Live and More [Live]

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Product Description
Austin, Texas funk royalty, Funky London's new release on BigJam.com Records. Former members of Storyville, Tupac Shakur and Jody Watley jam serious FUNK with old-school smarts and groove too thick to cut with a knife.

Live and More,Funky London

Tracks:

Conquistador
Whaling Stories
Salty Dog
All This and More
In Held 'Twas in I: Glimpses of Nirvana/'Twas Teatime at the Circus/In
Luskus Delph [Live][*]

Album Description

German digipak reissue of 1972 album includes one bonus track, 'Luskus Delph' (live). Six tracks. Repertoire.

Customer Reviews:

Procol Harum's finest hour perhaps.......2007-07-20

Many of the songs on this live Procol Harum disc maintain their wonderful spiritual atmosphere from the studio versions, but are given a louder, more meaningful performance when delivered in a live setting. If you enjoy what you've heard from Procol Harum in the studio, you will no doubt find a lot to enjoy about this disc. A very melodic and almost hauntingly pleasant live album. I can see myself listening to this band when I'm 80 years old. I bet by that age, I'll still be enjoying these excellent tunes.

The Best Procol Harum Album Ever.......2007-01-26

It took me a long time to find this album on CD, previously only had the vinyl and took it all over the world with me. The CD is engineered very well, a clean recording. The only thing that could have been better is if this album had been released on DVD-Audio or SACD in a true 5.1 mix. This album was originally produced in quad-4 so a remix to 5.1 would be easy and fantastic.

best mix.......2007-01-10

Procul harum live bridges classic rock with classical music. In this album you'll hear a gutiar played as an instrument of the ochestra. Absoulutely a brilliant piece of music.

It's been a long time .......2006-11-28

I haven't heard this album, with the exception of the first track, in about 30 years. My roommate in college owned this album and I was always a PH fan so hearing them with an orchestra was fasinating. I never really saw the CD anywhere until I came across it here and said I must have it. It still sounds great. The songs and arrangements are truly classic in every sense.

Truly A Glimpse Of Nirvana.......2006-10-30

Procol Harum's work throughout the years has been uneven, but this collaboration with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is one of their shining moments. I have worn out more than one vinyl version of this recording over the years, and I also have the MFSL version of this CD. While it is true that the MFSL disc suffers in comparison to this one, keep in mind the state of technology in 1971. We do owe a debt to Wally Heider's mobile studio for the tapes that allowed Repertoire to do such a splendid job of remastering. This recording belongs in everyone's collection, whether they are a fan of Procol Harum or not. If you are not moved in some manner by the time you hear "Grand Finale", then you had better check your pulse.

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"one more from the road" ROCKS & ROLLS with the best of the "live's"
Allmans apples, Skynyrd oranges
Great Live Album!
Capturing the essence
Buy This CD!

One More from the Road
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Street Survivors
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
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ASIN: B00005NWLO
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

Introduction/Workin' For MCA
I Ain't The One
Saturday Night Special
Searching
Travellin' Man
Simple Man
Whiskey Rock-A-Roller
The Needle And The Spoon
Gimme Back My Bullets
Tuesday's Gone
Gimme Three Steps
Call Me The Breeze
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Sweet Home Alabama
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Free Bird
Introudction/Workin' For MCA (alternate)
I Ain't The One (alternate)
Searching (alternate)
Gimme Three Steps (alternate)
Call Me The Breeze (alternate)
Sweet Home Alabama (alternate)
Crossroads (alternate)
Free Bird (alternate)

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Dismissed by some as the redneck Led Zeppelin, yet beloved by a faithful and grassroots following for just that reason, Lynyrd Skynyrd sailed above it all--even the dark tragedy that befell them less than a year after this landmark live set was recorded in Atlanta. A triple-platinum perennial in its classic-rock heyday, this 25th anniversary edition has been digitally restored and authentically remixed on vintage '70s equipment to great effect. The band's performances have also been resequenced to their original running order to accurately recreate the Skynyrd '70s live experience.

Even Allen Collins's later-overdubbed intro to their ubiquitous epic "Free Bird" has been restored with the original. Cameron Crowe's original notes are also here, long before Almost Famous, and he insightfully puts the album in its proper historical perspective. But the real premium here is the almost full disc of bonus cuts, including previously unreleased versions of "Simple Man," "Gimme Back My Bullets," "Workin' for MCA," "I Ain't the One," "Searching," and other alternate versions recorded during the Atlanta stand ("Gimme Three Steps," "Call Me the Breeze," "Sweet Home Alabama," "Crossroads," "Free Bird"), but until now scattered elsewhere in the Skynyrd catalog. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

"one more from the road" ROCKS & ROLLS with the best of the "live's".......2007-07-24

for 3 decades, i listened to the original album on both vinyl & maxell cassette tapes. while reading the booklet enclosed in the c.d., i read how they were able to add additional dialogue by ronnie van zant, additional crowd reaction, additional guitar solo licks, even an additional "Cream" cover, all unavailable on my double album set. also, alternate versions of afew songs were added on disc 2. all that i can say is "WOW" !!!!!!!!!

a job splendidly well done, in this remastered, reissued "WORK OF ART"!!

ANY skynyrd fan MUST HAVE this in their collection.

Allmans apples, Skynyrd oranges.......2007-06-07

This is Skynyrd at their peak, I will argue this was the best rock band on the planet at the moment this album was recorded.

I could partake in the Allman v. Skynyrd argument for eternity. I'm a Sourthern musician myself, and I think there's room for both bands and both albums (as well as many of their other works) in any collection.

I find it intriguing that the aforementioned Skynyrd ripper listed later Black Crowes and Widespread Panic albums as better than Skynyrd live; the "Allman wannabe" label is a much better fit for those latter-day jam bands. All the guitar players I've ever known (including Al Kooper, who I don't know but who I respect the hell out of, considering his pedigree) thought the Skynyrd axe men were very progressive for their day.

The Allman-Skynyrd comparison is apt only from 10,000 feet. Yes, they came from the same area, and many of the influences were similar. But Skynyrd followed the more modern English blues-rock paradigm (see: Cream, Free), and they were more of a pop-song-type band (in the gunslinging, Allmans tradition, of course).

