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Track Listings

1. Do It Again

2. Lost Highway

3. And I Ask Myself

4. Strange Human Undercurrent

5. Calling Out to You

6. Today I Walked in the Rain

7. Cheap Little Thrill

8. Mary Jane

9. Peace at Last

10. Attention

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Gamma Meditation System
Average customer rating:

Good... but use it in small doses

I agree with Andrew Wilcox

Outstanding

Sooooothing

Cured my ADD!!!....temporarily anyway

Gamma Meditation System
Dr. Jeffrey D. Thompson
Manufacturer: Relaxation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000G1R4KM
Release Date: 2006-07-18

Tracks:

Inner Mind (30:45)
Outer World (30:11)

Album Description

EXPERIENCE THE BRAIWNAVE STATES OF ADVANCED MEDITATORS

In cooperation with the Dalai Lama, researchers have investigated the brainwave patterns of Tibetan Buddhist monks in states of deep meditation. The studies reveal that these advanced meditators produced high levels of a brainwave called GAMMA.

Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, a pioneer in the use of sound for healing and altering states of mind, has created a powerful CD program which weaves subtle pulses of GAMMA brainwave frequencies into a multi-layered musical soundtrack. Your own brainwaves "lock on" to these Gamma waves and move you easily into states of deep meditation, heightened self-awareness, and unity with the world around you.

Simply listen in the background as you meditate or use the visualization and meditation exercises included in the enclosed booklet.

Customer Reviews:

Good... but use it in small doses.......2007-08-02

This CD is amazing. It takes me onto a train of thought that is inviting, relaxing, invigorating... and addictive. I wouldn't recommend using it too often, or for too long. Meditation is great, but being burnt out on it is not. Still, the CD really works.

Personally, I like Dr. Thompson's Awakened Mind System a bit better for a clearer, heightened state of awareness. It's not as "edgy" and is a little more grounding. So far I haven't found one of his CDs that I don't like. Brainwave entrainment is a powerful tool, and is scientifically, medically sound. (In other words, this is not guru hoo-doo music, so don't expect to be lifted up into the outer realms of the universe, or anything.)

Do expect to feel awake, aware, relaxed, and perhaps even a little giggly. Expect your mind to work more clearly, and to have "insights" about things you may have overlooked before. If you use it too often, expect to feel burnt out, floaty, and drained. (That's been my experience anyway.)

If you've never used brainwave entrainment music before, this is probably not the best to start out with, in my opinion. I would recommend trying some of Dr. Thompson's other music first. Enjoy!

I agree with Andrew Wilcox.......2007-06-06

The Delta Sleep System has helped me somewhat but the Gamma System has been life altering!!!

I am excited to purchase some newer systems with their new technology!

Outstanding.......2007-05-13

I liked the one CD so much that I gave it to a friend and bought the 2 CD set which I like even better. These are really lovely.

Sooooothing.......2007-05-09

After Theta meditation, the Gamma meditation system is the next step to take you even deeper. One of my favourites.

Cured my ADD!!!....temporarily anyway.......2007-04-27

I have inattentive ADD and like most ADDers (lingo for ADD sufferers) it has been the source of much misery and suffering in my life. Especially in my case since conventional ADD medications never worked much for me. I had great success with Ritalin...for only a few days, then I developed an immunity to its effects. Adderall didn't work at all. Had some mild success with Concerta for a few months but eventually developed an immunity to it also, and the side effects were bad. Even tried antidepressants with no luck.

As such, I've had to find alternative means of treatment. I did some research and found out how meditation can aid to relax and focus the mind. Many ADDers have claimed that meditation helped them better cope with the disorder. One article I read even went so far as to claim that meditation could completely cure ADD, but I was skeptical as there have never been documented cases of ADD being cured, let alone by meditation.

I have been a meditation practitioner for a few years, but a sporadic practioner. I have never practiced meditation regularly due to my lack of discipline caused by my condition. Still, I have had mild success with it, and would probably have had greater success if I had the discipline to follow a daily regiment. Nevertheless, meditation has remained a subject of much interest to me. Over the years I have amassed a rather extensive library of books and CDs on the subject. This brings me to this wonderful CD (finally). On the second try of this CD, after meditating for just half an hour, I opened my eyes and felt the same way I felt when I took Ritalin for the first time. I felt focused and attentive. I experienced mental clarity I had not experienced in years. My moodiness, irritability and mild depression were gone. I felt cured. This is without a doubt the best meditation CD I have.

