Prince of Darkness

Track Listings
1. Prince of Darkness
2. Lover in You
3. Git Bizzy
4. Ooh, Aah, Nah-Nah-Nah
5. Brother, Brother - Big Daddy Kane, Li'l Daddy Shane
6. Groove With It
7. I'm Not Ashamed - Big Daddy Kane, Alyson Williams
8. Troubled Man
9. T.L.C.
10. Float
11. Come on Down - Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes
12. Death Sentence
13. Get Down
14. Raw '91
15. D.J. S Get No Credit - Big Daddy Kane, Mister Cee

Prince of Darkness,Big Daddy Kane,Warner Bros / Wea,Golden Age,Hardcore Rap,Hip-Hop,R&B,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness
I See a Darkness
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Not for the faint of heart, but an incredible listen
  • Polished
  • Spare Brilliance
  • Yo, Willy Oldham Is Off the Hizzle fo' Shizzle!
  • A SPOOKY GEM
 I See a Darkness
Bonnie Prince Billy
Manufacturer: Palace Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066HI4
Release Date: 2002-07-09

Tracks:

  1. A Minor Place
  2. Nomadic Revery (All Around)
  3. I See A Darkness
  4. Another Day Full Of Dread
  5. Death To Everyone
  6. Knockturne
  7. Madeleine-Mary
  8. Song For The New Breed
  9. Today I Was An Evil One
  10. Black
  11. Raining In Darling

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

"Prince" Will Oldham has always threatened to make a completely devastating album and this is it. Brooding and strikingly intimate, I See a Darkness picks through the abandoned camps of Bob Dylan and Neil Young, finding lonely tales and ragged melodies strewn about. The magic comes in the light Oldham is able to shine on these songs, rendering them both gorgeously baroque yet starkly modern. --S. Duda

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Will Oldham, the artist formerly known as Palace, has never been concerned with creating pop music. Oldham's forte, murder ballads, antispirituals, dead-sea chanteys, and lost-love songs, has always been "difficult," forcing the listener to confront some rather unseemly topics. Say this about Oldham, however, despite his quirks (cracking vocals, shambolic instrumentation, baroque language), at its best, his music is bracing and, often, very beautiful. That said, I See a Darkness, his second LP since abandoning the Palace moniker, is the most accessible, gorgeous, and moving record of his career. Instead of the gothic, low-fi country feel of many of his projects, Darkness comes off sounding like an early-'70s Neil Young album, comprised of a stately piano backbone and fleshed out by loose-fitting guitar strums. Stylistically, Oldham mixes things up on Darkness and his full band sounds, for once, well practiced and well recorded. Sure, Oldham is still singing about the blackness of his soul, but in between--in small bursting moments--there are bits of light, hope, and a suggestion that maybe--just maybe--there may be redemption through love. That message, presented in these carefully constructed, gently offered songs, pushes this recording beyond the usual, curious appeal of Oldham and into an entirely new realm of greatness. S. Duda

Album Description

Will Oldham's first Bonnie 'Prince' Billy release from 1999. Contains the classic 'I See A Darkness' covered by Johnny Cash.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Not for the faint of heart, but an incredible listen.......2006-12-04

I'm an avid music fan. I've listened to quite an array of rock and pop throughout my life and I can say without hesitation that this disc is unlike anything I've ever heard. All of BPB's work is incredibly interesting. He's taken folk and worked in blues, rock, country, all with undertones of both melancholy and joy. In my opinion, this is his definitive work, the one you MUST have if you want to get the complete Bonnie Price Billy experience. I must admit that I cannot listen to this stuff very often because it is such a strange, intense experience. Every once in a while, an artist creates something beyond his medium. Will Oldham has done that here. This is more than music.

5 out of 5 stars Polished.......2005-12-29

For an avid Will Oldham fan like me this album started as a surprise. It actually sounds good! The sound is now more polished, the music not recorded at once and the voice not as shaky as it used to be. You could say it's a more commercial touch but he certainly deserves more credit for his songwriting skills.

The first song 'A Minor Place' relies completly on melody, it's hard to think that the first 2,5 minutes are really the same but the melody is great and should therefor be part of the Oldham top 10.
Second song 'Nomadic Revery' has a haunting chorus in the Appalachian style that could have been sung by David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower.
Track 3 might actually be his most famous song but not in this version but song by Johnny Cash on his American Recordings III. Like so many songs (U2's 'One' for example) that version is actually slightly better.

The quality remains very high throughout the album. The lyrics still are not the most cheerful (Death to Everyone, which does have a lalala part).

I am not sure if I think this is Oldham's best album, I still listen to his Palace-work more, but it certainly is great album and he shows that he is one of the greatest indie songwriters, up there with people like Lou Barlow.

5 out of 5 stars Spare Brilliance.......2005-06-09

On first listen I was disappointed with this album. I expected melancholia but not like this. After a few more spins I figured out what I had missed. This is the most beautiful album. Absolutely the best, it can be sad, it can be hopeful, it can be everything. Will Oldham sounds real, and his reality is haunting and beautiful at the same time. The music is minimalist and sparse which only contributes to the beauty and dynamic of the record. It is one of the best albums of the 1990s and I recommend it to any true music fan.

5 out of 5 stars Yo, Willy Oldham Is Off the Hizzle fo' Shizzle!.......2005-02-14

Sorry, that was insipid.

Anyway, few albums this good and this affecting from the late 90's come to mind. Among them would be In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and The Soft Bulletin. Rarely is music such great background and foreground music at the same time. After hearing it a few times at a friend's house some time in 1999, I scoured at least 20 record stores in at least five cities to find a copy of this. I eventually just got it via Amazon.

