Family Album [Import]

Family Album [Import]

Track Listings

1. Speed King - Deep Purple

2. Dance With the Devil - Cozy Powell

3. Wonderworld - Elf

4. Kill the King [Live] - Rainbow

5. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves [Live] - Rainbow

6. Am I - Colosseum II

7. 1st Ring Made of Fire - Roger Glover

8. I Would Never Leave - Fandango

9. Face Down - Wild Horses

10. Fine, Fine Day - Tony Carey

11. Will You Be Home Tonight - Alcatrazz

12. Don't Talk to Strangers - Dio

Tracks:

Brand New Me
Point Me In The Direction Of Albuquerque
Banadala
I Really Want To Know You
Only A Moment Ago
I Can Feel Your Heartbeat
I'm On The Road
To Be Lovers
Somebody Wants To Love You
I Think I Love You
Singing My Song

Customer Reviews:

Great album...but get Razor & Tie instead.......2007-03-13

If you are a fan of these great early Partridge Family albums, then you owe it to yourself to buy the 1993 Razor & Tie versions instead. Why? Razor & Tie did not tamper with the sound quality, as a result, Razor & Tie discs sound just like the records you remember. I made the mistake of buying the re-masters thinking they would sound even greater; NOT!

I've heard both versions using top of the line monitor speakers, and these Buddha discs have too much bass added for their own good. They also sound flat, because too much noise reduction was used, thus taking away the sparkle which sounded so good on the Razor & Tie versions. You can still find these Partridge Family albums on Razor & Tie right here on Amazon.

The Partridge Family albums on Razor & Tie were the debut album, Up To Date, Sound Magazine, Shopping Bag and The Christmas album.

I LOVE BUBBLEGUM!!!.......2006-06-26

This is my favorite Partridge Family album. I play it over and over again. Every song on it is so well crafted (even the ones without David Cassidy are wonderful too) that you can't help but singing. God, that sounds so damn corny, but what can I do? I can never get enough of bubblegum music (or baroque pop, as I like to call it). Singing My Song (with its great chorus), I Can Feel Your Heartbeat (with a fantastic rhythm guitar track), and the powerful Point Me in the Direction of Albequerque are highlights. I never really cared for the TV show, but I adore the music....

Still a star.......2006-02-25

I am gradually re-collecting all the Partridge Family albums, the sound is just as appealing as 30 years ago and David Cassidy's voice still makes me go weak at the knees. This is not one of the best albums but has a number of classic tracks and is a must for all fans.

So nice..........2006-02-08

I heard all these songs when they first came out from my sister's record player in the next room. Didn't think much of 'em.

Fast forward 30 years; I now have a master's degree in music. Something makes me buy this CD. And you know what? These are GREAT SONGS! (Of course, let's recognize that they were written by some of the top songwriters of the day, and sung and performed by top studio people, including the Love Generation.)

But it's a shame, in a way, that these songs don't reach a wider audience simply because people think that if it's a Partridge Family song, it's got to be stupid. No way. These are great examples of the songwriter's craft.

I adore Only a Moment Ago (a poignant story about the end of the 1960s); I'm on the Road (tremendous cruising tune); and To Be Lovers (an absolutely stunning background vocal arrangement). But the best for me is I Really Want to Know You; it has a sweet, sweet melody and performance, with some of the most romantic lyrics I've ever heard: "I want to look behind the mirror of your eyes... and see the secret world your words disguise... the birthplace of your sighs."

wish the songs were longer.......2005-12-22

I enjoyed Sound Magazine more, maybe because I owned it as a kid. I remember hearing many of these songs on the TV show and like the ones that are fast paced. My favorite is I Can Feel Your Heartbeat but I wish it were longer! Brand New Me, Bandala, and Somebody Wants to Love You are all good to dance to (or dust the furniture) and I go around with Singing My Song stuck in my head all day after hearing it. I don't like I Really Want to Know You, Only a Moment Ago and To Be Lovers; all seem sappy to me. I realize the show was supposed to sound like a family singing and didn't start out to be a vehicle for David Cassidy but when I hear a song without his voice I am picturing the family and thinking, now who is this supposed to be singing? The redhaired kid? It sounds like a small male chorus; must be the redhaired kid AND the little kid on the drums. The CD is too short, but still gets 4 stars as I enjoy the fast songs so much.

