| 1. I Need Love |
| 2. Do I Dare |
| 3. Surrender |
| 4. If That's Love |
| 5. It's Not Good-Bye |
| 6. Love Comes from Inside |
| 7. Every Little Thing You Do |
| 8. Every Day Is a Monday |
| 9. You Are |
| 10. I Do to Be |
| 11. Without You |
| 12. Every Little Thing You Do (Piano/Vocal Reprise) |
| 13. Surrender [Toronto Chilled Mix] [Edit][*] |
| 14. Surrender [Eric Kupper Radio Mix] [*] |
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Aussie reissue of the 2002 English-language debut for the multi-platinum international superstar includes two bonus remixes of the hit, 'Surrender' (Toronto Chilled Mix Edit & Erick Kupper Radio Mix). Atlantic. 2003.
For me "The Quiet Room" and "Nurse Rosseta" are fantastic songs: very personal, dark and beautifully recorded and sung. Also very good is the rest of the cd.
Alice Cooper recorded excelent cds with his former band "The Alice Cooper Band": Killer, School s Out, Billion Dollar Babies are the classic albums by a great line up of musicians, some who never came back from their past behaviour and payd the price. One last thing: "From the Inside" is dedicated to Keith Moon who did not survive.
Great Lyrics and music, his music writer is a genious.
All predjudice and expectations aside, I thought is was an unintential masterpiece. The lyrics were fantastic and thought provoking. The music was great. Vocals different than what we were used to but also good. I don`t see the fuss.
She`s In Parties dragged on longer than it should have but may have been the best song.
makes me wish I studied French harder in high school or really learned Spanish way back when I was involved with my South American amour 20 plus years ago...
one day Pausini will do another album in English I hope and suspect, but until then, let it suffice to say that if you like pop romantic melodies and lyrics this is as good as it gets...
What prompted me to write this is that just walked into the other room and heard the TV playing a song of hers I had never heard called "One More Time" which is the final song from a Kevin Costner film from 1999 called "Message in a Bottle" and while I missed the film and just caught the song during the closing credits I knew it was Laura imediately. Interestingly, this song in English is not on her other albums and the only other english speaking song not on "Fromthe Inside" that I am aware of is "Go the extra mile" which is one of her all time best songs, in my opinion.
Listen to her stuff, she was Grammy Latin artist of the year 2 years ago, for a reason.
Thank you C.L.T. for introducing me to her in 2001. Drop me an email if you see this review, too.
The first time I listened through it, I was disappointed (well...mad), though. Another reviewer put it thusly: "it's as if the people handling her english songs don't quite know which ones are best for her". That's for sure, and moreover, they didn't do her any justice in arranging & producing the songs that they DID give her. Laura is great, and there are tracks on this disc where she carries them, but there are also silly mis-steps. Lyrics that just don't work, moments where you know the producer voicecoached her into certain deliveries (how they managed to make her sound like Natalie Imbruglia in one song, I'll never understand), and when you've got one of the finest voices in international pop music, you don't overdub her three times or throw a GOSPEL CHORUS behind her!
Having said that, once you get past the surprise at what her producers did wrong, you can focus on what Laura does right, and she sounds great. This is a good addition to the Pausini catalog, and makes her a little more understandable to people who just don't get why you'd listen to someone singing in Italian or Spanish if you don't speak the language. What I'd really love to hear from Laura is another English album, perhaps a mix of good originals and some carefully selected covers, and maybe a duet or two in there to boot. I found out about her through her appearance with Michael Buble, and fell in love with her voice in that duet.
Her unbelievable voice once again lifts you up. But nevertheless, no matter how good her performance is, there is no comparison with her Italian songs! Even a couple of older italian songs included here in their english version, they do not feel the same when you listen to them... Italian language, makes a lot of difference. So even if I would recomend this album to anyone, people who want to find out more about Laura, should get started with one of her Italian -or maybe spanish now she's got the Grammy for one of them (Escucha)- albums.
Which one? I couldn't say... I like them all the same. Perhaps "The Best of Laura Pausini, E Ritorno Da Te" which includes a lot of her hits, may be a good idea.
Enjoy!
Cristina
"Hoe Down" is much too slow to be a good 'hoe down' song. It is not anywhere near as interesting musically or lyrically as their other hoe down songs that came afterward, beginning with "Blue Water/Fool's Gold" from "Crazy Eyes" and ending with "Ashes/Feudin'" on Cowboys & Englishmen."
"Bad Weather" IS a great song, but I never liked the odd quality that Paul Cotton had in his voice at this point in his career. I always thought he sounded like an old man on it, and so have called it his "old man" voice. I also think it goes on a bit too long. It should be noted that Cotton has been quoted as saying that the version of this song he thought was best is the one on "Live." I agree.
"What Am I Gonna Do?" is nicely sung, but I don't think it's any great shakes as a song. I don't dislike it, though.
"You Are The One" is also a moderately pleasant, forgettable song, but, again, no great shakes to my ear.
"Railroad Days" is a pretty good mid-tempo rocker, but it, too, suffers from Cotton's "old man" voice. I do like the song, though.
"From The Inside" is Timothy B. Schmit (now of the Eagles) finding his voice, both as a writer and a singer, but to my ear he is not yet there. Schmit has always been the weakest lyricist in the band (when he was in it) as far as I'm concerned, and I have never really figured out what the heck he meant when he sings that he's "talkin' it over from the inside." From the inside of what? Himself? I suppose that's probably what he means, but it just doesn't have any clarity for me and therefore leaves me cold. Also, I don't think melody is that great. I remember being surprised to see it included on "The Forgotten Trail" when it came out in 1990. "That's song's not that good," I thought. "Why did they put THAT on there?"
"Do You Feel It, Too?" is a song I never really cared for. It always sounded like a song that the band never really quite figured out what they wanted to do with. When the alternate version of the song was released on the Pickin' Up The Pieces" CD (which I am now convinced came from the sessions for "Poco", this feeling was confirmed. I finally heard a melody in the song that had escaped me when I had nothing with which to compare the "From The Inside" version. I think the alternate version is superior to this one, and they should have used it.
"Ol' Forgiver" is Cotton's "old man" voice at its worst. I don't know about it being the WORST Poco song, as some have stated, but it's definitely a contender in my book.
"What If I Should Say I Love You?" - see "What Am I Gonna Do?" I feel the same way about this song.
"Just For Me And You" is the only song I really think works on this album, and the only one I really enjoy listening to from it.
If you like this album, more power to you - what a boring world if we all had the same taste, but it does little for me. When I first bought it on vinyl, I really hated it, but have come to see some small virtues (mentioned above) and do listen to it occasionally. I had the same experience with "Legacy" when I bought it, and with "Head Over Heels" too, for that matter, though I find much more to appreciate about HOH these days than I ever did in the past. If you're looking for one of Poco's better Epic albums, definitely PASS on this one.
Despite this, "From the Inside" is a great record, largely due to the strong material and great musicianship. Cotton's "Bad Weather" and "Railroad Days" are top notch and Furay's "Just for Me and You", "What if I Should Say I Love You" and "You Are the One" are nothing short of fantastic.
If there is a downside to this record it is that it is a little short on rockers. Much like the Byrds' "Ballad of Easy Rider" album, this is a laid back release that shows that the band could produce mellower material and still sound great.
The simple truth was that I was stunned. Completely stunned. Again, this sounds as the same, alive, malicious woman who portrayed those "affirmative women" on TV (per her own words). She mocks her own voice, recalling the humiliation of being mistaken for the man of the house through the phone ... and some--who buy this disk with the intent of getting a faultless musical performance--might agree (and according to some reviews her, HAVE agreed) that her voice is perhaps too deep, too cutting, not pure enough. But this is NOT (and I stress it) a musical performance per se, it is not a perfectly rounded voice singing perfect standards.
What this disc is? A drama performance. The songs are intermissed with speech interludes, during which Bea narrates anecdotes from her past experience as an actress--and that's is PRECISELY what is MAGIC. You feel as though she's inviting you to witness the high points of her life, and it's a very nice place. The songs, seem alive as rarely before, because they are performed. She renders them with life, and make the most of her abilities.
