Comfort & Joy: A Christmas Celtic Sojourn

Editorial Reviews
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Traditional Celtic music has a peculiar way of turning the simplest musical phrase or familiar carol into a timeless reverie. At 17-tracks deep, Comfort and Joy is indeed a joy and a comfort. There's a distinctive dramatic sweep in many of these pieces, especially in Cherish The Ladies' elegiac medley of "The Distressed Soldier/Angels We Have Heard on High," Maddy Prior with The Carnival Band's "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and the Watersons' stirring and powerful "Shepherd's Arise." Among the traditional Irish, Scottish, and French Celtic favorites (Group Vocal Jef Le Penven's "Noelenn Brehed" is a discovery!) are Robbie O'Connell, harpist Aine Minogue, and Dordan. O'Connell's own "Three Kings" is a smart seasonal sing-along, while Boys of the Lough's splendid vocal realization of "The Wexford Carol" will stay with you for days. Lovely instrumental pieces such as Minogue's "Horn Dance" and her original "Christmas Capers," plus other delights like Cherish The Ladies' pop-styled arrangement of "The Little Drummer Boy" make this yet another treasure of fine Celtic Christmas music. --Martin Keller

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Comfort & Joy: A Christmas Celtic Sojourn

For the Love
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True Country

Find Out Who Your Friends Are

perfection

Tracy's back!

Tracy is back!

For the Love
Tracy Lawrence
Manufacturer: Rocky Comfort
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MCH58Q
Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

Find Out Who Your Friends Are
Just Like Her
You Can't Hide Redneck
For The Love
As Easy As Our Blessings
Speed Of Flight
Rock And A Soft Place
Til I Was A Daddy Too
You're Why God Made Me
Just Like That
Find Out Who Your Friends Are

Customer Reviews:

True Country.......2007-06-30

It doesn't get any countrier than Tracy Lawrence. He has a true country voice and his voice gets better with every release of a new CD.
The first single "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" is a great country song about when you are down on your luck your true friends will show up and help you through it. This is also his first number 1 in a long time. The second single is "Til I Was A Daddy Too" another great song about how his father raised him up and he never realized how things are until he was a father himself. Every song on this CD has hit possibilities. I have always been a Tracy Lawrence fan and I always will be. We are going to see him in concert on July 28th in Lafayette, Indiana.

Find Out Who Your Friends Are.......2007-06-27

This is such a great song. I listen to it over and over. We love the whole CD.

perfection.......2007-06-19

Tracy went out of the box for this cd, it is fantastic!!! Very creative, very personal, well worth the wait. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tracy's back!.......2007-06-12

I'm so glad to hear Tracy Lawrence is back! The CD is great!

Tracy is back!.......2007-05-06

I have to agree with the reviews here - Tracy has not disappointed his fans. The songs are great - the choice of material is great - even the cover is great. I was very happy to hear he was putting out a new album and the wait was worth it. Having Tim and Kenny singing with him is just icing on a truly great cake!!

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How did you know Shaina?
Song For the Inner Child
Comforting, Healing
Wonderfully healing message
Affirmations for the soul

Songs for the Inner Child
Shaina Noll
Manufacturer: Singing Heart
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Recovery of Your Inner Child: The Highly Acclaimed Method for Liberating Your Inner Self

ASIN: B00001WRJ7
Release Date: 1992-11-01

Tracks:

How Could Anyone
It's A Joy To Get To Know You
Return Again
Everything Possible/Abridged for Universality
You Can Relax Now
Peace Be With You
All Through The Night
Lullabye and Goodnight
Lullabye
Deep Peace

Album Description

Songs For The Inner Child is a collection of chants and lullabies, both traditional and contemporary, sung with the gentle voice of a loving mother. The songs are healing and soothing for listeners of all ages, carrying powerful messages of affirmation and comfort. Over 200,000 copies have been sold worldwide.

