Fit?

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Old Blind Dogs may flirt with modern harmonies and ethnic percussion on Fit?, but when they sing an old Robert Burns song like "Is There for Honest Poverty" in their thick Aberdeen accents, you know they are traditional Scottish musicians to the core. The Dogs mix old ballads like "Awa' Whigs Awa'," an 18th-century anti-British song, and "Reres Hill," which they perform with a Pentangle-like jazzy folk feel with lively sets of dance tunes like "Black-Haired Lad" and "Country Girl." The jigs and reels have a light, airy feel thanks to piper Rory Campbell, who eschews the more familiar Highland war pipes in favor of the smaller Border pipes, which have a softer, gentler tone. On Fit?, an expression of disbelief in their local Aberdeen dialect, Old Blind Dogs continue the tradition of high-energy playing and intensely felt singing that have made them one of the most popular contemporary Scottish folk groups. --Michael Simmons

Fit?,Old Blind Dogs,Green Linnet,Celtic Folk,Celtic/Irish,Int'l & World Music,Irish,Pop,World Music

Average customer rating: The Best of..... Joan Jett Why we all love Rock and Roll Joan Jett not a masterpiece I love Joan Jett

Fit to Be Tied: Great Hits by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Manufacturer: Blackheart Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sinner Greatest Hits I Love Rock N' Roll Bad Reputation Up Your Alley ASIN: B000FKP41A Release Date: 2006-06-13

Tracks:

1. Bad Reputation
2. Light of Day [From "Light of Day"]
3. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
4. Roadrunner [#]
5. I Love Rock N Roll
6. Victim of Circumstance
7. Everyday People
8. I Hate Myself for Loving You [#]
9. Crimson and Clover
10. Fake Friends
11. Make Believe
12. Cherry Bomb
13. Little Liar [#]
14. World of Denial [#]
15. Love Is All Around [Theme from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"][#]

Customer Reviews:

The Best of..... Joan Jett.......2007-07-01

Good compilation. Every Jett hit on one CD. And I particularly like the addition of "World of Denial", from the 'pure and simple' Japanese IMPORT CD. Now what about "Here To Stay" and "Hostility"?

Why we all love Rock and Roll.......2007-06-04

Now that Joan Jett is getting her due as a seminal rock and roll influence, it's about time a decent hits set appeared. Sadly, this isn't it. While the music on "Fit To Be Tied" certainly merits the four star rating, I am going to have to assume contractual issues with CBS forced Jett to either omit or substitute alternative versions of well-known songs.

For instance, her huge hit "I Hate Myself For Loving You" is an alternate take from the "Up Your Alley" version, and "Little Liar" is a live version. I am not sure how many versions of "Roadrunner" Joan has recorded so far, but the take here is previously unreleased and kicks butt. So does the new recording of the signature Runaways song, "Cherry Bomb." MIA are such well known Jett tunes as "Good Music" and her version of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap." The albums she recorded for Warner Brothers are bypassed entirely.

Nonetheless, you still get some of the great proto-grrll rock from "Bad Reputation" to the terrific new "World of Denial." Joan Jett also was queen of the perfect cover choice, as her hit versions of "Everyday People," "Crimson and Clover" and - of course - "I Love Rock and Roll" prove. She also had that glam bam done like few before or since. The BOOM/whack/BOOM/whack that explodes from her cover of Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch" and her own "I Hate Myself For Loving You" made both songs burst from whatever radio played them some eight years apart. You'd be hard pressed to know that much time had passed between these songs...which proves that Joan Jett is a timeless artist.

But she deserves better. There is a good Japanese compilation that covers all the albums up to "Naked" (which eventually formed the base of "Sinner"), called "Jett Rock: Greatest Hits of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts." It boasts a pretty hefty price tag, so if you're just a casual fan looking for "I Love Rock and Roll," this will do. If not, hit that link.

Joan Jett.......2007-05-25

This is a great disc. It includes songs I didn't even know she did along with cool cover tunes. It's all good!

not a masterpiece.......2007-04-06

There are many songs missing to be a definitive collection, so, to me, it's not definitive. It is good that they added the 'hit' versions of LITTLE LIAR & I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU instead of the inferior versions that were on the 1997 edition of this cd. They also changed the cover. I guess a raven-haired Jett is more sell0able than a buzzed/peroxided Jett?

I love Joan Jett.......2007-04-02

And this does have all her greatest hits, from Cherry Bomb to I Love Rock'n'Roll.
My complaint, though, and it's a big one, is that it won't play in my computer. I know artists have a problem with people illegally downloading music, etc. But it's a real pain when you actually pay money for a cd and then can't listen to it wherever you want to. I should be able to play this at my desk and I can not. It's irritating to no end. I wish these cds had warning labels so I'd know not to bother with them.

Average customer rating: the perfect movie I LOVE MY FAVORITE SONG, AND THANKS TO THIS CD I CAN LISTEN TO IT ALL DAY LONG!! Wonderful Soundtrack to a Wonderful Movie Great CD musical memories

Singin' in the Rain (1952 Film Soundtrack) (Deluxe Edition) Nacio Herb Brown , Gene Kelly , and Arthur Freed Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition) An American in Paris (1951 Film Soundtrack) Easter Parade: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack M-G-M's Brigadoon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1954 Film) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954 Film Soundtrack) ASIN: B00006JOF3 Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