I really appreciated some of the smaller things. You get to recognize her trademark, slightly embarassed, `You know' ... She'll make you laugh with good natured reminiscence ("A Mother's Ingenuity"!); some of the songs are delightfully imperfect, (I learned to love the half-sung/half-spoken "What Do You Start" ...), some others are wonderfully dynamic ("What Can You Get a Nudist For Her Birthday?", "Threepenny Opera/Pirate Jenny" ...), but all are very enjoyable ...
Be it "Isn't He Adorable?" or "If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It" ... every track on this disc will have you fondly reminisce or curiously discover the career of one helluva woman.
You really can't be disappointed. I promise.
If only we could have a visual as well!
Bea is most known for her role on the sitcoms Golden Girls and Maude, but she's done so much theater work as well.
She was in the cast of the original U.S production of "Threepenny Opera" starring Lotta Lenya, and in the original cast of "Fiddler On The Roof" and "Mame". But Bea started her theater career in a show called "The Shoestring Revue".
Bea stoled the scene every night when she performed as yente the Matcmaker on "Fiddler On The Roof" and she also got a hole lot of response as Vera Charles on "Mame", starring Angela Lansbury. In this live performence Bea performs a collection of songs chosen by herself, such as, "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "Isn't He Adorable", "Fifty Percent" and her theme song from Mame "The Man In The Moon". Bea is absolutely one of our time finest performers, with her witty sence of knowledge and her indefiable voice she has establised herself as a broadway legend, alongside Judy Garland, Elaine Stritch, Mary Martin. She is one of the last broadway female legends alive. And still going strong, Bea is rounding 80, but you wouldn't notice.
Do yourself a favour and take a trip down down memory lane, it's your chance to hang out with the last female broadway legend around.
The guys are no strangers in the music world. Derek Sherinian is probably best known for his brief time with Dream Theater, Tony MacAlpine is the whitest black guitar player in existence who has played everything from fusion-jazz with Cab to neoclassical metal with Vitalij Kuprij, Virgil Donati has artists from all around the world willing to pay him obscene amounts of money just to play session drums for them, and temporary live bassist Dave LaRue has been employed by the likes of John Petrucci and Steve Morse. Naturally, this might mean ego, and ego might mean a supergroup doomed to fail. However, Planet X do not fail. If I didn't know better, I'd say that there was an invisible bio-cable on stage connecting all four of them and transferring brain matter back and forth in order to create a giant synergy dome, bringing out the absolute best in all four players and channeling it into a central pool of instrumental perfection from which the players may pull at will. Hmm.
Meanwhile, back in reality...
Live From Oz features seven tracks from Universe, one track from Moonbabies, three solo spots, and the Atlantis trilogy from Derek Sherinian's Planet X album (which I have not heard, so I'm not sure what these three tracks sound like in the studio). I can't speak for Atlantis, but otherwise each song is performed more or less faithfully to the original - that is, all the metal-fusion shredding, alien drumming, and "damn I wish I was a guitar player!"-keyboarding is nailed to perfection and comes through crystal clear, and the transitions inbetween are smooth and natural. Tony manages to take Steve Vai's squealing, Yngwie Malmsteen's neoclassical wankery, and Allan Holdsworth's legato mastery and twist them all into something oddly compelling. It isn't all shred, though... there are plenty of slow, soaring, and beautiful solos and leads that feel like they would be more at home on a Weather Report record. Derek actually does a lot of atmospheric support work throughout the set as opposed to simply trying to stroke his ego by competing with Tony all the time, which is good, because I've always been of the mind that Derek is better when he focuses on ambience than when he's pretending to be a second lead guitar. Not to worry, though, Tony and Derek still have enough crazy unisons and duels to keep the die-hard proghead drooling. Virgil is pure insanity, as usual... I don't think there's a single straightforward groove to be found anywhere in the 70+ minutes of this show that lasts for more than a few seconds. He sits back there, doing absurd stuff like rolls that use both ends of his sticks (the heads doing the snare, and the butts doing the toms, or vice-versa), playing with each of his four limbs in different meters, employing syncopation techniques from hell, performing one-footed double-bass runs that are faster than or as fast as most players can do with two feet, doing one-handed treks across his obscene kit at lightning speeds while keeping a steady hi-hat rhythm with his other hand, and other things that would make us mere mortals gape in awe.
Song-wise, the Atlantis trilogy is what really took my breath away here. "Apocalypse 1470 BC" starts off in typical Planet X fashion - Tony wailing away, Derek providing futuristic soundscapes, and Virgil working on a brain aneurism. However, that ends abruptly about one minute in as Virgil apparently grows another pair of arms and, while maintaining a straightforward hi-hat/snare backbeat, embarks on a speedy cross-kit hike (with Tony and Derek along for the ride) that can only be described as sounding like somebody had just hit the fast-forward button right in the middle of a dense instrumental jam. Jaw, meet floor. This general idea of multiple rhythms being played simultaneously at multiple speeds is repeated in several variations until the song comes to an end. A smooth bass solo from Dave LaRue marks the start of "Sea of Antiquity", backed by Derek's piano. Tony takes over about a minute in with a solo of his own that runs the gamut from soaring, emotional vibrato work to wild shredding and sweeping... and he takes the song to its end. "Lost Island" indulges in some upbeat, dreamy melodies from the getgo that really do make you feel like you're peacefully relaxing on some lost island in the middle of nowhere. A third of the way in, the guys briefly lapse into the craziness that we heard on "Apocalypse 1470 BC", with Virgil keeping a slow beat on the hi-hat while going into fast-forward mode on the remainder of his kit to meet up with Tony and Derek. From there, ideas clash from all directions until everything climaxes into a sprawling, expansive, epic-sounding closing sequence that isn't unlike the end of Dream Theater's "Hell's Kitchen". Very beautiful.
The solo spots are mostly typical. Especially Virgil's and Tony's... except for the thing where Virgil's is sandwhiched right in the middle of "Warfinger", which I suppose works out well. Derek's solo, or at least the second half of it, sort of reminds me of the background music to Master of Orion 2, only drenched in a futuristic synth sound (probably not the best point of reference, as the game isn't exactly popular, but oh well). That's a good thing, in case you were wondering.
I can't really think of anything negative to say, so I'll just say that this is absolutely mandatory for any fan of progressive metal and/or metal-fusion. Even those people who are allergic to bands like Dream Theater, Andromeda, and Dreamscape should check this out, because it's on a completely different level.
I guess the suits at the labels figure that the built-in fans for this type of music will buy the CDs and maybe that's enough for them, who knows. Too many mediocre bands out there who can barely tune their instruments get overhyped while bands like this get overlooked except for the hardcore fans.
If you like progressive fusionesque music by some great musicians then get this disc. The fact that you're on this page is a good start, so I'll do what the record labels won't or aren't doing, and that's telling you to GET THIS CD!!!
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In many ways this album is of a supergroup - everyone of these musicians are at the top of their craft, seasoned and admired and (employed!) by other musicians who know how brilliant they are! Clearly Vai knew who he needed to back his DVD 'Live at the Astoria' as both Tony MacAlpine and Virgil Donati were his number 1 support musicians.
John Petrucci, Steve Morse, Mike Portnoy and now Derek Sherinian all knew who would best fill the bass role for their respective solo efforts, so although not part of the Planet X band as such, Dave Larue is the special guest bassist for this tour and his note for note runs that follow Tony and Derek are more complicated than your average rock lead guitarist can play!
Okay - so the word "complicated" is used. Yes, this music is complicated and intense. You won't be humming it as you go for an Sunday afternoon stroll. But that's what's so compelling about listening to this album - it's an andrenalin rush of power rock fusion. Admittedly the compositions sound quite dark and live in the world of minor keys but the powerful interplay and angular time signatures that chop and change keep you riveted.