If anything, I love how deceitful Will Oldham is. What would you expect an album with a title and a cover like those and songs named "Minor Place" "Black" and "Death to Everyone?" Actually, the lyrics are very hopeful and it's nice to hear about the subject matter from a mature adult rather than some shallow, nasal teenager who thinks he has something relevant to say. After the first listen, this album has sincerely killed you softly with its piano, bass, tap-drumming, lazily strummed guitar and Oldham's erie, human voice. It really leaves you feeling dead in a way that so many musicians, by contrast, try to do with distorted guitars, double bass drums and screaming.

Goddamn this is good rainy day music. As my taste in music matures, Loveless slips further and further down my favorites of the 90's list with this edging its way into the top 5. This is a must own for people who like humanly affecting music but hate emo.

5 out of 5 stars A SPOOKY GEM.......2004-11-11

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (aka Will Oldham) creates the scariest take on country music imaginable. In fact, this could easily be labelled 'goth country'.

His lyrics are intensley personal and his voice a deep and dark wonder. His songs are carefully crafted and arranged in an obscure warmth and frailty.

On some occasions the songs creep along steadily, on others errupt into soaring climaxes of double tracked vocals on the brink of collapse. These climaxes don't play on the usual tricks of severe dynamic change or string sections, but rather involve escalations in emotive force that ripple through you.

Will Oldham is a master songwriter, and an expert at creating sound collages and textures not usually associated with country music.
Prince of Darkness
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • 3/4
  • Prince Of Darkness
  • THIS IS A F*#%ING MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • The OZ box set
  • gift for my husband
 Prince of Darkness
Ozzy Osbourne
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007OTWR6
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

  1. I Don't Know- Live
  2. Mr. Crowley
  3. Crazy Train
  4. Goodbye To Romance- Live
  5. Suicide Solution- Live
  6. Over The Mountain
  7. Flying High Again- Live
  8. You Can't Kill Rock And Roll
  9. Diary Of A Madman
  10. Bark At The Moon- Live
  11. Spiders
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  13. You're No Different

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  2. Never Know Why- Live
  3. Thank God For The Bomb- Live
  4. Crazy Babies
  5. Breakin' All The Rules
  6. I Don't Want To Change The World- Demo
  7. Mama, I'm Coming Home- Demo
  8. Desire- Demo
  9. No More Tears
  10. Won't Be Coming Home (S.I.N.)- Demo
  11. Perry Mason- Live
  12. See You On The Other Side- Demo
  13. Walk On Water- Demo
  14. Gets Me Through- Live
  15. Bang Bang (You're Dead)
  16. Dreamer

Tracks:

  1. Iron Man- with Therapy?
  2. N.I.B.
  3. Purple Haze
  4. Pictures Of Matchstick Men
  5. Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed)
  6. Born To Be Wild
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  10. I Ain't No Nice Guy
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  12. Stayin' Alive
  13. Dog, The Bounty Hunter

Tracks:

  1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
  2. Mississippi Queen
  3. All The Young Dudes
  4. In My Life
  5. Fire
  6. For What It's Worth
  7. Sympathy For The Devil
  8. Working Class Hero
  9. Good Times
  10. Changes

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Not entirely a career retrospective and decidedly not a vault raid that reveals the junk in the trunk, this four-disc collection chronicles Ozzy's hot-burnt and all-too-brief Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman post-Black Sabbath era with Randy Rhoads and also the long road the Ozzman traveled in search of a guitarist that could ever come close to matching his late friend's creative spark. Listening to material from albums such as Bark At The Moon and The Ultimate Sin reveals that even when Osbourne wasn't flying all that high musically he did keep evolving and, in the often risk averse world of heavy metal, he often took chances that could have potentially alienated core fans ("Thank God For The Bomb" reveals that Ozzy may care about the planet but he doesn't possess the same knack for politics as Bob Dylan) but made them embrace him even more. He managed to hit another career high with guitarist Zakk Wylde and the No More Tears album which provides some of the second disc's finest moments. ("Mama I'm Coming Home" proves one of the underrated balladeer's most poignant moments.) But the back end of this collection shines as much as its front with a disc that compiles various collaborative efforts, including a tussle with Miss Piggy on "Born To Be Wild" and a strange detour with Was (Not Was) on "Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed)." The real gem is the fourth platter which finds Ozzy covering some of his favorite tunes from the past, including a moving and wholly accurate reading of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero," a song that almost seems to have been written with Osbourne in mind. Ozzy may be the prince of darkness but he's also the king of heavy metal and this set demonstrates, once more, exactly why. -- Jedd Beaudoin

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 3/4.......2007-06-08

the only thing that puts this boxed set down is the 3rd disc with all the duets with rap homos

5 out of 5 stars Prince Of Darkness.......2007-05-15

My daughter in law loved this Christmas gift and it arrived on time. Thanks for your attention to detail.

5 out of 5 stars THIS IS A F*#%ING MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-04-16

As I said above this is a F#!&ING MUST HAVE an absolute nessesary
box set for any ozzy fan. EVERY HIT, PERRY MASON, MR. CROWLEY, SUICIDE
SOLUTION, AND, WELL, I COULD GO ON FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND SOME UNRELESIED SONGS (SORRY FOR MUA MISSPELLINGS).
but this is the best F$&*ING ozzy collection EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars The OZ box set.......2007-02-01

I love it great box set, only one bad song to me and I am an OZZY nut but I hated Mississippi Queen I just do not like his voice doing this song, That should be left up to Leslie West... IMO

2 out of 5 stars gift for my husband.......2007-01-10

this was a gift for my husband's birthday.he would have liked a better variety of songs.
Mystic Journey
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Poetic Journey...
  • Nice!
  • Fabulous!
  • Fabulous
  • Makes you want to listen and dance at the same time
 Mystic Journey

Manufacturer: Autumn Light Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000040JKR
Release Date: 1999-12-14

Tracks:

  1. Topanga Dreams
  2. Katyia's Dance
  3. China Lily
  4. Fertile Crescent
  5. Lhasa Love
  6. Aduman
  7. Darjeeling Sunrise
  8. Clouds across the Darkness
  9. Silver Lake
  10. Lotus

Album Description

About this CD (notes from the artist )

Topanga Dreams
Since 1988, I've lived in Topanga, California. This small mountain town has taught me the true meaning of community. By being there for each other, we can make dreams come true. May all your dreams come true...

