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Straight outta New York City-behold hip-hop's enchantress Princess Superstar - the mind-bending DIY hip-hop fashionista, the hilarious and brilliant songwriter, the voice straight from the crazy zones deep in the gut, that will change you forever. With three independently released albums under her belt, Princess Superstar has seen her career kick into overdrive since 2000's 'Last of the 20th Century Composers.' That's why she has teamed up with Rapster, Studio K7's new hip hop imprint, to unleash her latest and greatest upon the masses. Featuring special guests like the High and Mighty, Herbaliser, J Zone and Kool Keith, Princess Superstar Is marks Princess Superstar as hip hop royalty indeed.

Is,Princess Superstar,Rapster,Alternative Rap,East Coast Rap,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Underground Rap

Tracks:

Rockers To Shallow
Down Boy
Kiss Kiss
Isis
10X10

Album Description

2007 EP from the New York Post-Post-Punk trio featuring five 'new' studio tracks! This EP was recorded in a whirlwind one day in New York and features songs written on the road while they toured Fever To Tell. Three of these blistering tracks previously appeared on their live DVD Tell Me What Rockers To Swallow but this is the first time any of them have been recorded in a studio. Five tracks: 'Rockers To Swallow', 'Down Boy', 'Kiss Kiss', 'Isis' and '10x10'. Dress Up.

Customer Reviews:

Wow.......2007-07-25

Without a doubt the best record I have heard in at least a year. 5 songs, all solid front to back. An impressive juxtaposition of noisy temper tantrums and swelling hairs-standing-on-the-back-of-your-neck huge rock. "Rockets to Swallow" is a favorite; this may be a stretch but the first comparison that comes to mind is Pixies' "Dead" from Doolittle, where grinding guitar riffs make way for a massive and utterly accessible chorus that catches you totally offguard.

it IS!.......2007-07-24

for years now i have listen to all these songs, and always wanted them in a studio version though. i deeply love the original live versions of the songs featured on this ep, but wondered what they sound liked in a produced way. the one song i do recommend is DOWN BOY but my personal fav in the list is ROCKERS TO SWALLOW. i think they way she growls & screechs is ultimatly HOT!

great older songs, finally recorded. .......2007-07-24

The songs on this EP were written during the Fever to tell tour and often tested at many of those shows. Having had a rough, early demo version of "Down Boy" for some time now, it was great to hear a polished, finalized version of it on this EP. The sound here seems to be somewhere between Fever to tell and Show Your Bones. Zinner is a throwback to what was great about indy music in the 80's and early 90's. His style is so unique and original I often wonder just how these guys are making it in the mainstream. Seems a band this good usually wouldn't last in today's constantly changing face of what's "hip". But they're doing it quite nicely and deliver the goods on this 5 song EP. Show Your Bones easily brushed off the curse of the sophomore slump, and once again, the band shows no signs of slowing down on this release either.

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This Is Real R&B
Awesome!
A real talent - great album, great live
Great Retro debut from really talented singer
Whatever 'school' you put him in, Ryan Shaw's definitely head of the class

This Is Ryan Shaw
Ryan Shaw
Manufacturer: One Haven / RED / Columbia
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Binding: Audio CD

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Introducing Joss Stone

ASIN: B000NJXBYA
Release Date: 2007-04-17

Tracks:

Do the 45
We Got Love
Nobody
I Am Your Man
Working on a Building of Love
I Found a Love
I Do the Jerk
Lookin' for a Love
I'll Always Love You
I'll Be Satisfied
Mish Mash Soul
Over & Done

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Just when you thought the 21st century retro-R&B revolution was grinding to a sunken-hearted halt, Ryan Shaw comes along and revives the revivalist moment: This Is Ryan Shaw, the 26-year-old's phenomenal debut, dazzles not just because he can sing a song like Bobby Womack's "Lookin' for a Love" without letting the rear-view mirror leach him of his own soul, but because his originals--first single "Nobody," "We Got Love," and set closer "Over and Done"--convincingly replicate the classic sound of such forebears as Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, and Wilson Pickett. Here's a man who can plead, please, and play out love-struck dramas with his voice as though the '60s never ended; if his sound borrows heavily, it pays back what it owes with genuine contributions to the genre. Shaw's is real R&B without the raunch--a return to uplift too self-respecting and sincere to land on the retread pile. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

This Is Real R&B.......2007-07-31

I met and performed in a wedding band with Ryan Shaw back in 2002 and I vividly remember being totally blown away by his powerfully soulful voice. I get called on a lot of gigs because my sound and style is reminiscent of the R&B of the 60's & 70's but this young man is the embodiment of all of the sweet soul and true raw grittiness of the genre. I saw him just this past Sunday morning on the Today Show and, he sounds even better than I remembered. To listen to him sing with that incredibly rangy voice and to experience the feelings he emotes in a song, takes you back to the days of when Rhythm and Blues was real & honest, not just a bunch of lecherous young bucks cussin' and pullin' at themselves. No, no. Ryan Shaw is real R&B like Sam Cooke, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson, Ray Charles & Wilson Pickett used to sing and you'd swear he's channeling all of them when you hear him sing. Ryan Shaw is real R&B that I can play for my children & grandchildren and say, this is real singing from the soul. GOD bless Ryan Shaw. I remember jokingly saying to him that he was going to take all the wedding date work from everybody and he replied that he wouldn't being doing that kind of work for long. I'm glad to see that he persued his dream and he's spreading true R&B so the world will know what it's really about.

Awesome!.......2007-07-29

From the first song to the last song the
"This is Ryan Shaw"
album is pure gold.
This young man will go far in the music business.