With Shaina Noll on lead and harmony vocals, New Age keyboard artist Jim Oliver produced and contributed instrumentally to many of the tracks. Rusty Crutcher, best known for his "Sacred Sites" series of albums, plays saxophone on "Deep Peace". Shaina's husband, Richard, contributes harmony vocals and recorder tracks.

Songwriters Cris Williamson, Libby Roderick, Susan McCullen and Bill Douglas are among those whose songs are featured on the album along with Shaina's composition, "Peace Be With You".

Lyrics include:

"How could anyone ever tell you you were anything less than beautiful...how could anyone ever tell you you were less than whole...how could anyone fail to notice that your loving is a miracle...how deeply you're connected to my soul..."

"You can relax now...you are the child of God, and that will never change"

"Peace be with you, oh my dear one...peace be with you, precious child...angels hover all about you, they protect you, night and day...angels over all about you, they will guide you on your way..."

"Deep peace of the running wave to you, deep peace of the flowing air to you, deep peace of the gentle night to you, moon and stars pour their healing light on you..."

Customer Reviews:

How did you know Shaina?.......2007-05-12

I was injured a year ago and have had two surgeries and months of physical therapy. As well as physical healing, I have been working on spiritual enlightenment. This CD spoke to me immediately and it was as though I knew the words before she even spoke them. I use the music as an affirmation of who I am, where I have been, and where I am going. One of her lovely songs simply states " How can anyone ever tell you you were anything less than beautiful?" What a beautiful affirmation of your value and worth as a precious child of our Creator. Awesome!

Song For the Inner Child.......2007-04-02

If your self-image has taken a hit lately or if your life has been full of stress lately, this album of beautiful,soothing uplifting music was meant for you. It will refresh you and validate you.

Comforting, Healing.......2007-03-09

I first heard the first song on this CD in a psychology class. A number of us sat there and wept.

I use this CD for myself and with clients in the healing work I do. I find it comforting in hard times, the things my Inner Child needed to hear when she was young, but didn't.

I am grateful this CD exists.

Wonderfully healing message.......2007-01-10

This beautiful CD is ideal both for children and adults who will benefit from its soothing message of their specialness. I especially recommend it for those who have experienced a difficult or painful childhood and are in need of healing. Let Shaina Noll's lovely voice and the beautiful lyrics of these songs sink into your psyche. She sings a message we all need to hear and embrace.

Affirmations for the soul.......2006-11-12

The words to these songs could be imagined as coming from a precious parent, from a trusted friend who has boundaries, or from ones Higher Power. The mellow music and the affirming words reached my soul.

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Cake is awesome
One of their best
picky wench comment
This 'Cake' Takes the . . .Well, You Know
Comfortably Familiar

Comfort Eagle
Cake
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Fashion Nugget
Pressure Chief
Motorcade of Generosity
Prolonging the Magic
Prolonging the Magic

ASIN: B00005MCW5
Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

Opera Singer
Meanwhile, Rick James...
Shadow Stabbing
Short Skirt/Long Jacket
Commissioning A Symphony In C
Arco Arena
Comfort Eagle
Long Line Of Cars
Love You Madly
Pretty Pink Ribbon
World Of Two

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When two-fifths of Cake defected to form Deathray after the release of their sophomore album, Fashion Nugget, some wondered if Sacramento's answer to Camper Van Beethoven would disappear into the land of one-hit wonders--especially since Cake's lone hit, "The Distance," had been penned by departing guitarist Greg Brown. But true to bandleader John McCrea's deadpan cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," Cake turned around and repeated their success with 1998's Prolonging the Magic and its infectious hit, "Never There." Now comes Comfort Eagle, and, with it, news of drummer Todd Roper's departure (which probably explains the addition of drum programming to McCrea's ever-expanding credits). Like Beck, McCrea's self-sufficiency is only matched by an overriding ironic sensibility. It serves him well on the title track where, above mock Middle Eastern drones, he takes on all poseurs ("Now his hat is on backwards, he can show you his tattoos / He's in the music business, he is calling you 'dude'"). By comparison, "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," a song that dates back to McCrae's coffeehouse years, sounds formulaic (which probably explains its selection as the album's first single). No matter, tracks like "Long Line of Cars" and "Meanwhile, Rick James..." are sufficiently intriguing to make up for it. Factor in the distinctive trumpet embellishments of Vincent DiFiore, the band's other original member, and Comfort Eagle seems guaranteed to ensure that, no matter what happens, Cake will survive. --Bill Forman