Sounds of Our Time: The Harlan County Album

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Jim Ford - an instant classic from a long time ago.
The Mysterious Jim Ford
A brilliant lost songwriter found ... and a stunning reissue

Sounds of Our Time: The Harlan County Album
Jim Ford
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000N4SHSA
Release Date: 2007-03-26

Tracks:

Harlan County
I'm Gonna Make Her Love Me
Changing Colors
Dr Handy's Dandy Candy
Love On My Brain
Long Road Ahead
Under Construction
Working My Way To L.A.
Spoonful
To Make My Life Beautiful
Big Mouth Usa
36 Inches High
Sounds Of Our Time
Chain Gang
I Wonder What They'll Do With Today
Go Through Sunday
She Turns My Radio On
Mixed Green
Happy Songs Sell Records, Sad Songs Sell Beer
It Takes Two (To Make One)
Big Mouth Usa
Rising Sign
Linda Comes Running
Ramona
Hanging From Your Lovin Tree

Album Description

The legendary ''Harlan County'' album, PLUS rare singles and previously unreleased masters! The first and last word on an underground roots music legend! Jim Ford's original album from 1969 has been described as the holy grail of country soul. Contains extensive liner notes that for the first time ever- tell the whole Jim Ford story. Includes ten previously unreleased recordings recently discovered at Ford's home. Only available here. Includes five songs from Jim Ford's ultra-rare 45rpm singles, never released on CD before. Previously unpublished photos personally supplied by Jim Ford. Jim Ford is the composer of Aretha Franklin and PJ Proby's 'Niky Hoeky', Bobby Womack's 'Harry Hippie', and - as revealed in the liner notes- he also wrote Bobbie Gentry's 'Ode To Billie Joe'. Includes a 40 page booklet.

Customer Reviews:

Jim Ford - an instant classic from a long time ago........2007-05-30

This is essential for any lover of late 60's, early 70's country-soul-funk. Amazingly, his album "Harlan County" has never received the attention it deserves. I heard of this through a friend. Nick Lowe confirms in the wonderful liner notes that Jim Ford was his biggest influence. As a huge Nick fan, it seems appropriate to dig into this stuff. The CD is in a great digipack form and includes an in-depth story and interview with Jim Ford by a guy from Sweden. So Jim is alive and well to appreciate this overdue collection.
The "Harlan County" record features a great band. It was recorded in 1969 and includes James Burton - he's played with Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, Gram Parsons, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Costello, Roy Orbison and tons others, Jim Keltner on the drums - who I've long adored as a drummer laying down possibly his best drum beats in 1969!! If you do a search on Keltner you'll see an incredible list or artists that he's played with and made their records better. Amazingly, not many Keltner discographies even mention this record! I've heard many Keltner performances - this is my favorite! Also features Dr. John on piano and keyboards. What's not to like with that band? Then the songs kick in. The title track is a classic romp through Jim's childhood in the coal mining hills of Kentucky. The rest of the album builds with slower tunes like "Changing Colors" which includes a lo-fi sound, but with string section and Jim singing wonderfully almost in a Glen Campbell style. Another classic is "Love On The Brain". Man, a great groove ala the Stones. Then it goes into overdrive with "Long Road Ahead", "Under Construction" and "Working My Way To L.A.". You won't hear three more soulful groovin', yet hard hittin' tunes in a row. Once again, I've never heard such impassioned drumming from Keltner! The album finishes up with a scathing take of "Spoonful" (the old Howlin' Wolf tune) and then Jim really lays out every bit of his vocal with "To Make My Life Beautiful". And that's just the "Harlan County" record. The rest of the tunes show more promise and get stuck in your head quite easily. "Big Mouth USA" is just classic country ala "Harper Valley PTA". "Ten Inches High" is a song I'd originally heard covered by Nick Lowe. Jim's version will give you chills. I'm not going song by song, but all of these rare tunes and outtakes ending with his first single "Hangin' From Your Lovin Tree" make this release ideal to any "real" lover of country-soul music! The interview and story with the CD are interesting. Sounds like a few breaks here or there - especially missing out on signing with Atlantic w/ Jerry Wexler (the classic producer of Willie Nelson etc.) hurt Jim's chances of making a great career. There may be more tapes out there with more tunes in hopes of unearthing for another lost Jim Ford collection.
This is the stuff of legends. But it's real - it's here. Pick it up. It's fantastic!

Spencer Marquart

The Mysterious Jim Ford.......2007-05-13

Friend of Sly Stone and Bobby Womack, revered by Nick Lowe and co-writer of the Swamp Rock nugget 'Nikki Hokey" should be enough to establish Jim Ford as an artist of renown. Possibly because much of his legacy can be traced to only one LP "Harlan County' it's difficult to get a proper handle on Ford. Now with Bear Family's "Sounds Of Our Time " compilation which expands on the "Harlan County" album with fifteen extra tracks ( rare 45's, abandoned album projects and demos)it's quite easy to comprehend why Lowe has such an admiration for this mystifying man. In essence Ford comes from the Country side of the Soul or R&B equation but one with a singular lyrical premise. The bonus tracks reveal Ford as a singer/writer who belongs in the same neighbourhood as Dan Penn, Eddie Hinton and Joe South. Tracks such as "Go Through Sunday" and "She Turns My Radio On" suggest a backwoods Van Morrison whereas "Rising Sign" evokes the Voodoo Swamp Funk of a Dr John. Anyone with even a passing interest in Southern white R&B needs to hear this. Also the CD's liner notes are easily the most comprehensive ever written on Ford with much input from the man himself. An essential re-issue.