A real talent - great album, great live.......2007-07-25

I saw Ryan Shaw open for Buddy Guy in Ann Arbor. Most of the crowd probably did not know who he was before the concert, but he left to a standing ovation. (Buddy did great too - he's a legend and a must see).

Ryan is a great talent, singing with such soul. He sings with such range and seems comfortable in several different styles. Some songs remind me of Memphis Stax (in the sytles of Sam & Dave, Otis Redding) of 60's Motown (Do the 45, I Found a Love), some like Keb'Mo (We got love), and some have a little funk (Nobody).

Tell your friends. Buy the album. See him live. You won't be disappointed.

A great talent like his should be appreciated by the masses.

Great Retro debut from really talented singer.......2007-07-12

Ryan Shaw has a great voice, a really great voice, similar to Terence Trent D'Arby without all his dramatic attitude and he sounds like he's actually having fun. He clearly loves the genre of old school R&B, Motown, and Soul and could hold his own among all but Otis, Stevie, Marvin, and James Brown. The majority of the songs however are too retro for my taste. They have that late fifties, early sixties simplicity that's full of energy but offer nothing you haven't heard before on a Time Life commercial for oldies compilations and the arrangements offer nothing new like Joss Stone's latest does.

That said, the songs "Nobody" and "We Got Love" are unbelievably good and worth the price of the disc alone. I've been playing them constantly. In another era they'd garner him instant stardom. They may even do that now.

Whatever 'school' you put him in, Ryan Shaw's definitely head of the class.......2007-07-10

What a voice. The first time I heard "Nobody" I thought I was on an oldies station. Ryan Shaw can belt the lyrics out with more soul than I've heard in a long time. He does make me think of Sam Cooke or Otis Redding, but honestly--he's himself and that's way beyond fine with me.

Shaw clearly demonstrates the old adage of RESPECT as well. There's no explicit language or situations that would prevent an Old School grandparent from introducing the kids to this music.

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This Is Somewhere
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PKG7H0
Release Date: 2007-08-07

Tracks:

Ah Mary
Stop the Bus
Apologies
Ain't No Time
Mr. Columbus
You May See Me
Lose Some Time
Mastermind
Here's To the Meantime
Falling Or Flying
Big White Gate

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What distinguishes Vermont's Grace Potter from the recent run of the female singer-songwriter mill is her affinity for anthems and a powerhouse band that can deliver the goods. Though quieter fare such as "You May See Me" and "Lose Some Time" finds one foot in folk music, her heart is plainly with hard-charging rockers such as the opening "Ah Mary," the melodic propulsion of "Ain't No Time," and the supercharged kick of "Mastermind." Ballads such as "Apologies" and "Falling or Flying" show her soulful side, while the sexually assertive road song "Stop the Bus" provides further indication of her range. The closing "Big White Gate" sounds like a gospel cousin of John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery." --Don McLeese

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A must have...
Harry Potter moves on.. and so does the music
The Magic is Gone
Atmospheric...But That's About All
Musically Spellbinding

Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire

Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BGH22W
Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

Story Continues
Frank Dies
Quidditch World Cup
Dark Mark
Foreign Visitors Arrive
Goblet of Fire
Rita Skeeter
Sirius Fire
Harry Sees Dragons
Golden Egg
Neville's Waltz
Harry in Winter
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Black Lake
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Do the Hippogriff
This Is The Night
Magic Works

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Big news on the Harry Potter musical front: After scoring the first three installments in the series, John Williams has been replaced by Patrick Doyle. Still, Williams never feels far away. His main theme pops up here and there, and a track like "Voldemort," which eloquently illustrates the soul of a blacker-than-black wizard with thunderous cymbal crashes, shrieking horns, tumultuous strings, and a stately finish, firmly belongs in the Williams mode. Overall, Doyle acquits himself well. He can do light when needed ("The Quidditch World Cup," which starts out like some kind of jig), but mostly he's required to be ominous ("The Quidditch World Cup," which ends in martial war chants). Among the highlights are the aforementioned "Voldemort," but also the frantic, overpowering "The Dark Mark." Note that the CD concludes on a jarringly different note with three songs by the Weird Sisters, the group that performs at Hogwarts' Yule Ball. Led by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, the ad hoc band also includes members of Radiohead and Cocker's side project Relaxed Muscle. "Do the Hippogriff" is a fast-paced rocker that somehow comes across like a grungy hybrid of Billy Idol's "White Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself." The other two songs--"This Is the Night" and "Magic Works"--are less obvious, and much better. Still, the contrast between these tracks and the instrumental score that precedes them may not be to everybody's taste. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth film (and soundtrack album) in the massively successful Harry Potter franchise-nearly $1 billion in U.S. box office alone-features a score by Academy Award-nominated composer Patrick Doyle and three songs written by modern rocker Jarvis Cocker, and performed by Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Steve Claydon and Jason Buckle-with all these musicians also appearing in the movie.

Customer Reviews:

A must have..........2007-07-30

This is a must have for any REAL HP fan.....had to have it! Along w/ the other ones available :)

Harry Potter moves on.. and so does the music.......2007-05-23

As a collector of movie soundtracks, it was unthinkable not to get this fourth album of the Harry Potter series. After reading the mixed reviews, I was apprehensive as to whether it would sit on my shelf collecting dust or get a good workout in the CD player.

