Tried & Failed [Import]

Tried & Failed [Import]

Track Listings

1. Thighs Wide Shut (Overture)

2. Tried & Failed

3. You'Re Mine

4. Scornful Love

5. Desire

6. Pine Oil Heaven

7. I'M Not Afraid (Of Losing You Again)

8. Anima Sola

9. On Thin Ice

10. Hide From Me

11. Thighs Wide Shut (Reprise)

12. Forsaken

13. Before Sunrise

14. Epilogue 2005

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The longest and most intensive production process in the band's history has now come to an end. Besides the heavy guitars and electronic sounds, there is a strong emphasis on the orchestral, epic side of the band. Once again EverEve is supported by sound-guru Joerg Huettner, who between albums established himself in the film industry by participating in several major motion picture soundtracks (Catwoman, The Ring 2, Batman Begins). Massacre. 2005.

Tried & Failed,Evereve,Massacre,Heavy Metal

Average customer rating: Return to Sanity Have Some Madeira British humour at its best If you haven't heard this... Gentle Satire

Complete Flanders & Swann Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances French Horn | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Broadway & Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music Comedy & Spoken Word | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Songs of Michael Flanders & Donald Swann At the Drop of a Hat The Best of Flanders & Swan - A Transport of Delight Beyond The Fringe (1961 Original London Cast) Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer ASIN: B000006T4S Release Date: 1997-04-30

Tracks:

1. Warthog, The (The Hog Beneath The Skin)
2. The Sea Horse
3. The Chameleon
4. Whale, The (Mopy Dick)
5. Je Suis Le Tenebreux
6. Songs For Our Time
7. A Song Of The Weather - Flanders & Swann
8. The Reluctant Cannibal
9. Greensleeves
10. Misalliance
11. Kokoraki
12. Madeira M'Dear?
13. Too Many Cookers
14. Built Up Area
15. In The Bath (From 'At The Drop Of A Hat')
16. Sea Fever
17. The Hippopotamus Song

Tracks:

1. The Gas Man Cometh
2. Sounding Brass
3. Los Olividados
4. In The Desert
5. The Sloth
6. The Rhinoceros
7. Kangaroo Tango
8. Jaguar
9. Dead Ducks
10. The Elephant
11. By Air
12. Slow Train
13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
14. The Humming Bird
15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
16. Sea Fever
17. The Hippopotamus Song

Tracks:

1. The Gas Man Cometh
2. Sounding Brass
3. Los Olividados
4. In The Desert
5. The Sloth
6. The Rhinoceros
7. Kangaroo Tango
8. Jaguar
9. Dead Ducks
10. The Elephant
11. By Air
12. Slow Train
13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
14. The Humming Bird
15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
16. The Wild Boar
17. The Ostrich
18. The Wompom
19. Twice Shy
20. Commonwealth Fair
21. P** P* B**** B** D******
22. Paris
23. Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Cha Cha Cha
24. The Hundred Song
25. Food For Thought

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Customer Reviews:

Return to Sanity.......2005-07-27

Have Some Madeira.......2005-07-06

British humour at its best.......2003-03-15

If you haven't heard this..........2003-01-16

After being told to take up singing as a means of strengthening his polio-weakened lungs, the wheelchair-bound Flanders teamed up with pianist Swann and proceeded to write such classic songs as "The Hippo Song (Mud Mud Glorious Mud)", "The Gasman Cometh", "The Gnu Song", "A Transport of Delight" and many others. As well as a gently satirical spirit, all these songs feature the sublime wordplay and interplay of both men.

The first two discs of this box set are actual concerts - "At The Drop Of A Hat" and its successor "At The Drop Of Another Hat". Recorded at the height of the duo's popularity and form, the sound quality is surprisingly good for recordings this old.

