Frontier [Soundtrack]

Track Listings

1. Main Theme

2. Rogers' Rangers

3. Indian Attack

4. Tippecanoe

5. My People

6. Indian Agents

7. Robert's Theme

8. Longknife

9. Native Sons

10. Kaskaskia

11. Death in the Snow

12. Frontier Dreams

13. Heartbeat

14. Crossing the River

15. Unrest

16. Attack on the Abenakis

17. Ambush

18. Techumseh/Epilog

Frontier,Larry Corbett,David Arkenstone,David Arkenstone,Daniel Chase,Sid Page,Neo Pacific,Contemporary Instrumental,Film,Film Music,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop

Tracks:

Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly
Appalachian Spring: Allegro
Appalachian Spring: Moderato
Appalachian Spring: Fast
Appalachian Spring: Subito Allegro
Appalachian Spring: As At First (Slowly)
Appalachian Spring: Doppio movimento
Appalachian Spring: Moderato - Coda
Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday - Allegro con spirito
Rodeo: Corral Nocturne - Moderato
Rodeo: aturday Night Waltz - Introduction - Slow Waltz
Rodeo: Hoe-Down - Allegro
Billy The Kid: Introduction. The Open Prairie
Billy The Kid: Street In A Frontier Town
Billy The Kid: Mexican Dance And Finale
Billy The Kid: Prairie Night (Card Game At Night)
Billy The Kid: Gun Battle
Billy The Kid: Celbration (After Billy's Capture)
Billy The Kid: Billy's Death
Billy The Kid: The Open Prairie Again
Fanfare for the Common Man: Molto deliberato

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Happy is the composer who has an advocate as passionate and talented as Leonard Bernstein. These Copland performances have been the preferred versions since they were first issued--better even than the composer's own, later recordings. Originally they were spread over two discs, but thanks to the extended playing time of the compact disc, you can now get all three great Copland ballets together, along with the ever popular Fanfare for the Common Man. Bernstein brings to this music the right sharpness of rhythm but also a typically open-hearted warmth. He coaxes a virtuoso response from the New York Philharmonic, which knows this music as well (or better) than anyone. Self- recommending. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

What more could one ask for?.......2007-06-27

Aaron Copland's masterful works are here interpreted by Bernstein. Nothing says the American sound like Copland, and there is no better interpreter than Bernstein. This recording is one of the best in my collection. I would recommend this to anyone (even non-classical music fans).

Definitive Is Right.......2007-02-27

I have the SACD version of these recordings (except for the "Fanfare" which, in this case, is the version taken from Bernstein's recording of Copland's Third Symphony) and I must agree with others here that the performances are definitive. The "Rodeo" has more energy than any other recording I know of, in fact it can almost go over the top! "Billy the Kid" is quiet and tender, dramatic and bold and "Appalachian Spring" is dead-on. The last section of this ballet is one of my very favorite pieces of music and Bernstein's tempo and phrasing here could well be called perfect.

Definitive Recordings of Copland's Popular Ballet Scores From Bernstein, NYPO.......2007-02-11

Without question, this splendid CD is my favorite recording of some of Aaron Copland's most popular orchestral ballet scores. In Leonard Bernstein he had both a good friend and a devout ally, who successfully championed Copland's music, helping to ensure his reputation as one of the greatest - if not the greatest - 20th Century American composer. Sony has done a superb job in digitally remastering this recording, offering some of the best sound I've heard from a vintage Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic recording. But more importantly than the recording's superb sonic quality is the quality of these performances of Copland's scores. Bernstein leads in New York Philharmonic in these virtuoso performances, replete with lush, vibrant playing from the winds, horns and strings. His warm, truly heart-felt interpretation of "Applachian Spring" is truly mesmerizing, and the best I have heard from a recording. And yet, I am am just as impressed with his conducting of both "Rodeo" and "Billy the Kid"; the latter replete with superb solos from the orchestra's timpanist. An elegant performance of "Fanfare for the Common Man" closes out this CD recording. Fans of Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra shouldn't hesitate in acquiring this superb CD.

American Music at its Highest .......2007-02-04

If I was forced to recommend one CD of American music, I would feel very safe in backing this one. These interpretations have yet to be surpassed, and not even Copland himself could muster the same type of perfection that Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic did in this recording. Bernstein's way with Rodeo is unbelievable, and this alone is worth the price of the disc. The music on this recording has a lot to do with why, as Americans, we can all be proud of our place in the history of western music.

With 39 reviews under me, I will dispense with the adjectives to try and describe each interpretation of each piece on this disc, and simply say that these performances have been recommended by almost everyone (professional critics included of course) since they appeared; get it and find out why.

The best of Copland.......2007-01-09

For the Aaron Copland fan, this CD has the essentials: the most popular and easy listening of the Copland body of creations. Enjoy!

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Classic hardcore punk album
California Punk Masterpeice
Raw and Ill...
Wild near-classic
A punk classic of the first order

Group Sex
The Circle Jerks
Manufacturer: Frontier Records
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MIA: The Complete Anthology
Damaged
The First Four Years
Bad Brains
Wild in the Streets

ASIN: B000008EBJ
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

Deny Everything
I Just Want Some Skank
Beverly Hills
Operation
Back Against The Wall
Wasted
Behind The Door
World Up My Ass
Paid Vacation
Don't Care
Live Fast Die Young
What's Your Problem
Group Sex
Red Tape

Album Description

An undisputed classic. Fourteen songs in as many minutes with each one more brilliant than the last. Originally released in 1980.

