Something Magnetic

Something Magnetic

Something Magnetic

Track Listings
 
1. Albany
2. If You See William ...
3. Born Again
4. The Port Wine Song

Editorial Reviews
Sarah Pinsker, Music Monthly, January 2002
They're getting a lot of attention right now, and it's well deserved ...

Product Description
On "Something Magnetic" We're About 9 weaves in and around lyrical depth and purely satisfying harmonies. The writing is fresh, alive and intimate; similar to the sound that these three musicians weld together with their instruments and voices. This three-part-harmony-singer-songwriter-adult-alternative-contemporary-americana-folk-rock-group from Baltimore packs a surprise punch with an absolutely unique and powerful vocal blend; passionate, quirky, compelling, literate songs that leave their audiences on the edge of wondering. The WA9 vocal blend has drawn comparisons to Crosby, Stills and Nash—and certainly represents other influences such as The Nields and Cry, Cry, Cry.

Something Magnetic

Something Magnetic,We're About 9
Complete Piano Music of Scott Joplin
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great collection of Scott Joplin's piano rags
  • The Complete Piano Music of Scott Joplin
  • Another Performer Rewrites Joplin's Masterpieces
  • complete piano music of Scott Joplin on 4 CD's
  • Ragtime Marvel
Complete Piano Music of Scott Joplin

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  5. Joplin - Complete Rags for Piano (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) Vol. 2020

ASIN: B000003QWN
Release Date: 1997-01-28

Tracks:

  1. The Crush Collision March
  2. Combination March
  3. Harmony Club Waltz
  4. Original Rags
  5. Maple Leaf Rag
  6. Swipesy Cakewalk
  7. Reacherine Rag
  8. Sunflower Slow Drag
  9. The Augustan Club Waltz
  10. The Easy Winners
  11. Cleopha
  12. A Breeze From Alabama
  13. Elite Syncopations

Tracks:

  1. The Entertainer
  2. The Strenouous Life
  3. March Majestic
  4. Something Doing
  5. Weaping Willow
  6. Patr Leaf Rag
  7. The Favorite
  8. The Sycamore
  9. The Cascades
  10. The Chysanthemum
  11. Bethena
  12. Bink's Waltz
  13. The Rosebud March

Tracks:

  1. Leola
  2. Eugenia
  3. Antoinette
  4. The Ragtime Dance
  5. Searchlight Rag
  6. Gladiolus Rag
  7. Lily Queen
  8. Rose Leaf Rag
  9. Heliotrope Bouquet
  10. The Nonpareil
  11. Fig Leaf Rag
  12. Sugarcane
  13. Pineapple Rag

Tracks:

  1. Wall Street Rag (1909)
  2. Solace (1909)
  3. Pleasant Moments (1909)
  4. Country Club (1909)
  5. Euphonic Moments (1909)
  6. Paragon Rag (1909)
  7. Stop-Time Rag (1910)
  8. Felicity Rag (1911)
  9. Scott Joplin's New Rag (1912)
  10. Kismet Rag (1913)
  11. Magnetic Rag (1914)
  12. Reflection Rag (1917)
  13. Silver Swan Rag (1917)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great collection of Scott Joplin's piano rags.......2007-08-02

John Arpin delivers excellent performances of Joplin's rags. Not too much interpretation and not a flat presentation exhibited by piano rolls. Perfect for me. I believe Arpin has truly captured Joplin's essence.

5 out of 5 stars The Complete Piano Music of Scott Joplin.......2007-06-08

John Arpin does a great job with these pieces. The songs carry a consistent sound and are played very close to as-written, which comes and goes with old ragtime pieces. The stamping on Stop-Time Rag doesn't have a consistent sound to it, can be a little distracting. Everything else is great, overall I think that it's a great buy, I'm very happy with it.

2 out of 5 stars Another Performer Rewrites Joplin's Masterpieces.......2007-05-31

Once again, another performer feels the need to rewrite the music of the King of Ragtime. Scott Joplin spins in his grave each and every time this recording is played.