Katyia's Dance
This song has evolved from being a solo dance performance piece in our Mystic Journey shows into a passionate tango...for two. So grab someone you love and enjoy the dance!

China Lily
This flute was a gift from my Dize (rhymes with pizza) teacher and is one of my favorites. Whenever I play it, I am transported to a place of inner peace and stillness.

Lhasa Love
I found this melody in a book of traditional Chinese folk songs, It was called Tibetan Dance before we transformed it into a lively multicultural boogie!

Aduman
Although there are many dialects spoken in the West African region of Guinea and Mali, the universal word for "sweet" amongst all the tribes is aduman.

Darjeeling Sunrise
Inspired by an Indian sunrise raga, this song reflects the experience that I had when I was on top of Tiger Hill in Darjeeling, India, witnessing a magical sunrise illuminating the awesome Himalayan mountains.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Poetic Journey..........2004-05-05

I fell in love with the music of The Angels of Venice years ago, and thus when I learned that Suzanne Teng (a former "Angel") had produced a solo work, I was very excited. But the music on this CD easily surpasses anything Teng had done with the Angels of Venice. Lyrical melodies, accompanied by enthnic rhythms on traditional percussion instruments, overlaid with Teng's own haunting performances on Asian flute, transport the listener to another time and another place -- both in this world, and in the "otherworld" created by Teng's mystical music edge. Tibetan singing bowls, Middle-Eastern bells, Celtic strings and a vast assortment of drums and wind instruments create a musical whirlwind that will leave the listener breathlessly awaiting Teng's next musical offering.

4 out of 5 stars Nice!.......2004-01-01

Suzanne Teng, the original flutist with the group "Angels of Venice", breaks out on her own in this playful and exotic 1999 release. Teng shows herself a master of flutistry, not only the playing the standard western "C" flute, but also piccolo, alto and bass flutes, dize (Chinese bamboo flute), ney (Turkish flute) and panpipes. Her tone is rich and liquid, and her improvisations range from jazzy to sinuous to ephemeral depending on the style of the piece. Many of the selections have a strong Near- or Far Eastern flavor, but the mood remains gentle and cheerful throughout the album, without any of the dark intensity that characterizes some of the "Angels'" work. Teng is not alone in "Mystic Journey" either; many guest artists lend their well-established talents to the mix to create ever-varied layers of texture. Gilbert Levy provides intricate world percussion accompaniments, while cellist Martin Tillman, Prince Diabate, Hans Christiansen of Rasa and Greg Ellis of Vas (among others) also pop in to lend a hand, making for a richly orchestrated album that is full of apt and interesting surprises. Occasionally the flute melodies seem a little trite and meandering, qualities that are at odds with the earthy, percussive background, but overall this album is appealing. Teng's simultaneously light and down-to-earth compositions find ways to be relaxing without being boring--a common pitfall for many New Age artists. The music of "Mystic Journey" would be great for warm-ups and slow-dancing for belly dancers, as well as just pleasant listening after a mundane and stressful day at work. Other recordings featuring Suzanne Teng's flute-playing include "Awake Inside a Dream" and "Music for Flute, Harp and Cello" by the Angels of Venice. For more bamboo and metal flute improvisations, in this case without accompaniment, check out also Richard Warner's "Quiet Heart / Spirit Wind".

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous!.......2002-07-05

I ordered this CD after only hearing two songs which I "accidentally" heard while flipping the channels of the television. There was a performance done on Public Access and I was surprised to see that a CD was available. I ordered one for myself and a friend who is a yoga instructor. I love this CD! It is perfect for yoga or meditation or even just in the background while working. The music is heartfelt and joyous and everyone who hears it immediately loves it. I would definitly recommend it, especially if you are looking to expand your collection of instrumental music. Personally, I love flute pieces, so this was a perfect choice for me.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous.......2001-06-28

I caught Suzanne Teng & Mystic Journey on vacation at this year's Topanga Days festival, but didn't buy the CD. I thought about their music the whole rest of the trip and ordered the CD as soon as I got home. It's truly magnificent and beautiful music, and I could listen to the CD over and over. Perfect background for anything - reading, meditating, special dinners, yoga, whatever. I find myself getting up just to move to the music. They're all very talented and the CD is a real stress-melter.

5 out of 5 stars Makes you want to listen and dance at the same time.......2000-08-31

This is really an excellent independently-produced CD. Some of the tunes are fairly straight-forward, rhythmic wonders with Ms. Teng's incredible flute playing polishing them off. Others are more "world" sounding incorporating thraot singing and chanting. There is not a bad cut on the CD. Listen to Katiya's Waltz, and try to concentrate on the beautiful music while your feet waltz across the floor.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Another great trip down the MFU memory lane
  • The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release
 The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
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ASIN: B0006SSQ7U
Release Date: 2005-01-04

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  1. First Season End Title
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  3. Sort of Do-It-Youself Dreadful Affair
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  13. Prince of Darkness Affair
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Another great trip down the MFU memory lane.......2005-10-19

Volume 2 (comprised of 2 CDs) is another first rate compilation of the series' original music and not to be missed by U.N.C.L.E. fans. The liner notes are wonderful and add a lot to ones appreciation of the music.