A brilliant lost songwriter found ... and a stunning reissue .......2007-04-25

This CD is a revelation on several counts. Bear Family not restores the out-of-print cult classic ``Harlan County'' album in its majestic entirety and adds 15 superb, rare singles and unreleased masters, it also solves the mystery of this eccentric talent. Liner notes writer and reissue producer L-P Anderson tells the story of embarking on a search into the remote Northern California coastal hinterlands and finding the long-lost Ford living in a trailer park. Ford not only tells his fascinating story of why he disappeared from the music scene after a promising career start in the late 60s/early 70s, he reveals that he has scores of tapes of unreleased material ... enough to ``fill several future CDs with amazing stuff.'' Just getting all of the extra cuts on this disc is revelatory enough, because the additional cuts stand up so well against the Harlan County disc. How can one not become enchanted by a title such as ``Happy Songs Sell Records, Sad Songs Sell Beer.'' ``Big Mouth USA,'' presented in slow and fast tempos, is a scathing ditty on small-town religious hypocrites. The album closes with a number that leaves you yearning for more: ``Hanging From Your Lovin' Tree.'' But there are no weak tracks among the rediscovered gems, and the Harlan County cuts have already been established as underground delights.

The notion that more could be coming is almost too incredible to believe. Ford was simply an amazing songwriter in a distinctly Southern funky vein, and those who worshiped his talents were people as diverse as Sly Stone and Nick Lowe. Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack and the Temptations recorded his songs -- he wrote an entire album for the Temps -- and Ford says he also wrote the Bobbie Gentry hit ``Ode to Billie Joe'' during a time when he had a romantic fling with her. He reveals the unknown session players on the Harlan County album and they turn out to be some of the best session men in the history of the music business -- guitarist James Burton, drummer Jim Keltner and keyboardist Mac Renneback (Dr. John).

Now 65, Ford clearly is still an eccentric -- he loves restoring old Peugeots, for one -- but he seems happy that his music has been rediscovered. Hopefully, in future years, we will hear more of what made Jim Ford so special, but for now, this is a healthy slice of evidence. Such an important reissue. Anderson and Bear Family should be commended for such a fabulous, thorough job on this remarkable archival find. Nice to someone understands why it's worth searching the ends of the earth for great music. Essential for any comprehensive pop music collection.

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Not Your Typical SRV
Brothers Rock the House
Duet CD A Sad But Pleasant End to Stevie's Career
FAMILY STYLE - VAUGHAN BROTHERS
The Brothers At Their Best

Family Style
Vaughan Brothers
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Sky Is Crying
Soul to Soul
In Step
Live at Carnegie Hall
In the Beginning

ASIN: B00000275B
Release Date: 1990-09-07

Tracks:

Hard To Be
White Boots
D/FW
Good Texan
Hillbillies From Outerspace
Long Way From Home
Tick Tock
Telephone Song
Baboom/Mama Said
Brothers

Amazon.com essential recording

Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990, just as the first single from this CD, the beautiful Motown/soul-inspired workout "Tick Tock," was about to climb the charts and make the blues-rock hero an international superstar. Thankfully, he was able to make this delightful and laid-back album with his brother. For Jimmie and Stevie Ray, it was a kind of spiritual reunion. Jimmie had followed Stevie down the path to sobriety. These New York City sessions were a spirited celebration intended to mark the beginning of their musical partnership. While some tunes sound like the result of mere jamming, "Telephone Song" is one of Stevie's best numbers: an elegant blues shout with screaming guitar breaks. And Jimmie's B-3 organ-like textures on steel guitar astound. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

Not Your Typical SRV .......2007-07-12

As a SRV fan, I was a bit disappointed with this CD, partly because I expected to hear a little more of his incendiary guitar playing and soulful vocals. While it's apparent the Vaughan Brothers are having fun collaborating on songs that range in style from Texas Swing, R&B, Country (and yes, even a little Funk), I can't help but feel that SRV underplayed in this one.

I did love the prophetic and beautiful "Tick-Tock" and the R&B-infused "Telephone Song," two songs that give you a glimpse of what might have been in SRV's musical future. In addition, Jimmie and Stevie's work on the instrumental D/FW (a hometown tribute) is exceptional and is a great "car tune."

While I don't regret purchasing this CD--the aforementioned songs are well worth the price of admission--I was a bit surprised by the corny voiceovers and sound effects sprinkled throughout. Nevertheless, if you love SRV and Jimmie, you will forgive them and add this to your collection.

Brothers Rock the House.......2007-05-26

It doesn't get any better than Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughn on the same cd. Both, Austin, Texas legends performing their unique brand of blues, rock music. A fine tribute to the Vaughn brothers. Excellent choice.