I own all four albums, and as avid a fan as I am of John Williams, I would have to say "The Goblet of Fire" rates up there with "The Philosopher's Stone" (which really did set the standard for the rest of the following albums). In fact, I would have to say that "The Goblet of Fire" is my favourite. The music is quite simply beautiful and atmospheric. Standouts are "Harry In Winter" (this particular track I can't help but have on repeat mode in the car), "Death of Cedric" and "Foreign Visitors Arrive". "The Quidditch Cup" makes me want to catch the next plane to Ireland! And call me old-fashioned, but "Neville's Waltz" and "Potter Waltz" are pleasant and lovely to the ear.

As for the rock songs at the end, I usually bypass them. Some complain about the jarring disconnect between the orchestral aspect of the soundtrack and the loud rock of the end - well, at least they're at the end and not in the middle! And let's face it. How many people would have grumbled that those songs that featured at the Winter Ball were left out?

I've always loved the work of Patrick Doyle (e.g. "Sense and Sensibility" and "Much Ado About Nothing"), and this soundtrack is no exception. He didn't 'fill' John Williams' shoes on this score. He pretty much created a new pair. Harry's story and personality have shifted on. It would be remiss of us to think the music wouldn't evolve as well.

So has this soundtrack lost that feeling of magic? I would have to say a resounding 'no'. It's certainly a lot more listener-friendly than "Chamber of Secrets"!

The Magic is Gone.......2007-05-10

John Williams is not simply a hard act to follow...he's THE hard act to follow. Nonetheless this score falls far short. There was once magic in the land of Hogwarts.. themes were stated boldly and elevated the story, flurries of woodwinds nurtured scenes of flight. Doyle's score does dare to quote William's melodies at 3 points in this score. They are harmonized poorly and treated even worse. The rest of the score just goes downhill from here. He does introduce his own new "themes." These are presented as boring quarter note string lines that you can't seem to remember 10 seconds after you hear them. The rest of the scoreat it's best is a prime example of dated cliches. The dialogue scenes are overly sappy and the action scenes become hokey in an almost silent film music stlye. Watch the graveyard scene again and laugh, check out the dance scene where characters get lifted in the air as simple scales comically mirror their moves. The most common reaction to the music after viewing the film is "I don't really remember it as being good or bad." If you go back and watch it again I think you story will change. The magic is gone.

Atmospheric...But That's About All.......2007-03-31

One of the joys for me of the John Williams "Harry Potter" scores are the lush, melodic leitmotifs. On "The Chamber of Secrets" album alone there are wonderful themes for Fawkes, Dobby and Gilderoy Lockhart, not to mention Colin, Hedwig and The Flying Car. They're charming, evocative pieces that stand alone apart from the moodier, more percussive tracks composed to accompany the actual movie. Unfortunately, there's nothing that even comes close to these in Doyle's "Goblet of Fire" score. There's certainly drama ("The Maze") and pathos ("Death of Cedric"), but nothing thematic that you'd want to hear over and over again. And what themes there are ("Neville's Waltz" for instance) I find woefully banal. (And don't get me started on the acid rock songs that close the album.) So this is a true movie score in the sense that it's pretty much all background music; it certainly creates atmosphere and serves as a reminder of the film's superlative visuals. But what works well in the theater doesn't translate very well for the home audio listener.

Musically Spellbinding.......2007-01-09

This album is a must for an Harry Potter fan, both young and old, from the mild to the extreme. I also recommend the entire collection of soundtracks to the movies. Each one is full of calm, soothing melodies we have come to enjoy from Harry Potter.

LIL WAYNE / THE EMPIRE - THE DROUGHT IS OVER PT.2 (CARTER 3 SESSIONS MIXTAPE!)

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The hottest mixtape ever

LIL WAYNE / THE EMPIRE - THE DROUGHT IS OVER PT.2 (CARTER 3 SESSIONS MIXTAPE!)
THE EMPIRE / LIL WAYNE
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Just in case you didn't hear the first time, The Empire is about to remind you that Lil' Wayne is back on the mixtape scene with his latest release The Drought Is Over 2! After a brief hiatus from the lab at the start of this year, Lil Wayne has been in the studio more than ever lately and it shows as the market is being flooded with crazy new tracks that further his claim of being "The Greatest Rapper Alive." The Drought Is Over 2 is loaded with a ton of bangin new tracks for the streets, as Weezy F. Baby continues to try and put together the perfect tracklisting for his Tha Carter 3 album set to drop later this year. The Empire is about to have the mixtape game on lock with this releaese, don't be the last to hear any of this fire: 1.The Carter 3 (Intro) 2.Did It Before (Produced By Kanye West) (Carter 3) 3.How You Like Me Now (Carter 3) 4.Something You Forgot (Carter 3) 5.Scarface (Carter 3) 6.World Of Fantasy Ft.Question (Carter 3) 7.I Know The Future Ft.Mack Maine (Produced By Timberland) (Carter 3) 8.What He Does (Carter 3) 9.Help (Carter 3) 10.Time For Us To Fuck (Carter 3) 11.Zoo Ft.Mack Maine (Produced By Rockwilder) (Carter 3) 12.Im A Beast (Carter 3) 13.Pussy MVP (Carter 3) 14.Lets Talk Ft.Dj Khaled (We The Best) 15.Diamonds And Girls Ft.Currency (Carter 3) 16.Feel Like Dyin (Carter 3) 17.La La La (Carter 3) 18.Colours 19.Get It Shawty 20.Prostitue Flange 21.Brown Paper Bag Ft.Dj Khaled (We The Best) 22.Is It Coming Out? (Outro)

Customer Reviews:

The hottest mixtape ever.......2007-07-18

Listen to it and it tells you all!!!!But if you don't buy it it's the most hottest mixtape ever made by far.And if you didn't think about getting it then you better be getting it now or you will regret it YA DIG!!!

