Again & Again

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1. Revelation-Tabul Smaragdina

2. Manifestation-The Light Carrier

Again & Again,Actus,Staalplaat,Electronic,Pop,Rock,Synth Pop

Again & Again

Tracks:

Save Room
Heaven
Stereo
Show Me
Each Day Gets Better
P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)
Slow Dance
Again
Maxine
Where Did My Baby Go
Maxine's Interlude
Another Again
Coming Home

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It takes guts, if not outright egomania, to abandon your given surname and adopt a loaded one like Legend, but the former John Stephens must have sensed that loftiness would one day be his calling card: Once Again, the follow-up to the Grammy-gobbling, platinum pile-on that was Get Lifted, surpasses expectations. Not that it bears much relation to its predecessor. Again again trots out a stable of talented, modern-minded producers--Raphael Saadiq, Legend comrade Kanye West, and the unsinkable will.i.am--but it's nowhere near as self-conscious about embracing the old-school as the knowing, R&B edge-skimming Lifted. Don't expect a derivative mash of smudgy, nostalgia-filching sounds, though, because despite its retro leanings, what's in store somehow crackles with currency. Call it neo-retro if you must, but never call it unimaginative: first single "Save Room" coasts, drifts, and floats along a ponderous path spiked by a cool keyboard-y crescendo; second single "Heaven" busts out a big, busy beat over a slow seduction; and a couple of selections--"Each Day Gets Better" and "PDA"--are so bright and twirly they seem custom-made for dizzy love scenes or jaunty, sunny-day skips through the park. Maybe the most unusual track is "Show Me," a rock song that pilfers elements of Hendrix and finds Legend climbing a few octaves to sound, weirdly, like Jeff Buckley, but it works: so slippery is its beat and so affecting are its hope-laced lyrics that, oddness aside, it's among the disc's best. Sandwiched as it is among 14 songs that all sound like future classics, that's saying something. --Tammy La Gorce

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Get Lifted/Live at the House of Blues (CD/DVD)

Live at the House of Blues (DVD)

Customer Reviews:

Once Again - John Legend.......2007-07-16

This is one of the sexiest albums I have heard in awhile. It is pure romance and very old school. I love the way he phrases his lyrics and the "old" vibe he has. This is a great album. I love the whole thing. Even the non-romantic ballads pull you in. He is definitely one of the hottest male singers today.

Once Again - John Legend.......2007-07-08

The title song is teriffic and one you will want to hear over & over & over again.

Legend does it - "Once Again".......2007-07-07

Calll it what you will - jazz, crossover, blues fusion - the cuts work and work well. His "Save Room" in particular adds a quiet energy to his body of work and the rest of the album is just as strong. There is depth here, there is thought here, there is music here.

this is a big downstep.......2007-06-24

john legend dissappointed me....this is a not a good album compared to the first one.....maybe 2 tracks are worth buying it...

"Old School" Yeah Right.......2007-06-22

John legend first cd "Get lifted" was a joy to listen to. His second cd "Once again" is "Once is enough already"!. He sounds straned and annoying. The lyrics are not well written, more like very immature. He tries way to hard and you can hear it in his voice. These R&B acts are losing a lot of fans by making stupid music like this and expect us to "Like this crap". All they care about is getting paid. If you want to hear real R&B with raw lyrics listen to Amy winehouse or Corinne Bailey Rae. The difference between R&B Brits and american fake R&B, they sing with emotion, write meaningful lyrics and have great Vocals. American R&B is only in it for our cash and make awful music with no substance. As long as we keep buying music like this. They will continue to make trashy music like this.

Highlights From The Phantom Of The Opera: The Original London Cast Recording (1986 London Cast)

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Music of the Night????????
Great short version!
A long time favorite
The Best Recording of this Show Available
Great CD

Highlights From The Phantom Of The Opera: The Original London Cast Recording (1986 London Cast)

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ASIN: B000001FLQ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Overture
Think Of Me
Angel Of Music
The Mirror (Angel Of Music)
The Phantom Of The Opera
The Music Of The Night
Prima Donna
All I Ask Of You/Reprise
Entr'acte
Masquerade
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
The Point Of No Return
Down Once More.../Track Down This Murderer

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Highlight versions of cast recordings are by definition a compromise, and this reduction of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera is no exception. Weighing in at 59 minutes, it's over 40 minutes shorter than the two-disc version, excising many musical scenes that convey the flow and impact of the show (which include, admittedly, a lot of patter and screaming). On the other hand, all the hits are here--"Think of Me," "Angel of Music," the title tune, "The Music of the Night," "All I Ask of You," "Masquerade," and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"--and Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman are still on hand to make their distinctive contributions to the original London cast. So if you're looking for a convenient, inexpensive single disc that will let you enjoy Lloyd Webber's scrumptious melodies without having to immerse yourself in the action, this just might be for you. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Music of the Night????????.......2007-02-28

I really liked the idea of a highlights cd; however, The Music of the Night is not the same one that is on the original two-disc cd. The words aren't even the same. If you enjoy Music of the Night, skip this cd. Otherwise, this cd would be 5 stars.

