Mike Smith & The Electric Glove

Track Listings

1. Welcome to Starfield V

2. Developing Mental Processes

3. Dopamine Frenzy

4. Grass Valley

5. The Return of Liquid Chicken

6. I Can't Stand You, Baby

7. Marshall Law

8. Melodrama (Part 1)

9. Wave of Destruction

10. Deep-Sky Objects

11. The Girl of My Dreams

Editorial Reviews
mss
"Rocks!"

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"Mike Smith & the Electric Glove" Not a mere ten tracks, this one goes to eleven! Extended exploration into electricity and submission of the senses. Recorded by Jimmy Romeo, Chris Breest & Matt Binder at a seedy little church in Plymouth, MI.....

Mike Smith & The Electric Glove

Mike Smith & The Electric Glove,Mike Smith,Seedy Records LLC,Instrumental Space Rock,New Age,Rock

Mike Smith & The Electric Glove

Smokin Aces
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A must have for Christmas
This is not so wonderful...I really wish it was.....
Amazing Christmas CD--but I vote for even MORE expansion...
Brazenly Romantic
AWESOME!

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ASIN: B0002VEQXE
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

Here Is Christmas
Christmas Waits
Mary
How Beautiful
William And Rose
Let's Stay In
Balulalow
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It's Christmas Time
Oh Holy Night
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1. Here is Christmas
2. Christmas Waits
3. Mary
4. How Beautiful
5. William and Rose
6. Let s Stay In
7. Balulalow
8. Ave Maria
9. The Last Noel
10. It s Christmas Time
11. Oh Holy Night
12. Bring A Torch

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

A must have for Christmas.......2007-01-11

I bought this CD because i am a fan of the Wilson sisters music first, and secondly because it was so highly recommended by others. It does not disapoint at all. The original tunes are hauntingly beautiful, with diverse melodies, and of course Ann and Nancy are in a league of their own vocally. The more you listen, the more you want to.

This is not so wonderful...I really wish it was............2006-12-22

Being a Heart fan, I always look forward to hearing anything new from these fantastic sisters.
Well, this is new to me.
As a Heart album, this takes all of the weakest material and gloms it onto a CD. As a Christmas album, it just barely hangs in there.
The tone of the record is low key, EXTREMELY low key. There's no excitement of the season, no happiness exhibited through the music, and lastly, no example of what made this band great.
Every song, just sashays along at a stultifyingly slow to moderately slow speed, with the emphasis placed soley upon the lyric. That's great if you're selling a poetry recording, but it lacks, dare I say it, balls.
I didn't come into this expecting "Barracuda" with sleigh bells, but for crying out loud, the record just lays there, barely moving, sort of like hibernating mammal.
Yes, there's romance, but even romance has some sort of life to it. This recording has no life to it.
Without some sort of energy, romance becomes sleep.
I cannot recommend this to anyone with the possible exception of those with insomnia.

Amazing Christmas CD--but I vote for even MORE expansion..........2005-12-26

It would be great to have all of Ann & Nancy's holiday recordings on one disc at last. While adding 2 new tracks to this reissue, it would have been great if they had added "The River" from their CD "The Road Home," "Blue Christmas" from "a Very Special Christmas volume 2", and Ann's acapella version of "Auld Lang Syne," which I have only seen on a budget MCA holiday CD called "The Holiday Collection volume 3".

Brazenly Romantic.......2005-12-06

Ann and Nancy Wilson and the gang have created a stunning Christmas album. There is a great mix of Wilson originals plus several traditional Christmas songs. Every song here is a winner and Ann and Nancy's vocals shine throughout. Absolute standouts are: "How Beautiful", "The Last Noel" - with lead vocal by Frank Cox, this is the surprise winner of the set: a reflection on the passing of time, the a-capella "Oh Holy Night!", "Christmas Waits", and "It's Christmas Time". The production is lush and soft - - making this a perfect Christmas recording. It's a classic!

AWESOME!.......2005-07-08

Im 13. And a HUGE Heat fan. This is what you have to have for not only the holiday season but also for the whole year. I like to listen to all year. ITS THE BEST BUY!