1. Main Title/Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly
2. Fit As A Fiddle (And Ready For Love) - Gene Kelly
3. Tango (Temptation) - MGM Studio Orchestra
4. All I Do Is Dream Of You - Debbie Reynolds
5. All I Do Is Dream Of You (Outtake) - Gene Kelly
6. Make 'Em Laugh - Donald O'Connor
7. Beautiful Girl Montage - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
8. Beautiful Girl - Jimmie Thompson
9. You Were Meant For Me - Gene Kelly
10. You Are My Lucky Star (Outtake) - Debbie Reynolds
11. Moses - Gene Kelly
12. Good Morning - Gene Kelly
13. Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly
14. Would You? - Betty Noyes
15. Broadway Melody Ballet - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
16. Would You? End Title - Gene Kelly
17. Singin' In The Rain (In A-Flat) - Debbie Reynolds
18. Finale - Gene Kelly
19. Main Title (Alternate Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
20. Beautiful Girl (Alternate Version/Tempo Track) - Gene Kelly
21. Would You? (Unused Version) - Debbie Reynolds
22. Would You (Duet) (Unused Version) - Gene Kelly
23. Beautiful Girl (Unused Original Version) - Jimmie Thompson
24. Singin' In The Rain (Alternate Vocal) - Gene Kelly
25. Should I (Unused Instrumental) - MGM Studio Orchestra

Tracks:

1. The Broadway Melody - Charles King
2. You Were Meant For Me - Charles King
3. The Wedding Of The Painted Doll - James Burroughs
4. Singin' In The Rain - Cliff Edwards
5. Should I - Charles Kaley
6. Beautiful Girl - Sam Ash
7. All I Do Is Dream Of You - Gene Raymond
8. Broadway Rhythm - Frances Langford
9. I've Got A Feelin' Your Foolin' - Robert Taylor
10. You Are My Lucky Star - Marjorie Lane
11. Would You - Jeanette MacDonald
12. Good Morning - Judy Garland
13. Singin' In The Rain - Judy Garland
14. All I Do Is Dream Of You - Judy Garland
15. Dignity - MGM Studio Orchestra
16. Stunt Montage (Extended Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
17. First Silent Picture (Extended Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
18. Have Lunch With Me - MGM Studio Orchestra
19. Dancing On A Rainbow - Arthur Freed
20. Singin' In The Rain (Radio Broadcast) - Arthur Freed
21. Broadway Melody Ballet (Original Version) - Gene Kelly

Amazon.com

A vibrant tribute to MGM's legendary confluence of brains, talent, hard work, ambition--and dare we say it?--massive egos, Singin' in the Rain long ago took its rightful place among the first rank of the studio's dizzying catalog of film musicals. This double-disc, 46-track 50th-anniversary edition features all of the film's familiar songs, as well as numerous outtakes and extended versions, many culled directly from the film's original recording masters. Its second disc also chronicles the film's clever--if studio imposed--self-referential musical gambit of recycling a slate of Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown songs from Metro's first decade by including 14 of the originals, including performances by Jeanette McDonald, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Freed himself. Featuring a dozen previously unreleased recordings and an illustrated booklet containing the insightful reminiscences of the film's original writers, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, it's the ultimate musical companion to one of cinema's magical, enduring masterpieces. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

The complete 50th Anniversary Edition and a bonus disc featuring the original recordings that inspired the 1952 MGM classic! Includes 12 previously unreleased tracks 'Would You?' (duet) (unused version), 'Beautiful Girl' (unused original version), 'Singin' In The Rain' (alternative vocal), 'Should I' (unused instrumental), 'You Were Meant For Me', 'All I Do Is Dream Of You', 'Broadway Rhythm', 'You Are My Lucky Star', 'Would You?', 'Dancing On A Rainbow' plus 'Broadway Melody Ballet' (original version). Rhino. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

the perfect movie.......2007-03-10

My old Gene did it: the perfect movie, the perfect american history, the perfect music. Some people think musicals are "B" movies. I say them: look about the dream, the performance, the music.
Who can say what is beatiful? Look at faces of Gene and Stan during the shooting on the set: whole concentration and attention for everything.
This is a unique moment in their story, and in the story of cinema.
Unforgettable.

I LOVE MY FAVORITE SONG, AND THANKS TO THIS CD I CAN LISTEN TO IT ALL DAY LONG!!.......2007-01-28

I love Singin' in the Rain. It was the movie that made me like musicals, not those simple, mellow movies like South Pacific and the Sound of Music, but REAL musicals, with people like Fred Astaire or Eleanor Powell tapping their hearts out, or great singers like Frances Langford or Dick Powell putting over a song like they mean it.The Singin' in the Rain 2disc special edition introduced me to my favorite movie, the Broadway Melody of 1936, the MOST AMAZING MOVIE EVER! So I was so glad when my parents got me the soundtrack to Singin' in the Rain, and besides the music of the 1951 versions of the Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed, there are also the original versions of the songs in their original movies. I am so glad that Rhino put the duet of Robert Taylor and June Knight singing I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin' on this CD set! It's my favorite song, and now I can listen to it! Hooray!! It's the best song EVER!! There's also vocals of Charles King singing the Broadway Melody, which is great! And many more, like Bing Crosby, Frances Langford, Jeanette MacDonald, and other great singers I can't think of right now. This CD set is great, the sound is nice and un-staticy (mostly), there are 30-plus songs, and the price is phenomenal. I love my favorite song, and now I can listen to it all day long!! Yay! :)

Wonderful Soundtrack to a Wonderful Movie.......2006-06-16

Yes, this is it--the first real musical I ever saw. Okay, I saw "Wizard of Oz" and "The Sound of Music", and I love both of those musicals dearly. I had even seen "My Fair Lady." I thought musicals were all like those. Until this one. I had never seen such dancing. And this CD causes me to relive the joy of the musical each time I listen to it. Complete with the tap sounds. I love that they included even the deleted songs. Now we just need a DVD that has all the deleted scenes in context. But the studio probably threw all those away. Oh well, our imaginations can take care of what is missing.

Great CD.......2006-03-20

This is a great CD of music for your family to listen to. Our family enjoys it very much.

musical memories.......2006-03-14

I enjoyed this CD very much, as I remember seeing the movie years ago. I grew up watching MGM musicals and this was one of the best. I loved all of the wonderful songs that came from this movie. Great sound on this CD.