Great short version!.......2006-12-06

If you only want to hear the songs from this musical, this one is for you. But if you want the full version, get the 4-disc version. I listen to this version in my car when I'm on the road, but I listen to the 4-disc version at home. Both versions are worth the purchase.

A long time favorite.......2006-08-26

This is one of my most treasured CDs. The voices of the cast are incredible! "Think of Me" and "All I Ask of You" are 2 of my favorites. If you enjoy the story behind Phantom, yu will like this soundtrack.

The Best Recording of this Show Available.......2006-04-21

I think that this is the best PHANTOM soundtrack out there:

1)It has the original London cast, the best.
2)It cuts out the more risqu? parts of the show (believe me, there are some), making it "appropriate for the whole family."
3)The entire CD is on one disc, so you can go through the show w/o switching discs.
4)The only song that the movie soundtrack has on it that this doesn't is "Learn to Be Lonely," which appears in the credits, and isn't really a great song anyways.

Great CD.......2006-03-14

I bought this CD as a birthday gift for my boyfriend. We had misplaced the one that we had and needed a new one. This is one of our favorite cd's. Such beautiful music.

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Just about perfect
Buffalo Springfield Again or for the first time in your collection!
one of the great albums of the 1960's
Excellent Remaster
Loverly

Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
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ASIN: B000002IAM
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Here's where Stephen Stills and Neil Young's on-and-off partnership fell apart for the first time. The liner notes to BS's debut album had announced, "Steve is the leader, but we all are" and described Neil Young as "hot and cold," which in retrospect seems like a warning. Young appears to have at least one foot out the door already, the ambitious "Broken Arrow" and "Expecting to Fly" clearly pointing toward a solo career. And for all the timeless excellence of Young's "Mr. Soul," it's Stills's "Bluebird" that defines Buffalo Springfield Again, much as his "For What It's Worth" defined its predecessor. In one song, the group demonstrates astonishing versatility (from rock to folk to bluegrass), without the saccharine touches that mar Stills's post-Springfield work. But for all their considerable recorded achievements, Buffalo Springfield always felt like a band that never reached its potential. --David Wolf

Customer Reviews:

Just about perfect.......2007-07-15

This album is worth every cent. The songwriting, arrangements, vocals, playing, production.....all just superb.
It's too bad all of the members of Buffalo Springfield didn't put their next respecitve projects on hold to make
a few more records. While this album only clocks in at 34 minutes it's not fair to compare this to other masterpieces from the 60's, but if it had been another 10 minutes on the level of the rest of what's here, it would be right up there with Sgt. Peppers, Pet Sounds, or Blonde on Blonde......this is really that good.

Buffalo Springfield Again or for the first time in your collection!.......2007-06-03

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" I am frequently asked to write reviews and discuss 60's and 70's rock recordings.

"Buffalo Springfield Again" took elements of folk, rock, and country, placed them in the blender and saw prodigious results.

Anybody not sure of this can ask the music community what they thought of the release. The progressive rock band "Yes" does an incredible version of "Everydays" on their second album "Time And A Word."

The lyrics to "Mr. Soul" are so spectacular that you may not make it through the song without playing it over. As the guitar pays homage to the Stones "Satisfaction" the lyrics will floor you.

The diversity shown in tracks such as "Expecting To Fly", "Bluebird", "Rock & Roll Woman", and "Broken Arrow" will satisfy any fan of the great era of rock and roll.

Buffalo Springfield seemed to get the accolades years after the break-up and while it should have come from day one, it does solidify the timelessness of their sounds.