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A FINE SOUNDTRACK.
Great
Better as Background Music
surprising score from a multitalented man
Captures the Times

Flags of Our Fathers

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ASIN: B000IOM1TG
Release Date: 2006-10-17

Tracks:

The Photograph
I'll Walk Alone - performed by Dinah Shore
Knock Knock - (Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens, Andrew McCormack, Graeme Flowers)
Wounded Marines
The Thunderer - (John Philip Sousa)
Armada Arrives
Goodbye Ira
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End Titles

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As if delivering Oscar-winning films were not enough, Clint Eastwood is one of the few directors to also compose much of his movies' soundtracks; even more impressive is that he's able to work within distinct genres, from jazz to country to Hollywood-style neoclassical. With help from orchestrator Lennie Niehaus, Eastwood creates a compelling soundtrack to the WWII drama Flags of Our Fathers, combining Eastwood originals (including son Kyle's contribution on "Knock Knock") with Philip Sousa marches; classical pieces by Mozart and Haydn; and period-defining pieces by the likes of Dinah Shore ("I'll Walk Alone"), Irving Berlin (a new recording of "Any Bonds Today?"), and Artie Shaw ("Summit Ridge Drive"). These are fairly minimal but it's nice to see them eschew the usual war-movie tropes--like the movie itself. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Flags of Our Fathers tells the life stories of the six men who raised the American flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII. The film is based on the bestselling book of the same name, written by James Bradley and Ron Powers, which chronicled the battle of Iwo Jima and the fates of the flag raisers and some of their brothers in Easy Company.

Customer Reviews:

A FINE SOUNDTRACK........2007-02-12

The soundtrack to "Flags of our Fathers" is a fine recording of music from the Oscar-nominated film. The strength of the album lies in the period songs, which are arranged beautifully by the artists who perform them. Clint Eastwood's orchestral score is another matter. It's got some fine moments (Like in "Wounded Marines," "Inland Battle," and the theme), but is a let-down overall. It's hard to know who to recommend this to. If you've enjoyed Clint's soundtracks before, then you'll probably like it.
Grade: B+

Great.......2007-02-01

I don't see how this album could possibly get lower than a 4. It's melody is haunting and emotional. Sure, there is a lot of era-filler music, but those pieces are good too. Clint's actual score is great, especially "wounded marines" and "end titles."
My mother almost comes to tears every time she hears the music, and I've often heard her humming it when she thinks no one is around.
All in all, it is a magnificent cd, keep up the good work Clint.

Better as Background Music.......2006-11-22

While this is an interesting mix, it works better as part of the film experience. To listen to the music, without the film accompanying, causes it to lose much of the impact. One thing film makers almost never get right is the spirit of the vocals in movies about the 1930s and 1940s. The female trio, in the war bond drive scenes, sounds like a contemporary imitation of the vocalists from that era. They don't sound authentic and I have heard many vocalists (solo or mixed voices) from the 1930s and 1940s on compact disc. This happens with orchestras attempting to recreate that era even when playing those arrangements. One orchestra that gets it absolutely right is the Dutch orchestra The Beau Hunks. So it can be done. Check them out on Amazon.

surprising score from a multitalented man.......2006-11-01

In addition to being a talented filmmaker,Clint Eastwood is an accomplished musician,and this score shows it.There have been several other posters here lambasting Mr.Eastwood for scoring his own pictures and screaming "He's no(insert composer name here)".Don't pay any attention to them.While he may not be in the class of John Williams or others as a composer,this is a melodic and highly effective score that fits the film and is well-performed under the brilliant baton of Lennie Niehaus.The main piano theme is memorable.This is a great companion to
his "Mystic River" and "Million Dollar Baby".

Captures the Times.......2006-10-26

This soundtrack is a very good integration of director Eastwood's music with traditional patriotic music and music of the WWII era. Overall, this soundtrack captures the time and place and the lives affected by events. As a soundtrack album of the film, this CD works effectively.

Stand Ye Steady: Songs of Courage & Inspiration

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bowersreview
USMA Glee Club scores a real hit
Reverent, Full of Love
Good CD
A real disappointment...

