S&M [Explicit Lyrics] [Live]

S&M [Explicit Lyrics] [Live]

S&M [Explicit Lyrics] [Live]

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Ecstasy of Gold
2. Call of Ktulu
3. Master of Puppets
4. Of Wolf and Man
5. Thing That Should Not Be
6. Fuel
7. Memory Remains
8. No Leaf Clover
9. Hero of the Day
10. Devil's Dance
See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2
1. Nothing Else Matters
2. Until It Sleeps
3. For Whom the Bell Tolls
4. Human
5. Wherever I May Roam
6. Outlaw Torn
7. Sad But True
8. One
9. Enter Sandman
10. Battery

Editorial Reviews
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At a point in their career when most bands would rest their laurels upon a greatest-hits package or live album, Metallica has done both, but with a decidedly loopy twist. They've recorded a double-live greatest-hits package with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra "sitting in." Rock history and cutout bins are littered with previous attempts at a rock-symphonic fusion, from Emerson, Lake & Palmer to Deep Purple to the Moody Blues and the Siegel-Schwall Blues Band. But while previous efforts at mixing the low-brow with the high-brow have mostly ended up browbeating the intended audience, S&M plays like a precarious joy ride. Set against the shrewd efforts of a team of orchestrators and arrangers (who employ enough taste to keep proceedings from sounding like one long "Live and Let Die" outtake), Metallica plays for their lives, undercutting their general somber tone by ratcheting up their musicianship several notches. The most underrated player here is SFO guest conductor and soundtrack vet Michael Kamen, whose attention to detail and nuance--and intuitive grasp of the Metallica canon--keeps this unlikely meeting of the minds focused and on track. -Jerry McCulley

S&M,Metallica,Elektra / Wea,Hard Rock,Heavy Metal,Pop,Rock,Speed Metal,Strings,Thrash,United States of America
S.O.S.: Save Our Soul ( Amazon Exclusive with Bonus Track )
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Marc More of Marc Please
  • satisfying but capable of more
  • Great Old School Soul from awesome singer
  • Soulful and Timeless
  • Yes, Classic Soul Is The Best Music!
 S.O.S.: Save Our Soul ( Amazon Exclusive with Bonus Track )
Marc Broussard
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ASIN: B000QG512A
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

  1. You Met Your Match
  2. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
  3. Harry Hippie
  4. Let The Music Get Down In Your Soul
  5. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
  6. Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
  7. Love And Happiness
  8. I've Been Loving You Too Long
  9. Respect Yourself
  10. Yes We Can, Can
  11. Come In From The Cold
  12. Bring It On Home To Me ( Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track)

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It's difficult to fault Marc Broussard's intentions in releasing this collection of mostly covers as the follow-up to his 2004 breakthrough Carencro. He's intent on showing his roots in the uplifting soul music that he clearly loves. However, it's too early in his nascent career to be going the Rod Stewart route. Broussard's committed, grainy voice works well with these R&B standards and obscurities, even if the arrangements generally stick close to the originals. Yet he can't help but come up short singing timeless classics such as Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues," Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long," and Al Green's "Love and Happiness." Broussard is more convincing uncovering hidden nuggets such as Bobby Womack's slow dance "Harry Hippie," Rance Allen's gospelized "Let the Music Get Down in Your Soul," and the frisky funk of Stevie Wonder's "You Met Your Match." He also dusts off Blood, Sweat & Tears' "I Love You More than You'll Ever Know," sweating out the tune's inherent soulfulness. Toby Lightman swings into Tammi Terrell's part for a peppy, finger-snapping take on the sweet Gaye/Terrell duet "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You." Not surprisingly, Broussard's sturdy self-penned ballad "Come in from the Cold" pales somewhat in this heady company. It does, however, show his songwriting abilities haven't diminished, even if he apparently needs more time to compose another album's worth of his own material. --Hal Horowitz

Product Description

This follow-up to Marc's acclaimed debut Carencro features Broussard's
staggeringly soulful voice on classic songs by: Allen Toussaint, Bobby
Womack, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding and more...Plus 1
new tune penned by Broussard that closes the set with a soul intensity on
par with the company of its keeping.

AMAZON EXCLUSIVE - If you purchase this album here, it comes with a bonus
track of Marc covering "Bring It On Home To Me" originally by Sam Cooke.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Marc More of Marc Please.......2007-08-03

Great soulful soulfelt covers but Marc every since I heard you do "Back in Your Arms Again" on a Bruce Springsteen covers compilation CD, I crave for your "voice" and your uniqueness. This CD is great but I have most of the originals and still play them on my old record player through my Fender Super Reverb amp in the basement with far too many beer stains on the top of the amp. The originals are priceless and now I want you to start delivering some of your own originals again ..... you see, covers are great but the real soul is in the heart of the writer of the song. Except for "Back in Your Arms Again" - don't tell the "Boss" but you blew him alway on that song and arrangement. Now, get back on the road and get back on the penning and your unique soulfulness will shine through again. I'LL WAIT.

2 out of 5 stars satisfying but capable of more.......2007-08-01

I took a gamble on Marc's first album and imported it from America to my Australian homeland to be pleasantly surprised and it quickly grew to be one of my favourite albums. It surprised me then that after only 1 full length album, Marc decided to record an album of covers. Whilst the songs featured on this album highlight the soaring, solid vocals I loved from his earlier material, as well as some great production values, it's still just a covers album from a young artist capable who is capable of producing fantastic music of his own.
Highlights of the album include Marvin Gaye's 'Inner City Blues' and the hidden Sam Cooke cover 'Bring It On Home To Me'. Marc's vocals can't be faulted and he and his band are obviously experienced musicians.
In summary, yes this is a good album with some of Soul music's classics being paid their due respects, however Marc Broussard showed such great potential with his first LP and Album which just leaves you wanting more from the artist himself rather than a collection of his favourite songs.

