Epiphany

Track Listings

1. Bus Stop

2. Urging From Within

3. Montbello Nights

4. How Love Feels

5. I Am

6. Christmas At Sheila's

7. Sunset On Swan Pond

8. Upon Awakening

9. Longing To Remember

Editorial Reviews
SmoothJazz.com
Beautiful acoustic ballads, driving saxophone solos, sophisticated flute features, solid in the pocket smooth jazz are all part of EPIPHANY.

Product Description
Epiphany is the debut CD release of Smooth Jazz guitarist Joel Rodney Siemion. The CD features Kim Stone of the Rippingtons on bass, Bob Rebholz of Images on sax/flute/and EWI, Tom Capek of Dotsero on keys and synth's, and Joel Rodney Siemion on guitars and vocals.

Epiphany

Epiphany,Joel Rodney Siemion,Joel Rodney Music,Smooth Jazz originals and retakes of well known songs.

Epiphany

Epiphany

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Lowering The Bar

Oh Boy This Album Is The S***

MANY REALLY GOOD songs on this CD

Pretty Good

Not impressed; More substance and hits would've been nice...

Epiphany
T-Pain
Manufacturer: Jive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

Tallahassee Love
Church featuring Teddy Verseti
Tipsy
Show U How featuring Teddy Pain & Teddy Penderazdoun
I Got It
Suicide
Bartender featuring Akon
Backseat Action featuring Shawnna
Put It Down featuring Ray, Teddy Penderazdoun & Teddy Verseti
Time Machine
Yo Stomach featuring Tay Dizm
Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')Featuring Yung Joc
69 featuring J Lyriq
Reggae Night
Shottas featuring Kardinal Offishall & Cham
Right Hand
Sounds Bad

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T-Pain opens the liner notes to his hotly anticipated second disc with a couple of helpful definitions: An epiphany is "the manifestation of a supernatural being" (definition No. 1) or "a sudden moment of insight or revelation" (No. 2), the opening page puts forth. Because most of the R&B record-buying world knows that T-Pain is not a supernatural being, but a stylish and inventive singer from Tallahassee, it would seem the second definition inspired the title--T-Pain probably felt flashes of inspiration when laying out the lyrics. A single spin ought to convince listeners a little of both factored in, though: Songs like "Bartender" and "Buy U a Drank" send out a southern hip-hop vibe silky enough to be considered a revelation (thanks partially to Akon, who pitches in on "Bartender"). And because the entire album leans hard on the vocoder, tracks such as opener "Tallahassee Love," a nod to Tupac's "California Love," sound otherworldly, a la definition one. Throughout, T-Pain hands out hooks like there's been a two-for-one sale. Maybe they came to him in a series of epiphanies. Or maybe a benevolent R&B being--some supernatural force who knows how to make a hit record--whispered them in his ear. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Lowering The Bar.......2007-08-05

As if the bar hasnt been set low enough in the last few years of pop music TPain with songs like Im in love wit a stripper and Buy you a drank, has actually made the bar lower. I thought that would be impossible with acts like the Ying Yang Twins and numerous other hip hop acts already circulating but no, T has done it. In short, the dumbest most worthless music ever to grace the airwaves and otherwise. HIP HOP IS DEAD!

Oh Boy This Album Is The S***.......2007-07-30

Please dont believe those negative reviews there are plenty of good songs besides bartender and buy you a drank. My favorites are "Tipsy" "Put It Down" and "Right Hand" and "69" but theres many more that I enjoy. Buy the album and see for yourself, its really good. This is my favorite album of the year T-Pain realy shocked me, I never heard his first album but this one is great.

MANY REALLY GOOD songs on this CD .......2007-07-23

It's not perfect, although VERY few albums are. For a mainstream album to have a song as serious as Suicide that directly discusses HIV/AIDS it's amazing! Backseat Action and Put It Down are two sexy songs and whether he meant it to be or not Yo Stomach is hilarious. I suggested everyone I talk to go buy the CD for those songs not for the radio songs (Bartender and Buy You A drink - which are good dance songs). Also, I think I liked all of the songs on the album but Buy You A Drink and that is because it has been PLAYED to H3LL and back on the radio.