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ASIN: B000ATQYVU
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

Men Of Freedom
The Longest Day
Into The Fire
Rise Up, O Men Of God
On Great Lone Hills
Lest We Forget
Mansions Of The Lord (Interlude)
Mansions Of The Lord
Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Non Nobis
The Star-Spangled Banner
Take Me Home (With I Am A Soldier)
America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)
Men Of Freedom
This Christmastide

Customer Reviews:

bowersreview.......2007-01-04

Exceptional CD. Inspirational and motivational. Highy recommend this for anyone seeking great quality music.

USMA Glee Club scores a real hit.......2006-11-14

This album is awe-inspiring. I bought the album after hearing an out take from "Men of Freedom", the tune is from an old Welsh battle song. You will recognize the tune if you saw Zulu Dawn with Michael Caine. Many of the other songs are equally powerful and mesmerizing. The only songs I didn't like were when the Glee club used guest soloists. They were less impressive and, in my opinion, took away from the strength of the group.

I liked the multiple verses sung from America, I wished they would have given the Star Spangled Banner the same treatment. The Mansions of the Lord is powerful and supremely reverent, as is Rise Up. I would dearly like to hear more from this talented group of soldiers.

Reverent, Full of Love.......2006-09-26

When I saw and heard this music broadcast Veteran's Day on TBN and my friends serving in our Armed Forces in Iraq saw it broadcast on Armed Forces Network, I was so happy to find the stereo CD and companion Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound DVD on Amazon. I cannot stop listening to it! The 60 minute musical program, reminiscent of the great concept albums of years ago, is one of the most reverent, intelligent and passionate portrayals of America's character ever produced. It contains many styles of choral music - all superbly performed by the world famous Cadet Glee Club of West Point arrayed in breathtaking formation on the altar of the massive 100 year old Cadet Chapel. There are richly textured vocal a capella songs such as "Rise Up O Men of God", "Manisons of the Lord", one of the most popular new hymns written, and "America (My Country `Tis of Thee)". Your buttons will burst with pride when you hear the brand new song "Men of Freedom" introduced by a single Cadet then followed by a cascade of additional voices building to a unified and thunderous declaration of defiant freedom in a style reminiscent of the great Welsh Male Choirs. Four songs highlight the power and majesty of the largest church organ in the world. You'll have to fight the urge to stand at attention when you hear and feel its power kick in on "Lest We Forget", "On Great Lone Hills", "Jerusalem" and "This Christmastide". The musical variety is further enhanced by the addition of brass and percussion for the rousing marches, "The Longest Day" and "Non Nobis". When was the last time you heard these two songs - one by world famous singer, songwriter and teen idol, Paul Anka and the other a medieval celebration of thanksgiving sung in Latin! The rich background vocals of the Cadet Glee Club musically frame two songs that underpin the message of this album - Bravery and Sacrifice. "Into the Fire" by NYPD's Daniel Rodriguez made me want to immediately rise up and rush to anyone's aid and when he holds that note at the end - wow! Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga's performance of the classic Christian hit, "Via Dolorosa", (one of the top 50 Christian songs of all time), is "The Passion of the Christ" embodied in a 5 minute song. You will alternate between tears and goose bumps. Her performance of the Spanish stanza will overwhelm you. Finally, Irish song writing master, Phil Coulter's wistful "Take Me Home" is accompanied by beautiful piano and guitar and introduced by a new poem entitled "I Am A Soldier" that is sobering reminder of the oath our soldiers swear to and the actions they are bound to take. God bless them!

A great bonus of the CD and DVD is that they both include a stylish lyric booklet as well as commentary by the producer on why he chose each song.

On the back cover of the CD and DVD cases is the statement that this production was created to honor the men and women of our Armed Forces, past and present, and the great values of America that they defend. This it surely does!! Also, it states that the producer is contributing a portion of his wholesale proceeds from its sale to organizations assisting our wounded soldiers. Bravo, Mr. Coppi.

Good CD.......2006-07-19

Wonderful songs and wonderful renditions of the songs. I must say, though, that the numbers would have been better if they were performed with more "ooomph" (for instance, "The Star Spangled Banner" could have been sung with more power and the arrangement could have used more creativity). The wisest decision on this CD was the inclusion of the numbers from Ms. Lea Salonga (whose hauntingly beautiful voice is able to effectively draw listeners in) and Daniel Rodriguez, one of America's newest tenors. Overall a good CD.