Enjoy the disc and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

one of the great albums of the 1960's.......2007-03-21

bookended by a pair of neil young classics ("mr soul" and "broken arrow"), this is a stunning album, one of the very best that was american made in the 60's. this is such an ambitious piece of work. there is country-rock (a child's claim to fame), jazz-tinges (on "everydays"), a gorgeous ballad with heavenly strings (expecting to fly), and soul music with horns & all (good time boy). "bluebird" is one of the strongest melodies here, with great electric & acoustic guitar workouts and some banjo picking that takes the song on out. "rock & roll woman" is also a fabulous melody with electric & acoustic guitar textures. catchy harmonies too. "hung upside down" sports more great electric guitar work, and is a fine stephen stills composition. it is the closing track "broken arrow," however, that is the real highwire act of a song here. six minutes and thirteen seconds of supreme musical ambition that works wonders. the song is a great neil young vocal with a fantastic arrangement of strings with circus sounds and jazz touches included. one of my favorite song compositions of the 60's. the whole album is magic. everyone should have a copy of this masterpiece.

Excellent Remaster.......2007-03-17

It is not advertised much, but look for this CD as a remaster - the sound is much improved and excellent. The back of the CD states HDCD and "Remastered from Original Source Tapes" Its still 9.99, so either get this new or used from a seller that assures it is the remastered version. This has some of Neil's best songs and with one exception, all the tracks are excellent.

Loverly.......2007-03-09

Why did you guys break up!? And don't give me that Yoko Ono lala. Although maybe that Eastman chick had something to do with it. No, wait. Wrong band. You guys were almost as good, tho.

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Chris Botti "To Love Again" C/D
excellent
LOVE IT !!!!!
Inspiration and Affirmation
A CD I cannot use

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ASIN: B000B9EYF2
Release Date: 2005-10-18

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What's New?
Good Morning Heartache - Featuring Jill Scott
To Love Again
Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Featuring Paul Buchanan
Lover Man - Featuring Gladys Knight
I'll Be Seeing You - Featuring Billy Childs
Pennies From Heaven - Featuring Renee Olstead
Here's That Rainy Day - Featuring Rosa Passos
Smile - Featuring Steven Tyler

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Somewhere, Kenny G is hiding behind his cascading ringlets in shame. Chris Botti, a jazz world super-talent whose trumpeting earns frequent comparisons to Miles Davis and Chet Baker, has found the formula for classing up the pop charts, and within it there's not a single soaring sax or tired attempt at career revivalism to be found. What we're treated to instead is an all-star lineup (Sting, Gladys Knight, Michael Buble and others) vocally saluting a musician whose resume reads like a page torn out of the Rock Snob's Dictionary: in addition to touring with Sting, Botti has played sideman to Paul Simon, Natalie Merchant, Joni Mitchell, and dozens more. Here that experience pays off handsomely. Gone are the matinee-idol smooth artist's earlier experiments with jazz synthesizers and pop-fusion compositions (see 2002's Night Sessions for those), and present in their place are his classical instincts. Gil Evans might have been his guide as the unmistakable opener "Embraceable You," one of a handful of instrumental tracks, swirls into the enchanting, ultra-sophisticated "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life," for instance, and listeners need not feel like fogies for loving it. If Steven Tyler can sign on to sing along with a traditional arrangement of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" while the London Session Orchestra lays down its trademark jazz lushness behind him, after all, you can let down your guard long enough to admit this disc leaves you feeling vaguely dreamy. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Chris Botti "To Love Again" C/D.......2007-05-13

This is the most incredible music!! Luscious sounds!! I was blown away when I first heard it. The duet with Sting is amazing! This song alone is worth the price.

excellent.......2007-04-01

I recently discovered Chris Botti and just love his style of playing. I play the trumpet as well (sporadically) and Chris gives me a sound to aspire to emulate. Excellent

LOVE IT !!!!!.......2007-03-28

Yes another smooth and playful CD by one of my favorites. This compilation of music and artists is playful and relaxing. I love all the songs except one of them (which I wont mention just in case you may like it). I especially love the song with Sting SUPERB!!

Inspiration and Affirmation.......2007-03-08

This is a beautiful album and is highly recommended for anyone recovering from the end of a relationship
and seeking to move ahead. It is quite possible 'To Love Again'...this album is very sustaining during a
time of transition, especially if there is already someone on the horizon. We all deserve love.

A CD I cannot use.......2007-03-08

I listen to my music on my computer through iTunes. I bought this CD assuming I would be able to import it to iTunes like the others I have purchased in the past. That is impossible with this "ENHANCED" CD. In fact it includes a warning that you must uninstall it immediately to protect the security of your computer. The music may be good, I wouldn't know. The only thing I have been able to listen to is the samples on Amazon. I guess I will be buying my music through iTunes in the future. Amazon should be more persistent in posting warnings about SONY CD's.

