El Dorado

1. Tu y Yo

2. Eldorado

3. Por un Beso

4. No Va Mas

5. Aire Sabe a Veneno

6. Esperando Mi Tren

7. Lisa y Fran

8. Fortuna

9. Nacidos Para la Gloria

10. Si Es Porti

11. Diosen Agosto Esta de Vacaciones

El Dorado,Revolver,Wea Latina,Latin,Latin Pop

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Average customer rating: Another Great Album By Elton. Elton John Provides more Music Inspired by the Movie Fans can never be objective... Songs are NOT from the actual movie Good soundtrack album from Elton John

The Road to El Dorado Manufacturer: Dreamworks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 2000s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Road to El Dorado The Prince Of Egypt: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Muse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Anastasia: Music From The Motion Picture (1997 Version) The Fox ASIN: B00004RCW6 Release Date: 2000-03-14

Tracks:

1. El Dorado
2. El Dorado: Theme - Someday Out Of The Blue
3. Without Question
4. Friends Never Say Goodbye
5. The Trail We Blaze
6. 16th Century Man
7. The Panic In Me
8. It's Tough To Be A God
9. Trust Me
10. My Heart Dances
11. Queen Of Cities
12. Cheldorado
13. The Brig
14. Wonders Of The New World

Amazon.com

Apparently, if you ask Elton John to provide songs for the soundtrack to your movie, you'll get more than you bargained for. In this case, much more. Only 5 of the 11 tracks are used in this animated film about 2 swindlers searching for gold in 16th-century Spain, meaning 6 bonus cuts are featured here. John again collaborated with lyricist Tim Rice, who worked on last year's Aida and 1994's Lion King. There are the trademark piano ballads ("Friends Never Say Goodbye," "Queen of Cities") and uptempo piano rockers ("16th Century Man"), but many of the tracks feature island rhythms and some unusually futuristic effects ("Trust Me"). One particular highlight is a humorous duet with Randy Newman on "It's Tough to Be a God." Three additional cuts from the movie's score by Hans Zimmer and John Powell finish the album with cinematic flair. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

Another Great Album By Elton........2007-01-15

Elton Keeps On Giving Me A Lot Of Great Time, Listening To His Music. I Wish I Could Play As He Does. But Why Should I, It`s Better To Listen To Him.

Elton John Provides more Music Inspired by the Movie.......2006-12-29

When soundtrack music is taken out of its film context it often sounds awful. However, Elton John took music he wrote for the movie "The Road to El Dorado," added two instrumentals by Hans Zimmer and one by John Powell and created this CD. The down sides: some mixes are different from those used in the movie; instrumentals are under-represented. The up sides: several of the songs by Elton John that were not in the movie are very good; I liked some of these mixes better.

The first eleven tracks are songs sung by Elton John, with one a duet with Randy Newman. The first track, "El Dorado," is a nice song that is fortunately toned down from the movie version. I thought the film version was too powerful at its peak, which is great when you are in a theater with big speakers and trying to get people's adrenaline flowing, but with the overall tenor of this album a less powerful version is appropriate. My only complaint is the endless repeats of "El Dorado" at the end of the song.

The second song is one of the standout songs from this movie. "Someday Out of the Blue" is one in a series of love songs that Elton John has sung over the decades that always impress me with their power and quality. The hooks are catchy and Elton's voice is well-matched with Tim Rice's lyrics. The track "Without Question" is another wonderful love song. I particularly enjoy the synthesizer touches and the orchestration. These two songs, both of which were included in the movie, could readily be part of another "Love Songs" collection by Elton John.

I like the song "Friends Never Say Goodbye" a lot. The music is poignant and wistful. Elton puts a lot of emotion into this music that distinguishes this song. The backing vocals and refrain on this song are also very well done.

"The Trail We Blaze" is an average song until the backing vocals kick in, and then the song improves. There are six people listed as backing vocalists. Two of the six are Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson; these two gentlemen provided some of the marvelous backing vocals on the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and the backing vocals here remind me of that album. I much prefer these backing vocals to the backing vocals in the movie.