ALSO Church comes HARD (the second song on the CD)!

If a person gave this CD a rating lower than 3 they are not really into Hip-Hop/R&B so I would not suggest anyone who is into Hip-Hop/R&B take their advise!!!

Pretty Good.......2007-07-03

I noticed a lot of people did not like this album. I thought it was pretty damn good. The reason why I didn't give it five stars is because there are two stupid skit and two song I don't like. That leave me with 13 songs that I really liked. It has both a comical side and a serious side. I suggest you buy this album yourself and see what you think. It makes for good driving music too with a lot of bass. Check it out.

Not impressed; More substance and hits would've been nice..........2007-07-01

So I joined the bandwagon and bought EPIPHANY. Why you ask? Well my friends, "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')" was bumping and it was one of the most undeniably catchy (as well as stupid) songs of 2007. I couldn't resist. I'm not a big fan of "clubby" R&B albums, but sometimes i give into guilty pleasures. In some respects with EPIPHANY (which I have to agree with one of the reviewers that this is no "epiphany" by any means), I wish I'd let the album itself pass by and just downloaded "Buy U A Drank". But I had to indulge and I can't help to say that ultimately EPIPHANY is a disappointment. Then, you also have to think mentally, that with such club-savvy artist as T-Pain, Akon, and sometimes R. Kelly (though excluding nis great new album DOUBLE UP), that the club-centric albums only tend to have one hit. Sure, EPIPHANY is good for a couple of worthy numbers (first single and "Church" to name a few), but overall, it is nothing but a mess. Sure, I'm happy T-Pain surprised everybody to take the #1 spot on the Billboard charts, hold back both Rihanna and expected chart-topper Paul McCartney, but still you wonder if people were expecting a real "epiphany" for the money. Oh well.

The album begins with the introductory track, "Tallahassee Love" in which T-Pain not only defines "epiphany" but also gives love back to his hometown, Tallahassee. It is completely unnecessary, as with most intro tracks, but it is actually better than some of the full length tracks on EPIPHANY. "Church" has the most undeniably catchy groove of EPIPHANY with an incredibly soulful guitar riff, tropical sounding drum-programming, and random interspersed "rah!" during the verse. Vocally, T-Pain sounds top notch, even if he is halfway between singing and rapping. T-Pain sounds among the hardest ever when he sings: "***damn, you think you cool, you think I'm not, you think you're tough, ***damn, you think you're hard, you think I'm soft, you think you're rough... I'm gonna have to take you're a** to church..." Sure the song's ridiculous, but it is worthy of spins in the CD player. "Tipsy" features overall repetitive, but sound production work, with an undeniably catchy sounding synth-line. Sure the track lacks substance, but it is the same man who took "I'm N Luv Wit A Stripper" to #6 on the pop charts. "Show U How" is plain annoying and odd, though the hook is well performed. "Suicide" is perhaps T-Pain's first attempt at being serious (it is a song about AIDS), but he falls short, particularly when he uses clumsy lines as "cause I f***** her/ and didn't have a rubber on me." Sure, it is a worthy enough track, but again, it comes over cornier than it ultimately should.

Second single "Bartender" tries to bank on the success of the great "Buy You a Drank", but it also falls short. It isn't bad, but the repetitive piano loop doesn't quite sell as well as the great "Buy You A Drank". Sure, T-Pain jacks his discoverer Akon, but it still doesn't make "Bartender" as top-notch as the inescapable first single. "Backseat Action" features mammoth drums supporting T-Pains heavily produced vocals (that stupid vocal effect again) and proves to be one of this albums few stronger tracks. "Put It Down" is solid as well, making it look like EPIPHANY might have a stab at redeeming itself after a number of misses via "Show U How" or even the utter unconvincing nature of "Suicide". "Put It Down" actually has some very nice moments, even moreso than "Backseat Action". "Time Machine" is a miss, while "Yo Stomach" is OK. "Buy You a Drink" almost comes too late, and is followed by misses that continue all the way to the end of the album ("69", "Shottas", "Right Hand", and finally "Sounds Bad").