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AMAZING MUSIC BEYOND THE COMPREHENSION OF SOME POP MUSIC CRITICS MINDS
Sigur Ros CD
Undescribable...Breathtaking..
Music never heard describing a place only imagined

Ágætis Byrjun
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Reykjavík-based noise quartet Sigur Rós are the biggest band in their native Iceland, which should say much, much more about the collective insanity of that earthquake-ridden, blizzard-beaten crag of an island than anything to do with Sigur Rós's sound. But in their music, Sigur Rós reflect all the breathtaking glory of the Icelandic wastes--a fairy-tale explosion of unhinged elemental majesty that's finally crystallized here, their debut European release. Poised somewhere between the haunting soundscapes of Labradford and the lilting Celtic falsetto of Enya, Agaetis Byrjun is a truly breathtaking listen. Frontman Jon Por Birgisson sings in a language that Sigur Rós dub "Hopelandic"--an otherworldly mutation of Icelandic, sung in the falsetto cadence of angels; similarly, he plays his guitar with a violin bow, opening the floodgates for brilliant waves of feedback. And while it's the opening "Svefn-G-Englar" that's Sigur Rós' moment to date, there's far more that they have to offer; listen to the pomp and flourish of a full orchestra on "Flugufrelsarinn," or the awe-inspiring near-religious mantra of "Ny Batteri." --Amazon.co.uk

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UK version of the Icelandic experimental/alternative act's international debut (their third album overall). Originally released in 1999, 'Agaetis Bryjun' is multi-platinum in their homeland. Includes the singles, 'Svefn-G-Englar' and 'Ny Batteri'. Single disc packaged in a very cool envelope style digipak. 2000 release.

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Customer Reviews:

The Good Reviews Are Apparenthetically ( Priceless ).......2007-07-09

Aren't All Those Good Reviews JUST Priceless ?

With tongue firmly poked in cheek. Being "Visually Enhanced" Music is, first, enjoyed by the eye.
Which is to say that if the COVER is "interesting" the MUSIC is, possibabblely, at least as "inspired."

Take for instance the COVER of "Rock Bottom"... EXACTLY Why Mr. Wyatt and Alfraidie Cat ever changed that is beyond understanding, however it still touches the heart all the way up the charts. With that in mind, Sigur's Ro's's A'gaetis's Byrjun's, (it is with a tear on the other cheek this type-tighter does not connect the a to the e,) COVER has been observed for the past 8 years or so, picked up and perused and neatly replaced neatly in the bin still in protective placenta . ( See :: Put THAT Book Back on the Shelf and 787 Ray Johnson gives birth to CalligRayphy's new hole ) So it passes the "Visual Review". The Smekkleysa alone is worth the price. Honestly up until now only SNIPPETS of this have reached our ears and thus just the SNIPPETS and jib-lettes are being review here, so don't expect the WHOLE Inch-A-La-La. To make it short and tweet :: The SNIPPETS are not nearly long enough, however having purchased this, we are looking forward to cele-berating the entire Jam Boring Jamboree . And with tongue still snuggling deep in cheek, we do not need to see yet another review of this review so if you wanna review this review please send a stamped self addressed antelope or Deer Post Card To :: rain rien nevermind 2101 baneberry way east, Chanhassen, MN 55317 you sofa with some fingernails and religious overtomes. Dear Kjartan Sveinsson, Wheee! Appreciate YOU being appreciated. Put The Book Back On The Shelf: A Belle And Sebastian Anthology 2aBaby TranceDance.

AMAZING MUSIC BEYOND THE COMPREHENSION OF SOME POP MUSIC CRITICS MINDS.......2007-06-22

Like the other reviewer nearby, I also have a pet peeve about this word "pretentious" when applied to Sigur Ros (or other arful pop). It is a universal cliche amongst reviewers who don't like art rock or progressive rock. The word "pretentious" actually means:

---adjective DISAPPROVING
---trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are,
especially in matters of art and literature:
---a pretentious art critic
---The novel deals with grand themes, but is never heavy or pretentious.

-- characterized by assumption of dignity or importance.
-- making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious

I've heard this word all my life because apparently I like a lot of music that is "pretentious." The last time I heard it used was recently on a radio special about the 40th anniversary for The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which one critic decried as "the beginning of pretentiousness in pop music". And this for an album that is consistently at the top of almost every list as the most important album ever made-- I guess a LOT of people like pretentious art.
What these critics are saying is that pop and rock musicians that have other musical influences (i.e., world music, classical music, jazz music) are somehow falsely trying to BE world musicians, classical musicians, and jazz musicians by using those influences. Or that lyricist that have other influences (i.e., poetry) are trying to BE poets. In reality, all they are is open-minded pop and rock musicians, willing to experiment with skills they have that lie beyond the boundaries of early rock styles (i.e., Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc.).
I'm not sure why it makes you pretentious simply because you have musical skills beyond pop and rock, but I can't imagine a more boring scenario than a genre that didn't grow or challenge itself. In reality, this is how the language of an art form evolves. The heyday for what Sigur Ros is trying to do was between 1967-1977, when progressive rock was literally a top ten chart topping phenomenon.
In the end, this is all "pretentious" means when used by such critics: they don't like the styles of music that exist midway between folk and classical, or rock and jazz, or whatever and whatever. I love music rooted in pop, rock, and folk that is embellished by all sorts of influences from more complicated genres. I love the fact that a song can swing from a gentle little folk tune to a complicated instrumental movement. I also love the storytelling aspect of longer pieces of music and concept albums-- it gives the lyricist more time to stretch out and explore a theme. These artists are not trying to be something that they are not, they are being exactly what they ARE: pop artists with ears open to other influences. This happened as soon as Paul McCartney (in 1967) came into the studio after hearing a classical work with a Bach trumpet, and he wrote and plopped a similar trumpet arrangement in "Penny Lane." It happened when Brian Wilson crumbled the Beach Boys formulaic song structure (1966) and started to record his collage piece SMiLE. And then for ten odd years after, much of the best of rock music had similar boundary-breaking tendencies.
Sigur Ros is very much in the art-rock category. You can see their lead singer from one or two vantage points (albeit extreme ones): either he is the most otherworldly supremely beautiful gift to pop music that has ever happened, or he is a pretentious pseudo-opera singer. And really, which vantage you choose depends on whether or not you are moved by his work. You can tell which camp I fit in-- I think he's one of the most important pop artists on the planet, and you'd have to be crazy not to at least give him a chance to work his magic on you. Buy this record--- TODAY!

Sigur Ros CD.......2007-06-08

Received in a timely fashion. Couldn;t be happier with the condition. Mahalo!

Undescribable...Breathtaking.........2007-05-16

Breathtaking is truly the only word that describes this album as a whole. It's one of the most stunning and beautiful albums i've ever heard, and I don't even understand a single word that's sung! There's not a single bad track on this album, each song makes you not only feel as if you're in Iceland watching the sunrise, but such uplifting, spiritual emotion. Sigur Ros might not be considered "easy listening" to those who are new to them...but once you hear this album, you just don't give a damn. Their music speaks volumes, you FEEL what they're saying, not what they're saying. This album is one of the best albums ever, once again showing how Icelanders sure know how to play their music.

Music never heard describing a place only imagined.......2007-05-12

This is one of the 10 best albums I've ever heard. Cannot recommend this album enough. If you have never heard of Sigur Ros you might want to borrow an album from a friend first but if you have remotely heard of them you know no words can describe their sound, so buy this album now!!!

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Great Live Album
Nice Collection
Kenny at his very best!
Solid Live Effort
Kenny Chesney always puts out a winner!

Live: Live Those Songs Again
Kenny Chesney
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Live country albums are relatively scarce these days, and that's regrettable. Granted, the studio is a remarkable place, yet there's something about a quality concert recording--the immediacy and raw interaction with the audience--that no studio effort can match. While most concert albums are recorded at one location, Kenny Chesney created this collection from tapes of five years of shows at various locales. The material reflects the past eight years of his career, including "How Forever Feels" from 1998, "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" from 1999, and "What I Need to Do" from 2000. "When the Sun Goes Down" comes complete with Uncle Kracker, who appeared on the single. There's an edgy version of 2005's "Beer in Mexico" and a remarkable performance of "Anything But Mine" in which a surprised Chesney stands by as the audience takes over the chorus. What's amazing is the blazing-hot consistency of the band throughout. While their backing reflects Chesney's arena-rock influences (no number is shorter than four minutes), his charisma, energetic presence, and ability to connect is pure country. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Great Live Album.......2007-01-18

It was cool to hear his old songs with his new voice. I think his voice is more smooth and rich than it used to be (I liked his old voice too). Anyway, good sound, mixed well, upbeat, great song selection. Not alot of his "MEGA HITS", but we can hear those anytime. I really enjoyed this live album, totally recommend.

Nice Collection.......2007-01-11

An excellent collection of some of Kenny Chesney's best songs, all done live!

Kenny at his very best!.......2007-01-05

This CD is AWESOME! It's been in my CD player ever since I got it and I play it over and over again. It's great hearing my favorites and some new Kenny Chesney songs. I also love hearing his commentary on some of the songs.

Solid Live Effort.......2007-01-04

Chesney is still a drugstore cowboy, but a pretty good one at that. Anyone wanting to hear his greatist hits live should pick this up. Sound quality is terrific and the band tight. I would highly recommend it.