"At The Drop Of A Hat" opens with three of the Flanders and Swann classics. "Transport Of Delight", a song in praise of the "97 horsepower omnibus" features the wonderful harmonies of the duo on lines like "any more fares" and Flanders' dead-on impression of a London busdriver "Geddardait, we're full right up inside". "Song of Reproduction" deals with the new, as it was then, stereo technology and features Flanders delivering an incredible monologue using every conceivable piece of audiophile jargon. "The Gnu Song" (in which "gnu" is pronounced phonetically) is a real treat. The audience's reaction to the reappearance of the gnu is superb.
As well as this opening trio, the disc features Flanders' snippets of "Songs For Our Time" (in which he experiments with conventions of hit songs), "Song of the Weather" (a rundown of English weather throughout the year), "The Reluctant Cannibal" (featuring Swann in the tititular role and the chorus "I can't eat people/I won't eat people/eatin' people is wrong"), Swann's foray into Greek folksong "Kokraki" and the justifiably famous "Madeira M'Dear". The performance ends with a rousing version of "The Hippo Song".
Flanders is in fine voice throughout and his comments introducing each song are delivered with deadpan accuracy. The story behind "The Gnu Song" is an absolute masterpiece. Flanders' monologue about the creation of "Greensleeves" is also superb - "'Greenfleeves'. That's an interesting name for a fong" (referencing old English script) being just a taste.

"Another Hat" begins in equally fine form with "Gasman Cometh" and "Ill Wind". "Gasman", presaged as "a tale of unending domestic upheaval", is sure to have most people who've ever dealt with unreliable tradesmen nodding in agreement, while "Ill Wind" is Flanders' attempt at setting words to a French horn concerto featuring the immortal lines "I lost that horn/lost that horn/lost that horn/found that horn/gorn". The performance continues with Swann's Russian/English song "In The Desert", the ending of which is truly side-splitting. "All Gall" (a reinterpretation of "This Old Man" to fit then-French President Charles de Gaulle) is a little dated but very cleverly done. "Song of Patriotic Prejudice", with its introduction and opening lines grabbing the audience's attention is another triumph, while the "Hippo Encore" is a great end to the performance.
Again Flanders is at his peak. His loving description of the Spanish olive-stuffers ("Olividados") and his superb story about flying ("By Air") are both brilliant examples of the shaggy dog story.
My favourite from both of these discs would have to be "First and Second Law". Flanders decides to educate Swann in elementary science and picks on the first and second laws of thermodynamics ("heat is work and work is heat" and "heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body") and the repetition of these phrases in time to Swann's barely-there piano accompaniment is one of the finest moments in British comedy.

The third disc is largely forgettable. It begins with a series of animal-related songs performed in a studio and without much of Flanders' rambling introductions. "Warthog" has its moments, while the others were clearly not performed in front of an audience for a reason. "Wompom" is also mildly diverting, presenting a story about a made-up substance which is the answer to everything.
The rest of the disc is then filled out with much earlier material in a rather poorly-recorded concert. "20 Tons of TNT" (related to the calculation the pair had done which gave that as the amount of TNT per person on the planet at the time) provides food for thought, but little more.

Is this box set for everyone? No. Much of the humour both within and without the songs does require a bit of background knowledge to what was going on in Britain and Europe at the time (1960s), John Profumo is referenced a few times as well as Charles de Gaulle and the Common Market, while a smattering of classical music knowledge can help out a bit with Swann's work and "Ill Wind". The fact that my grandfather (who's in his late 70s) recalls hearing these songs and laughing may give an indication as to the age of some of the subject matter. Equally the fact that "First and Second Law" references an awful lot of physics might do the same.

Nevertheless, for anyone who loves British humour done in a gentle manner or who is interested in the source of "mud mud glorious mud/nothing quite like it for cooling the blood", give these CDs some serious consideration.

Gentle Satire.......2002-04-03

Here are some samples of Michael's verbal wit.