It's unfortunate for T-Pain because had he bottled the best of EPIPHANY and perhaps written songs with more substance not so focused on sex or the strip-club, he may have truly had his FIRST epiphany. Sure at times, EPIPHANY is on the edge of at least being average, but with so many misses and with numerous unconvincing moments and a title such as EPIPHANY, a listener can't help but rip on T-Pain. More substance in the future please - you are a talented rapper and vocalist. 2 stars.

Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1

Average customer rating:

For the first song alone, it's worth it!
Start your Chaka collection with this
Excellent audio
Such An Enjoyable Album!
Chaka...so smooth.

Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
Chaka Khan
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Whether with the groundbreaking group Rufus or on her own, Chaka Khan has one of the most distinctive and influential voices in R&B. She's able to wail at full emotive throttle or deliver a love song with nuanced jazz-inflected tones, and sometimes even do both within the same track. This 1996 collection gathers some of Khan's biggest and most beloved solo efforts. Included here are the classic tangy attack of "Ain't Nobody" and the turntable-enhanced smash "I Feel for You" (penned by admirer and recent collaborator Prince). There's also the anthemic original version of "I'm Every Woman," the moody "Through the Fire," and her 1996 collabo with Me'Shell Ndegeocello, "You Never Miss the Water." As all great vocalists do, Khan takes control of every song, breathing fire and life into the words and interpreting them without overpowering their meaning. One listen to Epiphany and it's abundantly clear that, even though she's been AWOL from the charts for a while, Chaka Khan remains a founding mother of soul and funk, armed with a potent voice that can both illuminate and elevate. --Amy Linden

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track.

Customer Reviews:

For the first song alone, it's worth it!.......2007-06-15

I must have played, and can verify via iTunes, "Ain't Nobody" at least 50 times since I've gotten this CD. I've missed this song, and it remains my favorite Chaka song. The lead guitar rocks. As a singer, Chaka is first class. Her enunciation and pronunciation is pristine, not the sloppy drivel you hear with today's youngsters. Hear how she sings of "sweet surrenDER", of love warm and "tenDER". Thank you! She sings in ENGLISH, like the best singers do. She reminds me so much of Aretha Franklin in this. I refused to listen to Rufus and other groups because of the exploitative lyrics, but this collection is proof one need not dismiss Chaka Khan as too "street". She has moved beyond Rufus and has matured into a singer of class.

I chose to revisit Ms. Khan when I heard she did an album of standards that was well-received. I don't have that one yet, but I'm definitely encouraged to buy it because of the material on this CD. At $8, it was hardly a big risk. Now I'm hoping Vol. 2 has the other song of hers I'm familiar with and love, her duet with Steve Winwood!

Start your Chaka collection with this.......2007-06-06

This is awesome. I have most of her solo albums as well but most of them are patchy. (I do like the Prince produced "Come 2 My House" album and the 1991 album "The Woman I Am". No tracks from these 2 albums are on this release) There are also some new/bonus tracks which are worthwhile.
Everyone talks about a track which is missing which should have been on the album. Really a double disc release would have been better for Chaka, but you will love this. A double disc would have included tracks from her 1982 self titled album which is super rare, released on CD only in Japan as well as Clouds,and possibly my favorite track from Chaka which appears on the Beverly Hills 90210 soundtrack feat Michael McDonald "Time To Be Lovers". This is easily the best option for a casual fan as it has the main hits on it and even though it's a compilation, it flows very well and doesn't seem dated even though most of the tracks are from the early 80's.

Excellent audio.......2007-05-31

Regardeless of the fact that you might like or not Chaka's performance, the audio is superb and I think it deserves a place in a selected CD inventory.

Such An Enjoyable Album!.......2007-05-11

After listening to every track on this album, I can truly say that the artist has REALLY put her heart into this work of art. Especially great is the track #10, Through The Fire. I highly recommend this album to anyone who enjoys a terrific voice and great instrumentals. It is well worth the cost and the time spent listening...