Customer Reviews:

Classic hardcore punk album.......2007-07-23

Somewhere between the sarcasm and humor and anger comes some of the best 14 songs from the LA hardcore punk scene.

This CD is as essential to any punker as Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by the Dead Kennedys or the First Four Years by Black Flag. Saying you like hardcore punk without owning this CD is like saying your straightedge without ever owning Minor Threat's Complete Discography it should be a friggin crime.

This CD and the songs reflect to me like many of the albums I mentioned above all the best things about the LA punk scene. The music was not just loud, was not just angry it also had this dark sense of sarcastic humor totally missing from so many other forms of modern popular music. And the Circle Jerks were one of those bands that did it really well.

California Punk Masterpeice.......2007-07-13

While Keith Morris's former bandmates Black Flag continued down the path they started and made increasingly complicated music much to the disdain of hardcore fans, the Circle Jerks made stupid short fast songs that were more than enough to satisfy hardcore fans everywhere. This album is just a masterpeice. My favorite songs are probably Beverly Hills, Wasted and Don't Care, but as short as the album is I just listen to the whole thing nonstop every time without putting emphasis on any particular songs. In my mind this album is just plain great from start to finish. If you dont have it and you like Keith's work with Black Flag, any other Circle Jerks albums or just great early california hardcore buy it without hesitation.

Raw and Ill..........2007-04-19

14 songs in about 15 minutes... incredible. They dudes helped pave the way for hardcore... The tracks are raw... no filler, to the point. One of the great albums ever recorded. Any real fan of punk should own this.

Wild near-classic.......2007-04-12

This teen punker contains a clutch of SoCal anthems that still resonate with the skate crowd - or anybody who likes good punk done well. While not altogether consistent from song to song, its appeal comes from acknowledged classics like "Wild in the Streets" - maybe their most recognizable tune. Any respectable mosh-pit would be sent into a frenzy with most of these tunes. Their spirit of teen angst is never too heavy, and their sense of humor buoys the sharp punk style.

A punk classic of the first order.......2007-04-01

This is undoubtedly one of the greatest albums ever made. Every song is outstanding. There is not a single filler track, nothing to skip. From start to finish it is pure joy and it's all over before you know it.

Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid and Rodeo Suite; Ferde Grofé:Grand Canyon Suite

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Astounding "Canyon"; "Rodeo" Rivals NYP
Superb recordings of American classics.
Copland and Gould - LSC-2195
Gould conducts Copland and Grofe
Superlative performance of Copeland

Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid and Rodeo Suite; Ferde Grofé:Grand Canyon Suite

Manufacturer: RCA
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Copland: Appalachian Spring/Fanfare For The Common Man/El Salón México/Danzón Cubano
The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection
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Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Fanfare for the Common Man

ASIN: B000003FGZ
Release Date: 1993-05-11

Tracks:

Billy The Kid: Suite: Introduction: The Open Prarie
Billy The Kid: Suite: Street In A Frontier Town
Billy The Kid: Suite: Mexican Dance And Finale
Billy The Kid: Suite: Prairie Night: Card Game
Billy The Kid: Suite: Gun Battle
Billy The Kid: Suite: Celebration: After Billy's Capture
Billy The Kid: Suite: Billy's Death
Billy The Kid: Suite: The Open Prairie (reprise)
Rodeo: Suite: Buckaroo Holiday
Rodeo: Suite: Corral Nocturne
Rodeo: Suite: Honky Tonk Interlude
Rodeo: Suite: Saturday Night Waltz
Rodeo: Suite: Hoe-Down
Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise
Grand Canyon Suite: Painted Desert
Grand Canyon Suite: On The Trail
Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset
Grand Canyon Suite: Cloudburst

Customer Reviews:

Astounding "Canyon"; "Rodeo" Rivals NYP.......2007-01-05

Close your eyes and be transported to the Canyon. In this remastering of a 1960 recording, Morton Gould shows his chops as a superlative conductor and interpreter of this Grofe classic. The work itself is wonderful, but Gould and his orchestra provide nuances that absolutely delight. Of the five movements of "Grand Canyon Suite", the final, "Cloudburst", ceases becoming music and is elevated to pure sensory experience. It is no longer notes on a page finely executed; it IS the sky, the wind, the sheets of rain (a sheer, shimmering slide of sound), the thunder, and it is perfect. The four prior movements are nearly as excellent, with the second, "Painted Desert", casting an eerie shadow over the listener's mind with spellbinding brush strokes. This is a performance delivered with painstaking care.

Gould's treatment of Copland's works, recorded three years earlier, were of great personal interest, as one of my earliest exposures to "serious" music was the great Bernstein recording of "Rodeo", and "Buckaroo Holiday" in particular. Surprisingly, Gould and company give the NYPO a run for its money. They are just as energized, brash and even raw (hear the horns, and it's fitting) as New York; ditto the "Gun Battle" episode of "Billy". Gould threw himself into Copland's scores and whipped his musicians into a frenzy when called for, and the results place Gould's readings of these two pieces of Americana right behind Bernstein.

This CD - beautifully remastered - is a bargain.