I would even venture to say that Skynyrd followed in the Allmans' footsteps. Indeed, Brother Duane is up there with Hendrix, methinks, and I find the Allmans' work during his lifetime unimpeachable and some of the best modern music ever made.

It gets iffy for both bands after their key members passed. Skynyrd was poised to become even bigger and better with the addition of Steve Gaines -- listen to the guitar work on "Street Survivors." And Ronnie Van Zant knew what the hell he was doing. Meanwhile, everyone knows what happened to Greg and Co. after Duane's untimely death. (I think I sense a pattern here.)

I saw both bands in the space of a year in '75-'76 (including all 3 nights at Fox for Skynyrd), and there was no comparison at that point. Allman biographer Scott Freeman considers that '75 Allman tour to be the band's nadir, and the Skynyrd boys were going for the gold about 9 months later.

I don't think any other Southern band has come close since then. . .

Great Live Album!.......2007-03-19

This is one of the best all-time live albums in rock history and it depicts Lynyrd Skynyrd at their peak. These songs never get old and are just as great if you are at a party or listening alone!

Capturing the essence.......2007-03-08

Lynyrd Skynyrd's "One More From the Road" captures the bands innovative sound live during the group's ascendancy. Their following during this time became more than a "cult" following and after having played on the road for years, their sound became tight and smooth. They could replicate the studio sound quite easily with some improvisation to boot.

Buy This CD!.......2007-02-02

Having seen Skynyrd blow the Who right off the stage in 1973 this album audibly shows what they could do. You can feel it. Southern Shmuthern! It's Rock and Roll at it's best. If you didn't know where they were from you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. People get hung up on this southern rock thing. BFD!! These guys worked to get where they got and are anything but mediocre. I've read the same thing about the Beatles.. that they were mediocre at best! Yeah right!!
This album throws you back in the seat from the moment you drop the needle in the groove. I've worn out vinyl copies, thrown many 8 track copies out the window of my car, more vinyl and cassette and have the original release of this on CD (that sucks) and now this. If you are going to buy only one Skynyrd album, make it this one. They never put on a bad show!! Not even the lineup that is playing today!! They can still smoke any band right off the stage!!

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Loving it
Still Moving
Awesome
Inpsirational
The most wonderful blessing Thank You Donnie!

Live in London and More...
Donnie McClurkin
Manufacturer: Verity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Donnie McClurkin... Again
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs
The Donnie McClurkin Story: From Darkness to Light
Donnie McClurkin: Live in London and More

ASIN: B00004WFN6
Release Date: 2000-08-22

Tracks:

Intro
That's What I Believe
Just For Me
Who Would've Thought...
Didn't You Know
I'll Trust You, Lord
Caribbean Medley
Victory Chant (Hail Jesus)
Psalm 27
Great Is Your Mercy
Lord I Lift Your Name On High
We Fall Down
We Fall Down (Reprise/Altar Call)
I Do I Do

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Donnie McClurkin's road to success is filled with the fragrance of God's blessing. With a 1996 debut that went gold, a single on the Prince of Egypt soundtrack, an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and performances for Presidents Bush and Clinton, the list of McClurkin's awards and recognition goes on and on. His second solo release, Live in London and More..., is destined to be another stellar event in McClurkin's career. This live recording, performed in a packed Fairfield hall in London, is a cross between worship, preaching, and jubilation --a complete representation of McClurkin's passions. From the elated opener, "That's What I Believe," to the intimate anthems in "We Fall Down," McClurkin leads the audience through a journey that is filled with inspiration and passion. Standing firmly on the belief that only a heavenly blessing could make all of this happen, McClurkin keeps the attention firmly fixed on God throughout the entire show. --Israel Button

Customer Reviews:

Loving it.......2006-08-18

I had been looking for this CD for a while now and glad to finally have it. I am thoroughly enjoying it.

Still Moving.......2006-08-04

I bought the CD when it first came out back in 2000 not knowing much about the artist or his music. I still get so moved everytime I listen to this CD. I acutally feel as if I was there at the concert. You also can feel the presence that GOD had in that place. It is truly an awesome CD. I love all of the songs but my favortie is "Great is Your Mercy".

Awesome.......2006-05-17

This CD was my introduction to Donnie McClurkin sometime ago and remains my favorite. It is passionate and inspiring. Donnie has the voice of an angel and the words to these songs minister to the spirit.

Inpsirational.......2006-03-06

I owned another CD by Donnie Mcclurkin and thought it was the greatest, most spiritually uplifting cd that I had ever heard, until this one. Again, I have been experincing health and personal issues, really going through the fire. This cd has helped to keep me uplifted, inspired, ministered to and incredibly blessed. Thank you Pastor McClurkin for using your talent, as The Lord has clearly instructed you to and sharing it with the world. We are truly blessed to have you in it. And I believe that one day, I will have the opportunity of hearing you preach in person. May God continue to bless and keep you!

The most wonderful blessing Thank You Donnie!.......2006-01-15

I had a traffic accident and needed to rent a vehicle to drive to work. When I got in the van and turned on the radio, I discovered this CD which someone had left by mistake. It was a word in due season, annointed by God, and I believe it was no accident and intended for me to hear. Now I have the CD for myself. I hear this CD playing in my head all the time now, and it is an encouragement to me. Words can't explain it. I Praise God for it!

Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival, 2006

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Lots of Schumann, not much Argerich, plus some real oddities

Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival, 2006

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Martha Argerich and Friends Live from the Lugano Festival 2005: Chamber Music
Haydn: Piano Sonatas
Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival
Chamber Music-Haydn/Rachmanin

ASIN: B000PFU9OM
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

I: Sostenuto Assai/Allegro Ma Non Troppo
II: Scherzo: Molto Vivace
III: Andante Cantabile
IV: Finale: Vivace
I: Allegro Assai Vivace
II: Allegretto Scherzando
III: Adagio
IV: Molto Allegro E Vivace
I: Zart Und Mit Ausdruck
II: Lebhaft, Leicht
III: Rasch Und Mit Feuer

Tracks:

I: Mit Energie Und Leidenschaft
II: Lebhaf, Doch Nicht Zu Rasch
III: Langsam, Mit Inniger Empfindung
IV: Mit Feuer
I: Introduzione: Adagio Mest/Allegro
II: Scherzo
III: Largo
IV: Finale: Allegro Vivace