Chaka...so smooth........2007-03-22

To this day, when I am alone and put THROUGH THE FIRE on....and I crank it....and sit back....she makes me shed tears as I imagine her performance in the studio. She doesn't just sing the song....she becomes the song. Amazing vocal range. I'm a huge fan.

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Epiphany
T-Pain
Manufacturer: Jive
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Tipsy
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Suicide
Bartender featuring Akon
Backseat Action featuring Shawnna
Put It Down featuring Ray, Teddy Penderazdoun & Teddy Verseti
Time Machine
Yo Stomach featuring Tay Dizm
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69 featuring J Lyriq
Reggae Night
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Right Hand
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THE CHILD DEVIANT
Bring on the progressive terror noize assault!

The Failure Epiphany
Unter Null
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Your Nightmare (Album Mix)
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The Failure Epiphany
Sick F*ck (Album Mix)
Silence
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Stray
The Hook
ZombieBoy
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Album Description

The enigmatic American artist Erica Dunham aka Unter Null has impressed both European and American audiences alike with her provocative and blood spilling live shows. With her unique and uncompromising style and attitude, she scored two huge club hits with "Your Nightmare" and "Sick F*ck" without even having an album released!

Written and recorded in Seattle, USA and engineered and produced by studio guru Len Lemeire (Implant, Anne Clark, Dunkelwerk) at the Implant Plant Studio in Gent, Belgium, this 13-track album is the subliminal and percussive creation of Erica's perverse, sick mind. More and more often described as the female soldier in the Suicide Commando league, our sexy she-devil shouts louder than any industrial beast on the scene!

Her extremely distorted and manipulated vocals will definitely blow your mind, while her harsh endzeit electro assaults will offer you a one-way ticket into the abysmal depths of the underworld, sinking down to "unter null".

Erica has set her sights in the line of attack upon the male-dominated world of harsh Electronic Body Music with one sole target: domination and provocation. Unter Null stands for pain, disease and death; rancor, rage and vengeance. You look into her bewitching eyes and let her feed upon your brain. She is your new poison, your new addiction... and she proves with this strong album that against all beliefs -- the Devil is a woman.

Customer Reviews:

THE CHILD DEVIANT.......2007-03-03

There is something truly fantastic about this album, and yet it is not quite perfect. I really want to give it a full five star rating, but I have a couple complaints.. (complaint 1.), this is one of the only female fronted EBM/Idustrial/electro bands in circulation, and yet the singer sounds like a male on many of the songs (not because she has a deep voice, rather she distorts her voice to sound like a robotic-rivethead-male). (complaint 2), some of the songs sound so close to Suicide Cammando that it is almost hard to tell the difference. Nevertheless, this is a pretty damm impressive album. The absolute best tracks on this album are "sick fu**", "scilence" and "zombieboy". This is still a new band...I anticipate bigger things. Anyways, ....buy this album! The Failure Ephiphany by Unter Null is a verry good underground album despite my 2 complaints.

Bring on the progressive terror noize assault!.......2006-03-27

First let me say I am blown away by the intensity of the handicraft of this album. I've been craving some new very fresh flesh-ripping

ebm/industrial and I have found it! Erica's vocals are so very unpretentious and real, that I don't feel like I am being force fed generic

fuzz. This is seriously Industrial EBM taken to the next level beyond the happy synth-pop the style has largely flowed into. Unter Null has

definitely breathed some new life into a stagnant genre.

(Song Spoilers Below!)

Bloodlust - An intro track that is certainly one of my fav intros ever! It has the atmosphere of a fused industrial/black metal, the

desolation of machinery and electronics that we rivetheads so love, and the fast hyper ebm that gets you moving. It plays on what you thinks

going to happen and then wham!

Martyr - This track starts out with a familiar goth club ebm feel with drippings of trance but quickly takes off into this swirl of aggro

vocals overlayed against this intense track. The break around 2:50 is an unexpected welcome gesture before Erica brings it up again for the

ending.