A real disappointment..........2006-06-10

I was so excited to stumble upon this album when a local music store was going out of business and selling CD's at great discounts. I love Glee Club music, I love patriotic music, and I love cathedral/chapel accoustics. Unfortunately, this album did not live up to its billing.

My primary complaints with this recording are twofold: the overuse of unison singing and the unnecessary inclusion of guest soloists. The beauty of glee club music is the rich chords, which are thankfully heard in many songs. To my dismay, though, there are many songs that mostly or entirely omit the beautiful harmonies that make glee clubs great.

As for the guest soloists, I don't understand why a singing group which obviously has many wonderful voices would bring in outsiders for an album like this. Actually, I do know why they would do it, and it's obviously a marketing thing that has financial implications. As reasonable as this may seem, it just cheapens the experience for me. Another great feature of glee clubs (and college choirs more generally) is the lack of polished, perfect, professional singers. There is something raw, authentic, and refreshing about a bunch of college kids singing together. Why bring in random people with no particular connection to the group?

To be fair, "Rise Up, O Men of God" and "Mansions of the Lord" are fantastic. I'll continue to play this album to listen to those songs. However, much of the remainder is somewhat forgettable.

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Close Enough for Love
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The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective

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Moved to tears
Nonesuch delivers.Again
harmonia in excelsis
Our greatest living composer
Wonderful CD

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John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine
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John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator
John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
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Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Tromba Lontana
Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Common Tones In Simple Time
El Dorado - Part I. A Dream Of Gold
El Dorado - Part II. Soledades

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Harmonielehre - Part II The Anfortas Wound
Harmonielehre - Part III Meister Eckhardt And Quackie
Violin Concerto - Part I
Violin Concerto - Part II Chaconne:
Violin Concerto - Part III Toccare

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Chamber Sympony
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Hoodo Zephyr - Hoodo Zephyr
Gnarly Buttons - The Perilous Shore
Gnarly Buttons - Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)
Gnarly Buttons - Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

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Mike's Song About Arresting A Particular Individual
Tiffany's Solo
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Three Weeks And Still I'm Outta My Mind
Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On
Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise
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One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes
Finale

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Lollapalooza
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Harmonium - Wild Nights
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Shaker Loops - Hymning Slews
Shaker Loops - Loops and Verses
Shaker Loops - A Final Shaking

Tracks:

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Grand Pianola Music - Second Movement
Grand Pianola Music - Third Movement: On The Dominant Divide
Fearful Symmetries

Tracks:

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Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China - Landing Of The Spirit Of '76
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China - Cheers
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Nixon In China - Opening
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -
Nixon In China -

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Having earned his composing stripes after the 1960s, John Adams had the pioneering work of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley close at hand as he ventured into his trade. And, while minimalism's historical continuum helps place Adams, he used Reich, Glass, and Riley (among others) only as a starting point. And here's proof: a 10-CD retrospective of nearly all Adams's recorded compositions on Nonesuch Records, the label that also issued Steve Reich 1965-1995 and Kronos Quartet: 25 Years. Adams's Harmonium, a choral work of startling energy and effervescence, appears here in a new recording, as do distillations of both The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, two path-clearing operas. Over the span of a career covered by Earbox, Adams has returned minimalism to traditional instrumental ensembles as well as to projects that at once advanced a political commentary and took that commentary back to orchestral audiences. And so, in far less time than his predecessors, Adams created works that now play like standard repertoire pieces: The Wound Dresser and Shaker Loops and the Violin Concerto--all of them are here. What these works demonstrate is a fierce creativity on the one hand and perhaps a hunger for commercial advances on the other. Adams may at times be a bustling free thinker, but he sounds ever conscious of what audiences are listening to. As for the works themselves, they remain every bit as daunting as when written.

Some may object to particular selections. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, for example, hardly ranks with Adams's best work. But this box isn't a mere best-of; it's an almost-all-of. At times terrifically American--especially in the news-aware operas and their narrative pragmatism--Adams well deserves a major box set, and its coverage is appropriate to his varied, stylistically diverse output. As with any large-scale retrospective, Earbox--which fairly bristles with Adams's new composition, Slonimsky's Earbox--has spots where fans might balk at the quality of the composer's writing. But it's got a fantastic accompanying booklet along with its many hours of inarguably modern and thoroughly listener-friendly music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Moved to tears.......2004-03-18

Never before in my life was i moved so intensely and directly by classical music. I put the first cd in my player and a few minutes later tears are flowing. I find myself dancing and moving to a rythm i already seem to know. Wow, i just have to share that.