Tracks:

I: Nauges
II: Fetes
I: Andante
II: Allegretto
III: Largo
IV: Allegretto Scherzando
I: Overture
II: Idylie
III: Cadenza
IV: Menuet
V: Finale Alla Marcia

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This inexpensively priced 3-CD set of music from the 2006 Lugano Festival with pianist Martha Argerich at its center presents a fascinating cross-section of chamber music, expertly performed. In addition to Argerich, we hear from 15 other instrumentalists - pianists, cellists, violinists, violists, a flugelhorn player (who plays along with Argerich in three of Schumann's Fantasiestücke, to very strange and not very welcome effect), and a wind ensemble made up of members of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana that plays with cellist Gautier Caupcon in Friedrich Gulda's Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra: a jazzy, definitely eclectic, and playful finale to the third CD. The infrequently played but rapturous Schumann Piano Quartet is a particular treat. Ravel's transcriptions of two Debussy Nocturnes for two pianos played by Sergio Tiempo and Karin Lechner are a delight as well. This is an off-the-beaten-track collection that will fascinate true devotees of chamber music. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Lots of Schumann, not much Argerich, plus some real oddities.......2007-06-08

EMI has gotten into the pleasanat habit of issuing a 3-CD bargain box of Martha Argerich's summer music from Lugano, and they are caviar for chamber music lovers, mixing familiar and unfamiliar works in sterling live performances. It's hard to think of any comparable series meeting such high standards since the heyday of the Marlboro Festival under Rudolf Serkin in the Fifties and Sixties. This 2006 edition is no exception, my only disappointment being the absence of Argerich herself in so many works. She even gives up her place in the two-piano arrangement of Debussy's Nocturnes to her protege Sergio Tiempo (she has been a long-time devotee, if not addict, of two-piano arrangements that almost every other serious musician eschews).

The dominance of works by Schumann reflects Ms. Argerich's personal fondness for him, and she appears in the Piano Quartet, which has enjoyed a wonderful, highly personal reading by Glenn Gould and the Juilliard Qt. (Sony), among others. This one displays every virtue of live musicmaking, with Argerich's fervent, spontaneous playing leading the way. Compared to earlier sets, the 2006 collection contains more rarities and because of all the sSchumann, less representation by great composers. The flugelhorn arrangement of Schumann's Fantasiestucke for clarinet sounds like a joke. The once unknown Tanayev Piano Quintet gets a committed reading that should help to boost its popularity. The Debbusy Nocturnes actually bring pleasure in the two-piano arrangement. You won't be prepared for Gulda's concerto for Cello and Piano, which sounds like three-beer night at your local German jazz club. But its worth a smile and a listen.

In the end, however, this installment might be best left to connoisseurs while newcomers to Argerich's summer festivities should begin with the earlier, more conventional editions.

Here's the listing of works and personnel since Amazon doesn't supply it:

Martha Argerich / Renaud Capucon / Lida Chen / Gautier Capucon - Piano Quartet in Eb op.47 (Schumann).

Gautier Capucon / Gabriela Montero - Sonata for cello and piano No.2 in D op.58 (Mendelssohn).

Sergei Nakariakov / Martha Argerich - Fantasiestucke op.73 - version for flugelhorn and piano (Schumann).

Nicholas Angelich / Renaud Capucon / Gautier Capucon - Piano Trio in D minor op.63 (Schumann).

Lilya Zilberstein / Dora Schwarzberg / Lucy Hall / Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg / Jorge Bosso - Piano Quintet in G minor op.30 (Taneyev).

Sergio Tiempo / Karin Lechner - Three Nocturnes : Nuages / Fetes (Debussy transcribed for two piano Ravel).

Alissa Margulis / Polina Leschenko - Sonata for violin and piano No.1 (Schnittke).

Gautier Capucon / Alexander Rabinovich-Barakovsky - Concerto for cello and windband (Gulda).

American Dreamer: Songs of Stephen Foster; Thomas Hampson; Jay Unger; Molly Mason

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It's Dreamy
My Favorite Composer of all time
An American classic from Hampson that brings smiles and tears
OMG!!! More than 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 stars, one of the best album in the world!!!
It's simply lovely

American Dreamer: Songs of Stephen Foster; Thomas Hampson; Jay Unger; Molly Mason
Thomas Hampson , Jay Ungar , Molly Mason , Garrison Keillor , David Alpher , Mark Rust , Michael Parloff , Peter Ecklund , John Kirk , Arnold Kinsella , and Stephen Foster
Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002SK7
Release Date: 1992-10-20

Tracks:

Opening Solo Violin
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
Hard Times Come Again No More
The Voice Of Bygone Days
Foster Favorites Medley (Ring, Ring The Banjo (1851) Oh! Susanna (1848) Camptown Races (1850)
Open Thy Lattice, Love (1844)
Beautiful Dreamer (1864)
That's What's The Matter
Old Home Medley (Old Folks at Home (1851) My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night (1853)
Molly! Do You Love Me? (1850)
Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair (1851)
Comrades, Fill No Glass For Me (1855)
Dancing On The River (Nelly Bly (1850) The Glendy Burk (1860) Angelina Baker (1850)
My Wife Is A Most Knowing Woman (1863)
Gentle Annie (1856)
Linger In Blissful Repose (1858)
Ah! May The Red Rose Live Alway (1850)

Customer Reviews:

It's Dreamy.......2007-01-10

This is a very wonderful recording of Stephen Foster by a master singer.
Foster's songs are of a more innocent and naive time in the American psyche, a time that it would not hurt us to remember, given the wretched brutality of American culture today (something you'll appreciate after listening to this recording).

The songs are beautifully sung by Mr. Hamspon, and the musical accompaniment with piano, mandolin, tuba, banjo, etc. seems a perfect setting for this period music. I enjoyed the musical interludes of Foster songs (not sung by Mr. Hampson), such as "Oh, Suzanna", "My Old Kentucky Home", and "Camptown Races." They are foot-stompin' and finger-snappin' good in a non-syncopated way.

Mr. Hampson's voice is so beautiful, and he has done such a wonderful job with these song's you'll just have to hear it, and when you do, tell me that you're not dreaming.