Duet CD A Sad But Pleasant End to Stevie's Career.......2007-04-06

It still hurts to listen to some music. Hurts because you know that the person that made it is gone, won't make any more music on this side of the veil, and definitely left too soon.

Stevie Ray Vaughan was just beginning to garner the widespread
acclaim that he so richly deserved before his death in a helicopter crash in 1990. Family Style was his last studio release before his death, and he probably would have been pleased that on his last release that he was joined by his brother Jimmie Ray, at the time lead guitarist for the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

From Hard To Be to Baboom/Mama Said, this is just a fun, whimsical record that allows the brothers to play and have fun without taking too much too seriously, except for Tick Tock, the only serious song on the record and a very good message song.

Family Style is a great CD and a poignant reminder of talent lost to us much too soon.

FAMILY STYLE - VAUGHAN BROTHERS.......2006-07-06

This is one of the last of Stevie Ray Vaughan's' albums. It is very fitting that he made it a family affair. This album is exceptional and would be a great addition to anyone's collection.

The Brothers At Their Best.......2004-05-09

Family Style is perhaps Stevie Ray Vaughan's last record before his tragic death in 1990. I love Family Style for so many reason's mainly due to Stevie Ray Vaughan who was expanding his guitar vocabulary further than he had the previous year. Jimmie Vaughan was also at the peek of his career both of the brothers were a good mix between texas blues. I think for the most part the musicians were all different it added a new flavor to Stevie Ray's style. My very favorite song is Long Way From Home, and Brothers. Family Style would reach 7 on the charts becoming Stevie Ray Vaughan's most succesful album. I personally think this is a must have album for any die hard fans of the guitar. Buy this!

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Trout Fishing in America has wide appeal
Big Trouble is great
Great, Upbeat Music for the whole Family!
this is so funny!
The Reason I rarely buy stupid popular character kids music

Big Trouble
Trout Fishing in America
Manufacturer: Trout Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003JX9
Release Date: 1994-07-05

Tracks:

When I Was Dinosaur
Big Trouble
The Cat Came Back
I Think I'll Need A Bandaid
What I Want Is A Proper Cup Of Coffee
The Window
Pico De Gallo
Nobody
We Are The Dinosaurs
Day Care Blues
Teddy Bear's Picnic
Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

Trout Fishing in America has wide appeal.......2007-04-12

After hearing Trout Fishing in America at a concert in my home town, I decided to buy a CD for my husband and me and one for my 7-year-old granddaughter. When we got together, we played (her) "Big Trouble" and (our) "My Best Day". I don't know who enjoyed it more--the children, the parents, or the grandparents. My granddaughter was soon singing along with "When I Was a Dinosaur" and other favorites on the CD which is not surprising when you consider how many times she listened to it during the weekend. Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood are wonderful musicians, clever song-writers, and just all-around great entertainers. Here's to many more years of their audience-pleasing CD's and personal appearances.

Big Trouble is great.......2006-08-09

My favorite is still Family Party, but that's probably because I've had it for years--I bought it even before my son was born. We enjoy Big Trouble, we just have to listen to it more often to really get to know the songs. We especially like the title song--that poor kid, in such big trouble because the monsters have wrecked his house!

Great, Upbeat Music for the whole Family!.......2006-07-02

I used to work at a toy store and believe me we had to play some really bad music, but when this cd was on, the time just flew by. Now I listen to this music with my son. It is really upbeat and is something I would recommend when you need to pass the time like when you're in the car or cleaning up. The songs are creative, not the same old sing alongs you get on all the other kids' music cds.

this is so funny!.......2006-03-10

I HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHEN I PUT THIS CD ON WE LAUGH AND IT'S EVEN FUN FOR ADULTS! I THREW HER OUT THE WINDOW! MY SON WHO WE GOT THIS FOR HIS BIRTHDAY LOVED HEARING THIS ON HIS SCHOOL BUS!HE TOLD ME THAT HE WANTED THIS FOR HIS BIRTHDAY.WELL THANK GOODNESS AMAZON HAD IT AND FOR CHEAP! I NEVER KNEW THAT ORDERING COULD BE SO FUN AND FAST!

The Reason I rarely buy stupid popular character kids music.......2006-01-07

Popular fad kids music willl never be able to compare to the perfection that is Trout fishing in America. Fresh, funny, lively addictive music the whole family will want to listen to together.
I was introduced to Trout fisning in America long before I had kids. My husband had 2 CDs fromhis college days.
Every single son on this tape is memerable. YOu will find yourself singing, or trying to sing along in the case of Proper Cup of Coffee!
There are way too many laugh out loud lyrics, the music is contagious and makes you want to move.
Lastly Lullaby is actually a sweet beautiful piece.
NOt only are they fun songs but these 2 men have great voices!

