On Target

1. No Vale la Pena

2. Soy Jibaro

3. Tannenbaun a la Lucca

4. Fea

5. Congo Carabali

6. Para Eso Es la Amistad

7. Percusion

8. Celoso

On Target,La Sonora Ponceña,Sony International,Latin,Latin Music,Puerto Rico,Salsa,Tropical

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SPECTACULAR metal, came out the same day as Nirvana launched...hair metal died that afternoon.
Stuart
BANGALORE CHOIR'S on target= Great hard rock CD!!!
BANGALORE CHOIR's On Target!!! GREAT!!!
Bangalore Choir--- On Target

On Target
Bangalore Choir
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008D79
Release Date: 1992-02-18

Tracks:

Angel In Black
Loaded Gun
If The Good Die Young (We`ll Live Forever)
Doin' The Dance
Hold On To You
All Or Nothin`
Slippin` Away
She Can`t Stop
Freight Train Rollin`
Just One Night

Customer Reviews:

SPECTACULAR metal, came out the same day as Nirvana launched...hair metal died that afternoon........2007-06-15

SPECTACULAR hair metal album --- every tune would've been a top ten or #1 if just released a year or so earlier. Really a perfect example of where our heads were at right before the Grunge movement.

Bangalore Choir's "On Target" launched the SAME DAY as NIRVANA -- hair metal died by 4pm that afternoon.

The ULTIMATE hair metal band you've never heard but HAVE to hear. Every tune is a real hit.

Producer Max Norman molested the songs to a high polish and changed a few essential minor chords into major chords -- so made it too radio friendly a la Def Leopard in some places, killed the extreme heaviness of the brutal, fresh demo that got them signed in the first place -- but a few tracks peel paint with heavy grooves, sick guitar tone -- and the whole project is really hook laden, catchy and well crafted -- and on top of it all Dave Reece's huge, deep, 'Big Man' voice is what David Coverdale could only dream of.

Performances from all musicians are just as tight and tasty as you could hope to find in that genre.

Sad story. Dave Reece, the singer, had an ego meltdown over wardrobe issues and dropped the drummer and bassist about a three weeks before the album was released (the ridiculously talented bassist Danny Greenberg, and tasty drummer Derek Thomas played all the tracks on the album -- good friends from the Sunset Strip scene, Ian Mayo and Jackie Ramos, stepped in right before the release and appear on the album photos but had nothing at all to do with the music in any way).

Bangalore's premiere video for 'Loaded Gun' (the softest track and not the best song to introduce the band to the world) appeared in heavy rotation on MTV for about two weeks -- then they disapppeared forever.

Sad, because Bangalore Choir probably would've been a giant stadium draw if they'd not just missed the timing by that crucial year or so...

If you like technically flawless power hair metal --- make sure to add this to your collection and tell two friends -- and so on and so on and so on .....

And by the way -- go to You Tube and punch in "Bangalore Choir" -- check the live bootleg video of "All Or Nothing" from 1990 Sunset Strip gig when Danny and Derek were still on board -- They had it goin on!

Stuart.......2005-06-09

Awesome CD! One of the best ever! The musicianship was the best California had to offer & the songwriting had plenty of good hooks & memorable choruses. They had it all but Grunge killed all its potential. John Bon Jovi & Ritchie Sambora wrote "Doin' The Dance" & "Angel In Black" was written by Steve Plunkett of Autograph (This song also appears on Autograph's - Missing Pieces CD), but this version is way better. Overall This cd rocks & the ballads are beyond good. If you like Bon Jovi, Giant, Valentine or 21 Guns then you will love this cd.

BANGALORE CHOIR'S on target= Great hard rock CD!!!.......2003-06-20

Great Album!!! This is a came out the wrong year though (Nirvana changed everything). some heavyweight producers and songwriters on this album. quality production, a must for any hard rock fan....