Again, to those who believe that concert music is meant to be rewritten by each and every performer I ask, is the same treatment also acceptable for Chopin's and Rachmaninoff's music? Would "Moonlight Sonata" sound better if played at twice the tempo and with a reprise of the first Adagio movement thrown in at the end? Obviously, the answer to these questions is a resounding NO!, so why does one of America's greatest composers get such disrespect?

Interpretation is an integral part of every performance. Adding one's own notes, phrases and chords where none should be is not. Randomly changing the structure of the piece is not. Playing a piece at twice the indicated tempo is not.

One the plus side, the depth of this collection is outstanding. Joplin's lesser known pieces like "Harmony Club Waltz" really shine. The recording is decent in quality, although a bit bassy in places.

While its been stated before, I feel its worth repeating: Buy Joshua Rifkin's performances of Joplin in order to hear how the Master intended his pieces to sound.

4 out of 5 stars complete piano music of Scott Joplin on 4 CD's.......2007-02-14

Although all of the music is terrific it is rather a lot of a similar sound. I think I would have preferred 2 CD's of selected piano works of Scott Joplin. But I did get the music at a good price.

5 out of 5 stars Ragtime Marvel.......2005-10-09

This collection of Scott Joplin's piano music is outstanding. As a lover of ragtime which was a prelude to jazz, I am thoroughly enjoying this collection. If you are not a lover of jazz, you may be a lover of ragtime. Jazz can sometimes be grating on the nerves, whereas ragtime lifts the spirit.
Scott Joplin: His Complete Works
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Available at retailers for about $18
  • A classic compilation
  • A dis-service to Joplin
  • Unique
  • Great set
Scott Joplin: His Complete Works

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ASIN: B000001RR2
Release Date: 1994-07-19

Tracks:

  1. Please Say You Will - Richard Zimmerman
  2. A Picture Of Her Face - Richard Zimmerman
  3. The Great Crush Collision March - Richard Zimmerman
  4. Harmony Club Waltz - Richard Zimmerman
  5. Combination March - Richard Zimmerman
  6. Original Rags - Richard Zimmerman
  7. Maple Leaf Rag - Richard Zimmerman
  8. Swipesy - Cake Walk - Richard Zimmerman
  9. Sunflower Slow Drag - Richard Zimmerman
  10. Peacherine Rag - Richard Zimmerman
  11. Augustan Club Waltz - Richard Zimmerman
  12. The Easy Winners - Richard Zimmerman
  13. Cleopha - Richard Zimmerman
  14. The Strenuous Life - Richard Zimmerman
  15. I Am Thinking Of My Pickanniny Days - Richard Zimmerman
  16. The Ragtime Dance - Richard Zimmerman
  17. A Breeze From Alabama - Richard Zimmerman
  18. Elite Syncopations - Richard Zimmerman

Tracks:

  1. March Majestic - S. Joplin
  2. The Entertainer - S. Joplin
  3. Something Doing - S. Joplin
  4. Weeping Willow - S. Joplin
  5. Little Black Baby - S. Joplin
  6. Palm Leaf Rag - S. Joplin
  7. The Favorite - S. Joplin
  8. The Sycamore - S. Joplin
  9. The Cascades - S. Joplin
  10. The Chrysanthemum - S. Joplin
  11. Rosebud March - S. Joplin
  12. Bethena - S. Joplin
  13. Leola - S. Joplin
  14. Sarah Dear - S. Joplin
  15. Binks Waltz - S. Joplin
  16. Eugenia - S. Joplin
  17. Antoinette - S. Joplin
  18. Snoring Sampson - S. Joplin

Tracks:

  1. Gladiolus Rag - S. Joplin
  2. Searchlight Rag - S. Joplin
  3. The Nonpareil (None to Equal) - S. Joplin
  4. When Your Hair Is Like The Snow - S. Joplin
  5. Rose Leaf Rag - S. Joplin
  6. Heliotrope Bouquet - S. Joplin
  7. School Of Ragtime - S. Joplin
  8. Fig Leaf Rag - S. Joplin
  9. Sugar Cane - S. Joplin
  10. Pine Apple Rag - S. Joplin
  11. Wall Street Rag - S. Joplin
  12. Solace - S. Joplin
  13. Pleasant Moments - S. Joplin
  14. Country Club - S. Joplin
  15. Paragon Rag - S. Joplin
  16. Euphonic Sounds - S. Joplin
  17. Stoptime Rag - S. Joplin
  18. Felicity Rag - S. Joplin