The song "16th Century Man" is the first song on this CD that did not appear in the movie. This song is the fastest song on this CD. The music is reasonably good. However, the lyrics are cartoonish and silly. This song seems a little out of place on this CD.

The next song was another song that did not appear in the movie. "The Panic in Me" is beautiful. I consider this mellow song one of the best on this CD. Fans of Elton John will want this CD just for this song. The instrument arrangement on this song is outstanding. This song easily could have been nominated for a Grammy Award of some kind.

The song "It's Tough to Be a God" is a different version from that which appeared in the movie. In the case of this song, I did prefer the movie version. I enjoy Randy Newman's duet, but I enjoyed the movie version more. Both versions are enjoyable and an even better option would have been to have both. There is room on the CD to have included both versions.

The remaining three songs on this CD, "Trust Me," "My Heart Dances," and "Queen of Cities," did not appear in the movie. All three songs are excellent additions to this CD. "Trust Me" is a faster song with excellent string backing and interesting synthesizer effects. This song is very well done and yet another reason to have this CD. "My Heart Dances" is a lovely song that is less inspired than "Trust Me" and "The Panic in Me," but is still enjoyable. The nylon string guitar in this song is standout and puts an interesting twist on this song. "Queen of Cities" suffers from being the last song in a string of very good songs. The lyrics are weak and the music is ordinary. This song is my least favorite on this CD. I think I would have preferred this song as an instrumental.

The album finishes with three instrumental tracks. "Cheldorado" and "The Brig" were composed by Hans Zimmer. "Wonders of the New World" was composed by John Powell. "Cheldorado" is a lovely instrumental featuring an acoustic guitar that follows a Spanish theme. There are places where the orchestra repeats the theme too often. The best part of the instrumental is in the last minute, where the theme changes and provides an enjoyable tempo contrast. This instrumental and the following instrumental have Spanish elements in keeping with the theme of the movie. "The Brig" relies heavily on a well played acoustic guitar. My only objection is that the guitar seems somewhat muffled as though the higher frequencies were chopped. I still like the instrumental but wonder why it was mixed the way it was. As with the previous instrumental, the closing minute of the track has an enjoyable change in tempo and theme that makes the song interesting to hear to the very end.

The final instrumental seems to owe some inspiration to Ravel. The pace of the music is faster than the previous instrumentals. This song relies on amplitude to make its point, and fortunately the power supports the nicely craft music.

This album is much more than a soundtrack. It contains well-craft Elton John music (though some was written in collaboration) supporting Tim Rice lyrics. Several of the songs are excellent songs even by Elton John's historically high standards. This album is a must-have for Elton John fans, and exceeds even "The Big Picture" in terms of quality.

Enjoy!

Fans can never be objective..........2006-05-06

From the OBJECTIVE reviewer...more soundtrack pop full from Elton and whereas The Lion King is a 1 star album this is 2 stars because we have double the fluff.

Songs are NOT from the actual movie.......2005-10-21

I believe the above has been stated in at least a couple reviews, but I somehow missed it in perusing the reviews before I purchased this album, and I want it stressed that this album does not contain the actual recordings used in the movie El Dorado. The tunes are the same, some lyrics are different (a minor quibble) but most upsetting is if you're looking for a recapturing of the songs you heard while watching the movie, you're not going to get it here. I LOVE the film version of "It's tough to be a god" with Ken and Kevin singing it, and while the Elton/Randy Newman version also is cute, it just doesn't have the same 'oomph'. The title theme is weak compared to the version heard in the movie, and I was really disappointed that the lively female backing vocals heard in the movie version of "The trail we blaze" are completely missing from this CD and replaced instead by breathy male backup. Compared to the movie, the songs on the CD are of a notably slower tempo and calmer delivery (read: a bit boring). My children are more forgiving than I, and enjoy the CD anyhow, and the additional tracks feature some really great music ("16th century man" is a great catchy upbeat tune if you ignore the somewhat silly lyrics). Just be sure you know what to expect!

