Comet

Editorial Reviews
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Medwyn Goodall is among the most prolific and encompassing of New Age synthesists. On the six albums he's released in the last two years alone, he's evoked Celtic music with Clan, the Incans on Ancient Nazca: Inca Mysteries, Christmas with A Christmas Tapestry, Native America on Medicine Woman II, and of course, the Millennium. There isn't a New Age concept that Goodall won't embrace.

Comet fits the mold, at once evoking outer-space themes and apocalyptic cults like Heaven's Gate, whose members committed suicide so they could join a spaceship reputedly linked to the Hale-Bopp comet. Goodall uses majestic synthesizer orchestrations on this CD, laced with acoustic guitar filigree and his ever-present flute samples; mercifully, he backs down on the panpipes for a change. Tracks like "Ice Crystals" show a dynamic arc and images that have eluded the composer in the past. Other tracks bank on his lush synthesizer strings, while "Future Written" is a rare vocal track, sung by Julianna. There are many Medwyn Goodall albums out there; Comet is as good as any of them. --John Diliberto

Comet,Medwyn Goodall,New World Music,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop

Comet

Tracks:

Rock Soldiers
Breakout
Into The Night
Something Moved
We Got Your Rock
Love Me Right
Calling To You
Dolls
Stranger In A Strange Land
Fractured Too (Instrumental)

Customer Reviews:

Frehley's 2nd solo disc.......2006-09-25

I could barely wait for this album to come out. Back in '86 or '87 when this was released, there was no internet, so the only way to keep up with your favorite bands was to read about them in the handful of rock magazines that catered to this kind of music: Metal Edge, Rock Scene, and Circus.

Like many, I was a huge KISS fan, but by the time I discovered them, Peter and Ace were long gone and the glory days of the hottest band in the world were, too. Though the remaining members had unmasked and we all knew what they looked like, Peter and Ace were nowhere to be found. I'd read an occasional story about one of them--Peter's guest appearance on a Black n Blue album or Ace Frehley endorsing Washburn guitars, but there wasn't much else.

I had heard that Ace had formed Frehley's Comet and was recording a new album, but that had gone on for years & years. Every time I went to the local record store (they really were "record" stores back then) I'd look for this album, and finally one day it was there. I was totally thrilled.

Joining Ace in the band were Tod Howarth (who apparently worked with Cheap Trick for a while), Pat Regan (who now produces albums), and veteran drummer Anton Fig (who has recorded with just about everyone at this point, including most of Ace's solo work). Howarth provided the more commercial side of the band (on tracks like "Calling to You"), and Ace's tunes sound pretty much like his '78 solo album.

Howath is a decent vocalist & clearly has a better range than Frehley, but I (and probably many others) would have preferred an all-Frehley album. This ends up being half Frehley, half Howarth. But hey, for a guy who waited so long to hear this album, half Frehley will do.

Ace First solo After Leaving Kiss.......2006-05-29

This album has some realy good songs on it.But if you ever bought an album for just one song,then Rock Soldiers is it.
That song is the best song Ace ever did and is a classic in my opinion.Just hits the spot and his lead guitar in it is awsome.
Mind you there is some other good songs here, Tod Howarth did share vocals and did a fine job with his contributions.
Actually there is no bad songs here.
Except i dont know why he kept attempting remakes of Fractured Mirror.

Ace Frehley is the last of the true originals........2006-01-05

When Ace Frehley left Kiss,everyone knew something was missing,it became obvious that Ace WAS Kiss,then after creative differances with Gene and Paul,Ace wanted to go back to the basics,straight out ROCK. because of contractual obligations Ace wasnt able to release his solo album right away,and fans began to grow anxious for some Ace. 1987 saw the release of Frehleys Comet,power rock at its best.
1.Rock Soldiers 9/10-Ace's anti-drinking anthem
2.Breakout-8/10-Ace's bandmate Tod Howarth sings this one
3.Into The Night 10/10-The BEST song on here
4.Something Moved 7/10-Tod Howarth's best song
5.We Got Your Rock-9/10-An instant Ace classic
6.Love Me Right 10/10-Ace truly jams on this one
7.Calling To You 7/10-An anthemic song from Howarth.
8.Dolls 6/10-Catchy but not rocking enough.
9.Stranger In a Strange Land 8/10-Simple,memorable
10.Fractured Too 9/10-A worthly sequel to Ace's original "Fractured" from his solo masterpiece in 1978.

Best Songs:Rock Soldiers,Into The Night,Love Me Right

Highest Possible Recomendation.

Ace's High.......2005-06-14

For the song 'Rock Soldiers' by itself, the album (a concession to my age)is worth purchasing. The lyrics are spartan, but true to the rock n roll spirit. Which is how it should be. The result are lyrics that are honest, yet imperative with the adjoining hard beat. Ace rules!

Not a shredder's album, but if you play and write songs..........2005-05-03

... this one is for you.