4 out of 5 stars Great Old School Soul from awesome singer.......2007-07-30

Marc Broussard's got the best voice in blue eyed soul alive right now. He's what Taylor Hicks is only posing for. Marc's Carenco disc is in my top ten discs and I own over 1400 - it's a stellar collection of originals without a bad song on it. That said, this is a disc that really didn't need to be made other than it's always good to keep these classics in the cannon of great american songs and it's nice to hear some lesser known, but solid songs get a second chance. While I love Marc's deep throaty growl and his raspy falsetto, he only matches the originals at best not really adding anything new. Like seeing a really great R&B band in a bar, it takes no effort to love these songs but they fall short of amazing me like his earlier two studio discs did. Worth owning for sure just for his voice but I'm patiently waiting for a new batch of originals.

An added bonus is Toby Lightman on duet and back-up - also one of the best voices of her generation. She's got all the soulful subtlety and nuance that Joss Stone Lacks, but it would have been nice to hear her belt out something better than Tammy Terrell.

5 out of 5 stars Soulful and Timeless.......2007-07-29

Marc Broussard has a soulful voice that matches all of the songs on his latest release "S.O.S.: Save Our Soul". I love listening to these classics being sung by one of the most talented artists of today. His raspy and gritty voice is wonderful as he portrays the struggles and hope in every song he sings. My favorite tracks off the album include "You Met Your Match", "Let the Music Get Down In Your Soul", and "Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)". This album never gets old, and captures my emotions everytime I listen to it. It's a must have for all music lovers!

3 out of 5 stars Yes, Classic Soul Is The Best Music!.......2007-07-29

It's nice to hear this classic music being revived and I know how someone like Marc Broussard feels when he listens to the junk that's passing as "music" today. I feel the same way. Marc has chosen some great songs here and I don't mind that he has stuck close to the originals. Putting a hip/hop spin on these songs would have ruined them.

Only Aretha Franklin, in her heyday, could have taken all of these tunes and made them greater than the originals. This album just makes it more clear that good music (especially soul) is sorely missed in light of what is happening today. Young black "artists" have all but abandoned classic soul for the watered-down dum de dum stuff that's all over the airwaves and it's difficult to tell one record from the next. It doesn't take much talent to sing hip/hop. It appears that people are being taken right off the street and into recording studios...to me, it's that bad.

People like Bettye LaVette are still singing the classic stuff and packing houses all over the world. We don't see European music groups trying to imitate hip/hop, it's classic soul they want to emulate because to their wise ears, it's America's BEST and most valued export.
Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Outstanding performances
  • Grey Gardens altered cast album
  • Wonderful score
  • UNBELIEVABLE!!!
  • All About EBERSOLE!
 Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast)

Manufacturer: P.S. Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000G75A9I
Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

  1. The Girl Who Has Everything
  2. The Five-Fifteen
  3. Mother Darling
  4. Goin' Places
  5. Marry Well
  6. Hominy Grits
  7. Peas in a Pod
  8. Drift Away
  9. The Five-Fifteen (reprise)
  10. Daddy's Girl
  11. The Telegram
  12. Will You?
  13. The Revolutionary Costume for Today
  14. The Cake I Had
  15. Entering Grey Gardens
  16. The House We Live In
  17. Jerry Likes My Corn
  18. Around the World
  19. Choose to Be Happy
  20. Around the World (reprise)
  21. Another Winter in a Summer Town
  22. The Girl Who Has Everything (reprise)

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GREY GARDENS proclaimed the #1 Show of the Year by Time Magazine is preserved here in its Original Broadway Cast Recording. The show had been previously recorded following its off-Broadway premiere in the spring of 2006 (and its cast album released by PS Classics in August of 2006), but this new recording features the new songs and new cast members that were added for its Broadway transfer last fall. The new GREY GARDENS opened on Broadway on November 2, 2006, to rave reviews, led by Ben Brantley in The New York Times, who called it an experience no passionate theatergoer should miss! Starring Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole and Tony Award nominee Mary Louise Wilson, it subsequently appeared on over 25 Best of 2006 lists, including #1 Show of the Year (Time), Best Musical of the Year (USA Today, Entertainment Weekly) and Performance of the Year (The New York Times, New York) for Ms. Ebersole. In addition to the new songs and new performances, this Original Broadway Cast Recording also features an all-new 32-page full-color booklet complete with lyrics and Broadway production photos.

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Based on the Maysles brothers' cult 1975 documentary of the same name, this musical is an endearing—-and sometimes genuinely heartwrenching—-oddity propelled by Christine Ebersole's exceptional, for-the-history-books performance. The movie followed the kooky duo of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie Beale, as they lived with their 52 cats in a derelict East Hampton mansion. The show's first act, set in 1941, is a prologue of sorts, while the second act, set in 1973, follows the movie closely. Ebersole plays Edith in Act I (which she concludes in dazzling manner with "Will You?") and Little Edie in Act II (when Mary Louise Wilson comes in to play the mother). And while Wilson is superb, this is Ebersole's show. Technically, she is flawless—-just listen to the way she changes her voice between the acts—-but she also makes Little Edie a poignant eccentric, a lost soul stuck in a world of deluded, decaying grandeur. It all peaks in the poignant "Around the World," the show's best song and an Ebersole tour de force. Note that this recording documents the Off-Broadway production; the show transferred to Broadway in the fall of 2006 with a slightly altered first act. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding performances.......2007-08-03

Even if you didn't see Grey Gardens, the CD captures some of the excitement of two of the best performances I've ever seen on a New York Stage. The music tells the story and much of the music is memorable.