Average customer rating: awsome Easily His Best Album! Album Number Eight (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars) Get In Where You Fit In Too Short's finest album.

Get in Where You Fit In Too Short Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cocktails Short Dog's in the House Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) Life Is...Too Short Shorty the Pimp ASIN: B00000050R Release Date: 1993-10-26

Tracks:

1. Don't Fight The Intro
2. I'm A Player
3. Just Another Day
4. Gotta Get Some Lovin'
5. Money In The The Ghetto
6. B!$*&*% Betty
7. All My B$^#$%* Are Gone
8. The Dangerous Crew
9. Get In Where You Fit In
10. Playboy $hort
11. Way Too Real
12. It's All Good
13. Oakland Style

Customer Reviews:

awsome .......2007-07-08

I have always been a fan of todd shaws music since i was a teen back in the late 80's onto today, i really havent gotten into any other rappers seriously, my wife hates the fact that i still like too short thinking of his degridation of women but i dont like him for that so much as his music is true to his heart his beats and rythem are unique and u dont find that with these new rappers who are just about the money

Easily His Best Album!.......2007-05-16

Too Short definitely has had a great mainstay in hip hop today, and has had one as early as 1993, his 8th album, Get In Where You Fit In. Too Short continues his formula of vocal pimpin on wax, and the sales do not lie, he has sold millions of records with his simple but engaging flows. His flows complement the syrupy G-Funk beats courtesy of Ant Banks (one of my fav's), QDIII(another great), The Dangerous Crew. My favorite Short song of all time is here on "Just Another Day." QDIII laces a smooth twangy funk beat with a great whiny synth in the hooks on this 7 1/2 minute classic. Short does a great job telling his life on tour all across the hoods of the U.S. A similar song is DJ Quik's "Jus Lyke Compton" from his 1992 classic Way 2 Fonky, where he tells the tales of touring all thru the U.S. hoods. I love "Way Too Real" where Short gets it raw and trill over an immaculate Ant Banks lowrider ready beat. "Gotta Get Some Lovin'" is where Short is horny and is sick of not having a woman to fool with over a slick syrupy beat; it's hella funny!! "BJ Betty" is raunchy: I believe it is a remake of an 80's song he made, but don't quote me on that! "All My B----s Are Gone" is self-explanatory with a twangy Ant Banks beat where you'll ride slow loud and bangin' to on the avenue! Pimp rap is not new in 1993 and especially to Short Dog, but his charisma and the G-Funk beats definitely make the album a definitely classic!! Banks and Short ddefinitely have great chemistry and I am glad to say they done made a lotta songs together!

Album Number Eight (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars).......2006-12-19

See, this is why I love West Coast music. Too $hort's eighth album "Get In Where You Fit In" is so funky, words cannot explain how much I fell in love with this album. I got into Short Dog back in 2000, with "You Nasty", and felt that I should check out his earlier work. This was the very first album I picked up, in his albums before his retirement.

First, Too Short's rhyme skills are great throughout this album. Just about every song he really kick some dope rhymes. Whether if it's about his pimp game ("BJ Betty"...would be used in a recent DTP song), life in the ghetto streets in Oakland ("Money In The Ghetto"), or just in the day in the life of ol' Short Dog ("Just Another Day").

Production is PERFECT, curteosy of The Dangerous Crew, Ant Banks, and QDIII (who produced Ice Cube's "Lethal Injection" album). QD III produces only one track, "Just Another Day" and that track clocks in about 7 minutes of funk. Some other funky produced tracks throughout this album is "The Dangerous Crew" , "Money In The Ghetto". ALL of these tracks are well produced. I've been listening to rap music for a LONG time, and I'd say, when it comes to production in albums, this would be ranked in my top 5. It's THAT good. (I can't stress that enough)

Guest appearances also bring their A game. "The Dangerous Crew" would feature Bay Area arists Spice 1 (I might want to look into this guy too), Ant Banks, Mhisani, and Pee Wee. Ant Banks also appears on "All My ******* Are Gone" (he says the tighest line towards the end of the song).

Flaws are very little, if you can find any. If you're one of those people who gets offended by derogitory comments toward women, you might not want to come near this or any other Too Short album. Other than that, this album is perfect. I purchased this album about 5 months ago, and it easily became in my top favorites. This is also my first Too Short album pre-retirement, and I'd say I made a very good choice here. If you're reading the reviews here, you need to click the "Add To Cart" button right now. At the price it's listed right now ($9.99 damn near a steal if you ask me), there should be no excuse of why you're not going to pick up this album. It's albums like this that make me wish I lived in Oakland.

Lyrics: A+
Production: A++
Guest Appearances: A+
Musical Vibes: A+
Overall: A+

Favorite Tracks: All thirteen tracks are my favorites.

Get In Where You Fit In.......2006-09-30

What I like about $hort Dog is that throughout all of his material and extensive career in rap he remains REAL. Keepin it real now-a-days is a cliche, but $hort always remained true to the music he makes. Buying every Too $hort LP would be a library in its own. (Although, I do recommend doing so.) If you haven't picked up anything from him yet, you have to buy this record. Hands down my favorite release from him.

Too Short's finest album........2006-09-04

I have purchased EVERY Too Short album. I have listened to all of them many many times. People who know me know that I am not a traditional rap hip-hop fan. Yes I love Rap and Hip Hop, but I don't like someone just cause someone else does, and some of the rappers that people think are the greatest aren't. Clue, my top ten is not what everyone else seems to think is the top ten. Too Short is my number one for many reasons; length of career, quality of music, what he has done, etc etc. What HASN'T Too Short done. This is my favorite because NONE of the songs get tiring or boring. I have gotten people who listen to metal and old stuff to like this album. His beats and samples are used to perfection, and people will be sampling his stuff once he is done. Every song gets a 5. You can't rate something with threes and fours and have it a five for the album. So if you want a good party album with quality sound and feel to it, buy this album.