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Great cd from out of nowhere
Rolling Stone review
Kate's BEST!.....so far!
Beautiful Road - A timeless addition to any collection
Kate Taylor Flies Down A "Beautiful Road"

Beautiful Road

Manufacturer: Front Door Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006HMP6
Release Date: 2002-07-19

Tracks:

I Will Fly
Beautiful Road
Blue Tin Suitcase
The Golden Key
Rain on the Water
Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue
Shanty Song
He's Waiting
Shores of Paradise
Auld Lang Syne

Album Description

For the last thirty years, the Taylor family has woven their unique blend of pop, folk, and American roots music into the fabric of our collective musical consciousness. Kate Taylor continues that tradition with the release of her highly anticipated album, Beautiful Road. Combining influences from R&B, Appalachia and soul, Kate's album is a truly unique and accomplished collection.

Customer Reviews:

Great cd from out of nowhere .......2005-02-01

Thank you Rolling Stone for your review of "Beautiful Road". I wouldn't have come across this gem if I hadn't read the review buried in the back of the magazine. (3 stars is too low, though).

"I Will Fly" and "Beautiful Road" are 2 of the most beautiful folk-rock songs I have ever heard. In between, there are traces of Creedence, a little of Emmy Lou, with a great ecletic mix of folk, rock-abilly, and country. It's always a pleasure to hear brother James harmonize on any album, and the harmonizing is especially poignant on this one. If you're a fan of acoustic music with thoughtful lyrics and a nice blending of folk, country, rock, and rock-abilly you will enjoy this cd. This cd is an unexpected pleasure that seem to come from nowhere.(the cd came out in 2002 so why is Rolling Stone reviewing it just now ?).

Rolling Stone review.......2005-01-17

THIS REVIEW APPEARS IN THE JANUARY 27th ISSUE OF
ON NEWSSTANDS THIS FRIDAY JANUARY 14th
BEAUTIFUL ROAD *** 3 STARS

Lost and found: A heartfelt folk-rock gem from James Taylor's sister

An overlooked gem that was originally released in 2002, Kate Taylor's
first full-length since 1979 has a handcrafted aura and a bittersweet
back story. Beautiful Road was co-produced and largely written by
Taylor's husband, Charlie Witham, who took ill during its making and
died shortly after. Yet
Taylor projects spiritual resilience on ultimately uplifting songs such
as the chiming, heavily allusive title track: the folk-gospel lament, "I
Will Fly" (on which she's joined by her famous brother, James); and
Randall Bramblett's redemptive anthem "Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue."
She's aided throughout by a talented cast, including bassist and
co-producer Tony Garnier (from Bob Dylan's band), Levon Helm, Chuck
Leavell and Mavis Staples, whose participation tacitly attests to the
healing power of community.

Key Track "I Will Fly"

its great to have Rolling Stone acknowledge this GREAT CD two years after its release--it IS that good!

Kate's BEST!.....so far!.......2003-12-14

I have loved Kate's music since the LP (and I'm lucky to own it on CD!) 'SISTER KATE'.
Her voice has always communicated a soulful, wise 'git down' passion!--
Kate's singing makes me move!
BEAUTIFUL ROAD is her most personal, her most passionate, and her best to date, IMHO.
The title song ranks in my ALL TIME top 10 songs EVER!
Her late husband, Charles Whitham, wrote most of the songs and produced the CD with Tony Garnier.
This collection differs from her first 3 in that Kate seems to set this collection to thematic musical genre.
Problem is, I'm still trying to define it!

....country-rock....folk-rolk....bluegrass-rock....soul-rock.
I give up. It must be all 4!

But it don't matter!---get ye some KT 'BEAUTIFUL ROAD'!

Beautiful Road - A timeless addition to any collection.......2003-12-10

Kate's tremendous talent and warmth set this album above and beyond any album I've personally purchased in the last two years. Kate's voice is so true and familiar, especially on songs like Beautiful Road and I Will Fly, it's as if she were sitting in your living room with a cup of tea and her guitar, rather than her voice emanating from the stereo speakers.

And when she decides to rock out, well I don't know how well that awesome band would fit in my living room, but it still has that personal touch just the same. It's still that warm and friendly Kate, but it seems she ditches the hot tea for a good cold beer on songs like Blue Tin Suitcase and Rain on the Water, deftly demonstrating yet another facet of her multi-dimensional talent.

This album has music on it to satisfy every mood. It is a quintessential collection of top-flight performances by Kate, her band, and her distinguished list of guest musicians. If I had to whittle my collection down to five cds (knocking on wood that I never have to), this would be one of them. Thank you, Kate, for such a truly classic contribution.