Your Nightmare - Listening to this one can see why it became a club hit. Following in the tradition of the previous track "Martyr", Erica

brings together a fusion of a club trance anthem and hard-edged industrial ferocity. Very hypnotic and energetic! I can't wait to listen in

the car! Stomp stomp!

Feed the Lie - Woah! Time to switch our rivet gears! This song is excellent! If this song doesn't make you wanna stomp around, you're dead.

This song is worthy of a soundtrack on a sci-fi flick that's for sure. With some super precise white noise samples, the flanging vocoded

effect, and a speed-up trad stomp beat this surely should become a rivet anthem!

Destroy Me - This track is amazing. With the placement of the eerie soundscapes backdropping driving heated beats, I listen in awe as Erica

lays down her raspy sweet vocals. This is definitely a song you can stomp too!

The Failure Epiphany - This track goes back to the "Your Nightmare" style with again a trad stomp but with interesting interplay of her voice

on the offbeats. The progressive chords are a welcome bridge.

Sick F*ck - So far we've heard a lot of synth and processed samples but here now we have a more trad vocal sample reflecting on the track

name. Erica makes no hold on exactly what she's feeling in this song. 1:50 comes in up with the eerienees of creepy B horror movie organ

music. But not for long as Erica tears off into a vocal rampage of some sick f*ck who needs a beating apparently. Her voice is amazing,

sharp, and deadly. w00t!

Scilence - We start off in modern blade runner kind of synth harmony. But soon find ourselves in a very Wumpscut-inspired world. With heavy

distorted beats paired with the lofty synth and the repetitive hypnotic nature, Erica injects her own personal style taking a familiar form

and kickin it up a notch.

You Have Fallen From Grace - The first minute of this song is completely entrancing! Then without disturbing the beauty of the "gracefulness"

of the flow, Erica steps in with subtle but intense vocals. Here we can a hear a more personal human side reflected in the lyrics.

Stray - We start off with a gorgeous crystalline melody that breaks into an groovebox rhythm. The added asian-flavoured sound later is rather

teasing against this song that seems to restrain from breaking into full assault. Perhaps Erica needed a rest. "I only wish you dead."

The Hook - A homage to old school industrial synth floating in the background, this song also reflects a progressive trance influence. It is

more atmospheric and Erica's voice is barely if at all discernible. This should appeal to fans of more noize-based atmospheric music. Erica

suprises us around 2:40 with a sweeter processed version of her voice.

ZombieBoy - Woot! I love the interplay of strange chord progression! This song is more subdued than the rest but a good listen.

Desire - What stands out at first is the super high soprano synth voices amidst a simple dance beat, but it's the subtle distorted sounds

that make this instrumental piece quite good. This song is an appropriate ender.

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WOW
Nothing speical
F the naysayers
Hahahaha!
Alright, but Jasta should stick with his day job

Violent Epiphany
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Customer Reviews:

WOW.......2007-05-08

This album is a true classic. Every song is incredible. Icepick NEEDS to tour! Got this record at a Hatebreed show on the Agora Small Stage!!!

Nothing speical.......2007-04-11

I really enjoy Hatebreed, so I figured i'd pick up this cd. While it has a few good songs, the cd is not speical. Jamey Jasta is a busy guy but this is not of his better efforts. The whole cd has been done before and a hundred other acts will probably have a cd like this.

F the naysayers.......2006-09-09

Sure, it's an excuse for Jamey to do... more of what he always does. Since most hardcore is fairly similar musically, you've basically got a Hatebreed album. A Hatebreed album that is slightly more aggressive musically. And a Hatebreed album that is slightly more fun and adventurous. This album takes what little room their is to move around in hardcore and takes full advantage. It's also an excuse to gather Jamey's buddies to join in on the fun. That's definitely not a bad thing here. All in all, it sounds like a hardcore album in which no one was trying to hard to make the "right" record or an "important" record. Instead they just had fun with it, and that is reflected in the end result. I'll be spinning this one more than Supremacy, that's fo shizzle. Do not let the few people dissing it deter you from at least checking out a song or 2. You'll totally miss out.