Nonesuch delivers.Again.......2002-11-27

John adams is one of the most popular living composers of"modern" classical music[I believe the cutoff point, though arbitrary is usually WWII}.I came to him late, through my husband. Modersn classical music , I said? What the hell is that?My husband kept playing bits and pieces of adams for me, and more and more i found myself amazed. and swayed. His operas have been groundbreaking{Nixon in China} controversial{Death Of klinghoffer},his compostions sublimely beautiful{shaker Loops or harmonium].HIS STATURE IS WORTHY THEN OF SUCH A MONUMENTAL CAREER SPANNING BOX SET.This 10 disc set[great value, again from NONESUCH}encompasses Adams' entire career,and though there are some misses here{I was looking at the ceiling and then i saw the sky doesnt quite fit},it is still magnificent. the Highlights are ,{for me} the Wound Dresser, Chamber symphony,Violin Concerto, of course, Shaker Loops and Harmonuim are wonderful. The true jewels here are Nixon in China,the Chairman dances and the Death of Klinghoffer,which is simply a masterpiece. The set comes with a wonderful book, which contains essay's by Robert Hurwitz {An Uncommon Man}renaud Machart[John adams as seen from europe} and Essays before an earbox by Adams himself.A Chronology and dicography are included. A wonderful study of an American original,worth the investment, Highly highly recommended

harmonia in excelsis.......2001-11-12

I must agree with Mr. Bartlett, particularly with regard to "Ceiling." It may well be because his Violin Concerto and Harmonielehre are so powerful. 4.5 stars.
Interesting, and likely intentional, is that two names in the extensive liner book fail to mention two great and glaringly obvious precursors: Carl Orff and Raymond Scott. Without "Carmina Burana," there would be no "Harmonium." Orff has his mark all over Adams's gifted and epic compositions. Similarly, though there are glib references to "cartoon music," the polymath engineer/musician Scott is a seminal figure in American music, and casts a large shadow over the witty juxtapositions and sense of play one loves in Adams's work. In all, an excellent career overview.

Our greatest living composer.......2001-07-22

As a composer, I'm staggered that anyone could fail to be gripped by this music.

That anyone can use the words "spoiled, overrated" amazes me. I emphatically disagree with "A music fan"'s review.

I don't think it's "mind-numbing"; I think it's spiritual and exciting. To me it's the most substantial music being created in our times.

I'm really sorry that anyone could fail to enjoy it, and really recommend others to listen for themselves.

Wonderful CD.......2000-04-02

This compilation should turn even the most curmudgeonly listerner into a fan. Beautifully recorded, great notes -- and it's a heck of a bargain!

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A pre-Showboat gem
A forgotten gem
This CD caught me by surprise.
McGlinn rescues a wonderful musical

Sitting Pretty (1990 Studio Cast)

Manufacturer: New World Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000030GC
Release Date: 1992-12-08

Tracks:

Overture
Act One: Is This Not A Lovely Spot?
Act One: You Alone Would Do
Act One: Worries
Act One: Bongo On The Congo - Jerome Kern/P.G. Wodehoe
Act One: Mr. And Mrs. Rorer
Act One: Ther Isn't One Girl
Act One: A Year From Today
Act One: Shufflin Sam
Act One Finale

Tracks:

Entr'Acte
Act Two: Opening Act Two
Act Two: Days Gone By
Act Two: All You Need Is A Girl
Act Two: Tulip Time In Sing Sing
Act Two: On A Desert Island With You
Act Two: The Enchanted Train
Act Two: Shadow Of The Moon
Act Two: Sitting Pretty
Act Two: Finale Ultimo
Appendix: Opening Act One (Original Version)
Appendix: All The World Is Dancing Mad
Appendix: I'm Wise
Appendix: Just Wait

Customer Reviews:

A pre-Showboat gem.......2004-10-25

"Sitting Pretty" is the last show of the immensely successful partnership of Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse and Jerome Kern. Bolton created the plot and wrote the dialogue, Wodehouse pounded out the lyrics and Kern composed the music. To fans of Wodehouse, this show will seem to be a non-series PGW novel set to music (as does, to a slightly lesser extent, Cole Porter's "Anything Goes".)

