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1. Deviation - Béla Fleck
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2. Fat Kid - Todd Phillips
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3. Two White Boys Watching James Brown at the Apollo - David Grisman, Andy Statman
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4. Intro - Jerry Douglas
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5. Bartok's Blues - Tim Ware Group
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6. Child Is Born - Tony Rice
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7. Thirteen - Rob Wasserman
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8. For J.L. - Russ Barenberg
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9. Marv Pontkallec - Alan Stivell
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10. Pour Brel - Tony Trischka
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11. Gator Strut - Mike Marshall
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12. Nice Feeling - Pierre Bensusan
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13. Dog Star
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14. Samantha Lynn - Sam Bush
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15. Flight Home - Mark O'Connor
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- Black snake moan
- Great soundtrack
- Great Blues
- music is life
- bluestastic
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Black Snake Moan
Manufacturer: New West Records
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ASIN: B000L211NC
Release Date: 2007-01-30 |
Tracks:
- Opening Theme / Scott Bomar
- Ain't But One Kind Of Blues / Son House
- Just Like A Bird Without A Feather / Samuel L Jackson
- When The Lights Go Out / The Black Keys
- Standing In My Doorway Crying / Jesse Mae Hemphill
- Chicken Heads / Bobby Rush
- Black Snake Moan / Samuel L Jackson
- Morning Train / Precious Bryant
- The Losing Kind / John Doe
- Lord Have Mercy On Me / Outragious Cherry
- Ronnie and Rae's Theme / Scott Bomar
- The Chain / Scott Bomar
- Alice Mae / Samuel L Jackson
- Stack-O-Lee / Samuel L Jackson
- Old Black Mattie / R.L. Burnside
- That's Where The Blues Started / Son House
- Mean Ol' Wind Died Down / North Mississippi Allstars
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This soundtrack to the film written and directed by Craig Brewer is as steeped in the Southern blues as his Hustle and Flow was in hip-hop. The biggest surprise here is how well actor Samuel L. Jackson (who seems to have a thing for "Snake" films) holds his own as a blues singer against selections from Son House and R.L. Burnside. He sounds like a throwback to the classic Delta bluesmen on "Just Like a Bird Without a Feather," does a convincing take on the Blind Lemon Jefferson title track, and rocks the juke joint on "Alice Mae" and a down-and-dirty recasting of "Stack-O-Lee." Produced by the Bo-Keys' Scott Bomar (who also scored Brewer's previous movie), the 17-cut soundtrack features a kaleidoscopic array of blues, from the primal throb of the Black Keys' "When the Lights Go Out" and the funk of Bobby Rush's classic "Chicken Heads" to the spiritual lilt of Precious Bryant's "Morning Train" and the North Mississippi Allstars' expansive finale, "Mean Ol' Wind Died Down." --Don McLeese
Album Description
Black Snake Moan, the latest film from Hustle And Flow director Craig Brewer, tells a tale of love, betrayal, sex and salvation. It stars Samuel L Jackson, Christina Ricci and Justin Timberlake. The film take place in Memphis, Tennessee and the local blues music from the area is a central part of the movie.
The soundtrack includes some classic and current blues artists including Son House, R.L. Burnside, North Mississippi Allstars and the singing debut of Samuel L Jackson.
While the Black Snake Moan soundtrack presents the best musical moments of the movie, as a stand-alone document, its seventeen tracks weave together a raw depiction of today's North Mississippi scene: a little bit country, and a little bit rock'n'roll, both built on a bedrock of primitive blues.
The Black Snake Moan soundtrack is a must have for fans of the film, the Blues, Samuel L Jackson or just a music fan looking for something very cool.
Customer Reviews:
Black snake moan.......2007-08-05
If u like "delta Blues', then u'll enjoy this !, Samuel Jackson, Jr.'s not too shabby at it !
Great soundtrack.......2007-07-22
This is an excellent soundtrack. I loved the movie and wanted to hear more of the music. It's a good mix of mostly blues, and Samuel Jackson sings on several tracks. Great swampy blues.
Great Blues.......2007-07-19
Saw the movie and loved the music, so had to have the soundtrack. Great traditional blues from the south!
music is life.......2007-07-14
The audio CD is not as good as the DVD.
Good story - the DVD translation to audio CD dissapoints as the soul feeling isn't there. Samuel Jackson could have a second career as he did pour his soul into the music [not evident on the audio CD of Black Snake Moan.] It's another way to make us pay more dollars for what technology doesn't want to deliver/share.