Hahahaha!.......2006-08-13

This is some funny stuff right here, true comedy! The best part? I didn't even need to listen to it to tell you that, because it's just that predictable!

Alright, but Jasta should stick with his day job.......2006-08-08

Icepick is the side project of Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta and Danny Diablo (ex-Crown of Thornz). It's an okay slab of old school hardocre with metalish guitar, but Jasta should have focused on the new hatebreed album instead of this.

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Gentle Flow
Epiphany - by John Serrie
Good, but not his best stuff.
I Got Lost in this Music
Awe Inspiring! Simply Beautiful!

Epiphany: Meditations on Sacred Hymns
Jonn Serrie
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Product Description

1. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
2. O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing
3. Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
4. Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling
5. Abide With Me
6. Amazing Grace
7. Nearer My God To Thee
8. Be Still, My Soul
9. Light Of Thy Countenance
10. O Magnum Mysterium

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Gentle Flow.......2007-08-04

Words to describe this destined-to-be-classic disc from Jonn Serrie- Gentle and Flow.....Turn off the lights, phone, TV, and just float to this music into the universe.

Epiphany - by John Serrie.......2007-02-06

I have always enjoyed the music of John Serrie. This CD is inspiring. I often use this music to start the day. I highly recommend it

Good, but not his best stuff........2006-11-10

I am a HUGE Jonn Serrie fan and own most of his CDs. His music always takes me some place wonderful. I was really looking forward to Epiphany and the anticipated spiritual journey. I must admit, however, that this CD just doesn't do much for me. The covers of familiar hymns seem very formulaic (slow it down and blow air into it), and not very inspired or creative. My favorite song on the CD is the one Serrie wrote (Light of Thy Countenance). Fortunately the CD ends with the best two songs, which comprise roughly a third of the playing time.

I Got Lost in this Music.......2006-05-26

This is my first experience of Jonn Serrie's works, and I'm sure it won't be my last. I first listened to this while I was trying to get to sleep; I am a bit of an insomniac. This music calmed and relaxed me so much, that I found myself fighting to stay awake because I wanted to hear the whole CD! And after it ended, I dropped right off and slept really well.

As a Christian, I like the idea of praying and meditating to music. It seems like meditation music with Christian themes are very rare; almost everything out there is Eastern or New Age. But this music lends itself extremely well to prayer and meditation on the Creator. But, in my case, if I use it for that, I'd better be sitting up!

Awe Inspiring! Simply Beautiful!.......2005-03-30

Epiphany...what a great title! I am not big on using fancy words to describe what I hear nor do claim to be a great writer/reviewer, but here is what I have to say about Jonn's latest creation. I am a fan of Jonn's and have been for many years. I love his space music CDs such as TINGRI, FLIGHTPATH, IXLANDIA, etc., but now that I have had a chance to get my hands on a copy of EPIPHANY, I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised! It is absolutely Heavenly!

I remember singing these hymns as a child and teenager in the church I grew up in and I remember thinking how great they were WITH words. EPIPHANY doesn't needs words to be beautiful. Jonn has done an amazing job with these sacred hymns that I feel he has captured the real essence of each of them. Each track gives me a new reflection on the beauty of these hymns. I can't stop listening to them. If you slap on a pair of headphones, they are even better! Trust me! Buy this CD and take a real close listen to it. You will see, no hear, what I mean. Very moving. While I listen, I feel as if I am in the company of Angels. So serene, so comforting, so peaceful!

Each track draws on different emotions starting with JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING. This track brings back memories of joyous Christmases long ago as a child and being with my family as well as the wonderful joining of my soul mate and I in Holy Matrimony 17 years ago. SOFTLY AND TENDERLY JESUS IS CALLING, NEARER MY GOD TO THEE and O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM create a sense of comfort, joy and peace. While BE STILL MY SOUL, ABIDE WITH ME and PRAISE THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY inspire the Spirit within. Oh, I can't forget the ever popular AMAZING GRACE. You have to listen to this one in its entirety to feel its powerful message. Simply beautiful! By far the best version I have ever heard. Jonn incorporates his traditional spacey sound as well, but offers even better ambiance with the lulling sounds of the ocean after AMAZING GRACE. It flows well into the rest of the CD. It brings to mind one of my favorite poems, FOOTPRINTS and in that, I find strength and comfort. There is also a track that Jonn wrote just for this CD. It is entitled LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE and let me tell you, it is enveloping. You have to get this CD to understand the power of Jonn's music.