Tracks:

  1. Highlights From Treemonisha - Richard Zimmerman
  2. A Real Slow Drag - Richard Zimmerman
  3. Prelude To Act 3 - Richard Zimmerman
  4. Frolic Of The Bears - Richard Zimmerman
  5. Lovin' Babe - Richard Zimmerman
  6. Scott Joplin's New Rag - Richard Zimmerman
  7. Kismet Rag - Richard Zimmerman
  8. Magnetic Rag - Richard Zimmerman
  9. Reflection Rag - Richard Zimmerman
  10. Silver Swan Rag - Richard Zimmerman
  11. Lily Queen - Richard Zimmerman
  12. Sensation - Richard Zimmerman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Available at retailers for about $18.......2006-12-21

Excellent collection - but there are re-sellers listed here that are selling this for as much $50 or $60. Yikes, most major retailers are selling this complete set for $18 - so beware.

5 out of 5 stars A classic compilation.......2006-10-07

This collection is one of my most treasured possessions. (My father gave me the original 5-album set in the 70's when it was originally released on vinyl.)

This is the definitive collection of Scott Joplin's work. Richard Zimmerman provides wonderful performances that accurately reflect Joplin's intentions. (As evidence beyond my personal opinion, I submit the recent releases of digital recordings made from Joplin's piano rolls.)

A few points to consider regarding negative comments you may encounter in other reviews:
* This is a digital recording from an analog master. Lack of quality in the recording does not imply a lackluster performance.
* This is a complete collection. Some similarity is due to Joplin re-exploring melodic themes. But some is due to the fact that these are "rags". One might as well complain that all 50's doo-wop (or all 70's disco) sounds the same.
* Many pieces of the period exhibit formal musical structures, such as the marches of John Phillips Sousa. (Both Sousa and Joplin performed at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.) Actually, Joplin is responsible for extending the formal boundaries of ragtime to concert waltzes (Bethena) and opera (A Guest of Honor, Treemonisha)
* This is probably one of the few collections which will include selections from "Treemonisha". It is my understanding that after the initial release, one of Joplin's descendants made a copyright claim that was upheld in court. (I presume the issue was that Joplin had to finance "Treemonisha" himself, and therefore the customary performance clearances did not cover those selections.)

For ragtime students and enthusiasts, this is a "must-have" collection at a very affordable price.

1 out of 5 stars A dis-service to Joplin.......2006-02-01

Sadly, the only virtue this set possesses is completeness.

The pianist does not play Joplin's pieces "as written", the piano is of poor quality, and not properly in tune.

This is emphatically NOT the set to buy. A far better set, beautifully annotated and well played on a good concert grand piano, is the complete works played by Guido Nielsen on the Basta Label.

This set is a dis-service to Joplin and his music. He deserves better, and gets it elsewhere.

5 out of 5 stars Unique .......2004-10-19

I have several cd sets of Joplin's music: Rifkin, Arpo, Nielsen, and Zimmerman. All have their excellent qualities. What sets Zimmerman's set apart is the inclusion of excerpts from Joplin's opera, Treemonisha---especially "A Real Slow Drag." Why the other sets do not include excerpts from Treemonisha, I don't know---because they are some of his most beautiful and joyful pieces of music. Of course, you can hear the orchestrated version of Treemonisha in the Houston Grand Opera recording, and it is spectacular. But Zimmerman's piano version, especially of "A Real Slow Drag," is not to be missed.

5 out of 5 stars Great set.......2001-10-16

I guess this will be a rather one sided review. I have been a fan of Scott Joplin since I first learned to play a piano.

I was shocked to see that one reviewer thought it all sounded the same. How silly. All of Frank Sinatra's music sounds like Frank Sinatra. All of Led Zeppelin sounds like Led Zeppelin. So, if the songs were drastically different, I would question if the same author composed them. As it is, though, each song on this set is fantastic!!