Good soundtrack album from Elton John.......2004-12-03

This soundtrack has 11 Elton John / Tim Rice songs , some of which featured in the animated film The Road To El Dorado, and three instrumental themes from the movie soundtrack. It is a good album and will not disappoint those who like theatrical tunes and film music. Obviously , it counts as a new full-length Elton John album too, which should please Eltons many many fans. Of the songs here, my favourites are the opening and closing songs El Dorado and Queen Of Cities. Both are narrative story-type songs that relate to the movie. There are also two very nice love songs : My Heart Dances ( with sweet acoustic guitar) and Without Question. The Backstreet Boys provide guest vocal harmonies on Friends Never Say Goodbye, while Elton duets with fellow piano-playing songwriter Randy Newman for the witty wordplay of It''s Tough To Be A God. Elton goes into his uptempo pop mode for 16th Century Man - the only real fast song on the album, while the single lifted from this album was Someday Out Of The Blue - a mid-paced, pleasant song. This album also has Trust Me , which does not sound like it has anything much to do with the movie , but is a really good song that is improved with studio instrumentation. It is a good addition to the set.

This album is not quite classic Elton John , but it is a good record, and I like playing it now and again. 4 stars.

Average customer rating:

From Alamo to El Dorado, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: My Rifle, My Pony and Me (Western Movies Songs) ASIN: B0000282QI Release Date: 1997-05-15

Tracks:

1. The Ballard Of Cat Ballou - Nat King Cole & Stubby Kaye
2. High Chapparal - David Rose
3. The Lonely Man - Tennesse Ernie Ford
4. The Man From Laramie - Al Martino
5. El Dorado - George Alexander & The Mellowmen
6. A Man With True Grit - Glen Campbell
7. Fury - The Prairie Cheifs
8. Wichita - Tex Ritter
9. Old Turkey Buzzard - Jose Feliciano
10. Bronco - Johnny Gregory
11. Love In The Country - The Limelighters
12. Sugarfoot - The Sons Of The Pioneers
13. Stagecoach To Cheyenne - Wayne Newton
14. Green Leaves Of Summer - The Brothers Four
15. Marmalade, Molasses And Honey - Andy Williams
16. Cimarron City - The Hollywood Sound Orchestra
17. The Sheriff Of Cochise - The Prairie Chiefs
18. Wagon Train - Johnny O'Neill
19. The Legend Of Wyatt Earp - Shorty Long
20. 26 Men - Lee Adrian (Leo Addeo)
21. The Wind, The Wind - Dean Martin
22. Buttons And Bows - Bob Hope
23. A Man With A True Grit (Spanish Version) - Glen Campbell

Average customer rating: Moved to tears Nonesuch delivers.Again harmonia in excelsis Our greatest living composer Wonderful CD

The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Adams | Adams, John | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Steve Reich 1965-1995 John Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur/My Father Knew Charles Ives Naive & Sentimental Music 25 Years: Retrospective Century Rolls ASIN: B00001SID1 Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

1. Lollapalooza
2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean
3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine
6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Rag The Bone
7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Habanera
8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crotchet
9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel
10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator
11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
13. Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

1. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Tromba Lontana
2. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Short Ride In A Fast Machine
3. Common Tones In Simple Time
4. El Dorado - Part I. A Dream Of Gold
5. El Dorado - Part II. Soledades

Tracks:

1. Harmonielehre - Part I
2. Harmonielehre - Part II The Anfortas Wound
3. Harmonielehre - Part III Meister Eckhardt And Quackie
4. Violin Concerto - Part I
5. Violin Concerto - Part II Chaconne:
6. Violin Concerto - Part III Toccare

Tracks:

1. Chamber Sympony - Mongel Airs
2. Chamber Sympony - Aria With Walking Bass
3. Chamber Sympony
4. Hoodo Zephyr - Tundra
5. Hoodo Zephyr - Dissappointment Lake
6. Hoodo Zephyr - Hoodo Zephyr
7. Gnarly Buttons - The Perilous Shore
8. Gnarly Buttons - Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)
9. Gnarly Buttons - Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

Tracks:

1. Ensemble - I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky
2. A Sermon On Romance
3. Consuelo's Dream
4. Mike's Song About Arresting A Particular Individual
5. Tiffany's Solo
6. Song About The On-Site Altercation
7. Song About The Bad Boys And The News
8. Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man
9. Leila's Song; Alone (Again Or At Last)
10. Three Weeks And Still I'm Outta My Mind
11. Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On
12. Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise
13. !Este Pais! / This Country
14. One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes
15. Finale

