Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle [Explicit Lyrics] [Soundtrack]

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14. Ridin'

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16. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Nicki French,

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Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle [Explicit Lyrics] [Soundtrack]

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Main Title - M-G-M Studio Orchestra & Chorus
Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
Cyclone - M-G-M Studio Orchestra
Come Out, Come Out... - Billie Burke & The Munchkins
It Really Was No Miracle - Judy Garland/Billy Bletcher & The Munchkins
We Thank You very Sweetly - Joseph Koziel/Frank Cucksey
Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead - The Munchkins
As Mayor of the Munchkin City - Billy Bletcher/Pinto Colveg/J.D Jewkes
As Coroner, I Must Aver - Harry Stanton
Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead (reprise) - The Munchkins
The Lullaby League - Lorraine Bridges/Betty Rome/Carol Tevis
The Lollipop Guild - Billy Bletcher/Pinto Colveg/Harry Stanton
We Welcome You to Munchkinland - The Munchkins
Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're Off to See the Wizard - Judy Garland/The Munchkins
If I Only Had A Brain (extended version) - Ray Bolger/Judy Garland
We're Off To See The Wizard (duo) - Judy Garland/Ray Boger
If I Only Had A Heart (extended version) - Judy Garland/Ray Bolger
We're Off To See The Wizard (trio) - Bert Lahr/Ray Bolger,Buddy Ebsen
If I only had the Nerve - Ray Bolger/Jack Haley/Judy Garland
We're Off To See The Wizard (quartet) - Judy Garland/Roy Bolger/Buddy Ebsen/Bert Lahr
Optimistic Voices - M-G-M Studio Orchestra/The Debutantes/The Rhythmettes
The Merry Old Land Of Ozz - Frank Morgan/Judy Garland/Ray Bolger/Jack Haley/Bert Lahr/Tyler Brook/Ralph Sudam/Boby Watson/Ol....
If I were King of The Forest (extended version) - Bert Lahr/Judy Garland/Ray Bolger/Jack Haley/Buddy Ebsen
The Jitterbug (outtake) - Judy Garland/Ray Bolger/Jack Haley/Buddy Ebsen/Bert Lahr
Ding Dong! Emerald City (outtake) - Ken Darby/The M-G-M Studio Orchestra & Chorus
Delirious Escape (extended version)/Delirous Escape Continued/End T itle - The M-G-M Studio Orchestra

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Lions and tigers and bears, the yellow brick road, gamboling midgets, warnings scrawled high above by a skywriting witch: No movie ever imprinted itself on young imaginations or endured in adult memory more than MGM's classic 1939 musical, and no movie score ever hooked as forcefully into our collective cultural memory. This exemplary soundtrack finally treats this deserved classic to a thoughtful and comprehensive rendering (an even more detailed, expanded version was also released simultaneously as a deluxe box) that confirms the enduring power of Harold Arlen's original music and E. Y. "Yip" Harburg's lyrics. On film, the songs unreeled as a mixture of discreet songs and multi-themed medleys with frequent reprises, a presentation preserved here, epitomized in the "Munchkinland Musical Sequence." If not as concise as Bobby McFerrin's legendary, hilarious concert compression of the entire musical story, this telling of The Wizard of Oz relives the film just as vividly. "Over the Rainbow" is here, of course, precisely where it should be in the sequence, as as timelessly luminous and wistful as ever. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Don't give this as a present even to the wicked witch of the west.......2007-03-11

This CD soundtrack of the music from the film the Wizard of OZ is poorly produced. Sound quality is poor. Songs run into each other.

wizard of oz: selections from the original motion picture sountrack.......2006-03-17

The CD came promptly. My grandchildren, children and I had a great time listening to it without watching the DVD and going through all of the scenes. We are very happy with our purchase.

Captivating, just like the movie.......2006-02-03

It is true that CDs created from antquated recording equipment show their age. This one is no exception, but the sound to me is still quite good and it is surprising that the production turned out so well.

I'm sure this has been said already, but if you enjoy the movie the soundtrack is fun to have. My children are entertained by it in the car and I appreciate the imagination it inspires in comparison to watching a movie.

The melodies of Judy Garland are as captivating today as they ever have been. "Over the Rainbow" is a timeless classic I never grow tired of.

Don't be fooled by negative reviews of the sounds quality. The sound is as good as it can be and to my ears, excellent!

Recommended to all Wizard of Oz fans.