Wordplay:
- "A Transport of Delight," their song of the pleasures of the double-decker bus "has recently been adopted as the theme song of the Underground resistance movement."
- Speculating that Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves: "and the royalties go to royalty."
- About a tennis referee late in the day: "the umpire upon whom the sun never sets."
- Explaining how he was hoisted in his wheelchair onto airliners by a fork lift: "Why they need a great machine like that to lift forks I do not know. Well, they're only plastic, now, aren't they?"
- On status symbols: "The object is to Gunga Din your neighbor: 'I'm a better man than you' is the acid test," and, "let's bang our status cymbals with the best."
- To a disenchanted cannibal: "You used to be a regular anthropophagi."
- Of a lecher: "And he said as he hastened to put out the cat, the wine, his cigar, and the lamps," while the girl "lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes, and his hopes."
- At the corrida d'olivas (the Andorran festival of olive stuffing, not to be confused with the Spanish corrida de toros, or bullfight): "And a great cry goes up of Ole! He has made an 'ol."
- "It's no good going up to a scientist and saying to him like you would to anybody else, 'Good morning, how are you, lend me a quid, and so on.' He'll just glare at you, or make a rude retort."

Throw-aways
- During the height of the cold war the Soviet Union sent the Moscow Ballet on a world tour. Donald sang one chorus of the Hippopotamus Song "mud, mud, glorious mud - nothing quite like it for cooling the blood" in Russian. Michael: "That should improve our cultural relations."
- During the 1963 Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler scandal: "None of that going around saying no smoke without fire. Nil cumbustibus, Profumo." Also, from "Friendly Duet," "such models of friendship are precious and rare, while the friendship of models is not."
- "Now if you're writing a musical, as I'm sure practically all of you are, . . ."
- Of Donald: "You know that no one has a higher regard for your music . . . than you do yourself. I merely meant that you are not great because you are not dead. If you wish to be great you must stop composing and start decomposing."
- "We never found a rhyme for (Soviet Premier Nikita) "Kruschev" until he was dead: Did he die or was he "pushed off"?"
- "We spent two dreadful, uh, delightful years, entertaining the Americans whose need, let's face it, is greater even than yours. Of course, when we're over there we say that the other way 'round."
- "No matter what you may say about the Germans, and who doesn't . . ."
- "Some of the songs that have made our names a household word, like slop-bucket . . ."
- "They've started testing cars now. They started at 10 years, then 5, now three. There's even some talk of having them tested before they leave the factory."

Absurdities
- "I'm delirious about our new oven fitted with the eye-level grill. This means that without my having to bend down the hot fat can squirt straight into my eye."
- A spectator during the construction of Stonehenge: "So, it's not going to be lived in. Well, that's something anyway. So what is it, then? It's a what?! A calendar?! A bit big for a calendar isn't it? You'd look pretty foolish with that on your desk."
- "Donald knocked himself out this morning. Got one of those new pop-up toasters. Nasty things."

Incredible multiple rhymes:
- "The fair hippoptama he aimed to entice from her seat on her hilltop above, as she hadn't got a ma to give her advice, went tip-toeing down to her love."
- Of Josephine: "Nonsense, said Bonaparte. She lives on her own, apart, in her own apartment."
- "Oh let us be married if our parents don't mind. We'd be happy and inseparable. Inextricably entwined. We'd live happily every after, said the Honeysuckle to the Bindweed."
- "And you'll always see a single lace-less left-hand leather boot. A bootless British river bank's a shock. We leave them there at midnight, you can track a member's route by the alternating print of boot and sock."

Average customer rating: old and still good Not What it Claims to be Good Memories!! Witty, clever and a joy to listen to

At the Drop of a Hat Michael Flanders & Donald Swann Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Flanders & Swan - A Transport of Delight Complete Flanders & Swann The Songs of Michael Flanders & Donald Swann Songs & More Songs By Tom Lehrer That Was the Year That Was ASIN: B000026GPR Release Date: 1999-07-15

Tracks:

1. A Transport Of Delight
2. Song Of Reproduction
3. The Gnu Song
4. Design For Living
5. Je Suis Le Tenebreux
6. Songs For Our Time
7. A Song Of The Weather
8. The Reluctant Cannibal
9. Greensleeves
10. Misalliance
11. Kokoraki
12. Madeira M'Dear?
13. Too Many Cookers
14. Vanessa
15. Tried By The Centre Court
16. The Youth Of The Heart
17. The Hippopotamus Song