Average customer rating: Well worth the price Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection... Where's the chicks?!?! Not quite the ultimate.... Great Music - Questionable Selection

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection Arthur Sullivan , Isidore Godfrey , Royston Nash , New Symphony Orchestra of London , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Colin Wright , Donald Adams , George Cook , Gillian Knight , Jean Hindmarsh , Jeffrey Skitch , John Ayldon , John Reed , Joyce Wright , Kenneth Sandford , Lyndsie Holland , Owen Brannigan , Pauline Wales , Peggy Ann Jones , Thomas Round , Valerie Masterson , and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Brannigan, Owen | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Topsy-Turvy The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan ASIN: B000007OU0 Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

1. H.M.S. Pinafore: We Shall Sail The Ocean Blue
2. H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
3. H.M.S. Pinafore: My Galant Crew, Good Morning
4. H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm The Monarch Of The Sea
5. H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad
6. H.M.S. Pinafore: Nevermind The Why And Wherefore
7. H.M.S. Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information
8. H.M.S. Pinafore: Carefully On Tip - Toe Stealing
9. H.M.S. Pinafore: For He Is An Englishman
10. The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major - General
11. The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
12. The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat Like Tread
13. The Sorcerer: My Name Is John Wellinton Wells
14. The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
15. Patience: If You're Anxious To Shine
16. The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are
17. The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I
18. The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner
19. The Mikado: As Someday It May Happen
20. The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
21. The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
22. The Mikado: Here's A How - De - Do!
23. The Mikado: From Ev'ry Kind Of Man Obedience I Expect
24. The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never Did In Japan Exist
25. The Mikado: The Criminal Cried As He Dropp'd Him Down
26. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra La
27. The Mikado: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit
28. The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
29. The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum

Customer Reviews:

Well worth the price.......2006-04-13

I love this CD. No, despite its name it is not the "ultimate" collection, as scarcely could be expected from a single CD. It is heavy on Mikado, as others have stated. It leaves out things I would have included and includes things I would have left out. But the performances are wonderful, traditional and all you expect from G&S. Considering the low price, it is well worth including in your G&S collection ... as PART of your collection. After the disappointment of the godawful Opera World video series (Don't buy it!) this CD is a joy and a relief.

Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection..........2004-12-23

It seems that a collection of Gilbert & Sullivan music that has the name "The Ultimate Collection" in its title would boast a wide range of music, but I found the selection disappointing. Half of the tracks are songs from The Mikado, and the other half is divided between five... yes, FIVE other operettas. This means that the representation from each operetta is awfully scant. I would have liked to see less Mikado and more of everything else, and perhaps some highlights from the more obscure operettas (Princess Ida and The Sorcerer, namely).

In addition, while most of the music is very well performed, some of the vocalists either go a bit overboard or, at the very opposite end, seem to lack expression. For example, this Nanki-Poo (in The Mikado) seems to be overly occupied with vibrato. Katisha's voice is annoying, and The Mikado's low voice often seems to lack feeling and humor. The other idiosyncracies, like the very frightening evil laughing during "A More Humane Mikado" and hissing during "Three Little Maids" really bug me.

Then again, I'm new to Gilbert and Sullivan, and was introduced to the music through the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, which has a noticeably less operatic style, and hardly includes "stage noise"... so perhaps all this is the norm. Do listen to the tracks for yourself, though, before you purchase the CD. Personally, I find that the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, while considerably less ecompassing, is much lighthearted and easier listening.

Where's the chicks?!?!.......2003-05-15

It wouldn't be G&S if not for the ladies - so where are they? How could they leave out Mabel's aria - or Josephine's!? The only female aria included on this disc comes from Mikado, which is the least exciting (if G&S could be un-exciting) of the three! Everything else on the recording is great, but I am still quite disappointed.

Not quite the ultimate...........2002-03-25

This is a great collection, but unfortunately it doesn't have songs from all the works of G&S. Most notably, there is nothing from the "Yeoman of the Guard". I still reccommed it however as John Reed is wonderful!!

Great Music - Questionable Selection.......2002-02-05

It's an ongoing challenge to find a recording of Gilbert and Sullivan that combines premium musicality and great theatrical performance. This recording is a true gem on both fronts. My only complaint is that for a "Best of" collection, this compilation is Mikado-heavy and scarcely touches on highlights from other masterpieces, particularly The Pirates of Penzance. This would be my favorite G&S CD of all time, of only it included tracks like "When the Foeman Bares his Steel," "Poor Wand'ring One," and "Dry the Glist'ning Tear," but then again, I guess there's no real consensus as to which are Gilbert and Sullivan's best works, and there are too many to fit on one CD.

Average customer rating: music for walking- move to the music

Music for Walking: Move to the Music Fit Factory Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Styles | Music | Alternative Rock | Blues | Broadway & Vocalists | Children's Music | Christian & Gospel | Classic Rock | Classical | Country | Dance & DJ | Folk | Hard Rock & Metal | International | Jazz | Latin Music | Miscellaneous | New Age | Opera & Vocal | Pop | R&B | Rap & Hip-Hop | Rock | Soundtracks 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Walking Music Greatest Hits Volume 1 The Healthy Heart Walking CD: Walking Workouts For A Lifetime Of Fitness Walking for Everybody: Advanced Level Power Walking: Burn Fat & Re-Shape Your Body Music for Walking ASIN: B00076MU2I Release Date: 2005-08-22

Tracks:

1. Jump [128 BPM]
2. Rasputin
3. You Should Be Dancing
4. Funky Town [122 BPM]
5. I'm Gonna Go Out [122 BPM]
6. What Is Love [126 BPM]
7. We Are Family [125 BPM]
8. Can You Feel the Force [126 BPM]
9. Love in C Minor [126 BPM]
10. Mighty Sound [127 BPM][Instrumental]

Customer Reviews:

music for walking- move to the music.......2006-08-31

It was hard to find something that I could walk to on the treadmill. So I took a chance on this one and it turned out to fit the bill. The pace is quick but not a "killer". Use it everyday!