I don't know that I have heard of Richard Zimmerman, and I was a little leary as to what I would be getting, I certainly was impressed. Without a doubt the best renditions of "Weeping Willow" and "Bethena" I have heard, and at least a dozen songs I didn't know Joplin wrote.

Without a doubt, this album is fantastic. A very good price, as well.
Onward Victoria (1981 Original Cast Members)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • JILL EICHENBERRY ASTOUNDS IN THIS VERY MUSICAL BROADWAY DISASTER . . . .
  • Melodies for a change - Thank God!
Onward Victoria (1981 Original Cast Members)
Book Charlotte Anker & Irene Rosenberg
Manufacturer: Original Cast Record
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000004CPM
Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. In New York the Only Sin Is Being Timid - Beth Austin, Jill Eikenberry
  3. Magnetic Healing - Beth Austin, Jill Eikenberry, Lenny Wolpe
  4. Taste of Forever - Jill Eikenberry
  5. I Depend on You - Beth Austin, Jill Eikenberry
  6. Onward Victoria - Beth Austin, Jill Eikenberry
  7. Changes - Jill Eikenberry
  8. Woman Like Beth - Michael Zaslow
  9. Unescorted Women - Beth Austin, Jill Eikenberry, Lenny Wolpe
  10. Love and Joy - Jill Eikenberry, Michael Zaslow
  11. Everyday I Do a Little Something for the Lord
  12. You Cannot Drown the Dream - Jill Eikenberry, Laura Waterbury
  13. Respectable - Beth Austin
  14. Another Life - Jill Eikenberry
  15. Read It in the Weekly - Jill Eikenberry
  16. Valentine for Beecher
  17. Beecher's Defense - Jill Eikenberry
  18. Finale - Beth Austin, Jill Eikenberry, Michael Zaslow

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars JILL EICHENBERRY ASTOUNDS IN THIS VERY MUSICAL BROADWAY DISASTER . . . . .......2006-12-26

". . . appealing and gutsy . . . " (William Raidy, Newark Star-Ledger) ". . . An engaging musical . . . a musical with a message and a welcome surprise . . . " (Jeffrey Lyons, CBS Radio) ". . . the show casts a pall over the audience." (Frank Rich, New York Times) ". . . a lifeless score and humorless book . . . " (John Kendrick, [...]) "Considered by some to be one of the ten worst Broadway plays. " (Victoria Woodhull website)

After three weeks of previews, ONWARD VICTORIA opened (and closed) at the Martin Beck Theatre on December 14, 1980. Eight months later, members of the original cast gathered at RCA Studios in New York to record the show. I, for one, am extremely grateful that they did and am indebted to Original Cast Records for its remastered 1994 CD release. Usually in agreement with John Kendrick, I do not find the score "lifeless." Rather, I find it refreshing and inventive; an "old-fashioned" Broadway score in the very best sense of the term.

Economic reality has extracted a heavy toll from the Broadway musical, primarily in the number of singers and dancers employed and the size and quality of the orchestra. String sections have been replaced by synthesizers; a crack dance corps and a separate big-voiced chorus have given way to 16 or fewer singer/dancers who do neither as well as they did in the good old days; the overture has all but disappeared; excellence has been replaced by ordinary. Not the case with ONWARD VICTORIA.

Just give a listen to the excellent vocal writing and choral work in the opening number "In New York The Only Sin Is Being Timid" (listed as "The Age of Brass" on opening night), Victoria's campaign song "Onward Victoria" (or, "Victoria's Banner"), "You Cannot Drown the Dream," and the hymn-parody "A Valentine for Beecher;" and the stand-up-and-cheer second act finale. Incidentally, are those Bach-trumpets I hear in "Valentine?" Maybe the book was humorless, but catch the references to incest as per Sophocles in "Something for the Lord," artfully sung by Jim Jansen, and this line - and others - from "Beecher's Defense": "Plymouth Church should be proud to have a preacher so endowed." Not all the lyrics are as inspired as these ("Love and Joy" is a case in point), but even Oscar Hammerstein, II, penned a few clinkers. How about this gem from SOUND OF MUSIC: "You need someone older and wiser telling you what to do-ooh. I am 17 going on 18. I'll take care of you."