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Another great record from Ry Cooder
Buddy
Good--but it doesn't hold together for me as well as the reviews described
...it wasn't that long ago....
Sorry Ry...

My Name Is Buddy
Ry Cooder
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B000MDH8E6
Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

Suitcase in my Hand
Cat and Mouse
Strike!
J. Edgar
Footprints in the Snow
Sundown Town
Green Dog
The Dying Truck Driver
Christmas in Southgate
Hank Williams
Red Cat Till I Die
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Though this release carries the deceptive subtitle Another Record by Ry Cooder, the virtuosic guitarist and ethnomusicological adventurer has never released another album quite like this. And neither has anyone else. After brilliant side trips into the music of pre-Castro Cuba and pre-baseball Chavez Ravine, Cooder returns to the Depression-era and Dust Bowl ballads that marked his earliest solo releases of the 1970s. Yet most of this material is original, offering a populist parable of three fellow travelers: Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse, and the Reverend Tom Toad. The tradition of putting pointed social commentary in the mouths of animals extends from Animal Farm to Pogo, and Buddy seems like a feline cross between Woody Guthrie and Joe Hill--a troubadour of union solidarity, interspecies brotherhood, and radical populism. Though Cooder's cartoon vocals occasionally sound a little mannered, the music throughout ranks with his best, as he reunites with conjunto accordion master Flaco Jimenez and soul singers Terry Evans and Bobby King, enlists banjo brothers Pete and Mike Seeger, and receives inspired support from the Chieftains' Paddy Moloney, pianist Van Dyke Parks, and drummers Jim Keltner and (his son) Joachim Cooder. Whether he's channeling his inner Chet Baker on "Green Dog" or closing with the utopian vision of "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Cooder shows more sides of his multifaceted music than he has on any previous release. --Don McLeese

Album Description

On My Name Is Buddy, Ry Cooder revisits, in a new set of original material, the sound and feeling of the "dust bowl songs" he first explored more than three decades ago on such groundbreaking albums as his self-titled 1970 debut and 1971's In The Purple Valley. In fact, he's joined by old friends like pianist Van Dyke Parks and drummer Jim Keltner who were with him at the start of his extraordinary, ultimately globe-spanning musical odyssey, which has yielded him six Grammy Awards to date, several more nominations, and perennial acclaim. My Name Is Buddy is also a journey, a phantasmagorical rendering in music, words and pictures of the travels of three unlikely cohorts - Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse and Reverend Tom Toad - as they meander through the west "in the days of labor, big bosses, farm failures, strikes, company cops, sundown towns, hobos and trains...the America of yesteryear." For this allegorical tale, Cooder marshals all his remarkable skills as a producer, arranger, songwriter, soundtrack composer and musicologist. (The Christian Science Monitor recently dubbed him "a modern-day Alan Lomax.") My Name Is Buddy recalls Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory - that is, if it had been enacted by the articulate animal characters of Walt Kelly's classic comic Pogo. Cooder conjures up the dark shadows of an earlier time to wryly comment on the political and social issues of the present. As back-story to his songs, Cooder has written short stories for each one and they're accompanied by evocative illustrations from noted San Antonio-based painter and muralist Vincent Valdez, all of which are included in a specially designed package.

Customer Reviews:

Another great record from Ry Cooder.......2007-08-07

A life long appreciation of Ry Cooder needs the listener to adapt and be open to the eclectic mix of blues, jazz, tex-mex, hillbilly, folk etc that is Ry Cooder. Here we have a return to the feel of such early work as "Into the Purple Valley" but with a theme right out of The Grapes of Wrath and all from an initial idea based on a drawing of Leadbelly with the face of a cat. This is powerful stuff and packaged superbly. Only Ry Cooder can do this and we need him. Bring it on Ry.

Buddy.......2007-08-04

I hate to say it,but for the 1st time ever I am severely disappointed in something connected with Ry Cooder.Musically,it sounds like so much hillbilly and not at all what I have come to expect from an artist whom I have admired for decades.I bought the album unheard,purely on past experiences,but sadly did not enjoy it at all.

Good--but it doesn't hold together for me as well as the reviews described.......2007-07-12

I got the CD because I like Ry Cooder and like the concept of a story-CD. For me, "Chavez Ravine" felt like a more cohesive body of material, though.

I cannot fault the musicianship and the storyline is fascinating. Anyone who has a past anchored in the Dust Bowl area will identify with the stories---Cooder must have done his research from testimonials of folks who'd been there. If you are interested in this topic, the Oklahoma Historical Society has an extensive oral history collection, plus there were many interviews conducted by the WPA during the Depression. (The Indian Pioneer Histories)

One thing, I'm happy I got this CD used. I'd probably rate it less if I'd paid $16.99 for it and seen the 'eco packaging' already raveling at the edges. Yes, I'd like friendlier CD covers, but please can we at least get archival quality here? I do plan on keeping this CD.

...it wasn't that long ago...........2007-06-18

And maybe that is part of Ry's point.

Ry Cooder seems to be able to find the wonderful diversity of our world lurking under the notes. He plays and out comes ...the heat of the desert as desperation in Paris, Texas, ...the saucy spirit of persistence in Buena Vista Social Club, the fun "Oh I forgot how happy music makes me" in Chicken Skin Music. There are so many. And whats amazing is that there is hardly an album or soundtrack that you don't listen to - I mean really listen.