Average customer rating:

All the News That's Fit to Sing Phil Ochs Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: I Ain't Marching Anymore Phil Ochs in Concert There But for Fortune Tape From California Rehearsals for Retirement/Gunfight at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B000BRBHC2 Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

1. Adaptation Of An Edgar Allan Poe Poem (The Bells)
2. Tribute To Woody Guthrie (Bound For Glory)
3. One More Parade
4. The Thresher
5. Talking Vietnam
6. Lou Marsh
7. Power And The Glory
8. Celia
9. Automation Song
10. Ballad Of William Worthy
11. Knock On The Door
12. Talking Cuban Crisis
13. Too Many Martyrs
14. Whats That I Hear

Product Description

1. Adaptation Of An Edgar Allan Poe Poem (The Bells)
2. Tribute To Woody Guthrie (Bound For Glory)
3. One More Parade
4. The Thresher
5. Talking Vietnam
6. Lou Marsh
7. Power And The Glory
8. Celia
9. Automation Song
10. Ballad Of William Worthy
11. Knock On The Door
12. Talking Cuban Crisis
13. Too Many Martyrs
14. What’s That I Hear

Format: CD

Average customer rating: clearing up a discrepancy One of the best I've heard Beautiful music Do the holidays get you stressed? Who record this? Capella Gregoriana?

Gregorian Christmas: Chants & Motets Gregorian Chant , Arne Mellnas , Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart , Capella Gregoriana , and Conductor Laszlo Dobszay Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Franz Xavier Mozart | Mozart, Franz Xavier W | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Recorder | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Hungary | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Under $7 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gregorian Chants: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's Lost in Meditation: Meditative Gregorian Chants, Vol. 1 Lost in Meditation: Meditative Gregorian Chants Chant Salve Regina: Gregorian Chant ASIN: B000001VHK Release Date: 1993-09-30

Tracks:

1. Introitus: puer natus est nobis
2. Kyrie: Kyrie eleison
3. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo
4. Psalmus 112: Laudate pueri
5. Offertorium: Tui sunt caeli
6. Sanctus: Sanctus
7. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei
8. Communio: Viderunt omnes
9. Magnificat: Magnificat anima mea Dominum
10. Hymnus: A solis ortus cardine
11. Introitus: Salve sancta Parens
12. Halleluja: Multifarie
13. Communio: Exulta filia Sion - Psalm 45
14. Magnificat: Magnificat anima mea Dominum
15. Track 15
16. Track 16
17. Track 17
18. Track 18

Customer Reviews:

clearing up a discrepancy.......2005-12-20

The play list is correct, the one with the ability to listen to clips. This CD has 14 tracks, beginning with "Puer natus est nobis" (the Introit) and ending with "Magnificat anima mea Dominum." The list that says ON THIS CD is a totally different list of chants. I do not know what it is doing on this page.
There is no Mozart. There are sparse credits in the liner notes. The recording appears to be of a group calling itself Capella Gregoriana, although nothing is said about them. Predominantly chant, there are times when the selections move to motets, the natural outgrowth of chant, being simutaneous independent plain songs as it were, combined to form a melodious and rhythmic whole much as partner songs do. Highly recommended, this is an excellent budget album. Just be sure that you understand that you are getting the 14 tracks that you can listen to, not the list that says other tracks are on the CD. As for the Christmas feel, it is certainly reverent and soothing. It is not festive. If you like chant, you will appreciate this album. I certainly do. If you are looking for festive type Christmas music, find another source.

One of the best I've heard.......2004-03-09

Not technically Gregorian, because of some polyphony. But this is one of the best selections of this kind of music that I've heard. Compare to expensive monastery or convert CDs, and others, and this is one you put on the CD changer more than the rest. Found it in a bargain bin at Fry's. Amazing CD.

Beautiful music.......2002-12-29

Beautiful musical rendition of Christmas music. Soothing and lilting, it'll help you get centered or reconnected or whatever it is you need for stress relief. A fantastic CD at a great price!

Do the holidays get you stressed?.......2000-12-05

This is a beautiful collection of soothing Christmas chants and motets...Put this in your CD player and you'll have trouble getting upset about the person who just cut you off for the last parking space at the mall! An excellent-quality recording for an amazing price...

Who record this? Capella Gregoriana?.......2000-09-01

There is an interesting descrepancy in who recorded these - the listing says: "Performed by Schola Hungarica Conducted by László Dobszay" while the cd itself simply says "Capella Gregoriana". I suspect the listing is more accurate given the overall quality of this recording. Other than a phrase in Procedentem Sponsum where I find the high notes to be less than ideal, the recording has voices clearly used to chant with careful unisons that keeps the words understandable. The first cut Dies est laetitia is my favorite. This is definately an acceptable album of traditional Christmas music - very traditional.