Another reviewer said that the poor drummer had to count throughout this album and couldn't just groove in a straight 4/4 . From what I've heard Virgil thrives on odd time signatures - it seems to come naturally and his bass double pedal seems to be in sprint mode rather than marathon groove. From an interview I've read, the mighty Simon Phillips, who mixed this album and who is still one of the world's greatest drummers, said he was blown away by Virgil's playing and sometimes couldn't even contemplate playing what Virgil did effortlessly. Sometimes I listen to this album and think that Virgil is what stops this from being an overblown, bombastic shredfest. The drumming is marvelous and gives the ordinary compositions edge.
I've listened to Tony since his first solo album and his "Maximum Security" album is still listed by many as a guitar landmark album. "Live in Oz" shows all Tony's chops but especially his Holdworthian whammy bar nudges and legato playing. This is what gives this album a more fusion feel than straight-out rock instrumental. I far prefer Tony's guitaring here to what I've heard on the CAB album; here some of the solos are quite organic and have space and in places beautiful rather than speedy. Don't worry there is sufficient shred as well on this to make most other so called great guitarists hop for cover!
Derek is remarkably supportive on this live outing - yes, he has the chance to exchange blistering lead lines with Tony on "Pods of Chance" that sound more like duelling guitars than keyboards - but overall I was relieved to note that the main solo instrument was Tony's guitar. Yes, Derek plays all the time but filling the canvas with waves of sound over which Tony wails rather than trying to outdo the guitar with keyboard antics.
Perhaps the one word that captures this album is "exciting". It's no musical masterpiece but rather a showcase of skills that make one laugh at their audacity! The rest of us mere mortals on planet earth can merely applaud!
In a nutshell, if you like talented musicians, this is the cd you've been looking for. Never, and I mean NEVER before have I ever heard a more technically/musically advanced musicians IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. Tony MacAlpine is hands down the most technically advanced guitarist on this planet. Nobody can match up to him, and nobody ever will. Ever. No one. John Petrucci? Forget it. Allan Holdsworth? Nice try.
Nobody.
I mean Virgil Donati is also very advanced. But Tony MacAlpine....he actually scares me now. This album brings out the best of Tony and Virgil AND Sherinian. Its one of the best live albums I own, although it can get a little overwhelming at times.
If you choose to buy this CD, please understand first that Planet X is not intended for humans to listen to. It is so musically advanced that it may seem like music that you would hear in a club on Mars.
Once you get past that, however, you will never be more amazed (or should i say Frightened) by Tony MacAlpine. He literally scares me now.
black" on guitar. I recomend this album to anyone who has a taste for fusion and instrumental types of music. Live at the Oz is the best live album I own. if there was no cheering in the backround you would think this was a studio album
Only "Kiss the Girl" "Reflection" and "Once Upon a Dream" are favorites. It was so strange that "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" which was from "The Lion King" was in this album. This was not from a Disney Princess Movie! And why the song from "Aladdin & the King of Thieves" can be recorded in a Disney Princess album?
I love Disney Princess very much, and I love listening to the wonderful and sweet voices of the Princesses, for example, Ariel, Belle and Pocahontas, even Mulan. Well, where are the songs of the Princesses? And I don't like the songs from "Cinderella-2: Dreams Come True", I think they wouldn't be so terrible if there were no classic Princess songs as reference substance!
This album is really unworthy. It was neither fit for adults nor children, even a Disney fan won't love this. This album might make Disney fans and your kid disappointed, even angry. We want to listen to REAL Disney Princess songs! What we want is not this confusing album. I hope that there won't be any Disney Favoties albums like this. It's really disappointing. I have to say this even though it's not nice: If you buy this, you might be taken in by this. Save your money to buy other better off Disney albums!
The CD begins with "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" by Meg(ara) from Disney's "Hercules." This is one of my favorite Disney movies and this is an excellent track. Meg tries to deny her feelings for Hercules, before finally sort of admitting that she is in love.
Next is "Belle" from "Beauty and the Beast." A wonderful tune of dreams and romance that was nominated for an Academy Award.
Who doesn't enjoy "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" Featuring funny bits by Timon and Pumbaa, excellent harmonies and singing by both Simba and Nala.
"If I Can't Love Her" is from the stage show of "Beauty and the Beast." It's my least favorite track on the CD, but it's still fairly decent and interesting to hear for those who haven't seen this stage show.
"Reflection" is from "Mulan" and I consider it to be possibly be the best track from that movie. Is Mulan is a Disney princess? Well, you can debate that all you want --- I suppose at this point, she's royalty, so I guess she counts.
"Out of Thin Air" is my favorite song "Aladdin and the King of Thieves." Aladdin and Jasmine sing about what it would be like for Aladdin to finally find his father. Jasmine tells Aladdin that he doesn't just come out of thin air. The music on this recalls "A Whole New World" for me.
"Kiss the Girl" is from "The Little Mermaid." It's not my favorite song from that movie --- I would have preferred "Part of Your World." But it'll do all right. And it can't be said that Ariel isn't a Disney princess --- after all, she does marry Prince Eric.
"Once Upon a Dream" is a classic! It's from "Sleeping Beauty." Sure, the little kiddies today may not entirely appreciate this, but I think it's wonderful that they would include a classic like this.
Now, part of the reason for this CD's release was to have a place for the music from the Disney "Cindrella" sequel "Cindrella II." Yes, this is a direct-to-DVD release, but it's a good one. This CD is the only place to find these excellent songs, all performed by Brooke Allison. They also all (except the last one) follow a theme of "being yourself:"
"Follow Your Heart" is about a time when Cinderella was assigned to the preparations for the royal ball. She was given all sorts of instructions, such as not opening the curtains and not inviting commoners in. Finally, she decided to just do things her own way. A lively, upbeat, positive theme.
"The World Is Looking Up To" is about the mouse Jaq and when he decides to become human. Another fun track about being yourself.
"It's What's Inside That Counts" comes from when Cinderella's stepsister Anastasia fell in love. She thought she'd get all dolled up, but learned that she can be loved just for being her.
Finally, "Put It Together" is a wonderfully fun techno remix of the classic "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo." I was surprised this works, but it does, splendidly.
So if you're looking for a Disney CD with great music and are willing to look past any preconceived ideas, then snap this CD up.
Thank you very much for your time
There is no Ariel...just a song by Sebastian. No Cinderella, no Snow White, and why would they place an unknown song from the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast which only has been heard by the people attending the musical?? At least Sleeping Beauty made the grade. My daughter has the movie Cinderella II which the CD promotes, but is not familiar with them to really enjoy these 4 songs.
Again, save your money...some day maybe Disney will set aside some of their money and marketing hunger and put out a CD that any 5 year old princess will enjoy singing along with...BTW isn't Beauty and the Beast being re-released...oh yea, thats why that endless song about Belle is on there..Bon Jour!
Tony Burillo's "There's A New Sound(The Sound of Worms") is a strange, catchy and slightly haunting tune. The Happiest Guys in the World's, "You Can Make a Difference If You Try, Try Try" is an upbeat anthem, and a pretty good blueprint for life. James Kochalka's "Monkey vs. Robot" is hilarious and Michael Shelly's ode to toothbrushing,"Thats Where the Plaque Is" will make every kid want to brush and floss each day. And to top it all off, Barbara Manning and the SF Seals "Kids Pirate Ship" is just plain fun.
A lot of reviews on here are terrible! They say that getting this single is pointless! It's good if you just wanna know what they sound like, as it includes a studio and live recording from them.
Also I'd like to point out that some people that have posted song names need to know how to spell :)
That being said, "From the Inside" is another one of the tracks that has made Linkin Park who they are. Also included on this CD are a live version of both "Runaway" (another awesome song) and "From the Inside".
Overall rating: sweet 50/10
you don't have to buy it. people buy them to collect them...and becuase also these are official and when there is a song on it such as say a HTEP song or a remix. it's the the official release of that un released song. of course people rip them and put them on the net...so it doesn't seem that rare. but alot of the live tracks are firstly released on these singles. of course some arn't...but thats how singles are.
there also meant for people who wan't a video or don't know the band that much but heard a certain song before, so they buy the single.
i collect them and if i need a video i'll buy them. jeee, you people are harsh
Aussie reissue of the 2002 English-language debut for the multi-platinum international superstar includes two bonus remixes of the hit, 'Surrender' (Toronto Chilled Mix Edit & Erick Kupper Radio Mix). Atlantic. 2003.