Tracks:

1. Lollapalooza
2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean
3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Toot Nipple
4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Dogjam
5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Pavane: She's So Fine
6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Rag The Bone
7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Habenera
8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Stubble Crotchet
9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Hammer & Chisel
10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Alligator Escalator
11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Standchen: The Little Serenade
12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
13. Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

1. Harmonium - Negative Love
2. Harmonium - Becuase I Could Not Stop For Death
3. Harmonium - Wild Nights
4. Shaker Loops - Shaking and Trambling
5. Shaker Loops - Hymning Slews
6. Shaker Loops - Loops and Verses
7. Shaker Loops - A Final Shaking

Tracks:

1. The Chairman Dances - Foxtrot For Orchestra
2. Grand Pianola Music - First Movement
3. Grand Pianola Music - Second Movement
4. Grand Pianola Music - Third Movement: On The Dominant Divide
5. Fearful Symmetries

Tracks:

1. Nixon In China - Opening
2. Nixon In China -
3. Nixon In China -
4. Nixon In China - Landing Of The Spirit Of '76
5. Nixon In China -
6. Nixon In China -
7. Nixon In China -
8. Nixon In China -
9. Nixon In China - Cheers
10. Nixon In China -
11. Nixon In China - Opening
12. Nixon In China -
13. Nixon In China -
14. Nixon In China -
15. Nixon In China -
16. Nixon In China -
17. Nixon In China -
18. Nixon In China -
19. Nixon In China -
20. Nixon In China -
21. Nixon In China -
22. Nixon In China -

Tracks:

1. The Wound-Dresser
2. Christian Zeal And Activity
3. Five Songs - Thoreau
4. Five Songs - Down East
5. Five Songs - Cradle Song
6. Five Songs - At The River
7. Five Songs - Serenity
8. Eros Piano

Amazon.com

Having earned his composing stripes after the 1960s, John Adams had the pioneering work of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley close at hand as he ventured into his trade. And, while minimalism's historical continuum helps place Adams, he used Reich, Glass, and Riley (among others) only as a starting point. And here's proof: a 10-CD retrospective of nearly all Adams's recorded compositions on Nonesuch Records, the label that also issued Steve Reich 1965-1995 and Kronos Quartet: 25 Years. Adams's Harmonium, a choral work of startling energy and effervescence, appears here in a new recording, as do distillations of both The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, two path-clearing operas. Over the span of a career covered by Earbox, Adams has returned minimalism to traditional instrumental ensembles as well as to projects that at once advanced a political commentary and took that commentary back to orchestral audiences. And so, in far less time than his predecessors, Adams created works that now play like standard repertoire pieces: The Wound Dresser and Shaker Loops and the Violin Concerto--all of them are here. What these works demonstrate is a fierce creativity on the one hand and perhaps a hunger for commercial advances on the other. Adams may at times be a bustling free thinker, but he sounds ever conscious of what audiences are listening to. As for the works themselves, they remain every bit as daunting as when written.

Some may object to particular selections. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, for example, hardly ranks with Adams's best work. But this box isn't a mere best-of; it's an almost-all-of. At times terrifically American--especially in the news-aware operas and their narrative pragmatism--Adams well deserves a major box set, and its coverage is appropriate to his varied, stylistically diverse output. As with any large-scale retrospective, Earbox--which fairly bristles with Adams's new composition, Slonimsky's Earbox--has spots where fans might balk at the quality of the composer's writing. But it's got a fantastic accompanying booklet along with its many hours of inarguably modern and thoroughly listener-friendly music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Moved to tears.......2004-03-18

Never before in my life was i moved so intensely and directly by classical music. I put the first cd in my player and a few minutes later tears are flowing. I find myself dancing and moving to a rythm i already seem to know. Wow, i just have to share that.

