Mouth Music

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Here's where world fusion really begins, with the marriage of Scots tunes (most notably in the puirt-a-beul--mouth-music--tradition, which gives the band its name), African percussion, and dance beats. Instrumentalist Martin Swan and singer Talitha MacKenzie make a formidable and imaginative team, taking songs to places you've never dreamed of, all underpinned by a very fat 303 bass. While it all makes for great listening, "Seinn O!" is a true standout, as is "Chi Mi Na Morbheanna," with beautiful fiddle by Martyn Bennett. Out of this record comes the inspiration for Afro Celt Sound System, Transglobal Underground, and a host of other bands, but the album is more than a precursor. It's a joyous event in itself whose ideas and music still stand tall, with MacKenzie in particular emerging as a real star. Essential. --Chris Nickson

From the Label
This acclaimed debut album makes a remarkable and unique fusion, as Martin Swan and Talitha MacKenzie mix the "mouth music" -- puirt-a-beul -- of Gaelic Scotland with the polyrhythms of Africa, aided by the liberating influence of keyboard technology and samples.

Swan's unorthodox approach to composition and MacKenzie's vocal (ir)reverence succeed through their effective "abuse of source material," for which Swan cites David Byrne's and Brian Eno's MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS as a strong influence. " It's a matter of finding a strong rhythm which complements (the traditional song structures) and then creating some kind of tension or powerful or surprising harmonic context in which they happen....(I try to find an) environment in which that song becomes even stronger than it is."

Swan and MacKenzie based MOUTH MUSIC on traditional Gaelic source materials, much of which MacKenzie first discovered when she traveled to Edinburgh to study Scottish and Gaelic culture in depth. "There's something about ancient Gaelic songs that's different....straight from the heart and very intense," says MacKenzie. MOUTH MUSIC is that and more, creating something very new from something ancient.

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Average customer rating: Whole Family Favorite excellent cd Quite good :-) Better then ever! This is a good cd

All Star Smash Hits Smash Mouth Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best Of Sugar Ray Third Eye Blind A Collection (The Best of) Films About Ghosts: The Best Of... Astro Lounge Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001 ASIN: B000A7DVPE Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

1. All Star
2. Walkin On The Sun
3. Flo
4. Beer Goggles
5. Why Cant We Be Friends
6. Diggin Your Scene
7. Waste
8. Then The Morning Comes
9. Come On, Come On
10. Cant Get Enough Of You Baby
11. Every Word Means No
12. Better Do It Right
13. Do It Again
14. Holiday In My Head
15. Pacific Coast Party
16. Im A Believer
17. Aint No Mystery
18. Hang On
19. Always Gets Her Way
20. Getting Better

Album Description

Smash Mouth's "Greatest Hits" compilation entitled All Star Smash Hits includes 20 Smash Mouth recordings (most of the singles, four cover tunes and four previously "soundtrack-only" songs).

Customer Reviews:

Whole Family Favorite.......2007-08-03

This CD is a must have. Included are their most popular songs. Because of shrek and other movies, this cd is a whole family favorite. The Kids love dancing to the music in this cd. Highly reccomend!

excellent cd.......2007-02-27

I got this cd primarily for two songs, All Star and Walking on the Sun. I tend to keep listening to my favorites, but the other songs are good too. Overall, a good CD that I will enjoy more with time.

Quite good :-).......2006-11-10

These guys have an old sounding but at the same time new twist on music that is quite refreshing after hearing all the hip hop, rap and grunge music out there.

Better then ever!.......2006-01-29

I've always loved Smash mouth, and this CD is the way to go for all fans. Or even if you're starting out, this is the one to get as it has several tracks on it you can't find on their other cds. such as Mystery Man and Pacific coast party. This is a good cd to get to sample all their works.

Beside's it has several of my favorite songs on it, such as Walking on the sun, When the morning comes, better do it right ( a song you can't find anywhere else except for the Grinch cd) and Waste. I'm just disappointed they didn't come out with this cd sooner before I spent money on buying soundtracks just for one single smash mouth song.

This is a good cd .......2005-11-27

I love this cd it's pretty good my fav song is allstar

Average customer rating: Excellent follow up effort Clever Disguise

Church Mouth Portugal. The Man Manufacturer: Fearless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: It's Complicated Being a Wizard Waiter: "You Vultures!" The End Is Begun Icky Thump Grand Animals ASIN: B000RGSOMI Release Date: 2007-07-24

Tracks:

1. Church Mouth
2. Sugar Cinnamon
3. Telling Tellers Tell Me
4. My Mind
5. Shade
6. Dawn
7. Oh Lord
8. Bellies Are Full
9. Children
10. Bottom, The
11. Sleeping Sleepers Sleep
12. Sun Brother

Album Description

While this new album maintains its artistic mix of aurora borealis-avant-indie pop and post-punk, "Church Mouth" paves a new musical path for the band. A departure from 2006's drum-machine and sequencer-heavy "Waiter: You Vultures!", "Church Mouth" leans on Led Zeppelin, The White Stripes, and Santana for inspiration. Front man John Gourley was also listening to a lot of Blind Willie Johnson, Muddy Waters, and Robert Johnson when he wrote the record. While most of us who grew up in the continental US were raised on Saturday morning cartoons and sugary cereal, Gourley's Alaskan upbringing was unorthodox; his youth spent exploring nature in one of the few virtually untouched territories left in the world. As a result, his striking enigmatic vision makes its mark on the band's packaging, merch design, videos, photos, posters, and the music.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent follow up effort.......2007-08-04

I'd prefer to save 5 stars for truly exceptional, once-in-a-lifetime albums, but Portugal. The Man's second full-length studio album comes about as close as one can get.

