Another Country

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Appalachian and Irish acoustic trad music make an appealing combination, and the Chieftains and their stateside colleagues do ample justice to both in this Grammy-winning charmer. American Country music developed primarily from Scots-Irish and British folk tunes, rather than the Chieftains' more usual Gaelic sources, but there was considerable borrowing and one melody often turned up with multiple sets of lyrics. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band perform here with an aplomb that recalls their legendary "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" sessions (a version of that tune also appears on the CD). Other participants include Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins, banjo renaissance maestro Bela Fleck, New Grass Revival's Sam Bush, and bluegrass diehard Ricky Skaggs. --Christina Roden

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It's a truism that Irish music was the basis of many of the Appalachian ballads and dance tunes that in turn evolved into country music, so it's only natural that the Chieftains would collaborate with American country stars like Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Don Williams, Chet Atkins, Ricky Skaggs, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on this album. Nelson, Harris, and Williams prove such dominating singers that the Chieftains seem to disappear into the background. A more equal balance is struck with the more instrumentally minded Americans like Skaggs, Atkins, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, and Sam Bush, and it's a treat to hear the Irish fiddles and tin whistle floating above Fleck's banjo and Skaggs's mandolin on "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." --Geoffrey Himes

Another Country,The Chieftains,RCA,British Folk,Celtic Folk,Celtic/Irish,Int'l & World Music,Ireland,Irish,Irish Folk,Pop,Popular Music,Traditional Celtic,Traditional Irish Folk

Average customer rating: better after a few listens Smooth country chocolate pie This one goes to the used CD store... Somewhat disappointed Subjectively speaking, a great disk. Period.

Another Fine Day Golden Smog Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Highway Companion Weird Tales Tim O'Reagan Sky Blue Sky Born Again in the USA ASIN: B000FKO3AI Release Date: 2006-07-18

Tracks:

1. You Make It Easy
2. Another Fine Day
3. 5-22-02
4. Long Time Ago
5. Corvette
6. Beautiful Mind
7. Listen Joe
8. Cure For This
9. Hurricane
10. Strangers
11. Frying Pan Eyes
12. Gone
13. Never Felt Before
14. I Can
15. Think About Yourself

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Jeff Tweedy might carry the name recognition, but the rest of his band-on-the-side carries the mail on the fourth release from this Midwest all-star group. Though the Wilco leader teams with the Jayhawks' Gary Louris on a pair of nimble pop songs--the elegantly strummed "Listen Joe" and Kinks cover "Strangers"--it's Louris who's clearly at the head of the class with self-assured vocals ("Another Fine Day," "Think About Yourself"), lush harmonies ("Long Time Ago") and those unmistakable guitar leads ("Frying Pan Eyes"). Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy's obligatory rocker "Hurricane" is a high point, as is the album's lead track "You Make It Easy," which has Kraig Johnson warbling over a thumping piano lead and chunky fuzz guitar. But most welcome among the 15 songs are two contributions from Louris's fellow Jayhawk Marc Perlman: the refreshing "Corvette" and "Cure for This," a '60s-speckled pop song sung by Muni Loco, the wife of producer Paco Loco and the first female to grace a recording by Golden Smog. --Scott Holter

Album Description

It might sound like hype, but as hype nips at your ears every day from every corner, who gives a damn? You're smart. Your BS detector is strong; take this missive with a grain of salt, but don't talk yourself out of opening your ears to this mix-by-one-band-how-can-this-be-one-band? that fell from the skies of Puerto Santa Maria, Spain and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Start with Gary Louris and Kraig Jarret Johnson's "You Make It Easy." A breezy love song about breezy commitment. Listen. To that solo. To those harmonies. Dare yourself not to sing along. Try to play "name the influences" and you will have fun but you will fail.

Then check out "Hurricane," and hear Dan Murphy, singing his guts out and having, like the title track he co-penned says, "another fine day." Dig Louris and Jeff Tweedy's "Listen Joe," and how they sing to themselves and a long-gone friend, "surprise, surprise, everyone dies."

Listen. To what every new breed that comes along calls "old school," to sounds baked into these guys since the days of vinyl. Feel the embers of all the mystics, all the Gram Parsons and Eagles and Zeppelin and Buzzcocks and Flaming Lips and Gorillaz (Kraig's fave of the moment) records and all the rest that they've ingested. Truly, these cats have forgotten more records than the rest of us have sold to the used record store.

"Don't it blow your mind like the first time? The dream is never over," they ask, on "Corvette," with the exuberance of high-schoolers playing together in the garage for the first of many times. Listen. To "Corvette". Then listen to Louris's "Gone". They have been through death and love and war and all the other vagaries of middle age in these new Middle Ages, and this is the sound of them coming out the other side - or at least trying to come out the other side - with friendship and rock `n' roll as their guides.

Customer Reviews:

better after a few listens.......2007-02-05

This album is seriouly influenced by the 60's and 70's era music. If you don't like that era, look somewhere else. Someone here stated that its been done before and done better. True, it has. But if you can find this record in a used store, it is definately worth a listen. It encompasses all the musical style of the last 4 decades and does it quite well. I can hear influneces of Beatles and Dylan on the last track, which just might qualify as the best on the record. So if you like the 60's and 70's music and are looking for something a little different, this just might be the record you are looking for. Don't hesitate. Buy it today.

Smooth country chocolate pie.......2006-12-26

Gary Lourig does hold his weight Another Fine Day, an album that mostly rests on his shoulders. Sorry to admit that besides the last song on the album, the best tunes on here are the two that Tweedy co-wrote. In acceptance that this would have been a finer album had Tweedy performed more of the labour, I still thought this was really good 70's inspired kuntry rock that sometimes reminded me of the Knack and more often a Thin Lizzy/Loggins and Messina collision.

This one goes to the used CD store..........2006-10-14

I had such high hopes for this one! However, after about a dozen tries, I cannot stand this music. It is uninteresting and possibly contains the worst songwriting and lyrics I have heard in years. Or maybe it's the schmultzy music that is so unbelievably weak. Whatever it is, it has no magic, no risk, no intelligence.

Somewhat disappointed.......2006-09-15

Maybe a few more listens will help, but this album reminds me in a lot of ways of Bubble Gum music from the late 60's. Way too cute. After eight years I expected a lot more.

Subjectively speaking, a great disk. Period........2006-09-12

Okay, these user reviews are plagued by a high degree of subjectivity, though what is objective about music? Plainly speaking, after listening to AFD for four weeks now, I believe this disc is quite exceptional both in its variety, the quality of songwriting, and overall production. This was my first exposure to Golden Smog, but since I have explored (that is, purchased) "Weird Tales." I just don't have the same feeling toward that disc as I do for AFD. For the record, I am not overly enamored with Wilco's recorded output, and had no previous exposure to the Jayhawks. Another Fine Day, then, needs no antecedents to make a salient musical impression. I am not given to hyperbole, but can best sum up my feeling about AFD this way: I have already downloaded it in its entirety from ITMS, but am now ordering two physical discs from Amazon--one for my 24-year old son, and one just for posterity.