Kate Taylor Flies Down A "Beautiful Road".......2003-12-10

Okay music fans of traditional American music, here's your chance to get a chocolate box filled with musical treats - the kind American musicians do best... folk, blues, country, honky tonk. A Gospel duet with Mavis Staples!! It's all here, a rich slice of Music Americana, and all brought beautifully to the first full disc of music by Kate Taylor in many a year. You can't lose with this Cd, from the sweet lament of the opening duet with brother James on "I Will Fly", through the stunningly moving title song "Beautiful Road", and on past marvelous songs of life and love on Martha's Vineyard composed by her husband, Charlie Whitham, ending with yet another beautifully moving duet by Kate and James on "Auld Lang Syne"... this collection of traditional-like music has it all. It's a rich work, produced with a light and moving touch. Kate Taylor's "Beautiful Road" is a clear reflection of an artist and singer who is once again moving forward on up her own musical road of experience and if you listen and ride along, you will deeply enjoy and be moved by the ride... (though you probably still won't figure out what is inside the "Blue Tin Suitcase", track three). Highly recommended!!!

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I don't need another compilation
dissapointing overall

Family Album
Roy D Mercer
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006ALAF
Release Date: 2002-07-30

Tracks:

Soho Sitchiashun
Chiropractor
Giant Squarsh
Pharmacist
Roy Vs. Goldberg
Coffee Shop
Police Chief
Music Store
Roadie Rage
Dead Rooster
Poison Pansies
Grass Fire
Tragic Carpet Ride
Bleeder Of The Band
Lateesha Godiva
No Deposit, Don't Return

Customer Reviews:

I don't need another compilation.......2002-10-08

While I don't have anything bad to say about Roy himself, I do have qualms with the second complilation/"greatest hits" album that Phil & Brent have released.

Sure, I bought the album. No question! And the 4 new tracks? Loved 'em! But the rest? Why? A few of them were even from the most recent "Roy vs. Yankees" album. Now, I do understand the premise of the "family album" theme, grouping calls into categories based on their subject. Fine. But I just really hate compilation albums. It all seems so regurgutated; it's the same reason I turn off the Simpsons when a clip show comes on. And if anyone ever turns to the Lifetime channel and sees "The Golden Girls" (my girlfriend watches it constantly, so I have no choice), you'll know that every other friggin' episode has the girls sitting around their kitchen table reminiscing about previous episodes. What it smacks of is laziness. No new material? Just package up the old stuff and slap a new label on it. I love Roy, and the 4 new tracks were great, but come on...give us some new material here. I've heard all those other tracks before!

dissapointing overall.......2002-08-09

this "new" rdm disc is merely a collection of past calls with four new episodes tacked on for good measure. unfortunately the new calls do NOT measure up. as a long time fan i must say that the new material lacks the punch and depth that the OLD calls on the disc demonstrate so well. this is basically "greatest fits pt. 2" with a clever but distracting title. this is NOT a NEW album with all new material, which up until i read the titles i thought it was. this disc does include some of the funniest calls ever and would be a prime place for a new fan to start. let's just hope the four new calls are not indicative of the future roy d. mercer.

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move over, elmo
A very good substitute for the class
great for any age!
THE BEST!
Most Tolerable Kid's CD Available

Songs for Wiggleworms
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Old Town School Of Music
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Binding: Audio CD

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Wiggleworms Love You
You Are My Sunshine
Green Gorilla, Monster & Me
You Are My Little Bird
Catch the Moon (Book & CD)

ASIN: B00004YLUE
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

Good Morning
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Wheels on the Bus
Baa Baa Blacksheep/the ABC's
Itsy Bitsy Spider
If You're Happy and You Know It
Three Little Ducks
Leah Counts to Ten
Walkin' Ol' Joe
Peanut Butter and Jelly
If All of the Raindrops
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Open, Shut Them
This Old Man
Are You Sleeping?
Seis Perritos
Five Little Monkeys
Milkshake Song
She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain
Ols MacDonald
De Colores
Alluette
Shortnin' Bread
Rockin' Robin
Drive the Fire Truck
In and Out the Window
Chocolate
Head and Shoulders
Les Petite Marrianetta/Avignon
Walking, Walking
Hokey Pokey
The Ants Go Marching
I've Been Working on the Railroad
Skip to My Lou
La Bamba
Twist and Shout
You Are My Sunshine
Goodbye

Album Description

Songs for Wiggleworms is a collection of thirty-seven classic and traditional songs; "Old MacDonald", "This Old Man", "Itsy Bitsy Spider", along with one original "Milkshake Song" performed by teachers from the Wiggleworm children's music program offered by the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Proceeds from the sale of Songs for Wiggleworms will be used to support scholarships for children who would not be able to take lessons otherwise. It is the School's policy that no one is to be denied musical instruction because of an inability to pay.