5 out of 5 stars Grey Gardens altered cast album.......2007-08-01

loved the off broadway cast album.....this new one is also very good but has been changed . Still one of the best scores recently. If you are smitten with the story and musical...you need both in your collection

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful score.......2007-07-29

I was pleasantly surprised. I think the score is terriffic. I am not sure why the critics did not give it more praise.

5 out of 5 stars UNBELIEVABLE!!!.......2007-07-27

One of the best musicals I have ever, and probably WILL ever, see. Christine Ebersole delivers a masterful performance and Mary Louise Wilson is a gem! These phenomenal ladies, as well as the entire talented cast, showcase Scott Frankel's music beautifully. I strongly urge you to buy this recording!

5 out of 5 stars All About EBERSOLE!.......2007-07-27

Simply put : AMAZING! Christine Ebersole is a masterclass performer and totally morphed into this role. After watching the show I rented and watched the Documentary on Grey Gardens. I couldnt tell if Christine Ebersole was Imitating Lil' Edie or if Lil' Edie was imitating Christine!
110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Audra is yet again, outstanding
  • 110 in the Shade
  • Pure pleasure
  • audra is definitive
  • 110 In The Shade Revival CD - Next Best Thing to Being at The Show
 110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast)

Manufacturer: P.S. Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PMG9GW
Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

  1. Another Hot Day
  2. Lizzie's Comin' Home
  3. Love, Don't Turn Away
  4. Poker Polka
  5. The Hungry Men
  6. The Rain Song
  7. You're Not Fooling Me
  8. Cinderella
  9. Raunchy
  10. A Man and a Woman
  11. "She Walked Out On Me..."
  12. Old Maid
  13. Evenin' Star
  14. Everything Beautiful
  15. "Stay and Talk..."
  16. Melisande
  17. Simple Little Things
  18. Little Red Hat
  19. Is It Really Me?
  20. Wonderful Music
  21. The Rain Song (reprise)

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More than four decades after its Broadway debut, the Roundabout Theatre's 2007 revival of 110 in the Shade is a glorious showcase for soprano Audra McDonald, and an eloquent statement for an underrated and neglected work. Based on N. Richard Nash's play The Rainmaker, 110 in the Shade tells the story of a Texas town stuck in a blistering heat wave. Lizzie (McDonald), the daughter of a local widower (Broadway veteran and TV star John Cullum), has resisted all suitors, including the sheriff (Christopher Innvar), until a potential huckster named Starbuck (Steve Kazee) arrives in town promising to bring rain ("The Rain Song"). Just like Marian the librarian, Lizzie thinks she sees right through the scam ("You're Not Fooling Me"). McDonald shines in her solos ("Love, Don't Turn Away," "Old Maid"), but Cullum, Innvar, and Kazee also get their moments either in duets with McDonald ("A Man and a Woman," "Simple Little Things," "Is It Really Me?") or by themselves. 110 in the Shade is obscure compared to Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's most famous work, The Fantasticks--none of its songs ever entered the popular culture like "Try to Remember"--but it's a beautiful, evocative score that is tailor-made for McDonald's rich voice. It's also much more sumptuous than The Fantasticks, even in Jonathan Tunick's pared-down, Tony-nominated orchestrations. (Also nominated were McDonald, Cullum, lighting designer Christopher Akerlind, and the show itself for Best Revival of a Musical.) P.S. Classics puts out its usual first-rate package, with color photos, introduction by Peter Filichia, synopsis, and libretto. --David Horiuchi

Description

Four-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald triumphantly returns to Broadway in the role she was born to play: Lizzie Curry in 110 in the Shade, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's heartrending musical adaptation of N. Richard Nash's classic play The Rainmaker. Amidst a heat wave in 1930's Texas, Lizzie - despite her wit, intelligence and homemaking skills - is on the verge of becoming an old maid, until a charismatic rainmaker named Starbuck enters town and her world is shaken. 110 in the Shade originally premiered in 1963 - Jones and Schmidt's first Broadway musical following their unprecedented off-Broadway triumph with The Fantasticks. Joining McDonald for the new Roundabout Theatre Company revival are two-time Tony Award-winner John Cullum and, fresh from Spamalot, Steve Kazee as Starbuck. PS Classics and the Roundabout previously collaborated on Grammy-nominated and top-selling recordings of Nine: The Musical and Assassins; this latest CD is sure to result in another definitive Broadway cast album, this time headed by one of Broadway's brightest crown jewels.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Audra is yet again, outstanding.......2007-07-26

I love this CD and all of the music is amazing. Audra does stand out but what else is new. Can't wait to see the show. Buy this CD and add it to your collection.

5 out of 5 stars 110 in the Shade.......2007-07-20

This recording is superb. I recently saw the show in NYC and found that this recording does the show justice. It is a great show and recording.

5 out of 5 stars Pure pleasure.......2007-07-19

Couple of days ago, I saw "110 in the Shade" on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre revival. At intermission, in a trance of emotion, I went straight to the souvenir stand to buy the cast album (available at a non-ripoff price of $20, I'm glad to say). This is something I hardly ever do, but I had just seen and heard Audra McDonald and Christopher Innvar sing the duet "A Man and A Woman," and I had to have that music. Been playing the score ever since. It's a delight and I like the orchestrations very much. McDonald is an utter joy, but Innvar was an unexpected discovery and on the strength of his performance, should have had bigger billing.

