Hitch" starring Will Smith. That song is just crazy. Put it on in the club and watch the crowd go crazy. I'd have to say the high point on this album for me was hearing Saigon rap. Dude is dumb nice. He has a few underground joints out and should be set to blow up any time now, but his contribution to this album (Diduntdidunt) is just as funny as it is tight. R&B Newcomer Aya blew me away with her song (High) and Tweet & Sean Paul contribute the bouncy reggae flavored joint (International Affair) which is blazin'. And it was great to hear Q Tip spitting hot verses (Tomorrow). It's been such a long time. Even the Mos Def & M.O.P. collabo is tight.

There are a few songs on the album that are suspect though. The title track is lackluster. Freeway sounds lost over rock beats and I've never been the biggest Nikka Costa fan (shorty is terribly overrated). Also, even though Rhymefest rhymes his ass off, "Bout To Get Ugly" was definitely booty (not to mention that I'm getting VERY tired of hearing Anthony Hamilton's voice). Also, Daniel Merriweather's song sounded like a b side to an old Musiq CD or something (I don't mean that in a good way either). But all the negatives end there.

I have to admit that the positive aspects of the album far outweigh the negative ones. Mark Ronson creates some of the most funky and original beats I've heard in a long time. He definitely has potential and I think he definitely has all the tools necessary for him to blow up. I highly reccomend this to anyone looking for some good clean dance music.

Standout Tracks: International Affair feat. Sean Paul & Tweet, Ooh Wee feat. Ghostface, Trife, Nate Dogg, & Saigon (My Favorite), Diduntdidunt feat. Saigon, Bluegrass Stain'd feat. Nappy Roots, High feat. Aya, I Suck feat. Rivers Cuomo, Tomorrow feat. Q Tip & Debi Nova, and On The Run feat. M.O.P. & Mos Def

TREMENDOUS!!.......2004-09-28

Love love love the combination of sensational artists, lyrics, instrumentals and the fusion of rock and hip hop!

5 stars.......2004-05-01

Man, get this CD and you will quickly add it to your favorites. "Bout to Get Ugly" and "Bluegrass Stained" are my favorites but Mark keeps it fresh throughout the tracks. VERY UNDERATED, LOVE IT!

This CD owns my club!.......2004-04-19

I own a small upscale nighclub in Santa Barbara. In the early evening we play electronica, but as the night wears on "the good people" go home and us derelicts crave harder edged music. We usually spin up Rap and Dance, but the best received music is Rap you can dance too...

...that's exactly what this CD is. And a world-class example at that. Whenever a track from this CD gets play the crowd goes nuts. Mark Ronson at 25 could very well end up being the Neptunes of tomorrow.

I was shocked at the lackluster sales of this album (ranking 25k on amazon at the time of this review). It has to be marketing, because it certainly isn't a quality issue. Every track on this album is good, but some are insanely good and will no doubt be getting play from me for years to come. Of note are the following songs:

"Ooh Wee"...Mark brilliantly mixes Ghostface with Nate Dogg. Fast paced, edgy, so hot.

"On the Run"...Mos Def and M.O.P. come together in a song that sounds like it should be a track in that movie Snatch.

"Bluegrass Stain'd"...Nappy Roots headline this track and they've never sounded so good.

"Tomorrow"...Q Tip raps, and newcomer Debi Nova sings. Moderately paced, funky, and so fun...

If you love Hip-Hop/Rap/Electronica I recommend this CD in the strongest way.