I couldn't believe it and still can't quite wrap my head around it. All the research i've done on meditation indicated that it would take years of regular, disciplined practice to get anywhere near the results I got with this CD. I still can't believe how easily it just happened. As of this writing, I have only used the CD twice. However, as mentioned in the subject heading, the mental clarity only lasted a few hours, after which I gradually reverted back to my foggy, scattered mind. But I am filled with hope that with regular listening I will be able to attain a state of mental clarity for longer periods. I write this review with the hope of helping my fellow ADDers find another means of treatment. But please bear in mind that things affect different people differently, so I cannot guarantee that you will be able to duplicate the degree of success I had with the CD. But if you do decide to try it, I sincerely wish you the best of luck!!!

Average customer rating:

Awesome, moving CD
Great voice
Several Five Star Songs on this CD
Beautiful Music
I LOVE Jeremy Riddle

Full Attention
Jeremy Riddle
Manufacturer: Varietal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MKXFC8
Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

God Of All Glory
Close
Stand In Awe
Full Attention
Hallowed Father
More Than A Friend
Sweetly Broken
Call To Praise
No Longer Bound
God Moves In A Mysterious Way
What Joy Is Found
My Love For You

Customer Reviews:

Awesome, moving CD.......2007-07-31

I just purchased this CD Sunday after watching Jeremy perform live. This CD is amazing. Sweetly Broken was my favorite, but now it's the second track "Close". I love his vocals in this song, he shows his vocal range well. His songs are the kind of worship songs that move you to tears. I have to say that his CD does not come close to watching him live in concert. If anyone gets a chance to see him live you won't want to miss it.

Great voice.......2007-06-09

Sweetly broken drew me to this cd. Great song at that, but much of the cd failed to impress me. But saying that, "sweetly Broken" demands a lot to live up to. Jeremy Riddle has a great voice and a great future. The album itself is not a bad album, in fact it does grow on you a little, but I did expect more.

Justin Bartlett.

Several Five Star Songs on this CD.......2007-05-21

yes I love this CD. Especially great are song #3 and #7. Our radio stations have been playing Sweetly Broken for months and it's very popular. It is a great song. But I have to say that I love song #3 even more. It's my favorite song right now. This song is about awe of God in worship. It's about His grace. The musical tambre and vocal qualities express broken, humble and passionate intensity that is rare. It's a GREAT song.

I first heard this song #3 Stand in Awe at a conference in California. I was sent a free copy of this cd (cuz I'm a pastor I guess) and I started listening to it. Between the conference (where Jeremy led it live) and this cd I have been blessed over and over.

We keep this cd in our car right now and are listening to it on the way to the church office every day....and I've found that I can listen to Stand in Awe three times in a row and want to hear it again (am I hooked or what?). I don't like any of the other songs nearly as well, but most of them are really good. I just don't listen to a lot of worship songs repeatedly...but this one I can't get enough of right now.

FWIW-I studied music at Wheaton Conservatory of Music for a year before switching to pastoral training in college. I think I do have a good ear for musical quality..and Riddle has a raw and humble quality to his vocals that really fit well with worship music. I give this cd a five star.

Beautiful Music.......2007-05-20

The music and songs on this CD are simply beautiful. The song "Sweetly Broken" will get etched into your brain forever once you listen to it. Powerful lyrics and excellent music.

I LOVE Jeremy Riddle.......2007-05-14

I received my CD on time and it is one of the best CDs I own!!

Average customer rating:

I am impressed.
OKAY BUT NOT STELLAR
Music for the Witching Hour
Chasing the Ghost : one of Collide's best!
Mesmerizingly Hard!!

Chasing the Ghost
Collide
Manufacturer: Noise Plus Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000050YAK
Release Date: 2000-10-31

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transfer
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like you want to believe

Album Description

“chasing the ghost” is haunting and captivating, with an essence that cuts to the core. Its hypnotic lull of orchestrated sounds and heartfelt emotion reveal a journey reaching deep into the psyche that will grab you and not let go. Recognized as innovators in sound, Collide prefer to cut their own path. This album, although decidedly different from their previous CDs, once again treads on new ground, combining new elements into a powerful whole.

Customer Reviews:

I am impressed........2007-07-04

Rarely in the darkwave genre do I find anybody that I consider to be interresting, however this time around, I'm satisfied. Collide is a collition of trip hop and goth that sounds like a terrible idea, but actually works out quite well. Collide will trip you out big time!

OKAY BUT NOT STELLAR.......2007-05-18

I like songs 1, 2, 7 and the band's dance remake of White Rabbit. kaRin's voice is hauntingly similar to Kate Bush; although real heavy on the Vo-Coder. Some of the songs, instead of being entrancing tend to drone on and none of the tracks pop out as a really strong single. However, I am not sorry I bought the cd and would recommend it to others because it's easy on the ears (very melodic).

Music for the Witching Hour.......2007-04-13

This album is so darkly ethereal and richly textured that I yearn for the poet's ability to paint a vivid word picture of its seductive sound. Sadly, I am not the world reknown poet any review of this album demands, but simply your average music lover, and after musing over it so long my brain cramps, the best I can come up with is something like. "Hey, what do you get when you cross a goth chick with a computer geek?" So you will just have to use your imagination.