4 out of 5 stars audra is definitive.......2007-07-18

Though the score of 110 IN THE SHADE is modest in musical scope, Audra McDonald sings it with all the passion, conviction and care that one could hope for. The other performances on the recording are good, especially Steve Kazee, whose Starbuck feels lighter and more expressive than Douglas Horton on the original cast recording. Bobby Steggert makes the most of every one of Jimmy's lines. Christopher Innvar sounds far better on this recording than he did in the theater. There is a great deal of dialogue on the CD, which may be more enjoyable to those who have seen the production than to the casual listener. The reduced orchestrations are in many cases more imaginative and expressive than the originals, which tended toward bombast in telling this intimate story. They often are reminiscent of Copland's "Appalachian Spring", and I would imagine that's not accidental. If you are an Audra lover, buy this immediately, you'll never hear a finer version of Lizzie's numbers than are offered here.

5 out of 5 stars 110 In The Shade Revival CD - Next Best Thing to Being at The Show.......2007-07-15

Any fan of 110 In The Shade will appreciate this recording; it is very well recorded and features the stunning vocal performance of Audra McDonald. This CD more than holds its own when compared to the studio cast version of 1997 and it is head and shoulders above the original cast recording of 1963.

If you have seen the recent revival at Studio 54, or you are a fan of the show, you will definitly want to have a copy of this CD
Romanza
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Bias I Confess
  • An Italianized Englishman...
  • Romancing the listeners
  • Amazing!!!
  • Andrea in the 90's
 Romanza
Andrea Bocelli
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ASIN: B0000041OG
Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

  1. Con Te Partiro
  2. Vivere
  3. Per Amore
  4. Il Mare Calmo Della Sera
  5. Caruso
  6. Macchine Da Guerra
  7. Le Tue Parole
  8. Vivo Per Lei
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  10. La Luna Che Non C'e
  11. Rapsodia
  12. Voglio Restare Cosi
  13. E Chiove
  14. Miserere-Live
  15. Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro) - A Tribute To Henri Maske

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From his childhood on the family farm in rural Tuscany to the worldwide stage, Andrea Bocelli has achieved phenomenal success. His singing is only partially the point, and his fame owes much more to the aura of romance and the romantic archetype that's attached to him. Romanza is by far Bocelli's largest success, winning adoration thanks to the swooning vocals and the easy, sometimes lush, always pop-safe instrumental textures and melodies. As far as his opera chops go, Bocelli has won the approval of Pavarotti but likely will not wow enthusiasts. The upside is that Bocelli will likely grow the opera pie, convincing labels to take on more operatic projects. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bias I Confess.......2007-07-06

I confess to loving Italian music and opera in addition to Rock & Roll, Country and music in general.

This music is good when you want to relax or have a lady over 40 you want to entertain.

3 out of 5 stars An Italianized Englishman..........2007-06-01

Is the Devil incarnate." (Inglese italianato e un diavolo incarnate) Or so I've heard. I suppose the author (I read it in a copy of Machiavelli's The Prince) could be forgiven for not having heard Don Bocelli and Donna Brightman sing "Con Te Partiro" - can we now say Inglese italianata e un angelo incarnate?

The rest of the album is a collection of ballads, most of which suffer from weak or clashing instrumentals. An exception is "Macchine Da Guerra" which has a pleasant and comparatively strong piano accompaniment.

I'd like to thank Kenny McCormick of South Park, CO for turning me on to Don Bocelli.

5 out of 5 stars Romancing the listeners.......2007-05-30

What a voice, it soars with the arias and bops with the more contemporary. Especially love the song about Caruso. Andrea is un cantante bello, un uomo bello! Turn this one up with the top down and let it sing you home.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!.......2007-05-18

I bought this cd again after losing my original copy that I bought the year it was released. Out of all my Bocelli cds this is my favorite. It has a good mix of classic opera with popera and really shows his abilities. I have used this cd to turn people on to opera and popera, and the results have been incredible! Once you hear him, you cannot deny his talent and passion. Simply AMAZING!!!

4 out of 5 stars Andrea in the 90's.......2007-04-20

Andrea is incredible.His romantic poetry with music is unparalleled.The only downside to this album is the inescapable 90's feel.If you don't mind it,then buy this album.If you do,then buy 'Time To Say Goodbye'off iTunes and get Sogno,Andrea,or Cieli di Toscana.
S.S.T./Brand New Orleans
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Prince ALWAYS rocks
  • Pleasant Surprise
  • Pretty good for the New Prince, but still not like the Old Prince
  • Nice tracks...
  • Its Prince....of course its a 5 star :)
 S.S.T./Brand New Orleans
Prince
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ASIN: B000BLI34I
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

  1. S.S.T.
  2. Brand New Orleans (Instrumental Jam)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Prince ALWAYS rocks.......2007-07-07

LUV LUV LUV my man Prince, so anything he does is always good stuff. Thanks

5 out of 5 stars Pleasant Surprise.......2006-08-10

I did not realize that this album was out. I was searching for the Prince CD's that I had lost and I found this one. Once again Prince does a GREAT job. He is never a disappointment.