Nonesuch delivers.Again.......2002-11-27

John adams is one of the most popular living composers of"modern" classical music[I believe the cutoff point, though arbitrary is usually WWII}.I came to him late, through my husband. Modersn classical music , I said? What the hell is that?My husband kept playing bits and pieces of adams for me, and more and more i found myself amazed. and swayed. His operas have been groundbreaking{Nixon in China} controversial{Death Of klinghoffer},his compostions sublimely beautiful{shaker Loops or harmonium].HIS STATURE IS WORTHY THEN OF SUCH A MONUMENTAL CAREER SPANNING BOX SET.This 10 disc set[great value, again from NONESUCH}encompasses Adams' entire career,and though there are some misses here{I was looking at the ceiling and then i saw the sky doesnt quite fit},it is still magnificent. the Highlights are ,{for me} the Wound Dresser, Chamber symphony,Violin Concerto, of course, Shaker Loops and Harmonuim are wonderful. The true jewels here are Nixon in China,the Chairman dances and the Death of Klinghoffer,which is simply a masterpiece. The set comes with a wonderful book, which contains essay's by Robert Hurwitz {An Uncommon Man}renaud Machart[John adams as seen from europe} and Essays before an earbox by Adams himself.A Chronology and dicography are included. A wonderful study of an American original,worth the investment, Highly highly recommended

harmonia in excelsis.......2001-11-12

I must agree with Mr. Bartlett, particularly with regard to "Ceiling." It may well be because his Violin Concerto and Harmonielehre are so powerful. 4.5 stars.
Interesting, and likely intentional, is that two names in the extensive liner book fail to mention two great and glaringly obvious precursors: Carl Orff and Raymond Scott. Without "Carmina Burana," there would be no "Harmonium." Orff has his mark all over Adams's gifted and epic compositions. Similarly, though there are glib references to "cartoon music," the polymath engineer/musician Scott is a seminal figure in American music, and casts a large shadow over the witty juxtapositions and sense of play one loves in Adams's work. In all, an excellent career overview.

Our greatest living composer.......2001-07-22

As a composer, I'm staggered that anyone could fail to be gripped by this music.

That anyone can use the words "spoiled, overrated" amazes me. I emphatically disagree with "A music fan"'s review.

I don't think it's "mind-numbing"; I think it's spiritual and exciting. To me it's the most substantial music being created in our times.

I'm really sorry that anyone could fail to enjoy it, and really recommend others to listen for themselves.

Wonderful CD.......2000-04-02

This compilation should turn even the most curmudgeonly listerner into a fan. Beautifully recorded, great notes -- and it's a heck of a bargain!

Average customer rating: Movie Soundtrack? A new style takes form on here. Brilliant !

El Dorado Patrick O'Hearn Manufacturer: Private Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Indigo Between Two Worlds Metaphor Trust Ancient Dreams ASIN: B0000000JE Release Date: 1989-08-04

Tracks:

1. Amazon Waltz
2. Nepalese Tango
3. Black Delilah
4. Chattahochee Field Day
5. The Illusionist
6. One Eyed Jacks
7. Hear Our Prayer
8. Delicate
9. Eldorado
10. There's Always Tomorrow

Customer Reviews:

Movie Soundtrack?.......2006-12-08

When I heard this i always thought this had to be a soundtrack to an adventure film. it had all the earmarks from start to finish. The adventure begins has a few sidetrips to various places around the globe and ends where the adventurer finds himself and what it was all about and that the adventure was better than it end result. Listen to each song, again, as i did and you to will see what i mean.

A new style takes form on here........2004-11-25

This is different from most of his earlier masterworks Ancient Dreams, Between Two Worlds and Rivers Gonna Rise. While this album has a lot of the trademark sound of the previous ones this album incorporates Middle Eastern and Mayan instruments to create a masterpiece in the world music category.