I remember reading a quote by John Phillip Sousa that decried the use of syncopation in American popular music. I never understood it until listening to this recording. The richness and intensity of American popular music (as experienced in the work of Stephen Foster) has been lost.
Everything has to be so cool today, thanks to syncopation, and "cool" really means no emotion.

If emotion is what you want, emotion is what you'll get with Stephen Foster's songs. It was a time when the death of loved ones (especially those who died in their youth) was experienced more often (see "I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair" and "Gentle Annie"). And we were not protected from the vicissitudes of fate by myriad government programs, modern medicine and universal prosperity (see "Hard Times").
Husbands and wives had their differences then, as today, (see the amusing song "My Wife is a Most Knowin' Woman") The passion of the Civil War (Foster was a Unionist),is reflected in a wonderful, fun song, "That's What's the Matter."

If you love good music, and you have heart which can be stirred, and you love your country, this is for you.

I love this recording. It has opened up the door to my "beautiful dreams," dreams of bygone days, lost love, and whatever else we pine for.

I wanted to buy several copies for my friends, but somehow I felt that the impact of this recording was so personal, that it could not be shared with others. Not that they couldn't enjoy it, but that I could not begin to share the intense emotion and reverie stirred in my heart by these beautiful songs.

My Favorite Composer of all time.......2006-08-20

Growing up playing his stuff on piano, I love the instrumentality of this CD..the violins give off that wail that he speaks of..I am not sure what it is about Stephen Foster but these verses..grab me like no other..there is so much sensitivity to it..

I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair
Born like a vapor on the summer air
I see her tripping where the bright streams play
Happy as the daisies that dance on her way
Many were the wild notes her merry voice would pour

but the violins in this CD make this CD the best out there..
FYI should you be into astrology Stephen Foster is definition of Cancer...Sun and Moon conjunct in Cancer with mars in Scorpio..i love his lyrics..almost to the point of obsession..

An American classic from Hampson that brings smiles and tears.......2006-07-17

Stephen Foster was the greatest American composer of sentimental parlor ballads--he so perfectly imitated folk songs that his music wound up turning into them. In an age of home music-making and later of families sitting around the radio, Foster's songs were a staple, often performed by crossover artists from opera like Lawrence Tibbett. Those were plump, ripe styles of singing, highly flavored by church hymns.

In this 1992 collection of 17 Foster favorites, plus a few rareties, Hampson drops the platform manner and goes straight for heartfelt sincerity. His tone is plain yet sweet, his expression intimate. He is accompanied by instruments redolent of the Victorian drawing room (guitar, fiddle, upright piano), and the mood they create brings tears and smiles of remembrance. This music is embedded in America's genes, and it's wonderful to realize that every note is still alive and throbbing with feeling.

OMG!!! More than 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 stars, one of the best album in the world!!!.......2005-11-25

Simply one word, WOW!!!
Thomas Hampson's voice is simply fantasic. His voice is very different from regular operatic baritone voice, very sweet, and rich. I really cant believe an operatic baritone can sing folk song like THIS good, in my opinion he sounds even better than his opera works in this album. His voice and the background music matches perfectly, the outcome would move u to tears, and u can feel the origin of MUSIC. This album really shows what the word MUSIC means, and the songs simply just ALL beautiful. I like his "beautiful dreamer", "my life is well knowing woman", and "jeanie with the light brown hair" the most. When I listen the songs I would just imagine that I am in the world of past USA, and I can feel the life of the ppl in the past USA~ just like watching an old classic movie, it would touch ur heart and fall in love with this album.

It's simply lovely.......2004-12-14

I didn't know Stephen Foster (I thought): wrong: Oh Susanna, etc, I knew, but had no idea who the composer was.

This CD is a revelation. The melodies are so beautiful, as are the poems, and Thomas Hampson just brings them to life as wonderfully as ever. I especially love "Beautiful Dreamer" - it gives me butterflies - and "My wife is a most knowing woman" - the way he makes the voices and the indignation is just brilliant. If one needed reminding what a brilliant singer Mr Hampson is - this disk does it.

Journey To Wholeness - Singing Crystal Bowls for Healing and Wholeness

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The best crystal bowl cd ever? Yeah right...
Very good for meditation
Incredibly Healing and Soothing Sounds!
Wow, Raising the Vibe!!
Lighten Up, Chill Out and Recharge

Journey To Wholeness - Singing Crystal Bowls for Healing and Wholeness
Elivia Melodey's Crystal Vibrations
Manufacturer: Crystal Vibrations Music
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ASIN: B000066RG7
Release Date: 2002-04-26

Tracks:

Chakra Alignment
Colloquium
Gaia Guardians
Higher Joys
Journey to Wholeness

Album Description

New Age listeners will fall in love with this unique meditative music created for healing and wholeness, from the Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls. Starting with a 14 minute Chakra alignment, four more tracks follow of innovative and extraordinary, inspired songs. This music will entrance you and transport you to transcendent realms of peace, beauty and harmony. Worlds of experience will open up, as you float on crystalline waves to places of inner connection and balance. The rich bell-like and low soothing tones were all recorded live with over 20 singing crystal bowls, flutes, chimes and world percussion.. This entrancing collection of songs births an entirely new musical art form all it's own. The exquisitely rich songs are the epitome of Crystal Bowl sound healing. This music will align and balance the chakras - Simply by listening! A perfect compliment to massage and alternative healing therapies as well as being wonderful for stress relief. Play it as low acco! mpaniment, to create harmony in your environment or sit back and relax into deeper meditation and illumination as you are attuned to new higher vibrational frequencies. Total playing time: 69 minutes

Customer Reviews:

The best crystal bowl cd ever? Yeah right..........2007-02-17

That's what I said as I read the reviews here and clicked over to the author's website... so I reluctantly handed over my cash with little expectation, and well, I have to say... I agree!

Frankly, I was a little surprised, I love this kind of music and my last purchase of Stephen Halpern's Crystal Bowls was disappointing to say the least as it was filled with synthesizers and other cheesy New Age effects. This one is not and I wouldn't even lump it with a New Age tag (as the product description has). It' just truly beautiful music. The resonance is wonderful and the first chakra track is great for getting me, or my space back into alignment. Simply put it on in the background and clear your space. Wonderful! The other tracks on the CD have beautiful touches including shamanic instruments like the Buffalo drums, rattles, native flutes, rain sticks and other instruments. All appropriately added, expertly played and NO New Age cheese. What's interesting about it is that the CD recorded in one evening with no manipulations. I love reading books and listening to audio of people that have opened their heart - you can feel that in the work... in a similar way I think this is transmitted through music and it most definately is here.