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1978 concept album for Warner Brothers. Contains 10 tracks, including the top 20 hit 'How You Gonna See Me Now' and nineother 'looney' tunes.Album Details
This Record Apparently Did Come from the Inside. Autobiograpical, 1978 Album from the Scariest Shock-Rocker Himself. This Album, with all Songs Co-Written by Elton John Lyricist Bernie Taupin, Tells of Alice Cooper's Drug Addiction and Subsequent Institutionalization and Treatment for Chemical Dependency. Features the Tracks "Nurse Rozetta" and "Serious" (Where Guitar Virtuoso Steve Lukather Gets a Writing Credit), "Quiet Room", "Inmates (We're all Crazy)" and Six More.Customer Reviews:
Description is not correct........2007-05-11
A Winner personal cd from Alice Cooper!.......2007-03-31
For me "The Quiet Room" and "Nurse Rosseta" are fantastic songs: very personal, dark and beautifully recorded and sung. Also very good is the rest of the cd.
Alice Cooper recorded excelent cds with his former band "The Alice Cooper Band": Killer, School s Out, Billion Dollar Babies are the classic albums by a great line up of musicians, some who never came back from their past behaviour and payd the price. One last thing: "From the Inside" is dedicated to Keith Moon who did not survive.
love it.......2007-01-24
possumsmcbikeritems.......2007-01-10
Great Lyrics and music, his music writer is a genious.
Coopers Most Personal Album.......2006-12-13
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The essential Goth band Bauhaus was already starting to splinter by the time of this final album, so Burning from the Inside is a rickety bridge between fiery, arty intimations of darkness, and the two paths bandmembers later took: singer Peter Murphy's intense new-wave drama, and the more playful dance-club rock groove favored by the others (who went on to Tones On Tail and to Love and Rockets). David J.'s guitar sound, sour and sharp, and the band's dubby production tricks, define these songs more than Murphy's tremulous pronouncements about Antonin Artaud and emotional violence, and the artistic tension makes this their most musically adventurous record, from the tiny groan "Wasp" to the sprawling, doom-laden title track. --Douglas WolkAlbum Description
1988 reissue on Beggars Banquet of their final studio album from 1983 with four bonus tracks not on the U.S. A&M edition: 'Lagartija Nick', 'Here's The Dub', 'Departure' and'The Sanity Assassin'. 14 tracks total, also featuring the single 'She's In Parties'.Customer Reviews:
Dynamic and Full of Surprises.......2006-08-23
remembering bauhaus.......2006-08-05
good but could have been alot better. .......2006-03-15
Bauhaus' Best Album.......2005-11-25
Range.......2005-08-30
All predjudice and expectations aside, I thought is was an unintential masterpiece. The lyrics were fantastic and thought provoking. The music was great. Vocals different than what we were used to but also good. I don`t see the fuss.
She`s In Parties dragged on longer than it should have but may have been the best song.
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From the Inside
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ASIN: B00006LHYC Release Date: 2002-11-05 |
Tracks:
- I Need Love
- Do I Dare
- Surrender
- If That's Love
- It's Not Goodbye
- Love Comes From The Inside
- Every Little Thing You Do
- Everyday Is A Monday
- You Are
- I Do 2 Be
- Without You
- Every Little Thing You do (Piano/Vocal Reprise)
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Already a star in Europe, singer Laura Pausini guns for points west with From the Inside, her English language debut. She just might do it, too--Celine Dion was wildly successful peddling a similar set of gauzy, adult-pop ballads aimed straight at the heart. That said, Pausini eschews histrionics in favor of clear-eyed readings with the emphasis on melody and enunciation. The haunting "Every Little Thing You Do"--which appears twice, as a full-blown suite and a stripped down piano-vocal reprise--is pure gooseflesh, all shooting sonic stars and wispy minor chords behind Pausini's trembling mezzo. "I Do to Be" and "Every Day Is a Monday" (the latter already familiar to Italian and Spanish fans) are shiny, hands-on-hips pop struts and welcome reprieves from From the Inside's abundant slow-burning moments. --Kim HughesAlbum Description
English-language debut from the multi-platinum international superstar! Includes the hits 'Surrender' & 'If That's Love.' Atlantic. 2002.Customer Reviews:
Voice of an Angel.......2007-07-08
makes me wish I studied French harder in high school or really learned Spanish way back when I was involved with my South American amour 20 plus years ago...
one day Pausini will do another album in English I hope and suspect, but until then, let it suffice to say that if you like pop romantic melodies and lyrics this is as good as it gets...
What prompted me to write this is that just walked into the other room and heard the TV playing a song of hers I had never heard called "One More Time" which is the final song from a Kevin Costner film from 1999 called "Message in a Bottle" and while I missed the film and just caught the song during the closing credits I knew it was Laura imediately. Interestingly, this song in English is not on her other albums and the only other english speaking song not on "Fromthe Inside" that I am aware of is "Go the extra mile" which is one of her all time best songs, in my opinion.
Listen to her stuff, she was Grammy Latin artist of the year 2 years ago, for a reason.
Thank you C.L.T. for introducing me to her in 2001. Drop me an email if you see this review, too.
When producers attack.......2007-02-01
The first time I listened through it, I was disappointed (well...mad), though. Another reviewer put it thusly: "it's as if the people handling her english songs don't quite know which ones are best for her". That's for sure, and moreover, they didn't do her any justice in arranging & producing the songs that they DID give her. Laura is great, and there are tracks on this disc where she carries them, but there are also silly mis-steps. Lyrics that just don't work, moments where you know the producer voicecoached her into certain deliveries (how they managed to make her sound like Natalie Imbruglia in one song, I'll never understand), and when you've got one of the finest voices in international pop music, you don't overdub her three times or throw a GOSPEL CHORUS behind her!
Having said that, once you get past the surprise at what her producers did wrong, you can focus on what Laura does right, and she sounds great. This is a good addition to the Pausini catalog, and makes her a little more understandable to people who just don't get why you'd listen to someone singing in Italian or Spanish if you don't speak the language. What I'd really love to hear from Laura is another English album, perhaps a mix of good originals and some carefully selected covers, and maybe a duet or two in there to boot. I found out about her through her appearance with Michael Buble, and fell in love with her voice in that duet.
Good but song selection needs to be better.......2006-11-08
Nice english CD.......2006-02-25
Her Fans Should Not Be Disappointed!.......2006-02-22
Her unbelievable voice once again lifts you up. But nevertheless, no matter how good her performance is, there is no comparison with her Italian songs! Even a couple of older italian songs included here in their english version, they do not feel the same when you listen to them... Italian language, makes a lot of difference. So even if I would recomend this album to anyone, people who want to find out more about Laura, should get started with one of her Italian -or maybe spanish now she's got the Grammy for one of them (Escucha)- albums.
Which one? I couldn't say... I like them all the same. Perhaps "The Best of Laura Pausini, E Ritorno Da Te" which includes a lot of her hits, may be a good idea.
Enjoy!
Cristina
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ASIN: B0000024XI Release Date: 1991-07-02 |
Tracks:
- Hoe Down
- Bad Weather
- What Am I Gonna Do
- You Are The One
- Railroad Days
- From The Inside
- Do You Feel It Too
- Ol' Forgiver
- What If I Should Say I Love You
- Just For Me And You
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Their Weakest Epic LP.......2006-07-12
"Hoe Down" is much too slow to be a good 'hoe down' song. It is not anywhere near as interesting musically or lyrically as their other hoe down songs that came afterward, beginning with "Blue Water/Fool's Gold" from "Crazy Eyes" and ending with "Ashes/Feudin'" on Cowboys & Englishmen."