3 out of 5 stars Pretty good for the New Prince, but still not like the Old Prince.......2006-04-20

For $3 bucks, this ain't a bad deal. Pretty good for the New Prince, but not like the Old Prince, SST is an above-average track for Prince that, if added to his recent album, would have been a highlight. Odd Sade reference notwithstanding, this track has a cool New Orleans-style melody hook, complex, gospel-style vocals, and a nice vibe. While the intrumental jam BRAND NEW ORLEANS has a sorta clever title, it's really just another throwaway Prince groove that should have kept in The Vaults. Still, SST ranks as one of Prince's better recent cuts that puts most of his last-decade work to shame. Let's he stays this focused and raw and self-contained on his next full-length effort...but I'm not gonna hold my breath.

4 out of 5 stars Nice tracks..........2006-02-01

This would have been a bit better if Prince didn't add his chimes, etc. But overall, this is Prince and it is good.

5 out of 5 stars Its Prince....of course its a 5 star :).......2006-01-29

anything by Prince is a must...you cant rate perfection :)
Songs You Know by Heart : Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Jimmy Buffett
  • If you only could have one Jimmy Buffet CD this is it!
  • This is the one that hooks you
  • Parrotheads Unite!
  • Perfect recipe for summer
 Songs You Know by Heart : Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s)
Jimmy Buffett
Manufacturer: MCA
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  4. A-1-A
  5. Living and Dying in 3/4 Time

ASIN: B000002O2B
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Cheeseburger In Paradise
  2. He Went To Paris
  3. Fins
  4. son Of A son Of A Sailor
  5. A Pirate Looks At Forty
  6. Margaritaville
  7. Come Monday
  8. Changes In Latitiudes, Changes In Attitudes
  9. Why Don't we Get Drunk
  10. Pencil Thin Mustache
  11. Graperfruit-Juicy Fruit
  12. Boat Drinks
  13. Volcano

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Critics have always been singularly unkind to Jimmy Buffett. Or at least they have since the singer became immune to their jabs, commanding a nation of Parrotheads who sell out his shows, snap up his records and books, and eat and drink in his nightclubs in Key West and New Orleans. By now, you've made up your mind as well: To paraphrase Buffett himself from his song "Volcano," you either lava him now, or you lava him not. Songs You Know by Heart is a friendly little best-of collection that features concert perennials such as "Margaritaville," "Fins," "Cheeseburger in Paradise," and the immutable "Why Don't We Get Drunk." If by some chance you've not yet been introduced to Buffett's music, this album is the best way to say hello. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Jimmy Buffett.......2007-07-19

Whats too say about Jimmy Buffett...he's one of the best! Parrotheads will love this CD...

5 out of 5 stars If you only could have one Jimmy Buffet CD this is it!.......2007-06-11

All the best songs, a must have if you don't have any Jimmy yet. And a great addition to your existing Jimmy collection, and a great spare with all the great songs for the car CD, and what would Jimmy do? You guessed it! Go for it, you will not be disappointed because there is no bad Jimmy Buffet songs.

5 out of 5 stars This is the one that hooks you.......2007-03-24

I've been listening to Jimmy for quite a few years. A friend recommended I get this album, and after that, I had to have everything else. If you've read my reviews, you know I've been rough on Jimmy's incessant string of repetitive live albums. This is the good stuff- All the songs are pulled from Jimmy's (non-Barnaby) albums up to but not including Coconut Telegraph. It skips the album Havana Daydreamin' entirely. I agree with other reviewers that the song selection leaves out a plethora of great Buffett tunes, but you'll find them eventually. This is a sampling of the artist in his prime, and if you like it, it's safe to say you'll enjoy the larger body of his work. If you don't like it, none of his other work is going to do it for you. I always thought Jimmy would come through with a greatest hits vol.2, or at least a double cd encompassing his larger body of work. That's what "Meet Me in Margaritaville" was supposed to be, but that collection just isn't coherent and definitive as Songs You Know By Heart. After becoming a hard-core fan, I have to say that this collection is really going to be the pinnacle of his compilation albums. So, if you're interested in trying out the works of Jimmy Buffett, start here. I'll bet you won't be disappointed. This stuff is solid gold. Thank you for reading my review!(note to Jimmy- why not consider putting the title track to "havana daydreamin'" on this as a bonus track for future pressings of the cd? It's a heck of a song, and it's from the era. It would fit right in.)

5 out of 5 stars Parrotheads Unite!.......2007-01-13

Truly songs we all know by heart. Great music - hard to pick a song that doesn't go well with a Corona or Margarita, and hard to pick a song since that he's done that would push one of these off the CD. The song vividly captures the spirit of Margaritaville - we are turning into the people our parents warned us about, or so we would like to believe.

5 out of 5 stars Perfect recipe for summer.......2006-10-07

Step one: buy this cd
Step two: buy new blender
Step three: buy lots of rum and fruit mixes
Step four: mix the rum and fruit
Step five: pour the mixture into a glass
Step six: put on the cd
Step seven: repeat steps three through six as often as needed

If you don't drink alcohol then you'll still enjoy this greatest hits collection. All the early hits are here and it's really all you need to know about the guy. But there is a lot more good stuff out there. Make sure you give it all a listen.
Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast)
Benny Andersson , Julian Poole , Jenny Galloway , Nicolas Colicos , Paul Clarkson , Bjorn Ulvaeus , Lisa Stokke , Eliza Lumley , Melissa Gibson , Siobhan McCarthy , Louise Plowright , Jenny Galloway , Bjorn Ulvaeus , and Stig Anderson
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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ASIN: B000031WEN
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Overture/Prologue
  2. Honey, Honey
  3. Money, Money, Money
  4. Thank You For The Music
  5. Mamma Mia
  6. Chiquitita
  7. Dancing Queen
  8. Lay All Your Love On Me
  9. Super Trouper
  10. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
  11. The Name Of The Game
  12. Voulez-Vous
  13. Entr'acte
  14. Under Attack
  15. One Of Us
  16. S.O.S.
  17. Does Your Mother Know
  18. Knowing Me, Knowing You
  19. Our Last Summer
  20. Slipping Through My Fingers
  21. The Winner Takes It All
  22. Take A Chance On Me
  23. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
  24. I Have A Dream