An exceptional sophomoric record, Church Mouth displays the brilliance of tracks like "Elephant" and "Tommy" from their first album with a more bluesy, mature, and complete sound.

As the first reviewer mentions, comparisons with The Mars Volta are no doubt inevitable. I found the EP It's Complicated Being a Wizard more in line with TMV's experimental, atmospheric sound, but said comparisons are not out of place here. I think Portugal is a bit more restrained than anything from Cedric and Omar et al., and it's all more condensed (3 and a half minute songs instead of 12 minutes...) but the analogy holds true.

Overall it's quite good. Can't wait to see them at El Corazon later this month. Definitely their best album to date.

Clever Disguise.......2007-08-01

Comparisons to the Mars Volta are welcome, except this time around Portugal The Man has decided not to use as much electronic interference as they did on their previous efforts. Try the concept Secret Machines has carved out with their pulse-pounding beats. It's more eratic then Secret Machines. The drumming is what carries this album into the world of psychadellic rock along with vocals that don't compare to Led Zeppelin, but easily could be mistaken for them. "Church Mouth" could have easily been a Led Zeppelin album. Indeed, this is a clever disguise... and it's good enough to listen to multiple times.

Average customer rating: Light summertime pop (4.5/5) This isn't too bad Much more than just "All Star" If you like Smashmouth, this cd {KICKS A**!} A CD Influenced by Early Rock

Astro Lounge Smash Mouth Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Third Wave Ska | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fush Yu Mang Smash Mouth Get The Picture 14:59 Tubthumper ASIN: B00000J7S9 Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

1. Who's There
2. Diggin' Your Scene
3. I Just Wanna See
4. Waste
5. All Star
6. Satellite
7. Radio
8. Stoned
9. Then The Morning Comes
10. Road Man
11. Fallen Horses
12. Defeat You
13. Come On Come On
14. Home
15. Can't Get Enough Of You Baby

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Expounding on the theme from their hit "Walking on the Sun" (from the multiplatinum Fush Yu Mang), the verbose songs on Astro Lounge are filled with examinations of societal ills, personal woes, and other disappointments entailed in this thing known as Humanity. Yes, the album would seem heavy-handed were not the overriding sentiments filtered through Smash Mouth's "Hey, dude, let's party!" brand of musical optimism. Ranging from reggae to lounge to psychedelia to surfer rock to a sort of punk-a-go-go, Smash Mouth's influences have little in common with one another save for one important exception--they all evoke images of personal freedom and defiance of oppression, reminding us that, gee, fighting the Man can actually be raucous good fun! It's been a long time since a band with this much commercial potential could say something thought-provoking and get the party going. On "All Star," Steve Harwell sings, "Only shooting stars break the mold." A fitting prophecy for this outstanding alterna-pop album. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews:

Light summertime pop (4.5/5).......2007-07-09

Like many people of my generation, I spent countless hours of my adolescent years listening to my "Astro Lounge" CD through a boombox or Discman headphones. And while many of us who loved this album so dearly in 1999 have "grown up," I still hold this album in very high esteem. Even looking back, "Astro Lounge" is a piece of pure pop genius. The album is full of perfectly constructed pop songs, and often evoking the fun sounds of an earlier musical era. Steve Harwell's often ironic lyrics can come off as a little corny at times, yet remain good-natured even when speaking of hardships and depression. But before all else, "Astro Lounge" is pure fun, and the party theme maintains throughout for the most part. They take their influences from a lot of places, and it makes for an entertaining ride. The space-age electronica of "Who's There" has little in common with the reggae-ska of "Road Man," the pumping hard rock of "Defeat You," or the hip hop of "Home." Smash Mouth is fun in the purest musical form, but the songwriting is clever, catchy, and at times ingenious. Even looking back, I highly recommend "Astro Lounge" to all.

The album begins with "Who's There," an electronic-pop ode to aliens, just for fun. "Diggin' Your Scene" is a bullhorn-delivered song with a driving beat, a very memorable tune. "I Just Wanna See" is slow and laidback, I like this song too. On "Waste," Harwell takes a depressed look at life from someone with nothing going on, it's the album's most somber moment. This gives way to the classic single "All Star," one of the most unforgettable songs of the nineties. From the ironic lines to the hook that everybody knows, this song was awesome and still is. "Satellite" exudes a little Latin influence, but also comes off as nostalgic in an effective, seductive style. "Radio" is a humorous straight-rock song, a highlight, and "Stoned" is a cleverly produced stoner's anthem anchored by a repetitive organ line. This song doesn't promote drug use so much as talk of its overall effects, and the music fits the song really well. The second single "Then the Morning Comes" is another beautifully constructed pop rock song with funny lyricism and great songwriting and production, with the classic Smash Mouth sound. "Road Man" is the band's infamous foray into reggae territory, personally I love this song. "Fallen Horses" is a slower song that picks up towards the end, and "Defeat You" is one of the most unlikely highlights, a hard rocker that displays some great guitar playing. "Come On Come On" is my absolute favorite here, an extremely catchy, organ-heavy pop anthem. The aforementioned "Home" borders on hip hop territory, but the irony of the lyrics has Smash Mouth's signature stamp. A cover of the well-known "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" closes the tracklist.

While it certainly won't be remembered as one of the best rock albums of the 90s, "Astro Lounge" was a well constructed, consistent pop album that spawned multiple hits and created pure entertainment for thousands. Even eight years later, it remains as fun a listen as it did in 1999, and I suggest a purchase to any fans of the singles.

