The Personals

The Personals

Track Listings

1. The Personals

2. 9/12

3. What A Life

4. Woolly Mammoth

5. Neither Not Nor

6. Better Days

7. Greetings From Atlanta

8. Kicking Weeds

9. Flight Of Change

10. Coffee Shop Rag

11. Greener Pastures

Editorial Reviews
Mark Grabowski, The Hook, March 17, 2005.
"Tochterman... has imbued it with warm and catchy songwriting earmarking it for Charlottesville's "Best of 2005" list...

Product Description
The Personals is a masterful blend of country, bluegrass, early jazz, and highly creative song writing whose title track (lifted verbatim from the "personals" page of a weekly newsmag) is a brilliantly witty, trenchent piece of modern satire.

The Personals

The Personals,Peyton Tochterman,PT,Folk,Jazz

Personals: The Comedy Musical Revue (1998 Original London Cast)
Average customer rating:

Personally, I liked Personals!

Awesome Show

SWM seeks CD with great show tunes and fun

Cute, but a bit lacking

My Personal Favorite

Personals: The Comedy Musical Revue (1998 Original London Cast)
David Crane , Seth Friedman , Marta Kauffman , Alan Menken , Stephen Schwartz , Michael Skloff , and Steve Orich
Manufacturer: Jay Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000IIPT
Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

Nothing to Do With Love - Full cast
Act One: After School Special
Mama's Boys - Summer, Ria and Martin
Night Alone - Marcus Allen Cooper
I Think You Should Know - Ria Jones
Second Grade - Marcus, David & Martin
Imagine My Surprise - Summer Rognlie
I'd Rather Dance Alone - Full cast
Moving in With Linda - Marcus Allen Cooper
Little Happiness - Martin Callaghan
I Could Always Go to You - Christina Fry & Summer Rognlie
Guy I Love - Christina Fry
Michael - Ria Jones
Picking up the Pieces - David Bardsley & Martin Callaghan
Some Things Don't End - Full cast

Customer Reviews:

Personally, I liked Personals!.......2007-01-04

Personals is a clever weave of modern situations, childish adult behaviour and moving emotions. Having directed this great musical revue twice for the 1992-93 season of Olympic Theatre Arts (Sequim Washington) for an AIDS benefit it was exciting to find that this fun musical comedy was finally recorded to be shared with anyone who has not had the opportunity to attend a production of this show. The cast of this production present this revue brilliantly with just the right amount of sparkle, pathos and desperation. I strongly recommend this show to any production company needing a modern revue which will not only showcase the talents of your performers, but also challenge your audience to try to keep a straight face. Buy this, play this and memorize the words before you set out into the dating scene. Or for that matter, before re-entering the dating scene.

Awesome Show.......2005-10-27

I was in the Australian Premiere of the show and loved it, the sketches and the monologues were hilarious.The cd itself is also fantastic with the songs a variety of genres and tempos. Imagine my Surprise and Some things don't end, the two nicest songs on the cd.

Well worth a listen to!

SWM seeks CD with great show tunes and fun.......2003-04-06

The show itself may not come Broadway, but for those who have seen it, the musical is a pure fun look at the lives of those who seek love in the personals. The CD does not include every song from the musical but picks out the best ones. If you've seen the play, you'll love the CD. If not, you probably won't enjoy the quirky personalities and songs that much.

Cute, but a bit lacking.......2002-07-29

PERSONALS is a musical comedy revue about modern dating. I've never seen the show, so my review is only on the songs, not the sketches and monologues also included in the show.

The book and lyrics are by David Crane, Seth Friedman, and Marta Kauffman. The composers are various: Stephen Schwartz (GODSPELL, CHILDREN OF EDEN, POCOHONTAS), Alan Menken (LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST), William Dreskin, Michael Skloff, and Seth and Joel Phillip Friedman. Given that Crane, Kauffman, and Skloff went on to create the smash TV series FRIENDS, also based largely on the dating scene, one would expect an evening of non-stop hilarity.

In some ways, the songs deliver, but almost every one has a flaw. Some times, it's the music: "Moving In With Linda" has a unique concept (a guy moving in with his new girlfriend finds unexpected baggage - his ex-girlfriends), decent lyrics, but Schwartz's music isn't very memorable. Ditto for "A Little Happiness" (a man finds himself blissfully happy in a kinky relationship) by the Friedmans. On other songs, the fault lies with the lyrics: "Second Grade" has great music and a nice concept (three guys recall how much easier it was when they idolized their elementary school teacher), but the lyrics fail to delve into the subject with any depth. Some times, it's a combination problem: "I Could Always Go To You" has a good concept (about two women who have consoled each other over the years through all their doomed relationships ... except one), some fantastic lyrics and decent music, except that the interludes between verses are virtually unbearable. The best song of the show is probably the poignant "Michael," in which a woman asks her ex-husband to marry her again. The other song that seems to work pretty well as a whole is "A Night Alone," in which a guy chooses the comfort of boring familiarity over the excitement of unknown possibilities.