Customer Reviews:

Cake is awesome.......2007-07-09

Opera Singer should be required listening for anyone who writes songs just to see how five different rhythms can form a bed for a vocal of a completely different rhythm.

Short Skirt - Great story
Comfort Eagle - Just grabs you in every way
Long Line of Cars - Wow!
World of Two - Holy crap! It is wonderful in every way.

One of their best.......2007-03-09

Fashion Nugget is better but this comes in at a close second

picky wench comment.......2007-03-06

In 'Short Skirt, Long Jacket', Kitty is changing her name to Karen as her MG changes to a white Chrysler LeBaron.
They meet at the bank, when she borrows his pen.
She has "....fingernails that shine like justice...",
..... but no pen!

The dude is in a band....
Would he be awake yet?
Would he have a pen?
Would she even speak to him?

____ Karen with the white coupe? _______

I wore the outfit.
I had a pen.....Always...
I loved my
___ Red ___ topless ___ 2.5L turbocharged Chrysler LeBaron.

If this actually happened "Karen" didn't need a pen, she needed a line.
She should have asked what sign he was.

My sign is "Don't feed the animals".

This 'Cake' Takes the . . .Well, You Know.......2007-01-25

I discovered Cake quite by accident and probably several years after everyone else who really loves the band. But, I adore this album and really can listen to it again and again and be amused anew each time I hear it. If an album can make me smile and dance at my desk at work, it is a keeper and this is certainly one of my favorites. While I really appreciate good music, what really catches my attention is clever lyrics and this album is full of those. Great, fun songs.

Comfortably Familiar.......2007-01-20

Cake, in spite of its shuffling line-up of members, has managed to achieve something rare for music of its kind: familiarity without stagnation. Many bands, if they fail to evolve their sound, suffocate themselves with repetition. Cake, on the other hand, has proven itself -- with each successive album -- if not as fresh as ever, then at least as fun. They embrace their relative redundancy; just compare the album covers and titles if you don't believe me.

The point is, these guys (least of all frontman McCrea) aren't trying to achieve anything acrobatic. They've found their niche, and not only are they working it well, they are still, in many ways, finding creative new corners to it. This is actually quite impressive, especially in light of their Joe-Blow jive. The trumpets, the choir of voices, McCrea's talk-singing, and even the lyrical storylines (commentaries on everything from class struggles -- the delightfully droll "Commissioning a Symphony in C" -- to women and cars -- the unrepentantly peppy "Love You Madly") have become staples for both the players and their fans.

This album executes these standards deftly. McCrea and company give us the audacious ("Meanwhile, Rick James ..."), the playfully plodding ("Long Line Of Cars"), and the almost indefinable. A perfect example for this last style is the title track, with its Middle Eastern twang etched over a gleefully grungy bassline. The song is played loose and fast, but is in no danger of falling apart, and it's buoyed up by some pretty funny lyrics that make a mockery of fakes and posers.

That may be this album's biggest message, to those who might accuse them of failing to grow to accomodate a world of rapidly shifting tastes. Sometimes evolution and advancement does involve change, but then again, sometimes it's even better to avoid pretending to be something you're not. In Comfort Eagle, we are given the same Cake as always, true. But, just as reliably, that's definitely a good thing.

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I Can't Get Enough Of This Man
Keeping soul alive and well
Now this is "Anthony Hamilton"!
This one's for those who have not discovered Anthony Hamilton, as well as regular fans
I HARDLY EVER GIVE 4 STARS....BUT THIS IS VERY GOOD!