I like the DVD but if I want to listen to just the music -well you'll have to decide what is more relevant to you.
Old Mississippi blues, the heart of the soul. I'd rather have the soul.
bluestastic.......2007-03-19
This soundtrack to the excellent film was obviously put together by people who both know and feel a responsibility to the blues. Samuel L Jackson adds vocals to four tracks and does an admirable job; on 'Just like a Bird Without a feather' he more than holds his own alongside classic blues singers like RL Burnside and Jessie Mae Hemphill. John Doe--from the punk band X--adds a track as well that fits in much better than one might think.
Average customer rating:
- Buddy
- Good--but it doesn't hold together for me as well as the reviews described
- ...it wasn't that long ago....
- Sorry Ry...
- ry cooder at his best
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My Name Is Buddy
Ry Cooder
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B000MDH8E6
Release Date: 2007-03-06 |
Tracks:
- Suitcase in my Hand
- Cat and Mouse
- Strike!
- J. Edgar
- Footprints in the Snow
- Sundown Town
- Green Dog
- The Dying Truck Driver
- Christmas in Southgate
- Hank Williams
- Red Cat Till I Die
- Three Chords and the Truth
- My Name is Buddy
- One Cat, One Vote, One Beer
- Cardboard Avenue
- Farm Girl
- There's a Bright Side Somewhere
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Though this release carries the deceptive subtitle Another Record by Ry Cooder, the virtuosic guitarist and ethnomusicological adventurer has never released another album quite like this. And neither has anyone else. After brilliant side trips into the music of pre-Castro Cuba and pre-baseball Chavez Ravine, Cooder returns to the Depression-era and Dust Bowl ballads that marked his earliest solo releases of the 1970s. Yet most of this material is original, offering a populist parable of three fellow travelers: Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse, and the Reverend Tom Toad. The tradition of putting pointed social commentary in the mouths of animals extends from Animal Farm to Pogo, and Buddy seems like a feline cross between Woody Guthrie and Joe Hill--a troubadour of union solidarity, interspecies brotherhood, and radical populism. Though Cooder's cartoon vocals occasionally sound a little mannered, the music throughout ranks with his best, as he reunites with conjunto accordion master Flaco Jimenez and soul singers Terry Evans and Bobby King, enlists banjo brothers Pete and Mike Seeger, and receives inspired support from the Chieftains' Paddy Moloney, pianist Van Dyke Parks, and drummers Jim Keltner and (his son) Joachim Cooder. Whether he's channeling his inner Chet Baker on "Green Dog" or closing with the utopian vision of "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Cooder shows more sides of his multifaceted music than he has on any previous release. --Don McLeese
Album Description
On My Name Is Buddy, Ry Cooder revisits, in a new set of original material, the sound and feeling of the "dust bowl songs" he first explored more than three decades ago on such groundbreaking albums as his self-titled 1970 debut and 1971's In The Purple Valley. In fact, he's joined by old friends like pianist Van Dyke Parks and drummer Jim Keltner who were with him at the start of his extraordinary, ultimately globe-spanning musical odyssey, which has yielded him six Grammy Awards to date, several more nominations, and perennial acclaim. My Name Is Buddy is also a journey, a phantasmagorical rendering in music, words and pictures of the travels of three unlikely cohorts - Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse and Reverend Tom Toad - as they meander through the west "in the days of labor, big bosses, farm failures, strikes, company cops, sundown towns, hobos and trains...the America of yesteryear." For this allegorical tale, Cooder marshals all his remarkable skills as a producer, arranger, songwriter, soundtrack composer and musicologist. (The Christian Science Monitor recently dubbed him "a modern-day Alan Lomax.") My Name Is Buddy recalls Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory - that is, if it had been enacted by the articulate animal characters of Walt Kelly's classic comic Pogo. Cooder conjures up the dark shadows of an earlier time to wryly comment on the political and social issues of the present. As back-story to his songs, Cooder has written short stories for each one and they're accompanied by evocative illustrations from noted San Antonio-based painter and muralist Vincent Valdez, all of which are included in a specially designed package.
Customer Reviews:
Buddy.......2007-08-04
I hate to say it,but for the 1st time ever I am severely disappointed in something connected with Ry Cooder.Musically,it sounds like so much hillbilly and not at all what I have come to expect from an artist whom I have admired for decades.I bought the album unheard,purely on past experiences,but sadly did not enjoy it at all.
Good--but it doesn't hold together for me as well as the reviews described.......2007-07-12
I got the CD because I like Ry Cooder and like the concept of a story-CD. For me, "Chavez Ravine" felt like a more cohesive body of material, though.