Average customer rating: nice assortment aka "apollo's Banquet" watch out! You may not want this if . . . . Delightful Music-making! Buy it!!!

English Country Dances Douglass , Lawrence-King , and O'Dette Manufacturer: Hmf Classical Exp. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: English Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master 1651-1703 - The Broadside Band Italian Renaissance Dances Jane Austen Companion Italian Renaissance Dances, Vol. 2 Popular Tunes in 17th Century England /Broadside Band * Barlow ASIN: B00006I49B Release Date: 2002-11-12

Customer Reviews:

nice assortment.......2007-03-13

I enjoy historical music, and this cd was a good assortment of songs. I was expecting all bouncy country dances, but some tracks sound more complex and serious. I'm no expert on country dances, so I don't know if the selections are representative, but I enjoy the entire album. Perfect for an afternoon of relaxing with some good music and it won't put you to sleep.

aka "apollo's Banquet" watch out!.......2006-10-05

I can say that this was a surprise, and it's my fault for not checking the contents track by track. This is a re-issue of Apollo's banquet, and also a re-issue of the same from yet another name! I've had Apollo'w banquet for a long time. Somehow, I thought this CD would be mixed consort English music. Not so, it's mostly violin + cittern/ continuo.

Under the name "apollo's banquet" it's been a favorite of mine for years- very good division violin work, very nice improv too. This is top notch.

Nevertheless, beware! $6 for this disk is a real bargain- but it's still too pricey if you've already got it on your shelf! It seems this series is a fabulous value- I have the Italian renaissance dan ces vol 2 too, and it is also superb performace practice.

This series is a great way to buy excellent performances on the cheap- just watch out in case you already have it!

You may not want this if . . . ........2006-03-26

Personally, I found the music a bit slow and subdued. Not what one typically thinks of country dance music being like. However, the reason I rate it so low is because of the deception on the part of the producer/manufacturer/packager/whatever of this cd. This CD is actually the same - track for track, down to the timings - as "English Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master". But this CD is deceptively attributed to the individual members of the band instead of naming the group, The Broadside Band. It is cheaper than the original cd, though. The short and sweet - if you have the Broadside Band cd, you don't want this one.

Delightful Music-making!.......2005-08-27

These selections of English Country Dances from the publications of the English music publisher John Playford are recorded and played so well as to relegate any criticism to spoiled grapes. Perhaps a musicologist might carp on some fine points, but then again probably not - musicologists actually enjoy a good tune, too. There is a nice couple pages of notes by Jack Ashworth on the historical background of the music, and a further short page by David Douglass on how he envisioned the 'nature' of several of the pieces. There is also a French translation following the English notes. Seven instruments are mixed higgledy-piggledy as the performers deem best - a copy of a 1652 Amati Violin, and copies of a Theorbo, a Cittern, a 16-string harp, an Italian Double Harp, an Irish Harp, and a Guitar. For the curious Douglass plays the violin only, but offers playing consanguineous with his name.
Among the choices cut 15 - "Long Cold Nights" - seems almost New Age in its evocation of the heavens: one might be in Big Sur looking up at the stars. The many other pieces come in divers moods and tempi, with great care given to which instruments are employed. It's difficult to imagine anyone disliking such engaging tunes, such joy in their making. The recording is of course digital so it helps to have a system capable of taming the inevitable string stridencies, but that said - if you like music from this period, or are curious, this CD offers a wonderful selection.

Buy it!!!.......2003-09-12

This is a great cd! Very lively at times; very mellow at other times - but all tracks are wonderful interpretations of traditional songs by highly talented musicians....and who can argue with the price? BUY THIS CD if you are at all into this type of music!

Average customer rating: Fall for Sam Baker Wow. Get this cd now!

mercy Sam Baker Manufacturer: BlueLimeStone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: pretty world Easy Tiger Nashville This Is Somewhere Carnival ASIN: B000BGPH38 Release Date: 2007-08-14

Tracks:

1. Waves
2. Truale
3. Baseball
4. Thursday
5. Change
6. Pony
7. Kitchen
8. Iron
9. Prelude
10. Steel
11. Angels
12. Mercy

Product Description

Released in 2004, 'mercy' was characterized in Mojo as having a deceptive simplicity and insouciance that at times recalls John Prine and described by Audrey Auld Mezera as a classic work (that) reveals a deeper layer on each subsequent play. This, Bakers first recording, features Jessi Colter and Walt Wilkins.

Album Description

Released in 2004, mercy was characterized in Mojo as having ''a deceptive simplicity and insouciance that at times recalls John Prine'' and described by Audrey Auld Mezera as a ''classic work (that) reveals a deeper layer on each subsequent play.'' Baker's first recording features Jessi Colter and Walt Wilkins.

Customer Reviews:

Fall for Sam Baker.......2006-11-27

If you have heard one Sam Baker song on some Alt something radio station somewhere and are looking it up on Amazon, rest assured that the whole album is as good as that song. Buy it and it is inevitable that you will fall for Same Baker and the characters in his songs. This is will be one of your favourite CD's for a long time.

Wow........2006-05-13

Seriously, this is one of the best singer-songwriter/Americana albums you're ever going to hear. If you like folks such as Guy Clark, Robert Earl Keen, Terry Allen or Mary Gauthier, or wish Townes Van Zandt had actually been more fun to listen to, then this album is for you. It's really quite good.

Get this cd now!.......2006-01-05

Sam Baker is the best new songwriter anywhere, period. Every roots musician is raving about this guy, and it's easy to see why. A smart, acoustic based wordsmith that will bring John Prine to mind. His life's story will floor you too if you look into it. He was actually blown apart by a bomb overseas. He's one hell of a human being; a true inspiration to us all. You can find this at cdbaby or from Bull Creek Productions. Expect his sophomore later this year.