Southern Comfort
Anthony Hamilton
Manufacturer: Merovingian
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000N3ST1G
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

They Don't Know
Magnolia's Room
Why
Don't Say What You Won't Do
Glad U Called
Fallin In Love Again
Trouble
Never Give Up
Better Love
Please
Sailin Away

Customer Reviews:

I Can't Get Enough Of This Man.......2007-06-27

This CD is great! So glad I purchased it. I listen to it all the time. As well as his other CDs.

Keeping soul alive and well.......2007-06-21

I find it astounding that Anthony Hamilton had music this good under his belt yet still couldn't get a major label record deal. Soulife, the first CD of 'new old' music that was released after Jermaine Dupri's So So Def and big guns Arista picked him up was so good it fooled me into believing it was all new stuff - and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Hamilton can do any wrong in my eyes but this second instalment of music from the vaults is genuinely just as good as, and can stand alongside his 'legitimate' releases with pride. The man is just that good. The investigative journalist in me wonders who's making the money from these releases (and if Hamilton is making any at all) and I already see parallels between his situation and Frank McComb's but I would argue he wins either way. True, Ain't Nobody Worryin' is barely two years old but CDs like "Southern Comfort" will help keep him in people's minds for a while longer, could well bring new fans into his base and will make all of us all the more eager for his next 'proper' release, soon may it come.

Good production by Fanatic, Doug Coleman and Ced Colo but as always, it's all about that voice. There's an honesty, angst and yearning in Hamilton's voice that is unique to him and can only be earned through experience. Mind you, there's nothing gasp-inducing here. None of the songs in this set reach me like "Float" did on Comin' from Where I'm From or like "Change Your World" on "Ain't Nobody Worryin'" did for example, but I'm particularly feeling "They Don't Know", "Please" and "Sailing Away". All in all, it's a solid collection of songs. I thoroughly enjoy listening to it. Here's to another man who's keeping soul alive and well. 4.5 stars.

Now this is "Anthony Hamilton"!.......2007-06-19

As most reviewers have already stated, this is NOT "new" music by
Anthony Hamilton and Thank God for that. Hamilton is one of the most talented artist of today, however, I've always felt he was signed by the wrong label and most of his CD's have consequently gone over "lukewarm" as a result. As I understand it, the songs in this collection were previously written and recorded before Hamilton hit the "big time". He sings his heart out w/this CD and demonstrates what a deeply soulful singer he truly is. One can only hope that someday his current label will nuture this side of Hamilton and get him back to his obvious passion, Old time R&B.

This one's for those who have not discovered Anthony Hamilton, as well as regular fans.......2007-06-06

As you can see most reviews are 4 to 5 stars, and rightly so. I won't get into the track breakdown, for what makes a cd worth it to me is one that you can just press play, sit back, and enjoy.

If you were a previous fan, I think you would agree that Anthony Hamilton has had this quality in the past, and certainly this is true here. I won't get into what which was better than which.

If you aren't a fan already, I would recommend this cd, for some, well for lack of better terms, southern comfort. I can't imagine anyone to be disappointed.

I think we are going to see a lot of grammy's heading toward Anthony Hamilton's direction.

I HARDLY EVER GIVE 4 STARS....BUT THIS IS VERY GOOD!.......2007-05-29

Anthony Hamilton is a truly talented artist. He is not your average r&b artist.
I really 5 songs on this cd.

tracks:1. They don't know
2.Magnolia's room
3. Why - My favorite track on the cd.It makes me think.
6.falling in love again
7.Trouble

I DIDN'T CARE FOR TRACKS 4 AND 5 JUST BECAUSE OF THE CUSSING. BUT OTHERWISE THIS IS A REALLY GOOD CD.

This cd is not like any of his other material. Out of all his CDs,I like this one the best.This cd is definitely grammy,soul train award worthy.
Give this artist the credit he deserves!

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Excellent
Try high quality speakers
didn't like so don't listen to it
It just plain works!!
Sweet sleep!

