Passage

Sherry Winston ‹ Jazz Flutist, Warlock Records
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Passage

Passage,Talisman A Cappella,Talisman A Cappella,Chilling and inspiring world a capella choral music from various corners of the globe; if you like Sweet Honey in the Rock or Ladysmith Black Mambazo, you'll enjoy this.

Average customer rating: The power of faith This soundtrack.... Dances With Wolves in Japan A Diverse Score from the Land of the Rising Sun One of the best themes ever composed

The Last Samurai Hans Zimmer Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Purists | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gladiator: Music from the Motion Picture King Arthur Braveheart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Kingdom of Heaven Batman Begins ASIN: B0000DZTIW Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

1. A Way Of Life
2. Spectres In The Fog
3. Taken
4. A Hard Teacher
5. To Know My Enemy
6. Idyll's End
7. Safe Passage
8. Ronin
9. Red Warrior
10. The Way Of The Sword
11. A Small Measure Of Peace

Amazon.com

Whether Tom Cruise's portrayal of a 19th century American soldier cum samurai warrior will be remembered with the same pangs of pop-cultural bemusement that befell John Wayne playing Genghis Khan remains to be seen. But its musical soundtrack does mark an auspicious occasion: pop musician-turned-composer Hans Zimmer's 100th score since beginning his film career in 1988. A pioneer of fusing both the electronic and orchestral and the Westernized with the indigenous, Zimmer does both here with skill, drawing heavily on samples of the traditional Taiko (a massive Japanese drum) for its rhythmic action sequences, while constructing a melodic Western motif for Cruise's character that's both centerpiece and counterpoint for the score's transcultural intent. Aside from the brief, ominous thunder of the expected action/suspense boilerplate, Zimmer has constructed passages of gentle, Asian-inflected pastoralism that have parallels with much of his evocative work on The Thin Red Line. Those cues are the score's very soul, a canvas against which his more traditional themes reverberate all the stronger. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

The power of faith .......2007-05-29

Sweet as lotus flower, strong as a the solid rock of the paith, sharp as a samurai sword... close your eyes and live in an magic ancient atmosphere

This soundtrack...........2007-04-24

...is really amazing, so deep and great. The movie would never be so good without this great music.

Dances With Wolves in Japan.......2007-04-10

If you liked Dances With Wolves this is it in Japan - I do think it is Tom C's best movie. The sound track is excellent - Zimmer also did Batman Returns which has a fantastic soundtrack - Hans is comming on

A Diverse Score from the Land of the Rising Sun.......2007-03-02

I always love it when composers branch out and write music that you would never expect them to write, yet retaining their own trademark sound. Here, Hans Zimmer utilizes his own, recognizable sound, where you know it's him with eastern instrumentation, such as Taiko drums, the shakuhachi (a staple in Horner scores lately), and the koto harp. It's east meets west, a route in which Tan Dun took on in the film "Hero", and Zimmer's score follows many of those same musical ideas, only not quite as eastern sounding as Dun's score.
The main theme is a powerful 7-note anthem which tends to build its way up each time, as in "A Way of Life", "Spectres in the Fog", "Idyll's End", and "Safe Passage". You can tell it is a Zimmer theme just by its sound, but with the oriental flavor thrown in, it really adds to the mix.
The action music in the score is exciting with energetic Taiko drums keeping the pulse moving. They do not get tiresome, as you might think because Zimmer uses them more like a heartbeat, not a heart attack! "Red Warrior" is a powerful anthem, consisting of japanese warrior chants, which really add to the scope of the sound. Other noteworthy tracks are "Ronin" and "The Way of the Sword", which are enjoyable pieces of music.
I was pleased of the results of Zimmer's work here. It showcases Zimmer's diversity with his music. I hope he gets the opportunity to write more diverse scores such as this. The Da Vinci Code is certainly one of them!

One of the best themes ever composed.......2007-02-28

This soundtrack is brilliant, and Hans Zimmer even more. He is truly one of the great film composers. The Last Samurai's sounds never fail to draw emotion from me.