All six members of the cast are fine singers and actors, but there are no stand-out performances.

In summary, PERSONALS is worth a few listens, but it's not an album that will spend a lot of time in my CD player.

My Personal Favorite.......2000-07-03

I was in London on vacation for a week and had the opportunity to watch Personals, which had been recommended to me by a friend. (Thanks a buh-jillion, Jen!) I knew that if I didn't purchase this cd I'd have to stay a few months longer to catch the show several hundred more times until a serious case of "Last Song Syndrome" overwhelms me, and effectively leads me to the unfortunate demise of insanity. Thank the heavens there is a soundtrack! Now I can bring the musical back home with me and conveniently go crazy there! The songs reach out to you, speak to you, tickle you (a lot!), make you cry and evoke several other feelings I'd rather not mention (check out track 05! rowr!). Overall, I'd have to say this cd is a MUST BUY not only for theater enthusiasts such as myself, but anyone else who's fallen in love, fallen out, is still in the process of falling in love, has yet to fall in love, or has a fetish for little people (you'll understand when you listen to it, hehe! Mr. Bleany, you da man!). And if that still doen't convince you that this is a worthwhile purchase, maybe this will: it's from the creators of the widely-acclaimed Friends sitcom. C'mon, don't tell me you're still not drooling and lapping your lips! On a more serious note, though,the songs do offer deep and extremely witty insights on this human phenomenon we affectionately allude the heart to. So go buy the cd now! Ney, go buy it five minutes ago! You won't be dissapointed. And after that, go watch the show to complete the experience!:)

Average customer rating:

thoroughly enjoyable
quirky....and worth it

Unsung Musicals III (Studio Cast)
Jolie Jenkins , Judy Malloy , Kristine Fraelich , Melissa Joan Hart , Patricia Ben Peterson , Patrick Levis , Sal Viviano , Tammy Minoff , and Steve Orich
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000001506
Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

Nothing To Do With Love: From Personals - Burstein, Hindman, Malloy, Simard, Timmerman Tisdale
At The Same Time: From Freaky Friday - Tammy Minoff, Patrick Levis
Penny By Penny: From A Christmas Carol - Sal Viviano
A Wonderful Life: From A Wonderful Life - Glory Crampton
Jenny Rebecca: From To Whom it Concern - Alet Oury
Maria's Song: From Smile - Diana Canova
Reveille Sun: From Here's Where I Belong - Glory Crampton
Don't Live Inside Of Yourself: From A Mother's Kisses - Melissa Hart
Wishes Won't Wash Dishes: From The Bone Room - Guy Haines
In A State: From A Wonderful Life - Brent Barrett
Simple Words: From Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen - Patricia Ben Peterson
Didn't Leave It Here: From Brownstone - Kristine Fraelich, Jolie Jenkins
Hundreds Of Hats: From Diamonds - Jason workman
Hero: From Babe - Debbie Gravitte
Do It With Drums: From Murder At The Vanities - Harry Groener

Customer Reviews:

thoroughly enjoyable.......1999-08-12

The melodic hramonies and at times humorous themes to these songs are catchy and enjoyable; they may be unsung but once heard they will not be forgotten.....it makes you wonder why didn't this show make it and yet Cats has been around forever?

quirky....and worth it.......1999-03-07

this one will leave you humming strange dittys and will allow you to entertain even the most die hard broadway musical buffs with things they have never heard

Average customer rating:

on the fast track to complacancy
Just like a farblow in my brain.
driver driver
absolutely awesome!