Almost Over the Rainbow.......2005-09-08

This version of The Wizard of Oz proves three things: 1) MGM may well have been the Tiffany's of movie studios back in the 30's, but their sound department was pretty primitive; 2) Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg were a stupendous team and Herbert Stothart (MGM's music director) was a darned good arranger; 3) Judy Garland was a miracle.

Hiss, scratches, pops and limited sonic range notwithstanding, you can't beat this recording to provide the essence of the movie. Judy and her fellow cast members (especially Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley) are just wonderful.

The album notes don't point it out, but there's an interesting "extra" performer on many tracks: Buddy Ebsen. Ebsen was cast as the Tin Man (without a heart), and worked for about a week on the film before becoming desperately ill as a result of the toxic aluminum powder that was ground into his makeup. When it was clear that Ebsen wasn't going to recover quickly, he was replaced by Haley. (The makeup formula was replaced, too!) But Ebsen's voice, which had been pre-recorded for performance playback, appears on a number of tracks on this recording.

The Memories of the Wizard of Oz!.......2005-08-05

This CD brings back great memories for me. Just listening to it I can visualize the scenes from the movie. Plus it has one of Judy Garland most memorable songs, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".

Average customer rating:

Another great album from Guthrie and Budd
bliss
Night falls on Budd and Guthrie..and they made a great record.

& Harold Budd - After The Night Falls
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Continental
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And Their Refinement of the Decline

ASIN: B000P6R6JW
Release Date: 2007-07-16

Tracks:

How Distant Your Heart
Avenue of Shapes
Seven Thousand Sunny Years
She Is My Strength
Inside, A Golden Echo
Open Book
And Then I Turned Away
Girl with Colorful Thoughts
Turn off the Sun

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It's been more than 20 years since pianist Harold Budd's first full collaboration with guitarist Robin Guthrie's former group, the Cocteau Twins, on The Moon and the Melodies. Primed by their atmospheric collaboration on the score to Mysterious Skin, they pick up where they left off, sans the voice of Elizabeth Fraser, on a pair of matched CDs, After the Night Falls and Before the Day Breaks. Guthrie lays down his signature deep-echo guitar arpeggios and shimmering electric glissandos while Budd drops piano notes, each placed with the elegance and thought of a Zen garden. The latter, whose 2005 retirement appears to have been greatly exaggerated, has lately been stripping away the electronics and making an introspective solo piano music, often born from melodic fragments and languid improvisations. It's nice to hear them framed by Guthrie in an electric gossamer where melodies flutter like tattered cobwebs in the echoing wind. So it's not surprising that some tracks have a tendency to vaporize. Songs with a bit of grounding like "Seven Thousand Sunny Years," with its spare rhythm track and refracting guitars, tend to hold up a little better, while "My Monochrome Vision" just wanders into the drone zone. Of the two albums, After the Night Falls is more structured and formed, although Budd and Guthrie do wait until the last track of Before the Day Breaks to unleash a welcome slice of contrasting aggression with "Turn on the Moon." Totaling 81 minutes between them, I'm not sure why the albums couldn't have been condensed into a single disc, making a tighter, less diffuse statement. Yet both have more than enough moments of sublime melancholy and deep ruminations to provide a soundtrack for that long lonesome film in your mind. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Another great album from Guthrie and Budd.......2007-07-14

This album doesn't seem to cover any new territory that the two haven't done before either together or solo. It's a good listen however. Some of the guitar bits bring back fond memories of Guthrie's work 10 years ago. Overall it's a good addition to your collection. If you're a newbie to the pair, it's an excelent introduction.

bliss.......2007-06-25

I have been a long time fan of the cocteau twins for quite some time. I was also introduced to harold budd when the twins collaberated with him on The moon and the melodies. As far as iam concerned, robin and harold are the perfect duo. Their music weaves together like beautiful tapestry. This is ambient music at its best. After the night falls is the best out of the two disc, but both of them are a must for any fan of both the artist.