Average customer rating: I can be sweet and good and nice.... A MUST have for every collection! Deathbed Music best indigo cd Pinnacle

Rites of Passage Indigo Girls Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: Swamp Ophelia Indigo Girls Nomads Indians Saints Shaming of the Sun Despite Our Differences ASIN: B00004Z3TS Release Date: 2000-10-03

Tracks:

1. Three Hits
2. Galileo
3. Ghost
4. Joking
5. Jonas & Ezekial
6. Love Will Come To You
7. Romeo And Juliet
8. Virginia Woolf
9. Chickenman
10. Airplane
11. Nashville
12. Let It Be Me
13. Cedar Tree
14. Three Hits (Live From Eddie's Attic, Atlanta, GA)
15. Love Will Come To You (Live From Eddie's Attic, Atlanta, GA)

Customer Reviews:

I can be sweet and good and nice...........2007-03-11

Next to "Indigo Girls," this remains my favorite CD from Amy and Emily. From "Three Hits" to the elegiac "Cedar Tree," the emotional weight of "Rites Of Passage" seemed greater than any of their other records. As much as I liked Dire Straits' original version of "Romeo And Juliet," Amy's raw exuberance won me over to their cover for keeps.

They also kept up their social barometer. The pro-peace "Galileo" (with harmonies from Jackson Browne and David Crosby) called for nuclear disarmament during a time when protest songs weren't a particular norm. "Jonas and Ezekiel" prays for peace in the Middle East (funny how that problem remains as timely now as it did in 1992). There is also a line in "Let It Be Me" that rings out as pure folk:

"The President has no good idea
of who the masses are.
Well I'm one of them among my friends
trying to see beyond the fences
of our own backyards."

The political and personal mesh throughout "Rites Of Passage." "Ghosts" is a beautiful love song that cries for tolerance. It probably ranks among my favorite IG songs. "Chickenman" and "Airplane" also explore their Southern Roots (I could have sworn "Chickenman" was an REM song the first time I heard it).

The re-master on "Rites" is first rate as well. It brings out the definition of the acoustic instruments. "Romeo and Juliet" now explodes from the stereo. While I also have to admit, I really don't think the live cuts add anything to the CD as a whole. I will continue to recommend "Rites Of Passage" as a pinnacle in the Indigo Girls' career.

A MUST have for every collection!.......2006-08-26

Beautiful music, intelligent lyrics, what more could you ask for. I first heard this album at the tender age of 14 (I am almost 30 now) while I was working at a music store. One of my coworkers was obsessed with this album and kept playing it in the store. After awhile I realized I was singing it at home and school, and I bought myself a copy.

I love music, and own an uncountable number of CDs. But I think I can safely say THIS CD is my favorite of them all! The lyrics are intelligent and elegantly crafted, the music is moving. Galileo (with it's make you think factor) is my favorite song on the CD, with a romeo and juliet coming in 2nd for it's humor factor. Ghost can make you feel emotions stir at your very core if you have ever lost a lover. After 16 years of hearing Ghost, it can still make me cry.

This CD is great for taking in the car, especially on long drives. Do yourslef a favor and get this one.

Deathbed Music.......2006-06-23

Yup, this is the album I'd choose to listen to if I had an hour of consciousness left before dying. It's that good. And if I only had five minutes? I'd listen to "Love Will Come To You"... and happily expire.

best indigo cd .......2005-11-22

This is my favorite Indigo Girls cd because it was a mainstay during my college years and a lot of fond memories can be associated wih it. Indigo Girls have incredible talent and they work together beautifully to make some lasting songs. My favorites include Romeo and Juliet (from AC/DC's hit), Love Will Come to You, and Three Hits. Galileo is the most popular song on the CD and is very soothing. The Indigo Girls also have other great CDs such as thier single Closer to Fine, and Swamp Ophelia but this CD is the best for an introduction to their music. I hope you enjoy.

Pinnacle.......2005-03-18

"Rites of Passage" is Indigo Girls best album. It's a classic.

I need to make one point thought. Amy Ray has never needed to "catch up" with Emily Saliers as a songwriter. She wrote six of the ten songs on the famous "Indigo Girls" album including "Secure Yourself", "Kid Fears" and "Tried to be True", all classics. She also wrote "Strange Fire", "Welcome Me", & "World Falls (Nomads, Indians and Saints), all great songs. If anything, Emily needed to catch up to Amy on "Rites", not the other way around!

Average customer rating: Proudly and Resolutely Canadian Song Excellent/Album not really my thing What can I say Stan Rogers Rocks Right on

Northwest Passage Stan Rogers Manufacturer: Fogarty's Cove ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fogarty's Cove Between the Breaks...Live! Home in Halifax From Fresh Water Turnaround ASIN: B000003BTZ Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

1. Northwest Passage
2. The Field Behind The Plow
3. Night Guard
4. Working Joe
5. You Can't Stay Here
6. The Idiot
7. Lies
8. Canol Road
9. Free In The Harbour
10. California

Customer Reviews:

Proudly and Resolutely Canadian.......2007-01-28

First off, Stan Rogers has not been served well by the cover art for his recordings which misleadingly spin your mind into the direction of some 1950s time capsule. To have tradition in mind is not misplaced, and Roger's work certainly observes traditions. But he shouldn't be regarded as something unearthed from an archelogical site. This is definitely my favourite from the Rogers' catalogue, and I remember the pangs of sadness at the news of his early death. 'Northwest Passage' is a perennial winner; that big voice in premium fettle. There's a healthy choice of Roger's writing on show, the ballads, the shanty feel, the domestic observations of,'Lies' a very beautiful and tender thing. It seems the baritone register finds it harder to crack the pop idiom, and I can think of other fine voices(David Wiffen and Joe South spring to mind) that don't get the reach they deserve.'California' is another song I find on my lips when the spirit(Rogers') moves me. All in all, a great disc. If machismo writer of mid-western sagas, Jim Harrison, were singer/songwriter, he'd be of the Stan Rogers cut. Try that for size!

Song Excellent/Album not really my thing.......2007-01-10

To be honest I bought this for the song Northwest Passage only. I had heard it around 12 years ago played in a bar whilst I was in Canada. Finally managed to find it and bought it from the Amazon US site which turned out to be cheaper than Amazon UK even taking account of postage to UK! Anyway, my family may have connections with John Franklin the explorer who is mentioned in the song hence the reason I bought it.

I like the song Northwest Passage a lot and I'd give it 5 out 5. The other notable song is The Field Behind The Plow but to be honest, the rest of the album is a bit too Country and Western for me.

What can I say.......2007-01-10

What can I say - Stan Rogers is the best, and this is a terrific album. A definite must for any Stan junkie.

Stan Rogers Rocks.......2006-07-10

I first heard the song "The Northwest Passage" back in the early nineties on public radio, but I missed out on the artist and album identification. After over a decade of searching, I finally tracked down the source of that song on Amazon. I bought this album for that one song, but was pleasantly surprised to find the other songs on the album were excellent folk songs too. Most heartily recommended for any folk music afficionado.

Right on.......2006-03-05

This is an awesome CD. Stan Rogers has a great voice, I love the Celtic-inflected instrumentals, and his ballads speak authentically to working-class Canadian life.

Average customer rating: A nice mixture of moody and high energy tunes One of their best if you love weather report and jaco's playing...this is a MUST!!!an absolute 5 stars! Overlooked Classic A Sleeper Masterpiece

Night Passage Weather Report Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: Mr. Gone Black Market Heavy Weather 8:30 Weather Report ASIN: B0000025K7 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Night Passage
2. Dream Clock
3. Port Of Enttry
4. Forlorn
5. Rockin' In Rhythm
6. Fast City
7. Three Views Of A Secret
8. Madagascar

Customer Reviews:

A nice mixture of moody and high energy tunes.......2007-03-26

This 1980 album really surprised me with its vitality and freshness; an amazing feat given the year of release. Although I may be a bit too fond of the albums released during the "Jaco-years", I feel that Night Passage sits comfortably alongside the excellent jazz rock albums Black Market (1976) and Heavy Weather (1977). Come to think of it, Night Passage also forms a nice bookend to the definitive works released by the band during the 1970's.

The lineup on Night Passage is fantastic and includes Joe Zawinul (synthesizers, electric piano, and acoustic piano); Wayne Shorter (soprano and tenor saxophones); Peter Erskine (drums); Robert Thomas Jr. (hand drums); and finally, the great (late) Jaco Pastorius (fretless electric bass guitar). Although the performances by all members are fantastic (especially those by Wayne and Joe), I need to single Jaco out here: his playing is simply breathtaking on Night Passage, particularly on the "live in the studio" track Port of Entry. His gymnastics on the electric bass seem to temporarily suspend the laws of physics: he pulls off (I am guessing here) 128th note triplets with ease - let me put it to you this way, he can play really, really fast. More importantly however, his playing is also very sensitive and thoughtful on Night Passage, which is actually a very quiet album. He had an incredible ability to play the perfect (single) note; really listened to what the other musicians were playing; and his use of harmonics and false harmonics made everything richer and more...resonant.

The eight tunes on Night Passage range from 3'55" (Forlorn) to the lengthy 10'56" closing track Madagascar. In large part, the pieces alternate between those with a great deal of energy (Night Passage; Port of Entry; Rockin'in Rhythm; Fast City) and slow, moody, and synth heavy tracks (Dream Clock; Forlorn; Three Views of a Secret; Madagascar). There are also a few bouncy and catchy melodies on the album (e.g. Night Passage); bebop (Fast City); and even a big band sound here and there (Rockin' in Rhythm) - for the most part however, this album was written somewhat in the vein of Heavy Weather, albeit a bit quieter. I have to confess though, that as a huge prog fan, the dark and vaguely experimental track Madagascar is a personal favorite.