Customer Reviews:

old and still good.......2005-02-20

Not What it Claims to be.......2004-12-10

Good Memories!!.......2000-12-05

Witty, clever and a joy to listen to.......2000-08-30

Average customer rating: First rate, fantastic good performance Another female singer/songwriter... Excellent second album Bravo for Leona

I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll Leona Naess Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Comatised Leona Naess Testimony Siren Right Up Your Face ASIN: B00005PJB0 Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. Mexico
2. Mayor Of Your Town
3. All The Stars
4. I Tried To Rock You But You Only Roll
5. Sunny Sunday
6. Weak Strong Heart
7. Blue Eyed Baby
8. Boys Like You
9. Hurricane
10. Panic-Striken
11. Serenade
12. Promise To Try

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Customer Reviews:

First rate, fantastic.......2006-02-21

good performance.......2005-08-16

Another female singer/songwriter..........2004-09-10

Excellent second album.......2004-03-13

Perhaps most important is the fact that there isn't one duff track on here. Each one is good in its own right, although Boys Like You (a clever hark back to The Cure's classic), the title track, All The Stars and Hurricane stand out. Of course, the question becomes why isn't Leona Naess more popular than she already is? An artist of this quality usually receives their fair share of hype, but Leona has received comparitively little. Whilst it's easy to compare her to other female chanteuses out there she's more upbeat and less poetic than Sarah McLachlan. And she's certainly a lot better than a great deal of the Lilith group following in Sarah's wake. For one, she's cleverer. She knows her relationships inside out and she isn't afraid to wear her heart on her sleeve but, unlike Alanis Morissette per say, she doesn't seem so jaded about love that she can't sing soft tracks that carry you along with her, such as Mexico or Serenade. If comparing Leona to anyone it would probably be as a cross between Amanda Ghost (who also employs dance beats) and Nerina Pallot (vocally they're very similar), which is a high compliment indeed.

In short, this is a brilliant album, and well worth buying even if you were disappointed by Comatised. From reviews of her third album though, Leona shouldn't need much help getting the hype she deserves sometime soon.

Bravo for Leona.......2003-09-12

The first four songs are definitely the strongest, with the upbeat "Mexico" kicking off the set. The drawling "Mayor of Your Town" and "All the Stars" follow it up beautifully, and the quartet is capped by the wistful title track. The best of the rest include the slower "Baby Eyed Blue" and "Hurricane". One of the real strengths of this album are the sensible and impassioned lyrics, and when put to Leona's voice they're truly a pleasure to listen to.

Given the development from her debut to "I Tried to Rock You", it's evident that Leona is a singer/songwriter very much on the rise. She is a promising young artist, and I hope that her popularity someday catches up with her talent. Three cheers, and I'm very much looking forward to her new album. (due out soon!)

Average customer rating: The perspective of a new Fan

Best of the Rest Jerry Jeff Walker Manufacturer: Tried & True ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Collection Cowboy Boots & Bathin Suits Too Old to Change/Jerry Jeff Viva Terlingua 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry Jeff Walker ASIN: B000BFNZ2E Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Navajo Rug
2. Just to Celebrate
3. Lucky Man
4. Charlie Dunn
5. Dutchman
6. Borderline
7. Hands on the Wheel
8. Long Afternoons
9. Blue Mood
10. Curly & Lil
11. Then Came the Children
12. Singin' the Dinosaur Blues
13. Cadillac Cowboy
14. Hill Country Rain

Tracks:

1. Gettin' By
2. Viva Luckenbach
3. What I Like About Texas
4. Keep Texas Beautiful
5. Manny's Hat Song
6. Down in Texas
7. Life on the Road
8. Love Changes Everything
9. Long Old Dusty Road
10. Hard Livin'
11. Life's Too Short
12. Pass It On
13. Layin' My Life on the Line
14. Gonzo Compadres

Customer Reviews:

The perspective of a new Fan.......2006-01-15

Average customer rating: High Quality compilation Truely fine work from good Ole' Merley Haggard!