I cannot fault the musicianship and the storyline is fascinating. Anyone who has a past anchored in the Dust Bowl area will identify with the stories---Cooder must have done his research from testimonials of folks who'd been there. If you are interested in this topic, the Oklahoma Historical Society has an extensive oral history collection, plus there were many interviews conducted by the WPA during the Depression. (The Indian Pioneer Histories)
One thing, I'm happy I got this CD used. I'd probably rate it less if I'd paid $16.99 for it and seen the 'eco packaging' already raveling at the edges. Yes, I'd like friendlier CD covers, but please can we at least get archival quality here? I do plan on keeping this CD.
...it wasn't that long ago...........2007-06-18
And maybe that is part of Ry's point.
Ry Cooder seems to be able to find the wonderful diversity of our world lurking under the notes. He plays and out comes ...the heat of the desert as desperation in Paris, Texas, ...the saucy spirit of persistence in Buena Vista Social Club, the fun "Oh I forgot how happy music makes me" in Chicken Skin Music. There are so many. And whats amazing is that there is hardly an album or soundtrack that you don't listen to - I mean really listen.
This is another amazing effort. Full of depression and unionizations references. There is Buddy (the buddy system), Lefty (left - get it), J. Edgar the pig (you can do this one yourself). Characters, good and bad, the truck drivers, the Klan (Republiklans), the poll police (the man) and the wonderful farmer's daughter.
I think the message could have been stronger. Pete Seeger is definitely part of the inspiration. He was master of the alagory - but he had to be. Those were the days when the man would pop out of nowhere and you would be gone (maybe lost to the coyotes). Seeger let his listener pull the power of the issue out of his prose. Ry Cooder could have been abit more "in our face" with these issues. 'Chavez Ravine' proves he has a punch.
But - fear not - this is too good to pull back a star. Listen to it and tell the younger folks that there were times when it was hard - really hard - to find the bright side.
Sorry Ry..........2007-06-12
...but this album borders on the juvenile. And the songs are poorly phrased. This package is destined for the bargain bins.
Now, let's hear from more of those folks who couldn't write a negative review if their life depended on it....Those are the ones that always wind up at the top of Amazon's Customer reviews.
ry cooder at his best.......2007-06-08
love the story line which gets across the message in such a subtle way- who would love a cat named buddy!!
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- M. Gibbon "book maven"
- very nice..
- Sound Medicine: Music for Healing
- Great meditation CD
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Sound Medicine: Music for Healing
Steven Halpern
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ASIN: B00007JGQ6
Release Date: 2003-01-21 |
Tracks:
- Interstellar Light
- Awakening
- Stillpoint
- Jerusalem
- Ascension
- Oneness
- Healing Music #1
- Healing Music #2
Album Description
Music touches our hearts and resonates within our bodies. The right music can truly renew us, helping us to feel relaxed and rejuvenated. Great musicians have always recognized this therapeutic power of music, and researchers are finally proving them right. THE SOUND MEDICINE SERIES features the works of inspired musical pioneers who are exploring music's healing power.
Natural Balance and Harmony Your body is a self-healing instrument. If you give it a chance it will always tend toward homeostasis or healthful balance. Sound healer Steven Halpern uses soothing and free-floating keyboard compositions to draw the body into this state of balance and harmony. Combining artistic inspiration, sensitivity, and sophisticated sound technology, his compositions synchronize the hemispheres of the brain and amplify the production of alpha waves. This natural response is associated with feelings of deep relaxation, contentment, and well-being.
Steven Halpern, Ph.D. stands at the leading edge of the growing public understanding of the relationship between music, body, mind and spirit. An internationally acclaimed composer and recording artist Halpern has produced over sixty recordings and authored several books. His music has been featured on 48 Hours, America's Talking, and in USA Today, The New York Times and Yoga Journal. Halpern's recordings are used in hospitals, healing clinics, and leading spas worldwide.
Music for Healing Mind, Body & Spirit was previously released under the title In the Key of Healing
Customer Reviews:
M. Gibbon "book maven".......2007-05-16
Good sleeping Music. Very calming for the mind. It would go nice with a cup of tea.
very nice.........2007-04-10
This CD was a nice experience. It did seem a little repetative but, all in all, it was good.