Customer Reviews:

move over, elmo.......2007-04-22

I was first introduced to this CD at storytime in the library. The songs are so mellow and refreshing. I also recommend 'catch the moon' by Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell. Until we got wiggleworms, this is the only kids/parents CD that I could tolerate. My mother-in-law bought an Elmo CD for my son, and I want to poke something sharp in my eye 2 minutes into listening to it. This CD, however, is so much fun to sing along with and easy to play over and over again. Thanks, wiggleworms!

A very good substitute for the class.......2005-07-09

My son and I attended Wiggleworms from when he was 6 months to 1 year old. These songs by the Old Town teachers are terrific for kids - my son who is now 18 months loves the energy and folkiness of these songs! It's almost as if we were still there in Old Town enjoying Lisa D. live. This is a must have CD - especially for the Old Town fun twist on Itsy Bitsy Spider and Old MacDonald. Music is now one of the only things that will calm my toddler during one of the infamous toddler meltdowns - in other words this is highly recommended!

great for any age!.......2005-01-02

we have a 7 week old and we found out it's not too early to start singing these songs to him. my husband and i have a blast listening and singing along. we like the fact that they have a couple of different versions in spanish and french on the cd! we wish there was more for the little wiggleworms!

THE BEST!.......2004-10-26

We saw the other reviews, and thought it could be pretty good. we were wrong, IT'S GREAT. We listen to it with our 2 year old everyday. He's learned a lot of the words in the songs and created his own dances to some. The music is not overly syrupy like a lot of music for toddlers. We love the acoustic guitars.We just ahve one question- when are they going to make another one???!!!???

Most Tolerable Kid's CD Available.......2003-11-22

An instant hit for both the parents and the child in our household. I'll be giving this to all my friends for Christmas. The songs actually make me want to participate in song with my child. Good for the inner child!

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The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio

Manufacturer: Milan Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Oliver Twist

ASIN: B000BF0DHY
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

I'm Sitting on Top of the World - k.d. Lang
Bye Bye Blues - Les Paul & Mary Ford
The Affadasies
Main Title
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Shopping Spree
I'm Sitting on Top of the World - Woody Harrelson

Album Description

Evelyn Ryan (Julianne Moore) is a devoted housewife and mother of ten in the 1950s. Her husband (Woody Harrelson) can't seem to make ends meet, but that doesn't stop the car from breaking down, the mortgage coming due and the bills from piling up. It falls to Evelyn to defy the conventions of the day and find a way to keep her family together with the odds stacked against them. Applying her remarkable resourcefulness and an uncommon wit, Evelyn finds her own way in the profitable jingle contests popular in the 1950s and'60s.

Composer John Frizzell adds his own sophisticated sound to the compositions and brings on two great musicians - Sara and Sean Watkins - to play fiddle and guitar. The Soundtrack includes recordings by The Ames Brothers, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Dee Carstensen, Kay Starr and new recordings by k.d. lang "I'm Sitting on top of the World" and the film's Woody Harrelson.

Tracks:

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A Mother And A Piano
Lucy Belle
Joshua
Nop Of Time
Still Here
Preview
Higher
Carousel With Madonnas
Rising Din
Fear March
Eternal
Mouse Song
Old And Light

Customer Reviews:

Faun Fables - Family Album.......2004-03-11

I am not going to pretend to try and give this cd the full review it deserves. Rather I would like to express how much I have thoroughly enjoyed this album. The Family Album is full, beginning to end, with amazing songs and a vocal performance by Dawn and Nils that will make even the stiffest heart swoon with delight and wonderment. This album has become a permanent fixture in my cd player. I urge you to buy it and hear for yourself these wonderful Faun Fables.

Dawn the Faun will make you cry (if you're a baby).......2004-03-11

Hmmm...I am notoriously bad (in my own mind, at least) at trying to describe music - but luckily (for you) their are some itty samples right here - so that you can hear sounds with your ears, instead of with your eyes.
I am a big fan of Idiot Flesh and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - and they share some members (well, one member) with Faun Fables - though I must say that FF is very different from either of those bands (fans of one may not be fans of the other). Anywho - you should go see them - even if you have to drive for three hours in the snow after 24 hours of wakefulness - (it was worth it for me, anyhow) Sleepytime and Faun Fables are both AMAZING live shows - and I suppose I should stop rambling on about going to concerts when you want to buy a cd - but I highly recommend that you do get the CD - it is top notch all the way through - I like it even more than their earlier album - which is also excellent - you can hear some decent length samples from at:

http://home.earthlink.net/~dawnthefaun/sounds.html
I like you, and you should like you too.
Ben

Tattoo/Family Album
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Two classics from the seventies

My daddy called this chip-kicking music!