Superb recordings of American classics........2004-04-27

I thoroughly agree with all other reviewers (though I wish some would spell Copland's name right!) Morton Gould conducts with great verve and sensitivity. "Rodeo" is terrific and it also includes the seldom heard "Honky-Tonk Interlude" which is a delight in itself.
The Grand Canyon Suite is a highlight with its marvellous orchestration and melodic richness. Although the score is influenced by a number of composers such as Dukas, Ravel, Respighi and even Richard Strauss, it nevertheless feels entirely
original. "On the trail" is beautifully rhythmical,one can really feel the trotting
of the donkeys, and the sound effects are pure joy. Note the
ee-ah-ing of the donkeys, so superbly part of the music. (somewhat reminescent of Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream overture.) The Cloudburst is a sonic triumph.
This recording comes from 1957, but digitally remastered. Sound is demonstration quality. Still probably the best available, highly recommended.

Copland and Gould - LSC-2195.......2004-02-12

I've heard Copland conducting these two works on recordings and I've heard the famous NYPO/Bernstein's 1960 recording of these two works on Columbia Records, yet Gould and his Orchestra fills in the blank spaces that was left out in previous and recent recordings.

He takes his troup to NYC to Manhatten Center, in Oct of 1957, and have the legendary RCA producer, John Pfeiffer and Lewis Layton, produce and engineer this recording session to be encaptured on 3-track tape (where the "Billy the Kid" was released on RCA "New Orthophonic tape recording" - the BCS-130), then to eventual vinyl (LM/LSC-2195). Gould, being somewhat of an arrangement conductor in the 50's, manage to pull the stops out in how these two Copland pieces are to be presented-to where the listener can feel that they themselves are back in the Wild, Wild West of the 1880's. He doesn't rush through these two pieces like some other conductors do. Gould takes his time trying to tell the story within the music. He uses emphasis, emotion, tempo and dynamics where it should be per each chapter in a story. Excellent listening for all!

This BMG "Living Stereo" release of the LSC-2195 Copland/Gould is a faithful reproduction as it can be of the original vinyl release.

Gould conducts Copland and Grofe.......2003-11-21

It may surprise some to discover that American composer/conductor Morton Gould conducted such fine performances of other American composers' music. These RCA Victor "Living Stereo" recordings are vivid, excellent proof that Gould was a really fine conductor and not just of his own music.

The performances of the suites from Copland's ballets "Billy the Kid" and "Rodeo" are among the best ever recorded. They benefit not only from Gould's wonderful sensitivity and appreciation but from excellent playing by the "pickup" orchestra and the still remarkable "Living Stereo" recording process, in which RCA used only three microphones and advanced mastering techniques.

Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite" was a "labor of love" as the skilled composer/arranger spent considerable time carefully depicting his impressions of one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. Grofe had been a very successful arranger for Paul Whiteman and is still remembered for the very first orchestration of George Gershwin's "An American in Paris," premiered by Gershwin at the piano with Whiteman conducting in New York's Aeolian Hall in February 1924.

Grofe composed a number of original orchestral works in later years and the "Grand Canyon Suite" is probably his best. It contains memorable melodies and is skillfully orchestrated throughout. It so impressed Arturo Toscanini that he recorded it in 1945 for RCA Victor, under the supervision of the composer. Grofe himself conducted a recording of the suite for Everest Records in 1960. Gould's recording is excellent. The final movement, depicting a spectacular thunderstorm, is absolutely awesome. I think this recording may surpass an earlier favorite, also recorded for RCA Victor, by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston "Pops" Orchestra.

This is all very fun and very exciting American music.

Superlative performance of Copeland.......1999-12-26

Billy the Kid & Rodeo were both etched in my soul when as a young boy I listened along with my mother. This performance by Morton Gould remains for me above any other that I have heard and I have heard many given my love for them. This is a re-issue of an original 3 microphone/3 track TRUE stero recording made by RCA in their 'Living Stero' series and originally recorded in 1957. A must have for Copeland listeners. It is a bonus that it also contains 'Grand Canyon Suite.'

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Mandatory Suicidal
Great Album!
Monstrous
One of the best thrash/metal albums.
Classic. From start to end. Hands down.

Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
Manufacturer: Frontier Records
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Join the Army
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
Lights...Camera...Revolution!
Speak English or Die
Group Sex

ASIN: B000007489
Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

Suicide's An Alternative / You'll Be Sorry
Two Sided Politics
I Shot The Devil
Subliminal
Won't Fall In Love Today
Institutionalized
Memories Of Tomorrow
Possessed
I Saw Your Mommy...
Fascist Pig
I Want More
Suicidal Failure

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When punk rock met the formless rebellion that permeated L.A.'s working-class suburbs in the early '80s, a weird hybrid was born, drawing equally from heavy-metal thunder and Ritalin-generation aggression. Suicidal Tendencies' frontman Mike Muir was one of them, and they knew it immediately, latching onto the half-spoken, half-screeched brain bomb "Institutionalized" as an instant classic. That song is certainly the best-known track on this, the group's debut, but it's hardly the only essential one: "Fascist Pig," "I Shot the Devil," and "Possessed" all rage on mightily, the arcs of guitar from Rocky George and Mike Clark serving to push Muir to new heights of blind frenzy. In less powerful hands, this album would be little more than an extended temper tantrum, but in the mitts of Suicidal, it's something far, far more dangerous. --David Sprague

Customer Reviews:

Mandatory Suicidal.......2007-05-10

This is still my favorite Suicidal CD. If you're only going to get one Suicidal Tendencies CD, get this one.