Imagine the perfect song for a lovesick vampire. Imagine what moonlight peeking through gathering stormclouds sounds like. Imagine a Hammer horror movie with a Moby soundtrack. Imagine the distant music that haunts the dreams of some half-mad hero from an H.P. Lovecraft story. Imagine the perfect CD for your date with that fair-skinned lovely with the black lipstick and fingernail polish.
Imagine closing your eyes and feeling the sound sweep over you, setting you hair on end and your soul on fire.

Then stop imagining it and order this CD. Wait for a dark and stormy night and slip it in. Set your imagination free on midnite wings...

Chasing the Ghost : one of Collide's best!.......2007-04-13

I highly recommend this Cd to anyone who loves to be swept away in imagination. I find all of Collide's music highly moving and inspiring, and Chasing the Ghost is one that truly grabs you and carries you away. I can't say enough about this cd really.. but it's definitely one of my all-time favorite cds. Dark and alluring.... perfection!

Mesmerizingly Hard!!.......2007-04-12

This album is definitely a haunting series of songs!! The bands ability to add that certain haunting nature to Karin's voice is, in my experience, rare!! Defintely a must have for your hard core gothic/industrial/electronica collection!!!

Average customer rating:

Awesome - as expected
not as good as the older stuff
better than "the ultimate escape".
mindblowing, a must for anyone with a pulse
Transcending the Harder Elements of Rock

The Definitive Act
Tsunami Bomb
Manufacturer: Kung Fu Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-09-21

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5150
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My Machete
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Customer Reviews:

Awesome - as expected.......2006-07-18

While this new album is not as good as the other two, expect to hear more of M's awesome vocals, Mike's raw guitar, Gabe's fantastic drumming, and Jay's debut album with the band. The album does not seem to have as much drive and ambition as its predecessors, its still fun to rock out to.

not as good as the older stuff.......2005-10-18

I usually don;t listen to a lot of punk rock. But a friend turned me on to Tsunami Bomb and we saw 'em live at this little dive bar near me. I became a fan, and i think that the lead singer Agent M is totally sweet.

Anyhow, i was excited as hell when I found this album. But as I listened to it, I didn't get into it as much. Something about the earlier ones was really catchy, sing along stuff..this album doesn;t have as much of that. It's still good, and I do really like the song 'Being Alright' (which is real positive), but the rest just felt less polished or structured to me. I still recommend it for punk fans, tho.

better than "the ultimate escape"........2005-10-10

when I first heard "20 going on.." from "the ultimate escape", I knew I had to get to know this band. From that CD, there were some awesome songs in the vein of "20 going on..", but also a couple fillers. With the definitive act, TB has done away with the fillers and put out an album where you can listen to every song with skipping tracks. this band is very unique because their lead singer is a girl and she has a better vocal range than most of the guys in her genre. this is great stuff, and if you liked "the ultimate escape", you'll LOVE definitive act. they just keep getting better!

mindblowing, a must for anyone with a pulse.......2005-08-21

I stumbled upon Tsunami bomb's first record "the ultimate escape" at a local music store last year, and after hearing 20 going on... (which left me floored), I bought the record. It was simply amazing. To make a better record than "the ultimate escape" seemed impossible to me, but a year later TB arrived with "Definitive act", which could almost be, dare I say, better? If you like music, you must hear Agent M's killer vocals combined with TB's signature dark melody. it's freakin' spine-chilling man! I can't imagine my life without tsunami bomb in it. I can't wait until they come to my town! Please, PLEASE find someway to get both of their records. they'll change your f**king life!!! Highly, HIGHLY advised for purchase.

Transcending the Harder Elements of Rock.......2005-05-23

I know there are people out there that hate punk, dismissing it as childish and immature or simply dont put the effort into hearing some of the better bands instead of just generalizing the whole genre from the bands the media markets like to force down peoples eardrums. But as someone who loves every variety of music out there, to the uninitiated Tsunami Bomb is an excellent punk rock band with one of the best female vocalists I've heard this side of R&B, Gwen Stefani has nothing on her. When she does her solo accapella's and then right after comes a nice whiff of guitar and beatwork it will get you two looks everytime you're stopped at an intersection, first WTF then the second time around "hey thats pretty good, who is that?"

I was in the record store today and was getting pretty frustrated that they didnt have anything I was looking for but when I picked up this album 'The Definitive Act' used I thought I would give it a go since I loved their first cd 'The Enemy Within..' that I picked up way back. On my way to work, not even having the volume at very high, I was simply blown away by the first two songs, very addicting punk melodies. I came to find out nothing on this cd is horrible, there might be some subpar songs but they are certainly listenable and far from annoying. In my opinion 'A Lonely Chord' is the pick of the litter, coming off with a modern style beat of old school big city jazz infused with melodic guitar riffs and of course Agent M's ever so highlighting voice orchestrating it altogether. They have more of a poppish feel to their music on this then previous albums, not radio friendly just something thats more appealing to the ear then a good majority of the punk bands out there.