I have since recommended and raved about this CD to all my friends. If you're a healer with a practice, you're going to want it for background music or just clearing your space. For everyone else, it's wonderful for relaxation and coming back into balance (put on your headphones for a real treat) or just some soothing music to play after a hard day or most definately for people who are not feeling well.

Other crystal bowl CDs I like include Benjamin Iobst Seven Metal Singing Bowls of Tibet and Crystal Voices by Deborah Van Dyke. Daniel Goleman's work is also fantastic - Chakra Dance, Chakra Chants and his Om CD (although all his work is good).

I highly recommend this beautiful CD. There are extra touches, with different instruments so if you're using it purely for meditation, that may distract you (as some other reviewers seem to have experienced). That is, I guess, a matter of personal preference - some people would be okay with the other instruments. It's the kind of CD where you that makes you go and buy everything the artist has ever produced. Of the hundreds of the healing type CDs I have, this is, and will remain, well and truly at the top of the heap. This might just be... the best crystal bowl CD ever!

Very good for meditation.......2007-01-11

I listened to this during my hospital stay on my iPod because I could not sleep. It helped me immensely.

Incredibly Healing and Soothing Sounds!.......2006-11-03

This CD, just like all Crystal Vibrations productions, is pure healing. I can always count on the first track (Chakra Alignment) to bring me back into balance and alignment. I also use this disc as a space clearing tool for my home... the high vibrations resonate throughout, leaving my space feeling warm and wonderful. A multi-purpose musical adventure... how can you resist?

Wow, Raising the Vibe!!.......2005-11-23

Pretty incredible music that makes everything I do while listening seem to happen effortlessly. It shifts and "tunes up" the energy in the room and in me! The Chakra alignment is like a warm up to the magic of all the other instruments that weave in and out of the singing bowls. So you can stay really focused and present or drift off into deeply meditative states. Listening to the soothing music on this CD is one of the best prescriptions you can give yourself! If you want to journey to the far reaches of the universe, treat your self to their CRYSTAL PORTAL CD and get Journey to Wholeness for taking care of everything else!!

Lighten Up, Chill Out and Recharge.......2005-10-17

This is my favorite of all the meditation and singing crystal bowl music I own and I have a huge collection. Initially, I used it for meditation in the morning before work and then again when I got home. It left me calm for the day and recharged at night. Then I thought to put it on while paying bills and doing stressful chores. The resonance of the crystal bowl tones had an immediate effect. I was able to focus and breathe with ease while I completed my tasks. The sound quality is superb and you get all the beautiful overtones that can only come on a live recording. And the effect is lasting. For a real vacation, listen to this CD with headphones.

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Donna Summer: LIVE AND MORE (1978)
Live And More....Exactly What It Means!
Proof and More, that Donna's a Superstar
A magical, mystical journey...
MacArthurs Park Suite

Live and More
Donna Summer
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
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Release Date: 1990-01-24

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Faster And Faster To Nowhere
Spring Affair
Rumour Has It
I Love You
Only One Man
I Remember Yesterday
Love's Unkind
My Man Medley: The Man I Love/I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good/Some Of These Days
The Way We Were
Mimi's Song
Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
Love To Love You Baby
I Feel Love
Last Dance
Theme From The Deep (Down, Deep Inside)

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Donna Summer: LIVE AND MORE (1978).......2006-11-16

In 1978, Donna Summer released her seventh album entitled, LIVE AND MORE, an album that features a live concert recorded during her ONCE UPON A TIME Tour. This is an amazing live album. Read on to find out why.

ONCE UPON A TIME
Original version from the album ONCE UPON A TIME... (1977). An awesome performance.

FAIRY TALE HIGH
Original version from the album ONCE UPON A TIME... (1977). Another great performance.

FASTER AND FASTER TO NOWHERE
Original version from the album ONCE UPON A TIME... (1977). Great.

SPRING AFFAIR
Original version from the album FOUR SEASONS OF LIVE (1976). Great performance.

RUMOUR HAS IT
Original version from the album ONCE UPON A TIME... (1977). Great.

ONLY ONE MAN
Previously unreleased. A great song for Donna to perform live in concert.

I REMEMBER YESTERDAY
Original version from the album I REMEMBER YESTERDAY (1977). Great performance.

My Man Medley: THE MAN I LOVE/I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN'T GOOD/SOME OF THESE DAYS
Previously unreleased. A great medley.

THE WAY WE WERE
Previously unreleased. This song was originally recorded by Barbra Streisand, back in 1974. This is a great song, and it's amazing how Donna Summer decided to perform this song live, when in a year from this album, both Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer would actually team up to record their 1979 #1 hit duet, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". Great performance.

MIMI'S SONG
Previously unreleased. I thought that this is was a very cute performance because she had written this one for her daughter, Mimi. She gives an explanation to it before she begins singing.

TRY ME, I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT
Original version from the album A LOVE TRILOGY (1976). Great performance.

LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY
Original version from the album LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (1975). Great performance.

I FEEL LOVE
Original version from the album I REMEMBER YESTERDAY (1977). Great song.

LAST DANCE
Original version from the original motion picture & motion picture soundtrack THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY (1978). This is a great track.

THEME FROM THE DEEP (DEEP, DOWN INSIDE) (Studio recorded track)
This is a great track. When this whole album was released in 1978, the studio recorded track that was in this spot on the vinyl edition of this album was not "Theme From The Deep (Deep, Down Inside)". The studio recorded track that was in this spot was a track entitled, "MacArthur Park Suite", which is a studio recorded medley, consisting of the following four songs: "MacArthur Park", "One Of A Kind", "Heaven Knows", & "MacArthur Park" (Reprise). The track was left off the CD version of the album, due to time limitations, since CDs can only carry up to 80 minutes worth of music, and it was decided to keep the CD version of this album all on one disc, not two.

This is a great live album, and Donna's voice sounds amazing when she performs for a live audience. This is a great album.