I really wish that this album was remastered. There are a few dodgy moments in the sound quality and the liner notes are pretty skimpy.

Well there you have it. Night Passage is a great album and is recommended along with Black Market and Heavy Weather.

One of their best.......2006-11-28

This album is one of their best, the selection "Forlorn" is one of Shorters best sax pieces ever. Walk, don't run to buy this one.

if you love weather report and jaco's playing...this is a MUST!!!an absolute 5 stars!.......2006-08-24

some consider this album as the best from weather report: i'm one of them.I love the other ones, don't get me wrong.......i love this group.but this album for me reatches the everest peak with the jacos'flag!! and his flag for me (but not just for me) is the best song he ever composed and (for me) one of the best songs ever composed by a jazz musician! "three views of a secret".it will make you feel angry at the person who killed him (luc havan) in 1987.and then the other songs! NIGHT PAAAASSSAAAGEEE!!! this is the perfect example of what weather report truly were:a team. and then rockin'in rhythm,fast city, port of entry.....every song here is a piece of art.trust me.if like me you are a musician,you love weather report,and you get excited,i mean REALLY excited, about superb chord changes,solos,great rhythm and melodies from the heart......THIS-IS-THE-ALBUM-YOU-MUST-GET! i think i made it clear,didn't I?
ciao,
alessandro from firenze,italy.

Overlooked Classic.......2006-04-13

The reason I have said overlooked is because it seems that when ever people mention Weather Report everybody thinks Birdland and its album Heavy Weather. I think that Heavy Weather is definitely a classic but I think that Night Passage holds much more for the listener. The tunes are a return to a more jazz rooted style. The title track is a cool laided back shuffle type groove with Jaco turning up the heat towards the end. I think this album will please the Jaco fans greatly. The second track is Dream Clock which is a ballad very similar to Heavy Weather's A Remark You Made with Jaco making the theme statment on his frettless. Supposedly Zawinul was trying to convie the passage of time through the night,slow at first and dream like and then fast after midnight. This album is just that. The tunes increase in speed and intensity as the album progresses. My personal favorite is Shorter's Port of Entry which contains one of Jaco's best bass solos.Shorter goes back to his days with the Miles Davis Quintet with his solo on Fast City a up tempo swinger by Zawinul. They cover Duke's Rockin in Rythmn and it smokes. Overall I would say you can't go wrong with this record especially if you already dig Weather Report. check this one out!

A Sleeper Masterpiece.......2006-03-02

I know. Someone shoot me for the pun. But about this time in Weather Report's career, 1980, co-leaders Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter were starting to exhaust their creativity within the colorful, funky, world-music styles that had characterized their previous album and the classic sound of the 70s. As a result, they had to search for inspiration outside of the style, and came back to their roots. Weather Report had always been jazz in its approach and the mentality of the musicians, but this album was the first since "I Sing the Body Electric" in 1972 in which they were predominantly jazz in the stylistic sense. Thus, "Night Passage" is the most conservative of all Weather Report releases in that it looks back to jazz of the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s as inspiration, which ironically gives it its freshness given the historical context; fusion was undergoing an identity and popularity crisis at the time, so a return to where it came from was a positive thing. At the same time, Zawinul in particular had the experience and the technology to approach older styles in new ways and color them differently. The result is a more jazz-oriented effort in which any of the quirky directions that characterize Weather Report can come out at any time to remind the listener of how current the music still was. The best example is the title track, a heavy shuffle that swings hard and takes interesting yet almost traditional harmonic turns until about four and a half minutes when a haunting climax builds a foreboding tension against the sunny groove. It's an absolutely brilliant twist.

But the best part of this album is the last 17 or so minutes. Jaco Pastorius' "Three Views of a Secret" is a beautiful tune in a more classic jazz style yet with all the contemporary harmonic knowledge included and completely done up Weather Report style. Then "Madagascar" is an 11 minute live performance which documents the most creative, enjoyable, subtly funky (music can in fact be funky without heavy rock rhythms) group improvisation in Weather Report history. Finally, Jaco decides to be a team player and really digs in.

A warning to Weather Report fans: those of you who love the "classic" sound of Black Market, Heavy Weather, and albums of that period will initially be bored with this album. Given its nature, it's much more subtle than those (still great) albums. It's still Weather Report, but they choose not to hit you over the head with it this time. It took me three or four listens to really dig this music, not something I'm used to with Weather Report. I didn't like it initially, but it has grown on me since I've opened my mind to it, and I would almost go so far as to call it my favorite. Buy it and let it grow on you too.