BANGALORE CHOIR's On Target!!! GREAT!!!.......2003-06-20

Great Album!!! This is a came out the wrong year though (Nirvana changed everything). some heavyweight producers and songwriters on this album. quality production, a must for any hard rock fan. more info below BANGALORE CHOIR LOS ANGELES CA, USA LINE UP: David Reece (vocals), Curt Mitchell (guitars), John Kirk (guitars), Ian Mayo (bass), Jackie Ramos (drums) A vicious yet highly melodic Hard Rock outfit, named after a type of torpedo, formed by ex-ACCEPT and SACRED CHILD vocalist David Reece with Ian Mayo and Jackie Ramos, both former members of the Atlantic Records signed HERICANE ALICE. JAGPANZER guitarist JOEY TAFFOLA was seemingly involved at an early stage of the group but was well out of the picture by the time they were in a position to begin recording. Ex-RAZOR MAID men John Kirk and Curt Mitchell took his place. The album, produced by Max Norman, offered a mixture of songs drafted in from outside writers, ranging from AUTOGRAPH's Steve Plunkett ('Angel In Black') to JON BON JOVI and ALDO NOVA ('Do The Dance'). Recording line up comprised Reece, guitarists Curt Mitchell and John Kirk, bassist Dan Greenburg and former KIL D'KOR and BRUNETTE drummer Darek Thomas Cava. The latter went on to PAIN SOCIETY. Upon the band's demise Reece formed SIRCLE OF SILENCE with ex-members of UNRULY CHILD, whilst Mayo and Ramos teamed up with ex-LION guitarist DOUG ALDRICH in BAD MOON RISING to enthusiastic response in Japan. Mayo would later continue the pairing with Aldrich in a fresh venture BURNING RAIN. Reece would later unsuccessfully audition for JUDAS PRIEST.

Bangalore Choir--- On Target.......2003-06-14

Great album, lost in the "Nirvana" shuffle back in the early ninetys. A must have for any hard rock fan!!! Recommended!!!
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BANGALORE CHOIR LOS ANGELES CA, USA

LINE UP: David Reece (vocals), Curt Mitchell (guitars), John Kirk (guitars), Ian Mayo (bass), Jackie Ramos (drums)

A vicious yet highly melodic Hard Rock outfit, named after a type of torpedo, formed by ex-ACCEPT and SACRED CHILD vocalist David Reece with Ian Mayo and Jackie Ramos, both former members of the Atlantic Records signed HERICANE ALICE. JAGPANZER guitarist JOEY TAFFOLA was seemingly involved at an early stage of the group but was well out of the picture by the time they were in a position to begin recording. Ex-RAZOR MAID men John Kirk and Curt Mitchell took his place.

The album, produced by Max Norman, offered a mixture of songs drafted in from outside writers, ranging from AUTOGRAPH's Steve Plunkett ('Angel In Black') to JON BON JOVI and ALDO NOVA ('Do The Dance'). Recording line up comprised Reece, guitarists Curt Mitchell and John Kirk, bassist Dan Greenburg and former KIL D'KOR and BRUNETTE drummer Darek Thomas Cava. The latter went on to PAIN SOCIETY.

Upon the band's demise Reece formed SIRCLE OF SILENCE with ex-members of UNRULY CHILD, whilst Mayo and Ramos teamed up with ex-LION guitarist DOUG ALDRICH in BAD MOON RISING to enthusiastic response in Japan. Mayo would later continue the pairing with Aldrich in a fresh venture BURNING RAIN. Reece would later unsuccessfully audition for JUDAS PRIEST.

Tracks:

Through My Eyes
Mud Puppy
Sweet Sadness
On Target
View From Above
When Love Was You And Me
Jitterbug Waltz
Suspended Sentence
Philly Jazz

Customer Reviews:

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........2006-01-27

Ahh, this is the kind of music that is truly timeless. John Swana is playing at the peak of his abilities in a setting which perfectly augments him. There's nothing like a guitar quartet made up of high quality players, and everyone playing on this album is very, very, very, very, very, high quality. John Patitucci is great, as always, Jesse Van Ruller is fantastic, he should really have more recognition, and Eric Harland is also quite wonderful. John Swana himself is, as I said before, at the peak of his talent, and each lyrical solo after the next sounds like a classically composed masterpiece, establishing the perfect ratio of melody and technique. He truly is one of the best players in jazz today, and he is sorely underappreciated. Buy this album now.