This isn't too bad.......2006-11-24

I used to listen to this CD alot back when I was in the fourth and fifth grades. I still listen to this CD once in a while, but I don't listen to this one as much as I used to. Favorite songs include: Then the morning comes, I'm still digging your scene, All Star, who's there, as well as others. I didn't have very many favorites with this CD. When I do listen to this, I sometimes find myself singing along with some of my old favorites.

Much more than just "All Star".......2006-06-21

Smash Mouth has made a great living kicking out a stream of radio friendly pop hits for the better part of 10 years. I've never really been a huge fan of mainstream or radio friendly music. I don't have a good reason, I'm usually drawn to lesser known artist or types of music that don't get huge airplay.

Now we come to Smash Mouth's "Astro Lounge," with their retro rock, peppered with surf and pop overtones. There were times in 1999 or 2000 when I thought the local pop radio station only had three tunes: Santana's "Smooth," Lenny Kravits "Fly Away," and Smash Mouth's "All Star." So needless to say, I grew really sick of the song. It's not Smash Mouth's fault some radio stations seemed to have lost a few shipments of hit singles that summer. Actually, the overplaying "All Star" made me take a closer look at some of the other tracks on the disc.

The true gems on this record are the lesser known more mellow tracks like "Waste," "I Just Wanna See," and "Fallen Horses." I really love the opening guitar riff in "Defeat You."

I had the opportunity to see Smash Mouth Live a few years back, and they play just like their "feel good, life of the party" reputation. They never seem too take themselves too seriously, and honestly looked like they where enjoying themselves.

Still, once Smash Mouth makes its eventual fade from popular music, they should be able to carve out a loyal fan base that they can entertain for years to come.

If you like Smashmouth, this cd {KICKS A**!}.......2006-02-03

This is the ulltimate Smashmouth cd! There's quite a few hits on it. Of course if you dont like Smashmouth......... Well then you wont buy it and you wouldnt be on this site. Anyway, the booklet inside the cover is really cool. I has a silver woman in a bikini, with like orange hair. Pretty freaky stuff. Anyway if you like Smashmouth get this FREAKING cd!


Review by Michael Peters. Thanks for reading!

A CD Influenced by Early Rock.......2006-01-18

The best thing about Smash Mouth is that, as much as they love music, they never take themselves too seriously. Their sound ranges from sixties party to contemporary pop, with a heavy influence of early rock. Their lyrics are often satiric or downright humorous, with undercurrents of more serious concerns.

"Diggin' Your Scene" evokes the late sixties with a beat that one can imagine woman in vinyl mini-skirt dancing to while their stoned guys stand mesmerized by the colored lights. The lyrics poke fun at the sixties lingo while describing a guy's obsession with a dangerous woman. The following "I Just Wanna See" has the same kind of fun sound with hippy philosophy: "Doctors and lawyers race for the ball/And I don't even wanna understand it all/I just wanna see." "Then The Morning Comes" nods to the Beach Boys and to the surfer movies of the sixties; you can almost see the montage of skinny hippies and girls in polka dot bikini running toward the ocean. Not all the tracks are retro (except for the fact that the album was released in 1999). The pop chart favorite "All Star" is a catchy tune about embracing the life that fame brings. Ironically, "Stoned" sounds less retro than one would expect. The group's foray in reggae ("Road Man") is less successful than the other tracks.

"Astro Lounge" is rock/pop for those who miss the sixties and seventies -- or wish they had lived through them. -- Debbie Lee Wesselmann

Average customer rating: Absolutely Awesome! great CD Another good album by Cowboy Mouth At long last, a complete album -=- Do Something for Someone You Love, Yourself -=-

Voodoo Shoppe Cowboy Mouth Manufacturer: Eleven Thirty ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Are You with Me? Uh-Oh Easy Mercyland Word of Mouth ASIN: B000E5KQR8 Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

1. Joe Strummer
2. Misty Falls
3. Winds Me Up
4. Hole In My Heart
5. Voodoo Shoppe
6. Slow Down
7. This Much Fun
8. Supersonic
9. I Told Ya
10. Home
11. Glad To Be Alive
12. The Avenue

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Awesome!.......2007-06-19

I first heard this band on the radio back in the 90s. Every album they stay true to that orginal sound and incorporate some new sound. Rarely do you find a band that you see the evolution and still stay true to their root sound. I would love to see a new album every year instead of every three. This album has some elements of hard rock along with their classic. It is a great fit for them. And why Home isn't a number one hit is beyond me.

great CD.......2007-04-05

I saw these guys when they came to Rockford and played at our annual summer "On the Waterfront" event and became an instant fan! This CD is great and if you get a chance to see them live they are even better!

Another good album by Cowboy Mouth.......2007-01-03

Voodoo Shoppe continues with Cowboy Mouth's classic New Orleans rock sound. Check out "The Avenue" and "Home" for heartfelt tearjerkers about Hurricane Katrina. If you like Cowboy Mouth's previous albums you'll like this one.

At long last, a complete album.......2006-09-27

At long last, Cowboy Mouth has put out a complete album, utilizing together the various talents of all the members. This cd is witty, danceable, cheerful, sad and optimistic. That's a lot to put into one CD, but it's also the range of emotions the band went through in making it as Hurricane Katrina tore apart their homes.

Highlights are "Joe Strummer," "VooDoo Shoppe," "Misty Falls," "Supersonic," "Home" and "The Avenue" the last two songs there written in the days after Katrina.

Pick up this CD. you won't regret it and, you may even be inspired to help out Cowboy Mouth's hometown.

-=- Do Something for Someone You Love, Yourself -=-.......2006-08-05

This is an awesome cd with some excellent music on the disk.