Average customer rating: A MUST have for every collection! One of my favorite albums ever _THE_ essential Indigo Girls album One of the best recordings ever captured! Every song a winner

Rites of Passage Indigo Girls Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nomads Indians Saints Swamp Ophelia Shaming of the Sun Indigo Girls Come on Now Social ASIN: B000002872 Release Date: 1992-05-12

Tracks:

1. Three Hits
2. Galileo
3. Ghost
4. Joking
5. Jonas And Ezekial
6. Love Will Come To You
7. Romeo And Juliet
8. Virginia Woolf
9. Chickenman
10. Airplane
11. Nashville
12. Let It Be Me
13. Cedar Tree

Amazon.com

Fans of Georgia duo Indigo Girls are dedicated to this act for very specific reasons: there's the rare (bordering on brilliant) harmonies and counter melodies, the seemingly effortless acoustic guitar playing, and a host of emotionally cathartic lyrics that make the listener feel like they've been reading someone's diary. That said, the Girls reached a point around the time of this album where opening up their souls for song perhaps felt less appealing than general storytelling. Does that make the music bad? No, but it is decidedly different; 1992's Rites of Passage comes off more as a musical jam than a night alone in front of a campfire. The Roches, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, and Lisa Germano all contribute to that effect, providing a musically interesting but perhaps emotionally less challenging effort than some of the duo's earlier works. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

A MUST have for every collection!.......2006-08-26

Beautiful music, intelligent lyrics, what more could you ask for. I first heard this album at the tender age of 14 (I am almost 30 now) while I was working at a music store. One of my coworkers was obsessed with this album and kept playing it in the store. After awhile I realized I was singing it at home and school, and I bought myself a copy.

I love music, and own an uncountable number of CDs. But I think I can safely say THIS CD is my favorite of them all! The lyrics are intelligent and elegantly crafted, the music is moving. Galileo (with it's make you think factor) is my favorite song on the CD, with a romeo and juliet coming in 2nd for it's humor factor. Ghost can make you feel emotions stir at your very core if you have ever lost a lover. After 16 years of hearing Ghost, it can still make me cry.

This CD is great for taking in the car, especially on long drives. Do yourslef a favor and get this one.

One of my favorite albums ever.......2005-10-10

It should be a rite of passage for every person to listen to this album from the Indigo Girls. I really love every song on this CD.

Three Hits is a nice enough start, with great lyrics and rhythms. But then we go right into Galileo which is one of my favorite songs. The harmonies are gorgeous, the melody is great, and the lyrics are just so engaging. Is there meaning for the fears we have? Why do people maintain their superstitions? How long till my soul gets it right?

But that's not enough - Ghost is incredibly poignant and is a song that got me through many rough times. You can sing along with it at the top of your lungs, knowing that the Girls knew exactly the pain you feel. Those smooth harmonies are just brilliant.

It keeps going. Joking is another pain-and-angst song, shouting back your anger and sadness at an ex. Love will Come to you has the most amazing visuals in it, me myself with my face pressed up against love's glass.

Romeo and Juliet has just the right amount of attitude in it, for a twist on the classic tale. Even the "later songs" on the CD hold their own. Chickenman is one that seems bizarre at first listen, but has the most catchy tune you've heard in a long while.

Highly highly recommended!

_THE_ essential Indigo Girls album.......2003-10-03

I just saw on Amazon's "Essential CD's" section that they didn't have "Rites of Passage" on it - that's so wrong! If you get only one CD by the Indigo Girls (that isn't "Retrospective", which gives you a smattering of songs from all their albums), get this one. It is them at their most beautiful, folky, gorgeous melodic period. (Happily, I had the privilege of seeing them perform both acoustically and plugged-in during that period.) Admittedly, "Swamp Ophelia" is a very close second, though. THe strongest tracks on "Rites" include, but are not limited to, "Ghost" and "Galileo". They're just great. Get the album - and "Swamp Ophelia" too, while you're at it.

One of the best recordings ever captured!.......2001-12-14

I am a huge music fan. I have had this CD for years, and recently popped it in for the heck of it while cleaning my house because I hadn't listened to it in a few years. How could I have forgotten? When it got to Romeo and Juliet I froze in my tracks. Never in my life have I heard a more emotional recording. It is the closest thing to perfection I have ever heard. I swear that after recording that song that they must have had to send in a janitor in to mop up Amy Ray's guts because they were all over the floor.

This CD is amazing and beautifully recorded. The lyrics blend perfectly with the music. I encourage you all to rediscover this CD, and if you don't own it, rest assured that your money will be well spent.