My only problem is that THE CDs ARE COPY PROTECTED! Considerable work is needed to get the music onto your iPod, if you really want the music in your mp3 collection. This is a major hassle and a surprise, since the first set in the series was not copy protected.

5 out of 5 stars The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release.......2005-07-12

Many of us have always thought The Man From UNCLE had the best music for a TV series ever, and this three double CD release confirms this. Wow! I'd be just happy with one CD, but having SIX (three double CDs packages) is absolutely out of this world, I mean, a lifetime wait come true.

Indeed, this is an unbelievable collection of three double CDs packages with the complete series soundtrack, and I mean the complete music, not a tune is missing.

And this is the ORIGINAL Man From Uncle music. Let me stress the point: this is the four years ORIGINAL soundtrack with the original recordings as they were heard throughout the series, not a no-name orchestra doing personal versions of the stuff. The audio transfer is very, very good, the music from late episodes is even in stereo.

Each individual CD carries over 70 minutes of music. All in all there you have the four TV seasons main titles and all, absolutely all of TMFU unforgetable music.

This is not a chronological release, meaning, all CDs have a mix of music from all four TV seasons. Volume 1 is heavier on early TV seasons stuff, fans of Jerry Goldsmith will love it. Those of us who prefer what Gerald Fried and later Richard Shores did with TMFU music, then volume 2 is mandatory. If you are a fan, you can't miss any of these six CDs. However if buying all three double packages is too much for you, you must go with Volume 2, no questions asked. Volume three is the weakest of them as it brings "suites" and a whole CD with "The Girl From Uncle" soundtrack, but you have a bonus "Open Channel D" beeper.

Each package is gorgeous, each with a glossy color booklet with extensive liner notes with details on how each tune was written to a specific TV series episode and how it was used onwards. You have bios on the composers, on how the recordings were made, even an overview on how many instruments were available in each of the years the music was recorded.

So, throw away your Hugo Montenegro Man From Uncle CD, this is the REAL thing.
Prince of Darkness
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • BDK does some of his best work here
  • not as bad as people say it is
  • Possibly His Best Work
  • His last great stand!
  • down hill from here
 Prince of Darkness
Big Daddy Kane
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B000008H7Q
Release Date: 1991-10-29

Tracks:

  1. Prince of Darkness
  2. Lover in You
  3. Git Bizzy
  4. Ooh, Aah, Nah-Nah-Nah
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  11. Come on Down - Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes
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  15. D.J. S Get No Credit - Big Daddy Kane, Mister Cee

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars BDK does some of his best work here.......2006-02-25

I understand that some of the filler on this album is not good, but there are many songs on here that are among kane's best raps. For instance, the two strongest tracks on the album "float" and "prince of darkness" show why kane was the original smooth operator. "Death sentence," would blow your speakers wit the pumpin' bass and clearly exhibited BDK's rapping skills. "Git busy" and "Brother, Brother" have a silky positive freestyle. True, there are bad songs on this album, but in all fairness, there are great ones too.

4 out of 5 stars not as bad as people say it is.......2006-01-21

well i am not one of those who follows people blindly i hear the stuff for myself, people visualise kane as a hard spitting battle mc so he didnot cut it with this album but just listen he has made a smooth album, it just shows the mans flexibilty
if you do like BDK i suggest you add this to your collection and finish and respect the great big daddy kane

Peace out...

5 out of 5 stars Possibly His Best Work.......2005-03-26

I don't know whats with the haters who reviewed this, but ignore them. If you liked any of his previous 3 albums, you will like this. Personally I feel this is contender for his best album. Kane is sharper than hes ever been, his flows are flawless. Rest assured, Kane spits some fire on this album. This album marks his further acsension on the mic, with some instances of his rhyme spitting reaching blinding speed. The beats I was also very impressed with. They are definantly more experimental and straight hip hop than what some people here gave him credit for. Kane proved he didn't really need Marley Marl or Prince Paul, he could handle the beats himself. The only time on the album where he went real R&B was the chorus on track 2 and track seven. Track 7 is more of a talking skit/song like the one with Barry White from Taste of Chocolate. These are easily overlooked, and I think it holds no bearing on the rest of the album. This is also one of Kane's longest albums, and I think its solid all the way through. There are also classic guest spots from Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes. Don't sleep on this, your hip hop collection isn't complete without it.

4 out of 5 stars His last great stand!.......2004-11-05

Those who claim that this album sucks knows nothing. This was waaaay better than "Taste of Chocolate." That album sucked. It was too unfocused, R&B and weak. THAT one only had two good songs on it.

This on was BDK's last great album. After this, he would forever be lost... On this album you get to hear the last remains of the BDK that people loved. This was his last traditonal BDK style before he messed himself up totally.

First their is the tile cut. Yes, the one where (corny) Tupac took the beat from. BDK should release that as that was one of the hottest tracks. "Brother, Brother," "The lover in You," "Groove with it," "Come on Down," and even "Get Down" are all hot in one way or another. You cannot tell me that this was was not on. Some people ignored this because he released his more R&B/pop type songs in an effort to go platinum, so this hot album was not as appreciated as it should have been. Trust, this is one of his better ones. "Worse than Taste of Chocolate...?" Please.