With this album, Ace spreads his cape and shows us his two sides-- the rock star and the creative artist. For the KISS traditionalist, there are songs like "Rock Soldiers" and "Breakout"; the more experimental player will like the quirky sense of fun in "Dolls" and the flowing instrumental "Fractured Too". The pop fans will love the Russ Ballard cover "Into the Night" (great solo, Ace!) and Tod Howarth's reworking of 707's "Megaforce", retitled "Calling to You" and given all new lyrics.

Even the songs that are a little "different" for Ace still work; "Stranger in a Strange Land" 's rhythm has some off-time drumming but still blows me away.

If you need a break from Yngwie, Steve, and Joe, look no further than this album for some great, diverse guitar rock.

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review from the Synthesis
New Kicks
Truly Horrible

Black Comet
Heavenly States
Manufacturer: Baria Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009RQRWY
Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

Look and Listen
Pretty Life
Black Comet
Borderline
Song in F
Elastic Days
Racetrack
Light Dressed Storm
Vacant
The Pale
A Revolution Away
The Witness

Album Description

Black Comet is dense, economical rock presenting full, raw performances in a chamber rock setting. From the classic rock style of "Look and Listen" and "Pretty Life" in the vein of Neil Young, Van Morrison and VU, to the southern rock gothic of "Elastic Days" that pauses for a Palestrinian lullaby right in middle of the song, this record is handling heavy equipment and handling it well. Horns join in for the "The Pale", a The Who-wants-to-party track, and they appear again on "Black Comet," a song that blends traditional "Cotton-eyed Joe" with Creedence's "Fortunate Son" into a manic coping song -- or is it a fighting song? Like the gas-powered rockabilly spirit of "Racetrack," most tracks on the record hit hard right out of the box, but for this very reason, don't miss the four songs that stray from the ring. Slow dance "Song in F" asks the dance partner to "Stand in, if you must, for the bones on the ground," before the music runs right into regret. "A Revolution Away" is a breathless waltz, a wordless giggle that puts innocence, mischief and hope in very close proximity to the cynical dragon. Funereal anthem "The Witness" might best be filmed at an English football match with the stands singing its Verdi-style chorus, except this is a song about what it feels like when defeat and victory can no longer be distinguished. Gypsy violins replace swooping synthesizers in "Light Dressed Storm," a dance track about the ground getting its revenge on the sky. (Baria Records on The Heavenly States album Black Comet)

Now that Bruce Baby (Springsteen) has taken it down a notch or a dozen, where has all the gusto, that larger-than-humdrum-life rock, gone? It sounds like it's safe in the hands of the Heavenly States. The Oakland band's Black Comet (Baria) dares to grab at that huge honking sound and scope, so rare and out of favor these days - thanks to the always energetic singing by Ted Nesseth, the up-front fiddling of Genevieve Gagon, and the band's tendency to sound as urgent as a 15-alarm fire and generally kick heinie whenever they play. When words fail Nesseth, and the sweet waltz of "A Revolution Away" fades into the poignant flute folk of "The Witness," you're prepared to hand over the keys to Brother Brucie's kingdom of inspirational rock. (Kimberly Chun, San Francisco Bay Guardian, May 2005)

Customer Reviews:

review from the Synthesis.......2005-09-01

The Heavenly States churn out rambunctious rock, like the spawn of The Replacements and The Wonder Stuff. The spirit of a rollicking bar band drives much of Black Comet, but what really makes the album click is the addition of Genevieve Gagon's violin and viola. These smokin' strings combine with occasional sax, trumpet and keys to expand the band's sound, enabling The Heavenly States to rock in a more unique way, which is always good. On songs like "Elastic Days" and "Look And Listen," Gagon's violin adds an extra emotional element and an urgent texture to the tunes. While Ted Nesseth's vocal range does not appear to be that broad, he compensates by having something just as important: a true tone of sincerity.

- Connell Burton McDaniel
Synthesis.net

New Kicks.......2005-07-17

In the past five or so years there has been an obvious trend in popular music. I have heard people refer to it as a "revival". There has been something missing from most of the albums that have been released in this new-old genre. Interpretation. A band of moderately versed musicians can mimic just about any riff or nostalgic mood that rock and roll has to offer, but that is not what makes something relevant. The Heavenly States are relevant because they lace up their musical shoes with their own soles, pockets, tongue and gription. The songs are all different and full of invention. They use their own particular illusions and fears and angst and love, and wrap it up in riffs that we've `almost' heard before. I swear there's a Van Morrison song in the vein of "Look and Listen" but the chorus takes it somewhere else completely. The title track is much like the comet Ted Nesseth sings about. It rushes by, beginning with a huge tribal drum beat that becomes a country ho-down. In the middle eight, the sax solo (yes - a sax solo) is like Clarence Clemons on speed with the rest of the E Street Band. I'm able to hear a multitude of influences and at the same time have a feeling I haven't had before. The album rolls seamlessly in and out of emotions and genres and that makes it stand out like the sore thumb home in the neighborhood -- the home you have to wonder about. This year, it's being subletted by The Heavenly States.

Truly Horrible.......2005-07-16

This is the Heavenly's second release and, like the first, it's a huge disappointment.

As a live band these guys are a visceral, raw, scream-your-head-off band that can live with any other band around.