Every song a winner.......2001-06-28

This is my favorite Indigo Girls record. Unlike some of their other albums, every song here is a winner. While it does not quite have the energy of their debut release ("Indigo Girls") it is a more open and approachable album, both acoustically and in terms of thematic content. It has a number of beautiful songs, like "Ghost" and "Cedar Tree", yet these are performed levelly without being cloyingly sentimental or preachy. It also has some songs like "Joking" and "Jonas and Ezekiel" which really rock without being as "in your face" as some of Amy's songs from other albums (e.g. "Come On Now Social"). I can listen to this album endlessly.

Average customer rating: Lovely

Celtic Passage DeIrdre Ni Chinneide Manufacturer: Gemini Sun Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: A New Journey Celtic Treasure Celtic Woman - A New Journey: Live at Slane Castle, Ireland Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration Raining Up ASIN: B000OONP2C Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

1. Forgotten
2. Celtic Passage
3. Weep With Me
4. Pieta
5. Cry To The Mountains
6. Mother
7. Arms Of The Universe
8. Return
9. Arise My Love
10. Gratitude
11. Lie You Still
12. Si Gaoithe-Spirit Breeze
13. Siochain-Peace

Customer Reviews:

Lovely.......2007-06-27

Any devotees of Enya and Loreena Mckennitt will be delighted by Celtic Passage. Wonderful vocals and gentle, flowing music, though not quite with the passion the other singers display. Still, well worth getting.

Average customer rating: A fantastic Collection Alternative? New age? Folk? From a first listen... Before Enigma/Deep Forest/Delerium there was... DCD!! Unlike anything you've ever heard.

A Passage In Time Dead Can Dance Manufacturer: 4ad / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Into the Labyrinth Aion Toward the Within Spiritchaser Serpent's Egg ASIN: B000007SPW Release Date: 1998-07-07

Tracks:

1. Saltarello
2. Song Of Sophia
3. Ullyses
4. Cantara
5. The Garden Of Zephirus
6. Enigma Of The Absolute
7. Wilderness
8. The Host Of Seraphim
9. Anywhere Out Of The World
10. The Writing On My Fathers Hand
11. Severance
12. The Song Of The Sybil
13. Fortune Presents Gifts Not According To The Book
14. In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One-Eyed Are Kings
15. Bird
16. Spirit

Album Description

Out of print in the U.S.! Import pressing of this classic 1991 compilation album from one of the 4AD label's most popular and influential bands. At the core of Dead Can Dance is guitarist Brendan Perry and vocalist Lisa Gerard, who created a body of work that remains invigorating and uniquely their own. 16 tracks. 4AD.

Customer Reviews:

A fantastic Collection.......2007-02-08

This CD is one of the best to introduce your friends and family to Dead Can Dance. The wide variety of music is more than 'background music'. The pieces grab hold of you for the first time and you become so moved by the music. This CD got me hooked on Dead Can Dance and I have searched for so many of their other pieces to add to my collection.

Alternative? New age? Folk?.......2005-08-25

Your pick. But this is a unique collection that takes traditional sounds and expands on them to include different instrumentation, a really exotic voice, and a feel to take you to alternate realities.

The music is not consistent from one track to the next but it is all in the umbrella of Dead Can Dance. To extract what you really want you may need to buy a few of the albums and do a little ripping.

If you are going to buy one album I would suggest starting with this one. Although I found most track intriguing my favorites are 2 (Song Of Sophia), 12 (The Song Of The Sybil) and 8 (The Host Of Seraphim). The only problem with Song of Sophia is that it is too short.

Track 7 (Wilderness) had the sound and feel of a Gregorian chant.

I guess I am a sucker for Lisa Gerrard I am thinking of purchasing "The Mirror Pool". For the most part Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard play off one another and picked up most of their multicultural sounds while working in Melbourne.

From a first listen..........2005-07-11

My daughter brought the CD on a recent road trip, hoping I would like it as much as she does. While this disk isn't one I would be likely to choose for driving tunes, when I got it home and could listen to it more carefully, I discovered a rich sound full of movement and color for the imagination.

The mixture of music types flows from culture to culture, touching on legends and myths allowing us to sample places and times we may otherwise miss. As soon as I return her CD, I will be making a purchase (or two) and start my own collection of Dead Can Dance.