Average customer rating: Killer packs raw tenderness into these. Killer Country A Great Cd Some of his best work, and thus among THE BEST killer country

Another Place Another Time/She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye Jerry Lee Lewis Manufacturer: Raven [Australia] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Oldies & Retro | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits 1 & 2 Killer Country Country Songs for City Folk/Memphis Beat The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis The Session ASIN: B00006RHRV Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
2. Play Me a Song I Can Cry To
3. On the Back Row
4. Walking the Floor Over You
5. All Night Long
6. I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
7. Another Place, Another Time
8. Break My Mind
9. Before the Next Teardrop Falls
10. All the Good Is Gone
11. We Live in Two Different Worlds
12. Once More With Feeling
13. Workin' Man Blues
14. Waiting for a Train
15. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
16. My Only Claim to Fame
17. Since I Met You Baby
18. She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
19. Wine Me Up
20. When the Grass Grows Over Me
21. You Went Out of Your Way (To Walk on Me)
22. Echoes
23. She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me) [*]
24. Today I Started Loving You Again [*]
25. There Stands the Glass [*]
26. Listen, They're Playing My Song [*]
27. Let's Talk About Us [*]
28. To Make Love Sweeter for You [*]

Product Description

Disc 1: Another Place Another Time (1968)
1. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
2. Play Me A Song I Can Cry To
3. On The Back Row
4. Walking The Floor Over You
5. All Night Long
6. I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
7. Another Place Another Time
8. Break My Mind
9. Befor The Next Teardrop Falls
10. All The Good Is Gone
11. We Live In Two Different Worlds (Duet with Linda Gail Lewis)

Disc 2: She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye (1970)
1. Once More With Feeling
2. Workin' Man Blues
3. Waiting For A Train
4. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
5. My Only Claim To Fame
6. Sine I Met You Baby
7. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
8. Wine Me Up
9. When The Grass Grows Over Me
10. You Went Out Of Your Way (To Walk On Me)
11. Echoes

Bonus Tracks from She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)(1969)

She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left Of Me)

Today I Started Loving You Again

There Stands The Glass

Listen, They're Playing My Song

Let's Talk About Us

To Make Love Sweeter For You

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Killer packs raw tenderness into these. .......2006-12-31

The Killer is My Man. Jerry Lee was a rocker when I was in highschool. When I got older I moved into classical music and opera. In the last decade I have been listening to country as well. And that's where I rediscovered the Killer. He is the Best. When he sings country standards he makes them his own, making me forget who first made the song famous. On this CD Jerry Lee puts his own stamp on two famous Merele Haggard standards, done differently but as well as Hag. Jerry Lee sings with open human abandon, which makes him so easy to love, his songs so easy to relate to. He is also a genius. When I was a girl he was thought to be too naughty, but my life experience has shown that we are on the same field, no one better than another. However, musically speaking, Jerry Lee is the Best. Listen to him and stomp and weep.

Killer Country.......2004-11-28

In the late 1960s Jerry Lee Lewis moved back to the music he grew up with--country music. This disc brings together 2 of his very best country albums for Smash/Mercury plus few cuts from a third. The music is fine late 1960s honky tonk style, with excellent readings of some Merle Haggard, Webb Pierce, and Jimmie Rodgers songs. Some of Lewis' finest country titles are here, including "Another Time, Another Place." I especially enjoy his performance with Linda Gail Lewis on "We Live In Two Different Worlds," simply one of the best songs Fred Rose ever wrote. Of course some rockabilly rowdiness slips in, it would not be the Killer without it. Essential country music for the true country fan.

A Great Cd.......2004-04-28

It's Sad that "The Killer" is always over looked, but this cd makes his statement of "Elvis may be the greatest, but I'm the best." true. "There stands the glass," and "Waiting for a train." Is enough reason to buy this cd alone. The problem of why he is often overlooked may have to do with the amount of poor quality bootleg cds that bares his name. Unlike Elvis who's estate clamped down on the bootleg and poor quaility music, Jerry Lee Lewis's bootlegs are all over the place and his great studio work is hard to find. This is impart do to the many different labels that he has been signed to. I hope at some point he will get control of his music catalog and re-release his great studio work from the sun records era and those of his country recordings era, but until that happens this cd is a great place to start.

Some of his best work, and thus among THE BEST.......2003-06-06

These recordings are among the most commercially successful country records ever done. Moreover, they are among the most artistically successful recordings done by anyone doing straight bar brand country music. JLL just kills these songs, he makes them all personal, he makes them all live, and makes you believe he has lived them.
Contrary to what some others say, JLL has been doing his own interpretations of the country classics since his original sun records the 1950s. His version of Crazy Arms (from 56 or 57 I believe) redefined the song. his version of You Win Again did something rare. He took a song away from Hank Williams. Today if you played or sang Hanks version of the song anywhere, it wouldnt be recognized, and wouldn't be as good as the standard way JLL does it. He did all kinds of country standards during the late 50s and early 1960s when Sun had him doing hundreds of recordings to be salted away until he made a come back.
JLL's work in the 1960s before these country recordings was not "in the wilderness." Some of the rock albums he did for Mercury Smah and Mercury represent some of the best rock and rockabilly recordings ever made, more mature musically, but wilder than things he did in the 1950. Get the two live recordings, one from Panther Hall in Houston, the other from Birmingham if you want to see the light.
It is interesting that these country side are a triumph of JLL as a singer. he barely plays the piano on some selections, on the last selections he plays no piano at all, but these are all classics. Anyone around anywhere where any music was coming off a radio or a juke box anywhere during the late 1960s and eary 1970s heard these songs.
This is among Jerry's best. That means it is among the world's greatest.
Dont forget JLL is still rocking his life away at 66 years old he is still pounding that piano!

killer country.......2003-06-01

Jerry Lee finally made it to Finland 10 years ago. And the audience loved him. Not so much for his old rockers (his age started to show on those numbers) but for the real country tunes that he suddenly started to play. The audience in the huge Hartwall arena listened in awe: this was a man who had walked through hell and made a mess out of his personal life in the early 60's, then made a comeback and in the early 90's could still sing about heartbreak and being on the dole like nobody else on this planet. A stunning and captivating performance! And this album, this 2fer is just great, it has some of those songs he sang that night,like "What made Milwaukee famous" (we Finns love that one!)and the ironic "She even wake me up...". They say Jerry Lee was a bad boy. Maybe so, but he sure gave us some great music!

Average customer rating: This is the most original singer/songwriter today. The best Radney Foster album! "Sparks" fly from this one too Another Way to Go--Radney Foster Just Great

Another Way to Go Radney Foster Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Are You Ready for the Big Show? This World We Live In Del Rio, Texas, 1959 See What You Want to See Labor of Love ASIN: B00006AL1F Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

1. Real Fine Place to Start
2. Everyday Angel
3. Again
4. Sure Feels Right
5. Disappointing You
6. I Got What You Need
7. Tired of Pretending
8. What It Is That You Do
9. Scary Old World (with Georgia Middleman)
10. Love Had Something to Say About It
11. What Are We Doing Here Tonight
12. Just Sit Still
13. Another Way to Go

Product Description

1. Real Fine Place To Start
2. Every Day Angel
3. Again
4. Sure Feels Right
5. Disappointing You
6. I Got What You Need
7. Tired Of Pretending
8. What It Is That You Do
9. Scary Old World
10. Love Had Something To Say About It
11. What Are We Doing Here Tonight
12. Just Sit Still
13. Another Way To Go