Amazon Waltz is a jazzy song with Brazilian wind instruments and percussion plus some chants as well. Nepalese Tango is similar to the previous one but not quite as fast and has some worldly bells and drums. I could play this one when driving through the jungle with mountains nearby on a misty day. Black Delilah is a unique track that incorporates stunning cello performances as well as a violin to create a masterwork. Chattahoochie Field day is a very daytime song with bouncy rhythms and a very jazzy vibe to it. The Illuminator is a very electronic song with beautiful synths and some plucky instruments. At the middle of the song the synths sounds very much like the pluck instruments from Enyas Orinoco Flow. This is my favorite song. One Eyed Jacks is another typical jazzy O'Hearn song but still great. Hear Our Prayer is a song with Middle Eastern drums and chants. Delicate is a dark track with the trademark synthesizers but has beautiful haunting chants. The title track is a very intense with thundering rain sound effects and bells. One standout track in this album. There's Always Tomorrow is a somber yet happy track at the same track. It's a nice jazzy closer to this album.

This is probably Mr. O'Hearns last daytime sounding album. This album is a definate masterpiece. It's totally different from the dark, chilling, frightning masterwork Indigo and all latter material that would follow. Definate buy this one.

Brilliant !.......2004-08-13

The perfect blend of rhythms, synths and orchestrations. Relaxation is not complete without this CD playing.

Average customer rating: Best In Show Todo lo que un buen album debe ser disappointing UUUSH, Que delicia, vea...Keshkekedeshkesh te cagaste de risa

El Dorado Aterciopelados Manufacturer: Sony International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rock en Español | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Caribe Atómico Gozo Poderoso La Pipa de la Paz Andrea Echeverri Oye ASIN: B000005LVM Release Date: 1995-10-24

Tracks:

1. Florecita Rockera
2. Suenos Del 95
3. Candela
4. Bolero Falaz
5. No Futuro
6. El Dorado
7. De Tripas Corazon
8. Colombia Conexion
9. Las Cosas De La Vida
10. Pilas!
11. La Estaca
12. El Diablo
13. Si No Pudo Pues No Se Pudo
14. Siervo Sin Tierra
15. Errantes
16. Mujer Gala

Customer Reviews:

Best In Show.......2003-04-14

I like to fansy myself bit of an expert in terms of spanish rock, and for me no one beats Aterciopelados. Their mix of styles into an easy to listen fusion is what music is meant to be, and this El Dorado is in my opinion the best example of it. Although, La Pipa De La Paz and Gozo Poderoso are also excellent, the songs in El Dorado are eclectic and intelligent, without losing site of the fun of rock. From the straight rock of "Florecita Rokera", to the sweetly ironic "Cosas De La Vidad", to the plain fun of "Mujer Gala", this CD is jam packed with some of the best music in any genre.

Todo lo que un buen album debe ser.......2001-09-18

El Dorado es, no sólo el mejor album del dueto colombiano Aterciopelados, sino uno de los mejores albumes de rock en español de nuestra era. Sus eclécticos sonidos varían entre rancheras, pop, punk rock y hasta el tradicional bolero reflejando los diferentes matices e influencias musicales de latinoamerica. Temas que van desde el desamor, celos y venganza, hasta el discurso patrio revuelto con crítica socio-política. Música fuerte y ligera se entremezclan para hacer de esta producción todo un deleite, liderado por la voz traviesa, sensual, misteriosa y poderosa de Andrea Echeverri.

disappointing.......2001-05-11

I loved Caribe Atomico. So I bought this one. Disappointing. I don't have the patience to dig up the comparisons, but I've heard nearly all of this before.

UUUSH, Que delicia, vea...Keshkekedeshkesh.......2001-05-01

ESTA VAINA ESTA DIVINO, PARSEROS. QUE GRUPAZO, ES QUE ESTAN DE LO MAS FULL, VEA. ¿SI O NO? USTED ESCUCHE ESTE DISCO, PARSE, ES DE LO MAS BACANO, UUUUUUSHHHH!

te cagaste de risa.......2001-04-29

my favorite song on this cd is "de tripas corazon". good lyrics and awesome guitar work.

Average customer rating:

East Side Rider, Vol. 1 El Dorado Red Manufacturer: Smc Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Urban Survival Syndrome ASIN: B000B5KRXE Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

1. Da Champ Is Here
2. I'm In The Streets
3. El Dawg
4. Love, Life, War Skit
5. Love, Life, War
6. Mafia Rules Skit
7. Mafia Rules
8. Hustler's Wife Skit
9. Hustler's Wife
10. Nigg-z Gone Die
11. Call From Rick Rock
12. Cold Hand Tailz
13. Soldier Till The End

Average customer rating: A welcome addition to the canon of John Adams wickedness to the fifth power Simply great inspired music making, Seven Stars!