Journey into Deep Relaxation
CHT Doreen Blumenfeld
Manufacturer: HeartHill
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JLR9
Release Date: 2002-07-01

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Introducton
The Journey

Album Description

A restful guided imagery CD creating a path towards deep relaxation. Helps to reduce stress and anxiety, achieve restorative sleep, enhance the body's natural healing process and increase balance and focus in your life. Background music especially composed to deepen your state of relaxation.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2007-07-09

Excellent CD. Doreen has a very soothing voice spoken in a relaxed manner. The soft music in the background enhances the relaxed mood without becoming a focus in itself. The script she uses is concise enough to provide adequate guidance yet open-ended enough to make listining to it a very personal experience which can be listened to again and again as if it were the first time.

Try high quality speakers.......2007-07-08

I bought this cd along with several others. After awhile this has become my favorite. It's not the words or imagery, and this might sound wierd.
I tried it out recently on a higher quality system with expensive speakers. It may just be me, but it has the effect of percodan or loritab (pain medication).
Something about her voice, on the high end speakers multiplies the effect of relaxing me, even as I'm sitting up with eyes open. On my $100 stereo it's nothing special although still my favorite.

didn't like so don't listen to it.......2006-11-09

should have been as good as the others i got.

It just plain works!!.......2006-10-07

This CD is a strange mix of things -- from a guided imagery trip to a tale about a boy building a wall. Whatever. The bottom line is that it puts me to sleep almost every time. I can't remember the last time I heard the CD to the end. Maybe only twice out of 60 playings.

I can still have problems staying asleep (insomnia and mild sleep apnea) but that's another issue.

My wife has a bunch of Wendi Freisen CDs which absolutely do not work for me. Where Wendi's voice grates and annoys, Doreen's voice is, "like buttah".

Highly recommended.

Sweet sleep!.......2006-08-25

I bought this for my husband to help with his relaxation and sleep. Not only does he love it, but I do to! I put it in my DVD player at night, set the tv for auto shut off and Doreen knocks me out! I've been sleeping so well myself since listening to her. She has a great voice for relaxation, and I've yet to hear the whole cd! I also gave this to my mom who has problems with sleeping and she dittos what I've said.

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I only listen to it unintentionally...
A wonderful cd ...........
This album will creep up on you
After Only a Few Listens
Hmmmmmmm

Comfort of Strangers
Beth Orton
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

Worms
Conceived
Comfort Of Strangers
Heartland Truckstop
Shadow Of A Doubt
Safe In Your Arms
Countenance
Rectify
Feral Children
Shopping Trolley
A Place Aside
Absinthe
Heart Of Soul
Pieces Of Sky

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Few vocalists equal the expressive subtlety of Beth Orton, whose fourth album is both her most musically spare and artistically complex to date. Not only does the production and backing by Jim O'Rourke (known for his work with Sonic Youth and Wilco) capture Orton's vocal style at its most unstudied and unvarnished, the lack of embellishment focuses all the more attention on her songwriting. From the jazzy phrasing on the deceptively jaunty "Worms" through the haunting "Feral" and the amazing grace of the closing, hymnlike "Pieces of Sky," Orton's songs give voice to the sort of knotty, prickly emotions that are as hard to define as they are deeply felt. Most of the musical dynamic features piano or guitar over an elemental, insistent rhythm section, making the coloring of an occasional string section ("Conceived"), harmonica ("Absinthe"), or accordion ("Safe in Your Arms") all the more striking. As an indication of the emotional range of this musical minimalism, the title cut is soothing enough to please fans of Norah Jones, while "Heartlandstruckstop" is as edgy as Patti Smith. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

I only listen to it unintentionally..........2007-04-30

Comfort of Strangers sits next to all my other Beth Orton albums in my iTunes playlist (Trailer Park, Central Reservation, Daybreaker), and it never gets listened to unless I do a listen-through of Central Reservation and then forget to switch to something else once Comfort of Strangers follows. Despite multiple listens, these songs are just not growing on me in the way that all of Orton's other albums that I own did. Even Daybreaker, which I found originally to not be as captivating as Central Reservation, is well-loved by this point.