This set offers about 100 minutes of music presented by a strong cast who perform in the Broadway mode, except for one number by opera great, Roberta Peters.

Kern is one of the giants of American song. PGW's fans may also know Kern as the original of some of characters in the stories. The most obvious one being, of course, the Broadway-based hero of "A Damsel in Distress." When Kern read the novel, he instantly made the identification. He was so impressed that he wrote a score and brought the story to the screen with Fred Astaire in the lead.

"Sitting Pretty", while full of good stuff, does not have any songs that became standards or that stand alone from the show. I had heard a couple of earlier BW&K shows in concert form (alas, with much-reduced accompaniment), but I was not prepared for this full-scale rendering. Kern was something of a chameleon as a stylist. His "Showboat", for example, is a compendium of two generations of American song. At least half of "Sitting Pretty" is, surprisingly to me at least, styled very much in the form of Viennese operetta.

In fact, it is in the style of one Viennese operetta in particular, "The Merry Widow." When "Sitting Pretty" opened in 1924, "The Merry Widow" was only 19 years old and was unquestionably the most popular show in all the world. Kern obviously knew a good thing when he heard it. "Sitting Pretty's" orchestration is exactly the orchestration of "The Merry Widow." Whole songs could be transferred from one to the other without any change. "You Alone Would Do" and "There Isn't One Girl", both from Act I, could easily be sung by Count Danilo of Pontevedria. With only minor changes in the plot, "I Go Off to Maxim's" would sit happily in "Sitting Pretty." If the style of singing on this recording shifted from Broadway bumptuous to operatic sumptuous, the similarity would be exact.

A good performance of a good show is well worth five stars.

A forgotten gem.......2000-12-09

After the success of SHOW BOAT in 1988, it looked as if John McGlinn was going to record several of Kern's other, less familiar works: alas, this beautiful little recording of SITTING PRETTY was the only Kern "Princess Theatre" musical that came of it. But what's here is such a treat: a terrific cast (O'Hara, Blazer, Gaines, and Graae--not to mention Roberta Peters on the lovely "Days Gone By"), and several masterful little songs, including "Is This Not a Lovely Spot?" and the remarkably witty "You Alone Would Do."

This CD caught me by surprise........2000-08-10

I listened to this CD not expecting much--but from the overture on I was hooked on the lilting tunes and delightful singing. Thank you, John McGlinn, for making CDs like this for those of us who love a lovely melody and sweet, romantic story. I loved "Is This Not a Lovely Spot?" and Davis Gaines singing "All You Need is a Girl." In truth, every song on this CD is wonderful. Now I'm in the mood for listening to more old-fashioned musicals...

McGlinn rescues a wonderful musical.......1999-05-08

If you love show music, you know that John McGlinn does it better than anyone. Sitting Pretty is the most wonderful musical that no one has ever heard of, and with this disc McGlinn has rescued it from obscurity. Listen to the disc at least twice, and if Sitting Pretty hasn't become one of your favorite musicals then you probably don't really like musicals.

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Underdeveloped but servicable
I Agree, Better than the Broadway Cast Recording.
London's cast is even better than B'dway!!! That's pretty rare!
Solid, Spirited Recording of a Great Musical

Beauty & The Beast

Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000E41J98
Release Date: 2006-02-27

Tracks:

Prologue (The Enchantress)
Belle
No Matter What
No Matter What (Reprise)/Wolf Chase
Me
Belle (Reprise)
Home
Home (Reprise)
Gaston
Gaston (Reprise)
How Long Must This Go On?
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If I Can't Love Her
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Customer Reviews:

Underdeveloped but servicable.......2007-07-13

I read in one of the reviews here that this soundtrack was recorded before the cast even went to Broadway, which makes my complaints with this CD understandable. The performances are quite lackluster. Susan Egan borders on forced-genuinity and at times sounds a bit too --I don't know -- like a voice for a Disney channel ad, for example, when she sings the line, "I love the funny way you stand out from the crowd" in "No Matter What". When the Beast is dying it's downright pacifying. I have seen clips of Susan's Belle live and she is amazing -- her voice much richer and natural as Belle and her acting superb. This CD does her no justice. Terrence Mann's voice isn't deep or powerful enough for my taste but he does a nice job conveying the Beast's despair with surprisingly effective gentleness. The orchestrations could be richer and just a tad faster.