Normally I dont recommend music to others since everyone has such a pathetic undertaste for dismissing certain bands/groups/singers for not being their type of music. But I would think their style transcends, at the very least, all of the harder elements of rock. If you like Metal, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, or anything with a nice attitude to it I would definately recommend Tsunami Bomb to you.

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world's greatest rock and roll band.
Searching for Airplay
They never made it for a reason
Their weakest album but it's a good late 70's rock album
What a masterpiece!

Attention Shoppers!
Starz
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
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ASIN: B0007N19VO
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

Hold on to the Night
She
Third Time's the Charm
(Any Way That You Want It) I'll Be There
Waitin' on You
X-Ray Spex
Good Ale We Seek
Don't Think
Johnny All Alone
Texas [*]
Wind [*]

Customer Reviews:

world's greatest rock and roll band. .......2007-03-18

attention amazon shoppers! you have to have this record! this is the 3rd greatest rock and roll album ever recorded, behind only the band's debut and coliseum rock!

Searching for Airplay.......2005-10-30

After the commercial disappointment of their second album "Violation", Starz decided to court AM radio with a more tune oriented, less aggressive approach. "Anyway You Want It " was the single that brushed the charts, and that was about it. The rest of the album has some good stuff ("Hold On To The Night", "She", "Don't Think", "The Third Time Is The Charm"), but nothing that would grab a radio programmer's ear. It was also a let down for fans after the classic "Violation", and the solid debut album. Rather than building their core audience, Starz grabbed for the brass ring, and came up empty.

They never made it for a reason.......2005-06-15

Since 1980 I have tried in vain (and hard) to really like this band. Although Starz are comprised of competent players, their songs are simply bogawful! Sorry, it's as simple as this.
(Two star rating for the nice guitar sound)

Their weakest album but it's a good late 70's rock album.......2005-05-30

Of all the Starz albums that I own I would say that this is my least favorite album but it does contain some classic songs like X-Ray Spex, Good Ale We Seek, Hold on to the Night and the 7 minute epic Johnny All Alone, at first when I listened to this album I remember feeling really dissapointed by it and it almost made me gave up on them, fortunately I decided to check and see how good the Coliseum Rock album and I thought that it was a great album, it made me become a bigger fan of them and I went out to buy their first two albums.

I think that Starz should've been as big as KISS, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent and Cheap Trick.

What a masterpiece!.......2005-03-29

You want to know something. Back in early 1978 Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti was entering its swan song. With hits like Kasmir and Trampled Under Foot topping the charts of Heavy Metal consumption,there seemed to be a void in the Hard Rock world. Yes, Van Halen was to release their debut album that year. However, there was a group that had already paid their dues, already put out two albums of New York flavored Hard Rock, and already to put out a kick ass new album. Yes!!!!! The band is known as STARZ!!! The new album? ATTENTION SHOPPERS! Pay attention? Hell yes pay attention, because this is one of the most important rock album debuts ever! Beginning with the intro X-Ray Spex through Waitin on You, this album is stunning! Every single song is catchy and will burn into your synapsis guaranteed! It is definitely one of the greatest Hard Rock albums of all times. Do me a favor. The next time you're in your ride and are doing over 70 MPH, have X-Ray Spex blaring through your speakers and you will get it!!!!!!!

Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Average customer rating:

Here's a How-De-Do!
Topsy-Turvy is TOPS!!!
Superb
Better than many a G&S non-sountrack
Put on the CD, close your eyes and...

Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000034CYZ
Release Date: 1999-12-07

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'The Mikado': Behold! The Lord High Executioner - Carl Davis
'The Mikado': Overture - Carl Davis
'The Mikado': Three Little Maids From School Are We - Dorothy Atkinson/Shirley Henderson/Cathy Sara
'Princess Ida': Overture - Carl Davis
'Princess Ida': If You Give Me Your Attention - Martin Savage
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'The Sorcerer': But Soft.../Why, Where Be Oi? - Shirley Henderson/Kevin McKidd/Martin Savage
'The Yeomen Of The Guard': Alone - Carl Davis
'The Mikado': The Criminal Cried As He Dropped Him Down - Dorothy Atkinson/Vincent Franklin/Martin Savage
'The Yeomen Of The Guard': Overture - Carl Davis
'The Mikado': A Wand'ring Minstrel I - Kevin McKidd/Michael Simkins
'The Mikado': The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze - Shirley Henderson
End Titles ('The Pirates Of Penzance'/'The Grand Duke') - Carl Davis
'The Sorcerer': Incantation - Shirley Henderson/Kevin McKidd/Martin Savage
'The Gondoliers': The Fitting - Ian Balmain
The Lost Chord - Eleanor David/John Constable/Shelagh Sutherland
'The Mikado': The Mikado: Finale, Act Two - Dorothy Atkinson/Vincent Franklin/Louise Gold/Shirley Henderson/Kevin McKidd/Cathy Sara...
'The Long Day Closes': Resolutions - Carl Davis