El Dorado/Black gondola Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Adams | Adams, John | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Busoni | Busoni, Ferruccio | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Elegies | Requiems, Elegies & Tombeau | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hoodoo Zephyr John Adams: Harmonielehre ASIN: B000005J3A Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

1. El Dorado: Part I - A Dream of Gold
2. El Dorado: Part II - Soledades
3. Berceuse elegiaque (des Mannes Wiegenlied am Sarge seiner Mutter)
4. The Black Gondola

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John Adams's El Dorado is in some ways program music, with a twist. It's an imaginary accompaniment, he writes in the liner essay, to a diptych with the unmolested nature of the New World in one panel and that same world with man in it in the other panel. Certainly Adams's characterization of the piece's drama is apt, as it indeed bursts with fierceness at exactly the point where man comes to believe in dominating and subjugating nature, where any hint of the romantic tradition crashes headlong into a more radical revision of both minimalism and percussion-charged late-20th-century orchestration. The piece is aimed at the same subject occupying so many composers in 1992, the collision of worlds 500 years earlier in the Americas. Adams follows this big, broad-shouldered work with an orchestration of Franz Liszt's La Lugubre Gondola and a reduced arrangement of Ferruccio Busoni's Berceuse Élégiaque. Both are funereal works, elegiac in their temperament and brimming with a dramatic depth that compliments El Dorado's rises and crashing falls beautifully. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

A welcome addition to the canon of John Adams.......2003-05-04

John Adams' EL DORADO is a brief 30 minute work of searing impact. Anytime a composer deals with 'in the beginning' motifs, he/she is destined to be compared to Stravinsky's RITE OF SPRING. In the instance of Adams' vision of paradise both before and after the inclusion of Man the comparison is apt. This powerful two movement piece recorded in 1996 underscores the composers increasing infatuation with ends - both of man and of the universe. Though not plunging into the abyss this music definitely has the tenor of elegy for the past and fear for the future. This preoccupation with death is certainly evident in the other two works included on this CD: Adams' orcestrations of the Liszt Tristanesque "The Black Gondola" and Busoni's "Berceuse elegiaque". Given the inherent beauty in these two works Adams has 'interpreted' them with his own sumptious quality of orchestration and both pieces are stunningly elegiac and tender and disappear into the mists that so motivate Adams' current works. This is a beautiful collection of music with something for all those who are appreciating the ongoing musical output of this contemporary genius. Incidentally, the accompanying 'brochure' thankfully is devoted to John Adams' note on the works recorded. Very lovely writing, both as literature and as music.

wickedness to the fifth power.......1999-04-26

El Dorado is the epitome of all the power in the universe. It is packed full of extremes. I can not even begin to explain how incredibly rich in texture and rhythm this piece is. The piccolos and E flat clarinets are in their upper registers and the bassoons and bass clarinets rip it up in their lower registers. It is a journey through a jungle that you wish would never end. If you like Hindemith or Philip Glass, I would really recomend this little number.

Simply great inspired music making, Seven Stars!.......1999-04-10

This is all great music I'd like to give it seven stars. Adams is simply the best orchestrator around inheriting irrevocably Stravinsky's trust assets. "El Dorado" here you might think is a few feet away from movie music. So what! it is an inspired orchestral sound that does something and provides food for our imaginations. The opening mystery of the simplistic use of the maraca with intervals of punctuation(marimba & bassoon) is sheer restrained power. Adams does have structural problems however for he spends himself quickly, Why?, and we are left hanging with some of the fortunes of his previous music thrown in. I begin to hear the crowd(the musicians) gathering,the music becomes more clangorous and busy. Adams simply doesn't have control of density at all times. The Europeans know about density, but then they pay for it with a lack of momentum and direct communication. The two orchestrations are also great inspirations and perhaps a new genre on the postmodern scene, arrangements of objects that beg arranging. We need some new genre in music every ten years. Busoni was also a consummate colorist and like Adams was a transitional figure. I sense an intimate dialogue here which is what a good arrangement should be. The Listz as well is a challenge to orchestrate effectively. But then Adams chooses well, for Listz's music does have a timbral openness which invites this kind of realization.