3 out of 5 stars down hill from here.......2003-05-30

I wouldn't say it was off the hook. BDK hit his peak at "taste of chocolate". this has a few funky ... tracks. the beat on git bizzy is funky ... and the title track is something to get with ur girl to? but beyond that it's all down hill form there. a shame too. BDK was one of the best artists of the time. the hardcore gangsta revolution killed him as well as cold chillin records going out of bizzness. (thank the diabolical biz markie for that one. gotta ask permission before ya sample bro!)
The Essential John Carpenter: Halloween
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • NOT CARPENTER'S ORIGINAL SCORE...IT'S A HACK JOB...
  • not for fans of carpenter's scores
  • Essential what?
  • AVOID THIS IMITATION GARBAGE!!!!! FAKE CARPENTER
  • "absolute in capturing the original scores"
 The Essential John Carpenter: Halloween
John Carpenter
Manufacturer: Silva America
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JTG2
Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

  1. Escape From New York: Main Title (Mix 1)
  2. Halloween: Theme (Mix 1)
  3. Halloween: Haunted House
  4. Starman: End Titles
  5. Big Trouble In Little China: Pork Chop Express
  6. The Fog
  7. Assault On Precinct 13: Main Title
  8. Assault On Precinct 13: Julie's Theme
  9. Christine: Bad To The Bone
  10. Halloween II: Main Theme
  11. The Thing
  12. Dark Star
  13. They Live
  14. Prince Of Darkness
  15. Escape From New York: Main Title (Mix 2)
  16. Halloween: Theme (Mix 2)
  17. Village Of The Damned
  18. Starman: End Titles (Symphonic Version)

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars NOT CARPENTER'S ORIGINAL SCORE...IT'S A HACK JOB..........2005-12-04

What a piece of ****. Do not buy this worthless CD. If you are a fan of John Carpenter's scores, you will not like this. Don't waste your money like I did...And the only reason it got one star is because you can't give it any less!

1 out of 5 stars not for fans of carpenter's scores.......2004-12-03

like other reviewers said, this is someone else playing those classic carpenter tunes. sometimes it sounds like elevator music. unfortunately, the cover doesn't say anything about this piece of work...

1 out of 5 stars Essential what?.......2003-07-08

As the previous reviewer noted, nowhere on this CD does it indicate that the 'Essential John Carpenter' is someone re-recording all of the famous cues. Naturally all the info is on the inside.

And the disc? I don't see the point in bothering. They might as well make Assault on Precinct 13, Dark Star, and They Live (which pretty much don't have scores in print anymore) available again, even if they have to combine a couple to make one disc.

Carpenter does not use orchestras or elaborate bands for his scores. He does most of it himself and that makes another Carpenter collection simple. It's not difficult to play the notes, but everything is just slightly off and after a while you wonder what's the point.

This is NOT the music from the Carpenter films you love. This is someone playing that music. Assault on Precinct 13, which provides most of the attraction of this pretty worthless disc, sounds lousy and has none of the life of the throbbing synth of the original. Not only that, but they have the nerve to throw in two (2) cues from Starman, a Carpenter film that he didn't do his own music for(!) Instead the disc is broken by the Jerry Goldsmith pieces that sound NOTHING like anything Carpenter has done. It's bad--it belongs elsewhere, namely the Starman soundtrack which is still in print.

Stay away from this thing. It's a ripoff, another attempt to cash in on a name without providing any real product.

1 out of 5 stars AVOID THIS IMITATION GARBAGE!!!!! FAKE CARPENTER.......2003-06-25

These jerks did a great job hiding the fact that these tracks are re-recorded by some schlep. Avoid this lame piece of garbage at all costs. The tones are totally wrong, it sounds very little like the genius originals. I bought this to get some of the Assault on Precinct 13 stuff, and was horrified to find that everything had been re-recorded. THIS IS NOT MENTIONED ON THE OUTER PACKAGING IN ANY WAY!!! You would never know until you open it and read the liners. Shame on these bastards for trying to dupe and rip people off. AVOID THIS [STUFF]!!!

5 out of 5 stars "absolute in capturing the original scores".......2002-12-03

Hats off to Gareth Williams, James Fitzpatrick and Silva Screen Records for this venture into the world of John Carpenter. Silva has done a masterful job of recreating the feel of the original Carpenter film scores. This awesome compilation of "great thriller music" sends chills up our spines from composers Ennio Morricone, Jack Nitzsche, Dave Davies, Alan Howarth and of course John Carpenter. Each selection is arranged and performed with plenty of suspense dating back to 1974, which gave the audience a supernatural and imaginative fright. Each score paints the mood for every cue, which writer, producer and director Carpenter required...and then some.

Each score takes on a life of its own away from the film. If you've never seen any of the films, your imagination plays a key role interpreting what our legendary director/composer has up his sleeve when writing and directing the music. Entire album is a stand out ~ this one's for Carpenter and Silva fans alike, a collection for the first time with tremendours power and immediacy of each cue can now be heard. With Dolby Digital Surround Sound Recordings...this is a must have for your collection. All "film-score-buffs" beware, this is guranteed to give your goosebumps on the very first track, gotta love it!

Total Time 72:15 on18 Tracks ~ Silva Screen SSD-1143 ~ (2002)
Hammer the Studio That Dripped Blood
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful music.
  • 5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions
  • "Hammer & Silva...raises the hair on the back of your neck"
 Hammer the Studio That Dripped Blood
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B000063IUP
Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

  1. Main Theme/Inside Castle Darcula/Lure Of The Vampire Women/Dracula's Rage/The Kiss Of The Living Dead (Dracula)
  2. Funeral In Carpethia/Finale: Confrontation & Climax/The Fall Of Dracula (Dracula Prince Of Darkness)
  3. Love Theme (The Scars Of Dracula)
  4. Finale/Dracula And The Crucifix (Dracula Has Risen From The Grave)
  5. The Blood Of Dracula (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
  6. Romance: The Young Lovers/Shadow Of The Tomb (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
  7. Ride To The Ruined Church/Romance At Dusk (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
  8. Dracula Triumphant/Pursuit/Death Of Lucy (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
  9. The Victory Of Love (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
  10. Christina (Frankenstein Created Woman)
  11. The Power Of Evil (The Devil Rides Out)
  12. Invocation To The Devil/Dance Frenzy (The Devil Rides Out)
  13. Awakening And Absolution (The Devil Rides Out)
  14. Vampire Rhapsody (Kiss Of The Vampire)