The cast is uniformly excellent, but Jill Eikenberry is a revelation! Known primarily as "Ann Kelsey" on TVs "LA Law" (153 episodes, 1986-1994), she reveals herself as a fine singer-actress in the role of Victoria Woodhull, a feminist who, decades before women won the right to vote, was the Equal Rights Party candidate for President, running against incumbent Ulysses S. Grant. In addition to her campaign-style numbers, Ms. Eikenberry gives us two lovely, character-building ballads, "I've Had a Taste of Forever" & "Another Life." Beth Austin, as Woodhull's sister Tennie Clafin, joins Victoria in "Magnetic Healing" & "I Depend on You" and gets her chance to shine in the big, brassy, show-stopping "Respectable." Lenny Wolpe (Feldzieg in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE), as restaurateur Charlie Delmonico, has a great time with "Unescorted Women;" Jim Jansen (Post Office prosecutor Anthony Comstock) gleefully reveals "Every Day I Do a Little Something for the Lord;" Michael Zaslow (Henry Ward Beecher, charismatic preacher of Brooklyn's Plymouth Church) explains away his wife's infidelity with "A Woman Like Beth" and joins Victoria in "Love and Joy," the only number that, in my opinion, doesn't succeed.

A "lifeless score?" I think not. Rather, a delightful score that transcends its appallingly bad book. (See also WHOOP-UP, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, et. al.) Without a complete rewrite of the book, it's doubtful that ONWARD VICTORIA will ever again find its way onto the stage, so let's be grateful that this fine recording, with members of the original Broadway cast, is here for us to enjoy.

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Melodies for a change - Thank God!.......2002-12-13

I thoroughly enjoyed ONWARD VICTORIA'S lush score. I am unable, even after 2 weeks, to get Mr. Herrmann's melodies out of my head. It is unfortunate that the theatrical environment of today only encourages the big, garish, pop scores of the talent-less British wave of writers. I hope Mr. Herrmann keeps on doing what he is doing - Thank you Keith Herrmann!
The Complete Works of Scott Joplin, Vol. 1-5
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Wilmot
  • Delightful colletion of Scott Joplin's music
  • Avoid
  • One Star for Pity
  • The Complete Works?? I think not
The Complete Works of Scott Joplin, Vol. 1-5

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  3. James Scott: The Complete Works 1903-1922

ASIN: B000001VWW
Release Date: 1993-11-30

Tracks:

  1. Please Say You Will
  2. A Picture Of Her Face
  3. The Great Crush Collision March
  4. Harmony Club Waltz
  5. Combination March
  6. Original Rags
  7. Maple Leaf Rag
  8. Swipesy-Cake Walk
  9. Sunflower Slow Drag
  10. Peachtree Rag
  11. Augustan Club Waltz
  12. The Easy Winners
  13. Cleopha
  14. The Strenuous Life

Tracks:

  1. I Am Thinking Of My Pickanniny Days
  2. The Ragtime Dance
  3. A Breeze From Alabama
  4. Elite Syncopations
  5. March Majestic
  6. The Entertainer
  7. Something Doing
  8. Weeping Willow
  9. Little Black Baby
  10. Palm Leaf Rag
  11. The Favorite
  12. The Sycamore
  13. The Cascades
  14. The Chrysanthemum

Tracks:

  1. Rosebud March
  2. Bethena
  3. Leola
  4. Sarah Dear
  5. Binks Waltz
  6. Eugenia
  7. Antoinette
  8. Snoring Sampson
  9. Gladiolus Rag
  10. Searchlight Rag
  11. The Nonpareil (Equal To None)
  12. When Your Hair Is Like The Snow
  13. Lose Leaf Rag
  14. Heliotrope Bouquet

Tracks:

  1. School Of Ragtime
  2. Fig Leaf Rag
  3. Sugar Cane
  4. Pine Apple Rag
  5. Wall Street Rag
  6. Solace
  7. Pleasant Moments
  8. Country Club
  9. Paragon Rag
  10. Euphonic Sounds
  11. Stoptime Rag
  12. Felicity Rag
  13. Lovin' Babe
  14. Scot Joplin's New Rag

Tracks:

  1. Highlights From Treemonisha
  2. A Real Slow Drag
  3. Prelude to Act 3
  4. Frolic Of The Bears
  5. Kismet Rag
  6. Magnetic Rag
  7. Reflection Rag
  8. Silver Swan Rag
  9. Lily Queen
  10. Sensation

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Wilmot.......2007-01-10

Well done, with the only drawback that Joshua Rifkind is not at the piano. Sometimes the pace is too frenetic.