This is another amazing effort. Full of depression and unionizations references. There is Buddy (the buddy system), Lefty (left - get it), J. Edgar the pig (you can do this one yourself). Characters, good and bad, the truck drivers, the Klan (Republiklans), the poll police (the man) and the wonderful farmer's daughter.

I think the message could have been stronger. Pete Seeger is definitely part of the inspiration. He was master of the alagory - but he had to be. Those were the days when the man would pop out of nowhere and you would be gone (maybe lost to the coyotes). Seeger let his listener pull the power of the issue out of his prose. Ry Cooder could have been abit more "in our face" with these issues. 'Chavez Ravine' proves he has a punch.

But - fear not - this is too good to pull back a star. Listen to it and tell the younger folks that there were times when it was hard - really hard - to find the bright side.

Sorry Ry..........2007-06-12

...but this album borders on the juvenile. And the songs are poorly phrased. This package is destined for the bargain bins.
Now, let's hear from more of those folks who couldn't write a negative review if their life depended on it....Those are the ones that always wind up at the top of Amazon's Customer reviews.

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NO ONE IS ALONE
barbara better thab barbra
Perhaps the most exquisite recording of her career
The Beauty of Musicals
The best

No One Is Alone
Barbara Cook
Manufacturer: Drg
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Release Date: 2007-05-22

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Some Other Time
No One Is Alone
You're What I Need
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I Wish I Could Forget You
Lover, Come Back To Me!
No More
Make Our Garden Grow

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NO ONE IS ALONE.......2007-07-19

For those of you who have never seen or heard Barbara Cook, I urge you to get out there and discover this talent. She performs consistently with sensitivity and passion. She IS the ultimate performer. This album will tempt you to get all her other CD's. Just get this CD, put it on, turn down the lights and have a little wine, relax and let yourself go........! I've seen her live over a dozen times now and each year she seems to get better and better....if that is possible. Better than perfect? Enjoy!!!

barbara better thab barbra.......2007-07-13

Now in her mellow old-wine years, Barbara Cook continues to amaze. She weaves her voice through well=chosen songs with honey-sweetness leaving the growls and bombastics to the "other" barbra.

Perhaps the most exquisite recording of her career.......2007-07-07

Forget the fact that Ms. Cook is celebrating her 80th birthday in October. This recording is breathtaking for its vocal and emotional artistry and integrity, and any student of the vocal art will be blown away by her total mastery of this baker's dozen group of songs. Impossible to pick the highlight; perhaps Sondheim's "No More," or her amazing connection of his "One More Kiss" and "Goodbye for Now" (two songs that have sadly had few recordings). Certainly the final duet with the equally remarkable Kelli O'Hara of "Make Our Garden Grow" from CANDIDE, Ms. Cook's triumph of over 50 years ago, should bring chills and tears to the hardest of souls.

The Beauty of Musicals.......2007-07-05

Barbara Cook wraps her gifted voice around a number of favorites from the world of musicals, everything from Passion to Peter Pan. The arrangements are simple but heartfelt and will stay in your ear long after the CD has stopped playing. A must buy for fans of Barbara Cook or musicals!

The best.......2007-07-05

This is the best Barbara Cook CD in a long time. The choice of material is outstanding and Barbara is in great voice.

Average customer rating:

AWSOME CD!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Deal!

High School Musical 2: What Time Is It

Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000QFCD72
Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

Untitled Track

Customer Reviews:

AWSOME CD!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-21

I just got this CD-Single in the mail yesterday!!!! It was awsome, though it only has one track! But it's a great track

High School Musical 2: What Time Is It (CD-Single)

CD Includes:
-"What Time Is It" Cast of High School Musical
-"High School Musical 2" Movie Sneak Preview (Enhanced CD Feature)
-Special Offers on Hannah Montana Soundtracks, High School Musical 2 Soundtrack & More!!!
-Lyrics to "What Time Is It"
-Really Cool Fold-Out Poster
-And over all A COOL DESIGN!!!!

AND OVER ALL [OF THAT] THIS CD WAS AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND IT'S NOT THAT EXPENSIVE

**If you liked this CD-Single, then check out these other CDs

1.High School Musical
2.Disney's Karaoke Series: High School Musical
3.High School Musical
4.High School Musical: The Concert
5.High School Musical: We're All in This Together
6.High School Musical Cast: Breaking Free
And Coming August 14th

1.High School Musical 2

**Then Check Out These GREAT DVDs

1.High School Musical (Encore Edition)
2.High School Musical (Two-Disc Remix Edition)
3.High School Musical, The Concert - Extreme Access Pass

Great Deal!.......2007-07-19

This is the new Cd single from High School Musical-2. It features the whole
gang singing What Time Is It?- which is a fun ,upbeat, summer song that
features a marching band. You will love to sing along and dance to this song!
The Cd is enhanced -so if you put it in your computer you can see a preview of the movie.
Finally,there is a poster of the six young stars of the movies!
It's a great deal for anyone who loved the first movie and can't wait for the second! Like me and probably you!