Tracks:

  1. Cosmic Sequence/Tumak Meets Luana/In The Domain Of The Shell People/Eruption Of The Volcano (One Million Years B.C.) - Mario Nascimbene
  2. Main Theme/Storm Over The Sea (When Dinasours Ruled The Earth) - Mario Nascimbene
  3. Life Of The Tribe/Finale (Creatures The World Forgot) - Mario Nascimbene
  4. The Tomb/The Desert (The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb) - Carlo Martelli
  5. Ayesha - She Who Must Be Obeyed (She)
  6. Bedouin Attack & Desert Quest (She)
  7. In The Kingdom Of She - Processional/The Cruelty Of She (She)
  8. The Eternal Flame And The Destruction Of She (She)
  9. Main Title (The Abominable Snowman) - Humphrey Searle
  10. Defeat Of The Aliens/Finale (Quatermass II)
  11. Main Titles/Anna's Theme - Christopher Gunning
  12. Prologue (Vampire Circus) - David Whitaker
  13. Main Themes (The Vampire Hunter) - Jamed Bernard
  14. Pastorale/The Werewolf At Bay/Aptheosis (Curse Of The Werewolf) - Benjamin Frankel

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful music........2007-01-10

I sat back with the lights dimmed and a cup of hot coffee and enjoyed the beautiful haunting music of years gone by. Memories abound.

4 out of 5 stars 5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions.......2006-08-29

Why doesn't this get a perfect five stars?

Simple reason.

The producers at Silva, for wahtever reason, decided to cut down their SHE suites and Hands of the Ripper suites.

On the previous Hammer releases, "Draculas - Classic Horror Films", released in 1993, recorded in 1989, they had seven additional minutes of "Hands of the Ripper" that could have been included on this set.

Additionally, The Devil Rides Out: Film Music of James Bernard, released in 1997, recorded in 1995 and 1996 had about a minute more of additional music from SHE, PLUS about seven minutes worth of suites from Quatermass and X: The Unknown.

Both discs in this new re-issue round out at around 68 minutes, so there was room for some of these omissions.

Silva Screen gets big kudos for a reissuing these recordeings in the remastered HDCD format, but I don't understand these omissions. In fact, one of the tracks included, "Vampire Hunter" isn't even from a Hammer film, and its the only recording on this collection not on previous Silva CD's.

Again, 5 stars for the performances, the 1989 performances with Neil Richardson and the Philharmonia are fantastic. (Dracula, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Hands of the Ripper, Vampire Circus.)

Additionally, The Westminster Philharmonic under the baton of Kenneth Alwyn do an excellent job as usual (Kiss of the Vampire, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, She, THe Abominable Snowman, Quatermass II and Curse of the Werewolf.) Finally, the City of Prague Philharmonic, who get a bad rap more often than they deserve round out hte album and IMHO, deliver the goods, under the trusty batons of Paul Bateman (Scars of Dracula, Frankenstein Created Woman, additionally, Bateman also plays the piano solo on Kiss of the Vampire.) and Nic Raine (The Devil Rides Out, One Million Years BC, When Dinosuars Ruled the Earth, Creatures The World Forgot, The Vampire Hunter)

I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could.

Much thanks to producers David Wishart, Eric Tomlinson and James Fitzpatrick and recording engineers Mike Ross-Trevor, John Luard Timperley and Jan Holzner for contributing to these fine historical film music recordings.

5 out of 5 stars "Hammer & Silva...raises the hair on the back of your neck".......2002-04-09

Silva Screen takes us on tour through the castles of Transylvania with a collection of
outstanding scores from James Bernard on Disc One ~ "DRACULA" (1958)..."KISS OF
THE VAMPIRE" (1964)..."DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS"
(1966)..."FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN" (1967)..."THE DEVIL RIDES OUT"
(1968)..."DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE" (1968)..."THE SCARS OF
DRACULA" (1970)..."TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA" (1970)...even though the
blood doesn't flow as easily in "KISS OF THE VAMPIRE", the score from Bernard is
seductive, sensual to say the least for "creatures of the night", masked ball scene blends
atmospheric trance-masquerade themes, intoxicating main title is hauntingly mesmerizing with
"VAMPIRE RHAPSODY", just listen to the piano solo from our character in the film Carl
Ravna (Barry Warren), son of Dr. Ravna (Noel Willman) along with daughter Sabena Ravna
(Jacqueline Wallis), a cult of vampires in early 20th century Bavarian, praying on a young
honeymoon couple...Bernard's rhapsody captures the listeners heart and BLOOD!

Let's look at Disc Two with the other Hammer themes and their composers ~ "THE
ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN" (1957-Humphrey Searle)..."QUATERMASS II"
(1957-James Bernard)..."CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF" (1960-Benjamin
Frankel)..."CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB" (1964-Carlo Martelli)..."SHE"
(1965-James Bernard)..."ONE MILLION YEARS B.C." (1966-Mario
Nascimbene)..."WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH" (1969-Mario
Nascimbene)..."HANDS OF THE RIPPER" (1971-Christopher Gunning)..."VAMPIRE
CIRCUS" (1971-David Whitaker)..."VAMPIRE HUNTER" (2000-James
Bernard)...difficult as it may be, there is a stand out ~ "THE CURSE OF THE
WEREWOLF", fine direction from Terence Fisher (director) with an outstanding cast Oliver
Reed (Leon-the Werewolf), Clifford Evans (Alfredo), Yvonne Romain (Servant Girl) and
Catherine Feller (Christina), Hammer's departure from the old stereotype of the beast is
refreshing, Reed's performance as the tormented sole, from man to wolf is touching, the score
by Ben Frankel is tense building at it's best, to say the least, setting the tone and mood for the
transformation with counterpoints is stimulating, inclusive orchestration development for what
lies ahead during a full moon.