Average customer rating: Amazing debut....Natalie's first could be her best even today. fast fiddle! C.D. "Fit as a Fiddle" by Natalie McMaster Traditional Fiddling At Its Best Traditional Fiddling At Its Best

Fit as a Fiddle Natalie MacMaster Manufacturer: Rounder / UMGD ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Kurdish Music | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: My Roots Are Showing No Boundaries A Compilation Blueprint In My Hands ASIN: B0000003EP Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

1. John Campbell's/Miss An Moirs Birthday/Lady Georgina Campbell/Angus on the Turnpike/Sheehan's Reel
2. My Dungannon Sweetheart/Scaffies Cairet/Juniper Jig
3. Carnival March/Miller of Drone/MacKinnon's Brook/Lucy Campbell/Annie is My Darling/Gordon Cote/Bird'
4. Nancy's Waltz
5. Compliments to Sean Maguire/President Garfield/Miss Watt/Casa Loma C astle
6. 1997
7. Jean's Reel
8. I'll Always Remember You
9. The Girls at Martinfield/Bennett's Favorite/The Green Fields of Glen town
10. Counselor's/The Rakes of Kildare/The Lark in the Morning/
11. The Lass of Carrie Mills/Lennox's Love to Lantyre/Archie Menzies/Re elRechwall Forest
12. If Ever You Were Mine
13. The MacNeils of Udadale/MacLaine of Loch Buie/Colville's Rant/Pibro ch O'Donal Dhu

Customer Reviews:

Amazing debut....Natalie's first could be her best even today........2007-03-06

9 months after "discovering" Natalie and Cape Breton music I finally went ahead and bought Natalie's first release, Fit as a Fiddle. Like "My Roots are Showing", this CD sizzles with wonderful Cape Breton traditional music at its finest. Why does Natalie make this music leap out at you when so many have played it before?

I'm still trying to figure out why I've become so enamored with Cape Breton music and Natalie's fiddle--friends and family are equally puzzled.

To try to answer the question above, I think what Natalie brings to this music like few others have done before is this. Her love for both this music and the fiddle enable her to play with a passion and respect for the magic and true beauty that is Cape Breton Island music. The notes leap off her fiddle with love and a commitment to a style of music that Natalie seems determined to share with us knowing, like me, that the mere hearing of it will evoke a passion for it like her's. There is a confidence here too. Even at the tender young age she recorded this CD, you can feel even then that every note is played with a certainty that it is exactly the way it's supposed to sound. I'm amazed at how her music affects me, and I'm probably not alone!

As for this CD, her debut, it surprises and delights. You can hear the talent and the passion even then. Amazing...

fast fiddle!.......2007-02-12

This is a nice CD if you like fiddle. Natalie has her own style that makes her rock! I think she is great on every CD that I have.

C.D. "Fit as a Fiddle" by Natalie McMaster.......2005-08-13

If you like fiddle music by one of Canada's best, you will love this

Traditional Fiddling At Its Best.......2002-02-07

I love the way Natalie MacMaster plays the fiddle, and this cd shows Natalie at her best. Except that hearing her live in concert really shows Natalie at her best. My wife and I have all of Natalie's cds and we rank her as probably our favorite artist of ANY genre. Although some of the more modern tunes that Natalie tries on her other cds are quite interesting, the traditional Cape Breton/Scottish fiddle tunes of "Fit as a Fiddle" show off her virtuoso style and complete command of the fiddle. The tunes are lovely and they make you want to dance, even if like me, you have two left feet. I love this cd!

Traditional Fiddling At Its Best.......2002-02-07

I love the way Natalie MacMaster plays the fiddle, and this cd shows Natalie at her best. Except that hearing her live in concert really shows Natalie at her best. My wife and I have all of Natalie's cds and we rank her as probably our favorite artist of ANY genre. Although some of the more modern tunes that Natalie tries on her other cds are quite interesting, the traditional Cape Breton/Scottish fiddle tunes of "Fit as a Fiddle" show off her virtuoso style and complete command of the fiddle. The tunes are lovely and they make you want to dance, even if like me, you have two left feet. I love this cd!

Average customer rating: The Great, Late Phil in his first fine albums of protest songs... a man for all seasons This is the version you want Outstanding reissue of a great American artist's early work "The Ballad Of Phil Ochs"

All the News That's Fit to Sing/I Ain't Marching Anymore Phil Ochs Manufacturer: Wea/Elektra ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Phil Ochs in Concert Tape From California Rehearsals for Retirement/Gunfight at Carnegie Hall There But for Fortune The Early Years ASIN: B00005OKOS Release Date: 2001-10-29

Tracks:

1. One More Parade
2. Thresher
3. Talking Vietnam
4. Lou Marsh
5. Power & The Glory
6. Celia
7. The Bells
8. Automation Song
9. Ballad Of William Worthy
10. Knock On The Door
11. Talking Cuban Crisis
12. Bound For Glory
13. Too Many Martyrs
14. What's That I Hear
15. Bullets Of Mexico
16. I Ain't Marching Anymore
17. In The Heat Of The Summer
18. Draft Dodger Rag
19. That's What I Want To Hear
20. That Was The President
21. Iron Lady
22. Highwayman
23. Links Onthe Chain
24. Hills Of West Virginia
25. Men Behind The Guns
26. Talking Birmingham Jam
27. Ballad Of The Carpenter
28. Days Of Decision
29. Here's To The State Of Mississippi
30. I Ain't Marching Anymore

Album Description

Import only two-on-one combines the political folk singer/songwriter's albums for Hannibal, 'All the News That's Fit to Sing' (1964) & 'I Ain't Marching Anymore' (1965), both of which are out-of-print domestically. Warner.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Coupling of Och's First Two Albums Recorded for Jac Holzman's Elektra Label in the Early 1960's. "All the News.." Revealed a Much More Focused and Polished Singer While "i Ain't Marching..." Has Ochs Blossoming as a Self Proclaimed "Singing Journalist" Whose Protest Songs were Contemporaries of Bob Dylan's but were Overshadowed Dylan's Meteoric Rise to Fame. Both Sets were Produced and Directed by Holzman and Paul Rothschild and for CD by Bill Inglot and Mastered by Dan Hersch. Sleeve Notes were Written by Peter Doggett. Each Album Includes a Bonus Track Not Available on the Original LP!