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Road to El Dorado Manufacturer: dreamworks records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Muse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Sleeping With the Past Rock of the Westies Jump Up! The Fox ASIN: B0009ESUVS

Product Description

disc 1 has 14 tracks; bonus disc has 2 tracks

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Contra el Viento Caballo Dorado Manufacturer: Warner Music Latina ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005J9WC Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

1. Buscando El Amor
2. Hace Un Ano
3. Violin Cheroke
4. Ella Cree En Mi
5. Contra El Viento
6. Me Gustan Las Noches Lluviosas
7. En Mi Mente Siempre Estas
8. Lucille
9. Tu Decoraste Mi Vida
10. Manejando Mi Vida
11. El Country Te Hara Bailar Otra Vez

Average customer rating: They're Back (Kinda)

The El Dorado EP The Lassie Foundation Manufacturer: Parasol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Chamber Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pacifico Through And Through ASIN: B00005QK50 Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

1. Nevermore - The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2. Make the World Go Away [#] - White Town
3. Music Becomes Vibration - Witch Hazel Sound
4. Cruel Velvet Sea - Jeff Kelly
5. Antarctica [#] - Absinthe Blind
6. Overdone [#] - Adam Schmitt
7. Bruised - Lasse Lindh
8. No One Is to Blame [#] - Neilson Hubbard
9. Not Enough Tears - Chitlin' Fooks
10. When the Sun Falls on My Feet - Starlet
11. Where I'm Taken [#] - June & the Exit Wounds
12. Teach Me - Angie Heaton
13. Misunderstood - Autoliner
14. Downtown Girl - Mark Bacino
15. Love Child [#] - Fonda
16. Welcome Back Tomorrow - The Melody Unit
17. Valerie Vanillaroma - Orange Alabaster Mushroom
18. Hold Me Down - Signalmen
19. Nothin' But Sky - Bob Kimbell, Jack Logan
20. Since You've Been Away [#] - Jenifer Jackson

Customer Reviews:

They're Back (Kinda).......2001-10-28

I have to say, I was really looking forward to this release. The Lassie's last full CD was the wonderful "Pacifico", which sounded like the pre-"Pet Sounds" Beach Boys would have if they were a Christian-based Shoegazer band. (Huh???) When they are at their best, Lassie Foundation are all head spinning fuzz and feedback, discordant guitars played against wonderful melodies all delivered with gusto with the ubiquitous (and at times very silly sounding) high falsetto vocals.
All of those elements are present on "The El Dorado L.P" and, as such, if you were a fan of the last album this one is at least worthy of giving a listen. Songs like "Every Line Has Let You Inside of Me" and "The Battle of Vernon" are noisy little pop masterpieces. "Let Your Boy Come Back" is breezy horn and guitars pop that is not unlike what you you would expect from fellow west coasters Belulah (although lacking in anything resembling the irony and sarcasm of that band.) "You Can't Deny a Broken Heart is just great pop, a charming pastiche of Swervedriver and Merseybeat.
Sadly though there are problems for the Foundation on this outing. For one, Wayne Everett's singing is a lot more self-concious and precious on this album. Lyrics were never a strong point for this band (most of the singing on "Pacifico" is virtually unintelligble) so hearing Everett sing a line like "Calling out across the room / Can you take the brand new beat?" as if it were anything but cheesy is embarrassing to listen to.
Also, some of these songs get annoying really fast. "Powersurge" is just a really bad rewrite of Devo's "Whip It". Even the cool instrumental noise break in the song fails to save it from its sins. The infantile vocals on "Hero" upon hearing once become "endurance listening" after that.
Still one can not hope for anything but the best for this band. They have produced a lot of great music that has gone largely unheard in the indie circles and have faced a lot of resistance for their involvement in the Christian-Rock scene from the mega-hip. (Even I have been guilty of this I must confess and I am not even hip!) Currently the individual members are involved in new bands and projects and the future of Lassie Foundation is questionable at best. I am sure one way or the other we will hear more from them again.

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