Night falls on Budd and Guthrie..and they made a great record........2007-06-21

I'll keep this as brief as possible. I am a long time Harold Budd fan. I own most his albums and have at the least,heard them all. I was a fan of the Cocteau Twins when I was younger,owning at one time most of their work, seeing them in concert once even,... but not so much a fan today as much as Budd. I've owned a copy of the Frasier,Guthrie,Budd collaboration"Moon and Melody" for years, but never heard of a Guthrie/Budd collaboration before,... these were re-released apparently. Now these two sister albums between Robin Guthrie-(CT's guitarist) and Harold Budd, I purchased. They are both great, but I write the review on the Night Falls album, because it is the better of the two, which is saying allot! Simply a truly unique and ambient record. The pieces are separate and stand each on their own, in a singular way. In other words, they are all rather different from each other in approach, but all work well. If you are a Harold Budd fan, you'll love it. If your a Cocteau Twins fan, be warned that Elizabeth Frasier is absent from these records. and they are not like Moon and the Melody, at all..more Budd influenced and slower, but well worth the money regardless. Guthrie's playing is wonderful,spiritual, and interesting throughout.
A sound buy all around for fans of the 4 AD label and Budd's work with them .

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& Harold Budd - Before The Day Breaks
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ASIN: B000P6R6K6
Release Date: 2007-07-16

Tracks:

How Close Your Soul
Formless Path
Minute, A Day, No More
She Is My Weakness
Outside, Silence
Hidden Message
I Returned Her Glance
My Monochrome Vision
Turn on the Moon

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escellent recording
Lovely love music by a classical voice
Perhaps Love
Great
Our wedding songs!

Perhaps Love

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Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time
Very Best of
The Domingo Songbook
John Denver - Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits
Seasons of the Heart

ASIN: B0000025MJ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

He Couldn't Love You More
Sometimes A Day Goes By (From 'Woman Of the Year')
Annie's Song
Time After Time (From 'It Happened In Brooklyn')
To Love
Perhaps Love
Now While I Still Remember How
Yesterday
My Treasure
An American Hymn (From 'East Of Eden')

Customer Reviews:

escellent recording.......2007-05-30

I HAD ORIGINALLY WANTED THIS RECORDING FOR THE SONGS WITH JOHN DENVER. WELL I FOUND MYSELF VERY MUCH TAKEN WITH THE WHOLE CD AND LISTEN TO IT OFTEN.

Lovely love music by a classical voice.......2007-05-07

Love classical voice singing music like this alblum. Ordered a copy for a friend for her birthday. She called and compared Domingo to IL Divo on this CD and another I ordered. We both enjoy a great deal hearing the classical voice alone, or combined with other in old sacred music, some classical (e.g) from Operas like Peter, Elijah, Moses, etc. Some ofthe artists we can no longer find. I recorded some from 70s and 80s to tapes. No CDs except single songs. All were sung in English (I sang and understood the romance languages, some Germanic. Can't remember them. Wish I could. Find I can sing with them, but have a lot going, and spouse does not like anything but "old" country, which I enjoy also.

Perhaps Love.......2007-02-10

I was at a Grieving Class when I first heard this absolutely beautiful music. I had lost my husband of 58 years, one year earlier. I missed him terribly. The words in all of this music were singing to me. The tears were very healing and continue to heal as I listen to this music with Placido Domingo and John Denver. It has HEART. I want more of the romantic voice and passion of Placido Domingo.

Great.......2006-08-06

I listened to this cassette in 1981 and loved it - I lost it in a gazillion moves since then but found it here. And I still love it.

Our wedding songs!.......2006-03-19

Before my wife and I were married in 1984, she asked our church music director to recommend music for a friend of hers to sing at the wedding. He asked her if she preferred religious or secular music. Since she was open to either, he said the he had recently bought the album "Perhaps Love" and he loved the music. He especially recommended two songs - "Perhaps Love" and "My Treasure." Everyone at the wedding loved the music, and these are still two of our favorite songs.

We've worn out two casette tapes, so I recently ordered the CD.

If you haven't heard the album, it probably seems like a weird combination of voices and styles, but it actually works incredibly well. If you like love songs, I can't imagine not liking this.

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Great to Hear All those great Voices from the Past
A Good One!

Greatest Hits: Broadway

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Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals

ASIN: B0000029PM
Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

Oklahoma!: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - John Raitt/Franz Allers
On The Town: New York, New York - Michael Kermoyan/Adolph Green/John Reardon/Cris Alexander & Chorus/Leonard Bernstein
Annie Get Your Gun: I Got The Sun In The Morning - Doris Day/Franz Allers
Fiddler On The Roof: If I Were A Rich Man - Topol/Gareth Davies
West Side Story: Tonight - Larry Kert/Carol Lawrence/Max Goberman
The Sound Of Music: The Sound Of Music - Mary Martin/Frederick Dvonch
My Fair Lady: On The Street Where You Live - Jerry Lanning/Theodore Saidenberg
Annie: Tomorrow - Andrea McArdle/Peter Howard
The Music Man: Seventy-Six Trombones - The Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams
Anything Goes: You're The Top - Eileen Rodgers/Hal Linden/Julian Stein
Bye Bye Birdie: Put On A Happy Face - Dick Van Dyke/Elliot Lawrence
Mame: Open A New Window - Angela Lansbury & Cast/Don Pippin
Strike Up The Band: Strike Up The Band - The Chestnut Brass Co.
Sweet Charity: Hey, Big Spender - Helen Gallagher/Thelma Oliver/Fan-Dango Girls/Fred Werner
Bells Are Ringing: Just In Time - Judy Holliday/Sydney Chaplin/Milton Rosenstock
Gypst: Together, Wherever We Go - Ethel Merman/Jack Klugman/Sandra Church/Milton Rosenstock
Cabaret: Cabaret - Jill Haworth/Harold Hastings
Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night - The Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams
Show Boat: Ol' Man River - William Warfield/Franz Allers
A Chorus Line: What I Did For Love - Priscilla Lopez & Cast/Don Pippin
A Little Night Music: Send In The Clowns - Glynis Johns/Harold Hastings

Customer Reviews:

Great to Hear All those great Voices from the Past.......2007-07-05

I just wanted to confirm what the first reviewer had to say about this CD. To hear Ethyl Merman, Mary Martin, Andrea McCardle etc. singing their trademark songs brought a lot of memories from the mid-centry musical theater back again. The last song by Glynis Johns is especially poignant.
You certainly can't beat the price!

A Good One!.......2006-11-10

This is a very good CD, mostly because it's the original artists. I've had some that were re-recorded by no name artists that were ghastly. This one is a really good one--including the sound quality. If I had one wish, I would wish it were longer!

Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Overtures [Hybrid SACD]

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Wow!

Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Overtures [Hybrid SACD]

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ASIN: B000QEIM8W
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

Harold en Italie, Op. 16 (Harold in Italy); Harold aux
Harold en Italie, Op. 16 (Harold in Italy); Marche des pèlerins (March
Harold en Italie, Op. 16 (Harold in Italy); Sérénade (2007 SACD
Harold en Italie, Op. 16 (Harold in Italy); Orgie des brigands (Orgy of
Béatrice et Bénédict Overture (2007 SACD Remastered)
Le Corsaire Overture (2007 SACD Remastered)
Benvenuto Cellini Overture (2007 SACD Remastered)
Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 (2007 SACD Remastered)
Harold en Italie, Op. 16 (Harold in Italy); Harold aux montagnes
Harold en Italie, Op. 16 (Harold in Italy); Marche des pèlerins (March
Harold en Italie, Op. 16 (Harold in Italy); Sérénade (5.1 Surround
Harold en Italie, Op. 16 (Harold in Italy); Orgie des brigands (Orgy of
Béatrice et Bénédict Overture (5.1 Surround Mix)
Le Corsaire Overture (5.1 Surround Mix)
Benvenuto Cellini Overture (5.1 Surround Mix)
Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 (5.1 Surround Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2007-07-14

First of all, the music itself is simple beautiful and amusing. It's light-hearted and fun to listen to. On the level of interpretation, I believe that Munch's approach to the music of this repertoire is second to none. He just handles the Boston Symphony Orchestra right and has a way of accenting the wonderful tempos and themes; the result is magical! In the "Harold in Italy", who better than Primrose? I felt that the overtures were just as enjoyable as the main item on this new recording in RCA's Living Stereo Hybrid-SACD collection.

All together, the sound is simply spectacular and the level of musicianship is of the highest caliber. This recording is well worth your money!

The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

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Some interesting choices, indeed
Great CD
Great selections, but bad transfers
Yes this is Some of the Best of Broadway!
The music of Broadway comes alive

The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

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ASIN: B0002W4T9E
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

There's No Business Like Show Business
Swanee
Ol' Man River
You're The Top
Oklahoma
Luck Be A Lady
I Could Have Danced All Night
America
My Favorite Things
People
If I Were A Rich Man
The Impossible Dream
Cabaret
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One
Tomorrow
Memory
The Music Of The Night
Good Morning Baltimore
Defying Gravity