5 out of 5 stars Delightful colletion of Scott Joplin's music.......2006-08-17

This is a wonderful collection of Scott Joplin's music. Delightful to own, to play over and over and over.

1 out of 5 stars Avoid.......2004-10-30

I have to agree with "A music fan" is his review of March 2003.

The piano used is poor, and not even all that well in tune. The recorded sound quality is muffled and 'processed'-sounding.

And the playing, I am afraid, is an insult to Joplin. What a pity to produce so full a set, and to do it so badly. A travesty.

If you want a superb Joplin set, played "as wrote", on a good concert grand and played with verve and style, and well-recorded, it's got to be the new Guido Nielsen 4 CD set on the Basta label (Basta 30-91262).

For a really fine single CD recorded on a top-notch piano and with playing that brings out all the elegance in Joplin's music (which it isn't wrong to do - Joplin put it in there), try the new Naxos CD played by Alexander Peskanov (Naxos 8.559114).

The Zimmerman set, I am afraid, must be consigned to the dustbin. A pity.

1 out of 5 stars One Star for Pity.......2003-05-05

My review in two statements: DON'T BUY IT. EVER.

One star for pity - and for the effort of going to the trouble of learning Scott Joplin's complete works. I know it must have been quite a task getting the sheet music for these works and it must have been quite a task learning them, but I cannot honestly say that this is a good recording. Richard Zimmerman plays these works on a piano with bad quality sound, and he plays these works with his own embellishments and in his own style. If you're going to take liberties with a written score, you'd might as well not even try to play it at all. Either play it as written, or don't play it. Why can't people understand that?

4 out of 5 stars The Complete Works?? I think not.......2002-08-06

I bought the CD entitled the Complete Works of Scott Joplin but upon receiving it I found that it only contained 14 tracks from the Complete Works book. The CD at the price is certainly a good buy even with the 14 tracks but it should be more correctly labled as the "Almost" complete works - "Sort - Of" Complete works or maybe A Partial Compilation of the Complete Works but a Complete Works it is not. It appears that a more Complete Works also has the same label.. Or maybe I am missing something..
The Entertainer
Average customer rating: Not rated
    The Entertainer

    Manufacturer: Blu Mountain Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
    RagtimeRagtime | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B0000WN16S
    Release Date: 2003-11-18

    Tracks:

    1. Entertainer
    2. Maple Leaf Rag
    3. Stoptime Rag
    4. Original Rags
    5. Sunflower Slow Drag
    6. Something Doing
    7. Pineapple Rag
    8. Euphonic Sounds
    9. Scott Joplin
    10. Magnetic Rag
    11. Elite Syncopations
    12. Eugenia
    13. Paragon Rag
    Something Magnetic
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A taste of the future of Folk
    Something Magnetic

    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B00006WS7J
    Release Date: 2002-07-26

    Tracks:

    1. Albany
    2. If You See William ...
    3. Born Again
    4. The Port Wine Song

    Album Description

    On "Something Magnetic" We're About 9 weaves in and around lyrical depth and purely satisfying harmonies. The writing is fresh, alive and intimate; similar to the sound that these three musicians weld together with their instruments and voices. This three-part-harmony-singer-songwriter-adult-alternative-contemporary-americana-folk-rock-group from Baltimore packs a surprise punch with an absolutely unique and powerful vocal blend; passionate, quirky, compelling, literate songs that leave their audiences on the edge of wondering. The WA9 vocal blend has drawn comparisons to Crosby, Stills and Nash—and certainly represents other influences such as The Nields and Cry, Cry, Cry.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A taste of the future of Folk.......2003-08-23

    With this EP, We're About 9 begins the process of maturing into a band that will be stalwarts on the folk scene for years to come. Smart, funny, and talented, they don't miss on the four songs on Something Magnetic. The highlight is 'If You See William...' in which a young man admits that he has sold out the ideals of his youth for a good, well paying job, a fact that his old friend William would not approve of.