Average customer rating:

Okalahoma
MacRae and Jones head a superb and O.K. adaptation
Broadway in a movie setting at it's very best!
Wonderful
Beauiful

Oklahoma! (1955 Film Soundtrack)
Jay Blackton , Charlotte Greenwood , Shirley Jones , Gene Nelson , Gloria Grahame , Rod Steiger , James Whitmore , and Gordon MacRae
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005A7XB
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

Overture - Rodgers & Hammerstein
Main Title - Rodgers & Hammerstein
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - Gordon MacRae
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top - Gordon MacRae/Shirley Jones/Charlotte Greenwood
Kansas City - Gene Nelson/Charlotte Greenwood/Men's Chorus
Kansas City Ballet - Rodgers & Hammerstein
I Cain't Say No - Gloria Grahame
Many A New Day - Shirley Jones/Girls' Chorus
Many A New Day Ballet - Rodgers & Hammerstein
People Will Say We're In Love - Gordon McaRae/Shirley Jones
Pore Jud Is Daid - Gordon MacRae/Rod Steiger
Out Of My Dreams - Shirley Jones/Girls' Chorus
Out Of My Dreams Ballet - Rodgers & Hammerstein
Entr' Acte - Rodgers & Hammerstein
The Farmer And The Cowman - Gordon MacRae/Charlotte Greenwood/Gene Nelson/J.C. Flippen/James Whitmore/Gloria Grahame...
The Farmer And The Cowman Ballet - Rodgers & Hammerstein
All Er Nuthin' - Gloria Grahame/Gene Nelson
All Er Nuthin' Ballet - Rodgers & Hammerstein
People Will Say We're In Love - Gordon MacRae/Shirley Jones
Oklahoma - Gordon MacRae/Shirley Jones/Charlotte Greenwood/Gloria Grahame/Gene Nelson/Rod Steiger...
Finale: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - Gordon MacRae/Shirley Jones/Charlotte Greenwood/Gloria Grahame/Gene Nelson/Rod Steiger...
Overture (LP Version) - Rodgers & Hammerstein

Customer Reviews:

Okalahoma.......2007-07-17

Very good quality reproduction, and enjoyable to listen to the full length movie soundtrack again.

MacRae and Jones head a superb and O.K. adaptation.......2007-03-16

The film adaptation of Oklahoma heralded a technological breakthrough in widescreen cinema just as the original stage musical ushered in the integrated book musical. As such this film adaptation was treated as a special occasion, well-supervised by the creators themselves. The soundtrack, featured here, boasts sterling performances from MacRae and Jones making the most of their portrayals of Curly and Laurey, backed by a charismatic cast and superb orchestrations. And of course let's not forget the enveloping stereo sound that holds up well even today.

Despite being a Hollywood star, Gordon MacRae performs the part of Curly as if he was born to play it even on the stage. He shines vocally in his renditions of Oh, what a Beautiful Mornin' and Surrey with the Fringe on Top. He is well-partnered by Shirley Jones as a fresh and pert Laurey, lending her beautiful voice to the part. Although we don't hear much of her on this soundtrack, her partnering MacRae in People Will Say We're in Love exudes a masterful chemistry, as if they were setting sparks off at each other in their rendition of the song. Gene Nelson makes a dashing Will Parker and is equally well-matched by Gloria Grahame as Ado Annie. Grahame renders I Cain't Say No splendidly and partners Nelson in All er Nothin'. The supporting cast is filled out by Charlotte Greenwood's suitably caustic Aunt Eller and Rod Steiger's Jud. It's a pity that the film cut the song Lonely Room, otherwise Steiger would have better demonstrated the dark hues of the character of Jud. Yet it all adds up to a wonderful renditionh of this classic musical, enough to elicit a spontaneous YEOW! during this year of the Oklahoma centenary.

This EMI-Angel reissue offers one the advantage of the dance music and the main titles. This means that the listener gets the Kansas City and Farmer and the Cowman dance sequences, as well as the extended Dream Ballet. The only downside is the extraneous sound effects lifted from a DVD copy of the movie. Yes I share many of your sentiments that these sound effects tend to grate, and long for Didier Deutsch to have used the original untainted studio vault versions. However, let's at least be thankful that the CD producers have offered us a more comprehensive version of the Oklahoma soundtrack that we could only have dreamt of in the past.

In short, this is a wonderful and valuable addition to the R&H discography, and is an equally celebrated rendition of the score like the original Broadway cast recording. Warmly recommended to those who seek even their first version of Oklahoma.

Broadway in a movie setting at it's very best!.......2007-03-06

I have the original Broadway version, but prefer this movie selection.
The CD is flawless and, in my opinion, there's nothing better than a Rodgers
and Hammerstein musical for music, lyrics and pure joy! This is the best!

Wonderful.......2007-01-30

A great way to introduce oneself to the world of the nearly extinct Hollywood musical.

Beauiful.......2006-06-05

A true musical theater classic. Wonderful melodies that will last for years to come.
Other classics not to forget about are:
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
The Wizard of Oz
Chitty Chitty Bang Band
The first Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Sound of Music
Oliver
West Side Story
Fiddler on the Roof
Singing in the Rain
The Wiz
Little Mermaid
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Grease
The King and I
Oklahoma
The Music Man
South Pacific

My Voice Students are always asking me for recommendations so I though I'd post it for all! We can't forget about these great musicals!