Tracks:

No One Receiving
Backwater
Kurt's Rejoinder
Energy Fools The Magician
King's Lead Hat
Here He Comes
Julie With...
By This River
Through Hollow Lands (For Harold Budd)
Spider And I

Customer Reviews:

In These Metal Days.......2007-06-11

With this album, Brian Eno left behind pop songwriting to embark upon his "ambient music" period. B&AS makes a wonderful farewell to pop music and stands as his most complete pop album. Although the structure of the original album has been lost with the move to CD format, it is worth remembering that the first 5 songs appeared on side 1 of the album and the remainder on side 2. Viewed from this perspective, it is tempting to relate the title to the album structure: side 1 is wild and manic, while side 2 is calm and melodic. There are parallels in the number of songs and the number of instrumentals. Although Eno never considered hiself a musician, his underrated singing is put to great use on this album, and his songwriting skill is clearly in evidence. Others have given detailed descriptions of the songs, so I will restrict myself to the highlights: the typical lyrical silliness of "Backwater," hearing Kurt Schwitters's infamous "Ur Sonata" -- and more silly lyrics -- on "Kurt's Rejoinder" (presaging Eno's found music experiments of "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts") and the placid beauty of "Spider and I."

Fans of Eno's ambient music will find much to like here and fans who come by way of Roxy Music and/or "Here Come the Warm Jets" will find a quieter, more thoughful and complex album in "Before and After Science." This is music that rewards repeated listening and which, nearly 30 years after its debut, still seems timely and interesting.

four and one half stars........2007-02-25

quirky funk (no one receiving), fingerpoppin' pop (backwater), early leanings toward ambient sounds (energy fools the magician and through hollow lands), and a generous helping of gorgeous slow-tempo numbers have this album from 1977 jumping all over the place, which is fine with me. this is creative music that is easily accessible, completely listenable. "another green world" seems to be the eno album from his song-based (pre-ambient) period that most people latch onto as his masterpiece, but i would argue that "before and after science" gives that outstanding lp a run for its money. great art-rock. highly recommended.

A diamond in the rough of transition.......2006-06-03

Most reviewers have pointed out the presence of upbeat songs, ethereal lyrical explorations, and all out ambience on this album, and it's definitely full of gorgeous examples of all three. Although this is often classified as a transitional album because it houses so many varieties of songs, I think they work stunningly well together; While his first two solo albums are truly wonderful, the constant up-tempo pace was a bit relentless. "Another Green World" introduced the ambience to stunning effect, but I think the amalgamation of each style is fully realized on this album. The styles of song are interspersed just enough to balance the album out, and really "take you places". Plus, the songs in each style on this album can certainly rival the best of Eno's previous three albums: "Backwater" and "kurt's Rejoinder" match any highlight off "Warm Jets" or "Tiger Mountain", while "Here he Comes" and "Spider and I" easily match "Another Green World" in pure ethereal aesthetic. Moreover, everything on this album is quite catchy, and almost certainly mood-inducing. Just get it already!

Man in transition........2005-06-14

Brian Eno's "Before and After Science", his last song-based album until the about-to-be-released (June, 2005) "Another Day on Earth" is in many ways the album you would hope it would be, reflective of his past, pointing in some ways to the future, very much texture-oriented music. On the other hand, while it has its moments, it fails to capture the immediacy of "Here Come the Warm Jets" or the beauty of "Discreet Music", but its still a great listen.

The album is really two sides, the first being more energetic, the second being a bit more ambient in feel. On the first side, there are three things that immediately draw you in-- the first is an overt use of vocal harmonies-- Eno's vocals are almost always in a harmony form with two or three voices singing the line ("No One Receiving", melodic pop song "Here He Comes"). The second is bassist Percy Jones, whose playing on a few of the tracks, in particular "Kurt's Rejoinder", is nothing short of astonishing. The third is the use of space-- look no further than standout "Energy Fools the Magician", where the four piece (Eno, Jones, drummer Phil Collins back when he was a drummer and guitarist Fred Frith) manipulate space as a fifth instrument to amazing effect.

The second side is much more in line with the ambient work of Eno's most recent albums-- a overwhelming feel of haunted ambient with vocals dominates. The entire side is full of fantastic material, from the haunted "Julie With..." to the lyrically brilliant and dark "Spider and I".

Overall, its a rewarding album that finds an artist caught in between forms, but even in transition, his brilliance shines through. Recommended.

Another Eno World.......2005-03-24

The last in Eno's series of quirky, unique albums from the 70's before he moved totally into ambient music and expored his "rock" side only through production of other artists.