Best Swana album yet!!.......2004-05-26

After listening to all of John Swana's great crisscross albums, i feel this one is his best yet(In the Moment being his next best). Swana changes his instrumentation on this album from the standard Piano, Bass, Drums with Sax and trumpet up front..instead he is the sole horn with Guitarist Jesse VanRuller taking the chordal role. Every member of this quartet plays beautifully on the whole session. John Swana's writing and melodies are the strongest yet and show great growth and maturity. This Album has a very modern feel and there is great interplay between the musicians. I look forward to seeing what Swana will do next.

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A great album sabotaged by the band's past....

On Target
Fastway
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008EUEU
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Dead or Alive
Change of Heart
Fine Line
Two Hearts
You
Let Him Rock
She Is Danger
Show Some Emotion
These Dreams
Close Your Eyes

Customer Reviews:

A great album sabotaged by the band's past...........2006-07-02

On Target is an album that has been misunderstood and unfairly dismissed since its release almost 20 years ago. After 4 marginally successful (at best) albums of bluesy hard rock, Fastway took a drastic turn with this album. After losing their major label contract and everyone else in the band (including longtime vocalist Dave King), Eddie Clarke renovated Fastway with a new line-up and sound. In retrospect, this was probably a bad move. Lea Hart and company proved to be capable musicians, but most Fastway fans believed there was no replacing King. The major controversy here was the severe change in sound. On Target was a slick production full of harmonizers and keyboards. It had more to do with 80s pop metal or AOR than Fastway's bluesy past. Many thought it was great in that context and the album did earn the group some new fans, but the backlash from Fastway's fan base basically sealed the band's fate. Issuing the album under a different band name may have been a better choice, but Clarke probably didn't have it in him to start from scratch a third time (once with Motorhead, once with Fastway and then again with a new project). Recommended for fans of Def Leppard, Prophet, House of Lords, etc..

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On Target is very under rated!
Very different from previous work, but still worthwhile.
A commercial flop
Fastway - 'On Target' (Enigma)
Fastway's 2nd best effort! A fine 80's release!

On Target
Fastway
Manufacturer: Griffin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001LFW
Release Date: 1994-10-18

Tracks:

Dead Or Alive
Change Of Heart
A Fine Line
Two Hearts
You
Let Him Rock
She Is Danger
Show Some Emotion
These Dreams
Close Your Eyes

Customer Reviews:

On Target is very under rated!.......2006-11-23

I just recently picked up this CD and I think it is awesome. Yes I am one of those people that thought Fastway could not exist without Dave King but this is a worthy release. It is a continuation of the mainstream sound heard on "Waiting for the Roar" that is chock full of keyboards and catchy choruses. Lea Hart is a great vocalist and brings something different to the table than Dave King. Listen to this one with an open mind and I think you will be pleased.

Very different from previous work, but still worthwhile........2006-07-02

A commercial flop.......2006-03-22

How can a man say that Fasyway was better without Dave King? And then to contradict yourself by saying TRICK OR TREAT was their best record.......Anyways, this record is more on par with like, say Journey or Foreigner or something. If you like your hard rock a little on the lighter side give this a try. If you like it harder and dirtier buy the Dave King records. The original version of Fastway was more like AC/DC mixed with Led Zeppelin at their heaviest......

Fastway - 'On Target' (Enigma).......2005-06-15

I'm not saying this is all THAT bad of a CD.I'm just saying that it SIMPLY isn't Fastway.Certainly not the Fastway that I saw as support act for the AC/DC-'Flick Of The Switch' tour.Now,that was incredible!'On Target' is merely Fastway in name ONLY.Guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke should've changed the band's name as soon as vocalist Dave King left.The best Fastway CD reissues to snatch up a copy of are their self-titled debut,'All Fired Up' and 'Trick Or Treat'.