Without a doubt the highlight pick hands down is "SHE", composer James Bernard gives of
himself without question, the SUITE takes the orchestra into lilting melodic exercises with
percussion chiming in, the harmonies are hypnotic blends of textured fabric, listen as The
Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn display stirring strings and
a solo harp run the scales in "THE ETERNAL FLAME AND THE DESTRUCTION OF
SHE", hold-fast arrangement has haunting echoes of Bernard's constant theme, with a final
beat from a drum in the percussion section.

Must make mention the cast of players that made this possible ~ The Philharmonia Orchestra,
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra ~ and
their various conductors Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, Nic Raine and Neil
Richardson...supported by the illustrious staff from Silva Screen Records LTD ~ Reynold da
Silva (executive producer), David Stoner (associate producer), Gareth Williams (Dolby
Surround/HDCD Mastering) and of course James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), who
has the knack of developing quality in every Silva Screen release...similar to "A History Of
Horror:From Nosferatu To The Sixth Sense" (SSD-1111/2CD Set), guaranteed to raise the
hair on the back of your neck!

Total Time: Disc One 68:01 on 14 Tracks & Disc Two 68:46 on 14 Tracks ~ Silva Screen
Records SSD-357 ~ (2002)
Prince of Darkness
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of Carpenter's finest.
  • One of Carpenter's best, this import is a gem.
  • ANOTHER CARPENTER CLASSIC
  • Carpenter music fans should buy this.
 Prince of Darkness
(Original Soundtrack) , and Alan Howarth
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001ZT6E
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

  1. Opening Titles
  2. Team Assembly
  3. Darkness Begins
  4. A Message From The Future
  5. Hell Breaks Loose
  6. Mirror Image
  7. Devil Awakens
  8. Through The Mirror

Album Description

UK pressing of the score to 1987 horror flick directed by John Carpenter & featuring a score Alan Howarth.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of Carpenter's finest........2005-07-25

The score for John Carpenter's 'Prince of Darkness' is one of the best ever written for an 80's horror film. Its dark, sinister tones implied some kind of threat to the main characters even though nothing frightening was happening on the screen. 'Hell Breaks Loose' is undoubtedly the most frightening track as the characters find themselves in serious trouble, with some of their colleagues becoming zombies and coming after them. The music creates an atmosphere of terror which is well reflected in what's happening on the screen. It's one of the hardest Carpenter scores to get - and also the best.

5 out of 5 stars One of Carpenter's best, this import is a gem........2002-04-20

Carpenter and Howarth are in full stride with this soundtrack. "Prince of Darkness" follows their amazing achievement and new technical direction that was the soundtrack to "Big Trouble In Little China." In "Darkness" they expand their abilities with "MIDI Depth" and more mature textures and composition to deliver a score that could best be described as vast, deep, ethereal, and frightening.

Listening to "Darkness" independant of the film inspires an uneasy dark mood, and this is the mark of a great score, something which can stand on it's own as an independant work of art.

The import cd version is a high quality version and does not disappoint after years of listening to this score on a scratchy vinyl record. Perhaps this one will be released on cd in the States someday, until then this import cd is the only way to get this classic in the pristine digital format.

5 out of 5 stars ANOTHER CARPENTER CLASSIC.......2000-11-17

THIS CD IS FULL OF FORBODING MOOD MUSIC FROM CARPENTER'S FILM. IT EASILY RANKS UP THERE WITH THE HALLOWEEN SOUNDTRACK AS JOHN'S BEST MUSICAL WORK TO DATE. IT'S A SHAME THAT IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE AS AN IMPORT BUT IT WAS WORTH THE PRICE.

4 out of 5 stars Carpenter music fans should buy this........2000-09-30

This is probably the best in the Carpenter/Howarth association.The strict usage of synths to produce the broad spectrum of sound in 1987 is amazing!Carpenter's simple thematic (but effective) style is brought to scary life aided by Alan Howarth's studio wizardry.I have to say that the soundtrack is better than the mediocre film.
Prince of Darkness
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • rip-off, both albums fit onto 1 disc, why do it this way?
  • Pretty Good Condensation of Two Mediocre Albums
  • Unlike any other Alice, and not in a good way.
  • Underrated Alice!
  • Missed opportunity
 Prince of Darkness
Alice Cooper
Manufacturer: Mca Special Products
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ASIN: B000007QEN
Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

  1. Prince Of Darkness
  2. Roses On White Lace
  3. Teenage Frankenstein
  4. He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)
  5. Billion Dollar Babies
  6. Lock Me Up
  7. Simple Disobedience
  8. Thrill My Gorilla
  9. Life And Death Of The Party
  10. Freedom

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars rip-off, both albums fit onto 1 disc, why do it this way?.......2006-07-28

This album combines the Raise Your Fist and Constrictor albums of the mid to late 80's. I'd recomend you buy those 2 albums on there own rather then this rip-off. I call it a rip off because I know for a fact that all the tracks from both Raise Your Fist and Constrictor fit onto the same 80 minute CD and still have room left for a bonus track or 2!

So instead of picking out a random few off each album, they should have combined the two complete albums and put them on this and maybe included "Hard Rock Summer in the USA", "Be Crool To Your Skool" or "Under My Wheels (Feat. Guns N Roses), "I got a line or you" or even one of the alternate versions of "He's back"

3 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Condensation of Two Mediocre Albums.......2003-01-27

"Constrictor" bit. "Raise Your Fist" was not really worth yelling over. But there was enough ok material on each record to at least give a pretty good overview of the newly cleaned up Alice Cooper on the comeback trail. In addition, this disc gives a spotlight to budding guitar hero Kane Roberts. Had they decided to replace "Thrill My Gorilla" with "Give The Radio Back," I might have given this four stars.