Customer Reviews:

The Great, Late Phil in his first fine albums of protest songs..........2006-10-29

"All the News" seems more dated and has fewer great songs that hold up these days, but the good ones on this LP, including Edgar Allen Poe's "The Bells" are worth owning if one is interested in Sixties' urban singer/writer/protester efforts. "I Ain't Marching Anymore" has much greater relevance in this time of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and on generic "terror." Even "Draft Dodger Rag", almost 30 years after the USA abandoned the military draft, is catchy enough to stick in the mind for days after hearing it. Phil did not have the best voice among his peers, and his writing, as much journalism as poetry, has not been covered by other artists much in recent decades, but it was powerful. For good Phil songs done by singers whose vocalizing is wonderfully pleasant, look up "Jim and Jean" on Amazon or Google. There are other Ochs' compliations available on CD, many with the best of his later work, but these two old Elektra LP's have the charm of youthful innocence and arrogance. Phil became a tragic figure, and died young by his own hand, but on this disc he will always be the just-out-of-college smart-aleck and humanitarian who captivated me when I saw him in a New Jersey concert in 1965.

a man for all seasons.......2005-12-31

These two albums run back to back and embrace a diversity of styles and materials. As a social critic, by the second album, Phil hit his stride in the classic "I ain't a marching..." as opposed to the occasional discourses of his first album. Phil's capacity for humour shines through in his 'talking blues songs' which the more bitter driving songs(like Mississippi and Days of Decision) Real tenderness of feelings and expressive melodies feature in "In the Heat of the Summer","Celia" and "Lou Marsh." You will find his nod to other lyrical poets in "The Bells" ,"The Highwayman" , a style which he took up in his own "Hills of West Virginia."

This is the version you want.......2005-05-09

The sound quality of this recording is flawless. Since you got to this location, you are already interested in Phil Ochs and his music. Both "I Aint Marching" and "All the News" contain great examples of his work. However, *this* edition is clear and clean. No external sounds, no dropouts, no grunge. This set, as opposed to the Hannibal versions, is the one you want.

Outstanding reissue of a great American artist's early work.......2003-07-09

Whether the lyric lilt of his voice or the tremendous passion of his articulate poetry, Phils Ochs had a profound impact on listeners. He could be politically outlandish (sometimes even more outlandish that his own personal views) but more often incredibly insightful -- samples of that are on these two CDs.

His lyrics are some of the the most intelligient written by the modern day folks artists or songwriter of any ilk. And his later work, although not in the least classic folk style material, showed an artistic maturity that could be dazzling. The lyrics could be at once cinematic, portraying a physical scene, and at the same time evocative of intense emotions.

And he used his voice with a keen sense of timing and phrasing -- it's fun just to listen to how he wraps a line around the tempo.

During his short life he was known as much for his politcs as his artistry, and he probably wouldn't have had it any other way.

The material here is that of his first two solo issue albums. His poetic masterpieces came later on Tape From California and Rehearsal for Retirement.

10 stars is a fair rating for these two CDs, imo.

"The Ballad Of Phil Ochs".......2002-06-19

...Phil was a clinically depressed troubled man in which he took out his fustrations through his music. These recordings are priceless! 10 stars, 5 for each album. I think Phil was America's biggest patriotic musician period! My all-time favorite fighter! "Oh when will Celia come to me?" God Bless!

Average customer rating: We all love rock and roll Essential Joan Jett. But could've been longer. It rocks Joan IS the best female rocker out there. I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU JOAN!

Fit To Be Tied: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Bonus Enhanced Footage) Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Hit List Greatest Hits Up Your Alley I Love Rock N' Roll Fit To Be Tied ASIN: B000001EY5 Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

1. Bad Reputation
2. Light Of Day
3. Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)
4. Roadrunner
5. I Love Rock N Roll
6. Victim Of Circumstance
7. Everyday People
8. I Hate Myself For Loving You
9. Crimson And Clover
10. Fake Friends
11. Make Believe
12. Cherry Bomb
13. Little Liar
14. World Of Denial
15. Love Is All Around

Amazon.com

It's only recently that Joan Jett has received her due as a seminal figure, an uncompromising female rocker whose first allegiance is to rock & roll rather than feminist dogma. First as the spiritual center of ahead-of-their-time teen femme-rockers The Runaways' and subsequently on her own, Jett has stayed true to her no-nonsense muse, and in the process has become an essential role model for a new generation of female musicians. This 15-song best-of contains such essential slabs of Jett-powered rock as "I Love Rock 'n' Roll," "Bad Reputation," "I Hate Myself for Loving You," "Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)," and her reworking of her old Runaways anthem "Cherry Bomb." --Scott Schinder

Customer Reviews:

We all love rock and roll.......2007-06-04

Now that Joan Jett is getting her due as a seminal rock and roll influence, it's about time a decent hits set appeared. Sadly, this isn't it. While the music on "Fit To Be Tied" certainly merits the four star rating, I am going to have to assume contractual issues with CBS forced Jett to either omit or substitute alternative versions of well-known songs.

For instance, her huge hit "I Hate Myself For Loving You" is an alternate take from the "Up Your Alley" version, and "Little Liar" is a live version. I am not sure how many versions of "Roadrunner" Joan has recorded so far, but the take here is previously unreleased and kicks butt. So does the new recording of the signature Runaways song, "Cherry Bomb." MIA are such well known Jett tunes as "Good Music" and her version of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap." The albums she recorded for Warner Brothers are bypassed entirely.

Nonetheless, you still get some of the great proto-grrll rock from "Bad Reputation" to the terrific new "World of Denial." Joan Jett also was queen of the perfect cover choice, as her hit versions of "Everyday People," "Crimson and Clover" and - of course - "I Love Rock and Roll" prove. She also had that glam bam done like few before or since. The BOOM/whack/BOOM/whack that explodes from her cover of Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch" and her own "I Hate Myself For Loving You" made both songs burst from whatever radio played them some eight years apart. You'd be hard pressed to know that much time had passed between these songs...which proves that Joan Jett is a timeless artist.