Driver, Driver
Damn Personals
Manufacturer: Big Wheel Recreation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RDKU
Release Date: 2000-02-17

Tracks:

Stoned
Premier
Leg
Orange Felix
The New New
Burned Alive
Sparkwood & 21
Just A Woman
If You Need A Lover
Sunshine
If I Could
P2

Customer Reviews:

on the fast track to complacancy.......2001-12-01

ok. i admit it. i like the damn personals. musically and as people. i have known them for years now and i think they are a great band. i've seen them play a million shows, good and bad - but i've always thought they were a rockin' band.

anyway. i am supposed to be reviewing this album and i want to. driver driver came out a couple of years ago and i know all the words by heart. i've listened to it over and over and it still hasn't gotten old. it is a refreshingly nostalgic rock and roll album - a bit of 60s garage, a pinch of northern soul and a heart of rock'n'roll.

listen to this album - not only the music, but the words. ken is a smart lyricist. clever. well influenced. i am the music listener who likes pop music. likes rock and roll. but i want it to be smart. i want to know that i could have an intellectual conversation with the bands i listen to - not that it will necesarilly happen, but i want to know that the people i am shelling out my hard earned money for are worthy of the cash. deserving.

i am by no means saying that these guys are brilliant. that would be too weird and too much. what i am saying is that this is a clever album. smart, both musically and lyrically. i am listening to it as i write this and i am remembering all the things that i like about the damn personals.

but, instead of believing me listen to the audio clips available here. just the snippets of these songs will prove the worth of this cd. it is one of those records that, five years from now, you will be glad you have it. when all the frat boys are jut discovering the damn personals, on their third or fourth album, you will pop in your coffee stained copy of driver driver and think 'man, i bout this back in '01' and you will know how much cooler you are than all those white-hatted 19 year olds ...

these boys deserve the hype of bands like the strokes and the faint and the shins ... they deserve people to buy this album and adore them. they are great musicians. they are talent. they are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of all the great things you will see coming from boston in the next couple of years - rock and roll intelligencia returning to our town ...

keep your eyes open for a new album.

buy this one in the meantime.

Just like a farblow in my brain........2001-02-10

Two words: Rock & Roll!!

driver driver.......2001-01-04

This is a fantastic young band. Buy it. You'll love it!

absolutely awesome!.......2000-05-18

this is one of the best new bands i have heard in the past five years. boston is very lucky to have them!

Average customer rating:

Standing Still in the USA
Damn Personals
Manufacturer: Big Wheel Recreation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000APVEY
Release Date: 2003-11-26

Tracks:

Fucking in NYC
Coast to Coast
Standing Still in the USA
Back at You
Models + Airliners
Amphetamine Rifles
Sleeping on the Floors Utd
Accidental Death + Dismemberment
Saturday
Better Living
Tomorrow, God Willing
Fruit Fly

Average customer rating:

The Personals
Peyton Tochterman
Manufacturer: PT
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A7JJQY
Release Date: 2004-12-20

Tracks:

The Personals
9/12
What A Life
Woolly Mammoth
Neither Not Nor
Better Days
Greetings From Atlanta
Kicking Weeds
Flight Of Change
Coffee Shop Rag
Greener Pastures

Product Description

The Personals is a masterful blend of country, bluegrass, early jazz, and highly creative song writing whose title track (lifted verbatim from the "personals" page of a weekly newsmag) is a brilliantly witty, trenchent piece of modern satire.

Average customer rating:

Personals
The Afterbeat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FTK6E6
Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

People Before Profit
Ruptura
It Doesn't Matter
No More
Together Strong
Long Road
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Girl I Need
Lesson
Drama Queen
Remorse
Ey Yey Yey
System

Average customer rating:

Such sexy rock boys
The best of garage/indie rock!

Standing Still in the Usa
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Manufacturer: Big Wheel Recreation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000067UN0
Release Date: 2002-05-28

Tracks:

Standing Still In The USA
In My Own Time
Starter

Customer Reviews:

Such sexy rock boys.......2003-03-15

Oh my! These guys were always good, but wow! "Standing Still in the USA" is bloody brilliant. Straight up, Raw rock...'Amphetamine Rifles' is an exceptioally strong track...
Not only will these boys drink you under the table and steal your girlfriend, they'll rock your face off as well! Why isn't this record all over the radio?

The best of garage/indie rock!.......2003-03-07

This cd is great! It starts off strong with NYC, and continues all the way until the end, with Fruit Fly. Smothered in between these wonderful songs is my personal favorite, Amphetamine Rifles. The mastering of this album is superfluous, but where these guys really shine is in their live show. Ken Cook's lyrics balance out the hard-rock sound, Anthony's skillful guitar playing is matched only by Jimmy's bass skills. Mike Gill also shows lots of depth with his involved drumming. Stop reading this review, buy this CD, or better yet, see these guys next time they come to your town!

Average customer rating:

Personals

Manufacturer: Turtle Creek Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000A2H970
Release Date: 2001-02-01