Like the titles that came before, Before and After Science finds Eno stringing together a series of offbeat numbers ranging from rock to pop to ambient and everything in between. This record was sequenced with most of the more ambient numbers at the end, unlike Another Green World's free admixture of styles. I personally liked the AGW way better, but fortunately we have the option these days of programming the songs in any order we want, so problem solved.

Eno's star-studded array of collaborators had become as legendary as his skewed sense of pop by this point, with everyone from Phil Manzanera to Phil Collins to Robert Fripp sitting in on this one. They were Eno veterans, but Eno's concurrent interest in German art-rock brings Can's Jaki Liebzeit and Moebius and Roedelius from Cluster to the table on Before and After Science.

My favourite moments: The atmospheric but too-short "Energy Fools the Magician" with the Brand X rhythm section of Percy Jones and Collins, with Fred Frith. The frantic new wave single "King's Lead Hat" (an anagram of Talking Heads) with Fripp. And all of the old "side 2" especially the beautiful "By This River" with Cluster. The piano has haunted me since I first heard it way-back-when, and I enjoy playing it myself. The closing "Spider and I" summons up a massive wall of synths-n-bass, and Eno's resigned vocal is quite fitting as he was about to leave the rock world (as a performer) for a very, very long time.

I have the earlier CD edition and to tell you the truth I don't notice anything radically different about the remaster, so the cheaper original CD might be a good bargain unless you're a real audiophile.

Average customer rating:

Great sound and great song!
Along with the Good Vibrations are my favorites
My dad loves it
Great Album!
Beautiful singing; clever arrangements

The Kings Singers - New Day
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ASIN: B000002RQO
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

You Are The New Day
Nouveau Poor
Three Times A Lady
What's In A Tune?
You'd Have To Be A Rosie
Can't Buy Me Love
Singapore Girl
'Sweet Charity': The Rhythm Of Life
The Gambler
It Was Almost Like A Song
Here Comes The Sun
Hush Little Baby, Don't Say A Word
'Grease': Money, Money, Money-Summer Nights
The Summer Knows
Could It Be Magic

Customer Reviews:

Great sound and great song!.......2007-05-19

I loved the song "A New Day" after hearing it on the radio. I tracked it down and ordered the CD. All the songs are terrific.

Along with the Good Vibrations are my favorites.......2007-05-15

Own it! It's all worth it!
"You are the new day" is my personal favorite song.

My dad loves it.......2007-02-13

If he likes it then I am happy. Not my cup of tea. I like the idea that there where some Beatles tunes. Dad is 57 I am 36 might be the difference in age. NOt sure. Just not my cup of tea

Great Album!.......2006-04-22

I was very amazed when I first heard this album. Their sound is like no other. They are so unique that you can't compare them to other acapella groups.

I can say that their sound is better than a mixed choir because even though the King's Singers is only composed of 6 members. Their sound volume can beat a 30 member choir due to the quality of their voice.

My favorite is "It Was Almost Like A Song" because of the countertenor's very light voice. The baritone part was also awesome as he dominated the scene when he took the melody.

Overall, great album. This has to be one of the King's Singers best albums released. All songs are great that you can't resist missing a moment on listening it.

Beautiful singing; clever arrangements.......2002-06-14

I have been a fan of The King's Singers since their debut recording thirty years ago. New Day is one of my favourite albums. It has the terrific optimistic song "New Day," but many other wonderful tracks.

"Can't Buy Me Love" is sung as if it had been written by one of the Renaissance madrigal writers when he was in a very good mood. There are other up tempo tracks like this one, including Abba's "Money, Money, Money" and "The Rhythm of Life," but the CD also includes some romantic, lush singing in songs such as "Three Times A Lady," "The Summer Knows" and "It Was Almost Like A Song."

The clever arrangement of Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic?" begins with an extract from a sombre Chopin Prelude in C minor.

Tracks:

How About That
Stranger Than Fiction
Here Comes Trouble
This Could Be The One
Both Feet In The Water
Take This Town
What About You
Little Angel
Hold On To My Heart
Brokenhearted
My Only One

Customer Reviews:

No Paul Rodgers But Still Awesome.......2006-10-20

Bad Company was awesome in the 70s and even after Paul Rodgers and others left, they still managed to make another great one. This album is way better than one might think. It's nothing like the old Bad Company but it is just as good in it's own way. If you like BC give this a chance and you will be pleased.