As a studio band they seemingly have no idea. The drums sound as though they were recorded through a 30 foot steel door from six hundred miles away and the overall sound of the album suffers the same fate.

Songs like Racetrack and Pretty Life (so vital in concert) are limp wristed and lard assed.

How songs that sound so good when you see these people live can die such a horrific studio death is beyond me.

I think THS should really think about changing producers or do something positive for the next release, because this is 12 tracks of bad news.

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Todd Haworth, the talent behind Ace
Buy it used

Second Sighting
Frehley's Comet
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Love Is for Suckers

ASIN: B000006YTV
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Insane
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Dancin' With Danger
It's Over Now
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Acorn Is Spinning

Customer Reviews:

Todd Haworth, the talent behind Ace.......2004-03-12

This album contains a "few gems" as the previous rating stated, all of which were sung by Todd Haworth. Unfortunately, finding material from Todd is nearly impossible. Talent gone to waste. Check out the "It's Over Now" track. Brilliance from the first mate on Frehley's comet.

Buy it used.......2004-01-12

The worst of the Frehley solos. it has a few gemstones but overall nothing special.

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Comet
Chris Harford
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JWDO
Release Date: 2000-04-01

Tracks:

Satellite Angel
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Raise the White Flag
Far off Mother Earth
Arthur
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One of the best albums of '97...without a doubt

Sneaky
Comet Gain
Manufacturer: Beggars Banquet Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000018AZ
Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

Strength
Raspberries
Language Of The Spy
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Pier Angeli
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Tighten Up
Say Yes
A Film By Kenneth Anger
Sunsets At Her Window
The Shining Path

Customer Reviews:

One of the best albums of '97...without a doubt.......1998-11-11

David Christian is a pop wizard from South London who, with the help of the rest of thee talented band, has brought you this spirited collection of unbeatable pop songs that range from poppy/punky rants ("Language of the Spy") to almost orchestral horn arrangements (the neo-mod (sorry) "Strength") to heartfelt ballads ("Sunsets at her Window"). (aw!) Every song is truly a gem that will keep you singing for days, months, years....

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Casino Classics
Comet Gain
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Strength
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Track listing: Strength (3:06) | A Film By Kenneth Anger (2:21) | Letting Go (1:32). Released 1997.

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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2

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ASIN: B000004ANZ
Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

Symphony No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 2: Adagio; Allegro
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And the survey says: THIS ROCKS!
Georgia Singer/Songwriter Creates Awe-Inspiring Album
Elvis has re-entered the building

Comet of the Season
David Barbe
Manufacturer: Backburner Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005RGQ6
Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

Nickel A Minute
Two Small Stones
Silver White Flash
Soft, Distant Light
Yr. Out
If Here
Once In A While
Medicine Takeover
Favorite Star
Hot, But You Won't Blow

Customer Reviews:

And the survey says: THIS ROCKS!.......2002-01-09

I thought Barbe's playing days were over after Mercyland dissolved and Bob Mould's band Sugar (in which David played bass) called it quits. Turns out Barbe's been quietly writing and honing his studio skills in the interim and has become a very sought after and well-respected producer at his studio in Athens, GA...and man does it show! I got this CD soon after it's relase and have been absolutely enamored with it. A wonderfully produced collection of alt-rock gems with a raw, in-your-face 70's twist and a few really beautiful tempered tunes for good measure. "Nickel A Minute" and "Once In A While" rock likes theres no tomorrow, "If Here" is a laid back gem and a clinic in guitar tone and "Silver White Flash," "Medicine Takeover" and "Hot, But You Won't Blow" are ageless and melodic songs that seem to get better with every spin. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Cracker, The Black Crowes, Pavement? No...David Barbe. Highly recommended !

Georgia Singer/Songwriter Creates Awe-Inspiring Album.......2001-12-24

Those who are astute enough to have perked up at the songwriting gems offered by David Barbe's previous bands (Sugar, Buzz Hungry, Mercyland, and Burger Chief) are now being rewarded for being good listeners by the release of his new, brilliant CD. Here is a consummate songcrafter and arranger with ten of his best new songs which were, as rumor has it, produced over the course of three years.
The approaches and styles of the songs are varied and only a broad category such as "rock" really fits. Here is balance and patience and rare, rare talent. How about those traits as attention-grabbers in today's music world? Not as easy as yelling/whining or pouting/stripping, but most of those "performers" out there who borrow their antics from angry toddlers don't have a "Comet of the Season" to their credit.
File it under "rock" or "alternative country" or whatever, but do file an order for it. Music that will sound just as good 30 years from now.

Elvis has re-entered the building.......2001-11-17

Boy howdee, David's come a long, long way since driving Mercyland. I thought he was great then, but these songs show a depth and sensitivity that he never got to fully showcase in his other bands.

Nickel a Minute could be a hit on any radio station. Soft Distant Light; If Here; and Hot but you Won't blow are simply beautiful. In fact, all of the songs on Comet of the Season are as excellent as they are different. Further proof that Dave's songwriting talent is in a league with Elvis Costello's. The world needs to notice this record.

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Early Latin and Boogaloo Recordings
Henri Guedon
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ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2004-10-12