Sound Medicine: Music for Healing.......2007-03-20
When you come home at night, weary and bedraggled from yet another hard day at work and a long commute home, put on this cd. it will refresh your spirit and help it heal. :::::smile:::::
Great meditation CD.......2007-03-12
This is my new "go-to" CD for meditation. I'm a fan of vibrational music for meditation, but sometimes the vibrational CD's can get repetitive and boring. This CD has multiple tracks with variety in the music, but with calming vibrationals in the background. Good for meditation, guided imagery, yoga, or great background music for reading.
Sound Medicine: Music for Healing.......2007-01-04
Following a suggestion from Candace B. Pert, Ph.D. found in her book "Molecules of Emotion," I decided to look for a relaxation CD to help me fall asleep. Because I also suffer from migraines, the word "healing" in the title of this CD intrigued me. It's still hard to believe, but for the past three months it puts me to sleep so quickly that I've never heard the end of the CD! And if I should wake up in the middle of the night I just turn it on again and fall right back asleep. Amazing!
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- Loving Spirit, Black Hawk, SD
- Best of Steven Halpern
- Outstanding!
- Relaxation
- Great Music
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Chakra Suite
Steven Halpern
Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music
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ASIN: B00005OMHN
Release Date: 2001-10-16 |
Tracks:
- Chakra Suite: 1st Chakra: Keynote C
- Chakra Suite: 2nd Chakra: Keynote D
- Chakra Suite: 3rd Chakra: Keynote E
- Chakra Suite: 4th Chakra: Keynote F
- Chakra Suite: 5th Chakra: Keynote G
- Chakra Suite: 6th Chakra: Keynote A
- Chakra Suite: 7th Chakra: Keynote B
- Chakra Suite: Sonic Satori
- Chakra Suite: Ascension
- Chakra Suite: Shambhala
- Spectrum Suite: 1st Chakra: Keynote C
- Spectrum Suite: 2nd Chakra: Keynote D
- Spectrum Suite: 3rd Chakra: Keynote E
- Spectrum Suite: 4th Chakra: Keynote F
- Spectrum Suite: 5th Chakra: Keynote G
- Spectrum Suite: 6th Chakra: Keynote A
- Spectrum Suite: 7th Chakra: Keynote B
- Chakra Chimes
Customer Reviews:
Loving Spirit, Black Hawk, SD.......2007-08-01
Chakra Suite has created wonderful tonal vibrations to open your chakras. This CD works well with whatever you are doing at the time of listening to it (ie: driving to or from work, washing dishes, or meditating).
Best of Steven Halpern.......2007-07-24
Chakra Suite the reissue of Spectrum Suite is a wonderful album.
One of the most popular New Age albums of all times. This CD is very good for energy healing and Chakra balancing. Also recommended for Chakra balancing and healing sessions is Healing Vibes by Paradiso.
Outstanding!.......2007-07-24
I just placed an order for my 2nd copy, so I can have one in the house and one in the car. I listen to this CD daily, especially when I need to concentrate on a specific task.
The Sleep Soundly CD by Steve Halpern is the one I use to fall asleep, it's so good I haven't been able to listen to the whole CD.
Relaxation.......2007-05-23
Steven Halpern is the master of relaxation music. It feels as if he knows the secret code to relaxation. This is the same for all of his meditation CDs. Chakra suite is one of the best CDs in chakra series.
Great Music.......2007-03-13
Anything Steve Halpern creates is soothing and wonderful and this CD is no different.
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- Fantastic!
- Edmonson Captures Browncoat Spirit
- Great Music!
- Must Have Soundtrack With a Few Omissions
- Firefly is the best small time t.v. sound track
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Firefly (Original Television Soundtrack)
Greg Edmonson (Composer)
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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ASIN: B000BLI4PQ
Release Date: 2005-11-08 |
Tracks:
- Firefly - Main Title
- Big Bar Fight
- Heart of Gold Montage
- Whitefall / Book
- Early Takes Serenity
- The Funeral
- Rivers Perception / Saffron
- Mal Fights Niska / Back Home
- River Tricks Early
- River Understands Simon
- Leaving / Caper / Spaceball
- Rivers Afraid / Niska / Torture
- In My Bunk / Jaynes Statue / Boom
- Inaras Suite
- Out Of Gas / Empty Derelict
- Books Hair / Ready For Battle
- Tears / Rivers Eyes
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- Saved / Isnt Home? / Reavers
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- Dying Ship / Naked Mal
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Composer Greg Edmonson created a flavorful, guitar-based score for the adventures of the crew of Serenity. CD features exclusive bonus tracks.
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic!.......2007-07-31
I really love this music. It is obviously music set to scenes, as it doesn't flow like a tune on its own would. But very catchy phrases. I enjoy listening to this CD again and again. If you love the DVDs you will appreciate this CD.