Format: CD

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Ever since the late 1980s, when he was half of the Nashville duo Foster & Lloyd, Radney Foster has been a master at commingling rock and country influences in a manner sophisticated and timely, yet earthy and soulful. And he's done it once again on Another Way to Go. In fact, it's his most fully realized work since his fine 1992 solo debut, Del Rio, Texas, 1959, and perhaps his best ever. Foster, now 43 and a settled family man, hits some enticing grooves while serving up thick slices of everyday pathos and rock-solid life lessons on first-rate originals like "Everyday Angel," "Just Sit Still," "What Is It That You Do," and the spicy, bluesy "I Got What You Need." An added treat is a spirited duet with old friend Chely Wright on "Scary Old World," a song Foster wrote with late Nashville legend Harlan Howard shortly before Howard's death. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

This is the most original singer/songwriter today........2007-04-11

Townes Van Zant would have been proud of this work, I think. This CD has the depth and honesty of TVZ and in some spots this CD is a bit disconcerting. "Disappointing You" [track 5] is the new standard by which all other 'heartbroke songs' should be judged. Our boy from Del Rio Texas has done us a favor. He opens for us the mind of a true song writer genuis that has become the matured version of our own Radney Foster. I'm just sorry that I was so late in purchasing a CD. I was actually looking to buy "Everyday Angel" as a single for pod use. When I couldn't find the single I bought the whole bannana and I'm glad I did. I can't remember the last time I put a CD in my vehicle player and just let it play through again and again and again. I'm listening to it now as I write. "A Real Fine Place to Start" kicks the CD off followed by "Angel" and tracks 3, 4 & 5 are just fine songs. "Love had something to say about it" is a great tune too [track 10]. I catch a trend with this CD and the Rodney Crowell CD "The Outsider" in that there is an esoteric message throughout both works. Now 'that' is a movement in your standard, everyday C&W, but I like it. And if you like Radney Foster you'll love this offering. I know I do.

The best Radney Foster album!.......2007-02-12

I can listen to this album over and over, and it gets better with each listen. Every song is great in it's own way. I have all of the Radney Foster albums, and I like this one best. Just the song, "Again" is worth the price of admission. Radney's uncanny ability to craft melodies that stick in your head, and create real-life characters that you recognize is so refreshing in today's cookie-cutter music industry.

"Sparks" fly from this one too.......2006-01-04

Yet another wonderful piece of artistry from Radney. Damn, I wish he came closer to Mississippi more!

Another Way to Go--Radney Foster.......2005-09-01

Can this guy get any better? I don't think so. Age has only improved his voice and delivery. I'd actually forgotten about him for a few years--what a joy to hear him again. I'll be ordering his last few CDs.

Just Great.......2005-06-01

This is really music for people who have lived and loved. This is not kids' stuff and therefore it's not on the radio. I listen to this endlessly in the car. There's only one song I skip - "Disappointing You," not because it's bad - no, far from it. It's just such a painful song that I just can't take it all the time. In a saner world, Radney Foster would be a huge star along the lines of Bruce Springsteen. Honestly. Pick this one up. It's one of those CDs that's better the 50th time you've heard it than it was the first. I'm sure folks like Tim McGrew and Keith Urban will pillage this CD like crazy for material.

Average customer rating: The penultimate collection ... Muisic of the Spheres The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection SciFi Album gift Away From to be a Collectible Peace

The Science Fiction Album Various Artists Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Final Frontiers Fantastic Journey Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 4: Defenders Of Justice Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The Dark Side The Fantasy Album ASIN: B000066HE5 Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Aliens
3. Sound Effect - The Nostromo
4. Alien
5. A.I.
6. Armageddon
7. Sound Effect - Apollo 13 Lift-off
8. Apollo 13
9. Back To The Future
10. Battle Beyond The Stars
11. Battlestar Galactica
12. The Black Hole
13. Contact
14. Capricorn One
15. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
16. The Day The Earth Stood Still
17. Dune

Tracks:

1. Galaxy Quest
2. Sound Effect - Dogfight in Space
3. Enemy Mine
4. Ghostbusters
5. Gremlins
6. Heavy Metal
7. Independence Day
8. E.T.
9. Judge Dredd
10. The Last Starfighter
11. Lifeforce
12. Sound Effect - Crash Landing
13. Lost In Space
14. Mars Attacks
15. The Matrix
16. Predator
17. The Right Stuff

Tracks:

1. Moonraker
2. Robocop
3. Silent Running
4. Sound Effect - Alien Organism
5. Species
6. Stargate
7. Starship Troopers
8. Starman
9. Star Trek - TV Theme
10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture End Title
11. Klingon Attack
12. Sound Effect - Warp Drive
13. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
14. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
15. Star Trek: Generations
16. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Tracks:

1. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
2. Sound Effect - Transporter Crew
3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Theme
4. Star Trek First Contact
5. Star Wars
6. The Empire Strikes Back
7. The Empire Strikes Back
8. Return of the Jedi
9. Sound Effect - Battle Stations
10. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - The Flag Parade
11. Anakin's Theme
12. The Adventures of Jar Jar
13. Duel of the Fates
14. The Time Machine
15. Things to Come
16. The Thing From Another World
17. War of the Worlds
18. When Worlds Collide
19. Total Recall
20. You Only Live Twice
21. Superman

Customer Reviews:

The penultimate collection ..........2006-12-07

Generally I agree with Strategos in his ecstatic Spotlight Review above. It is a joy to here some of the most memorable themes and cues from some of the most memorable science fiction and fantasy movies (re)recorded in great sound and in lavish (re)orchestrations, played by renowned classical orchestras, namely the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra, no less.

I have always had a weak spot for (good, or maybe even intelligent) science fiction/fantasy and film music, especially its way of evoking mystery, grandure and wide open spaces. Call it a weakness if you want. But it was maybe really kick started off, for as far as I can remember, with Star Trek. But especially Star Trek II, III and IV - essentially a trilogy - because of their very romantic but very warm, human core, set on the broadest canvasses of unlimited and mysterious outer space. But then there was the music for adding that essential extra dimension of emotion and atmosphere. I am happy that much of the music on this album is from the Star Trek series and films, often equaling or sometimes even outclassing the original recordings.