In conclusion, this is a must have CD. Full of inspiration. Jonn still has his signature space music sound intertwined with beautiful waves of chords and melodies. If you listen closely to the very end of the last track, O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM, you can hear the church organ fading in the background. Jonn used to play the organ a few years back and I thought it was a great way to end the album...fading into and out of the sound of one of the greatest sounding keyboards ever played. A personal touch, I think, that ties it all together. After all, the church organ IS the original 'voice' of these and other great sacred hymns and Jonn has taken them to the next level as only he can. I really don't know how anyone could not like this CD. If you like his Christmas CDs, you will love this one. Great CD Jonn!

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MIXED REVIEW
This is a great Album
1981 FLO&EDDIE ALBUM NOW ON CD
Flo & Eddie Went to Jamaica & All I Got Was This Rasta Album
not for fans of the great music of the 70's flo and eddie

Rock Steady with Flo & Eddie
Flo & Eddie
Manufacturer: Epiphany (City Hall)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007SS8
Release Date: 1998-01-13

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Prisoner Of Love
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Customer Reviews:

MIXED REVIEW.......2007-04-09

SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH, THE THING I FIND THE MOST DISAPPOINTING ON THIS CD IS THE VOCALS! THE MUSIC IS TIGHT, TIGHT, TIGHT. RECODED AT BOB MARLEY'S TUFF GONG STUDIOS, AND FEATURING A LOT OF GREAT JAMAICAN REGGAE MUSICIANS, I JUST FELT THAT FLO AND EDDIE COULD HAVE TRIED HARDER ON THE VOCAL SIDE. THEY SOUND GOOD, BUT NOT GREAT, AS THEY USUALLY DO. NOT ENOUGH OF HOWARD KAYLAN SINGING LEAD, TOO MUCH MARK VOLMAN.

This is a great Album.......2001-02-08

That's what I said when it came out so many years ago and it still remains true today. Flo & Eddie have long been known for their versitile abilities and this Album showcases this perfectly. The music itself is played by a virtual who's who of reggae music (including members of the origional Wailors).

It's true that this album isn't an allout jokefest (like Illegal, Immoral & Fattening), the music still has a fresh and fun feel to it.

As long as you don't hate reggae, this is a worthwhile and enjoyable purchase......

Ok... Now that I wrote this, maybe they'll actually put something new out... finally!

1981 FLO&EDDIE ALBUM NOW ON CD.......1999-04-12

WCD, 041198

THE 1981 FLO & EDDIE ALBUM ON CD, WAS RE-RELEASED IN 1987 AS RHINO LP "PRINCE FLO & JAH EDWARD".

CONSIDERING THAT THE EXCELLENT "PHLORESCENT LEECH & EDDIE" (1972) AND "FLO AND EDDIE" (1973) ALBUMS, FEATURING HOWARD AND MARK PLUS "MANY 'MOTHERS'", HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS, THIS IS A CURIOUS CHOICE FOR RE-RELEASE.

WHILE THE ROCK STEADY ALBUM MAY BE DISCONCERTING TO THOSE THAT EXPECTED FLO & EDDIE ROCK, THIS WAS FLO & EDDIE'S 1981 TRIBUTE ALBUM IN WHICH THEY EXPRESSED THEIR LOVE FOR REGGAE MUSIC.

EVERY SONG HAS A TIGHT "ROCK STEADY" BEAT. NUMEROUS CLICKS, SHAKES AND BOINKS EMBELLISH THE BACKGROUND AND THE VOCALS ARE "DIGNIFIED" AND EXCELLENT.