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A companion to the fabulous PBS series, the 21-song, 77-minute The Best of "Broadway: The American Musical" provides about as good a single-disc compilation as anyone could hope for. (There's also a five-CD version.) What sets it apart from so many other "best of Broadway" collections is its breadth--because it had access to a variety of record-label vaults it doesn't have to try to disguise gaps by using revivals or solo recordings. Here you get all the authentic stuff, including: Paul Robeson singing "Ol' Man River" from the first modern American musical, Show Boat; Ethel Merman singing "You're the Top"; the title song from Oklahoma!; Julie Andrews singing "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady; West Side Story's "America"; Betty Buckley singing "Memory" from Cats; Hairspray's "Good Morning Baltimore"; and "Defying Gravity" from Wicked, the newest show discussed in the PBS series. And it's hard to argue with the songwriters represented: Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Frank Loesser, Lerner and Loewe, Leonard Bernstein, Bock and Harnick, Kander and Ebb, Stephen Sondheim, and Andrew Lloyd Webber, among others. Obviously, no single-disc compilation could ever please everyone (did we really need two ALW songs?), but as a sampler intended for people who watched the series and want to hear more of the Great White Way, The Best of "Broadway: The American Musical" can't be topped. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Some interesting choices, indeed.......2006-03-02

This is a pretty good compilation, but I have to wonder at some of the choices that went into it.
"Good Morning Baltimore" is almost the least impressive song from Hairspray. "You Can't Stop the Beat" was a much more anthemic song from that show.
I agree that it's too bad Les Mis didn't make it in. I would have traded that for anything Sondheim, although that's a personal preference :) .
Still, the opportunity to hear the original performers and orchestras perform these works, all in one place, is a great deal.

Great CD.......2005-11-01

This one plays in the car, on the ipod and in the house. When the kids were little they would ask if we could take them to "The Street". That is what they called Broadway (little did they know at that time how famous that street is). They still love it and we can not get enough of it. This CD covers the best and makes you want to go and see a live performance. You can not beat that.

Great selections, but bad transfers.......2005-07-27

This is a great taste of broadway. If you enjoyed the B'Way series at all, then you will probably enjoy this CD. My problem with it is that some of the songs sound like they were not remastered at all- the transfer to CD is terrible. The orchestrations in "You're the top" by Ethel Merman are muffled, and the song sounds like it was taken straight from an old record and slapped onto the CD without fixing it up. It doesn't sound very clear, which is a bit upsetting and annoying. Maybe this is just because that particular recording is older than some of the songs chosen to be on this CD. The more modern songs sound crisp and new and beautiful. "Swanee" is also very low quality as if it were just taken off of a record and put on the CD without any restoration. I just feel that these songs deserved better treatment and that we as customers deserve better treatment. Decca could have restored these songs and made them sound really good, but they decided just to slap them on the CD without touching them up.

I am surprised that nothing was chosen to be on this recording from Les Miserables since it had been on Broadway for 16 years and its tour is running until 2006. There were selections from Cats, Phantom of the Opera and Wicked, so I am not sure why nothing was chosen from Les Miserables.

Other than these few nit pickings, I think that this is a great introduction to musicals. It gives a little taste across the spectrum. Try getting the cast recordings of the songs that you really like on this collection. It's worth buying if you're a huge broadway fan.

Yes this is Some of the Best of Broadway!.......2005-04-08

This CD from Decca Broadway is a wonderful selection of some of

the "Greatest Hits" of the Broadway stage. Decca and Sony have

done an excellent job of remastering the various recordings, some

of which still show some of their age, but come across quite

well. Are there a lot of songs that I would have put on this

disc? Yes, but the ones on here are good choices. I may have to

get a copy of the Five disc set and the DVD's just to see if any

more of my favorites made it on the list. What this disc seems to

try to do is show the evolution of the Broadway song from it's

early days to the present. It succeeds quite well I think.

If you enjoy Broadway theater this CD is a must!

The music of Broadway comes alive.......2004-10-07

I loved listening to this CD. The music from Broadway's best loved musicals are on this album. I recogized most of these songs, even though I've only seen a few of them on the local stage. I have so many favorites on this CD. It is hard to pick one. I'm a big fan of Barbara Streisand. I loved her performance of People from Funny Girl. Memory is the hit song from the musical Cats. Betty Buckley's performance of this song is so emotional and sincere.

I loved the song Annie. It is a wonderfully optimistic song performed by the original Annie Andrea McArdle. Another highlight for me is the song One performed by the cast of a Chorus Line. Luck Be A Lady Tonight is another of my favorite broadway songs on this CD from Guys and Dolls. The music of the night is a beautiful song by Michael Crawford from Phantom of the Opera. Richard Kiley has such a strong and powerful voice. He sounds so inspirational singing The Impossible Dream from Man from La Mancha. My dream is to see some musicals on Broadway someday and listen to these songs performed live.