I Agree, Better than the Broadway Cast Recording........2007-05-20

I just want to say the performances are great in this London Cast Recording. As Belle, Julie-Alanah Brighten does a terrific job. Her vocals are beautiful; I especially like her rendition of "Home." I might get flamed for this, but I don't particularly enjoy Susan Egan's voice (although her "A Change in Me" is great), but that's not why I like Brighten's Belle. She just has a great voice, with good support and good interpretations of the songs. The rest of the cast is pitch-perfect as well. Burke Moses, who plays Gaston, sounds almost exactly like the Gaston in the movie. And I can't forget the orchestra, which has a great and full sound, with lots of energy. Just how I like it. The only thing is that there isn't "A Change in Me," because I really like that song!

London's cast is even better than B'dway!!! That's pretty rare!.......2007-04-14

With the exception of CATS, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and LES MISERABLES, few of London's cast albums are superior to Broadway... however, Disney's BEAUTY & THE BEAST IS included in this category. Here, London's cast is more vibrant and fresh. I purchased the B'dway cast in Jan. (I had the audio cassette of it from back when it first opened my freshman year in high school) but I needed to upgrade to CD several years ago and now I finally got it. I listned to the B'dway version and was definitely pleased with the effort everyone put into it but after recently signing up for auditions to an upcoming local production of this show I was anxious to hear the London cast as well. I got it in the mail yesterday (Overstock has it for much less than Amazon) and I played it right away and everything about it was far better than the original. Terrence Mann (you may remember him as the stage manager from the movie verison of A CHORUS LINE) played the Beast on B'dway and his interpretation was more of a tortured Beast and in the bits of dialogue in certain songs he played him in a very Disney-esque way while Alasdair Harvey's was more dignified and his voice has more of a presence, making his portrayal more of the classic Beast I remember from my boyhood. B'dway's Susan Egan is also a very Disney-type of Belle with her little feminine giggle every now and than (i.e. NO MATTER WHAT and during the reading of KING ARTHUR & CAMELOT in the middle of HUMAN AGAIN) while London's Belle (my deepest apologies to everyone but I forgot her name and I don't have the CD on me at the moment) is the best Belle I've heard up to my penning this review... she definitely has a very British accent but here it works and in a London cast album what else would you expect? Her version of HOME is shortned however (the 2nd verse was comepletely cut: "Is this home? Is this what I must learn to believe in?" ...) but I like how she conveys Belle as a grown woman (again as the classic BEAUTY I grew up with) and not a blushing, sweet-sixteen archetype like Ms. Egan was. Many of you familiar with the B'dway album or who were fortunate enough to see the original cast on stage may be pleased to see the return of Burke Moses as Gaston on this version as well and the actor portraying Lefou holds nothing back with his brilliant Cockney accent. The definite standouts of the score are HOME (even though it is edited), IF I CAN'T LOVE HER (the ending always gives me the chills from both Mann and Harvey), HUMAN AGAIN (although I still prefer the film verison of this one) and of course, the title song (performed perfectly by PHANTOM's Mary "Mdme. Giry" Miller as Mrs. Potts).

I hihgly recommend this album to anyone who already has the B'dway version or to anyone who loves musical theater or Disney in general. It's definitely worth the purchase... just remember... get it at Overstock, Overstock, Overstock...

Solid, Spirited Recording of a Great Musical.......2007-03-25

If you don't own the original Broadway recording of "Beauty," then this is the one to get. If you do, it's still an interesting addition. The voices here are well-trained, enthusiastic, and beautiful to listen to (Broadway's Terrence Mann sung a "tormented" Beast, but Alasdair Harvey has a more credible flair to his voice; actually, his dialogue, going by the CD, feels a little overstated, but his singing more than makes up for it). The orchestra sounds better as well, and Bruce Botnick has done an excellent recording (watch out for volume, though: this has some low lows and some very high highs). One gripe: in "Beauty and the Beast (Reprise)," the chorus still sings "Certain as the sun, ah-ah" and "Beauty and the Bea-ST, ahhh..." rather than "Certain as the suhhhh-ahhhn" and "Beauty and the Beeeeea... ahh, ahh..." as only the film version captures.