Track by track:

1. Joe Strummer: Song title bears the name of the deceased front man of the "Only band that mattered." It is a fast-aced song with a theme that resonates in many of the songs written by Fred LeBlanc, a failed relationship. A real toe-taper and get you moving song. It is nice to see the band pay tribute (sort of) to one of the people that they cite as an inspiration to the band (The Clash). Sung by Fred (5/5)

2. Misty Falls: Upbeat song, fast-paced. The guitar sounds are very upbeat in the song as well. I did not care totally for the mix and what the producers did to Fred's voice. His voice sounds stronger that this...(4.5/5)

3. Winds Me Up: JTG sighting... Another fast-paced song...Not my favorite song, but much better than the drivel released by most of today's bands.(4/5)

4. Hole in My Heart: Not to be confused with "Hole Hearted" by Extreme. I can't believe I am typing this but as I am thinking about it... I could see David Lee Roth singing this song -it is in that same vein... Very flamboyant, like on stage in Vegas, complete with dancing monkeys and girls with fire torches...(4/5)

5. Voodoo Shoppe: Title track of the cd. Blusey song... Sung by Fred...(5/5)

6. Slow Down: Paul Sanchez Sighting... Paul's music makes your heart smile. He is an insufferable romantic and it shows in his music.(5/5)

7. This Much Fun: Excellent, upbeat song. Gets your feet moving. The kind of song that makes you realize that you need to get out on the dance floor and not care what anyone else thinks. (5/5)

8. Supersonic: JTG Sighting... Fast-paced song... I did not like some of the arrangement of the song. The mix was okay on it. I usually like everything JTG does, this was only okay for him...(4/5)

9. I Told Ya: Not quite as fast-paced as some of the others, but not slow...I did not feel a connection to this song, so I am not as keen on it. But, as I said on a previous track, much better than the drivel of today's bands... (4/5)

10. Home: Paul Sanchez Sighting...Symbolic of what everyone from New Orleans and the New Orleans area went through with Hurricane Katrina. It sums up our feelings as the time away from the city grew from days to weeks. It makes me mad at how inadequately this government was prepared for a natural disaster and how the government seems to be able to help those abroad better than citizens on our own homeland... (5/5)

11. Glad to Be Alive: This song would be the best one on the disk if it weren't for Joe Strummer or the tracks it is sandwiched between. This is an upbeat, fast-paced song that gets your heart humming along with it. This is the type of song that if you are feeling blue, press play and listen to it and you will be feeling much better about yourself and life in general. This is especially important to those who survived Katrina. Although it is not specifically about Katrina, when I hear it, I think of everything that we have been through in New Orleans and how it is great to be alive. Yes, I am glad to be alive...(5/5)

12. The Avenue: The other major song inspired by the events of Hurricane Katrina. The Avenue is a little different than the other songs. This song is a ballad not fast-paced at all. It tells the story of people in New Orleans as Katrina went through the area. The Avenue tells of the sadness in the hearts of those of us here, specifically the protagonist in the song. (5/5)

Overall, this is a smokin' cd. Take it with you for your last summer party, slip it in the stereo. Import it and listen to it on your iPod. People may look at you, but who cares?? It's the Mouth!!!!!!

Average customer rating:

Speechercise - A Musical Workout For Your Mouth Twin Sisters Manufacturer: Twin Sisters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music Educational | Children's Music | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 5 to 7 Years | Age Range | Toys & Games 8 to 11 Years | Age Range | Toys & Games Learning & Education | Categories | Toys & Games | Early Development Toys | Electronic Learning | Foreign Languages | Geography & Globes | History | Math & Counting | Reading & Writing | Science Boys | Gender (target_audience_browse-bin) | Browse Refinements | Refinements | Toys & Games Girls | Gender (target_audience_browse-bin) | Browse Refinements | Refinements | Toys & Games Unisex | Gender (target_audience_browse-bin) | Browse Refinements | Refinements | Toys & Games Similar Items: Speechercise Level 2: A Musical Workout for Your Mouth (ages 5-9) Time to Sing! Phonics Teach Me How to Say It Right: Helping Your Child With Articulation Problems Time to Sing! II Product Features: Ages 5-9 Targets tongue and teeth placement ASIN: B00028PW3A Release Date: 2004-05-01

Tracks:

1. Jaw Drops
2. Tongue Pushups
3. Tongue Slides
4. Tongue Circles
5. Lip Press
6. Silly Faces
7. Vowel Circuit
8. Consonant Intervals
9. Basic Consonant Drill
10. PA PO Song
11. POP BOP Drill
12. AT, IT, EAT, EIGHT, OUT
13. ADD, EDD, ODD, ID, ODE
14. The TEE-DEE DRILL
15. Crazy K Sounds
16. Hard Sound of /g/
17. /k/ & /g/ Combination
18. Silly PATAKA Song
19. B0-DOE-GO Drill
20. CVC Drill
21. Saying Sentences
22. Silly Tongue Twisters
23. Billy Baboon
24. Dancing Deer
25. Goofy Goats
26. Katie Kissed
27. Little Ladies Laughed
28. Pesky Pirates
29. Royal Red Robots
30. Silly Sallys Sister
31. Thank The Turtles

Average customer rating: Awesome CD Rhonda says... Best Cowboy Mouth CD of All I just had to delete my review from several months ago... sigh... awesome

Are You with Me? Cowboy Mouth Manufacturer: Fontana Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Voodoo Shoppe Uh-Oh Mercyland Easy Word of Mouth ASIN: B000002P15 Release Date: 1996-07-02

Tracks:

1. Jenny Says
2. How Do You Tell Someone
3. God Makes The Rain
4. Take It Out On Me
5. Light It On Fire
6. Laughable
7. Love Of My Life
8. So Sad About Me
9. Man On The Run
10. Louisiana Lowdown
11. New Orleans
12. Peacemaker

Customer Reviews:

Awesome CD.......2006-03-09

Subverting the ideology of a typical country or rock band, Cowboy Mouth is an interesting blend of the two. For this reason they have far too little airplay because America can't define them. And so, you, the consumer, should check out this band anyway because sometimes the best things cannot be defined.