This kind of music (for the movies) should be seen as an art on its own rights with its own merits and qualities. As such, the musical sequences on these CD's are a beautifully played cross section of some of the most evoking orchestral music for science fiction/fantasy film ever created. And I very much like the nicely blended, wide and deep orchestral soundpicture with enough reverberation to evoke a sense of wide open spaces.
I am quite thrilled by tracks like the evocative music from Dune, truly transporting one to the vastly sands of Arrakis (the music is wonderful, but to my great regret I think the movie itself is a flawed masterpiece at best, alas.). And then there is the very different, goofy music for Ghostbusters (memories of childhood), the spoofy but electrifying music from Mars Attacks (lovingly parodist music, this, with not a little touch of irony) and the happily adventurous, forward driving Theme from Galaxy Quest ('Never give up, never surrender!'), now also used for the internet-based fan-series Star Trek: The Hidden Frontier. On the other side of the spectrum we have the atmospheric music for Enemy Mine (an underestimated 'little' movie), the Theme from The Right Stuff (actually science FACT, not fiction, this film, just like Apollo 13, of course), the eerily attractive music for Species, the original End Title for Alien (not used in the theatrical version of the movie, where it was replaced by music from howard Hanson's Second Symphony), the exquisitely exotic music for Stargate, the sweet and warmly sympathetic, beautifully re-orchestrated, theme for Starman, the title cue for Star Trek: TOS (much more melodiously played than the original! If only a series nowadays could continue to be as thought provoking and as original as Star Trek was during its launch, fourty years ago ...) and a truly overpowering End Titles Suite from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I especially like the thrillingly grandiloquent rendition here of the music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And how nice it is to hear the (thematic) similarities between James Horner's music for The Wrath of Khan, his great break-through as a film music composer, and his (two years) earlier music for Battle Beyond the Stars (which did indeed help him earn the job for writing the music for Star Trek II) ...

But on the 'down side', if one is looking for - for example - the gorgeously expansively played End Titles from Cocoon, it is not included here: one has to acquire the album that 'kicked it all off', so to say, namely 'Space and Beyond', also on Silva Screen. I was very pleased also with the inclusion on that album of some of the music from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, namely where one of the characters, Tasha Yar, in one of the episodes (Skin of Evil) is saying goodbye to her crewmmates: sweetly sentimental and simple music which I have always wanted to own on CD. I guess that a few cues from the other two sequals ('Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II' and 'Space3: Beyond the Final Frontier') didn't make it onto this 4 CD collection-album as well, but I guess that it would be the 'better part of the bargain' to opt to buy this 'The Science Fiction Album' instead of buying all three albums separately. Well, of course it is for yourself to ultimately decide what you really want ;-)

If I were to nitpick (which is not easy with such a marvellous project as this one), then I would say that while all music is performed with magnificent grandure and with style, some of it is not performed as crisply and as technically 'on the spot' as some of the original recordings: ensemble is a little slack and the playing somewhat stilted sometimes, losing some of the edge and the originality of the writing. ET and Star Wars spring to mind, but then the soundtracks for Star Wars are traditionally recorded with the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro John Williams himself, and these superior recordings (especially the ones for Episode I, II and III) can't really be bettered, IMHO. Likewise for the music from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, I believe that in the end one really has to resort to the ultimate reference, namely the original recording (which is true in many other instances of 'original recordings'), and then the 20th anniversay colector's edition of this soundtrack on Columbia/Legacy (truly unmissable, this veritable classic of sci-fi/film music soundtracks!).

But all in all this 4CD-collection amounts to probably being the penultimate high quality sci-fi music album collection (I certainly know of no other project that comes as close quality as well as quantity wise), with some of the most memorable musical moments from classic to modern sci-fi/fantasy film captured in lavish orchestrations.
Collection-wise: five *stars*. Playing: generally four *stars*, sometimes more. The recording quality: five *stars*. The music (qualified on its own merits as film music) and its (re)orchestrations: generally five *stars*. In the end this is all highly recommended, and certainly not to be missed by science fiction and fantasy film music fans. Klaatu barada nikto.

Muisic of the Spheres.......2006-11-06

You wonderful four disk collection of SF music. It startsa up the the grand master of SF music, 2001: A space Odyssey all the way to Superman. This is all American SF music and several themes I would have liked to have included are not there. All in all though, a collection you will enjoy.

The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection.......2005-10-23

If one person gives great gifts, it's the illustrious Codemaster Talon. I've received a fair number of gifts in my lifetime, but so far, my older sister's take the cake. Take this one for instance. I'm real big on orchestral music, to the point where I listen to them more than any other kind of music. I've got orchestral versions of video game themes, orchestral soundtracks to truck-loads of anime shows (Big O, Escaflowne, and Giant Robo are incredible), and could probably spend the rest of my life just trying to study the nuances of all the classical music I've got. Being such a huge fan of orchestral music, I also have come to believe that orchestra music produced for movies and television is the new classical music (or as someone once said, Mozart would be making music for movies if he were alive today). Being a huge sci-fi fan, that kind of music has always been particularly near and dear to my heart. But were I to buy each and every soundtrack for every sci-fi I liked it would cost quite a bundle, and would include a lot of sub-par music along with the grandiose and fantastic main and memorable themes. That's where this beauty comes in.

The moment I ripped off the shrink-wrap and popped it into my cd player was a moment of great trepidation. Believe me when I tell that I've seen my fair share of sub-par orchestral recording in my lifetime. Very often they are in those big super-packs of music, and suffer from poor direction, improper mastering, and sometime even pathetic orchestration (or worse yet have something sounding like a cheap synthesizer and a kazoo in place of a full orchestra). I needn't have worried though. This sucker is fantastic.

Many people who are not audiophiles will probably miss the point of this cd collection. It is not the original versions of the pieces. It is re-orchestrations, mostly by the phenomenal Prague Symphony Orchestra. Many of these themes didn't sound all that hot in there original versions because they were low budget films or were not recorded in high-fidelity. Here they are given the full treatment, mastered with the most loving care imaginable. Often the version found in these cds is SUPERIOR to the original.

Remember the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Of course you do. But how many times have you heard a cheap imitation of the original version from the movie, starting too low in volume and ending too high (and missing the essential pipe-organ that gives it that extra oomph)? Well, this first track in the entire collection is not only everything it should be instrumental and timing-wise, but it also has been oh-so-carefully adjusted during the mastering process so that at no time is the music either too low or too high in volume (surely a benchmark for every other recording ever to be made of the piece).

Or what about the theme from the (at-the-time) uber-creepy The Black Hole? The orchestration of this piece of music goes from tiumphant to terrifying and back again, with a splendor and cleanness that I CERTAINLY don't remember being in the original recording.

Then there's the new version of the theme from Independence Day, complete with a violin solo, a far more electrifying ending climax, and a chorus so thunderous that you feel like applauding at the end. Simply indescribable. Kind of like the MIND-BLOWING rendition of the theme from The Last Star Fighter. This has been one of my favorite themes for a long time now, but I've never heard it played like this. I think the original version of the theme is something like 1 minute long, but this new version doesn't just fade out (HAHAHAHA!!!!) THIS version is THREE minutes long, goes through the main theme THREE times, with the final strains being so triumphant and joyous I could not help but feel an electrifying charge the first dozen or so times (come to think of it, I still feel that way). This is superior to the original in EVERY way. AWESOME.