I'm surprised that there isn't any music from Miss Saigon or Jesus Christ Superstar included here. I think they are classic musicals with great songs Maybe they will appear on a future compilation from PBS.

Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Greatest Hits

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harold melvin & the blue notes cd
short run time, mediocre selection
Still Shining
Love those "Part 1" songs!
Superb lyrics and music - lifeless sound

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Where Are All My Friends
Wake Up Everybody (Part l)

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harold melvin & the blue notes cd.......2007-05-07

Thankyou for my order of this cd. Brings back great memories of good times and good music, that will always be in style. DEG

short run time, mediocre selection.......2006-02-08

only ten songs, so only a 30 min or so run time; and of the ten songs selected, i would say that half were great, the other half were mediacore background music with no oomph..

Still Shining.......2005-12-25

Even after Teddy Pendergrass, the most famous member left the Bluenotes the group led by Harold Melvin was still successful. My favourites include "Bad Luck Pt l, Wake up Everybody Pt l" and that ol' couples roller skating classic "If You Don't Know me by Now". Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes may not had as many hits nor lasted as long on the music scene as their contempories but the music was special and still endures. Rest in Peace, Harold.

Love those "Part 1" songs!.......2005-10-01

I used to have a different Harold Melvin collection, but listening to them sing "Sorry I lost it" for about 5 minutes on "The Love I Lost" just got to me. I know some people need that, but I'm fine with these radio edits. Heck, I grew up listening to those versions, so I've always been used to them.
Anyway, no one makes music like this anymore. No one. Ah, back then they used real orchestras for strings. And Teddy's just working it to death! My fave vocal of his is on "Bad Luck", social commentary with a beat! Great dance music, not disco, but dance music (yeah, there's a difference!).

Superb lyrics and music - lifeless sound.......2005-06-15

No doubt, these lyrics and music are superb; after all, this is why I purchased this CD. What wonderful memories! But, this particular CD's sound quality is lifeless and dimensionless. I didn't intend for this CD to be simply background music, as I like to become "drawn into" the recording, but that's all I can do. What a disappointment!

I have ordered many wonderful CD's from Amazon that sound great, but felt compelled to write and warn others.

I give this CD at 5-star rating for its lyrics and music, but only a 1-star for it's sound quality. With engineering like this, its no wonder so many would rather use free music-sharing services on the Internet rather than make a purchase.

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Evokes Images Of Past Thru Gauzy Light Filtered Images
I can't say enough great things about this music!
Perhaps the best of the Ambient Series
Haunting, calm and beautiful
if you have anxiety, forget meds, buy Brian Eno

Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror
Harold Budd & Brian Eno
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002PZVHA
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

First Light
Steal Away
The Plateaux Of Mirror
Above Chiangmai
An Arc Of Doves
Not Yet Remembered
The Chill Air
Among Fields Of Crystal
Wind In Lonely Fences
Failing Light

Customer Reviews:

Evokes Images Of Past Thru Gauzy Light Filtered Images.......2007-04-07

The music on this album always takes me inside myself and makes me reflective about my life. The first track in particular evokes memories of past as if seen from a distance through a gauzy haze. Very emotionally cleansing.

Very similar in theme/texture to "The Pearl". In fact they could have easily been a dual CD. Hard to believe they were recorded four years apart.

Other recommendations of minimalist ambient music include "Quiet Music" and "Structures From Silence" by Steve Roach.

I can't say enough great things about this music!.......2007-01-19

I've just recently become a fan of Brian Eno's ambient music, and it's all great, but this record in particular is truly outstanding. Harold Budd's piano playing and Eno's production and treatments complement each other perfectly, giving rise to a truly spectacular ambient music experience. Eno's goal for ambient music was to create music that was rewarding to listen to either at low or normal volumes, and that's certainly the case here. I love all kinds of music, but ambient music can't be beat as a background for working or reading (which was the intention). This music is also good for meditating or for having in the background when talking with friends. It's relaxing, lyrical, beautiful, and uplifting. I've known about Eno for a long time, but I wasn't familiar with Harold Budd before the Ambient series; I'll have to look more deeply into his catalogue. Strongly recommended.