Before Enigma/Deep Forest/Delerium there was... DCD!!.......2003-12-16

Took me a while to really get into Dead Can Dance but now I can't imagine not having them in my CD collection. I've always loved exotic, ambient and meditative music and Dead Can Dance are unlike anything else I've heard. This compilation consists of a rich mixture of tribal, choir, medievil gothic, world and ambient soundscape. I don't feel it's fair to categorise DCD as merely 'new age' or 'gothic' when it is both and a whole lot more. I've hunted for music like this for so long before I was even aware of DCD and it's all here. Very raw, minimal, sensual and soothing without being ruined by added layered synths and electronica. Stripped down and peaceful. One of the best CDs I own.

Unlike anything you've ever heard........2003-07-09

Chances are, you don't have anything else like this in your cd collection. I've been listening for 13 years and still have no real comparisons. Only the "Cocteau Twins" or a darker "Enya" come to mind...but not really. Though some of their stuff has kind of a tribal sound to it, most of this collection is more gothic, more medieval. I always envision this music coming out of some cathedral, in a far away and mysterious place, hundreds of years ago. That's what's so wonderful about "Dead Can Dance". They can transport you to places other music cannot. I also enjoy both the male, and female vocals, on the tracks that have them. I honestly think that someone would enjoy most of their albums equally, but this does give you a taste of many of them. This is a good place to expand your knowledge of music through time.

Average customer rating: Great CD! This CD Rocks! Wish They Would Come Here Soon best cd EVER Ask your mom for 20 bucks.

A Passage in Time Authority Zero Manufacturer: Lava ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Andiamo 12:34 Rhythm and Booze Revolutions Per Minute Andiamo ASIN: B00006I07G Release Date: 2002-10-21

Tracks:

1. Intro: 'Papa'
2. A Passage In Time
3. Lying Awake
4. Everyday
5. One More Minute
6. Superb*tch
7. Sky's The Limit
8. Some People
9. Mesa Town
10. La Surf
11. Over Seasons
12. Good Ol' Days
13. Not You

Album Description

Features an equally ample array of emotions, veering from fun-filled fireballs like 'Super Bitch' and 'Good Old Days', to powerfully passionate tracks such as 'Over Seasons' and the kinetic first single, 'One More Minute.' Produced by alt-rock legend Dave Jerden (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Offspring). 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!.......2007-01-18

I bought the CD since it had one of my favorite songs on it. I did not know most of the other songs, but I have really grown to like them. A lot of these songs are not played on the radio. I am glad that I bought this CD since it has introduced me to other great songs by Authority Zero. If you like this band this is a really great CD!

This CD Rocks!.......2006-03-04

What an incredible band! I will be going to se them this month. I must tell you, if you do not have this cd in your collection, get it and play it often and very LOUD! it is great!

Wish They Would Come Here Soon.......2006-02-05

The only reason this album doesnt get 4 stars is cos there is some filler. No doubt.

The good songs on here though are really really high quality. Over Seasons was the first Zero song I heard, I loved it.

Its harmless yet meaningful music. Its kinda ska I guess if you're trying to categorise it, but its varying degrees of punk and general rock misxed in there.

The reason you buy this album is for the following songs:
One More Minute
Passage In Time
Over Seasons
Everyday
Lying Awake

To me, the rest simply arent as good. I understand that an album cant have straight good songs, but the fall in quality is a lot.

This being said, I love these guys and wish they would tour the UK.

best cd EVER.......2005-08-22

Every song on this album is great! The only downfall is that there aren't enough songs.

Ask your mom for 20 bucks........2005-03-07

The best songs on this CD are: A Passage In Time, Everyday, One More Minute, Superbitch, Sky's the Limit, Some People, Over Seasons, Mesa Town

The only complaint is that I have different versions of "A Passage In Time" and "Sky's the Limit" on my computer...I like those versions better and I think they should've been put on this CD either with or instead of the other ones. These guys are awesome live, too. Check them out and buy this CD!

Average customer rating: Ambient music that takes me far, far away! What a surprise and completely different from the last CD

Wind Journey Manufacturer: Spotted Peccary ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Emotional Landscapes Blue Sky, Red Guitars Guitar Nova Beyond City Light Sleeping on the Edge of the World ASIN: B00005NT3X Release Date: 2001-09-04

Tracks:

1. Beginning
2. Wind Journey 1
3. Blue Moon
4. Dream Lines
5. Going North
6. Awakening
7. Insula
8. Wind Journey 2
9. Sea
10. Open Land
11. Spring Poem
12. Rain
13. Distant View
14. Huldra 2
15. Early Autumn
16. Frost
17. Winter Shine
18. Winter Lake
19. Passage Of Time
20. Destination
21. Aurora Borealis
22. Cloudscapes
23. Home