Amazon.com

The producers of Mike Leigh's vibrant Topsy-Turvy took many big studio meetings seeking financing for their film. Word has it all went swimmingly until time for the pitch came--there are apparently no two words as unsettling to Hollywood film execs as "Gilbert & Sullivan." But the studio system's loss turned out to be the indie film's--and our--gain. Leigh's film brought the composers' late-19th-century mounting of their breakthrough The Mikado to an all-too-familiar life, filled with as many neuroses, foibles, and fragile egos as any modern Broadway musical. The film's score, an inviting pastiche adapted from Mikado (and other G&S staples) by veteran Carl Davis, may upset purists with its time-conscious liberties. But then, it might just win over a receptive yet unexposed new audience for whom this music may seem strangely familiar, as well it should: this is where modern musical theater began. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Here's a How-De-Do!.......2007-02-22

It's brilliant, really! I am a self-confessed Gilbert and Sullivan fanatic, and so the release of this soundtrack to accompany a truly delightful movie provided me with an "Oh, joy! Oh, rapture!" moment ... many of them, actually! To hear some of my favorite tunes from some of my favorite G & S operetti performed so well makes my heart "sing-o" - and me, too!

Topsy-Turvy is TOPS!!!.......2007-02-21

This is Gilbert and Sullivan like you will never hear again! These performances are so fresh and alive with comedy flourish that my formerly "purist" ears reveled in delight at this magnificeant rendition of these great operettas.It is wonderful to hear excerpts from PRINCESS IDA,IOLANTHE and SORCERER (as well as THE MIKADO) when so many recordings already exist of the other G&S chestnuts,PINAFORE and PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
The actual cd itself fills the speakers and is a true listener's dream.A great soundtrack of a great film.Wonderfully recorded by SONY.

Superb.......2005-02-25

This is a fantastic cd, one that I have listened to many many times without growing tired of it. The particularly nice thing about this cd for lovers of the movie is that you get to hear the entire performance for many songs which are necessarily cut short in the film, most enjoyably "A Wandring Minstrel I". As has been noted in other reviews, the vocal performances are not what you will typically find in other G & S recordings: they are far less burdened with mannered belle canto nonsense, to their immense benefit. And I must disagree with one reviewer who disparaged the staging as portrayed in the film. My wife and I saw a touring production of the Mikado which used the costumes and set from the movie, and it was fantastic. Even better, the performers seemed to take some cues from the film actors too, singing and performing in a way that was much more accessible and not a bit less pleasing.

Better than many a G&S non-sountrack.......2003-09-16

I was compelled to get this after seeing the overlong, flawed, but nonetheless all-around amazing 'Topsy Turvy'. (Seriously - almost every supporting actor in the film deserved an Oscar, and Jim Broadbent was robbed; his Gilbert is magnificent and real.)
Inspired then to hear a true G&S performance, I bought several Carte recordings. What broke my heart is that the genuine Savoy performances are not as good as those of the 'Topsy' actors! Contrary to a review here, the articulation is just dandy. And the tenor in 'Wand'ring Minstrel' alone is far, far superior to the thin, reedy, annoying versions on the several concert cds I've heard. As is the riveting soprano on the beautiful 'The Sun Whose Rays...' of 'Topsy'; again, the actual Savoy recordings are merely shrill in comparison.
I remove one star only because of the necessarily abbreviated performances here.

Put on the CD, close your eyes and..........2003-03-02

You are back in the Savoy Theater in Victorian England, watching a Gilbert and Sullivan production of the Mikado, or Yeoman of the Guard, or the Sorcerer, or Princess Ida. The qualiity of the music is superb, the voices are wonderful and I only wish I could have videos of all the G&S productions to watch along with the music.

Buy the DVD of Topsy-Turvy if you don't already own it. It's magnificent. See my other review.