Perhaps the best of the Ambient Series.......2006-05-05

A breathtaking album of ambient music stretching from the First Light of Dawn to the Failing Light of Twilight. Calm, epic and transcendent, this music will refresh your mind like a cold stream high in the mountains.

The cover art shows an image of land and ocean as if one were floating high above it. Perhaps one is looking at a map. You can see lines crossing the ocean and connecting with the surrounding landscape. The music maps out the texture of the albums world, chiming like shining jewels in the night.

Best moments are:

"First Light"
"Arc of Doves"
"Among fields of Crystal"

Haunting, calm and beautiful.......2005-07-28

My dad first turned me onto Brian Eno. I bought "Here Come the Warm Jets" and loved it. After that I decided to start acquiring more of his discography. I was quite suprised when I bought this cd and stumbled into his ambient phase. Well, let me tell you, it was quite different from his past forays of loud guitars, electronic treatments, and quirky neurotic vocals that I had been accustomed to. Yet, the change in direction was in no way lacking from the quality that I had herd on his past records. It was just a different genre.

I can't really describe ambient music so I will simply use Brian Eno's own words "background music that is herd over the tinkling of forks and knives". It's definitely intersting but you have to be in a peaceful state to appreciate it. I have often found the best way to enjoy this cd is to put in on in a dark room and lay down. When you are calm you can appreciate the slow crawling pianos, soft noises, and slow building crescendos and waves of sound.

This may not exactly be your cup of tea, but if you are into trying something different I say give it a shot. I did and I really enjoyed it. Of his ambient pieces this is probably my favorite with "The Pearl" as a close runner up.

if you have anxiety, forget meds, buy Brian Eno.......2005-06-28

Rarely do I ever give an item on my reviews 5 stars. This review may not even be read as this album is a lost treasure. I just have to say, I don't know what it is that this album does to me. It puts me into some very, very calm zoned out mode. I can't explain it, maybe this is how people feel after serious meditation and yoga. Just so relaxing and mellow. Honestly, my stress and worry are put aside when I put this CD in. I just can't put into words the mood/zone it puts me in, almost a spiritual feeling. Odd that music can do that huh? Especially these 3 songs on this CD make me feel like I just popped a valium: Not Yet Remembered, First Light, Failing Light.
When I need to balance out my thoughts, return to my inner peace. I play this CD. WHich has to be my all time favorite CD. It even makes my mean cat sit down and stretch out and close his eyes (honest). Picture yourself on a fall day, it is dreary and overcast, there is a breeze, leaves blowing past you, and you are sitting on the edge of water, like a river or lake, and feel this incredible sense of well being ..If you check it out, just remember it is ambience and instrumental.

With a Song In My Heart (from the 1952 film)/ Pal Joey (with 1952 cast members)

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with a song in my heart/pal joey sound tracks
With A Song In My Heart CD
A Jane Froman double feature.
"Pal Joey's" Pal
another great twofer from DRG

With a Song In My Heart (from the 1952 film)/ Pal Joey (with 1952 cast members)

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ASIN: B0000AGWH6
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

Opening
It's A Good Day
Tea For Two
Blue Moon
That Old Feeling
Embraceable You
Get Happy
I'll Walk Alone
They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
I'm Thru With Love
An American Medley
WIth A Song In My Heart
Overture
You Mustn't Kick It Around
I Could Write A Book
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What Is A Man?
Happy Hunting Horn
Bewitched
Pal Joey
The Flower Garden Of My Heart
Zip
Plan You Now, Dig You Later
In Our Little Den
Do It The Hard Way
Take Him
Bewitched (Reprise)
Finale

Album Description

First time collection on CD! This Jane Froman package features the 1952 Broadway Revival of "Pal Joey" (where Jane provided the lead vocals for Vivienne Segal) along with the original soundtrack to "With Song in My Heart" - the 1952 film starring Susan Hayward in the life story of Jane Forman (Jane provided vocals for the film). The classic Rodgers & Hart "Pal Joey" album also features a standout performance from a young Elaine Stritch singing her showstopper "Zip." Digitally Remastered.

Customer Reviews:

with a song in my heart/pal joey sound tracks.......2007-03-31

I actually was so pleased to see a CD available because I have been longing for the movie "with a song in my heart" to become available on VHS and then on DVD, and it never has, so now at least I can enjoy the songs from the movie. The cast track from Pal Joey was just an added bonus.