Rhonda says..........2005-12-26

I LOVE this band!! I went to a live show, not even knowing who they were. Fred ended up coming out into the audience and sitting in my lap! When he says everybody up, he means EVERYBODY UP!! I was converted quickly. They are awesome LIVE, but you can have to next best thing, your CD player loaded with Cowboy Mouth. This CD is worth every penny. Highly recommended!!!

Best Cowboy Mouth CD of All.......2005-09-13

I've been a Cowboy Mouth fan for 10 years, and this is by far the best CD they've put out. You'll even notice that subsequent albums have cuts from this very CD!!! This is the classic CM sound that most fans remember and love - the great acoustic sounds, the phenomenal lyrics. If you've never heard of Cowboy Mouth before, buy this CD and then buy all the others to compare and enjoy. If you've only seen Cowboy Mouth Live, yes you could just buy the live album to reminisce, but this is where it all got started (respects, of course, to Mercyland). And if you're like me, and have owned 2 other copies of this CD and have loaned them out over the years only to never see them again...buy this one again so that you can remember how much fun it was to listen to the first (two or three) time(s).

I just had to delete my review from several months ago..........2005-01-01

Because I don't have a clue what I was thinking! Maybe my musical taste has matured since then, or maybe this album just grew on me, but either way, this album is freaking fantastic. Without a question, this is the only album in my collection (with the exception of other Cowboy Mouth releases) that is like this. And by that I mean that I have no other album of any kind of music like this; just look at my other reviews-how much do Killswitch Engage and Rise Against have in common with Cowboy Mouth? And that my friends just shows you just how great these guys are. I actually have a pretty diverse taste in music (or at least what would be considered "rock" music) anyway, but believe me when I say that this album can be appreciated by anyone from a diehard metal fan to a laid back country fan. It's that good, and it is this quality that helps this album to defy labels. What genre would you call it? Rock? Country? Alternative? Hillbilly? Who knows? And who cares-it's good music and that's all that matters.

Musically this album is quite diverse, as I already pointed out. Odds are if you're looking at this it's because you heard the single off of it, "Jenny Says." That is without question a great song, but there really isn't a worse representation the rest of the music on this album. However, a song needed to be released to radio, and it is almost the only song on here that would fully fit in with mainstream radio stations, and therefore I understand-it is all good. Though when purchasing this album, I went on the assumption that the rest of the songs would be like "Jenny Says," and while I have now come to love the rest of the album, I was gravely mistaken then. "Love of My Life" is probably the song closest in style to it, but other than that the songs are a lot more laid back and more country, softer alternative influenced. So, in conclusion here, if you are thinking about buying this album based on that one single, give the other ones a listen first to see if you dig them as well.

My personal favorite tracks on this disc are "Jenny Says," just because it was my intoduction to the Mouth, "God Makes the Rain," "Man On the Run," and "Peacemaker." I don't know why some people don't like "Peacemaker," I think the second vocalist (sorry, I don't know his name) does an excellent jobs on mellower songs and he really shines in this one particularly. The greatest amount of country influence you could find on here lies within the track "Light It On Fire." That was actually the second song I heard off of this record, after only "Jenny Says," and while I generally despise most country, I really like this song. It really does amaze me how much I like this guys in spite of their coutry influence. I don't like country, and hate the current state it's in these days even more, but when these guys throw in some more elements and mix things up a little bit, it makes for a truly magnificent result.

This is without a doubt my favorite CD in my collection to just chill out to. Whenever I need a break from heavier side of things, nothing hits the spot better than this album. Don't come in with a narrow mind; give this record a chance, and you just might end up finding that your musical taste is even more diverse than you thought it to be. After all, just look at me.

sigh... awesome.......2004-06-21

Few albums make me happier - and more nostalgic - than this pearl from New Orleans' favorite band (sorry, Better than Ezra!) Even though nearly every song addresses his infamously nasty breakup, drummer/singer/songwriter Fred Leblanc manages to cover the full gamut of emotions, from anger ("Jenny Says") to sadness ("God Makes the Rain"), dark vicious humor ("Love of My Life") and heartbreaking nostalgia ("New Orleans").

Two songs are especially outstanding: the uniquely objective "How Do You Tell Someone," which somehow manages to convey the pathos of breaking up without casting judgment on the parties involved, and the light-as-air "Louisiana Lowdown," whose witty lyrics and laissez-faire attitude make it the only song in history that brings an immediate smile to my face, no matter what.

There are some weak spots. I'm not the biggest fan of "Fire," and there's way too much country in "Man on the Run" and "Peacemaker," although John Thomas Griffith gets to shine on "Laughable," at least.

Still, a great album from one of the most funny, energetic, and life-affirming bands out there. Can't wait to see them live again.