What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)

Average customer rating:

Mm-hmm! I can smell that funky music!
WHAT IT IS ?.....NOTHING BUT A NON STOP PARTY!
Amazing. Mind blowing. Worth every penny. And so on.
Never a dull moment
Soul-tastic... All Hail Rhino! Nobody knows box like Rhino knows box

What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GIWS4W
Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

Spreadin' Honey -- Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band
Soul Finger -- Bar-Kays
The Shadow Of Your Smile -- Brother Jack McDuff
Gangster Of Love (Parts 1 and 2) -- Jimmy Norman
The Memphis Train -- Rufus Thomas
Get Out Of My Life Woman -- Grassella Oliphant
Live Right Now -- Eddie Harris
Pig Snoots, Part 1 -- Natural Bridge Bunch
Soul Sound System -- The Freedom Sounds featuring Wayne Henderson
Snatching It Back -- Clarence Carter
Stoned Soul -- Artie Christopher
Getting The Corners -- The T.S.U. Tornadoes
Sexy Coffee Pot -- Tony Alvon & The Belairs
Don't Come Around Here Anymore -- Mark Putney
Keep On Dancing -- The Commodores
Right On Brother--Part 1 -- The Southshore Commission
Pop, Popcorn Children -- Eldridge Holmes
It's Your Thing -- Cold Grits
It's All In Your Mind -- Soul Angels
Funky John -- Johnny Cameron & The Camerons
Help Me Make Up My Mind -- Joyce Jones
Rock Me Baby -- Lou Johnson
Sing A Simple Song -- The Noble Knights
Do You Dig It -- Titus Turner
Funky Canyon -- Phil Moore Jr.
Jan Jan -- The Fabulous Counts
Tampin -- The Rhine Oaks

Tracks:

Gossip -- Cyril Neville
Somebody In The World For You -- The Mighty Hannibal
Stanga -- Little Sister
Jumpin' Jack Flash -- Ananda Shankar
The Deacon -- Brute Force
Sookie Sookie -- Don Covay & The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band
Right On -- Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers
(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go -- Curtis Mayfield
Stepping Stones -- Johnny Harris
I'm Just Like You -- 6ix
Funky Thing--Part 1 -- The Unemployed
Messie Bessie -- Shirley Scott
Fairchild -- Willie West
Cold Bear -- The Gaturs
I Can't Get Next To You -- Mongo Santamaria
Feelin' Alright -- Lulu
Soul Bowl -- Memphis Horns
Tuane -- Hammer
Take It Off--Part 2 -- Johnny Tolbert & De Thangs
Seeds Of Life -- Harlem River Drive featuring Eddie Palmieri & Jimmy Norman
Engine Number 9 -- Wilson Pickett

Tracks:

Hard Times -- Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters
What So Never The Dance--Pt. 1 & 2 -- Houseguests
Headless Heroes -- Eugene McDaniels
Spinning Wheel -- Wade Marcus
Bad Tune -- Earth, Wind & Fire
Mr. Cool -- Rasputin's Stash
Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' To Ya -- Junior Mance
Hang On In There -- The Stovall Sisters
Funky Nassau (Part 2) -- The Beginning Of The End
Whatever's Fair -- Mark Holder & The Positives
Face It -- Ed Robinson
Wah Wah Man -- Young-Holt Unlimited
Rock Steady (alternate mix) -- Aretha Franklin
Won't Nobody Listen -- Black Haze Express
Goin' Down -- Allen Toussaint
Suavecito -- Malo
You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin' -- Charles Wright
Mo Jo Hanna -- Tami Lynn
Ridin' Thumb -- King Curtis
Almendra -- Macondo
Nuki Suki -- Little Richard

Tracks:

Getting Uptown (To Get Down) -- United 8
8 Days On The Road -- Howard Tate
Moon Shadow -- Labelle
Let It Crawl -- Society's Bag
Wanaoh -- Black Heat
If It Was Good Enough For Daddy -- Clarence Reid
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky -- Claudia Lennear
Cosmic Sea -- The Mystic Moods
Kissing My Love -- Cold Blood
Flute Thing -- Seatrain
Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove) Part 2 -- The Meters
Funky To The Bone -- Freddi/Henchi & The Soul Setters
Try It Again -- Bobby Byrd
. Teasin' -- Cornell Dupree
(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away -- Dr. John
Chicken Heads -- Oscar Brown Jr.
Rien Ne Va Plus -- Funk Factory
Cajun Moon -- Herbie Mann
Improve -- Darrow Fletcher
Riding High -- Faze-O
Four Play -- Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns
California Dreamin' -- Eddie Hazel

Amazon.com

Too many reissue compilations are content to merely slice 'n' dice familiar catalog choices in not particularly original ways. But this four-disc, 91-track trove of obscure '70s R&B and funk from Warner-distributed labels great and small argues there's still treasure to be gleaned from studio vaults--a five-hour groove-fest that's as interested in shaking booty as in opening ears. Even the genre's groundbreaking usual suspects (Wilson Pickett, the Bar-Kays, Curtis Mayfield, Earth, Wind & Fire, et al) are represented by selections that aren't immediately familiar, while Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin serves up a radically different, previously unreleased take of "Rock Steady." Still other stars contribute their sonic touches to some of the lesser-known cuts, as witnessed by the patent trippiness of Sly Stone alter-egos 6ix and Stanga on "I'm Just Like You" and "Little Sister," respectively; the stark, party-not-so-hearty contrast of the Mayfield-written-and-produced "Hard Times" by Baby Huey & Baby Sisters; and the Meters' version of "Tampin'," released under the moniker of the Rhine Oaks.

Sequenced in rough chronological order, it's a savvy window into a musical evolution as well, with the rhythmic guitars, organ swells, and horn flourishes of traditional '60s R&B giving way to sinewy synths and increasingly chunky bass lines as the decade grooves on. While savvy hip-hoppers will note that many of the rarities here have already been repurposed by shrewd mixers, it's a revelation to hear them in their original form. A compelling deconstruction of an often clichéd and too-narrowly-defined genre, this is an anthology that showcases music that has influenced such contemporary artists as Tupac, the Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Kanye West, annotated by many of the original musicians who set the dance floor in motion. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

91 tracks deep and five hours long, this multi-artist, 4CD set mines rare, renowned, legendary, and little-known grooves from the vaults of Atlantic, Atco, and Warner Bros Records!