Mama Tried/Pride In What I Am Merle Haggard Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: I'm a Lonesome Fugitive/Branded Man Strangers/Swinging Doors & The Bottle Let Me Down Sing Me Back Home/Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde Hag/Someday We'll Look Back Modern Times ASIN: B000E5LFFK Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

1. Mama Tried
2. Green Green Grass Of Home
3. Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
4. In The Good Old Days
5. I Could Have Gone Right
6. I'll Always Know
7. The Sunny Side Of My Life
8. Teach Me To Forget
9. Folsom Prison Blues
10. Run 'Em Off
11. You'll Never Love Me Now
12. Too Many Bridges To Cross Over
13. Lookin' For My Mind (Previously Unreleased - bonus track)
14. You're Not Home Yet (Previously Unreleased - bonus track)
15. I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am
16. Who'll Buy The Wine
17. The Day The Rain Came
18. It Meant Goodbye To Me When You Said Hello To Him
19. I Can't Hold Myself In Line
20. I'm Bringin' Home Good News
21. Keep Me From Cryin' Today
22. I Just Want To Look At You One More Time
23. Somewhere On Skid Row
24. I'm Free
25. California Blues
26. I Think We're Livin' In The Good Ole Days
27. California On My Mind (Previously Unreleased - bonus track)
28. White Line Fever (bonus track)
29. Streets Of Berlin (bonus track)

Customer Reviews:

High Quality compilation.......2006-12-04

Truely fine work from good Ole' Merley Haggard!.......2006-04-05

Average customer rating: Excellent new (1999) recordings of career favorites RIP OFF A life worth living Tried and True Music Vintage JJW [without the alcohol (supply your own)]

Gypsy Songman Jerry Jeff Walker Manufacturer: Tried & True ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Driftin' Way of Life Night After Night Viva Terlingua Ultimate Collection Mr. Bojangles ASIN: B00002Z83N Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Gypsy Songman
2. Morning Song To Sally
3. Mr. Bojangles
4. I Makes Money (Money Don't Make Me)
5. Viva Luckenbach
6. Woman In Texas
7. I Promise To Love You
8. She Knows Her Daddy Sings
9. Little Man
10. The Road You Choose
11. May Music Be Your Wings
12. My Old Man
13. Little Bird
14. Stoney
15. That Old Beat-Up Guitar
16. David And Me
17. Railroad Lady
18. Driftin' Way Of Life

Customer Reviews:

Excellent new (1999) recordings of career favorites.......2002-04-22

Of particular appeal is what, to me, is the definitive version of Mr. Bojangles -- done in a bouncy, jazzy, scatty arrangement that is perfect for the story told in the song, that of a tap dancing cell mate encountered in a New Orleans drunk tank.

Top-notch versions of other career highlights, mostly from the more acoustic side of Jerry Jeff, include: Morning Song To Sally; Woman In Texas; She Knows Her Daddy Sings; and Little Man. This is a 60 year old man who has lived a fast and hard life (and survived it!) who is now clean, sober, and seemingly happy. Contrary to the accusation of the other reviewer that he's ripping off his fans by cramming the same songs down their throats again, what he's really doing is celebrating -- in and with song -- that survival, and recalling and paying tribute to the people and places his life has brought to him.

Songwise, it ranges from very good to excellent; performance-wise, it's terrific -- very down-home and comfortable; recording quality-wise, it's as good a sounding album as you could ask for -- clean and crisp (especially appealing due to the fact that it is dominanted by acoustic guitars).