Kenny Chesney always puts out a winner!.......2007-01-03

I love Kenny Chesney so of course I love this album. Great choice of live songs to put together on an album!

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What more could one ask for?
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Bernstein: Candide; West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Fancy Free
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - Piano Concerto in F - An American in Paris
Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue/An American In Paris
Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring, Fireworks, Petrouchka / Ozawa, Tilson Thomas, Chicago Symphony

ASIN: B0000029XG
Release Date: 1997-10-28

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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The Andrew Lloyd Weber Collection
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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The Best You'll See from Sarah
The Angel of Music

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection

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Sarah Brightman Classics
Time to Say Goodbye
Eden (US Release - 16 tracks)
La Luna

ASIN: B00000I0XW
Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

The Phantom Of The Opera: The Phantom Of The Opera
Song & Dance: Unexpected Song
Aspects Of Love: Chanson D'enfance
The Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You
Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall
Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything
Friends For Life
Cats: Memory
Cats: Gus: The Theatre Cat
Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely
Cats: Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Tell Me On A Sunday/Song & Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday
The Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Requiem: Pie Jesu
The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night

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Sarah Brightman's career was launched by her success in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, so it's no surprise to hear the soprano paying homage to the composer on this disc. Really a Brightman best-of, the album includes the Phantom theme (a duet with Michael Crawford), the light-opera fare of "Chanson D'enfance" from Aspects of Love, "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from Evita, and numerous other Lloyd Webber classics. Throughout, Brightman's diminutive voice lends a fragility to these musical theater tunes that you'll either love or despise. On Evita's "Another Suitcase, Another Hall" and Cats' "Memory," she literally chirps through the vocal lines. No matter. The growing legion of Brightman fans wouldn't have it any other way. --Jason Verlinde

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Another Compilation of Stage Favourites - Some Tracks Are Hard to Find Elsewhere.

Customer Reviews:

The Andrew Lloyd Weber Collection.......2007-05-12

Sarah Brightman sings in good form classic songs and does a great job!!

Andrew Lloyd Webber .......2007-02-12

Excellent Broadway music--a true master. Sing along or just listen. First heard her on PBS.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection.......2007-01-05

Sarah Brightman has always been a favorite of mine, and this CD is outstanding. The duet with Jose Carreras (Friends for Life) is especially good--worth buying the CD for that song alone.

The Best You'll See from Sarah.......2006-09-09

This CD is - wow! I have so much to say about it and so little time! This album features three pieces from "The Phantom of the Opera" - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, The Music of the Night, and The Phantom of the Opera theme. They're all beautiful. The second piece on the album is "Unexpected Song". It has beautiful octaves and orchastrations. Chanson d'Efance is an amazing French piece with vibrato - and then some. I forgot to mention that there is another piece from The Phantom of the Opera - All I Ask of You - except that the song is not sung by the original cast from the musical. The next few pieces are fairly decent, until you get to Memory from Cats. WOW - is it spectacular! Then we get to two other pieces from Cats - Gus: The Theater Cat and Macavity: The Mystery Cat. Gus is a song that just tells about a cat and his history. A man speaks the lines that Gus would say in the actual musical - and it makes the song interesting. Macavity is AWESOME! I know that I said that I didn't prefer this song for Brightman on her album "Surrender". I finally listened to it more carefully, and found that it's really interesting to listen to! My favorite song on the whole entire album - however - has to be "Tell Me on a Sunday". Beautiful lyrics, orchestrations, and overall spectacular voice talent ties the whole song together. Pie Jesu is a fairly nice piece from both Brightman and Paul Miles-Kingston - the 16 year old boy soprano. His voice is pure and straight with minimal vibrato. However, Brightman's voice shows a little bit TOO much vibrato! Overally, it's a good piece from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requium. THIS CD IS AMAZING! If you love Sarah from the Phantom of the Opera, then this collection of Lloyd Webber's work is just for you.

I also recommend Charlotte Church - (in her earlier career) - including Voice of an Angel and her self-titled album. I also recommend Love Changes Everything - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection Vol.2 - just another grouping of Webber's classics. I also recommend Andrea Boucelli - he's awesome!

The Angel of Music.......2006-03-13

This is the third copy of this I've purchased. I wear them out listening to them. Awesome, Awesome music. Sarah's range and depth is so powerful!