Average customer rating: AMAZING Smash Mouth's true comeback. Don't hit the beach without it. GOOD SMASH MOUTH STYLE Fantastic CD Great but too soft

Summer Girl Smash Mouth Manufacturer: Beautiful Bomb ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Get The Picture All Star Smash Hits Smash Mouth The East Bay Sessions Astro Lounge ASIN: B000HKDEKG Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

1. The Crawl
2. Everyday Superhero
3. So Insane
4. Girl Like You
5. Getaway Car
6. Story Of My Life
7. Right Side, Wrong Bed
8. Summer Girl
9. Hey L.A.
10. Quality Control
11. Beautiful Bomb

Amazon.com

After scoring one of the most infectious chart hits of the '90s with their debut's "Walkin' in the Sun," San Jose's Smash Mouth further refined their retrograde cocktail of ska/surf/rock/pop influences via the follow-up hit "All Star" and a raft of mainstream soundtrack appearances that virtually guaranteed them a critical backlash. But on this, their first album on their own Beautiful Bomb label, SM apologize for none it. If anything, they've further burnished their pop sheen, expanding the back-to-the-future philosophy that's the cornerstone of their sound a bit in the bargain. Penned by frontman Steve Harwell, the single "The Story of My Life" injects some Rock of the '80s jitters into the mix, while the band variously evokes Merseybeat innocence on "Girl Like You" and suffuses "So Insane" with some greasy, melodic funk. If the B-52s echoes of "Getaway Car" underscore SM's penchant for sometimes pushing their pop-cloning gambit too far, songs like the bouncy title track and the bittersweet ballad "Right Side, Wrong Bed" argue that they're content to forge inviting, party-ready rock confections-- a feat they've accomplished again here with typically insouciant charm. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

AMAZING.......2007-06-24

I personally never had a problem with Smash Mouth moving to Movie Soundtracks. I loved them since Fush Yu Mang but OMGSH, listening to their new album, i am shocked. What an AMAZING comeback. I truly have to hand it to them. Amazing guys! ;)

Smash Mouth's true comeback. Don't hit the beach without it........2007-05-14

A more honest title for Smash Mouth's first album in their return to unsigned status may be "Hey, Major Labels, if You're Going to Pigeonhole Us, Do It Right". Because a title like "Summer Girl" just gives the impression Greg Camp continued to ride the hollow sunny vibe that washed out their 2003 release "Get the Picture?" into obscurity and eventually oblivion with another set of cranked-out too-calm-to-be-rock-but-too-peppy-for-ambiance numbers. This is not the case, because Smash Mouth knows that there's more to being a "summer band" than making a soundtrack for sunbathing. There's barbecues, campfires, partying, and--this can not be overstated enough--macking on potential summer flings.

So that's the M.O. for Greg, Steve, Paul and newcomer Jason Sutter this time out (although former drummer Michael Urbano leaves his fingerprints on some of the beats and production work here). While any lesser band would backpedal and try to regain some rock-group-cred by pretending Astro Lounge and its successors never happened. Smash Mouth, however, are well aware they already betrayed the hipsters beyond apology, and instead simply pick up where their fans' expectations for that album left off: a varied--but positively rockin'--collection of songs that sound good anywhere... but reach their full potential behind a pair of cool-looking shades between May and August with a cool drink in one hand and the sunblock in the other. So rarely does a band recognize where they are and, concurrently, where they've been. Even rarer is a band that can fit it all into one coherent sound. This album's got the grit of Fush Yu Mang, the variety and songcraft of Astro Lounge, the poppy charm of their self-titled and the feel-good summer vibe of Picture--the main difference is now it's got substance courtesy of the previous three elements. Take the title track, with its lazy-beach-days organ riff, but when the hook comes in with all its self-assuredly charming naiveté, you realize you can stop holding your breath; Smash Mouth's found their footing once again. Quality Control--the surprising but essential middle finger to Clear Channel--feels like a walk through the dilapidated Astro Lounge with the quasi-creepy space-rock that ran wild on that album and remained an undercurrent. And then there's Right Side, Wrong Bed, the first acoustic tune since I Just Wanna See that doesn't feel obligatory (despite its being the only one here).

What's the most surprising is how well Smash Mouth--formerly a common example of the kind of band that gets funding as a result of the laziness and greed of record execs with their frequent soundtrack contributions and by-the-numbers covers--make the transition to a full-fledged indie band, selling this record off of their own "Beautiful Bomb" label. In fact, the only element of this process they don't have down yet is the timing; they couldn't possibly have meant to release this sunny record in September. But it's an easily forgivable offense, mainly just because it's a big relief to have Smash Mouth back doing what they do best: pop that's so much fun it seems other bands are afraid to make it.

GOOD SMASH MOUTH STYLE.......2007-04-03

If you know Smash Mouth this album will satisfy you, even if it's not the best. But every cd is a completely different music... and you'll love it anyway!

Fantastic CD.......2007-03-19

This CD is great, they really get back to their earlier sound and I'm so glad!

Great but too soft.......2007-02-20

Some time ago Smash Mouth was about to publish "Old habits" where they said they would return to their original rock style, but in the end Summer Girl appeared and I see that this spirit died. However I love this album and specially "Girl like you" and "The crawl" but with the original sound it would be better.