A wonderful cd ..................2007-03-04

I've listened to this cd 3 times now, and each time I take away a little bit more. To me, this is an excellent cd, with many exceptional tracks. My favorites are Rectify, Conceive, Comfort of Strangers, Shopping Trolley and Heart of Soul.

These tracks are expressive and compelling, to me. And her voice really works on them. I'll have to go back and give worms another try, since the song doesn't do much for me as of this writing. I really love the vulnerability in her voice, though for some it comes across as whiny. Not for me. I think she's great, and I'm really enjoying her more organic style.

This album will creep up on you.......2007-01-18

I got this album from a friend who told me that it was one of those albums that had really gotten under his skin, and that I had to listen to it a few times to give it a chance. I liked some of the songs right off: worms, place aside, safe in your arms; I was definitely prone to skipping around a lot. As I kept listening, though, I started to see new things in almost all of the songs and the album as a whole really started to get to me. Her lyrics are incredible, phrasing things that I had felt but hadn't been able to articulate, and she has a particular way of emphasizing the important things with subtle vocal changes, like the repeated lines at the end of pieces of sky: "there's so many people who need to know that you're still with them even when they don't know" and her voice rises and almost cracks on the 'you're'. In contrast to the sort of numb feel of the rest of the song, it highlights the desperate attempt to accept that it's over and time to move on. I find myself doing that a lot with this album, analyzing little things...and I recommend it to pretty much anyone who likes that kind of thing, especially someone trying to come to terms with their own complicated relationship issues (which, really, is most people).

After Only a Few Listens.......2007-01-10

This release has the typical melancholy sound that Beth Orton is known for and if you are looking for that quintesential mellow mood, this is your music. I have only listened to the entire CD twice, but my initial opinion is that it doesn't have much diversity of style. The songs sound very much the same and do not venture into the more experimental style of songs found on some of her other releases. That said, I will continue to listen to it because often it takes many more times through before a CD grows on a person. It is a nice alternative to the mainstream pop music which draws the listener in with a catchy beat and simplistic lyrics. This latest release, along with almost all of Beth Orton's music can never be accused of that. Her music forces the listener to focus on the lyrics which are often symbolic and her flat key segway doesn't allow you to drift away. This release continues that tradition. It may not be the CD I would recommend for those not familiar with Beth Orton's music but it carries enough interest for fans of Beth's music that I say it's worth a listen.

Hmmmmmmm.......2006-11-28

I'm sorry Beth but your voice gets on my nerves. Cheer up and stop whining. I have listened to 3 of your albums 3 times and tried to give you the benefit of the doubt. It's 3 strikes now and you are out of my collection and into a bottom drawer.

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quiet sensual music
QUINTESSENTIALLY PHENOMENAL
Grows On You
Good things come to those who Wait!!!!
...

Comfort Woman
Me'Shell NdegéOcello
Manufacturer: Maverick
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Release Date: 2003-10-14

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Love Song #1
Come Smoke My Herb
Andromeda & The Milky Way
Love Song #2
Body
Liliquoi Moon
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Fellowship
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Just as Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On was about much more than the sex that it celebrated, so does Meshell Ndegeocello's putative love album Comfort Woman have more than seduction on its mind. Lust and romance frame the record's concerns, but as with Gaye's work, they're seen as a liberating force: "I wanna get free with you," sings Ndegeocello near the disc's beginning; she later quotes an anti-pie-in-the-sky verse from Bob Marley's "Get Up Stand Up" to hammer home the theme of salvation on Earth. Similarly, Comfort Woman is more musically ambitious than the bulk of recent neo-soul sets with which it shares an audience. A number of dubwise excursions and rock guitar solos ensure that a debt to the '70s is paid, but this is hardly a slavish Gaye/Curtis Mayfield tribute. Comfort Woman finds Ndegeocello in an inspired frame of mind and at a peak of invention. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

quiet sensual music.......2007-07-11

I am loving this cd. It is very low key, quiet and very sensual. I love to listen to it when I am relaxing in the bath or getting a massage. It is very different than anything else I have ever heard, a complex mix of music and vocals. Overall it is a cd I turn to when I want to be comforted and get back in my body and my mind.