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Put together by Abba's own Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! manages to cram over 20 of the Swedish supergroup's songs into a threadbare plot. It goes a little like this: Young Sophie is getting married and she's trying to identify which of three men is her father. That's about it. Wisely, the musical doesn't mess around with the songs, save for the insertion of some dialogue or for having some of them performed by a man (it works amazingly well). Abba fans will jump on this import of the London production, but traditional fans of musical theater should consider it as well. After all, Andersson and Ulvaeus's songs have always felt as if they were more than isolated pop gems and actually belonged to a longer narrative. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Mamma Mia.......2007-03-22

I have not stopped playing this cd. It is just great! It makes any trip in my car most enjoyable Happy I bought it!

5 out of 5 stars Mamma Mia Musical CD.......2007-03-21

This is a grand list of songs from the original musical when it was first introduced in England. The songs from ABBA are very recognizable even if you haven't seen the show. But, making a trip to NY to see the Broadway production is a plus. ENJOY!

4 out of 5 stars JUST GREAT MUSIC.......2007-03-08

I RECENTLY SAW THE SHOW MAMMA MIA IN LAS VEGAS. ALWAYS LIKES THE MUSIC OF ABBA, AND THOUGH THE PLOT WAS THIN, THE MUSIC WAS WELL PERFORMED. IN THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM, THE ENGLISH ACCENTS WERE A BIT MUCH, BUT THE SONGS WERE GREAT. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, ABBA.

5 out of 5 stars Mamma Mia.......2007-01-29

Every time I hear the music and songs it brings back memories of seeing the Broadway Show

1 out of 5 stars Not good at all.......2007-01-09

This is not what we wanted. The British accents throw it was off. We just saw it in NY and this is not what we were looking for.
Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Soothing Jazz
  • Andre Previn's alone deserves company
  • Peaceful Piano
 Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano

Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PIU1KQ
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

  1. Angel Eyes
  2. Second Time Around
  3. André's Blues
  4. Darkest Before the Dawn
  5. What Is This Thing Called Love
  6. Night And Day
  7. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
  8. I Can't Get Started
  9. My Ship
  10. Skylark
  11. I Didn't Know What Time It Was/ A Ship Without A Sail
  12. It Might As Well Be Spring
  13. You're Gonna Hear From Me

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From the start of his intermittent side career as a jazz pianist, esteemed conductor and composer Andre Previn has shown more feeling for the form than most classical artists who cross over. Going beyond a recreational involvement in improvised music, he has deepened his playing since skimming stylistic surfaces on his bestselling My Fair Lady album of nearly 50 years ago. Now 78, he gives us what may be his most satisfying jazz recording in Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano. The solo format allows him to reflect his debt to piano masters including Art Tatum, Erroll Garner, and Bud Powell in ways his work with trios and combos hasn't, while showing off his super-refined lyrical touch with its sophisticated sense of color. With its scampering stride touches, "What is This Thing Called Love" is the most upbeat of ballads, while "I Can't Get Started" is given a more gentle awakening. With the exception of "Darkest Before the Dawn," an obscure tune Previn wrote with Johnny Mercer for the British musical The Good Companions, the album touches familiar bases: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Rogers & Hart, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Hoagy Carmichael. But invested with personal meaning, this is no typical standards survey. It lives up to the challenge of making your hear these songs in a new light. --Lloyd Sachs

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Soothing Jazz.......2007-07-28

This is pure Andre Previn. The piano all alone and jazz that is refreshing and soothing. Wonderful for background or pure listening pleasure.

5 out of 5 stars Andre Previn's alone deserves company.......2007-07-24

Being a fan of Andre Previn since first hearing him in the 1950's, I was more than happy to hear this album. Previn is a master of jazz and it is good to hear him back recording.

5 out of 5 stars Peaceful Piano.......2007-07-19

This is a very relaxing and enjoyable CD. It feels like he is playing in my living room. I love the song selections and improvisation. Great for jazz lovers and piano lovers.
Les Miserables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • LES MIZ Happy
  • Les Miserables
  • An average review for the average listener
  • BEST BROADWAY MUSICAL EVER
  • An AMAZING Broadway hit -- Would make Hugo proud, I believe
 Les Miserables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)
Alain Boublil , Claude-Michel Schonberg , Frances Rufelle , and Colm Wilkinson
Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
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ASIN: B000000OQI
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Overture/Work Song
  2. Valjean Arrested/Valjean Forgiven
  3. What Have I Done?
  4. At the End of the Day
  5. I Dreamed a Dream
  6. Lovely Ladies
  7. Who Am I?
  8. Come to Me (Fantine's Death)
  9. Confrontation
  10. Castle on a Cloud
  11. Master of the House
  12. The Thenardier Waltz of Treachery
  13. Look Down
  14. Stars
  15. Red and Black
  16. Do You Hear the People Sing

Tracks:

  1. In My Life
  2. A Heart Full of Love
  3. Plumet Attack
  4. One Day More
  5. Upon These Stones (Building the Barricade)
  6. On My Own
  7. Upon These Stones (At the Barricade)
  8. Javert at the Barricade/Little People
  9. The First Attack
  10. A Little Fall of Rain
  11. Drink with Me
  12. Bring Him Home - Valjean
  13. Dog Eats Dog
  14. Javert's Suicide
  15. Turning
  16. Empty Chairs at Empty Tables - Marius
  17. Wedding Chorale/Beggars at the Feast
  18. Finale

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After Les Misérables became a huge hit in London, it moved to Broadway, bringing along two stars from the London production, Colm Wilkinson as the heroic Valjean and Frances Ruffelle as the despondent Eponine. Filling out this 1987 cast are Randy Graff (Fantine), Terrence Mann (Javert), David Bryant (Marius), Judy Kuhn (Cosette), Michael Maguire (Enjolras), and Leo Burmester and Jennifer Butt (the Thénardiers). Whether you prefer the London cast or this one just might depend on which one you heard first, though minor revisions to the show since its London debut make the Broadway version more familiar to current audiences. In fact, the 10th anniversary concert might have the best overall cast of the lot, while the three-disc symphonic recording is a must for completists.

Regardless of cast, Les Misérables has become a sensation. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's score is filled with beautiful ballads ("Bring Him Home," "I Dreamed a Dream") and rousing anthems ("One Day More," "Do You Hear the People Sing?"), and Victor Hugo's classic novel of a student uprising in early-19th-century France provides a compelling story line that continues to thrill audiences all over the world. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars LES MIZ Happy.......2007-07-28

I saw LES MISERABLES 3 times. I love the music, but every time I saw the play I came away depressed..until the LES MIS in concert DVD; and my love for this musical was rekindled. EMPTY CHAIRS AT EMPTY TABLES always brings me to tears; and I am very moved by A LITTLE FALL OF RAIN, and DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING. I love Terrence Mann which is another reason I bought the CD of the Broadway cast. LES MISERABLES! Forever! Teri

5 out of 5 stars Les Miserables.......2007-07-17

I saw a wonderful production of 'Les Mis' in London in 2007, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was so pleased to find the original Broadway CD on Amazon. I relive the show every time I play it.

5 out of 5 stars An average review for the average listener.......2007-05-08

Looking for a Les Mis album but don't want to get caught up in a debate over so and so being better on London or Broadway or some other show?

I read the book, saw the play, bought this album. Those are my qualifications. As such..

I loved this CD. The sound quality was great, every song was worthwhile, and there was no major problem that would prevent anyone from enjoying their listening experience (despite what you might read on some of these other hyperventilating reviews).

In short: Like the book? Haven't seen the play? Or maybe you have. Either way - Get this CD. You won't regret it.

5 out of 5 stars BEST BROADWAY MUSICAL EVER.......2007-03-25

I HAVE SEEN LES MIZ 6 TIMES, INCLUDING ONCE IN LONDON, AND AS RECENT AS LAST MONTH ON BROADWAY. NOTHING COMPARES TO THIS ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM. THE VOICES ARE RICH AND THE LYRICS CLEAR. THE INSTUMENTALS ARE DYNAMIC AND IT IS EASY TO FOLLOW THE WHOLE STORY LINE AND PICTURE EACH SCENE AS YOU LISTEN.

5 out of 5 stars An AMAZING Broadway hit -- Would make Hugo proud, I believe.......2007-01-08

I began with the abridged version, then listened to the rest on free listings. This musical gives you the story in not only detail but atmoshpere. The songs are heartbreaking, uplifting, terrifying, inspiring, everything the novel was and more. Having read Hugo's long masterpiece is not a pre-requisite to enjoying this fine piece of music, though it does give the listener a feeling of having shared an inside joke.
Company (2006 Broadway Revival Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Raul...WOW
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  • Revival Musical Hits the Mark
  • Check out Company!
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Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000LV6R4G
Release Date: 2007-02-20

Tracks:

  1. Opening
  2. Company
  3. The Little Things You Do Together
  4. Sorry-Grateful
  5. You Could Drive a Person Crazy
  6. Have I Got a Girl for You
  7. Someone Is Waiting
  8. Another Hundred People
  9. Getting Married Today
  10. "What did I just do?"
  11. Marry Me a Little
  12. Side by Side by Side
  13. What Would We Do Without You?
  14. Poor Baby
  15. Barcelona
  16. The Ladies Who Lunch
  17. "You have a good third husband, Joanne"
  18. Being Alive

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There may be no original Broadway cast recording more iconic than 1970's Company, with its funky organ sound and Elaine Stritch's not-quite-there high notes, but the December 2006 Broadway revival makes its own mark. For Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's piece about a single man observing the benefits and follies of marriage, director John Doyle borrows the same controversial concept he used for his 2005 Sweeney Todd: the actors playing instruments on stage (now referred to in many circles as "Doyle-izing," and not always with affection and delight). But when you're listening to a cast recording, as Bobby would say: What do you get? For one thing, you'll have to adjust to some different sounds created by Doyle and his music supervisor, Mary-Mitchell Campbell. It's a benefit in "Side by Side by Side," which begins with a jazzy double-bass line. It's a drawback in "You Could Drive a Person Crazy," in which the trio's doo-doots are replaced by their saxophone lines. You also get "Marry Me a Little," cut from the original show but by now very familiar and welcome, as well as a lot of the contextual dialogue before, between, and even within numbers. Finally, the strong cast led by Raul Esparza makes this the best-sung Company we've ever gotten (and they play very well too), and Stephen Sondheim's score is still a landmark in musical theater. There will never be a replacement for the original Broadway cast recording, but this revival recording can stand on its own and in some respects may be more flat-out enjoyable to listen to. --David Horiuchi