Great Album!.......2007-05-02

I just recenty heard of this band from a friend of mine. I am now hooked on Suicidal Tendencies. Even tho I was like 1 year old when this album came out. Do yourself a favor and buy it, you want regret it.

Monstrous.......2007-04-28

I bought this record (LP) in 1986 after hearing Institutionalized. I recorded that song onto cassette tape, listened to the record, and was so shocked (imagine--at age 16? What a p**sy) with some of the content I smashed the record outside on the sidewalk. Cut to about 19 years later, I see a re-issue colored-vinyl LP at Newbury Comics and decide I must have this, I must re-claim and face that which drove me to violently destroy a violent album full of rage. The result?

This record is sick, and it's the best sick I've ever heard. Classic, classic, classic. A must-own as a record of pure insanity.

One of the best thrash/metal albums........2007-04-07

You know why i like Suicidal? I like how they have african americans in their band. I am african american myself. I like thrash, metal, punk, hardcore, and stuff like that. I like to see other african americans involved in hardcore, and metal. I like The dead kennedys, Bad brains, and other bands who have included other races like mine in their bands. This album is incredible. I got it quite a while back and was hooked from the first track. It's fast and aggressive. I am a skater too, and this is great skate music. This is a great album so buy it.

Classic. From start to end. Hands down........2007-01-02

Essential listening. Nothing can touch it. For those who were born around the time this album came out, or who are only familiar with "Institutionalized", do yourself a favor, and get ahold of this album. It's barely 30 minutes long, and goes by real quick. It will also leave a long lasting impact on your outlook of music, among other things.

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Best of the the popular Copland...
A Great American Album
Must have this one...

Ultimate Copland Album

Manufacturer: Decca
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Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, etc / Bernstein, New York PO
Copland: Music for Films
Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Fanfare for the Common Man
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - Piano Concerto in F - An American in Paris

ASIN: B00002S5EW
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

Fanfare For The Common Man
From Four Dance Episodes From 'Rodeo': Saturday Night Waltz
From Four Dance Episodes From 'Rodeo': Hoe-Down
From Old American Songs: Simple Gifts
Appalachian Spring: Variations On A Shaker Hymn
From Music For Movies: Grovers Corners (From Our Town)
From Billy The Kid: Introduction - The Open Prairie
From Billy The Kid: Street In A Frontier Town
From Billy The Kid: Mexican Dance
From Billy The Kid: Gun Battle
From Billy The Kid: Celebration (After Billy's Capture)
From Billy The Kid: The Open Prairie Again
From Billy The Kid: El Salon Mexico
Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly
Appalachian Spring: Allegro
Appalachian Spring: Moderato: The Bride And Her Intended
Appalachian Spring: Fast: The Revivalist And His Flock
Appalachian Spring: Allegro: Solo Dance Of The Bride
Appalachian Spring: Meno Mosso
Appalachian Spring: Doppio Movimento: Variations On A Shaker Hymn
Appalachian Spring: Moderato: Coda

Customer Reviews:

Best of the the popular Copland..........2004-12-26

Here's a great introduction to the popular music of Aaron Copland. When "Fanfare for the Common Man" begins, sparks of recognition will fly for most listeners. This song has been everywhere: presidential inaugurations, the olympics, commercials, movies, etc. Some flatten it as hopelessly clichéd, while others find it moving and inspiring. Copland also reprised it in the finale of his Third Symphony. Arguably Copland's most famous piece, "Appalachian Spring" closes the CD. In between, more great Copland: excerpts from 'Rodeo' (apparently the beef lobby has appropriated "Hoe-Down" as one of their themes); a great vocal rendition of "Simple Gifts" and a large chunk of another of Copland's best known works: "Billy the Kid". The only confusing piece is the "Variations on a Shaker Hymn" from Appalachian Spring when the entire Appalachian Spring is already included. Seems slightly redundant.

Though most of the pieces on this CD were written in the 1930s and 1940s, they tend to evoke the old west. With titles such as "Rodeo" and "Billy the Kid" this shouldn't surprise too many people.

Copland went on to compose more dissonant and twelve tone compositions later on in his career. These obviously weren't as popular with the public in general as the pieces on this CD. Nonetheless, if this disc whets the appetite, a foray into Copland's less popular works will yield much. It will help to expose the totality of Copland's output. This disc only represents a small portion of his work. Regardless, this disc is a great starting point for getting to know one of the United States' best known composers of the twentieth century.

A Great American Album.......2004-02-13

This is a great album representing true patriotic American music. Songs like "Hoe-Down" are lively and energetic and give rememberance to what one can imagine as the true American spirit.

Must have this one..........2002-09-17

I like all types of music, I wanted this album because I liked the song "RODEO" that is used on the beef commercials. This CD has made me into a Copland fan. It has many great songs. If you want a CD that says "I am an American." This is it. I am sending copies to a friend in Bombay and Tel Aviv. This is who I am put to music.