But she deserves better. There is a good Japanese compilation that covers all the albums up to "Naked" (which eventually formed the base of "Sinner"), called "Jett Rock: Greatest Hits of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts." It boasts a pretty hefty price tag, so if you're just a casual fan looking for "I Love Rock and Roll," this will do. If not, hit that link.

Essential Joan Jett. But could've been longer........2006-10-12

Joan Jett still remains one of the sexiest and most original women in the wide world of rock.

While he career has had it's fair share of ups and downs, this collection of music shows how electrifying this woman can be when she's "on".

My only gripe is that the CD itself is only a little over 47 minutes long. They could've filled out the rest of the CD with album cuts, but as a greatest hits CD, it does what it's supposed to do. But I've got to knock off a star as it really bugs me when I buy a greatest hits CD and it's not coming close to being 80 minutes long in some way.

Plus, the sound is remastered to crystal clear clarity. To the best of my knowledge, her back catalog has still yet to be remastered in any form. So people wanting a great sampler of the sexy Joan Jett that covers all of the bases in a quick amount of time, this CD comes highly recommended.

It rocks.......2005-08-15

Tonight we have, nostalgically speaking, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and she can rock. I love the way she sings "you." She just bites it off. She makes you believe she loves you and hates you just by the way she sings it: "I still dream 'bout JYOU." She of the black boots, chains and the junior high school lyrics, e.g., "Fake Friends - you don't lose nothin when you lose fake friends." (Listen closely to the lyrics and you will hear the SAT word, "sycophants.")

This album has most of her big hits including "I Love Rock and Roll" with the oh so apropos lyric, "I said what's your name? He said it doesn't matter, cause it's all the same...He musta been about seventeen...and he was with me, me, yeah ME!"). It also has "That's Why I Hate Myself for Loving You" which is just perfect. "You want in and I want out, and that's what love is all about" is also just right and lyrically interesting.

It doesn't have "I Wanna Be Your Dog" which is pure six-pack rock, or the bland, but kind of interesting, "Ridin' With James Dean": "...Rebel without a cause/You got so much to say...Tell me how you feel/Tell me what you see/Ridin with James Dean." Too bad. But it does have "Hey, little liar, I believe in you" which is sooo cute.

"Hello, Mama, Hello Daddy/Cherry Bomb!"

Some of the songs appeared on the earlier albums, "Album," "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock and Roll" and "Up Your Alley." All of this seems right since I suspect that her managers thought she had a kind of back street sex appeal similar to the Billy Joel of "Uptown Girl." I think they were right. Joan Jett is the kind of girl who would appeal to the uptown boy from Harvard Yard, I suppose. She is kind of interesting. I recall when she was really big in the eighties that rebelling junior high school girls imitated her slavishly the way their rapacious sisters imitated Madonna. Jett was the spiritual sister, musically-speaking, of bad-girl actress Kristy McNichols. Her fan club (mentioned on the label) is Bad Reputation Nation--"Bad Reputation" is also a lyric from the song, "Victim of Circumstance" (included). The teeny boppers really made her, but she was good anyway, ironic and almost innocent despite the boots and the chains.

"Hey jack it's a fact they're talking in town/I turn my back and you're messing around...I hate myself for loving you/Can't break free from the things that you do." These last two lines pounded out in a Pink Floyd Storm Trooper-rally tempo (as with a megaphone). I can see the fans on their feet, waving their arms.

She's billed on the CD blurb as "the female Chuck Berry" and "the last rock and roll star." The last track is "Love Is All Around," the theme from the Mary Tyler Moore TV show, done up tempo and in a hurry. "Everyday People" is another song on this album that sounds a little like it should have been from a TV sit com.

Joan Jett punches it out, but I thought, she's really just a sweet kid pretending to be bad.

Joan IS the best female rocker out there........2004-11-25

Most people, when they think of Joan Jett will think of the song I Love Rock And Roll. That is a great song, but it's also not her only great song. This greatest hits package prooves it without a doubt. I love all the songs on the cd, especially Make Believe. Whether she's doing fast songs, ballads, or remakes, she's great! Listening to her, you can tell that the girl rocker groups of today like The Donnas were influenced by her music. The remake of the Mary Tyler Moore song is too short. It's only one minute long!! But only Joan Jett could take a theme song like that and turn it into something incredible. I can't wait to search out and get all of Joan's early cds. Her voice is very unique and excellent for this genre of music. I wish she was still on the charts today. She is a very under-rated talent. Those who wrote her off in the 80s as a one-hit wonder are so wrong. The cd is chock full of great songs. This greatest hits cd is an absolute must-have! My one big question is why was Britney Spears allowed to re-do the song I Love Rock And Roll? WHY?! Did Joan give permission? I hope not, and i hope she sues Britney. Then again, with Britney doing that song, it might make younger listeners want to hear the original version, and that would mean a renewed interest in Joan's music. I hope so. The world needs a Joan Jett comeback. Of all the female rockers from the 80s that i can think of, Joan Jett definitely is at the top of my list for someone i'd love to see on the charts again with a new cd. In the meantime, try and find a copy of this greatest hits cd. It's a hidden treasure.

I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU JOAN!.......2003-10-20

This has to be a long awaited Greatest Hits, the always porky pine hair Joan Jett, has deliver one of the finest cuts of Rock 'N Roll of the 80's, her music and hair faded into history in the 90's, but this album is totally one of the essential for those rockabillies cravers of the hairsprays and neon years of human history, the best singles cuts are included here, even the none charted and totally classic Jett song "Bad Reputation", something must have happen to the music of Joan Jett that made her fall into the oblivion of music, maybe because one thing that join her best to tracks or "most famous ones", I Hate Myself For Loving You and I Love Rock N Roll, is that the first is carbon copy of the last, don't you think, but after all Joan Jett music will stand in time for being enjoyable rock arena anthems!....this greatest hits is an essential for any 80's craver.

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