Fastway's 2nd best effort! A fine 80's release!.......2005-03-01

Fastway with Dave King was very different than this.The sound on here is more 80's friendly in the melodic metal area.I thought Fastway got better without Dave King.Although the Trick or Treat soundtrack they did with him was their best thing ever.This is stilla good album though.
1.Dead or Alive(10/10)This is one of those catchy 80's songs that will get stuck in your head for a while.A great Song!
2.Change of Heart(7/10)Not a bad song.Good metal tune with keyboard use.
3.A Fine Line(8/10)This is a ballad song that's very catchy.If you like the 80's melodic metal sound you'll love this.
4.Two Hearts(7/10)Song starts out slow, but picks up throughout listening to.
5.You(7/10)Another solid track keeping in tone with the others.
6.Let Him Rock(7/10)On par still with the others.
7.She is Danger(10/10)Great track, the album really picks up on this one.A great metal song.Guitar and keyborads sound great.
8.Show some Emotion(7/10)Another ballad attempt.Not bad,Still better than today's music.
9.These Dreams(9/10)A good solid rockin song!
10.Close your eyes(9/10)This one really grows on you.A great ballad.Done very tastefully.A real grabber this song is.
Fastway is a good band, and this is a good album by them.It's better than The Bad Bad Girls album, but the Trick or Treat soundtrack is their best body of work. Buy that with this one and you'll have all you need.And if you like those then buy every fasway album because in the end each one is good and appealing in it's own way.It's good 80's metal so buy it!

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I too grew up with this album
Naughty Songs is a classic
A throwback to when we weren't so darn sensitive!
It's Terrific! Bravo for Naughty Songs.
I grew up with this!

Naughty Songs for Boys and Girls

Manufacturer: Rainbow Morning Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Old Enough To Know Better: The Worst of Barry Louis Polisar
A Little Different

ASIN: B00004TGHR
Release Date: 1993-04-01

Tracks:

Thump Thump Thump
Hey Jack, What's in the Sack?
You Can't say "Psbpsbpsb" on the Radio
My Name is Hiram Lipshlitz
With a Giggle and a Hug and a Tickle and a Kiss
The Man and the Chicken
Don't Put Your Finger Up Your Nose
I Can't, I Can't
Mom and Dad Are Always Right
they Said, "Eat the Broccoli"
Never Cook Your Sister in a Frying Pan
A Brontosaurus with Bronchitis
Tyranosaurus Nix
My Mother Ran Away Today
The Poetry Lesson
Do This, Do That
Dad Says that I Look Like Him
Leroy is A Late Bloomer
You're As Sweet as Sugar on a Stick
Marching Shoulder to Shoulder

Amazon.com

Barry Louis Polisar, little kids' answer to Adam Sandler, clearly was on the receiving end of some flak around the time he recorded 1978's Naughty Songs for Boys & Girls. "I've had to listen to my share of adults who are concerned that I might be giving children bad ideas," he writes in the CD liner notes, but "if my songs were acceptable to absolutely everyone, I wouldn't feel as if I was doing anything worth noting." That said, and rebel spirit intact, Polisar pelts his listeners with a perfectly polished batch of wacky, imagination-stretching, roundly hilarious songs suitable to any parent/child team willing to poke fun at itself. Included are the perfectly reasonable "Don't Put Your Finger up Your Nose" (which carries the equally logical lyric, "Don't stick your finger in your ear / 'Cause then your ear will find it hard to hear"), "Never Cook Your Sister in a Frying Pan," and "You Can't Say Psbpsbpsb on the Radio"--"psbpsbpsb" being the equivalent of a raspberry. There's also a smidgen--thankfully not an overdose--of sweet fare on this disc, in the form of "With a Giggle and a Hug and a Tickle and a Kiss" and "You're as Sweet as Sugar on a Stick." There's only one track on Naughty Songs conceivably capable of inciting young listeners to rebellion, and that's the exceptional last tune, the anthem "Marching Shoulder to Shoulder," featuring the fictitious Front for Kids' Liberation, led by Polisar. "One, two, three, four / Lower the doorknobs on the doors! / Five, six, seven, eight / Don't eat the dinner on your plate!" demand the Front's members. After spinning this disc in its entirety, one gets the sense that there's probably no better advocate for those under three feet. By refusing to make nice on his records and instead zooming in on the not so warm-and-fuzzy aspects of kids' lives, he gives them oft-overlooked props. That he's so funny is the kicker that ought to convince more folks to give him a listen. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

I too grew up with this album.......2007-07-05

Someone, my mom I think, bought me this album, in record form, when I was a kid. I played that thing for years and LOVED it. I can still remember most of the songs, and sing some of them to my 3 year old. She loves "don't stick your finger in your nose." I'll be picking up a cd for her soon, perhaps for her birthday. Personally I find nothing offensive in his music. Only humor.