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One of the 80s era-defining peerless albums
Completes the Rock Trilogy
Ants Invasion
Adam Rules!!!!!
BOLAN OF THE 80'S

Kings of the Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
Manufacturer: Sony
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Friend or Foe
Prince Charming
Prince Charming
Antics in the Forbidden Zone
Dirk Wears White Sox

ASIN: B0000025L7
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Dog Eat Dog
'Antmusic'
Los Rancheros
Feed Me To The Lions
Press Darlings
Ants Invasion
Killer In The Home
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
The Magnificent Five
Don't Be Square (Be There)
Jolly Roger
Physical (You're So)
The Human Beings

Album Description

Reissue of their hit second album in a digipak. Originally released in 1980 on Columbia, 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier' features 12 tracks, including the hits 'Antmusic' & 'Dog Eat Dog'. Also features new sleeve notes. NOTE: the tracklisting on this release is that of the original U.K. edition, which differs from the U.S. version by two or threecuts. 1998 Columbia release.

Album Details

Limited Digipack Remaster with New Liner Notes.

Customer Reviews:

One of the 80s era-defining peerless albums.......2006-10-28

It's really hard to articulate the sheer sense of excitement felt upon the original LP release of this album - surely one of the best, era-defining, utterly peerless albums of the 80s - I can still recall unwrapping the shrinkwrap back in the 1980 and putting it on my turntable - ANTMUSIC, DOG EAT DOG, PRESS DARLINGS, on & on - the hits don't stop - a visionary, clever, hilarious, dead-cool amalgam of Bolan/Bowie glam posturing ignited with post-punk style and a dose of fable-like mythology - the look, the sound, the entire package came together for the first (and last time) here. Over 25 years later, KINGS still sounds more fresh, immediate, and just plain FUN that anything on the radio in 2006. Sad, but true. Now where oh where is the DVD anthology with all of the Ants' videos?!

Completes the Rock Trilogy.......2006-04-10

1 Sgt Peppers
2 Dark side of the moon
3 Kings of the Wild Frontier
That is all have to say

Ants Invasion.......2005-12-30

This album, which held the #1 spot on the UK chart for most of 1981 (though only reaching #44 on the US chart), is simply Adam & the Ants' greatest achievement. It starts of with the fantastic, upbeat & ecstatic 'Dogeatdog', a UK #4/US #15 smash. The song takes a while to get used to, but when you finally get it, it will blow you away.
'Antmusic', a UK #2/US #14 single, was Adam & the Ants big breakthrough, & the only single that was able to reach a respectable chart position during the post-murder Lennon craze of christmas 1980. Being kept of the top spot by the songs of the tragically murdered prophet of his generation, 'Antmusic' nonetheless, broke Adam & the Ants internationally, & desrvedly so, for it is among his best & catchiest songs. New listeners, start with that song, for it will get you in the first listen.

After these two songs, the record suddenly gets very dark. Actually the album is a pretty dark affair, with 'Los Rancheros' & especially 'Feed Me To The Lions' bringing visions of a Bowiesque post-apocalyptic landscape to mind. 'Press Darlings' is another catchy classic followed by 'Ants Invasion' & 'Killer In The Home', that follow up the apocalyptic tension. 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier' itself, a UK #2 hit following the #9 placing of the non-album 'Young Parisians', is the strangest song on the strangest record. Indeed. There is nothing else to say about that song (later `Ant Rap' would follow up on this tradition of taking Adam & the Ants' weirdest songs into the UK top 3).

`The Magnificent Five', `Don't Be Square (Be There)' & `Jolly Roger' (the name signifies the direction Adam & the Ants would take on their next record) are somewhat average Adam & the Ants songs (though such a thing doesn't exist). `Jolly Roger' jumps from brooding to a parody of singalong every 15 seconds or so. They are all great songs, & carry the hilarious/apocalyptic mood up to `Physical (You're So)', a #19 hit in the US, but never released as a single in the Ant homeland of the UK. Truly one of his best songs, it is also one of his darkest, carried by a paranoid guitar feedback. It leads into `The Human Beings', another misty dark song, which scares you into laugter... or?... well, it sounded good. A strange chorus carries the tune & ends this most fascinating & brilliant album.

Adam Rules!!!!!.......2005-07-28

This album, like all the rest of his albums, ROCKS!!!! He will always be my favorite artist. If only Adam can see this, I'd wanna thank him for being one of the best entertainers of all time! Long live the kings of the wild frontier!!!

BOLAN OF THE 80'S.......2004-12-31

Along with Human Leagues "Dare" and Soft Cells "Non stop", Kings has to be the best album of the 80's, it is Adams masterpiece and sadley never matched. One of Adam's main influences was Marc Bolan which is very apparent in his work, I remember seeing him on Top of the pops in 1980 performing Dog eat dog, it wasn't some pop star miming to their latest record, this was a performance full of energy and originality, which paved the way for the New Romantic movement of the early 80's for stars like Human League, Culure Club and Duran Duran. I remember having the leather trousers, frilly shirt and a white stripe (and nearly getting beat up for it), it was a great time in British pop music, a great time for British youth venturing out to the clubs and bars, the guys dressed as Adam, Simon Le Bonn or as a Numaniod (Gary Numan) and the girls like the Human League girls and possibly the last time British youth had individuality. Personally however, Adam's follow up "Prince Charming" never did it for me, the two singles were great but he had really sold himself out to capture the under tens market which lasted a few months, however Kings of the Wild Frontier remains a great snap shot of a great period in British pop fashion and movement.