AMERICA'S BUGLE CALLS
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A Masterpiece

Clear and simple

AMERICA'S BUGLE CALLS

Manufacturer: Documentary
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 1996-01-01

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Reveille/Morning Colors Sequence
First Call
Attention
To the Colors
Carry On
Assembly
First Sergeant's Call
Adjutants Call
Mass Call
Pay Call
Officer's Call
Semper Fi
Roast Beef of Old England
Marines Hymn
Anchors Aweigh
Army Song
Semper Paratus
Air Force Song/Evening Colors Sequence
First Call
Attention
Retreat
Carry On
Tattoo
Call to Quarters
Taps [Single Bugler Version]
To Arms
General Quarters
General Muster
To Horse
Fligh Quarters
Man Torpedo Defense Battery
Main Battery Fire Control Exercise
Call Away All Boats
Fix Bayonets
Commence Firing
Charge! [Version One]
Charge! [Version Two]
Cease Firing
Abandon Ship
Light Smoking Lamp
Out Smoking Lamp
Company Left March
Company Right March
Liberty Call
Church Call
Recall
Mail Call
Police Call
Sick Call
Stable Call
Band Call
Movie Call
Surgeon's Party
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General's March - Matthew Farquhar, The Flourishes
Flag Officer's March
Secure
Taps [Two Bugler Version]

Album Description

Music: Instrumental only

The famous bugle calls from America's Armed Services including Reveille and Taps.

Customer Reviews:

A Masterpiece.......2007-06-20

Clear and crisp and played with vigor and heart. Mass call is of course Mess Call that someone spelled wrong. What worked for me is that I review four or five calls each night before bed. I hum them first and then listen to the call on the CD. The next day, I work out on the bugle until lip fatigue sets in.

Clear and simple.......2006-08-04

Single bugle calls, clear and simple-recognizable to this Navy/Marine Corps veteran. Also some army stuff if you desire that sort of thing. Quite a lot of quality stuff.

Average customer rating:

Six Degrees of Walt Disney
A must have!
Best of the Best
Amazing
Some of the finest rock in a long time.

Attention Please
Caroline's Spine
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000JWNO
Release Date: 1999-08-17

Tracks:

Attention Please
Deep In Your Wake
Nothing To Prove
Ready, Set, Go
Rock N' Roll Hero
Inside Your Mind
Open Fire
Turned Blue
Work Song
Happy Without You
Again & Again
True Star

Amazon.com

It almost sounds like a bad idea: Combine the new-wave pop of the mid- to late '80s with the sound of second-wave grunge and doll it up with macho emo-like lyrics. What saves Caroline's Spine's debut are the rock-solid songs, tight band chemistry (especially Jason Gilardi's propulsive drumming), and a complete nixing of pretension. This is one of those increasingly rare debut releases where the band has kept the overindulgences stored away. Jimmy Newquist's oceanic vocals are the star of the show, and while some may compare him to Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, his flipping between tender and terror is less bombastic. Caroline's Spine avoids genericism like the plague, lifting cuts such as the beautiful ballad "Nothing to Prove" and the driving "Deep in Your Wake" above the clichés to which the titles hint. This is easily one of the better debut releases of 1999. --Jason Josephes

Customer Reviews:

Six Degrees of Walt Disney.......2005-09-06

TRIVIA UPDATE: Talent doesn't have to skip a generation... Caroline's Spine drummer, JASON GILARDI, is the son of Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer ANNETTE FUNICELLO.

A must have!.......2003-08-15

I first discovered Caroline's Spine on the soundtrack to An American Werewolf In Paris, which included the song Turned Blue. After seeing the movie I rushed out and bought this album.

It seems as though every album which comes out has a number of excellent songs on it, but is let down by one or two which just don't fit in. But with 'Attention Please' this isn't the case. Every son is as enjoyable as the last, and more importantly they are all very different.

Album highlights are Deep In Your Wake, Open Fire, Ready Steady Go, Turned Blue and the title track.

This is the kind of album that anyone would enjoy, so HURRY UP AND BUY IT! GO NOW!!!

Best of the Best.......2002-02-12

Caroline's Spine second major label release is a fabulous mix of today's rock and meaningful lyrics. The boys from Tulsa, OK know how to play good rock music! Attention Please has a little bit for all avid music listeners. Keep Rockin'!

Amazing.......2002-02-08

In 1999, opening for the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band was this band, Caroline's Spine. Not knowing what to expect, I watched the show with open ears. Ultimately, I loved what I heard.

Their performance was great, their energy was in abundance and their music was awesome. This CD captures all three of these features. Their music is catchy and guitar-driven while not giving up an inch as far as distortion goes. On rhythm are Jason Gilardi, who pounds the drums with perfection and really enhances the music, and bassist Scott Jones, who basslines accompany the guitar extremely well. The guitarist are Mark Haugh and Jimmy Newquist, who play straight up rock and roll guitar, much like that found in the music of Nickelback. Newquist also resides on vocals and sings with the youthful baritone sound of Scott Stapp (Creed) but with a bit more energy and friendliness.