"Bad Weather" IS a great song, but I never liked the odd quality that Paul Cotton had in his voice at this point in his career. I always thought he sounded like an old man on it, and so have called it his "old man" voice. I also think it goes on a bit too long. It should be noted that Cotton has been quoted as saying that the version of this song he thought was best is the one on "Live." I agree.
"What Am I Gonna Do?" is nicely sung, but I don't think it's any great shakes as a song. I don't dislike it, though.
"You Are The One" is also a moderately pleasant, forgettable song, but, again, no great shakes to my ear.
"Railroad Days" is a pretty good mid-tempo rocker, but it, too, suffers from Cotton's "old man" voice. I do like the song, though.
"From The Inside" is Timothy B. Schmit (now of the Eagles) finding his voice, both as a writer and a singer, but to my ear he is not yet there. Schmit has always been the weakest lyricist in the band (when he was in it) as far as I'm concerned, and I have never really figured out what the heck he meant when he sings that he's "talkin' it over from the inside." From the inside of what? Himself? I suppose that's probably what he means, but it just doesn't have any clarity for me and therefore leaves me cold. Also, I don't think melody is that great. I remember being surprised to see it included on "The Forgotten Trail" when it came out in 1990. "That's song's not that good," I thought. "Why did they put THAT on there?"
"Do You Feel It, Too?" is a song I never really cared for. It always sounded like a song that the band never really quite figured out what they wanted to do with. When the alternate version of the song was released on the Pickin' Up The Pieces" CD (which I am now convinced came from the sessions for "Poco", this feeling was confirmed. I finally heard a melody in the song that had escaped me when I had nothing with which to compare the "From The Inside" version. I think the alternate version is superior to this one, and they should have used it.
"Ol' Forgiver" is Cotton's "old man" voice at its worst. I don't know about it being the WORST Poco song, as some have stated, but it's definitely a contender in my book.
"What If I Should Say I Love You?" - see "What Am I Gonna Do?" I feel the same way about this song.
"Just For Me And You" is the only song I really think works on this album, and the only one I really enjoy listening to from it.
If you like this album, more power to you - what a boring world if we all had the same taste, but it does little for me. When I first bought it on vinyl, I really hated it, but have come to see some small virtues (mentioned above) and do listen to it occasionally. I had the same experience with "Legacy" when I bought it, and with "Head Over Heels" too, for that matter, though I find much more to appreciate about HOH these days than I ever did in the past. If you're looking for one of Poco's better Epic albums, definitely PASS on this one.
Laid Back Poco.......2005-11-04
Despite this, "From the Inside" is a great record, largely due to the strong material and great musicianship. Cotton's "Bad Weather" and "Railroad Days" are top notch and Furay's "Just for Me and You", "What if I Should Say I Love You" and "You Are the One" are nothing short of fantastic.
If there is a downside to this record it is that it is a little short on rockers. Much like the Byrds' "Ballad of Easy Rider" album, this is a laid back release that shows that the band could produce mellower material and still sound great.
Very good, considering...........2005-06-15
Almost A Masterpiece.......2004-10-12
Transition Time.......2004-07-16
I forgot about "Hoedown". What a cool way to open the record. It reaches back to their first album without wanting to relive past memories. A good way to get you sucked in to the record.
Then there's "Railroad Days". I remember watching "Saturday Night Live" in the mid-1990's when the band starting playing this song going into commercial. I nearly fainted when I heard it. "Railroad Days" and "Hurry Up" from their second album are the two best songs Poco ever recorded. It's a darn shame "Railroad Days" did not make "The Forgotten Trail" 2-CD collection. Play this song LOUD.
The rest of the album shows a definite transition into a more rock direction with twinges of country. This record paves the way to their different attack of the mid to late 1970's.
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Bea Arthur on Broadway - Just Between Friends
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ASIN: B00005YTRL Release Date: 2002-02-12 |
Tracks:
- Lamb Recipe
- Fun To Be Fooled
- Introduction
- What Can You Get A Nudist For Her Birthday?
- Auditions
- Isn't He Adorable
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Let's Face The Music And Dance
- Bosom Buddies
- Angela Lansbury
- Threepenny Opera/ Pirate Jenny
- It Never Was YOu
- And Then There's Maude
- Some People
- The Soup Ladle
- Where Do You Start
- Bernie Schwartz
- If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It!
- Personal Hygiene
- Who Cares
- Fifty Percent
- The Nun's Story
- You're Gonna Hear From Me
- The Chance To Sing
- The Man in the Moon is a Lady
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More comedy monologue than musical performance, Bea Arthur's one-woman show Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends collects memories from the silver-haired star's life on Broadway (Fiddler on the Roof, Mame, The Threepenny Opera) and television (Maude, The Golden Girls)."I wanted to see if I had the guts to just come and be myself," Arthur says in this performance recorded in front of a live audience in December 2001. Alongside co-creator and pianist Billy Goldenberg, she offers wry and often funny anecdotes about her career and the people she's worked with (Angela Lansbury, Pia Zadora). When she does sing ... well, even decades ago Arthur didn't have a beautiful voice, but she's well-suited to the comedy songs. And her versions of Kurt Weill's "Pirate Jenny" and Goldenberg's own "Fifty Percent"--while they won't make anyone forget Lotte Lenya or Dorothy Loudon--are effective in their own right. Bea Arthur on Broadway is definitely more Bea than Broadway, but it's a career well worth remembering. --David Horiuchi
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And Then There's BEA!.......2007-01-20
Golden Girl Shines Brightly.......2005-10-21
Alive and Unforgettable.......2004-11-21
The simple truth was that I was stunned. Completely stunned. Again, this sounds as the same, alive, malicious woman who portrayed those "affirmative women" on TV (per her own words). She mocks her own voice, recalling the humiliation of being mistaken for the man of the house through the phone ... and some--who buy this disk with the intent of getting a faultless musical performance--might agree (and according to some reviews her, HAVE agreed) that her voice is perhaps too deep, too cutting, not pure enough. But this is NOT (and I stress it) a musical performance per se, it is not a perfectly rounded voice singing perfect standards.
What this disc is? A drama performance. The songs are intermissed with speech interludes, during which Bea narrates anecdotes from her past experience as an actress--and that's is PRECISELY what is MAGIC. You feel as though she's inviting you to witness the high points of her life, and it's a very nice place. The songs, seem alive as rarely before, because they are performed. She renders them with life, and make the most of her abilities.
I really appreciated some of the smaller things. You get to recognize her trademark, slightly embarassed, `You know' ... She'll make you laugh with good natured reminiscence ("A Mother's Ingenuity"!); some of the songs are delightfully imperfect, (I learned to love the half-sung/half-spoken "What Do You Start" ...), some others are wonderfully dynamic ("What Can You Get a Nudist For Her Birthday?", "Threepenny Opera/Pirate Jenny" ...), but all are very enjoyable ...
Be it "Isn't He Adorable?" or "If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It" ... every track on this disc will have you fondly reminisce or curiously discover the career of one helluva woman.
You really can't be disappointed. I promise.
If only we could have a visual as well!
A trip down memory lane..........2003-10-19
Bea is most known for her role on the sitcoms Golden Girls and Maude, but she's done so much theater work as well.
She was in the cast of the original U.S production of "Threepenny Opera" starring Lotta Lenya, and in the original cast of "Fiddler On The Roof" and "Mame". But Bea started her theater career in a show called "The Shoestring Revue".
Bea stoled the scene every night when she performed as yente the Matcmaker on "Fiddler On The Roof" and she also got a hole lot of response as Vera Charles on "Mame", starring Angela Lansbury. In this live performence Bea performs a collection of songs chosen by herself, such as, "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "Isn't He Adorable", "Fifty Percent" and her theme song from Mame "The Man In The Moon". Bea is absolutely one of our time finest performers, with her witty sence of knowledge and her indefiable voice she has establised herself as a broadway legend, alongside Judy Garland, Elaine Stritch, Mary Martin. She is one of the last broadway female legends alive. And still going strong, Bea is rounding 80, but you wouldn't notice.