RIP OFF.......2001-06-07

A life worth living.......2000-01-27

Tried and True Music.......1999-12-30

A few minutes later, Jerry Jeff stepped up on the stage, sat on the stool, hooked his right heel on a rung of the stool, and asked "how y'all doin'?" I was mad because he didn't even have a band! Then he started playing and singing. It took two songs to come down and start listening. Then I just sat there mesmerized, still except for my breathing, for over three hours as I learned what music was really about. I learned that music was about communicating, educating, and sharing life's experiences.

This CD took me right back to that night. With so many "polished acts" out there today, Jerry Jeff uses this CD to remind each of us what life is about... living, learning, and sharing what we know with others.

If you want a "catchy chorus" with no meaning that sticks in your head and nothing else, move on. If you want music that is real, honest, and sincere enough to stir your appetite for life... this one is a "MUST HAVE"!

Vintage JJW [without the alcohol (supply your own)].......1999-12-30

Average customer rating: Highly Recommendable! Excellent ... though I do have some complaints. Nice Collection Of Songs No cheap thrill! Fine Music, Yet Not The Best Of.....

Best Of Tried & True Suzanne Vega Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Solitude Standing Suzanne Vega Nine Objects of Desire Suzanne Vega - Live at Montreux 2004 Songs in Red and Gray ASIN: B00000FDB3 Release Date: 1998-10-05

Tracks:

1. Luka
2. Tom's Diner
3. Marlene On The Wall
4. Caramel
5. 99.9 F
6. Small Blue Thing
7. Blood Makes Noise
8. Left Of Center
9. In Liverpool
10. Gypsy
11. Book Of Dreams
12. No Cheap Thrill
13. World Before Columbus
14. When Heroes Go Down
15. The Queen And The Soldier
16. Book & A Cover
17. Rosemary

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Customer Reviews:

Highly Recommendable!.......2004-06-09

It`s always a matter of taste which songs are actually the best; in my opinion this album does the job pretty well.

From her debut album "Marlene on the Wall", "A Small Blue Thing" and "The Queen and the Soldier" (her great song about power, loyalty and honesty) are obvious choices. I would not have minded "Cracking" being there too, but these 3 songs represent that album perfectly.

From "Solitude Standing" it`s the same; the best songs are there, but a few more would not have harmed the collection.

I have always considered her third album "Days of Open Hand" her weakest; it seems the compiler of this album feels the same since he`s only selected "Book of Dreams" from the album. "Tired of Sleeping" would also have been a good choice.

On "99,9 F" Vega experiments with new sounds and rhythms. When the album was originally released, I was not so sure if I liked her direction; now it`s my favourite and the title track, "Blood Makes Noise", "In Liverpool" and "When Heroes Go Down" are all great tracks.

The slightly "jazzy" "Nine Objects of Desire" is represented by "World Before Columbus", "Caramel" and "No Cheap Thrill". It`s a good album, where most song could have deserved selection. My favourite "Headshot" is not here, but then I have the original album already.

Both new songs "Book and a Cover" and "Rosemary" are good which was fine for me, since I had already bought her original albums.

This CD is highly recommendable, and if you want more of the same, you can seek out the 2 CD "Retrospective" or simply buy her original albums - they are all worth it.

Excellent ... though I do have some complaints........2003-08-16

My complaints are as always the song selection. Yes, I know Tom's Dinner was a hit in that crappy remix version, but the original A Capella version is just much better. And include the groovy instrumental version ... love that one. Also, I sorely miss the song 'Solitude Standing' - this was actually released as a single, and was always one of my favorites from that album, and I can't for the life of me see why it wasn't included.

Other songs could have been left out. Caramel is ok, though I don't like it that much. Worse however is the utterly boring Book Of Dreams, that I think is only anoying. The new song Book & A Cover is also pretty uninspiring.

Finally I'm not content with the song arrangement. The stunning The Queen And The Soldier deserved to have closed the album - I love Rosemary, but it's not really an album closer. The Queen And The Soldier is about the ultimate album closer, so that's a bit frustrating.

All that being said, this reopened my eyes to the fantastic Solitude Standing album (which I grew up with, since my parents loved it) and offered me a bunch of for me hither to unknown gems like '99.9 F', 'Blood Makes Noise', 'Left Of Center', 'In Liverpool', 'World Before Columbus' and not least 'The Queen And The Soldier' - so I can only recommend it.