And let's not forget the incredible new rendition of Stargate with it's heavy use of clarinets (for Egyptian effect!) and a triumphant new ending (completely lacking the chanting from the original version. This version is so different that for the first minute it is very hard to tell that it is in fact Stargate. But then the main theme kicks in, and then you get this incredible flute solo for my favorite part of theme (the whole thing is played slower, but arguably more powerfully than the original). My goodness. At first I found the thing so different I didn't like it. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again.

I could go on and on, talking about the fantastic new rendition of Moon Raker, the ear-popping Battlestar Galactica, the classic Star Trek (First Contact has a minute or two of the theme from Star Trek:The Motion Picture before going into the main theme), or the sweet renditions of music from the Star Wars movies (or the music from E.T.).

I have to mention though that this collection was not picked based merely on what people want, or on what is popular. No, the people who made it obviously thought a GOOD music collection was better than a popular one. That's why you get a heartbreakingly beautiful theme from A.I. instead of the main theme. It's why you get music from movies that you probably never gave a second thought to the music (because the movie was lousy). It's why you get Armageddon, Judge Dredd, and Robocop (who would have guessed their music was so COOL when there was all that crazy action and bad-acting going on on-screen).

I said it before and I'll say it again. This cd-set was mastered with tender-loving-care, and it shows BIG-TIME. High-fidelity the likes of which I have not seen since the days when cds were brand-new in the world. Dolby Surround. Perfectly balanced. BEAUTIUFL orchestrations. About the only thing that makes me scratch my head is the weird sound-effect tracks (Oooookay.....). Other than that, it's PERFECT. Obviously they could not include every sci-fi theme ever (no one can), but this collection is REALLY GOOD. A lot of great themes that got away (forgotten gems :), new versions of old favorites, and under-appreciated classics aplenty, but ALWAYS the full and complete versions with nothing cut-out (the theme from Dune is quite extended).

If you love movie music (and sci-fi movie music in particular) you MUST buy this awesome collection). It is not the original recordings. Almost always the new ones are better (if they aren't better they're just equal). This is what you have been waiting for. I for one am going to be buying quite a few cds from this company in the future. Give your ears the treat they deserve. Buy it NOW.

SciFi Album gift.......2005-07-20

I bought the Science Fiction Album as a gift for my son who is twenty-one years old. He is a musician, and also a huge fan of many SciFi shows and movies. I thought this would be the perfect thing for him and I was right. He loves it!

Away From to be a Collectible Peace.......2004-12-16

If you like Sci-Fi movies and want a compilation of their important scores, this is the CD-set to buy. But let me warn you about that very few songs in the cds are from the original soundtracks. Most of them is re-recorded by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the sound quality of cds are very good, because they have HDCD and Dolby Surround labels. This set is away from to be a collectible peace, but it is a good general compilation of favorite Sci-Fi movie scores.

Average customer rating: Exploring the links between country and Celtic The most heart-warming &heartbreaking marriage of 2 worlds The most heart-warming &heartbreaking marriage of 2 worlds bak to the roots Captivating and funny.

Another Country The Chieftains Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Further Down the Old Plank Road Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions Long Black Veil The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration The Bells of Dublin ASIN: B000003F7Z Release Date: 1992-09-29

Tracks:

1. Happy To Meet
2. I Can't Stop Loving You
3. Wabash Cannonball
4. Heartbreak Hotel
5. Goodnight Irene
6. Cunla
7. Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
8. Cotton-Eyed Joe
9. Tahitian Skies
10. Killybegs
11. Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
12. Finale

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Appalachian and Irish acoustic trad music make an appealing combination, and the Chieftains and their stateside colleagues do ample justice to both in this Grammy-winning charmer. American Country music developed primarily from Scots-Irish and British folk tunes, rather than the Chieftains' more usual Gaelic sources, but there was considerable borrowing and one melody often turned up with multiple sets of lyrics. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band perform here with an aplomb that recalls their legendary "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" sessions (a version of that tune also appears on the CD). Other participants include Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins, banjo renaissance maestro Bela Fleck, New Grass Revival's Sam Bush, and bluegrass diehard Ricky Skaggs. --Christina Roden

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It's a truism that Irish music was the basis of many of the Appalachian ballads and dance tunes that in turn evolved into country music, so it's only natural that the Chieftains would collaborate with American country stars like Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Don Williams, Chet Atkins, Ricky Skaggs, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on this album. Nelson, Harris, and Williams prove such dominating singers that the Chieftains seem to disappear into the background. A more equal balance is struck with the more instrumentally minded Americans like Skaggs, Atkins, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, and Sam Bush, and it's a treat to hear the Irish fiddles and tin whistle floating above Fleck's banjo and Skaggs's mandolin on "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Exploring the links between country and Celtic.......2003-05-16

Paddy Moloney and the lads haul over to Nashville where they round up Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins, Don Williams, Ricky Skaggs and a passel of newgrassers such as Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, etc. to jam with them on these pop-hick-Celtic crossovers. Generally a pretty strong album, with some interesting angles on familiar terrain. PS - maybe this is where Ricky Skaggs caught the Celtic bug!

The most heart-warming &heartbreaking marriage of 2 worlds.......2001-09-28

Oh how Country and Celtic have so many children in common... And oh how brilliant of Paddy maloney to bring together to butter-soft voices of Country's most authentic tradition bearers to sing songs we all know highlighted by elder melodies that may have spawned them. Let me give youan example... When I first heard Don William's chococalety smooth Baritone luanch into "I can't stop loving you"... my heart ached so much as the Uilean pipes backed him in his pain and losss and oh how Emmylou's aching version of "Nobody's darlin' but my own was augmented magnicficently by the Irish instrumentation. when oh when will the OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU folks go over to Dublin and get Paddy Maloney to produce THE consummate Crossover album?? THis one is close and the big sing alone of Goodnight Irene reminded me of the sleepy ends of all night sibg alongs as I was carried off to be tuckec in by aunts and uncles who danced with me til my little feet failed me. The roots of Apppalachia and Erin are so obvious and this CD is a joy for us all. The Reeel that gets us all step-dancing only to find ourselves hearing Ricky Skaggs honoring us with an authentic rendition of The Wabash Canonball was just golden... Oh please do snap up this CD and swing your baby boys and girls in circles as you sing the songs of our joint heritages. Share with them some of what is being lost. THis CD is getting shipped out to all my many aunts and uncles who rocked me to sleep with Irish/apalachia hybrid tunes by way of thanks for the giving me a little something of who we were and who we remain. God bless Paddy Maloney.. and please paddy do an aneitre album of airs with Vince Gill so he can stop singing the garbage ghe has to just to stay on the american charts.