Naughty Songs is a classic.......2006-11-21

As a teenager in the early 80's I bought the LP version of this for my sister's tenth birthday. I hadn't yet heard it, but comparing it to the other kiddy records and knowing my sister would probably play it continuously for the next few months made me think I could probably stand hearing songs like "My Mother Ran Away Today" over and over rather than the Strawberry Shortcake Rap or whatever insipid swill was passing as wholesome family entertainment. Not only did I stand it, but I actually liked this record. It was subversive and musical enough to satisfy me and silly enough to make my sister happy. Probably the only song we ever sang together was "Never Cook Your Sister in a Frying Pan." Twenty years later I have children of my own. To this day I admonish my kids singing "Don't Put Your Finger Up Your Nose," though I had forgotten most of the words and none of my family had heard the original until we came across the cassette of this at the local library last week. Everyone enjoyed listening to the album, laughing and singing along with nearly every tune (I admit I even like the sweet songs). Thus I feel compelled to say something favorable on behalf of Polisar's collection of good humored folksy songs. It's too bad the negative reviews here resort to insult and hyperbole. That probably says more about the commentators than the record itself. Fortunately this isn't another Loony Tunes, Strawberry Shortcake, Pokemon or Disney record. It is lovingly hand-crafted idiosyncratic fun in the vein of Shel Siverstein or Roald Dahl. I guess it isn't for everyone. Grandma always said I had a puny sense of humor which may explain the appeal. I don't know much about human emotions or connections to children but this record made enough of a positive impression on my family that I decided to make my first comment on Amazon in praise of Polisar's classic.

A throwback to when we weren't so darn sensitive!.......2006-03-10

This guy played my pre-school to a packed house and I remember it vividly. We had the albums and played them in our neighbors basement incessantly. I directly blame (or credit) Barry for my sense of humor even now as I purchase this album for my son. Barry teaches that everything doesn't have to be so darn serious and we really don't have to tip toe around everybody afraid that we might ruffle a few feathers. The world is an absurd place and Barry gets kids ready to laugh it all off when things get out of control!

It's Terrific! Bravo for Naughty Songs........2005-09-19

I have four children and we listen to this CD in the car all the time. Our favorite songs are: Thump, Thump, Thump; You can't say pthhht on the radio; Don't Cook Your Sister in A Frying Pan and The Poetry Lesson. It is a fun compilation of catchy tunes, with clever lyrics. It would also make a great gift.

I grew up with this!.......2004-11-20

When I was about, oh, nine years old, my Mom got me this album. I lived in Maryland then, only actually 15 minutes away from Barry's house. He performed once at the local mall, and I got to meet him.

I love this album still, and I am 34. I gave my sister the album when she had her first child, so I am going to buy the CD. Barry Louis Polisar will live on in this house!

Back to Bedlam/Monkey on My Shoulder (Target Edition)

Average customer rating:

Great album, but...

Back to Bedlam/Monkey on My Shoulder (Target Edition)

Manufacturer: Atlantic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000FPX5HK

Product Description

Target exclusive, includes bonus EP called Monkey on My Shoulder (from the original demo collection). Bonus songs (all demo versions): 1. Cry 2. High 3. Sugar Coated 4. Goodbye My Lover 5. Butterfly

Customer Reviews:

Great album, but..........2006-10-01

This is a great title generally, but the Target version's 5 bonus tracks are not really all that great. With those, you may be disappointed. And, those bonus tracks are all demos, not final versions, hence they are not as polished sounding. These are not as commercially appealing, to my ears anyway. But I love the basic album. All of its tracks are from superb to absolutely fabulous!!

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"La más sureña" never ceases to evolve

Sonora Poncena On Target
La Sonora Ponceña
Manufacturer: Sony International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000G2NF
Release Date: 1998-11-24

Tracks:

No Vale La Pena
Soy Jibaro
Tannenbaun A La Lucca
Fea
Congo Carabali
Para Eso Es La Amistad
Percusion
Celoso

Customer Reviews:

"La más sureña" never ceases to evolve.......1999-11-01

Great, modern album by the Sonora! "Fea", No Vale la Pena" and "Percusión" are definitely an example of where "La Ponceña" are headed in the next years. Pure Salsa sophistication. Since the 1970's this group has never ceased to amaze me. However, it's not a set of non-stop fascinating tracks like their previous albums had.