It keeps popin up.......2004-07-12

I have over 800 CD's I have switched my Cassetts and vinyl over to CD's. I can put this CD away for a few months and then pull it down and thoughly enjoy it. This CD, no matter where I go, will make it into my CD Case (now MP3 Player!). It's worth it. After you have listened to it a few times then you will want to by more BC CD's. Go with Holy Waters next. I think both of those CD's are the best that BC has done since the old days.

Better than you think........2004-04-17

This album was originally panned by reviewers who wanted the Bad Company of the 1970's and early 1980's featuring vocalist Paul Rodgers. They also complained that this album featured session players who were not part of the original band but still two of these guys were with Foreigner at the time and producer Terry Thomas has done albums with Tesla, Richard Marks, Brian Howe's solo effort, Giant, Foreigner, as well as his own solo albums not released in the US.

This album does however have guitarist Mick Ralphs and drummer Simon Kirke who really rock out this cd. Two previous albums, Dangerous Age and Holy Water rose up the charts during 1987 to
1991 when BC toured with Damn Yankees all over the world for more than 2 years. This cd did not do so well when it first came out because the industry was leaning towards Rap and Hip Hop. The title song ended up on the soundtrack of Surf Nazis which was not widely excepted either. Not that is was such a bad movie just a little silly.

Today Paul Rodgers tours with guitarist Howard Leese of Heart, who produced Soundgarten, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and others from the
Seattle and Vancover area with other Seattle area musicians filling in
his band. Every now and then the original group gets together and tours select cities around the globe. Since Rodgers return in 1997 he has taken control of the band and it's name.

The Brian Howe led Bad Company did release 4 albums including Fame & Fortune released in 1986 and produced by Mick Jones of Foreigner with Thomas lending a helping hand. Howe now is touring as Brian Howe & Bad Company featuring the session players Dave "Bukkets' Colwell and Rick Wills of the newer edition Foreigner. This texture should not be confused with the late'80's and early '90's texture featuring Ralphs and Kirke.

Still this album has some great cuts featuring Ralphs' guitar and songwriting which led the original Bad Company to fame after Ralphs and bassist Boz Burrell left Mott The Hoople to join Kirke and Rodgers after Free guitarist Paul Kossoff died in 1974. Ralphs also toured with Pink Floyd during the Momentary Lapse Of Reason Tour in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

For those of us who enjoyed the Guitar Rock of the 1970's this album is the kind of album we listen to. The band is really good in this form regardless of the bad reveiws it received when the album first came out. It has plenty of great guitar licks and lyrics that sound much different from the original bands sound. A more modern approach by Ralphs and Kirke featuring Howe's vocals which are actually quite good. So for those of us who enjoyed the original group this album should be part of your collection.

YOU MUST GET THIS CD.......2003-09-01

I don't give a %$#@*! about what other reviewers have said about this album and Brian Howe over Paul Rodgers. This CD, in my opinion, is the BEST of Bad Company. In fact, I would go so far as to say that I prefer Brian Howe OVER Paul Rodgers and I own every single Bad Company CD ever made. This CD is similiar to "Holy Water", but better. It really rocks, plus there are some great ballads. The best song is "Stranger than Fiction". One last thing I would like to say is that you can tell it is a good album and a good band when you can listen to a song that was written in 1992, and it still sounds really good today. These songs do not sound dated at all. If you enjoyed the sound of the early 90's, then you need to get this one.

YOU MUST GET THIS CD.......2003-09-01

I don't give a %$#@*! about what other reviewers have said about this album and Brian Howe over Paul Rodgers. This CD, in my opinion, is the BEST of Bad Company. In fact, I would go so far as to say that I prefer Brian Howe OVER Paul Rodgers and I own every single Bad Company CD ever made. This CD is similiar to "Holy Water", but better. It really rocks, plus there are some great ballads. The best song is "Stranger than Fiction". One last thing I would like to say is that you can tell it is a good album and a good band when you can listen to a song that was written in 1992, and it still sounds really good today. These songs do not sound dated at all. Brian Howe has a terrific voice, and he really rocks on every song here.