The most heart-warming &heartbreaking marriage of 2 worlds.......2001-09-28

Oh how Country and Celtic have so many children in common... And oh how brilliant of Paddy maloney to bring together to butter-soft voices of Country's most authentic tradition bearers to sing songs we all know highlighted by elder melodies that may have spawned them. Let me give youan example... When I first heard Don William's chococalety smooth Baritone luanch into "I can't stop loving you"... my heart ached so much as the Uilean pipes backed him in his pain and losss and oh how Emmylou's aching version of "Nobody's darlin' but my own was augmented magnicficently by the Irish instrumentation. when oh when will the OH BROTHER WEHREART THOU folks go over to Dublin and get Paddy Maloney to produce THE consummate Crossover album?? THis one is close and the big sing alone of Goodnight Irene reminded me of the sleepy ends of all night sibg alongs as I was carried off to be tuckec in by aunts and uncles who danced with me til my little feet failed me. The roots of Apppalachia and Erin are so obvious and this CD is a joy for us all. The Reeel that gets us all step-dancing only to find ourselves hearing Ricky Skaggs honoring us with an authentic rendition of The Wabash Canonball was just golden... Oh please do snap up this CD and swing your baby boys and girls in circles as you sing the songs of our joint heritages. Share with them some of what is being lost. THis CD is getting chipped out to all my many aunts and uncles who rocked me to sleep with Irish/apalachia hybrid tunes by way of thanks for the giving me a little something of who we were and who we remain. God bless Paddy Maloney.. and please paddy do an aneitre album of airs with Vince Gill so he can stop singing the garbage ghe has to just to stay on the american charts.

bak to the roots.......2000-03-03

Another Country clearly ties our country roots to the folk music of Ireland and the northland of Europe . It gives me additional interest in restudyin Doc and Merle Watson, Vassar Clements, Bill Monroe and the Nashville sound of the 50's to 70's.

Captivating and funny........1999-05-04

I have had this CD about three weeks and I play it at least once a day. When I start it, the player goes on continuous play and I just sit back and listen. I love it.

Average customer rating: I love it Buck Howdy Rocks!!! What a Guy! We love Buck Howdy Texans Love Buck Howdy

GIDDYUP! Buck Howdy Manufacturer: Prairie Dog Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Skidaddle! Eat Every Bean and Pea On Your Plate Jim Gill Sings Moving Rhymes For Modern Times Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey Cowboy Songs ASIN: B000BKP5MM Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. S'mores (with Trout Fishing in America)
2. Giddyup! (with Trout Fishing in America)
3. Ride, Cowboy Ride
4. Baked Beans
5. Pecos Bill
6. Baa, Neigh, Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
7. Hayride
8. My Favorite Kind of Bugs
9. Big Bad John
10. This Little Light of Mine
11. Hokey Pokey
12. Almsot Home
13. Happy Trails (with Laurie Berkner)
14. Bonus Track

Product Description

Buck Howdy saddles up for another fun corral full of cowboy tunes for the whole family. His newest release, GIDDYUP!, features an engaging mix of Western and bluegrass style tunes. The new CD features 7 original Buck Howdy songs, and 7 other tracks appealing to kids of all ages. Guest stars Trout Fishing in America and Laurie Berkner join for three of the sing-alongs. Buck Howdy songs are sure to have everybody rootin’ and tootin’ around the campfire, dinner table, or even on those long holiday road trips. Like his first family CD, Skidaddle!, Giddyup! features Buck’s warm vocals, laid over some of the best cowboy music around. XM Satellite Radio calls him “The next Roy Rogers,” and his music stands firmly in the great American tradition so well trail-blazed by Roy, Gene Autry and Tex Ritter. Buck’s songs invite listeners to gallop along with cowboys traversing the Old West: “Ride, Cowboy Ride,” “Pecos Bill,” and “Happy Trails.” Some of the songs evoke the joys of the great outdoors, like “Hayride.” At least one tune pokes fun at the downside of nature – “My Favorite Kind of Bugs.” By the last track, listeners will want to replay these tunes all over again.

Customer Reviews:

I love it.......2007-01-09

I'm a kid at heart and when I first heard Buck Howdy I knew that my kids would love him as well. I was right.

Buck Howdy Rocks!!!.......2006-12-07

Buck Howdy is the only CD I have ever bought my kids that I havn't wanted to run through the paper shredder after a few days. The music is fantastic, wholsome, and 100% bearable

What a Guy!.......2006-05-18

We first discovered Buck Howdy when he played a benifit concert at my children's school last year. He donated his time as a fund raiser for our school. My kids and I had a blast listening and danceing to his music. We purchased his CD's that night. My kids (ages 8, 6 and 3) continue to love listening to his music. We were lucky enough to have him back last week and I made sure to tell my neighbors. They came and loved his music as much as we do. Thank you Buck for your generosity.

We love Buck Howdy.......2006-05-17

We discovered Buck Howdy when we borrowed a CD at the library. It was so entertaining we had to own his albums. My sons (5 & 7 years old) particularly enjoy "Buffalo Bob," about a cowboy's flatulence problems which result from a diet consisting only of beans. It's very silly, and a tiny bit rude, which makes it even more fun. His lyrics are amusing, clever, and easy on adult ears. From his fiirst album we like "Buckaroo," which gives advice on what to do if you want to be a cowboy ("Can't wear a suit with a railroad tie, can't honk a saddle horn and make it toot"). We hope he comes East for some concerts!

Texans Love Buck Howdy.......2006-05-17

Great lyrics and vocals. You will never get tired of this CD playing over and over again.

Average customer rating: my favorite john mccutcheon cd McCutcheon shines brightest in these early works.

Water from Another Time John McCutcheon Manufacturer: Rounder Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Folk Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Supper's on the Table... Mightier Than the Sword Greatest Story Never Told Wind That Shakes the Barley Live at Wolf Trap ASIN: B0000003N5 Release Date: 1992-02-14

Tracks:

1. The Great Storm Is Over
2. Little Pink
3. Reel a Bouche
4. Rubber Blubber Whale
5. Planxty George Brabazon
6. Christmas in the Trenches
7. Caught in the Crossfire
8. Back Side of Albany/Cooley's Reel
9. Wild Rose of the Mountain/Wild Rose of the Mountain
10. Water from Another Time
11. The Red Corvette
12. Loggerman's Breakdown/Dulcimer Reel
13. Cut the Cake
14. One Strong Arm
15. For Unto Us a Child Is Born
16. Featherbed
17. No Mas!
18. Step by Step
19. How Can I keep from Singing?
20. Kindergarten Wall

Customer Reviews:

my favorite john mccutcheon cd.......2004-03-17

i had this cd before seeing him in concert with tom chapin in winfield, ks...now it has special meaning...
i couldn't live without the instrumentals of "water from another time" pouring from the car stereo system i bought specifically to play john's music...nothing beats pulling up to a stoplight next to a car booming hip-hop only to win the stereo wars by cranking up "step by step"...
the band director in the funky winkerbean comic strip said it best: "good music should always be played loud!"