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Not their best.
WTF!!!
slow deep and hard meets bloody kisses
Sounds like a demo cd some local bar band handed out

Dead Again
Type O Negative
Manufacturer: Steamhammer Us [Spv]
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ASIN: B000ION6YA
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

Dead Again
Tripping A Blind Man
The Profits Of Doom
September Sun
Halloween in Heaven
These Three Things
She Burned Me Down
Some Stupid Tomorrow
An Ode To Locksmiths
Hail And Farewell To Britain

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Gothfather Peter Steele returns with a new batch of familiar-sounding tracks that satisfy the ache metal fans have long felt for a new Type O Negative record. While Steele and Co. don't reinvent the genre here, the opening breakneck rocker "Dead Again," its Black Sabbath-on-Diamond Head successor "Tripping a Blind Man," and the epically epic "The Profits of Doom" create the metallic trinity of 2007's first quarter. Elsewhere, Steele gives us another gothic, Alice Cooper-esque ballad ("September Sun"), tears up our speakers with a little bit of humor ("Halloween in Heaven"), and comes around once more to slam down the almighty doom hammer ("She Burned Me Down"). Yes, the production's a little murkier than it probably has to be and no there's nothing that strikes as an immediate classic, but as Type O records go, Dead Again is admirable for its strong convictions and solidity. --Jedd Beaudoin

Album Description

Dead Again is Type O Negative's seventh studio album, and after a four year lapse between releases, a much-anticipated return to the sonic bombast that the Brooklyn-based band is famous for. Clocking in at over 77 minutes, Dead Again is a 10-song musical journey through the darkest depths of the human condition. Love, loss, insanity, morality, mayhem, your secret dreams and worst nightmares are all included in the Type O Negative formula created by the self-taught professor of emotional chemistry, Peter Steele. Recorded and Produced by Steele and keyboardist Josh Silver, the sound of darkness is prophetic, the rock is hard and the screams are real. In the words of Grigori "The Mad Monk" Rasputin, whom the Russian nobility unsuccessfully attempted to kill on numerous occasions for his influence on the last family of Czars, "When the bell tolls three times, it will announce that I have been killed...Pray Czar of Russia. Pray."

With past gold and platinum albums under their belts, the bells have definitely not tolled for Type O Negative. Reaffirmed and resolute, they bring you news from a darker place, a place of infinitely organized chaos where the living cannot be swayed from their infinite circle of creation and destruction. We are born, we live, we fuck it all up, we strive to forgive and be forgiven, and we are reborn. Type O Negative are on the brink of a rebirth. But first they are Dead Again!

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Very Disappointed.......2007-07-25

I was very disappointed with this release. The reasons is because more than half the album is noisy feedback, and Peter Steele's songwriting shows how jaded he is with life, and the band. The lyrics are very juvenile and uncreative, and musically, just noisy feedback that lasts for 15 minutes a track.

The only song I like off this album is 'These Three Things'. I really didn't even care for September Sun, reminds me of Adam Sandler's song that he sang to Drew Barrymore in the movie "Wedding Singer". This is the first TON album that I can honestly say that I do not like. I only like one song off the album, and even then its not what I call a radio friendly hit.

Sorry Peter and Crew, but your not getting any younger, and the music isn't getting better. Quit while you are ahead so I can enjoy the great music that was once October Rust and Bloody Kisses. I guess this is what happens when you run out of ideas when you are pushing 50.

The Dream really is dead.

Not their best........2007-07-10

Often times when someone hears the terms "gothic" and "metal" they think of girl lead singers with a melodic voice and music to perfectly accompany her. Type O Negative comes pretty close to that but instead of a female lead singer they have a male. Type O Negative sounds somewhat like Sonata Arctica except that Peter Steele has a deeper voice than Tony Kakko. I will admit that when I first listened to Type O Negative the change in voice was startling at first and still is.

I didn't really like this CD but if I had to choose a favorite song it would have to be the title track. I really did like the minor haunting chords but Steele's voice really made me jump back in my seat. I would definitely recommend this CD to anyone who wanted a change in gothic metal. [..]

WTF!!!.......2007-06-24

OK, so I would REALLY give it 2 1/2 stars, however, since i can't give half stars, it doesn't deserve 3. I would like to say, right off the bat, yes, I too, am a BIG TON fan. However, I will NOT sugarcoat a review or be blinded by what is put out on this CD just because I really like these guys. I just finished it, from womb to tomb, and I have to say this really falls short.

A primer first, my music influence ranges from, my favorite, RUSH, to TON to Celldweller, but I also love stuff like Tom Vedvik and Global Communications, so my interests are not just cemented in Goth Rock, or the likes thereof. And, I too, have been in the music field, so I'll try and put a "professional" opinion on this review.