If you haven't heard this music, it's very impressive and moving, by all accounts. Film fans, the stage version changes the musical perspective of "Beauty" a little. The Beast is now a major singer, and so we hear much more from his point of view. New songs abound, and while they are not as memorable as the film's, they pad the story nicely. Menken's best are "Home" and "If I Can't Love Her," which sound beautiful (unfortunately, Tim Rice is no Howard Ashman, and so these songs sometimes have simplistic, predictable, or just awkward lyrics). "Wolf Chase" (if you've heard the unreleased master, "Wolf Attack," from the film version, it's got nothing on this newly orchestrated piece) and "Entr'Acte" showcase the orchestra's power. "Be Our Guest" now clocks in at a staggering eight minutes. The "Transformation" music, originally rather pastoral and resolved with moments of flourish, is now a roller coaster ride of reprises ("Home," "Prologue," "If I Can't Love Her," and the title song all have their time to shine), the energy level staying high and absolutely exploding at the transition from "If I Can't Love Her" into "Beauty and the Beast (Reprise)." A spine-tingling finale, indeed.

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Camelot Falling
Mike McClure Band
Manufacturer: Smith Music Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ARTMTS
Release Date: 2005-09-20

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Eden Burning/Camelot Falling
Where the Wild Ones Run
Modelo
Don't Fear to Tread
Roll Another Number
Mustang
Sometimes It's Hard to Tell
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Traveler

Description

Mike McClure is the epitome of a musician and is quite arguably the most influential force in the Red Dirt music scene today. He is a writer, a performer and a producer. He has a tremendous appreciation for the troubadours that came before him, particularly those that chose the road less traveled, and he embraces that same spirit on his own journeys. McClure began his music career as a founding member of the highly successful band The Great Divide. For more than 10 years as the band's frontman, McClure authored or co-authored the majority of their music helping to establish them as a hugely popular country/alt country group. In 2002 McClure released a solo CD titled Twelve Pieces. Sprouting from a skeleton of songs that had previously been shelved and some spare time in the studio during producing gigs, Twelve Pieces evolved into a full-bodied representation of McClure's talents; songwriting, musicianship and production. In March of 2003, McClure stepped down as the lead vocalist for The Great Divide and began a journey of his own. In addition to touring regularly, over the next two years the Mike McClure Band released three EP's, one full length CD (Everythingupsidedown) which produced the still-charting "Don't You Say Anything," and a joint-effort CD with long-time peers Travis Linville and the Burtchi Brothers (The Burtschi Brothers and the Mike McClure Band). As if that weren't enough, there's a new CD just around the bend. When not on the road or working on his own music, Mike is working on other projects in the studio. Cross Canadian Ragweed, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Stoney LaRue, Scott Copeland, the Dedringers and many others comprise McClure's list of production credits. Mike McClure may not be the "Father" of Red Dirt music (he crowns Bob Childers with that title) but he most definitely will be one of the troubadours that many after him look to for direction.

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Highly Original and Enjoyable

Will Todd: Mass in Blue

Manufacturer: Signum UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000H80LUY
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Customer Reviews:

Highly Original and Enjoyable.......2007-05-02

I don't remember how I stumbled on "Mass in Blue," but I'm glad I did. The title work is the setting of the traditional 6movement mass structure in Latin. At first, it might not seem like a good idea, but it works amazingly well, and is profoundly respectful of the texts. Jazz enthusiasts will recognize a wide range of styles here, from gospel to blues to ballad. Mass in Blue was commissioned by Hertfordshire Chorus and received its World Premiere at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on Saturday 12 July 2003 with Will Todd at the piano.

The remaining tracks on the CD are somewhat more conventional, but beautiful. If you enjoy Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre's music, then you will like tracks 7-12. I personally didn't care for the last 2 tracks much (Lighting the Way and Every Stone Shall Cry), but that's not enough to diminish the CD as a whole. This is a must-have for choral music fans looking for something both original and beautiful.

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