Customer Reviews:

Mm-hmm! I can smell that funky music!.......2007-06-18

Rare indeed; I can't imagine where you would find original 45s or even LPs containing all of these songs. That would be one lifetime task. The good folks at Rhino Records with their remarkable and creative tastes took out all of that hassle for us and now offers a rather unique set of rare funky music from the vaults of Atlantic/Atco and Warner/Reprise dating 1967-1977 with 91 tracks spanning across 4 filled-to-the-brim discs. Any soul music fan will no doubt want to explore this area of the R&B category (funk and I mean pure funk), but at times the flow of the music could seem a bit too much to handle. Some of the cuts go more than 3 1/2 minutes and sound like they might not end any time soon. The other case would be some tracks sound bizarre or unusual in terms of sound due to instrumentation, arrangements, etc. Such "bizarre" tracks are the sitar-laced rendition of "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Steppin' Stones" with a crazed flautist leading the way on a very blazing and dizzy-sounding track. The good outweigh the not-so-good remarkably, though. So get ready to hear punchy horns, infectious, simplistic and driving drumbeats, super funky bass lines, crunchy guitars, oozing organs and ultra-soulful vocals. On disc one, some noteworthy tracks are "Spreadin' Honey", "Get Otta My Life Woman", "Snatchin' It Back", "Sexy Coffee Pot" and "Help Me Make Up My Mind" (an answer to "Can I Chane My Mind"). Be sure to check out "Sookie Sookie", "Feelin' Alright" (done by Lulu (To Sir With Love)!), and "Engine Number Nine" on disc two, "Face It" (love the female backup singers on this), "Wah Wah Man", an alternate extended mix of "Rock Steady", "Suavecito", and "Nuki Suki" (from Little Richard) on disc three as well as "Moon Shadow", "Kissing My Love", "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky", "Chug Chug-A-Lug", "Everybody Wanna Get Rich Rite Away", and "Chicken Heads" on disc four. Those were just some of my favorite tracks, so I may have missed some. Many are instrumentals, but there are a handful with vocalists singing about love, dancing, partying, social concerns, etc. Bottom line: worth checking out and worth the discovery. You definitely won't hear this stuff on commercial radio. Only about three or four songs you'll recognize; the rest is like a surprise. If you're into R&B and want to explore the funk side of it, you can't find a better pick, and about 90% of these songs aren't available (some or many) together anyplace else. The real deal of funk; that is "what it is!"

WHAT IT IS ?.....NOTHING BUT A NON STOP PARTY! .......2007-02-10

This set right here could very well be the holy grail of rare and hard to find grooves. This box set is funkier than a high school locker room! Every track on here is certified stank(aka funky). The most amazing thing about these tracks is that they capture the spirit of the times better than a lot of their more popular comtemporaries(at least in my opinion). "What it is" feels like an audio documentary of underdogs making the funkiest music and having a great time doing it. If you listen to how these tracks are sequenced, you'll feel like a story is being told - rather than just listening to another compliamation of vintage r&b music.

I'm only 25 years old. Every time I play this set, I feel like I'm at a 70's block party, chillin' in a long black cadillac fleetwood and scoping out some foxy mamas with hot pants and thigh high leather boots
(that's how good the music sounds). With 20 plus tracks each per disc, you can't help but be amazed with the consistent quality of the music.

All I gotta say is buy this set and let the funk be your guide to love, happiness, and your rites of passage to throw it on down and dance your
a-- off!!! If you ain't diggin on this, you're diggin a hole for yourself!

Long live the funk baby!

Amazing. Mind blowing. Worth every penny. And so on........2007-02-04

This is the real deal folks. Music with grit and soul and feeling, before the shining distraction of drum machines, computers, samplers, bling, and "MTV's Cribs". I saw an ad for this and went to several book and record stores such as Borders, and to my local hip indie CD store (headquarters to the local music scene circle-jerk), trying to describe it to various clerks. Which was about like trying to teach a card trick to a basset hound. Save yourself the agony of trying to interest a white twenty-something body-piercing pincushion in ordering this set for you, and just get it here. You'll be glad you did. The sheer quantity of great music on this is staggering. I love the mix of instruments with vocal tracks, and the mix of "name" artists like Aretha or The Meters with many very obscure ones. Whoever compiled this did a great job in selecting the track order, so it makes it perfect for a long party. Everyone will be getting up and shaking their groove thang. This is priceless music from a lost era, so grab it before it disappears again.

Never a dull moment.......2007-01-28

I am a funk fan who is still by all means learning...With the passing of James Brown recently, I have tried to speed up this process a little and take as much in as possible. I think this collection of "underground" funk is phenomenal, 4 discs and never a dull moment.

Soul-tastic... All Hail Rhino! Nobody knows box like Rhino knows box.......2007-01-14

I stumbled over this set just a few days ago, and I have to say that it's easily one of the top 10 best random-artist compilations I've ever heard in my life, and I own hundreds of them.

I won't say there's no filler--by filler I mean the cover tunes--and I'm confused as to why "What So Never The Dance" is credited to the Houseguests when this is a longtime Bootsy Collins track? What, is Bootsy in trouble with Warner Brothers and can't re-release his own stuff under his own name anymore?

But disc one is an absolute gem--you can't make your own mix better than they've done it here. If you're a fan of James Brown, Parliament, Otis Redding, Sly Stone, the aforementioned Bootsy, Tower Of Power, Prince, early Stevie Wonder, Motown, Isaac Hayes, then you shouldn't be without this set.

Absolutely worth buying.

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