Live And More....Exactly What It Means!.......2006-02-12

"Live And More" (1978) is one of the best albums I have ever heard from Ms. Donna Summer. Let me take you on the journey she led me on:

Tracks 1-6 borrow from her concept album "Once Upon A Time" (1977). Tracks such as "I Love You", "Once Upon A Time", "Faster And Faster To Nowhere", "Fairy Tale High", and "Rumour Has It". The positive part is that all songs were great songs to be heard with out Donna's pure, hard to find in music today, nervous falsetto. They still sound like on the album, anyway. The negative part is that they omitted some of my favorite lyrics from some of the songs and the tempo is rushed a little bit faster as one reviewer previously stated. I noticed this when I was listening to the album versions of the songs above then listening to the live version.

Tracks 8 and 9 and 15 borrow from "I Remember Yesterday" (1977). Also one of Donna's best. Starting with "I Remember Yesterday" a song I and my parents enjoy dancing to because they feel the big band jazz beat along with the lyrics. "Love's Unkind" is my favorite. It tells the story of a girl who is in love with a guy from her school and wants to date him, but he loves her best friend and her dream to dance with him during the high school dance gets crushed. Then, "I Feel Love". The grandmother of all dance/techno/disco/rave just any type of dance music. Wrapped in a 4/4 beat in the style of Silver Convention, it's one of the best disco songs that you could actually base your song on (if you have one to write).

Tracks 10 and 11 show Donna's blues feel and vibe. These are the standout tracks because you can not, I mean can not, find these tracks on any other LP or CD but this one. Starting with the famous "My Man Medley", Donna tells about her man, how she loves the man she loves, then he treats her wrong, then she breaks up with him. I love how she tells the story with her voice. My favorite part of the medley is "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good". Now, "The Way We Were", is another standout track. She performs Barbra Streisand's hit in her sultry voice. It's so nice I sometimes think about the way we were.

Track 12 is the same as tracks 10 and 11. You can not find these anywhere else. "Mimi's Song" is dedicated to her, then 9 year old, Mimi. Sometimes I think if parents who aren't at home at lot change Mimi to their child's name, they could see the difference in themselves. It's sort of funny though, the night before, she wrote the song after Mimi went to bed, and then Mimi comes out to tell her Mummy good night. Now that's a parent who's not to busy to do that.

Tracks 13 and 14 take from Donna's early disco age. Track 13, or "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" is one of my personal favorites. I especially love the 17 minute version. That's the best part. I love how she speaks to the people during the songs. To the audience. That's really special. I think the tempo's a little bit rushed, just a bit, don't you agree? Track 14, or "Love To Love You Baby" is Donna's mainstream U.S. hit. After 3 years of the song being released, people love it and still love it today. I still do. It's not one of my favorites but it's O.K. for a "special" situation.

The live part closes out with track 16, "Last Dance". It is so better to hear over live vocals than that on the album version. I love to hear the crowd cheering her on and her ad-libs. "C'mon, everybody!" The best version of it to hear though is the promotional version which would be the one found on the "Thank God It's Friday" (1978) soundtrack. It's divided up into it's little parts. Also it's 8:17. Longer play of one of disco's greatest hits wrote by the late Paul Jabara.

Track 17 is the theme from the Deep (1977). It's a good song in it's way but it sounds like she's talking through a megaphone or one of those old Victrola's. It's catchy though.

One laughed at the concept of a live disco album but she did it. Donna is the true "Queen of Disco". Nobody can take her place. She will carry that title to heaven. I love you Donna and hope you love your fans because we all love you.

Proof and More, that Donna's a Superstar.......2005-09-16

OK OK, first things first, the CD of Live and More DOES NOT contain the MacArthur Park Suite, AND the cover shot is not the famous picture of Donna with the moon in the background.

HOWEVER, the full MacArthur Park Suite is featured on a number of other CD's (The Dance Collection, The Casablanca Records Story), and the famous cover shot is used on the newer compilation The Journey.

That said................................

Live and More as released just as Donna was coming off the spin of her mega hit Last Dance, and she was finally starting to be taken as they multi talented artist that she is. For whatever reason the music community still seemed to feel that Disco was a producers genre, and the singers were only puppets.

With Live and More, Donna showed the world she can deliver the goods. Her early hits are here (Try Me.., Love To Love You, I Feel Love and Spring Affair), a 5 songs run from her then new album Once Upon A Time is also featured. However it was her depature from Disco that really made this release shine.
The My Man Medley, combining, The Man I Love, I Got It Bad, and Some of These Days, showed her diversity, and remains a concert favorite to this day. Her cover of The Way We Were, showed how she could custom any song to her unique vocal range, and as you can tell from the crowds reaction she was well on her way to Pop Superstardom with Last Dance.

The crown of this excellent live set to me is Mimi's Song. To many Donna was the Queen of Disco, but to her her most important role was Mommy, and while you can easily get the impression from some stars that their children are almost window dressing, Donna made it clear where her priorities were, and gave us a great ballad in the process.

On this CD release the "& More" side is the Theme from the Movie The Deep, (Down Deep Inside), this track was produced by John Barry, and was one of the few Casablanca era works not produced by Giorgio or Pete.

A magical, mystical journey..........2005-09-07

The opening piano chords of `Once upon a time' and the crowd's rapturous welcome open up this masterpiece `Live and more', arguably one of the best live albums ever.

The energy captured on this album is infectious, and the quality of the recording very good, much like a studio recording. It put paid to critics who claimed Donna Summer was a producer's creation and a studio-only singer who could not reproduce her music convincingly live.

Boy, were they wrong! This was Summer's first #1 album in the US (certified double platinum), and (from the original vinyl LP) her first US #1 single in `McArthur Park' (certified gold for sales of a million, and a Grammy nomination for best pop song) and a #4 hit in `Heaven knows' (gold disc for sales of a million).

The concert featured lots of songs from her classic `Once upon a time' album; `Once upon a time', `Fairy tale high', `Faster and faster', `Rumour has it', and `I love you'.

Also featured were songs from `I remember yesterday'; `I remember yesterday', `Love's unkind' and a very energetic performance of `I feel love' during which the band is introduced, after which it takes a sort of gospel chant of `Feel it'.

`Spring affair', `Try me', and `Love to love you baby' were also performed, as was her recent smash the dramatic `Last dance' which was a #3 gold certified million seller, Grammy winner (best R&B female) and Oscar winner. This song would become her signature tune in years to come.