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Brava Ella!
50,000 stars
Pure Magic
Definitive versions
My first jazz album

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
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Release Date: 1989-06-08

Tracks:

Night In Tunisia
You're My Thrill
My Reverie
Stella By Starlight
'Round Midnight
Jersey Bounce
Signing Off
Cry Me A River
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This early '60s studio session captures Ella Fitzgerald moving toward the smaller, more pointedly jazz-inflected ensembles that would shape her career in her final decades. After the lush orchestrations of her classic series of composer songbooks, which found her collaborating with the best arrangers, the intimate scale and easy interplay of a crack band provide a wonderful platform for the spirited performances here. That Ella herself savored the opportunity is reflected in a program that includes Thelonious Monk's "After Midnight" and a breezy, potent ride through the Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie anthem, "Night In Tunisia." With a mix of bona fide standards and revived swing classics, this is a rediscovered gem, cause enough to clap hands. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Brava Ella!.......2004-11-15

I like very much this cd. Especially there are three song i love the most: Cry me a river, good morning heartache, and a night in tunisia.
In the whole disc you can appreciate Ella's way of interpreting .....her voice is simply pure and clean in other words perfect.
Do buy this disc..definitly!

50,000 stars.......2003-09-08

This is one of Ella's very best (if no THE best) albums. Heck, it's one of the best vocal jazz albums *period.* It's just Ella and a small group, but it will blow you away. I recommend it to everyone, and it makes a great first choice for those just now looking into the First Lady of Song. Every track is choice, but "Night In Tunisa," "'Round Midnight," "Jersey Bounce," and "Music Goes Round and Around" stand out. The best song is "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most." It's the best rendition of that song by anyone anywhere. :-D

Pure Magic.......2003-06-03

This is probably my favorite Ella CD. Recorded in her prime--the early 1960s--it eschews the overlush arrangements and unembellished singing of her "Songbook" period and returns to her swing roots. This time she chooses a small combo of top-notch musicians and takes an attitude that's at once more intense and more playful than before, steering a course between the score-bound style of the mid-50s and the showy scat singing that made her famous in the 40s. Here the singing is very tender and contains the most tasteful, imaginative, and beautiful ornaments & phrasings I've ever heard in jazz singing--listen, for example, to the haunting last bars of "Round Midnight" and see if the hairs of your arms don't rise. What's even more notable is the large number of bop standards and slow ballads on this album. It's all wonderful, but I would name "Night in Tunisia," "Round Midnight," "Cry Me A River," "Good Morning, Heartache," and "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" as my favorite tracks.

Also highly recommended are "Ella in Berlin" and "Ella in Rome," both recorded during the same period (late 1950s, early 1960s) with small combos.

Definitive versions.......2003-01-27

I had jazz professors at the University of Utah that steered me toward Ella's music. They said that in order to understand jazz with all of its improvisation, one should listen to how the tune "goes" first. Especially in the Songbook albums, Ella sings them with little improv or embellishment, but reads the ink pretty straight. Several of the composers featured stated that they didn't know how good their songs were until they heard Ella sing them.
Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie is backed by jazz trio/quartet, a departure from the more string-backed songbooks. Ella is a little more playful here.

If you have all of her Songbook series, and you're looking to expand your Ella collection, I'd recommend starting here.

My first jazz album.......2002-12-17

I bought this on vinyl in 1968 and always loved it, but it went missing and I had forgotten even the name of the album, but then a little before the Internet came along I called Public Radio Music Source one night and asked if they had an Ella CD with Cry Me A River on it, and sure enough ...