Do yourself a favour and take a trip down down memory lane, it's your chance to hang out with the last female broadway legend around.
A Truly Remarkable Accomplishment.......2003-06-16
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Live From Oz
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ASIN: B000063Y0I Release Date: 2002-05-21 |
Tracks:
- Ignotus Per Ignotium
- Inside Black
- Dog Boots
- Atlantis: Apocalypse 1470 BC
- Atlantis: Sea Of Antiquity
- Atlantis: Lost Island
- Derek Sherinian Solo
- Warfinger
- Virgil Donati Solo
- Warfinger Reprise
- Tony Macalpine Solo
- Her Animal
- Europa
- Pods Of Trance
- Bonus Track
Album Description
The first live album from the progressive metal fusion supergroup. All performed during the 2001 Australian tour in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, & Adelaide. 14 tracks, 'Ignotus Per Ignotium', 'Inside Black', 'Dog Boots', 'Atlantis Apocalypse', 'Atlantis Sea of Antiquity', 'Atlantis Lost Island', 'Derek Sherinian Solo', 'Warfinger', 'Virgil Donati Solo', 'Warfinger Reprise', 'Tony MacAlpine Solo', 'Her Animal', 'Europa' & 'Pods of Trance'. 2002.Customer Reviews:
The thunder from down under strikes again..........2007-04-09
The guys are no strangers in the music world. Derek Sherinian is probably best known for his brief time with Dream Theater, Tony MacAlpine is the whitest black guitar player in existence who has played everything from fusion-jazz with Cab to neoclassical metal with Vitalij Kuprij, Virgil Donati has artists from all around the world willing to pay him obscene amounts of money just to play session drums for them, and temporary live bassist Dave LaRue has been employed by the likes of John Petrucci and Steve Morse. Naturally, this might mean ego, and ego might mean a supergroup doomed to fail. However, Planet X do not fail. If I didn't know better, I'd say that there was an invisible bio-cable on stage connecting all four of them and transferring brain matter back and forth in order to create a giant synergy dome, bringing out the absolute best in all four players and channeling it into a central pool of instrumental perfection from which the players may pull at will. Hmm.
Meanwhile, back in reality...
Live From Oz features seven tracks from Universe, one track from Moonbabies, three solo spots, and the Atlantis trilogy from Derek Sherinian's Planet X album (which I have not heard, so I'm not sure what these three tracks sound like in the studio). I can't speak for Atlantis, but otherwise each song is performed more or less faithfully to the original - that is, all the metal-fusion shredding, alien drumming, and "damn I wish I was a guitar player!"-keyboarding is nailed to perfection and comes through crystal clear, and the transitions inbetween are smooth and natural. Tony manages to take Steve Vai's squealing, Yngwie Malmsteen's neoclassical wankery, and Allan Holdsworth's legato mastery and twist them all into something oddly compelling. It isn't all shred, though... there are plenty of slow, soaring, and beautiful solos and leads that feel like they would be more at home on a Weather Report record. Derek actually does a lot of atmospheric support work throughout the set as opposed to simply trying to stroke his ego by competing with Tony all the time, which is good, because I've always been of the mind that Derek is better when he focuses on ambience than when he's pretending to be a second lead guitar. Not to worry, though, Tony and Derek still have enough crazy unisons and duels to keep the die-hard proghead drooling. Virgil is pure insanity, as usual... I don't think there's a single straightforward groove to be found anywhere in the 70+ minutes of this show that lasts for more than a few seconds. He sits back there, doing absurd stuff like rolls that use both ends of his sticks (the heads doing the snare, and the butts doing the toms, or vice-versa), playing with each of his four limbs in different meters, employing syncopation techniques from hell, performing one-footed double-bass runs that are faster than or as fast as most players can do with two feet, doing one-handed treks across his obscene kit at lightning speeds while keeping a steady hi-hat rhythm with his other hand, and other things that would make us mere mortals gape in awe.
Song-wise, the Atlantis trilogy is what really took my breath away here. "Apocalypse 1470 BC" starts off in typical Planet X fashion - Tony wailing away, Derek providing futuristic soundscapes, and Virgil working on a brain aneurism. However, that ends abruptly about one minute in as Virgil apparently grows another pair of arms and, while maintaining a straightforward hi-hat/snare backbeat, embarks on a speedy cross-kit hike (with Tony and Derek along for the ride) that can only be described as sounding like somebody had just hit the fast-forward button right in the middle of a dense instrumental jam. Jaw, meet floor. This general idea of multiple rhythms being played simultaneously at multiple speeds is repeated in several variations until the song comes to an end. A smooth bass solo from Dave LaRue marks the start of "Sea of Antiquity", backed by Derek's piano. Tony takes over about a minute in with a solo of his own that runs the gamut from soaring, emotional vibrato work to wild shredding and sweeping... and he takes the song to its end. "Lost Island" indulges in some upbeat, dreamy melodies from the getgo that really do make you feel like you're peacefully relaxing on some lost island in the middle of nowhere. A third of the way in, the guys briefly lapse into the craziness that we heard on "Apocalypse 1470 BC", with Virgil keeping a slow beat on the hi-hat while going into fast-forward mode on the remainder of his kit to meet up with Tony and Derek. From there, ideas clash from all directions until everything climaxes into a sprawling, expansive, epic-sounding closing sequence that isn't unlike the end of Dream Theater's "Hell's Kitchen". Very beautiful.
The solo spots are mostly typical. Especially Virgil's and Tony's... except for the thing where Virgil's is sandwhiched right in the middle of "Warfinger", which I suppose works out well. Derek's solo, or at least the second half of it, sort of reminds me of the background music to Master of Orion 2, only drenched in a futuristic synth sound (probably not the best point of reference, as the game isn't exactly popular, but oh well). That's a good thing, in case you were wondering.
I can't really think of anything negative to say, so I'll just say that this is absolutely mandatory for any fan of progressive metal and/or metal-fusion. Even those people who are allergic to bands like Dream Theater, Andromeda, and Dreamscape should check this out, because it's on a completely different level.
THEY JAM!.......2007-03-28
I guess the suits at the labels figure that the built-in fans for this type of music will buy the CDs and maybe that's enough for them, who knows. Too many mediocre bands out there who can barely tune their instruments get overhyped while bands like this get overlooked except for the hardcore fans.
If you like progressive fusionesque music by some great musicians then get this disc. The fact that you're on this page is a good start, so I'll do what the record labels won't or aren't doing, and that's telling you to GET THIS CD!!!
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Live , intense fusion rock roller coaster ride!.......2007-02-03
In many ways this album is of a supergroup - everyone of these musicians are at the top of their craft, seasoned and admired and (employed!) by other musicians who know how brilliant they are! Clearly Vai knew who he needed to back his DVD 'Live at the Astoria' as both Tony MacAlpine and Virgil Donati were his number 1 support musicians.
John Petrucci, Steve Morse, Mike Portnoy and now Derek Sherinian all knew who would best fill the bass role for their respective solo efforts, so although not part of the Planet X band as such, Dave Larue is the special guest bassist for this tour and his note for note runs that follow Tony and Derek are more complicated than your average rock lead guitarist can play!
Okay - so the word "complicated" is used. Yes, this music is complicated and intense. You won't be humming it as you go for an Sunday afternoon stroll. But that's what's so compelling about listening to this album - it's an andrenalin rush of power rock fusion. Admittedly the compositions sound quite dark and live in the world of minor keys but the powerful interplay and angular time signatures that chop and change keep you riveted.
Another reviewer said that the poor drummer had to count throughout this album and couldn't just groove in a straight 4/4 . From what I've heard Virgil thrives on odd time signatures - it seems to come naturally and his bass double pedal seems to be in sprint mode rather than marathon groove. From an interview I've read, the mighty Simon Phillips, who mixed this album and who is still one of the world's greatest drummers, said he was blown away by Virgil's playing and sometimes couldn't even contemplate playing what Virgil did effortlessly. Sometimes I listen to this album and think that Virgil is what stops this from being an overblown, bombastic shredfest. The drumming is marvelous and gives the ordinary compositions edge.