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The best two albums since The Hungry I, At Large, and Here We Go Again..
Utterly magnificent and wonderful....
An artifact from a more civil era
Worth the price.

New Frontier/Time to Think
The Kingston Trio
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003W0XI
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

Greenback Dollar
Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me
To Be Redeemed
Honey, Are You Mad At Your Man?
Adios Farewell
Poor Ellen Smith
My Lord What A Mornin'
Long Black Veil
Genny Glenn
The First Time
Dogie's Lament
The New Frontier
The Patriot Game
Coal Tattoo
Hobo's Lullaby
Seasons In The Sun
These Seven Men
Ally Ally Oxen Free
Deportee (Los Gatos)
No One To Talk My Troubles To
If You Don't Look Around
Turn Around
Song For A Friend
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
Greenback Dollar

Product Description

1. Greenback Dollar
2. Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me
3. To Be Redeemed
4. Honey, Are You Mad At Your Man?
5. Adios Farewell
6. Poor Ellen Smith
7. My Lord What A Mornin'
8. Long Black Veil
9. Genny Glenn
10. First Time, The
11. Dogie's Lament
12. New Frontier, The
13. Patriot Game, The
14. Coal Tattoo
15. Hobo's Lullabye
16. Seasons In The Sun
17. These Seven Men
18. Ally Ally Oxen Free
19. Deportee (Los Gatos)
20. No One To Talk My Troubles To
21. If You Don't Look Around
22. Turn Around
23. Song For A Friend
24. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
25. Greenback Dollar - (mono, single version, bonus track)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The best two albums since The Hungry I, At Large, and Here We Go Again.........2007-06-02

If you own those three albums above and these two albums..."The New Frontier" and "Time to Think"...then you own the very best of the Kingston Trio...."The New Frontier" came out when JFK got elected and "Time to Think" within a month or so after JFK was gunned down.....It is like a musical history lesson for the early 60's. "Time to Think" is the most mature and truly emotion laden albums the Kingston Trio ever did...regardless of the groups composition. I consider it one of the top five folk albums EVER made and certainly the Kingston Trio's ultimate achievement and finest contribution to truly American folk music. I got this album as a Christmas present in 1963 when I was 15 years old...a sophomore in high school in L.A. Just about every single song on both these albums is great on the first listen...the quality of the recordings especially on "Time to Think" is about as good as it gets even by today's standards so these translate to CD very well.

With all the mediocre music being popped out today....to find TWO albums like this for one low price is certainly the bargain of the year! These two albums MUST be part of your collection for folk music in gereral and certainly for the Kingston Trio. "Time to Think" was member John Stewart's finest moment ever in his long singing career since he is prominent on many songs on this album...

In my humble opinion, the Trio gave it all up for the remainder of their careers on this one album and to some extent "The New Frontier" which is crafted with exteme skill also...

Again ..the quality of the recording on "Time to Think" is superb....these two albums will stand the test of time for decades to come. Spend the money and buy this double album....

Utterly magnificent and wonderful...........2006-09-26

Out of all the twofers reissued by the great folks at Collector's Choice Music, this is the best one. The Kingston Trio were arguably the best folk group ever, and these songs are so wonderful, vivid, sincere, and real you can't help but love them. The Trio proved that your music could be intelligent, tuneful, fun, and serious at the same time, and still be popular. All of these songs are worth listening to over and over and over again. Even the censored, "single" version of Greenback Dollar is kind of fun (the original is here too). Some of my personal favorites are Some Fool Made a Soldier of Me, The Patriot Game, and Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream. They're all anti-war songs, but they're not specific about what war, which is what makes them so effective. To Be Redeemed and My Lord What a Mornin' are amazing spirituals. Hobo's Lullaby is incredibly haunting. This is really a trememdous album. It's really incredible that this is later Trio, that they managed to top themselves with 2 magnificent albums. Thank you, gentlemen....

An artifact from a more civil era.......2002-01-05

How wonderful that original Kingston Trio albums, in their entirety, are being issued affordably as two-for-one packages with original cover artwork. These albums are from the John Stewart period (1962-67) of the Trio, and his songwriting skills were quite an asset. "Song for a Friend" was inspired by the then recent assassination of President John F. Kennedy. "The First Time" later became a top hit for Roberta Flack. "Greenback Dollar" was controversial among radio DJs, who bleeped the word 'damn' from the lyrics during airplay. These albums were released near the end of a much more civil period in our history than the time which soon followed. The gentle sounds and thoughtful lyrics are to be treasured.

Worth the price........2000-04-16

This twofer is one of the best deals you can get by the Kingston Trio. The album New Frontier is considered one of their best anyway and is worth the price of this selection. Add another album and you have a steal. I'm just glad to see that something besides greatest hits collections are being released by the Kingston Trio. They should be heard not just for the hits. These guys can play guitar and banjo pretty fine also. Plus their harmonies are not too shabby. Overall, this is a good buy.

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White knuckles on the wheel...
The band grows more, the promise expands, riffs entangle
Just get it.
Hmmm
it's what's left of my collapsing night.