Tracks:

Oxford Gray
Jennie Lee
Bootie Cooler
Knowing (That You Want Him)
Funky Thithee
Shuggie's Boogie
Hurricane
Gospel Groove
Baby, I Needed You
The Hawks
Ice Cold Daydream
Strawberry Letter
Sweet Thang
Me And My Woman
Someone's Always Singing
Purple
Freedom Flight
One Room Country Shack

Product Description

Here Comes Shuggie Otis:

Oxford Gray

Jennie Lee

Bootie Cooler

Knowing (That You Want Him)

Funky Thithee

Shuggie's Boogie

Hurricane

Gospel Groove

Baby, I Needed You

The Hawks

Freedom Flight:

Ice Cold Daydream

Strawberry Letter 23

Sweet Thang

Me And My Woman

Someone's Always Singing

Purple

Freedom Flight

Bonus Track from Kooper Session... Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis: One Room Country Shack

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

In time you discover new yet old things..........2006-05-24

"Strawberry Letter 22," as I stand corrected, is the correct title (just listen to the lyrics contain within this track, it's not "Strawberry Letter 23"); I just found out that "Shuggie" is the original author for this song, I guess I missed that one...

His song inspired was covered by The Brothers Johnson's hit makers of (A&M Records Label) da "FUNK" music... Thank god for the evolution of music...

*notably, "Shuggie" played on stage with my Uncle "Pee Wee" Crayton and his dad Johnny Otis Sr.; as well as, a host of legendary blues fellas at the 1970 Monterey Jazz Festival ("Live at Monterey" CD ~ Johnny Otis)... These songs are packed with lots of innovation and freedom of unlimited expression, exhilarating to say the least!

--A. David Burleigh (aka: "Big Dave") an 'AmeriCanadian' Record Producre/ Artist/ Singer-Songwritre.

this brotha is bad.......2005-12-02

man this is a smokin combo of shuggie albums, the brotha is bad! Everybody should know about this cat!

A nice companion to Inspiration Information.......2005-01-06

This is a double shot of Shuggie albums on one cd, so you get almost an entire 80 minutes worth of music. However, this cd costs a small fortune.

It's amazing that both albums were recorded when he was still a teenager. There seems to be a lot of overlap with 'Inspiration Information', most notably 'Strawberry Letter 23'.

The albums feature good blues-guitar playing. The music was very much ahead of its time and very much ahead of his age. Overall, there's lots of good solid blues/R&B here.

As a side note, I swear a lot of the instrumental licks have been sampled by hiphop throughout the years; they're stone-cold grooving at times!

This double of Shuggie is good stuff, especially if you liked Inspiration Information. I'd say it's almost better than that one because this features more vocal tracks. A little pricey though....

Shuggie--Leave it to Raven to put out such a fine reissue.......2004-02-23

Thanks to Luaka Bop, Shuggie Otis became sort of a backpackers' household name on the strength of the "Inspiration Information" reissue. The bonus cuts on this CD were a teaser for what remained only on dusty vinyl.

Well, thanks to Raven (sort of the Australian equivalent of Rhino), funk/soul fans finally have (most of) the rest of the picture. And you only have to hear Shuggie tear through the opening funk/blues strains of "Oxford Gray" to be converted. "Inspiration" fans will be pleased to hear "Strawberry Letter" and "Freedom Flight" in context (at last).

Genre-bending and genre-blending, Shuggie Otis was a little too baroquely ornate to be called "blues." But he was also much too expressive and emotionally direct to be lumped in with the 70s California folk singer/songwriters. He had a flow all his own: experimental without being opaque, exact without being tiring, and soulful without cliche.

Shuggie was definitely a musicians' musician; his multi-instrumentalist skills link him with one-man-band artists like Paul McCartney (1st solo record), Lenny Kravitz (Let Love Rule), Stevie Wonder (Talking Book), and Sly Stone (There's a Riot Goin On). Shuggie's do-everything-yourself tendencies came to fruition on "Inspiration Information," but you get to hear the seeds being planted on this reissue as Otis handles guitars, bass, vocals, organ, harpsichord, and piano.

For the classic rock fan whose soul/blues collection only goes as far as Jimi...

For the hiphop head who wants to hear the kind of hooks DJ Muggs would sample...