McCutcheon shines brightest in these early works........1999-02-14

John McCutcheon's early work moves well in the folk tradition, intent on entertaining audiences through story and song. His music and lyrics combine to share his tales of love, loss, and innocence, embracing the traditions of rural America from a time gone by. Fresh in their musical approach because of his deft handling of the hammer dulcimer, they remain steeped in folk custom through his insightful lyrics. Water From Another Time, which includes a few previously unreleased songs interspersed among the highlights of ten earlier albums, represents the best of John's early work, showcasing his talent to not only write songs from the heart, but to do so with the wisdom of an observer in our changing times.

Average customer rating: Worthwhile that I gave it another chance the sublime country blues from lambchop unintelligible lyrics my favorite new album exceptional

What Another Man Spills Lambchop Manufacturer: Merge Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Chamber Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Aw C'mon/No You C'mon Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Long Division The Letting Go Third/Sister Lovers ASIN: B000009T1W Release Date: 1998-09-08

Tracks:

1. Interrupted
2. The Saturday Option
3. Shucks
4. Give Me Your Love (Love Song)
5. Life #2
6. Scamper
7. It's Not Alright
8. N.O.
9. I've Been Lonely For So Long
10. Magnificient Obsession
11. King Of Nothing Never
12. The Theme From The Neil Miller Show

Amazon.com

Lambchop defy the rock & roll odds, even those of avant-rock, mainly by being an extraordinary bunch of melody-loving tunesmiths. With an attention to texture that rivals the High Llamas, Lambchop throw in vibraphone, baritone sax, trumpet, a multitude of string instruments, and languid lyrical smarts. What they get is a dazzling, dazed moodscape, slack as a humid afternoon and as Western as one can be in a thick forest of instrumental textures. They twang around a bit--even featuring the crowned king of irony and insight, Vic Chesnutt, on vocals--but more often they weave between sweet melodies and such countrified meditations on immortality as this: "Heaven is a disaster, and you won't get there any faster." Lambchop also interject spooked noise and found sounds among their low-key peeks at passion and anguish. But wait--they also do a dandy cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Give Me Your Love" and thus go an extra mile toward being unparalleled in their sheer power to mix and match so broadly. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Worthwhile that I gave it another chance.......2004-03-14

Lambchop's first two albums "I Hope You're Sitting Down" and "How I Quit Smoking", though completely ignored everywhere at the time of their release, were nonetheless a totally unique combination of satirical (at times coarse) lyrics and soft, though unplanned, orchestral music that sounded like nothing else that had come. It was too virginal to resemble orchestral 1960s pop, but was exactly the opposite of the noisy tuneless grunge dominating the charts.

On buying "What Another Man Spills" I was dissatified after vaguely absorbing it because so much of it appeared to be just retro 1970s soul. First listens revealed none of Kurt Wagner's amazing lyrical insight, and much dense drumming with a 1970s type production that became dissatisfying once I saw the magic behind Lambchop's first two albums and their seemingly random orchestrations.

"What Another Man Spills" really was more upbeat than the first two Lambchop albums, but repeated listening shows that actually this is due to the much greater emphasis on jazz rather than mock-classical instrumentation (vibraphone rather than clarinet, for example). At the same time there was no evidence that Lambchop had given up the spontaneous simplicity from which their first two masterpieces were built. Thus, although "Give Me Your Love (Love Song)" did indeed sound like jazzy pop, Deanna Varagona's otherworldly voice (sounding like it came from underwater), the strings served as an ominous undertoe almost like Kurt Wagner's lyrics on parts of "Smoking". "Shucks" showed both the similarities and changes perfectly: the guitars were largely replaced by vibraphones and horns, but the voice and ominous arrangements were still the same. The funky "Scamper" was still oddly dark especially when Wagner sings about a person operated on after a serious accident (or is it??), whilst "I've Been Lonely For So Long" was almost catchy precisely due to Kurt's positively eerie vocal.

"It's Not Alright" was actually catchy but ultimately not so rewarding becuse the tribal rhythms detracted from Wagner's vocals, yet the love-obsessed "Magnificent Obsession" really was Lambchop moving away from folk pretentions and showing really their unique, unclassifiable sound of soft, spontaneous orchestration. Whilst "King Of Nothing Never" showed that the band's soul pretentions really are not valid owing to Kurt's folk-poet vocal style: it could never be mistaken for 70s sould no matter how dense the horns were.

On the whole, an album that may seem like a sellout but is not exactly that. This is a unique band developing in its own way, even if losing some of its obscure quality that made it fascinating.

the sublime country blues from lambchop.......2001-09-29

This album is a smooth, crisp addition to lambchops reportoire of albums. I was taken aback by the first tracks polished high quality, and the jazz/blues influence uncharacteristic of the previous album.Then track four appears and absolubtly blows you away with its upbeat happiness, powerful strings and wagners falsetto, combining to make an amazing rendition of cutis mayfields classic! I have not listened to much of the album because of these two songs!

unintelligible lyrics.......1999-11-20

Memo to Lamb Chop: Don't quit the day job. This was the first and last CD I will ever buy from lambchop. the music is okay but I couldn't make hide or hare of the lyrics. For the most part the lyrics were mumbled unintelligibly into the background

my favorite new album.......1999-07-28

This is the greatest, and it's so weird I can't believe they've made as many records as they have. Swinging easily from 70's cop-show funk to Blue Nile-esque dreamscapes, Lambchop are the coolest band, in the most laid-back way, I've heard in a long time.

exceptional.......1999-03-20

this album was my introduction to the extraordinary sound of LAMBCHOP. the first three songs take you on a journey so laid back it is hard to believe the members of this band number close to a rugby team. the cover of CURTIS MAYFIELD'S 'GIVE ME YOUR LOVE'takes you back to the seventies briefly and then the album continues with more of LAMBCHOP doing what they do best. The arrangements are excellent, blending guitar, horns, saxaphone (at times similar to 'Morphine'), steel guitars and strings along with Kurt Wagner's fragile vocals. If not for a couple of the covers it would be a 5 star album. Exceptional.

Rock Music:

1. Anthem
2. Arabo-Andalusian Sufi Songs
3. Au Nom de la Lune [Import]
4. Babes in the Woods
5. Bambay Gueej
6. Bogalusa Boogie
7. Bourbon & Rosewater
8. Brasileirinho [Import]
9. Brasilidade
10. Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical

Rock Music

rock music

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Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life

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Between Buttons

Blanche from the heart

African Jazz n' Jive

Banquet

Alma Matters [CD-single]

Ao Vivo Sem Abuso [Import]

Betcha Won't Get Crunk

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Pride & Prejudice Soundtrack