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Maverick British director John Doyle, a 2006 Tony Award winner, enjoyed a surprise Broadway hit last year with his radical reworking of Sweeney Todd. He dispensed with the pit orchestra and handed all the instruments over to his on-stage performers, who doubled as musicians in between their turns acting and singing. Doyle has taken a similarly unorthodox approach to his revival of another Stephen Sondheim classic, the revered yet notoriously difficult to stage Company. As with Sweeney Todd, the results of this theatre-as-concert have entranced both critics and audiences. Linda Winer of Newsday called it "the very best revival that Broadway has ever seen of Stephen Sondheim's landmark 1970 musical."Variety described it as "striking, revelatory and thoroughly compelling." For Sondheim fans, the recorded score to Company has long been as much an object of adoration as the six-time Tony-winning play itself. Company on disc functions as a deeply moving song cycle, even apart from George Furth's libretto, about the vicissitudes of marriage and the joys and trials of the single life, seen through the eyes of the coolly dispassionate Manhattan bachelor Bobby on the occasion of his 35th birthday. This is truly the stuff of sex and the city - wry, sophisticated, painfully honest and deeply melancholy, even in a comic seducing-the-stewardess duet like "Barcelona." As with Sweeney Todd, which featured a bravura performance from lead actor Michael Cerveris, Doyle has found in rising star Raúl Esparza (Cabaret, Taboo, The Normal Heart) an extraordinary singer and actor who, in the words of the New York Times' Ben Brantley, gives Company "the most compelling center it has probably ever had." "Mr. Doyle and his invaluable music supervisor and orchestrator, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, have shaped Company into a sort of oratorio for the church of the lonely," says Brantley. He also praises the work of the entire ensemble - playing five married couples, three single women and one deeply ambivalent, unmarried man: "It's their work as a team that sounds new depths in Company in ways that get under your skin without your knowing it." Variety's David Rooney concurs: "Angel Desai's `Another Hundred People' nails that quintessential New York song; Heather Laws lands every laugh in the mile-a-minute `Getting Married Today' with amazing speed and clarity; and Barbara Walsh is bone-dry as brittle, world-weary Joanne. She reveals the emotional hunger beneath the character's hard shell and adds fresh nuances to `The Ladies Who Lunch,' a song indelibly associated with Elaine Stritch." As Time Out New York put it, "Sondheim's expert musical etchings, his acid craftsmanship, remain unmatched." Sondheim fans will note that this new version of Company, to be released by Nonesuch and PS Classics, restores the original act one closer, "Marry Me A Little," which was dropped from the show before its 1970 Broadway debut; the song has since taken on a life of its own as an orphaned Sondheim gem. The Company cast album is produced by PS Classics co-founder Tommy Krasker (Sondheim's The Frogs, Saturday Night, Assassins, and Sweeney Todd, among others). Along with Company, Nonesuch has also released the original cast album to Doyle's 2006 production of Sweeney Todd and the Tony-nominated A Light in the Piazza, which features a score by Nonesuch artist Adam Guettel.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Raul...WOW.......2007-07-25

I LOVE the original cast recording of COMPANY. However I am too young to have enjoyed it on Broadway. When I heard John Doyle was adding his "double duty" magic and bring one of favorite current Broadway voices, Raul Esparza I couldn't wait! The wait was worth it. Raul is FANTASTIC. Being Alive is probably my favorite American musical theatre song in our lexicon, and Raul KNOCKS IT OUT OF THE PARK! It's worth it just for this number. The supporting cast is great too. It would have gotten five stars if the finale number was included in this recording. this one ends with Being Alive. Whatever, it's great!

5 out of 5 stars Company .......2007-07-25

Of the 3 recordings of Comapny that I have, the latest Broadway revival is far and away the best. The extra dialogue brings back the focus much more than either the OBC or The Donmar recording of the mid 90's. It has hardly been off my cd player since getting back from Broadway, and has pride of place on the iPod. A must for any Sondheim fan.

5 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor.......2007-07-14

Don't think, just because you have all the other versions of 'Company', you can do without this version. It has additional dialogue and superior sound. Highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars Revival Musical Hits the Mark.......2007-07-13

Raul Esparza's performance in this revival makes the album a must have. What a talent! What a show! Well worth the cost.

5 out of 5 stars Check out Company!.......2007-07-11

I fell in love with this show when I saw it in NYC and I promptly bought the cast recording upon my return. This was one of those shows that I'm sure will resonate with me for the rest of my life. Although the show doesn't seem to make much sense by listening to the cast recording, you understand what its about and even though this show was written more than 40 years ago, its still relevant today. The theme of marriage and domestic partnership is still something that remains in the minds of all people; whether married or single. This cd airs out all of the thoughts that we all have likely heard or felt in our lifetime.
This cd is truly beautiful and by far one of my favorite Broadway cast recordings of all time.

Music Track:

  1. Screams in the Night
  2. Self-Destructive Pattern [Clean] [Enhanced]
  3. Singles 80-86 [Import]
  4. Somewhere in Time [Import]
  5. Suicide Pact You First [Import]
  6. Supremacy
  7. Swing Shift [Import]
  8. Takatalvi: Special Collectors Edition [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
  9. Ted Nugent/Cat Scratch Fever/Free-For-All [Box set]
  10. Thank You

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