Nice Collection Of Songs.......2003-08-01

No cheap thrill!.......2002-06-12

Fine Music, Yet Not The Best Of............2002-01-06

My advice, especially to U.S. residents who only have access to this disc as an import (aka overpriced), I'd recommend purchasing at least three of her albums (they're about ten dollars a piece; I especially recommend "Nine Objects Of Desire") and end up spending a similar amount rather than this selective album, that nevertheless contains quality music from the classiest, most tender and consistent voice of adult pop for almost two decades now.

Since this review was written, a new Suzanne Vega recompilation has been made available in the U.S.

Average customer rating: A warm and Welcoming album Tried True Tested and TOP NOTCH!!!! Welcome to the West! Outstanding! Never tire of listening to this CD

Tried, True & Tested Tim Ryan Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Idle Hands ASIN: B000002NFP Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

1. Tried, True And Tested
2. The Old Cowboy
3. Nothin' I Can't Do
4. Girl With Eyes Of Green
5. Horse Thief Row
6. Golden Harvest
7. Key Of C
8. Desperados Like Me
9. Horse With No Rider
10. Say Goodbye To Montana

Customer Reviews:

A warm and Welcoming album.......2005-11-19

Tried True Tested and TOP NOTCH!!!!.......2004-04-29

Welcome to the West!.......2001-10-05

Other songs that are memorable are: "Girl With Eyes of Green," a tale of love between a young man and the 17-year-old prostitute who serves him his first time. The boy goes on to promise that he'll return for her someday. The song ends with the boy trying to cross the border and the girl waiting in the door; a beautiful tale. "Key of C' is about living life the simple way, not making things so difficult. "Horse With No Rider" is probably the most commercial song on the CD. He describes himself as "a horse with no rider, a ship with no sails, a torch with no fire, a train with no rails." The steel guitar throughout the song is mesmerizing.

This CD should be in everyone's collection, find one now before it's too late!!

Outstanding!.......2001-08-05

Never tire of listening to this CD.......2000-06-17

Average customer rating: What a debut Wonderful!!! what more could you ask for? Amazing music, amazing lyrics

This Time Last Year Christine Kane Manufacturer: Independent Songwriters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Singer Songwriters | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Thousand Girls Right Outta Nowhere Rain & Mud & Wild & Green LIVE Pieces of Me ASIN: B000006EV6 Release Date: 1998-03-24

Tracks:

1. Off The Ground
2. Pocketful Of Pennies
3. Where You Are
4. Let's Roll
5. Come And Disappear
6. Fall From Grace
7. Loving Hands
8. Scratch My Back
9. Crack Of Blue
10. Romance Instead
11. Love Like That

Customer Reviews:

What a debut.......2002-10-15

Wonderful!!!.......1998-10-18

what more could you ask for?.......1998-10-05

Amazing music, amazing lyrics.......1998-05-05

Average customer rating: just what I was looking for Gringo national anthem Jerry Jeff out Buffett's Jimmy Buffett Captures the essence of costal Belize with JJW class Best Album in Years!

Cowboy Boots & Bathin Suits Jerry Jeff Walker Manufacturer: Tried & True ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Collection Viva Terlingua Scamp Too Old to Change/Jerry Jeff Live from Gruene Hall ASIN: B000005Z6D Release Date: 1998-04-14

Tracks:

1. Come Away To Belize With Me
2. Barefootin'
3. Gringo In Belize
4. Champagne Don't Hurt Me Baby
5. Wanted For Love
6. Boats To Build
7. Sloop John B.
8. Rythym Of The Rain
9. Fred Neil Medley
10. The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder
11. Cowboy Boots & Bathin' Suits
12. Those Were The Days
13. Bonus Track 1

Customer Reviews:

just what I was looking for.......2007-06-13

Gringo national anthem.......2005-05-16