Cop and Speeder
Heatmiser
Manufacturer: Frontier Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Mic City Sons
Dead Air
Yellow No. 5
New Moon
Figure 8

ASIN: B000003SUO
Release Date: 1994-09-20

Tracks:

Dissapearing Ink
Bastard John
Flame!
Temper
Why Did I Decide To Stay?
Collect To NYC
Hitting On The Waiter
Busted Lip
Antonio Carlos Jobim
It's Not A Prop
Something To Lose
Sleeping Pill
Trap Door
Nightcap

Album Description

1994 album for Portland based indie rock act featuring Elliott Smith.

Customer Reviews:

White knuckles on the wheel..........2006-08-05

The first Heatmiser album I had was actually Mic City Sons. Since I knew it was their last album together, I figured, this one is probably as good as it gets. I might've been wrong.

If you listen to the thirty second samples of each of these songs, what's great about them might escape you. And like most of my favorite CD's, this takes a few listens to really appreciate it. But then sure enough, one day, after getting accustomed to all the songs, I was like, "I get it!" And now I think I like this album more than Mic City Sons.

Actually they're both great albums (I've yet to still purchase Dead Air). But they're both greatin their own respects. But what I love about Cop and Speeder is how solid these rock songs are. They're catchy tunes, and it's excellent music for rolling down your windows and playing it really loud.

The band grows more, the promise expands, riffs entangle.......2005-07-08

The review by "Bluelight" expresses this album's appeal well. I first heard it after I had bought and liked "Mic City Sons." Driving home fter the funeral of a student I had taught, I put on "Cop" and it somehow worked for that moment. It mixes longing and frustration, and captures the ineffable restlessness of growing up, in Elliot Smith and Neil Gust's lyrics. Both make the band what it is, not just the more famous of the pair: intelligent but succinctly stated no-b.s. lyrics, simple riffing, and an ability to match more accessible textures to more assertive song structures revealing vulnerablity for the post-hardcore generation.

This album's sequenced so it gains speed as it progresses. For the first half, up until around song seven, it sounds much like its predecessor, "Dead Air." Respectable mid-90s, not that grungy, definitely capable, smart, punk-pop but more serious than many of its more lightheaded, addled peers. But this cd shows a jump in ability. It may be due to its new bassist, Sam Coombes (later half of Quasi). The lyrics open up, although they may not be what you listen to the first few times. As with much of the product by Smith, Gust (No. 2), and company, it doesn't grab you straight out the first time. But these musicians expect your patience.

Around the halfway point, almost subconsciously for the listener, the ambiance thickens and the rest of the ride's a wonderfully downhill rush. Listen to it and enjoy the slide.

Just get it........2001-01-19

The comparisons with Elliott's solo stuff are inevitable but beside the point. Though there are obvious common threads that span his entire body of work (his great voice, tuneful sensibility, and sincere perspective), this must be said with emphasis: When I want a Heatmiser album, nothing else will do it, and (IMHO) this is tied for #1 with 'Mic City Sons' (Heatmiser's final album, *not* a precursor to 'Cop and Speeder' as mentioned in a previous review). Everything about this LP is classic: The sequence of songs is fantastic, the band is tighter than hell, the production has real crunch, the performances are passionately executed, the arrangements are constantly throwing you curveballs (without sacrificing cool structures that get under your skin fast), the lyrics are tough and honest and catchy ("Your smile wraps around your head so you don't have to turn to show off your good side"), ... and there's not a bad tune in the whole bunch, not even close.

This is one of those albums that, over the years, I've just never tired of, and keep going back to when I need a good fix of gritty, smart rock and roll. And if you like the sound of this one in particular, then the 'Yellow No. 5' EP will turn your crank too. Oh, they're all good, just get em all. But get this one first.

Hmmm.......2000-04-16

if you are new to Heatmiser then you are forgiven, at least you are looking at their albums. Why they never made it bigger or more people new about them is beyond me. but anyway......

This album has lots of good ideas and they are held together really well with the guitar work of Nel gust and elliot smith. One thing that might make this inferior to the previous mic city sons album is the change in direction and vocals.

Much more of the songs on here have elliot singing in a style which doesnt show off his great voice, they are still good songs though. Also the music is heavier when compared to the Mic city sons outing. I think thats due to Sam Coombes drumming and lending a more chilled and trippy rhythm than J.J. on here.

They are all good musicians and use their ideas wisely. This CD should sell itself.

it's what's left of my collapsing night........1999-09-30

This record is strictly ON-POINT! To own it is to Love it. Neil Gust Roxxx!

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Classic!
Dark Slab of Ghoulish Mysticism with Driving Riffs - A MUST HAVE FOR ANY COLLECTION
Fool me once...
Not Just For the Shy/Skinny DR kids!
The Best DeathRock CD EVER!!!

Only Theatre of Pain
Christian Death
Manufacturer: Frontier Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Sleep in Safety
Shadow Project
First and Last and Always
...If I Die, I Die
Too Dark Park

ASIN: B000006XL0
Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

Cavity-First Communion
Figurative Theatre
Burnt Offerings
Mysterium Iniquitatis
Dream For Mother
Stairs-Uncertain Journey
Spiritual Cramp
Romeo's Distress
Resurrection-Sixth Communion
Prayer
Deathwish
Romeo's Distress
Dogs
Desperate Hell
Spiritual Cramp
Cavity

Album Description

Collaboration between singer/poet Rozz Williams & Rikk Agnew. 16 tracks. 1982.