Edmonson Captures Browncoat Spirit.......2007-07-29
When watching the original Firefly series, the music struck me as being intrinsic to the style and feel - the idea if you will - of Joss Whedon's future worlds. The opening title theme immediately captures the expectations of the viewer, and the incidental music combines the western and eastern cultures seamlessly throughout the action. This CD contains excerpts and highlights from the television series, and from Big Bar Fight to Dying Ship, fans of the series will be undoubtedly delighted to reminisce with the soundtrack. Greg Edmonson's compositions manages to combine the stereotypical American western motifs many of us are familiar with, and creates an extraordinary hybrid with oriental and eastern influences that constantly remind the listener of the bizarre yet effective (and believable) amalgamation of major world powers that has occurred within the Firefly universe. The soundtrack communicates, as only a soundtrack can, the diverse range of influences and emotions contained in the series. From confrontations with Reavers, Niska and Early (each taking into account the difference in character and situation), to the heart wrenching predicament of River and Simon, and through the various episodes of the series, Edmonson has composed, with almost impossible premise and parameters, a beautiful and appropriate (if there is such a thing) soundtrack. Despite the terrific work on the movie release - Serenity - which was in itself an extraordinary achievement, it is a shame that Greg Edmonson was not responsible for the soundtrack to that, too. This CD must be recommended to any Browncoat, for the Independence lives, and fights on in music.
Great Music!.......2007-07-16
I absolutely loved this CD. It captures all of the music from the series. The majority of the music is very serene and calming. Its a great mix of acoustical guitar, Celtic and traditional Chinese (flute) music. Listening to the CD takes me back to the shows.
Greg Edmonson did an excellent job composing the music. He really captured the essence of the show. I think it was a bad move on Joss Whedon's part to not go with Edmonson for the movie's soundtrack (Serenity). This CD is a must have for great music lovers, be it acoustic, classical or Celtic. This is one of my favorite soundtracks of all time.
Must Have Soundtrack With a Few Omissions.......2007-07-08
Anyone who loved Firefly should own this album. Not only can you show your support for the franchise, but you get to listen to the great work of Greg Edmonson whenever you like. About half of the tracks are memorable favorites that will immediately bring back vivid memories of the show and the remainder are still good now and then.
Like the movie soundtrack for Serenity, the only real down side is the absence of one or two small pieces. In this case, the absence of The Hero of Canton from the episode Jaynestown is something that must be made up with a download from the internet.
Firefly is the best small time t.v. sound track.......2007-05-13
This CD is the best 'small time' t.v. sound track. No big sound or spectacular songs, but the music moves you back to the time of the Old Wild West meets new Country Western.
Average customer rating:
- not sleepy enough
- Great CD For Falling Asleep
- ZZzzzzz is right!
- works wonderfully for the little ones too
- Didn't sleep soundly......
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Sleep Soundly
Steven Halpern
Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music
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ASIN: B000003IU8
Release Date: 1996-10-29 |
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- Brahms' Lullaby
- Comfort Zone (Delta)
- Subtle Energy Balancing
- Light As A Feather
- Sleep Soundly (Part 1)
- Sleep Soundly (Part 2)
- Eventide (Part 1)
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One of the fundamental criticisms of New Age music is that it puts people to sleep. Here, Steven Halpern, one of the founding fathers of New Age, makes that his mission and, as you might expect, does an effective job of it. Drawing on catalog material from the early 1980s, Halpern builds an attractive collection of delicate, lighter-than-air sonic textures that nicely serves the intended purpose--to fill the silence with something prettier than white noise. Halpern does so by blending electric and acoustic piano, plus additional keyboards, to create soothing, improvisational, cloudlike musical abstractions that often convey the tranquil randomness of wind chimes in a soft breeze. The liner notes also promise your subconscious will be exposed to a series of subliminal, sleep-encouraging affirmations along the quiet, unstructured way. This may sound like so much frou-frou to the unconverted, but for anyone sincerely interested in a sleep aid, Halpern's disc is a certified snoozer, a New Age music box. Other New Age discs may accomplish the same purpose as Sleep Soundly, but few will do it as persuasively. --Terry Wood
Customer Reviews:
not sleepy enough.......2007-03-02
Too repetative, made me want to speed up the Brahams lullaby. Just made me agitated. However my 8 yr. old daught listens to it many nights a bedtime and loves it. I like his Chakra CD much better and find it more relaxing.