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan one of the best recordings of shape note I've heard The Shaped Note Singing is TOO Polished Lovely and Haunting Shape-note perfection

Rivers of Delight (American Folk Hymns From the Sacred Harp Tradition) Word of Mouth Chorus Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sacred Harp Singing The Shapenote Album Early American Choral Music, Vol. 1 Southern Journey, Vol. 9: Harp Of A Thousand Strings - All Day Singing From The Sacred Harp American Angels ASIN: B000005IVY Release Date: 1992-05-07

Tracks:

1. Northfield
2. Soar Away
3. Cowper
4. Evening Shade
5. Windham
6. White
7. Eternal Day
8. Sweet Prospect
9. North Port
10. Greenwich
11. Wondrous Love
12. Peace And Joy
13. Parting Friends
14. Weeping Mary
15. Alabama
16. Milford
17. New Jerusalem
18. The Better Land
19. Kedron
20. Idumea
21. Morning

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-11

American shape-note music with its freshness and durability, is the product of circumstances different from our own. It still survives and flourishes today in a variety of styles and places across the continental United States.
Shape-note music evolved with the 'singing school', an American institution dating back to the early 18th century. In Colonial days, traveling singing masters taught part-singing to townsfolk in a community activity that combined sacred and secular values.
The singing-school music was usually sung a cappela and in 3 or 4 parts-tenor(or melody), bass, treble, and usually alto or counter.
By the early 1800's, the music of New England tunesmiths-William Billings,
Daniel Reed, Justin Morgan, and others-had spread throughout the Southern and Central states. There , together with folk hymns and camp-meeting songs, it formed the basis for a sturdy tradition of community singing and religious expression.
The 'Sacred Harp', first compiled in 1844 by two Georgians, Benjamin Franklyn White and his assistant E.J. King, is one of the richest collections of tunes; it is also one of the few shape-note books from that era still in print today.
The sound of Sacred Harp singing has several elements: The surging beat, the intonation of the singers, the minor-modal melodies, and the open harmonies. In the Sacred Harp tradition, mens's and women's voices double the tenor and treble parts, with men and women alone singing the bass and alto, respectively. Dynamics are sacrificed for a uniformly strong sound.
This disc does indeed fulfill all the requirements of shape-singing and therefore is an invaluable contribution to the historian, the teacher of many subjects especially in the arts and humanities. To sit down and listen to it in its entirety is not too enjoyable, unless you are involved with a specific activity that makes it necessary to do so. As a voice teacher, it annoys me with the type of singing it demands such as chest-tone most of the time. But, as I stated above, this is really not for entertainment purposes. The 'Word of Mouth' chorus is to be commended for keeping alive this very important segment of our Musical History and tradition.

one of the best recordings of shape note I've heard.......2006-01-31

Like many, I was first introduced to Sacred Harp music through the music on the Cold Mountain soundtrack. While those recordings are probably my favorites, Rivers of Delight has some excellent recordings of popular, as well as obscure, songs. Although the album lacks the raw energy present in Sacred Harp sings, it gives the listener a good idea of how the different parts sound (sometimes the older rural recordings just sound like caterwauling), without being extremely formal. The album also has a couple renditions of shape note classics in 2 and 4 person arrangements, rather than the larger group. All in all, this album is worthwhile, especially if you're just discovering Shape note singing and would like a good, comprehensive introduction.

The Shaped Note Singing is TOO Polished.......2004-02-04

I was first introduced to shaped note or sacred harp music by listening to the music in the movie Cold Mountain. "I'm going home" recorded at the Liberty Church in Alababma is an extremely powerful song. I immediately bought Southern Journey, Vol 9 & 10- sacred harp music recored by Alan Lomax in 1959. Its almost too crude to enjoy with a lot of people singing off key but there are some really good songs on them too. I also bought "In Sweetest Union" recorded in 1999 again at the Liberty Church. THAT is a great album that has real church-goin singers, mostly on key, singing with all of their hearts. That is what is missing from Rivers of Delight. No one is off key and I just don't hear the heart that makes sacred harp music so powerful.

Lovely and Haunting.......2004-01-08

Words cannot explain the power of this recording. There is something beautiful about shapenote singing, yet it is also a little eerie and unsettling in its deliberate atonality. If you look at the tombstones in any historic cemetery and see how lovely the old carvings are on them - how they are works of art in themselves - you will appreciate that there can be beauty in the most simple of earthly things. That, to me, defines shapenote singing - it is beautiful like old tombstones are beautiful. However talented the singers, shapenote singing should never lose touch with its earthiness. It should be heavenly and yet tied to mortality. The Word of Mouth Chorus are wonderfully talented and polished, yet they sing with an emotionality and spirit that sets this recording apart from so many others. I have several shape note CDs in my collection. All of the others are either too professional, belying shapenote's roots, or too rustic. If you only buy one CD of shapenote music, it should be this one. To this day, the hairs stand up on the back of my neck every time I hear "Windham" - and that is how it should be.

Shape-note perfection.......2002-07-30

The Word of Mouth Chorus, from Vermont, started out as a "normal" choir, doing standard church choir repertoire. They started singing "shape-note" music shortly after their founding, but the performances sounded like a normal church choir. A few years later, some of the choir members were inroduced to the "real McCoy" at a singing convention in Georgia. The "performance practice", for lack of a better term, of the folks in Georgia had a profound effect on them.

The result was that they completely rethought and relearned how to perform this music. They don't sound like a normal church choir here; they sound raucous and untutored, with loud nasal voices sticking out of a group of other loud, raucous voices. The effect is exhilerating; the drive and energy are like nothing you've ever heard. Other recordings of the shape note music of the Sacred Harp tradition of the American South take the brash rough edges off the tone. Not here -- you get the real deal; raw, edgy, unabashed, and a lot of fun.

Average customer rating: I liked it then One of the most underrated CD's ever... Only two good songs... Great album. Not watered-down pop as you would expect. 12 tracks of fun.