Customer Reviews:

Classic!.......2007-06-27

All of these songs are classics, why even argue about it? This band has been imitated and venerated by so many others, Christian Death definitely started something here. The only thing is, I'm not so sure if the other copycats understand the complexity of Williams' music and ideas. His own wife said that in 1994 Rozz told her he "had accepted Jesus." And before he died "he called his mother and let her know that he accepted the Lord. In his last conversation with his roommate he said he was going to be with God." Rozz Williams certainly was much more multi-faceted than other musicians and fans even knew, which made for a lot of genuine torment in the music, and a type of anguished singing voice that, as I mentioned, is heavily imitated even today.

Dark Slab of Ghoulish Mysticism with Driving Riffs - A MUST HAVE FOR ANY COLLECTION.......2007-01-26

Back in the early 80s, when this slow, grinding,disturbing set of tunes was first issued, it was considered shocking. (Shocking in a real way, in a way that Alice Cooper and Kiss only played at--making Black Sabbath look like the Brady Bunch!). Replete with themes of necrophilia, satanism, and graverobbing--no nightmare is left unturned--this dark masterpiece has a sinister feel to it that defies all pop sensibility and leaves only the seedy underbelly of LA left in its ruin...Lyrically, it borders somewhere between evil and unintentionally funny....but nevermind, this is a good buy as it includes the original gothic/darkwave (then called death-rock) magna opus "Only Theatre of Pain" in its entirety, along with the later remix EP (now out of print) entitled "Death Wish." Take my word for it....if you are new to gothic rock or just completing your collection, THIS is the place to start. (Don't waste your time with later efforts--Valor all but ruined this band with his narcisistic insipid lyricism)--this is the real deal! (BTW, if you're feeling experimental, be sure and snag CD's hard to find "Catastrophe Ballet"--the monumental follow up LP to this dark little treasure--it's very different but equally satisfying)

Fool me once..........2006-07-10

Amazon keeps recommending this to me because I like 45 Grave.
But, after wasting money on another album by this band, "Scriptures", I know better. Cool name, cool logo, lame music. I won't be fooled twice.

Not Just For the Shy/Skinny DR kids!.......2006-06-28

When I bought this on vinyl in 1984, you didn't have all the sub-genres you have now. You also didn't have easy access to new music (e.g. the internet). If you saw a used record that looked even remotely punk, you bought it. Especially if you saw it was on Frontier, and had Rikk Agnew from the Adolescents! Hence my introduction to Christian Death. What started off as a "fluke" purchase became one of my favorite records. While I could never get into the whole "goth" thing, I've always been a fan of this album. Nice to see that it is now "new & improved" with (6) bonus trax. The original vinyl only had the 1st (10) songs. Of the (6) bonus trax, I will comment on (4) of 'em:

1) Deathwish - Great Song! I swear I've heard it before, but don't remember it being on the original LP. Anyone know where it came from (the liner notes contain no details on the bonus trax, which is why I only gave this release 4 stars).
2) Romeo's Distress/Spiritual Cramp - Alternate versions of 2 of the best songs from the original LP.
3) Dogs - One of their best! Originally on the Hell Comes To Your House compilation (which I believe has also been reissued on CD).

While I still have an occassional urge to hear Catastrophe Ballet, this is the only LP they did with Rikk Agnew, so all subsequent releases lose their "punk" edge.

The Best DeathRock CD EVER!!!.......2005-07-14

The Cd of Only Theater of pain was the first Cd ever that got me to go to the darker side of music. When i heard thsi Cd it was awsome. Very meaninful and dark lyrics that Rozz Williams had made for this album. The other very beautiful CD is Ashes. He is the best most original rocker that i have seen. A from this point i have not heard a CD that can pass Rozz's masterpiece of Only Theater of Pain.

Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier

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WHOLE FAMILY FAVORITE!
FUn nostalgia trip

Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier
Riders in the Sky
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002IQI1K
Release Date: 2004-08-03

Tracks:

The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Be Sure You're Right, And Then Go Ahead
King Of The River
Heading For Texas
Old Betsy
The Grinning Tale
Colonel Crockett's Speech To Congress
Remember The Alamo
Farewell

Customer Reviews:

WHOLE FAMILY FAVORITE!.......2005-03-19

My two sons love Davy Crockett, so when we saw the Riders in the Sky in concert and heard this CD would be coming out we could hardly wait. The CD didn't disappoint us a bit, except maybe that it left us wanting more. Includes wonderful versions of the Crockett songs you've heard before such as the all famous "Ballad," "King of the River," and "Farewell," and new songs written by the Riders like "Headin' for Texas" (beautiful!). I highly recommend this! Brings back fond memories of the days when Davy was huge, and introduces a great hero to our children today, someone willing to fight for what's right ("Be Sure You're Right, And Then Go Ahead").

We take the Riders with us on vacation everywhere we go. They are fun for the whole family to sing along, and if nothing else, our attempts at their yodel techniques are quite entertaining.

FUn nostalgia trip.......2004-12-18

This is a fun nostalgia trip for boomers who grew up playing cowboys and indians and those of us who are younger who grew up with Disney LPs and song records- truly great fun. A note here- the Ballad of Davy Crockett was a top selling number one hit in the 50s for its singer- BIll Hayes known today for his role as Doug WIlliams on the soap Days of Our Lives. Bill has an accomplished career in music, stage and song as well as soaps.

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