For the exacting music fan who wants to add another gem to your collection...

Tracks:

She Loves Strangers
Bohemian Love Pad
You Fool You
My Obsession
Marquesa De Sade
Here Comes the Night
Suspicion
Party Tonight
Havin' So Much Fun
Rollin' Job
Heart Of Gold
Here Comes the Night

Here comes...el Son - Songs of The Beatles with a Cuban TWIST

Average customer rating:

More substance than not
Magnificent
A must have for Latin Music Lovers!!!
Simply excellent.
Cuban Cheese

Here comes...el Son - Songs of The Beatles with a Cuban TWIST

Manufacturer: Panama Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000668G1
Release Date: 2001-12-22

Tracks:

We Can Work It Out
Hey Jude
Get Back
Here There And Everywhere
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Hello Goodbye
Nowhere Man (a capella)
Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby
For No One
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And I Love Her
Drive My Car
In My Life
Because (a capella)
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Album Description

Songs of THE BEATLES…with a Cuban TWIST.

Here Comes…el Son merges the spirit of The Beatles with the soul of Cuban music. It offers Beatles fans a rare bifocal musical experience: familiar Fab Four tunes rendered in grassroots Afro-Cuban rhythms. This musically rich CD also presents the music enthusiast with an exotic compilation of songs of the most famous Rock 'n Roll group in the world in styles never heard before.

HISTORICAL FACTS
Banned in Cuba during the early years of the revolution, Beatles music managed to break through and establish a following that endures to this day in Cuba. HCES emerges from that following as the FIRST record of Beatles songs played in traditional Cuban musical rhythms. It is also the FIRST record performed in English by Cuban musicians residing in Cuba.

Customer Reviews:

More substance than not.......2005-04-21

I was surprised by this album overall, as there were new takes on classics. Some do fall a little flat for my taste. But the simple act of recording it and paying homage to the brits was revolutionary if you believe the history behind this. Some cuts are a bit abrupt, as the syncopation and melodics seem to work against each other in a frenzy of forced rhythm that is neither here nor there. But when they get it all together it's magical. A good effort, original... with the heart in the right place and the harmonies do it justice. Only a couple may trascend the original. I'll never think of hello, goodbye the same way again. And here comes the sun glows with the light of a caribbean sunset, with the strumming of the "tres". While And I love her gains a wistful sweetness.

Magnificent.......2004-08-23

Very warm, thoughtful and enjoyable. A gem. Has a "sad" longing sound, the players must really want to be in Havana -without Castro- to have inadvertely influx that sadness in their adaptation's dna.

A must have for Latin Music Lovers!!!.......2004-03-04

As a musician and a Lover of the Beatles and Latin Music, This
CD adds style and Flavor to several popular Beatle songs.
From the upbeat Afro drums of "Hey Jude", to the romantic blend of percussion in "And I Love Her" to the a capella rendition
of "Because" {all sung with a really nice Spanish accent}

The Beatles captured the sound of a generation, this CD caputers
the soul of that sound through diverse Latin arrangements.

This is truly a valuble part of my muisc collection.

Simply excellent........2004-02-17

Although making versions of already famous songs guarantees success, these musicians have paid due respect to them by accompanying the lyrics with beautiful arrangements. You'll be delighted.

Cuban Cheese.......2003-05-14

I'm usually a fan of "tribute" CD's, unfortunately I found this one to be a disappointment. A few of the selections have interesting rhythmic and acappella arangements, "Because" and "Hello Goodbye". But most of it just comes accross as rather cheesy. It sort of sounds like a Carribean cruise ship band recorded this. It could use a little more edge. Where's Ry Cooder when you need him?

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Classic
The One Band that everyone Forgets!
a classic!
I'm not going down...
techincal -- yet fun to listen to

Here Comes Trouble
Scatterbrain
Manufacturer: Relativity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008KG6
Release Date: 1990-03-21

Tracks:

Here Comes Trouble
Earache My Eye
That's That
I'm With Stupid
Down With The Ship (Slight Return)
Sonata #3
Mr. Johnson And The Juice Crew
Goodbye Freedom, Hello Mom
Outta Time
Don't Call Me Dude
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Customer Reviews:

Classic.......2007-05-09

Not much can be said about this offering except you should have it in your collection. Talented musicians coupled with some real fun ideas culminated in a record that few bands could create.