There was a segment dedicated to jazz standards, `My man medley' comprising `The man I love', `I got it bad and that aint good', and `Some of these days', showing how easily and well she could adapt to different styles.

There were a few ballads; Barbra Streisand's `The way we were', and the new songs she co-penned; the retro sounding jazz tinged `Only one man', and the tender yet emotional and powerful `Mimi's song' written for her daughter Mimi who was on stage for her mother to sing it to her. It was an attempt to explain to Mimi why mommy wasn't always there, with lyrics like `I made a spectacle of myself/and it seems that the whole world needs me', and we sure did need her!

This CD replaces the fantastic `McArthur Park suite' with the extended version of her UK top 5 hit `Down deep inside' which was the theme from the movie `The Deep'. Penned by Summer and John Barry, this was a mid tempo atmospheric sounding number interspersed with moans, piano, and sweeping strings.

`McArthur Park Suite' comprised the psychedelic disco hit `McArthur Park', arguably one of Summer's best and widest ranging vocal performances, featuring darting horns and great electric guitar, the funky horn laden `One of a kind' with great electric guitar and hand claps, and the bouncy `Heaven knows' (a duet with Joe Esposito of Brooklyn Dreams), the latter two co penned by Summer. Presently, McArthur Park Suite' is available on `The dance collection' and `Bad Girls Deluxe edition'.

The original album sleeve photos were stunning, taken by the legendary Francesco Scavullo and perfectly captured the energy, fire, colours and beauty of Summer's music. Unfortunately, only two were reproduced here, and not even the original cover shot was used.

This CD should be re-mastered and re-released, probably as a deluxe set a-la `Bad girls' with ALL the original album photos and liner notes included. A DVD of the concert wouldn't be out of place too, would it?

MacArthurs Park Suite.......2005-08-28

It is disappointing this CD is missing the main song..I remember
seeing the show that this album was cut from...Donna was at her
hight point..I always loved the slight disco instrumental that was included in the Andy Williams version..but when Donna came out with a full fledged disco version I was delighted..This album debuted very high on Billboard also..it was quite a hit..With the exception of On the Radio and Enough is Enough
Donna moved on to Rock sounding (Hot Stuff) and Punk The Wanderer then dance music..it was one of her last greats and
trendsetters..

Stephen Foster Songs: Parlor & Minstrel Songs, Dance Tunes & Instrumentals

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Amid fine work, a new star!
Stephen Foster Would Be Proud
Foster at his simple best
Well-rounded and convincing

Stephen Foster Songs: Parlor & Minstrel Songs, Dance Tunes & Instrumentals

Manufacturer: Albany Records
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Release Date: 1995-07-28

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Amid fine work, a new star!.......2004-09-28

Baird, Russell and Van Buskirk give fine performances in a splendid
program, but tenor Frederick Urrey [his Foster recording debut?] is a sensation! A glorious voice, with a perfect command of style in
operatic, ballad, ensemble and even comic scenes, his Melinda May is breathtaking, his Beautiful Dreamer is the best on records, his
duets charm and his drunken husband is a gas! He has it all!! In my 25 years of total immersion in Foster and his era, I have never
even dreamt of hearing an artist of such stature. Foster was said to have a fine voice and to sing his music better than any other.
I pray we now hear more of SF's songs as he must have sung them!

Stephen Foster Would Be Proud.......2004-02-26

Linda Russell is a remarkable woman. I have every CD she has done and I've never been disappointed in the high quality recordings she releases. I consider her every bit of an historian as the authors of history books.
This collection of Stephen Foster tunes, one of two that Russell has partaken in, is a rousing collection of the musical sounds of the mid-19th century. Soprano Julianne Baird and tenor Frederick Urrey join in with Ms. Russell's alto vocals to make a truly remarkable ensemble (including the musicians playing the mountain dulcimer, fortepiano, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, recorder, and accordion - all on authentic antique instruments). All combined show off the genius that Stephen Foster was - the 19th century's top songwriter who wrote music for ALL time, not just his time.
But if it wasn't for the musical reenactors (on CD at least) of Russell and company many of these long lost gems might have stayed hidden, sadly unheard. Some choral music, a feel of opera, a bit of traditional folk all mixed together to make what I feel is an authentic piece of musical history.
Here's hoping that Linda Russell and friends continue in the making of traditional music - Christmas and popular.
Ms. Russell, do you ever tour? We'd love to see you here in Michigan!

Foster at his simple best.......2002-01-22

What a delicious surprise this little album is, and from the ..... date, it appears to have been around for a few seasons, but is utterly new to me. I am a Julianne Baird fan from the get-go, but was pleasantly taken aback at her appearance on an album of American songs with folk balladeer Linda Russell (who plays dulcimers, mountain fiddles and all manner of country instruments and sings with the earthy texture of Judy Collins). But as usual Baird finds a way to integrate her own exquisite sensibilities and artistry into the assignment and makes a touching case for the simple and heart-rending Foster tunes--this is, after all, "early music" in which she excels--American "Early Music." Tenor Fred Urrey is another find and he likewise blends wonderfully into the surroundings. In fact, the three diverse artists hit their stride in a haunting trio rendition of Old Black Joe. Keyboard and string instruments have a ghostly and authentic ring to them as well. indeed, after the pompous and overblown Foster CDs of better-known opera singers in the bins today, this is so welcome. A treasure!
Get it today.

Well-rounded and convincing.......2000-10-27

This is an excellent rendition of Stephen Foster's songs, capitalizing on the duality inherent in the repertoire: the beautiful parlor ballads and the rowdy folk-inspired tunes. Especially remarkable is the fact that the performers bring to the music the "early music" sensibility (Julianne Baird is renowned as a performer of Elizabethan lutesongs)--this sensibility urges the performers to be as historically accurate as possible, performing on original/reproduction instruments. Also of note is the fact that it is a collaboration between classical and folk musicians: soprano, alto, tenor, fortepiano, fiddle, mountain and hammered dulcimers, harmonica, recorder, and accordian. Linda Russell (alto, mountain dulcimer) is lyrical and moving with her "folkie" voice, perfectly complementing the other "cultivated" voices and grounding them on the occasions they come together in poignant harmony.