Amazon.com

Erik Wollo's works are overlooked gems of modern instrumental music. From his home in Norway, Wollo's been sending out missives of mood and ambience since the mid-1980s with albums like Silver Beach and Solstice. Last year's U.S. release of Guitar Nova explored the acoustic-guitar side of this musician in multilayered, overdubbed soundscapes that retained the ambience and structure of his electronic works. With Wind Journey, he returns to synthesizers but keeps his electric guitar at hand for some gloriously heroic solos, especially on "Dream Line." A subtle, tugging ostinato pattern builds into layers of keyboard orchestrations topped by guitar, which starts out in a pastoral, acoustic mode but segues into a soaring lead solo that recalls Steve Hackett during his Spectral Mornings era. Wind Journey is centered by Seasons Suite, a 10-part sequence of moody vignettes. Erik Wollo's roots in progressive rock are clear and he uses them to articulate a cinematic music. While Wollo lives in a country with some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes in the world, he composes much of his music in a basement studio. The worlds he creates are strictly from the imagination, and what a vivid imagination it is. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Ambient music that takes me far, far away!.......2003-04-24

I have purchased cd in the summer of 2002. Back then, all I could think of doing was listen to 88.5 on the radio and hope that they will play music from Erik Wollo. The first song I heard was "Dream Lines". The music didn't seem familiar to me at first. I didn't consider it really ambient but it turned out that it was. After listening to it, I was into it very much. I never heard such a song played like that before and I knew it was something I would like. Wollo plays the guitar in a way that the sound echoes in my head and makes me feel like Im somewhere far and distant. In a short time, I heard "Wind Journey 1". That was amazing. After I listened to it few more times, I was into it so much that I couldn't help buying it from Amazon.com. Just about every beat and sound seems to echoe as if it was played outside where nothing surrounds you and where the music can travel and be heard. Listen to the samples and decide. Buying this cd is something to consider.

What a surprise and completely different from the last CD.......2001-09-27

The last Eric Wollo CD featured wonderful virtuoso guitar, most closely akin to a "fingerpicking" style. Each piece was different, almost like a "best of" CD. This CD is completely different in that the artist uses the guitar as part of a series of thematic atmospheric tone poems based on the idea of wind and its forms and effects. The overall feel of the music is very ambient, with the guitar used less as a melody-maker, and more as a symphonic, electronic instrument, almost like a timescape. The orchestration includes atmospheric electronic soundscapes within which the artist creates mood music of the highest quality. I was absolutely fascinated by the CD on first hearing it, and it only gets better with each re-playing as I discover new nuances to the music. What a master of the guitar this man is. I highly recommend that you take a listen to this CD, and take a journey into the wind with Mr Wollo. This is a thinking person's delight!!!

Average customer rating: awsome CDs Beware! This is NOT the official soundtrack! Not the original music

The Lord of the Rings 3 CD Set Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Themes from Lord of the Rings: Trilogy Music from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ASIN: B0002C4GTW Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Prophecy
2. Concerning Hobbits
3. Shadow of the Past
4. Treason of Isengard
5. Black Rider
6. At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
7. Many Meetings
8. Ring Goes South
9. Bridge of Khazad Dum
10. Lothlorien

Tracks:

1. Samwise the Brave
2. Evenstar
3. Black Gate Is Closed
4. Taming of Smeagol
5. King of Golden Hall
6. Passage of the Marshes
7. Riders of Rohan
8. Hornbug
9. Uruk-Hai
10. Forbidden Pool

Tracks:

1. Storm Is Coming
2. Hope and Memory
3. Minas Tirith
4. White Tree
5. Steward of Gondor
6. Minas Morgul
7. Ride of the Rohirrim
8. Grey Havens
9. Return of the King
10. Into the West

Customer Reviews:

awsome CDs.......2007-04-08

the CDs are in Great shape and the music sounded even better. It was even delivered at a fast pace with normal shipping. A good buy thanks!!

Jessie

Beware! This is NOT the official soundtrack!.......2006-07-12

I played my official soundtrack CDs to death so I was looking for a replacement. This is not the real thing. A lot of the tracks aren't even on these, and the order on the rest of them is all mixed up. Bad quality sound, without the energy and passion of the original -- sounds like elevator music. There are even misspellings throughout the playlists. It is not readily obvious to the buyer that it isn't what you think it is, until it arrives.

The Fellowship volume won't play on one of my hard drives at all; it plays, but fuzzily, on my laptop. I gave up before trying it in the CD player in my vehicle.

Not the original music.......2005-07-13

I was expecting this to be the music from the movies - it isn't. It is nicely done, but if you're expecting the same style and sound as from the movies, look elsewhere (this sounds more MIDI than orchestra).

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10. Spirit Room

Rock Music

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