The album starts with the title track. The song begins with clean guitars before blasting into a heavy song with fast guitars and wonderful drumming. The perfect opener song. The next track rolls in right after the first, not giving you a chance to relax from the rush of the first. With the same intensity, the band plays great guitar, awesome rhythm and some great vocals. Their single, Nothing To Prove, softens the mood with acoustic guitar, a thick bass line and great drumming. It is a really catchy song and has something to it that makes it incredible. Ready, Set, Go picks the album up again with some great guitar, pounding drums and bass and some cool lyrics. A really great, rocking song. Rock And Roll Hero slows the tempo down again. The bass and drums really dominate on this song and the vocals and lyrics are so beautiful and inspiring. This song is extremely beautiful and definitely one of their best songs. The next three songs, Inside Your Mind, Open Fire, and Turned Blue, are all upbeat tracks. Inside Your Mind is a pretty heavy song, guitar-wise, and the vocals are great. Open Fire is a catchier than Inside Your Mind with some great rhythm, especially drums, and vocals. Turned Blue is their heaviest song. This song is basically driven by the drums but the guitars are really great. Everything stands out on the Work Song. It is just an incredible song. The guitar is wicked, the bass line is thick and can be heard over the guitars, the drumming is strong and solid, the vocals are sung in a cool way and the lyrics are pretty true to life. Happy Without You is a slower song with some great instrumentation and nice vocals. Again and Again is another fast song, like Inside Your Mind but a bit softer. The drumming is powerful on this song while the guitars are really great. The final song, True Star, is another one of the best songs because of its perfection. The drumming is simply wonderful, the bass is distinctive, and the guitars are great. All in all, this album is definitely some wonderful.

Although if this band were to ever make it really far in the music world, the comparisons are obvious but you have to get over that and just enjoy it. Fans of bands like Creed, Our Lady Peace and Nickelback would enjoy this album. Fans of music with a certain hard edge to it without the heaviness of metal would find this album comforting. Just simply check it out. Its definitely worth a listen.

Some of the finest rock in a long time........2001-02-19

The first time I'd heard of Caroline's Spine was when I was in the shower, listening to the radio. A song came on the radio, a song with amazing guitar, simple but eloquent lyrics, and a kind of energy to it that just made you want to listen repeatedly. For probably the first time ever, I listened very carefully to the DJ's words about the name of the song. "Attention Please?" Hmm... I had to hear it again. And thus I discovered Caroline's Spine, which has created quite a few songs with that same level of excellence. Also excellent songs are "Again and Again," with its intriguing mix of acoustic and electric guitar, "Deep in Your Wake," a passionate, addictive song, "Nothing to Prove," a complex, brooding kind of ballad, "Ready, Set, Go," with its wonderful tune and amusing "school boy" love story, and "Happy Without you," a mournful, emotional song of love lost. Suffice it to say that the album contains a great number of truly excellent songs, an intriguing blend of musics... Art, really. The entire album is excellent, and it's really something you should at least sample, if not purchase.

Average customer rating:

This is the BEST
Some Very Good Songs on a Misfire Album
She's the nicest person in the world.
Totally engaging
Terri Rocks

The Art of Removing Wallpaper
Terri Hendrix
Manufacturer: Wilory Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00028CJK4
Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

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Enjoy The Ride
It's About Time
One Way
Judgment Day
Monopoly
One Night Stand
I Need Love
Jeannie's Song
Quiet Me
Long Ride Home
Hey Now

Customer Reviews:

This is the BEST.......2006-06-23

I've got every Terri Hendix CD, and with each one I think - Wow! This is the best ever! Playful, introspective, thoughtful, funny - with music and lyrics complimenting each other to a 'T'. This is one of my favoite CD's of all time - Can't wait for the next one!

Some Very Good Songs on a Misfire Album.......2005-12-18

Like many folk and indie artists in the last few years, Terri Hendrix has been moved by the muse to craft a social/political album. And like many social/political albums in the last few years, this one has some very good songs, and clunks in between.

If you've heard tracks like "Breakdown" and "Monopoly," you know that Terri Hendrix has some sharp, incisive views. She has the ability to cut through the chatter and get right to the heart of what's wrong in our world today. But if you listen to the album cuts that haven't been released to radio and podcasts, tracks like "It's About Time" and "Judgement Day," the lyrical content becomes leaden and declarative. She feels the need to spell everything out, like she can't quite trust her audience to follow what she's saying and come to their own conclusions. It's as though she lapses into a professorial mentality, lecturing to students who are hunched over their composition books taking notes.

Sonically, this album is sterling. Hendrix doesn't abandon the guitar-driven Texas country sound that has characterized most of her music to date. But she does incorporate a little more of a peppy pop aspect that steers her ringing voice into more Mariah and less Loretta Lynn. Reading over what I've just written, I realize that could sound like an insult, but I don't mean it that way. Rather, Terri uses the mainstream like a buffet, picking and choosing what serves the very individual hybrid sound she's trying to create.