    Terrific songs, sweet, rich harmonies, and a feeling that you have come across something special. Worth every penny.
    The Genius of Scott Joplin
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      The Genius of Scott Joplin

      Manufacturer: Gazell Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      WaltzesWaltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
      IntermezzosIntermezzos | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Vocal Jazz GeneralVocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
      RagtimeRagtime | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      EnglishEnglish | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B000001K1L
      Release Date: 1994-11-15

      Tracks:

      1. Fig Leaf Rag
      2. Rose Leaf Rag
      3. The Sycamore
      4. Sunflower Slow Drag
      5. Euphonic Sounds
      6. Heliotrope Bouquet
      7. Gladiolus Rag
      8. Palm Leaf Rag
      9. Pleasant Moments
      10. Weeping Willow
      11. The Chrysanthemum - An Afro-American Intermezzo
      12. Maple Leaf Rag
      13. Overture
      14. We're Goin' Around
      15. the Sacred Tree
      16. We Will Rest Awile
      17. Aunt Dinah Has Blowed De Horn
      18. A Real Slow Drag
      19. Magnetic Rag
      20. Sensation-A-Rag

      Tracks:

      1. Stop Time Rag
      2. Nonpareil
      3. Bink's Waltz
      4. A Breeze From Alabama
      5. Great Crush Collision
      6. Prelude To Act 3 From Treemonisha
      7. Something Doing
      8. Reflection Rag
      9. Two Songs (I Am Thinking Of My Pickaninny Days And Little Black Baby )
      10. The Favorite
      11. Sugar Cane
      12. Lily Queen
      13. Felicity Rag
      14. Country Club
      15. Swipesy-Cake Walk
      16. Kismet Rag
      17. Search-Light Rag
      18. Peacherine Rag
      S. Joplin; G. Gershwin; I. Berlin; P. Whiteman (Great Composers at the Keyboard)
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        S. Joplin; G. Gershwin; I. Berlin; P. Whiteman (Great Composers at the Keyboard)

        Manufacturer: Fone
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000003XLJ
        Release Date: 1993-12-13

        Tracks:

        1. Maple Rag
        2. Magnetic Rag
        3. The Cascades
        4. Somethin' Doin'
        5. Weeping Willow
        6. Frog Legs Rag
        7. Ole Miss' rag
        8. Arrah Go On I'm Gonna Go Back To Oregon (one step arrangement)
        9. Miss 1917: The Land Where The Good Songs Go
        10. Make Believe (You are glad you are sorry)
        11. Lady, Be Good: So am I
        12. La-La-Lucille: Tee-Oodle-Um-Bum-Bo, from
        13. Rhapsody In Blue (concerto in fantasia for piano and Jazz Orchestra)
        14. Rosalie: Oh, Gee! Oh, Joy
        15. LADY BE GOOD: Fashinating Rhythm
        16. LADY BE GOOD: Oh, Lady Be Good!, from
        17. A Russian Lullaby, waltz
        18. How Deep Is The Ocean
        19. Music Box Revue of 1922: Lady Of The Evening
        20. What Does It Matter, waltz
        21. A tribute to I.B. - Berlin: A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody, fo
        22. based on melody from Rimsky-Korsakof's 'Sadko': Play That Song of India Again

        Music Review:

        1. Something of Value
        2. Songs Of Love And Parting/Five Bardic Mysteries [2 on 1]
        3. Standing in My Shoes
        4. Stargeezer
        5. Sweetkorn
        6. Take a Dance
        7. The Broadside Tapes 1
        8. The Buddhacrush
        9. The Reunion at Carnegie Hall, 1963, Pt. 2 [Live]
        10. The Weavers at Carnegie Hall, Vol. 2 [Live]

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