Great CD For Falling Asleep.......2007-02-09
We have purchased several CDs to help us sleep, but this one is by far the best. My husband and I was able to fall asleep pretty much before the first track is finished or at most the beginning of the second track. I don't think I can even recall what the third track sounds like... It plays Brahms Lullaby in several versions (trio, duet, solo) along with some other songs, but it does it in a way that is very soothing.
I have strongly recommended the CD to other family members and my collegues.
ZZzzzzz is right!.......2007-01-13
During the first 5 minutes I told myself this is rediculous how is this going to get me to sleep?
Well after another 5 minutes I checked out and went straight to dreamland.
I woke up refreshed and full of energy. I always suffered from not being able to fall asleep, worrying about little things. The cd is great, I can't hear my own thoughts.
I'm a dj and since using this cd my ears are no longer tired and I can mix my music properly. Love it
works wonderfully for the little ones too.......2007-01-12
We have had trouble with our 2 year old staying in bed. She seems to think night time is a good time to bounce off the walls :) We started playing this CD and within 2 nights she was sleeping soundly without trouble. She shares a room with her 4 year-old sister who loves the CD as well. She will ask to have it played every night. It is very soothing background music.
Didn't sleep soundly.............2007-01-12
I found this cd very UNrelaxing, didn't lull me to sleep as promised. Very dissappointed and would not recommend.
Average customer rating:
- Starry Night A+++
- Soothing, calming and still works after 11 years!
- Wonderful product
- Good for babies, but a little depressing for adults.
- highly recommended
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On a Starry Night
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records
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ASIN: B000000NMK
Release Date: 1997-04-15 |
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The party line on most Windham Hill products seems to be that it's either the greatest stuff since wave machines, or that it all sounds alike. On a Starry Night, with its collection of world songs and reputable artists such as Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, the Turtle Island String Quartet, and others, does lean toward a seamlessly understated, homogeneous quality that is broken only occasionally by Bobby McFerrin's piece and a couple of others. That said, there can hardly be a more mellow or sonorous album of kid's music anywhere. Starry Night could calm a nursery with no nurses; why, it could even soothe the pained yelps at the dog pound--and turn a freeway full of bumper-to-bumper sour pusses into pussycats. Effective? You've heard of mind control, haven't you? --Martin Keller
Customer Reviews:
Starry Night A+++.......2007-07-29
I got this for my shower and I absolutely love it!! My son has listened to it every night since he was born, he is now almost 21 months and still it is part of his bedtime routine!!!! It is very different from the traditional lullabyes- we love it and have put it in the can't live without it category.
Soothing, calming and still works after 11 years!.......2007-05-09
I bought this for my newborn daughter and she has fallen asleep to this just about every night of her life. In particular, we enjoy the 2 Brazilian songs as I am Portuguese (born there, raised here) and it's immensely enjoyable hearing songs in my native tongue as well as other languages. I have gifted this to several expectant parents and everyone loves it as much as I do. I highly recommend this CD.
Wonderful product.......2007-03-08
The songs on this CD are soothing and fantastic. My son loved them!
Good for babies, but a little depressing for adults........2007-02-12
The music is all good, but several of the songs are eerily reminiscent of the Schindler's List soundtrack.
highly recommended.......2006-12-30
we used this before our first arrived (to acquaint her with the music and hopefully create a positive association for her) and played it every night as part of her bed time routine. i fell asleep to the music as well as i could hear it on the monitor from her room. i can't describe how much i loved listening to the tracks and how good i feel about the success of our nightly routine. we keep the music on the ipod for "sleepy music" while traveling in the car. my now 4 year old daughter with "request" the CD when she is tired! i often give this as a baby shower gift.
Average customer rating:
- get the imported version
- Wonders from Wonderful Musicians
- Sorry I put off buying
- Great musical CD
- beautiful
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Earthsongs
Secret Garden
Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0007GAEVC
Release Date: 2005-03-08 |
Tracks:
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- The Reel
- Always There
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- Sleepsong
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- Searching For The Past
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Earthsongs is a curious title for an album that is unrooted in the firmament and seems far removed from any traditions therein. Instead, the duo of Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian keyboardist Rolf Lovland make music lost in a gauzy haze of nostalgia and sentimentality. On Earthsongs, they move further from the safely exotic, Celtic-meets-New-Age sound in which they forged their early successes and float down an easy-listening path. Celtic flavors do turn up on a pair of sanitized jigs: "Reel" and "Daughters of Erin," but they have the authenticity of a theme restaurant. Bringing in pop-classical tenor Russell Watson for the maudlin ballad "Always There" doesn't help. With this album, Secret Garden takes a seat in the faux-classical lounge, a room occupied by artists like Percy Faith, Bert Kaempfert, 101 Strings, and other forgotten meisters of orchestral pop who were washed aside by the breaking waves of rock in the early '60s. --John Diliberto
Customer Reviews:
get the imported version.......2007-04-01
Potential buyer should, like so many had said, get the imported version that has "Silence Speaks". In my opinion, "Silence Speaks" and "Searching For The Past" are two of the most beautiful song tracks on this CD (they balance each other well too - being one heavy on violin and the other on keyboard).