Tattoo/Family Album
David Allen Coe
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001B3A
Release Date: 1995-05-02

Tracks:

Just To Prove My Love For You
Face To Face
You'll Always Live Inside Of Me
Play Me A Sad Song
Daddy Was A God Fearin' Man
Canteen Of Water
Maria Is A Mystery
Just In Time (To Watch Love Die)
San Francisco Mabel Joy
Hey Gypsy
Family Album
Million Dollar Memories
Divers Do It Deeper
Guilty Footsteps
Take This Job And Shove It
Houston, Dallas, San Antone
I've Got To Have You
Whole Lot Of Lonesome
Bad Impressions
Heavenly Father, Holy Mother
(If I Could) Climb The Walls Of The Bottle

Product Description

1. Just To Prove My Love For You
2. Face To Face
3. You'll Always Live Inside Of Me
4. Play Me A Sad Song
5. Daddy Was A God Fearin' Man
6. Canteen Of Water
7. Maria Is A Mystery
8. Just In Time (To Watch Love Die)
9. San Francisco Mabel Joy
10. Hey Gypsy
11. Family Album
12. Million Dollar Memories
13. Divers Do It Deeper
14. Guilty Footsteps
15. Take This Job And Shove It
16. Houston, Dallas, San Antone
17. I've Got To Have You
18. Whole Lot Of Lonesome
19. Bad Impressions
20. Heavenly Father, Holy Mother
21. (If I Could) Climb The Walls Of The Bottle

Format: DVD

Customer Reviews:

Two classics from the seventies.......2005-01-17

Although David has had plenty of problems through the years, it appears that he was content with life when he recorded these albums. There are fewer of the darker songs that you'll find plenty of on his other albums, although even here sadness is never far away.

The first album of this twofer, Tattoo, opens brightly with Just to prove my love for you and Face to face, a couple of upbeat songs. These are followed by a couple of sad ballads, You'll always live inside to me (an ode to a former partner) and Play me a sad song. The next track, Daddy was a God-fearing man, is an upbeat tribute to his father.

Canteen of water is a very sad song about an old couple although the lyrics of the song are unclear. Maria is a mystery, despite its title, is much clearer - it is about a man fantasizing about Maria. Just in time to watch love die is one of those woman-leaves-man songs, but in this case the man knows it's definitely his fault. Several singers have covered San Francisco Mabel Joy, a very sad Mickey Newbury song about two of life's losers, including Joan Baez, John Denver and Kenny Rogers. The Tattoo album concludes with a much lighter song, Hey Gypsy.

The second album of this twofer, Family album, includes David's own version of Take this job and shove it, which he wrote for Johnny Paycheck. Johnny had a country number one hit with it before David's version appeared. Of the other songs here, Divers do it deeper (a catchy, upbeat song) may be the most familiar.

The other great songs here are the title track (dedicated to the two women who David regards as his two mothers - David explains that he was raised a Mormon), Million dollar memories (which he dedicates to Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley and Gary Stewart), Houston Dallas San Antone (dedicated to Charley Pride), I've got to have you (Willie Nelson), Whole lot of lonesome (dedicated to George Jones and Tammy Wynette because of their divorce), Bad impressions (dedicated to the country singers who influenced David - Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb, Marty Robbins, Freddy Hart, Johnny Paycheck, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash), Heavenly father holy mother (dedicated to all Mormons) and If I could climb the walls of this bottle (co-written by Dan Seals who at the time was part of England Dan and John Ford Coley, but became a major country star of the eighties).

So here you get two excellent albums from a brilliant traditional country singer, sounding generally upbeat, at least by his standards.

My daddy called this chip-kicking music!.......2000-06-18

And he was right, though these are also two of DAC'S more subdued albums with a passionate spiritual-romantic theme running through most of the songs. And overall it's low on the violence and kink scale- and a good introduction for the uninitiated to his audacious talent. Of course, it contains all the elements you'd expect from perfect Country & Western music: mentions of mama, trains, prison, Mormons and getting drunk(some together in the same song)- a couple of recitations(spoken word bits)- some of his heartfelt impressions of other country singers -and lots of pedal steel and fiddle. Any fanatic of hardcore country should own it!

In fact, I would recommend any of the other five(5) Bear Family recordings- which together with this one* -collect a dozen of his prime 1970's Columbia albums as twofers-along with assorted B-sides. These are the ones that made him famous- not infamous. You've heard the singles- now collect the original recordings they came from. You'll have to hide these from your friends because they will want to borrow them!

This German label even created some original covers from promotional photos, and included the original album covers and all the lyrics inside. Well done! Hey, some of the music in these recordings are obviously better than others BUT I'd have trouble rating any of them down.

You'll be glad to hear that the sound is clear and crisp and made for cranking up LOUD, so that the neighbors will know you have good taste. I wouldn't want to be the friend of anyone who couldn't revel at every minute of these recordings! Like the works of Shakespeare- you'll wonder how one man could have had this much vision. I'm glad I listened to daddy.

*There are now at least 11 of these Bear Family Two-fers w/ extra tracks that are all well-worth hearing and often surprising!*

Garrison...Texas Valley, Georgia

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