When I listened to this CD, I was amazed at how much repitition in licks and hooks this album has, not only within itself, but also with their last three recordings. From the begining of Dead Again, with the pick scraping down the strings, to the ending of the song, which sounds just like the ending of "Angry Inch." Now, I can just hear the avid, or rabid, TON fan saying, "But it's their thing, that's what TON is, it's their sound." Well, I prefer to have constant originality and not rehashing songs that sound just like 4 or 5 others before it.

Like one other reviewer wrote, they do have some chick singing in "Halloween in Heaven," and yes, her voice is far from great. In fact, it's rather dull, almost sounding like she had a slight head cold. Sorry if she finds this review negative, but I call them like I hear them.

What is slightly impressive is some of the guitar solos. What is even more impressive, if it's really Kenny playing them, and not having them substituted, like he did on "How Could She." As much as I love these guys, they do fall short in the musically talented arena, compared to the likes of Rush, Yes, and such, as well as second seat players (insert band here). However, TON will also be the first to admit they are not star performers in the given roles, but what they do have, is what it takes to sound significantly different from anyone else, and that's what makes them a star act.

I just wish, after waiting nearly 4 years, is that something a little more "orginal" from this "orginal" band could have been produced. I absolutely loved "Life is Killing Me," "October Rust," and even Peter's least favorite recording, "World Coming Down." Although I found myself taping out a beat hear and there, or just sitting back and trying to focus on the song, this recording offers no real catchy hooks, muscially charged impressions, and no real "POP". ( And I don't mean "pop" as in "pop music") At times the music almost sounds like a ditribe of repetitiveness.

Some people talk about giving it an x amount of times listening to it and then "dreaming" about a song and suddenly falling for this album. I just don't see that happening, and it really shouldn't have to, especially if you really like a band. The really sh**ty thing about this is, watch me listen to this a dozen more times and then start to come over to the dark side. Hmm, doubt it.

I still love these guys, and yes, it will always be in my collection and on my mp3 player. I just hope they get back to thier old ways, soon.

slow deep and hard meets bloody kisses.......2007-06-13

a must have for any type o fan.

Sounds like a demo cd some local bar band handed out.......2007-06-05

I guess I should have downloaded this album first, but Type O was one of those bands I thought I could always count on to at least deliver something moderately enjoyable. When I first bought this and popped it in my car's cd player, I was surprised that the opening track sounded so lame. I stuck with it though and went track by track, never finding a single song that sounded like the Type O that I know.

I gave it two more tries, and each time I just couldn't tolerate it. I put it away for a couple months and tried again today, and I think it actually sounds a bit worse.

OK, let me make this simple; to me, October Rust was perfect. I enjoy the entire cd, every single song. World Coming Down was great, I thought about 70% of it was excellent. Then Life is Killing Me came out and I thought it was rather disappointing and didn't care for the direction they were going in, but I still enjoyed about 30% of it. This new cd sounds like the worst parts of Life is Killing Me stretched out over an entire cd. I guess if you liked the last cd and thought songs like Electrocute, Nettie and The Dream is Dead were lame, maybe you'd like this.

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Cant get enough.
INSANELY AWESOME!

Do It Again
The Chemical Brothers
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
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The Boxer
Idealism
AmericanEP
Out of Control

ASIN: B000QXDE86
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

Do It Again (Extended Mix)
Do It Again (Oliver Huntemann Remix)
Do It Again (Audion Remix)
Clip Kiss
No Need

Album Description

The Chemical Brothers are back with one of their biggest stormers to date. Do It Again is a true return to the innovative creativity that the duo have been delivering for over a decade. This is the first single from the new album We Are The Night and is sure to turn heads and open minds with vocals by Ali Love. The mixes and b-sides included in this release fill the package with the uncompromising mixes fans would expect from a Chemical Brothers release.

The extended version mixes between a thunderous beat, chugging bassline and rhythmic bleeps. The song grooves into a dark Do It Again vocal and synth tab breakdown and a vocal chant that make this incredibly infectious. Additional remixes by the renowned producer Matthew Dear AKA Audion and Oliver Huntemann give an even more sinister angle to this single. The Audion mix is a sonic bomb and should have no problem shattering the walls of any club or your headphones. The Oliver Huntemann mix falls into the same pocket with an unbelievable throbbing bass line with white noise and analogue mayhem.

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Cant get enough........2007-07-17

Excellent single. The two new tracks "clip kiss" and "no need" are awesome. Cant wait to get the album.

INSANELY AWESOME!.......2007-07-09

i can't stop listening to this cd since i got it, i cant wait until the full album comes out!

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