QUINTESSENTIALLY PHENOMENAL.......2007-05-20

Meshell N'Degeocello IS without question one of the sexiest, most progressive, creative minds in the music arena. When so much of the New Millennium's music dives to the leechy depths of misogyny, extreme materialism, cultural and political ignorance and an overall lack of the qualities that render music an artform, everything that this woman composes is GENIUS...creative expression at its very, very best - - - unbelievable production that fuses everything from jazz to reggae to the native rhythms of the Motherland and lyrics that demand that you take your mind to a deeper level.

Grows On You.......2007-05-01

Unique in a lot of ways.

Takes getting used to. Most of the tracks just kept getting skipped for a while, but surprisingly, they grow on you. If you are open to a wide variety and artiste's experimenting various style, go for it.

Good things come to those who Wait!!!!.......2007-03-08

It took me forever to get this CD but when I heard samples of it from her website I knew I had to have it and I wasn't disappointed. A must have!!!

..........2006-12-31

This is the first Meshell Ndegeocello album I have bought. (When I discover new artists, I usually start from the most present to the older stuff...) At first, I absolutely hated it and I put it away for quite awhile. I listened to it again... still nothing. Today, I gave it a final listen and absolutely loved it. You really have to be in a certain mood to appreciate this album. You have to be feeling very relaxed, yet still attentive. The project is short and sweet. The insturmentation and vocals are beautiful. If you don't like it at first, try again. I am so enthused that I am now going to buy all of her other albums. I highly recommend Comfort Woman.

Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation

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brilliant!
Verses that comfort

Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation
Au Revoir Simone
Manufacturer: Ars Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000IONJNI
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

Through The Backyards
Hurricanes
The Disco Song
Where You Go
Back In Time
The Winter Song
And Sleep Al Mar
Stay Golden

Customer Reviews:

brilliant!.......2007-05-13

So exhilarating, amazing, just all around awesome. Thank you for this beautiful music you are making. My little one dances joyfully to every track, and so do I!

Verses that comfort.......2006-11-02

I've been curious about Au Revoir Simone for quite some time, ever since catching a glimpse of their name in a magazine, with some scant descriptions of their synthy pop music.

But apparently this Brooklyn trio was worth waiting for, if their debut EP, "Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation" is anything to go by. These girls spin delicate melodies of retro beats and dreamy synth, and the result is thoroughly endearing -- it almost makes you feel comforted and assured.

It opens with a sleepy, summery little melody. "Baby tell me please/Is this a dream/Spending the night with you/Beneath the cherry trees?" they croon softly over the smooth synth music, which twitters and floats off as they sing about flowery moons and kisses in the bedroom.

They use harder beats for the sparkling "Hurricanes" and retro "Disco Song," which shimmy along without losing that bright edge. Then they bob back into softer songs, with the shimmering "Winter Song," sleepy "And Sleep Al Mar," and effervescent "Stay Golden." Along with the music the tone becomes more melancholy -- it switches from summer kisses and dancing to unrequited love.

If you need a comparison, then Au Revoir Simone sounds a bit like a very stoned Broadcast, or an all-girl, electronic version of Eisley. More the latter, since these girls also spin pop songs that are full of magic and innocence, but they know how to make their music tug at the heartstrings in an honest way.

There are basically just two instruments: keyboard and drum machines. But they avoid typical synthpop sound, without sharp beats or typical catchiness. Instead they veer towards soft, silky, dreamy sounds even when they have catchy tunes, and molding their synth into different sounds. The finale is a shining example of that.