I've listened to Tony since his first solo album and his "Maximum Security" album is still listed by many as a guitar landmark album. "Live in Oz" shows all Tony's chops but especially his Holdworthian whammy bar nudges and legato playing. This is what gives this album a more fusion feel than straight-out rock instrumental. I far prefer Tony's guitaring here to what I've heard on the CAB album; here some of the solos are quite organic and have space and in places beautiful rather than speedy. Don't worry there is sufficient shred as well on this to make most other so called great guitarists hop for cover!
Derek is remarkably supportive on this live outing - yes, he has the chance to exchange blistering lead lines with Tony on "Pods of Chance" that sound more like duelling guitars than keyboards - but overall I was relieved to note that the main solo instrument was Tony's guitar. Yes, Derek plays all the time but filling the canvas with waves of sound over which Tony wails rather than trying to outdo the guitar with keyboard antics.
Perhaps the one word that captures this album is "exciting". It's no musical masterpiece but rather a showcase of skills that make one laugh at their audacity! The rest of us mere mortals on planet earth can merely applaud!
Jaw-dropping, unearthly, uber-advanced musicianship.......2006-03-08
In a nutshell, if you like talented musicians, this is the cd you've been looking for. Never, and I mean NEVER before have I ever heard a more technically/musically advanced musicians IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. Tony MacAlpine is hands down the most technically advanced guitarist on this planet. Nobody can match up to him, and nobody ever will. Ever. No one. John Petrucci? Forget it. Allan Holdsworth? Nice try.
Nobody.
I mean Virgil Donati is also very advanced. But Tony MacAlpine....he actually scares me now. This album brings out the best of Tony and Virgil AND Sherinian. Its one of the best live albums I own, although it can get a little overwhelming at times.
If you choose to buy this CD, please understand first that Planet X is not intended for humans to listen to. It is so musically advanced that it may seem like music that you would hear in a club on Mars.
Once you get past that, however, you will never be more amazed (or should i say Frightened) by Tony MacAlpine. He literally scares me now.
One of the best albums I own.......2004-01-04
black" on guitar. I recomend this album to anyone who has a taste for fusion and instrumental types of music. Live at the Oz is the best live album I own. if there was no cheering in the backround you would think this was a studio album
do yourself a favor and buy this cd every track is flawless and stands out from one another.
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ASIN: B00005Y1ZG Release Date: 2002-02-05 |
Tracks:
- I Won't Say (I'm In Love)
- Belle
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight
- If I Can't Love Her
- Reflection
- Out Of Thin Air
- Kiss The Girl
- Once Upon A Dream
- Follow Your Heart
- The World Is Looking Up To You
- It's What's Inside That Counts
- Put It Together (Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo)
Customer Reviews:
Not much of a Disney Princess CD!.......2006-05-04
Only "Kiss the Girl" "Reflection" and "Once Upon a Dream" are favorites. It was so strange that "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" which was from "The Lion King" was in this album. This was not from a Disney Princess Movie! And why the song from "Aladdin & the King of Thieves" can be recorded in a Disney Princess album?
I love Disney Princess very much, and I love listening to the wonderful and sweet voices of the Princesses, for example, Ariel, Belle and Pocahontas, even Mulan. Well, where are the songs of the Princesses? And I don't like the songs from "Cinderella-2: Dreams Come True", I think they wouldn't be so terrible if there were no classic Princess songs as reference substance!
This album is really unworthy. It was neither fit for adults nor children, even a Disney fan won't love this. This album might make Disney fans and your kid disappointed, even angry. We want to listen to REAL Disney Princess songs! What we want is not this confusing album. I hope that there won't be any Disney Favoties albums like this. It's really disappointing. I have to say this even though it's not nice: If you buy this, you might be taken in by this. Save your money to buy other better off Disney albums!
The Real Reason to Get This CD.......2005-12-31
The CD begins with "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" by Meg(ara) from Disney's "Hercules." This is one of my favorite Disney movies and this is an excellent track. Meg tries to deny her feelings for Hercules, before finally sort of admitting that she is in love.
Next is "Belle" from "Beauty and the Beast." A wonderful tune of dreams and romance that was nominated for an Academy Award.
Who doesn't enjoy "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" Featuring funny bits by Timon and Pumbaa, excellent harmonies and singing by both Simba and Nala.
"If I Can't Love Her" is from the stage show of "Beauty and the Beast." It's my least favorite track on the CD, but it's still fairly decent and interesting to hear for those who haven't seen this stage show.
"Reflection" is from "Mulan" and I consider it to be possibly be the best track from that movie. Is Mulan is a Disney princess? Well, you can debate that all you want --- I suppose at this point, she's royalty, so I guess she counts.
"Out of Thin Air" is my favorite song "Aladdin and the King of Thieves." Aladdin and Jasmine sing about what it would be like for Aladdin to finally find his father. Jasmine tells Aladdin that he doesn't just come out of thin air. The music on this recalls "A Whole New World" for me.
"Kiss the Girl" is from "The Little Mermaid." It's not my favorite song from that movie --- I would have preferred "Part of Your World." But it'll do all right. And it can't be said that Ariel isn't a Disney princess --- after all, she does marry Prince Eric.
"Once Upon a Dream" is a classic! It's from "Sleeping Beauty." Sure, the little kiddies today may not entirely appreciate this, but I think it's wonderful that they would include a classic like this.
Now, part of the reason for this CD's release was to have a place for the music from the Disney "Cindrella" sequel "Cindrella II." Yes, this is a direct-to-DVD release, but it's a good one. This CD is the only place to find these excellent songs, all performed by Brooke Allison. They also all (except the last one) follow a theme of "being yourself:"
"Follow Your Heart" is about a time when Cinderella was assigned to the preparations for the royal ball. She was given all sorts of instructions, such as not opening the curtains and not inviting commoners in. Finally, she decided to just do things her own way. A lively, upbeat, positive theme.
"The World Is Looking Up To" is about the mouse Jaq and when he decides to become human. Another fun track about being yourself.
"It's What's Inside That Counts" comes from when Cinderella's stepsister Anastasia fell in love. She thought she'd get all dolled up, but learned that she can be loved just for being her.
Finally, "Put It Together" is a wonderfully fun techno remix of the classic "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo." I was surprised this works, but it does, splendidly.
So if you're looking for a Disney CD with great music and are willing to look past any preconceived ideas, then snap this CD up.
Another Repackaging Of Princess Favorites.......2004-04-21
Thank you very much for your time
Whose Princess Favorites???.......2003-10-15
My daughter is a huge Disney Princess fan, and wants to hear the songs from the Princess movies non-stop. She's only 3, but she does know her princesses, and the girl from Hercules and Nala from the Lion King are definitely NOT princesses! This is also the first time that I've seen Mulan grouped with the princesses.
We wanted music from the classic Disney Princess movies that she loves - Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty & The Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. I do not put Cinderella 2 and Aladdin and the Forty Thieves in that category - were those even released in the theaters, or direct to video?
I am generally a fan of the Disney compilations, but this one feels like a marketing rip-off. Get the Disney Classics 5 CD set if you really want the Princess Favorites - they may be spread out over all the discs, but they are the songs you want to hear!
Save your money!.......2002-04-30
There is no Ariel...just a song by Sebastian. No Cinderella, no Snow White, and why would they place an unknown song from the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast which only has been heard by the people attending the musical?? At least Sleeping Beauty made the grade. My daughter has the movie Cinderella II which the CD promotes, but is not familiar with them to really enjoy these 4 songs.
Again, save your money...some day maybe Disney will set aside some of their money and marketing hunger and put out a CD that any 5 year old princess will enjoy singing along with...BTW isn't Beauty and the Beast being re-released...oh yea, thats why that endless song about Belle is on there..Bon Jour!