Overall, I found this to be a great music CD. Tracks are well balanced between Secret Garden's signature melodies and other, for lack of words, new age styles/fusion(i.e. Celtic). I do wish their future releases include more of their signature melodies though.
Wonders from Wonderful Musicians.......2006-11-27
If you're new to Secret Garden, you'll discover the depths of sensitive creators. If you're not, you won't be disappointed!!! Their sound gets even better with the passing of time!!!
Sorry I put off buying.......2006-09-10
I am a long-time fan of Secret Garden and eagerly awaited the release of this CD. After reading the reviews, though, I was hesitant to spend the money. I just received this CD and I'm sorry I put off buying it for so long. Yes, the music is different from their previous releases, but it shows their growth and willingness to try different things. If you listen to all their albums in order, Earthsongs provides a refreshing change, and you will hear how they have grown over the years. Whether they continue to explore and evolve on the path they have started with Earthsongs, or go back to their previous sound, I will still buy and continue to be a fan. I will always love their music!! (I gave this CD 4 stars because White Stones and Once in a Red Moon are still my favorites)
Great musical CD.......2006-07-01
How can anyone go wrong with Secret Garden? If their music resonates with your soul - this CD continues a legacy and musical tradition. Sleepsong is wonderful (near perfect) and contains the spiritual messages that resonate with my soul which makes Secret Garden truly special.
beautiful.......2006-02-25
I've read other reviews touting the CD as to pat and not up to snuff. I've found it otherwise--the music is varied--not all Celtic, but that is refreshing to me, as are the vocals. Sometimes in this world, some soothing uplifting lyrics are just what the doctor ordered. Some are even hummable! Some of the Celtic instrumentals are toe-tappers and others are haunting. I'll keep buying Secret Garden, despite the naysayersI
Average customer rating:
- Need to unwind? It's worth the time.
- Great CD
- The best I've ever encountered
- Beautiful Guided Imagery and Music
- The Ultimate Relaxation
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Letting Go of Stress
Steven Halpern , and Emmett Miller
Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music
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ASIN: B00009N1WZ
Release Date: 2003-06-03 |
Tracks:
- Tension Relaxation
- Autogenic Stress Relief
- A Trip To The Beach
- Mental & Physical Relaxation
Customer Reviews:
Need to unwind? It's worth the time........2007-07-30
It was very helpful in unwinding! Found the technics easy to follow and relieved stress.
Great CD.......2007-06-05
I can't say enough about this CD. It is great to meditate to. If you just want to take a 20 minute vacation, it is possible with the help of Steven Halpern's music and sounds then Emmett Miller's soothing voice on this CD. Highly recommended!
The best I've ever encountered.......2006-07-01
This CD is the best I've ever encountered as far as relaxation CD's go. The first time I listened to Autogenic Stress Relief I was scared of feeling relaxed (because I don't know how to relax). The second time I was used to the process and it was wonderful. I can't brag on this CD enough. I can concentrate, I can focus, and I don't worry about things as much.
Beautiful Guided Imagery and Music.......2006-06-25
Emmitt Miller leads you thru four different relaxation sessions, each about 20 min. in length. His voice is very soothing and the background music is perfectly in tune with the guided imagery. The music is performed by Steven Halpern. I agree with the previous reviewer that the trip to the beach is the best one on the CD, but the others area very good too. You can use in the middle of the day or before going to sleep to aid in relaxation. Very much worth the money for this CD.
Please see my other reviews on Amazon.
The Ultimate Relaxation.......2005-02-27
Dear Friends,
I have been enjoying the use of this tape for many years. It has four separate 20 minute relaxation sessions on it. Some have muscle tension progressive relaxation exercises, which are fantastic. But my favorite session is "A Trip to The Beach." It is a guided imagery session that relaxes you, takes you on a trip to the beach, and guides you in seeing your body as healthy and strong. You can use this tape for an afternoon relaxation session, or you can use it as you go to sleep at night. Even though it will bring you "up" at the end, I have never had a problem just sleeping soundly through it when it is bedtime. I've used this tape when going through severe health challenges and stressful situations. My husband also enjoys listening to it at night. I highly recommend it.