Go get one and hear what I mean!!!

The One Band that everyone Forgets!.......2004-05-20

I have to say that I am aging myself on this, but looking at all the reviews, I am glad that I ain't the only one that remebers this band. I remeber watching the OLD Headbangers' Ball" on MTV and seeing 'Don't call me Dude'. Judt the way that they did the song made me a believer. Then when I heard the album, I thought it was awesome. I must have worn out three of them in as many months. I highly recomend it!!!

a classic!.......2004-04-12

Scatterbrain was one of those bands that deserved more attention than they got. Especially with this, their debut, "here comes trouble", which also happens to be their best. There's plenty of excellent guitar work. 3 of the band members came from the punk/thrash band Ludichrist. (singer, 2 guitarists) Musically, the cd is happy sounding metal/thrash/funk with plenty of catchy guitar riffs. A few covers, including Earache My Eye by Cheech & Chong, Mozart's 3rd Sonata, and a Ludichrist cover called Down With The Ship, in which they play parts of many different songs. Sort of a "name that tune" type of thing. On that track, they play pieces of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendricks, Yes, Doors, Metallica, Van Halen, Aerosmith and one or two others. Not too many people remember this band, but when this album first came out, I was an immediate fan since I was already a fan of Ludichrist. They played in Atlanta twice on this tour and they were great both times. This is a great cd for metal fans to listen to when they're in a good mood. Just an all-around happy, comedic cd.

I'm not going down..........2003-08-28

Hands up if you remember Scatterbrain. OK, there are a few hands there. Hands up if you remember any Scatterbrain songs other than "Don't Call Me Dude". OK, very few.

Yep, poor old Scatterbrain, cursed by that hoary old affliction, the novelty single. "Don't Call Me Dude" is a tale of psychosis induced by the Californian predilection for calling people "dude". Basically, some dude (oops!) steals lead singer Tommy Christ's girlfriend, and every time he hears the word after that he flies into a homicidal rage. Still with me? Listen to the song and it all becomes clearer, Doo-wop intro and outro included.

"Don't Call Me Dude" received huge attention and was also well promoted on the back of a hilarious video. There was a bit more to Scatterbrian than just one song though.

Basically, the whole of 'Here Comes Trouble' is a novelty from start to finish. Scatterbrain was well named, because some of the ideas on the album are... well... random. "Earache My Eye", the comically camp Cheech and Chong number, receives Scatterbrain's odd treatment. "I'm With Stupid" is a song about growing a second head, which happens to be brain damaged. "Down With The Ship" is kind of an oddity, borrowing and sampling from other songs. Not just a few songs, a LOT! It's fun to play "spot the riff" while listening to the song. You'll hear Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, and quite a few others I can't identify. There's also a whirl through Mozart's "Sonata #3". So much for side one.

Side two is much the same - a tribute to Tommy Christ's willy, a poke at censorship, the infamous single, and finally a tragi-comic beatnik take on why milkmen shouldn't drive drunk.

So what's the music like? Imagine Faith No More on happy pills and you won't be far off the mark. Far from the heaviest thing you'll ever hear, Scatterbrain skirts a fine line between thrash and funk metal. The guitar pairing of Glen Cummings and Paul Nieder are highly versatile, bassist Guy Brogna could slap it with the best of them, and drummer Mike Boyko seemed to enjoy his double kick drums.

Unfortunately, Scatterbrain sank from view, not through lack of good ideas, but seemingly through poor timing. If 'Here Comes Trouble' had been released a couple of years earlier and they may not have been drowned in the plaid clad grunge tide.

techincal -- yet fun to listen to.......2003-07-20

If you like the tight musicianship of King's X, the "Goodtime Party Boys" image of the OLD Chili Peppers, Infectious Grooves, or the hard funk of pre-Angel Dust Faith No More this album is for you.

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