The trio also have very pretty girlish voices, and they sing as a chorus as often as they sing individually. Their lyrics show some early stumbling ("And you say/and you say..."), but most of the time they manage well-written songs, with a poignant edge. "I'm feeling better every day/I'm only waiting if you stay/So don't feel bad/Your faith was an illusion..."

Au Revoir Simone are a charming, heartwarming little band, "Verses of Comfort, Assurance and Salvation" is an enchanting listen. Definitely worth checking out.

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Comfort Zone
Steven Halpern
Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008GCD
Release Date: 1994-03-28

Tracks:

You Deserve Love
Comfort Zone (Part 1)
Time Out
Of The Spirit
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Moment's Pause
Comfort Zone (Part 2)
A Piece Of Peace
In The Flow
Waterfall

Average customer rating:

bonus disc = worth the extra dollars
the best unknown artist you will find
Beth Goes Retro
Beth's best...
Rips just fine on a Mac

Comfort of Strangers (with Bonus Disc)
Beth Orton
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CS45QU
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

Worms
Countenance
Heartlandtruckstop
Rectify
Comfort of Strangers
Shadow of a Doubt
Conceived
Absinthe
Place Aside
Safe in Your Arms
Shopping Trolley
Feral
Heart of Soul
Pieces of Sky

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Album Description

Bonus disc includes: 1. What We Begin 2. On My Way Home 3. Comfort of Strangers #9 4. Did Somebody Make a Fool Outta You...? 5. Northern Sky

Customer Reviews:

bonus disc = worth the extra dollars.......2006-06-05

if you're trying to decide whether to shell out the extra five dollars for the bonus cd, i'd like to convince you that it is worth it.

argument #1 = the tracks on the bonus cd are just as strong as the rest of the cd, not an afterthought. no crappy remixes to be found here.
argument #2 = if two years ago beth orton put out a cd with five new songs on it for $5, you would have bought it without hesitation.
argument #3 = title track comfort of strangers #9 is particularly good, with a duet with m ward (who co-wrote the song with beth orton).

similar to pass in time, the comfort of strangers bonus disc is quality material, and well worth the extra dollars.

the best unknown artist you will find.......2006-05-07

Beth Orton has a quality to her music that is not always immediately apparent upon first listening. Her songs, if given the chance, get inside of you and almost always find a permenant place there. Her voice, both in her vocal delivery and in her lyrics, have a beautiful, incomparable quality, wonderfully musical and poetic, if often difficult to understand -- obviously, deeply personal, yet ambiguous enough that the listener (as with any great art) can find their own personal meaning therewithin.

With this album, "The Comfort of Strangers", Beth Orton brings her acoustic sensibilities, so prevalent from her live perfomances, more fully into the studio, creating her softest and most hauntingly beautiful album to date. I will leave it to others to expound on each particular track, but I would be remiss if I didn't point out that the "Limited Edition" disk contains (among others) two of the most beauiful songs ever recorded by any artist: "What We Begin", and "On My Way Home" -- each of which, like many of Ms. Orton's songs, draws you back time and again almost like an addiction you can't live without.

Of all the little-known performers I've stumbled across in my years of musical exploration, Beth Orton has been, and remains, an absolute favorite.

Beth Goes Retro.......2006-03-21

Having loved the bassy beat-driven Daybreaker, Beth goes back to her Central Reservation roots with a more acoustic and "earthy" sounding album. Her voice still plays wonderfully amidst the poppy, Carole King-esque, guitar tunes. I have yet to find a heartstring tugger on this album, but I am sure in time one will emerge. Check out the music video for the first single as well. It is a good summarization of what you can expect on the album.

Beth's best..........2006-03-11

I have all of Beth's previous releases, and I think she's given us her best work yet! It was worth the long wait!

Rips just fine on a Mac.......2006-02-08

I was able to rip/import/download/whatever both discs without incident under OS X. Transferred to and plays on my iPod, as well.

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