PRISONER OF LOVE, MOVING AWAY, DANCIN MOOD, PARTY TIME, ROCK WITH ME AND JUST LIKE A RIVER GROW ON THE LISTENER AFTER REPEATED PLAYINGS, SORT OF LIKE AN OLD KINKS ALBUM. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS GREAT. IT'S WORTH THE PRICE. (EVEN MOM AND DAD WILL LIKE IT!)

THIS WRITER HAS BEEN A FLO AND EDDIE FOLLOWER SINCE 1967. ROCK STEADY WAS THE LAST "ORIGINAL" MUSIC TO BE RELEASED IN THE CONTEXT OF A COMPLETE FLO & EDDIE STUDIO ALBUM (1981).

LONG-TIME FLO & EDDIE FANS HOPE THAT SOMEDAY:

** THE 1972 AND 1973 ALBUMS WILL BE RELEASED ON CD WITH MANY BONUS CUTS.

** THEY WILL BE REWARDED WITH THAT "COLLECTION OF NEW STUDIO RECORDINGS" WHICH FLO & EDDIE HAVE BEEN PROMISING IN CONCERT FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS.

MAYBE "BURGER KING BUCKS" WILL HELP.

UNTIL THEN "ROCK STEADY" WILL HAVE TO DO.

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Flo & Eddie Went to Jamaica & All I Got Was This Rasta Album.......1999-02-25

Hey Mon! Flo & Eddie had this vacation 20 years ago & had a good time recording some reggae songs & smokin' some good ganja!

An interesting diversion if you like Flo & Eddie and reggae. But it doesn't sound like anything they had ever done in the past.

not for fans of the great music of the 70's flo and eddie.......1998-08-11

a major dissapointment for me. for their first "new" album in soooo many years, i was sorry to hear a reggae flavor on every track. i'm a flo and eddie fan, not even a little reggae fan. i wish i could return it.

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An Excellent Compilation

Cathedral Dreams: Music to Inspire

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Song For Athene - Tavener
Ave Maria - Rachmaninov
Agnus Dei - Barber
Summa - Part
Ubi Caritas - Durufle
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O Sacrum Convivium - Messiaen

Tracks:

Totus Tuus - Gorecki
7 Magnificat Antiphons- O Morgenstern - Part
Tantum Ergo - Darufle
Ave Maria - Palestrina
Blessed Is The Man - Rachmaninov
Adoramus Te, Christe - Stephen Cleobury
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Solfeggio - Part
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O Nata Lux De Lumine - Tallis
Our Father (Notre Pere) - Durufle
Agnus Dei (Missa Papae Marcelli) - David Willcocks
As One Who Has Slept - Tavener
O Magnum Mysterium - Villette
Lux Aeterna - Catoire
Alleluia - Dufay
7 Magnificat Antiphons- O Immanuel - Part
The Six Psalms - Rachmaninov
Veni Sancta Spiritus - Dudley
Alma Redemptoris Mater - Stephen Cleobury

Customer Reviews:

An Excellent Compilation.......2004-06-16

This is probably one of the best compilations of early choral music I have heard, let alone own. A fantastic selection of works, including some modal pieces by composers such as Samuel Barber with his famous "Agnus Dei", creates a very nice variety of complexity. The overall tone of both CDs is very peaceful yet uplifting, and the performers are highly talented and spirited. This is a wonderful and unsurpassed addition to my collection. A must for any lover of early choral works.

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The new Muse?

Mirabilia
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Customer Reviews:

The new Muse?.......2005-06-28

Judge for yourself. Buy the album. Support good music.

Upon first listen, I had the same reaction to this cd as I had to Muse's "Resolution". It was interesting, it was different, it was good. So, I proceeded to spend the weekend basking in the sounds and came out in love. They dwell somewhere between the raw energy of Muse and heartbreak of Brand New. There's something so tragic in his local delivery, something so amazing in the musical landscapes, yet it rocks hard while never upsetting the ears. A very well made album that deserves far more attention than it's getting.

Judge for yourself. Buy the album. Support good music.