I only wish that they had incorporated a 19th c. parlor guitar to round out the ballads. Overall, however, one can well imagine that this is indeed the way the music sounded. As one of America's first "popular song" writers, the present performers succeed in doing him justice by incorporating many styles of 19th c. popular musics, avoiding the anachronistic "bluegrass" sound often used in performances of this repertoire, and never succumbing to waves of overly self-indulgent nostalgia.

Sweet Oblivious Antidote
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I love pgroove!

Slightly better than Perpetual Yawn

Southern Trance Jam Rock

Good stuff!

unbelievably powerful

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I love pgroove!.......2005-09-25

I just bought this cd about 3 weeks ago, learning from a buddy of mine how awesome they are, and plus they are from my home town of Savannah Georgia, so I knew I had to give it a try. When I got the cd I listened to it all the way, and couldn't stop listening to it for like a week, then I bought tickets to see them on Halloween, and recently just bought their other cd(which is also fab). I am totally excited about seeing them on Halloween I've heard that they are so much more intense live.

Slightly better than Perpetual Yawn.......2005-07-01

With no disrespect to those who wrote positive reviews, I find this release only slightly better than "All This Everything" [...] But hey, at least I enjoyed Teakwood Betz off of this release!

Southern Trance Jam Rock.......2005-04-24

This was the best thing to come out of Georgia in 2003. If you want to get a free taste of what they sound like in a live setting download a free show from the internet archive. Kind of reminds me of early Phish crossed with Micky era Widespread Panic.

Good stuff!.......2005-03-20

This CD is worth every penny, and is sure to please. These guys have come a long way since J.J. Cagneys in Savannah, Georgia! If you ever get a chance to see them live you'll be hooked...

unbelievably powerful.......2005-03-19

I am in shock at the one listener, R. Pinto, that completely dissed this musical masterpiece. I guess there's always one....
Walking in Place is one of the best songs I've ever heard, so powerful, so beautiful. This is one of the most talented bands I know of, and having been blessed to see them live on multiple occasions, I was blown away at their live performances. All of them. And I am going to go back and see them every chance I get. This is one group of talented boys, and I recommend them to anyone who has taste enough to appreciate some good music.

Live and Unplugged to Benefit the Purple Rose Theatre

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Jeff As You Probably Never Knew Him
Anything William Shatner can do, Jeff Daniels can do better (in a desperate attempt to raise money)

Live and Unplugged to Benefit the Purple Rose Theatre
Jeff Daniels
Manufacturer: Harvest Productions
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If William Shatner Can, I Can Too
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If You're Comin'
Recreational Vehicle
Michigan, My Michigan

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Jeff As You Probably Never Knew Him.......2007-01-09

I bought this CD about a week after I saw him perform live. No condemnation, but stage presence and audience interaction don't quite make it to a plastic disc. His "whiskey voice" (no aspersions meant), great guitar picking, and subtle humor make for great listening. But listen in the safety of your own abode or a parked motor vehicle (driving and listening to this puts you and others at risk when you can't help laughing). Support for small-town local theater (the Purple Rose) is added incentive.

Anything William Shatner can do, Jeff Daniels can do better (in a desperate attempt to raise money).......2006-08-20

This week I went to see Jeff Daniels in concert at the Big Tent Chautauqua south of Bayfield, Wisconsin. The actor, best known for his roles in "Terms of Endearment" and "Dumb & Dumber" (although the Jeff Daniel's movies on my shelf would be "The Purple Rose of Cairo," "Gettysburg," and "Gods & Generals"), has been writing songs for over thirty years, never professing to be a professional singer-song writer but insisting instead that his songs are his diary. If Jeff Daniels makes a movie where Clint Eastwood blows him away in the end, then he writes a song ("The Dirty Harry Blues"). If he goes out on a first date with the woman who will become his wife, then he writes a song about that too ("Kathy"). You will find that those two examples pretty much encompass the complete spectrum of Daniels' songwriting skills because the first is funny and the second is sweet.

As the title clearly indicates, "Live and Unplugged to Benefit the Purple Rose Theatre" was recorded live at the Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea, Michigan in December and January 2003-2004 with all proceeds from the CD going to the theater. Daniels is the founder and executive director of the not-for-profit regional professional theater company and was coaxed into being pushed on stage with his guitar to see if people would be willing to pay to see what would happen next. Daniels initially dismissed the idea as something William Shatner would do (think "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" rather than "Star Trek"), which engendered the song "If William Shatner Can, I Can Too" that starts off this enjoyable album of a dozen songs.

The most out of date song is obviously "The Lifelong Tiger Fan Blues," seeing as how Detroit has the best record in baseball this season. Daniels sings about his marriage in "If I Weren't So Stupid, You Wouldn't Be So Smart," and was motivated by his objection to a sign in a bar to come up with "You Can Drink An Ugly Girl Pretty." An encounter with a "State Trooper" engenders a song as well. On the more serious side Daniels has a song about his parents ("Momma Never Left Her Oldest Boy Alone"), his first car ("Blue Valiant"), and a cover of a song about the state in which he lives ("Michigan, My Michigan," the unofficial state song of Michigan, with lyrics written to the tune of "Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum" by Winifred Lee Brent after the Battle of Fredericksburg during the Civil War). The one song that does not really fit into those categories would be "If You're Comin'," an anti-war song written in opposition to "those who wrap their reasons for going to war around a higher power."

Vehicle," which makes perfect sense since the true story is clearly inspired by Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant." That is one of the songs that have clearly evolved over the years (Daniels updates "If William Shatner Can, I Can Too" nowadays to make a palatable hit on Paris Hilton, admittedly an easy target but a most deserving one as well). Having catalogued his repertoire, Daniels is also able to tell us when and where he wrote each of these songs, and in the back of the booklet makes some brief comments on each of the songs.

It really is time for Daniels to cut another CD, because his repertoire is considerably more than the dozen tracks presented here. He only did four of these tracks in his concert ("If William Shatner Can, I Can Too," "The Dirty Harry Blues," "If You're Coming," and "Recreational Vehicle"), and there were easily that many songs that I heard Daniels perform live that I would like to be able to hear again whenever I want. There were several times during the evening's performance that my sides hurt I was laughing so hard, and half of the songs that had us in hysterics are not to be found here. I want those songs, Jeff.

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