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The Michael Feinstein Anthology
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ASIN: B000065DVH Release Date: 2002-05-21 |
Tracks:
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Isn't It Romantic
- Swinging On A Star
- Ask Me Again
- Rhode Island Is Famous For You
- 'S Wonderful
- Wonder Why
- Too Marvelous For Words
- Where Do You Start
- Theme From The Bad And The Beautiful
- Easy To Love
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Who Are You Now?
- You're An Education
- You Are There
- Sophisticated Swing
- Love Can Change The Stars
- Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
- Half Of April (Most Of May)
- Marianne
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- I Love A Piano
Tracks:
- That's Entertainment
- My Favorite Year
- Ten Feet Off The Ground (With Rosemary Clooney)
- I Never Felt Better
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- Kiss Her Now
- The Ugly Bug Ball
- For You, For Me, Forever More
- The Mole People
- And So To Bed
- You're All The World To Me
- Old Friend
- Isn't It A Pity (with Rosemary Clooney)
- Pattisserie
- Open Your Eyes
- For Love Alone
- I Won't Send Roses/Time Heals Everything
- Get Out And Get Under The Moon (with Page Cavanaugh)
- My Romance
- Love Is Here To Stay
- Violin (with Liza Minnelli)
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The line between evangelist and entertainer has always been somewhat indistinct. But as showcased on this 43-track, double-disc collection culled from his '87-'96 recordings for Elektra/Nonesuch/Atlantic, Michael Feinstein's dedication to spreading the gospel of the American song often blurs it beyond recognition. While the singer's pedigree for the task is impeccable (a long-term stint as Ira Gershwin's assistant and early career sponsorship by Liza Minnelli), his interpretations often succeed by playing off a tense axis of fervent emotionalism and a joyous sense of irreverence.If his readings of romantic standards can sometimes tend toward the precious, they're often balanced here by sheer dramatic power and telling insights ("Isn't It Romantic" fairly bristles with ironic chauvinism) and a few loopy curves ("The Mole People," the Sherman Brothers' "The Ugly Bug Ball," and the previously unreleased "Rhode Island Is Famous for You"). Feinstein's dedicated song archaeology is also showcased on several gems: "Violin," a duet with Liza Minnelli; "My Favorite Year," a rejected ballad for the film of that name; the sublime "lost" Gershwin classic "Ask Me Again."
Sprinkled with live performances (the forum where Feinstein's talents seem most energized) and studio outtakes and featuring a lengthy print interview with the singer, the set chronicles both the pioneering efforts of one of pop music's most successful revivalists and, crucially, the cream of his beloved American songwriters, from stalwarts Gershwin, Berlin, and Porter to later legends like Herman, Styne, Lane, Martin, and Mercer. --Jerry McCulley
Album Description
The definitive collection of performances by the Grammy nominated singer features 43 tracks from 14 albums released by Elektra, Elektra Nonesuch, and Atlantic labels from 1987-1996. Plus 8 previously unreleased live tracks only available here 'Rhode Island is Famous For You', 'S Wonderful', 'Alexander's Ragtime Band', 'I Love A Piano', 'Patisserie', 'Get Out And Get Under The Moon' (with Page Cavanaugh), 'Love Is Here To Stay' & 'Violin' (with Liza Minnelli). 2 Digipacks housed in a slipcase with a booklet. Rhino Records. 2002.Customer Reviews:
Mixed feelings.......2005-10-05
Your love for this superb collection will be here to stay..........2002-07-18
He's done it again.......2002-07-15
This is perfect background music for a dinner party for a whole group but especially for two. Light, romantic and just gorgeous. You just can't go wrong when Michael Feinstein is your musical choice.
Way to go Michael, you've done it again!
Absolutely 'S WONDERFUL!.......2002-06-10
This collection not only contains all the favorites one would expect, but a neat group of surprises too. I especially love the duets with people like Liza Minnelli and Rosemary Clooney, and the various collaborative efforts with songwriters like Jule Styne and Burton Lane accompanying Michael at the piano.
This collection is a classic to be treasured. Bravo Michael!
Bravo Rhino!
A beautiful 2 disc CD-another hit for Michael.......2002-06-09
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Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside The Radio
Various Artists Manufacturer: Confidential Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000066BTM Release Date: 2002-05-07 |
Tracks:
- Greasy Kid Stuff - The Dandy Lions
- Ants In My Pants - The Phantom Surfers
- Chicken: Impossible - The Nutley Brass
- You Can Make A Difference If You Try, Try, Try - The Happiest Guys in the World
- That's Where the Plaque Is - Michael Shelley
- There's a New Sound (The Sound of Worms) - Tony Burrello
- Aba-Daba-Do Dance - T. Lance & the Coctails
- Hockey Monkey - James Kochalka Superstar with the Zambonis
- One of these Things - The Fastbacks
- Up and Down - The Mr. T Experience
- Snik Snak Skaduliak - The Go-Nuts
- Monkey's Brain - HoppinHaole Brothers
- Them Bones - The Waco Brothers
- Kid's Pirate Ship - S. F. Seals
- My Little Corner of the World - Yo La Tengo
Album Description
Hi-Fi for small fry! The best of Greasy Kid Stuff, the WFMU hit Saturday morning radio show. Broadcast weekly throughout the New York City area, this playfully ironic take on kids' music is now available for the first time ever on one CD. Many of its songs are previously unreleased.From 1995 to the present, Greasy Kid Stuff has served as a cultural touchstone for hip parents and their equally discerning children. Through weekly Internet broadcasts and archived shows, the program's popularity has spread not only throughout the New York metropolitan area, but nationally and internationally as well.
These tracks, culled from the upper ranks of the annual "Best of Greasy Kid Stuff" countdowns, mark the first commercial release of a Greasy Kid Stuff compilation. Parents and children alike can and will groove, jive and bop to the infectious and funky music on this album!
Customer Reviews:
Punk Rock Kids and Parents.......2003-09-17
Get greasy but stay clean.......2002-06-14
Should Be a Double CD!!!!.......2002-06-01
Tony Burillo's "There's A New Sound(The Sound of Worms") is a strange, catchy and slightly haunting tune. The Happiest Guys in the World's, "You Can Make a Difference If You Try, Try Try" is an upbeat anthem, and a pretty good blueprint for life. James Kochalka's "Monkey vs. Robot" is hilarious and Michael Shelly's ode to toothbrushing,"Thats Where the Plaque Is" will make every kid want to brush and floss each day. And to top it all off, Barbara Manning and the SF Seals "Kids Pirate Ship" is just plain fun.
My only quarrel with this is CD that it isn't twice as long. I can think of another 50 songs that deserve to be included. I hope there is a "Songs From Inside the Radio II" in the future.
GREASY & GREAT.......2002-05-27
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From the Inside
Linkin Park Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0001500KY Release Date: 2004-01-19 |
Tracks:
- From The Inside
- Runaway (Live)
- From The Inside (Live)
Album Description
Taken from the 2003 album 'Meteora'. The title track is backed with two non-LP tracks, 'From The Inside' (Live) & 'Runaway' (Live). Warner. 2004.Customer Reviews:
Try it or don't.......2006-03-27
A lot of reviews on here are terrible! They say that getting this single is pointless! It's good if you just wanna know what they sound like, as it includes a studio and live recording from them.
Also I'd like to point out that some people that have posted song names need to know how to spell :)
A Very Good CD, but the songs can be found elsewhere.......2006-02-13
why?.......2005-10-24
That being said, "From the Inside" is another one of the tracks that has made Linkin Park who they are. Also included on this CD are a live version of both "Runaway" (another awesome song) and "From the Inside".
Overall rating: sweet 50/10
You people are expecting too much.......2004-11-02
you don't have to buy it. people buy them to collect them...and becuase also these are official and when there is a song on it such as say a HTEP song or a remix. it's the the official release of that un released song. of course people rip them and put them on the net...so it doesn't seem that rare. but alot of the live tracks are firstly released on these singles. of course some arn't...but thats how singles are.
there also meant for people who wan't a video or don't know the band that much but heard a certain song before, so they buy the single.
i collect them and if i need a video i'll buy them. jeee, you people are harsh
Falls Apart.......2004-10-31
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