Late in the album, she slackens on the political drive, and a sturdier, more organic lyric crive comes through. I admit to not liking Luka Bloom's version "I Need Love" from a few years ago, but Terri Hendrix makes it her own, and it works well. "Quiet Me" and "Long Ride Home" were both written by other artists, but Hendrix makes them her own, adding a welcome dose of personal introspection at the end of the disc.

Fans of Terri Hendrix will find plenty to like about this CD. So will fans of indie folk and lo-fi country. Even the weaker political songs have good musical resonance, including some violin and cello, and supporting vocals from Ruthie Foster. This album isn't a future classic, and it isn't even going to be remembered as one of Hendrix's better efforts. But it is going to be heard and remembered, and that's what really matters.

She's the nicest person in the world........2004-11-11

She has a dynamic voice, great songs, and a great personality. She is very witty, and her songs showcase her wit well. If you like a great variety of music, you'll likely enjoy this album -- her diverse interests shine through brightly. It's a great cd (as are all of her others). I even like her live cd's, which is entirely out-of-character for me. Hope to see you at another PA show!

Totally engaging.......2004-10-20

This is my first Terri Hendrix album but it won't be my last. Every song is a winner. She's totally engaging with a voice that draws you in, first rate music, and lyrics that are deep and personal.

Terri Rocks.......2004-10-13

This is a great CD. Every single song is incredible. Terri's songwriting skills are only eclipsed by the way she sings these songs. If you have a chance to see her live DO NOT MISS IT. She is even better live.

Live From the Short Attention Span Audio Theater CD + DVD

Average customer rating:

modest live effort
This doesn't capture Kid Koala's true talent

Live From the Short Attention Span Audio Theater CD + DVD
Kid Koala
Manufacturer: Ninja Tune
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007LXOJG
Release Date: 2005-03-28

Tracks:

Stompin At Le Savoi [live]
Page 275 [live]
Drunk Trumpet [live]
Skanky Panky [live]
Page 298 [live]

Tracks:

Stompin At Le Savoi [live] [DVD]
Page 275 [live] [DVD]
Drunk Trumpet [live] [DVD]
Skanky Panky [live] [DVD]
Page 298 [live] [DVD]

Album Description

Live From Short Attention Span Theatre (CD + DVD): KID KOALA's brilliant live tour is captured on two formats. They toured the country with 8 turntables - Koala, P-Love, and Jester each handling different elements of the material from "Some of My Best Friends are DJs" and the music behind "Nufonia Must Fall," to create a turntable band.

DVD also includes 3 shorts from MONKMUS, who made the genius "Basin Street Blues" video (also included) plus the video for Fender Bender.

Customer Reviews:

modest live effort.......2005-03-17

i would have rated this more three and a half than four stars, yet the awesome bingo card included with the dvd makes up for it. The artwork is fabulous as usual (kid koala, aka Eric Sans is quite the artist!)and the packaging is superb in mock vinyl format. The album folds out with the cd inside of a white sleeve tucked into the left side and the dvd in a white sleeve and bingo card in the right side.

The liner notes are very humorous and creative and had me in stiches.

Finally to get to the content of the album. Sure, you'd be better off to find some unreleased live material as the choices of songs for this live disc isn't really up to Koala's par, but, being the first officially mass produced dvd/cd ep of live material, i'm not complaining. Its well worth the money, especially hearing the live versions of the Nufonia Must Fall soundtrack, it was great to see how it was assembled. Also i must point out that the dvd does show part of Kid Koala's humor, little breaks in between songs where he says things like, "we call this the short attention span tour because all the dj's are under 5'6" its very refreshing and i wish i had more words to express why Koala is one of my favorite DJ's out there.

All in all a great decision for Ninja Tune records... it was about time they gave us a sampling of Kid live...can't wait till he rolls into town again!

This doesn't capture Kid Koala's true talent.......2005-03-15

Without a doubt, Kid Koala puts on a remarkable show. I saw a show on this tour myself, in Minneapolis. It was an atmosphere unlike any concert I've ever been to. The dance floor was filled with circular tables, covered by white linen table cloths and candles, along with waitresses taking our drink orders. Kid Koala is an amazing turntablist, but this live album left me wanting more.

The DVD is the highlight of the package. It features 3 short films by Monkmus, and his video for "Basin Street Blues", also included as a CD extra on the "Some of My Best Friends are DJ's" album. Although the live performances were satisfying, the running time of the DVD is only 30 minutes. The CD is only 16 minutes long, and features the exact same recordings of the songs that are included on the DVD.

16 minutes (5 songs) does not capture what Kid Koala can do live. Aside from seeing him live, I've heard several unreleased mixes (Breezeblock mixes, Essential mixes) that blows this material out of the water. If you are starving to "see" Kid Koala live, behind the decks for roughly 16 minutes, then buy it. If not, then I suggest you look into some of his live unreleased material; which is mind-blowing, and much longer than 16 minutes.

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