Fush Yu Mang Smash Mouth Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Third Wave Ska | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Astro Lounge Smash Mouth Get The Picture 14:59 Sugar Ray ASIN: B000001Y4M Release Date: 1997-07-08

Tracks:

1. Flo
2. Beer Goggles
3. Walkin' On The Sun
4. Let's Rock
5. Heave-Ho
6. The Fonz
7. Pet Names
8. Padrino
9. Nervous In The Alley
10. Disconnect The Dots
11. Push
12. Why Can't We Be Friends

Customer Reviews:

I liked it then .......2006-06-30

Before the popular song was on the radio I got this cd and went and watched them and sugar ray before they were anything, if smash mouth kept being a punk band they would rock they sold out hard core but this album minus walking on the sun realy does rock

One of the most underrated CD's ever..........2006-05-18

This Cd, when it was first released, was carried entirely by "Walkin' on the Sun" which doomed Smash Mouth to forever sing songs the same way, thinking that it would help their image. That's rather unfortunate because the other songs on this CD such as "Heave-Ho", "Padrino", and my personal favorite "Nervous in the Alley" have an entirely different sound and feel. This CD deserves a second glance so instead of just scoffing at it because it's smash mouth, listen to the samples. This is the only CD from Smash Mouth with and Explicit Lyrics sticker, because after this they went soft. This is good music, check it out.

Only two good songs..........2005-11-16

There are only two good songs on this C.D.! Don't get it, it is a waste of money.

Great album. Not watered-down pop as you would expect........2005-11-12

The tracks on this album, except for maybe "Let's Rock", which is just a Tenacious D-like filler, are all great.
Walkin' On the Sun is the most popular, but is personally my least favourite; It's a good song, but is more pop-y and shows less tallent then any other song on the album.
The music style is a mixture of ska and rock, but most old time punk fans will like most of the songs on the album a lot.
I give this album 5 stars for a reason. It's the stepping stones of what could have been a great band.

Smash Mouth did not evolve when Astro Lounge was released. They de-volved. Astro lounge was pop, and nothing but it. Smash Mouth was in awe of the popularity of Walkin' On The Sun and sold out in the blink of an eye.
Shame on Smash Mouth.

Buy this album, and don't buy any other ones by Smash Mouth. Pretend this is their only one; You'll only be dissapointed otherwise.

(Music-wise, this album gets an 8.5/10 in my book. Some of the chord progressions in Padrino and Disconnect the Dots are pure genius)

12 tracks of fun........2005-05-31

This debut from Smash Mouth is too silly for me to call ska, but to edgy/alternative to simply be pop. So I just call it "skop". "Walking On The Sun" is the high point here, and probably still their biggest hit, but the rest is good at the least. Other tracks I really like are "The Fonz", "Let's Rock", "Padrino", and the humorous "Pet Names". The cover of "Why Can't We Be Friends" was another single I believe. It's a great album to put on when you need a boost of energy. "Astro Lounge" is a good album also, and went for a more mainstream sound. However at this point, you may just want to hold out for the enevitable "Greatest Hits".

Average customer rating: 1st amendment baby It's sad that the public wants this put thiz bigg d!ckk in yo mouf good EP i want buy LP

Put It in Your Mouth Akinyele Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Aktapuss: The Soundtrack Blah Blah Blah Live at the Barbecue - Unreleased Hit's Breaking Atoms Stress: The Extinction Agenda ASIN: B0000009B8 Release Date: 1996-08-13

Tracks:

1. Put It In Your Mouth
2. The Robbery Song
3. In The World
4. F*ck Me For Free
5. Thug Sh*t

Amazon.com

For some strange reason, very few MCs have managed to display their comedic abilities on the mic. Not so Akinyele, who flips the tip in different directions depending on his mood; with a roughneck voice and a delivery akin to Busta Rhymes's (and the remarkable vocal agility to ape Biz Markie when the occasion calls for it), Ak manages to have it both ways. While he does a nice job on this EP's straight-up rap songs, it's the title cut that distinguishes this CD: "Put It in Your Mouth" is, easily, the lewdest hip-hop song out there. An ode to oral sex of all varieties, it's the type of thing Redd Foxx would be doing if he had been born at the right time; that it's also an insanely melodic single with a singable chorus makes it a must for parties. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

1st amendment baby.......2006-05-21

To the douche that didn't like this album, stop searching through your neices files! What are you looking for anyway - pictures of her nude?? That's perverted man. Anyway, here's to free speech!!

It's sad that the public wants this.......2006-01-19

After finding this on my niece's computer, I had to find out why somebody had to sing such raunchy lyrics. This world is about so much more than men forcing women to do what they want. Now they are singing about it, and calling it music? This is pure trash, and if you like this, then this society is in BIG trouble. Don't put any more money into this man's pocket. I would spend $100 to prevent this from entering a child's ears.

put thiz bigg d!ckk in yo mouf.......2005-05-05

i pimp hoez all da muthaphuckin' time n!gga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good EP.......2004-11-04

Akinyele delivers a good 5 song, 21 minute EP. If you have a soft stomach this ain't for you. Really isn't a weak point on the CD. He says some lines that'll make Larry Flynt blush. Some of the songs on here are gangser type songs and some are just about pu*sy. A good EP to have (plus it should be rather cheap) in your collection if this type of rap is for you. Production is by 5 different people, Chris Forte, Dr. Butcher, DJ Enuff, Frankie Cutlass, and EZ elpee (each do 1 song). It has 1 classics, 2 are ok and the other 2 are good.

#1 - 10 (classic song about oral sex - f/ Kia Jeffries)
#2 - 7.5 (gangsta sh*t about robberies)
#3 - 8 (f/ Complexsion)
#4 - 9.5 (f/ Complexsion - about not paying for pus*y)
#5 - 7 (Thug Sh*t)

b. Akinyele Adams -- Lefrak City, Queens, NY
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i want buy LP.......2003-06-12

have "in the world" this single?i want buy it!

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