2 out of 5 stars Unlike any other Alice, and not in a good way........2003-01-21

Fans of either the "classic" Alice Cooper (Billion Dollar Babies, School's Out) or the newer stuff (Trash, Last Temptation) should consider leaving this selection on the shelf. It's watered-down, overproduced (lots of sythnesizers and electronic drums), and lacking much of the edge and wit present on just about any other Alice album.

3 out of 5 stars Underrated Alice!.......2002-07-23

Alice's performance is nothing short of powerful--it's seriously sick rock at its best. Alice manages to imprint his nightmarish signature mark in an album that is clearly underrated. He absolutely ROCKS in this album!

3 out of 5 stars Missed opportunity.......2000-12-14

Not having all the tracks of the MCA years I wonder why it has been released. MCA should have put Constrictor and Raise Your Fist And Yell and The Billion Dollar Live Track (all together only 70 minutes) on this cd. Then it has been really worth buying. But if you want 40 minutes of straight hard rock this is the album to buy.
Prince of Darkness
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • 1 star? Blah ....
  • I had to jump in to defend this album
  • As bad as goth gets
  • What?! You people are crazy!
  • very, very weak
 Prince of Darkness
Nosferatu
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001JV8
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

  1. Eye Of The Watcher
  2. Ravage
  3. Uninvited Guest
  4. The Haunting (Main Mix)
  5. Into The Night
  6. The Passing
  7. Graveyard Shift
  8. The Haunting (Swamp Mix)
  9. The Hunger
  10. Invocation
  11. Mystery Track

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 1 star? Blah ...........2006-05-12

Okay, it's a bit cheesy, goofy and about as far from the angsty goth youre SUPPOSED to like. Ehh ... oh well, it's a fun campy album that I enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars I had to jump in to defend this album.......2005-08-23

I admit that this album is corny, but it's also a lot of fun. As long as you don't take your music too seriously, you'll find something to enjoy in this album. It ain't Bauhaus; it ain't Sex Gang Children. There is no profound artistic statement here, except perhaps for an aesthetic one. Rather, Prince of Darkness reminds me of old horror movies. In fact, I listen to this album a lot around Halloween.

I recommend every Nosferatu album except for The Prophecy, an album that seems to divide fans.

1 out of 5 stars As bad as goth gets.......2004-01-22

I'd heard a few decent Nosferatu songs, so I decided to give this CD a try. It is definitely the worst goth CD that I own. The only reason that I haven't thrown it away is because The Haunting is such a good song. Alas, it is the only gem on this album and can be found on The Goth Box compilation.
As a fan of 'goth' music, I've learned to stomach some cheesey lyrics. I used to think that The Mission had the corniest lyrics, but these guys blow them away. Some of the lyrics are simply paraphrased verses straight out of Sisters of Mercy songs. It is that bad. Sample lyrics:
In the Paris night your child screams for horizons,
Dies on the floor.
And with her serpent eyes she gives her love away.
Not only are the lyrics bad, but the music is horrible and tedious. The song Into the Night is taken note-for-note from the Joan Jett song Make Believe.
If you are new to Nosferatu, they fall into the 'vampire goth' category. I'd associate the sound with The Wake, or a pale attemt at The Sisters of Mercy or Rosetta Stone. The band has a very conformist goth image; you must wear black like everyone else, you must like vampires like everyone else, you must enjoy Romantisism like everybody else.
Basically there is one good song on the CD, and this band has better material on other releases.

5 out of 5 stars What?! You people are crazy!.......2003-09-24

How this awesome cd could recieve such a low rating is simply mind blowing... Maybe some reviewers aren't familiar with Goth music aside from the hollow pop music that the industry pushes as "goth". Maybe they aren't used to the "airy" underground Goth production. The programmed drums blow the usual monotonous kick/snare, kick/snare of most bands away. The guitar rifs are simple, yet very powerful. Very moving. Very heavy metal inspired. The vocals are emotional and fit the absolutely vampiric atmosphere perfectly... and the atmosphere!!! The spooky keyboards really steal the show. This is what Lestat's band should have sounded like in Queen of The Damned. REAL Gothic Rock. The use of synthesized choirs, harpsicords and organs and classical music inspiration still set them apart from the avarage Goth band. I can't understand why so many people knock this band, who were leaders of the Genre in the early 90's. Maybe it;s the melodrama. Yeah they're overblown and campy but that's part of the charm! It's melodrama in the style of Interview With The Vampire and The Crow. It's not cheesy, it's classy. So if you're a true Goth, you already know that this is a good band. If you're interested in Gothic music, check out Nosferatu. They're a really fun band.

1 out of 5 stars very, very weak.......2003-06-27

It's amazing how weak this album is. The drum programming is tedious and sounds banal as do the riffs and the production. THis is a truly terrible album probably the worst most uninspiring thing I've ever had the mispleasure of hearing. I was so put off by this album I never gave them a second chance so I don't know if their other albums are any good, I do know that Rosetta Stone's Adrenaline and the Sisters of Mercy's - First and Last and Always are infinitely better examples of this programmed drum gothic rock type schtick.

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Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah in 2; Spem

The Best of Laurindo Almeida

Relampagos Del Norte Los, Por El Amor A Mi Madre, Amargando La Vida - Vida Truncada - Ausencia

Pachuco Y La Cubanacan [Import]

Alkan: Piano Music, Volume 1: 12 Etudes, Op. 35

Live at J's, Pt. 2