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- I have used this CD for TEN YEARS...
- Welcome to the warm embrace of angels!
- Gift of Angels
- This is truly music from the angels
- life saving music
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Gifts of the Angels
Steven Halpern
Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music
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ASIN: B000003IVB
Release Date: 1994-10-18 |
Tracks:
- Gifts Of The Angels
- Radiance
- Ode To Orpheus
- Celestial Prophecy
- Eternally
- Awakening
- Pachelbel's Canon
- Sand Dance
- Angels On High
- Inner Peace
- Earthrise
- Higher Ground
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- The Light In Your Eyes
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Steven Halpern has more than 60 recordings in circulation, including audio projects ostensibly designed to enhance memory, wealth, and weight loss. He even has his own trademarked slogan--the Halpern Effect(tm)! (Take that, Mozart.) Thus, it's easy to view Halpern's high-volume output since 1975 less as art and more like a commodity. Gifts of the Angels, a 68-minute compilation (sampling eight albums and adding two original pieces), offers a few nuggets that suggest Halpern's music at times can stand on its own merits, detached from all of its deep-bliss, New Age pretensions. "Celestial Prophecy," is a nicely detailed (which is not to say complex) excursion on solo piano that briefly stirs the senses, and the title track from Higher Ground is a delicate space-music standout. Meanwhile, the 1970s-flashback tonality of Halpern's electric piano (one piece, "Earthrise," can be traced to Halpern's debut release, Spectrum Suite) dates several of the tracks included here. Nevertheless, the disc's pace, which drifts deeper into the ether on each of the last five tracks, is nicely constructed for those aiming to nod off into a state of contented nothingness. --Terry Wood
Customer Reviews:
I have used this CD for TEN YEARS..........2006-12-23
As a massage therapist, this is the ONLY CD I have used consistently in my practice over the past TEN years. There is something about this particular CD that I absolutely love and that has not been duplicated in other CDs I have used (literally hundreds!) Steven Halpern comes up with awesome music! I have many of his other CDs as well, but NOTHING comes close to "Gifts of the Angels". I am now using my 3rd copy and will buy another when this one is worn out. Many of my clients ASK me to use it in their massage sessions and ask me where to find Halpern's music. Superb.
Welcome to the warm embrace of angels!.......2006-08-31
When much of modern day's rock music and the civilization's pressure on people's lifestyle has a stressful and bad influence on the well being Steven Halpern's music is a blessing. The Godfather and inventor of the New Age music that has a healing and relaxing purpose makes music that puts the body in it's own rhythm and leads into a state of balance and inner peace. Gifts of Angels does all this, but adds an extra dimension with its beautiful angel song, making this an absolute world class New Age album. The music puts the brain waves in an alpha state and sometimes my heartbeat even gets down to 40 beats per minute, leading to a sense of peace and relaxation at the same time as its get me ready to meet my everyday life as a more balanced and happier human being. To have the opportunity to lie down and do nothing, just listen to this beautiful music, and let it fill your entire body with peace and comfort is a luxury that I think every human being should have the opportunity to do and that everybody needs to do once in a while. Unfortunately many people don't have the knowledge about New Age and the way it helps us to a better life. Bands like Rush, Journey and Def Leppard gives us the rush and entertainment that we need to be energetic while going to the gym or driving the car fast on a sunny summer day. Steven Halpern's music gets the body in a state of balance and peace and helps us to get more concentrated and focused. The price of this CD is not just the price of another CD, it's an investment in a better life, like buying a miracle pill that gets you healthier and helps you get away from illness and an unhealthy life, a pill that never will end.
Gift of Angels.......2006-08-21
The music is just that! It sounds like you're in Heaven. Halpern scores again!
This is truly music from the angels.......2006-03-24
I listen to this CD when I am meditating and while I am taking a bath. It allows me to relax and truly be in a state of heaven. I love it.
life saving music.......2006-03-07
I did not expect this but I was really buying this for myself, turns out my daughter likes this at night so she can fall asleep. My daughter is 4 and very active, she never seems to know when to rest and relax.
I decided to play this one night just to ease the mood of the night and she was asleep by the 4th song. We play this cd every night. thank!, you thank!, you thank you!
I love this cd because now I can have her go to sleep at a time that is normal for her age instead of an adult time.
Thanks, I recommend this cd for every one that is tense and needs a good easy winding down. I love it
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