With A Song In My Heart CD.......2007-03-19

I saw the film, "With A Song In My Heart" when I was twelve or thirteen years old and have wanted the sound track for many years. As an impressionable teenager in the 1950s, I have collected over time many of the films from that time on VHS or DVD, to satisfy my memories of the period. I regret that this particular film is not available on VHS or DVD, but, this CD is the next best choice. It is really enjoyable to hear the richness and depth of the voice of Jane Froman, who was one of the best singers of the time. I can still recall many scenes from the film and this CD revives the memories so well.

A Jane Froman double feature........2006-09-16

This DRG CD pairs two recordings starring Jane Froman.

WITH A SONG IN MY HEART

Susan Hayward played Jane Froman in the film but Froman herself dubbed the vocals. This album of songs was originally issued as a 10" Lp. None of the tracks are taken from the film: They are all studio re-recordings. Later, Capitol re-released it as a 12" LP with two extra songs added. It is that expanded [program included here. Froman is in great voice, though the orchestrations are overly lush and string heavy. Still, the songs include such standards as "It's a Good Day", "Get Happy", and "Embraceable You" making for an enjoyable mini-concert.

PAL JOEY

Capitol's cast album of the 1952 revival has long been a collector's item. The original Lp was deleted in 1960 and did not resurface until Broadway Angel released it on CD (briefly) in 1993. As the stars of the revival Harold Lang and Vivienne Segal had already made a studio cast album for Columbia - an album that helped inspire the revival - they were unable to re-record their songs for Capitol, and the label turned to Jane Froman and Dick beavers to fill in. The revised orchestrations sound dated now, but here is a chance to hear Elaine Stritch singing "Zip" and to enjoy the lusty voice of Helen Gallagher early in her career.

In the end it's the WITH A SONG IN MY HEART selections (making their debut on CD here) that make this CD worthwhile. For PAL JOEY the studio recording (available from SONY) is preferable, however if one is so inclined you can assemble your own cast album of the '52 revival by combining tracks from both releases.

"Pal Joey's" Pal.......2006-07-30

While the legubrious and over-orchestrated songs from the film "With a Song in My Heart" are typical of their era (and Jane Froman's stilted renditions are what once stood for emoting) the "Pal Joey" cast recording is an absolute delight. The orchestrations are bouncy and jazzy in a way that has long been forgotten, and the performances (except for the aforementioned Ms. Froman, whose Vulgnarian renditions are at times quite disconcerting, and who hits the sonic notes like lazer beems but misses the emotional ones by a country mile) are exceptional. Helen Gallagher deserved her Tony from the evidence of this recording, with Elaine Stritch not far behind her. But the overall impact surpasses any recording of "Joey" including the historic one that lead to this revival. There's energy, intensity and a whole lot of fantastic song writing (leave it to to Rogers and Hart) to satisfy any musical theater fan. A must have for anyone who loves "Old Broadway."

another great twofer from DRG.......2004-01-21

Jane Froman was one of the top vocalists of her era. Froman's greatness is celebrated in this new 2-on-1 album, which comprises the film soundtrack of WITH A SONG IN MY HEART as well as the 1952 Broadway revival cast album of PAL JOEY.

WITH A SONG IN MY HEART was the life story of Jane Froman, with the lovely Susan Hayward in the lead role. Froman herself supplied the singing for the film. Numbers include "It's a Good Day", the bittersweet and humorous "They're Either Too Young or Too Old", "Blue Moon", "Get Happy", "Tea for Two" and "I'm Thru with Love".

The 1952 Broadway revival of PAL JOEY was the result of the huge success of a studio album released by Columbia the year before (which featured Vivienne Segal reprising her original role of Vera and Harold Lang as Joey). Segal and Lang headlined the new revival with Helen Gallagher (SWEET CHARITY, HAZEL FLAGG) as Gladys Bumps and Elaine Stritch (ON YOUR TOES, GOLDILOCKS) as reporter Melba Snyder.

Having already recorded their roles for the Columbia album, Segal and Lang saw little need in re-recording them for the revival album on the Capitol label. Instead, the roles of Vera and Joey were covered by Jane Froman and Dick Beavers.

The cast album suffers on many levels. First, the absence of Segal and Lang is quite distracting, and secondly the new Overture can't even compare with the scintillanting original.

The Columbia studio album is the version to buy in addition to this, though both albums have their strong and weak points. As per usual, Elaine Stritch brings her impressive and formidable comic timing to the fore in the show-stopping "Zip", and Helen Gallagher's silvery voice is perfect for "That Terrific Rainbow".

A fine addition to your collection. [DRG 19054]

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