This Is My First Album

Track Listings

1. Everyone Always Said I Should Start My Album off With a Bang

2. 101 Things to Do While I'm With Your Girl

3. Disnexone

4. I Met My Baby at V.I.M.

5. Blase Blah (Off Tha Head)

6. Lubrication

7. What's the Reaction

8. Daddiez Home

9. Kwest's Theme Song

10. Skin Care

11. Day in the Life of My Asspipe

12. Butta-Few-Co

13. Disk and Dat

14. 125 Pennies for Your Thoughts

15. Herman's Head

16. Bludawnmeyesneekhuz (Through Tha Eyez of a Hood)

17. Damn

18. Say My Name Again

This Is My First Album,Kwest tha Madd Ladd,Warner Bros / Wea,Alternative Pop/Rock,Hardcore Rap,Hip-Hop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

Tracks:

I Wonder As I Wander - Emily Van Evera
Villancico De Navidad - John Williams
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Children's Prayer From Hansel And Gretel - Bernstein
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming - Andre Previn
The Coventry Carol - Eileen Farrell
Good People All, This Christmastide - Andrew Parrott
Watts's Cradle Hymn - Martin Neary
Pastoral Ad Libitum - Largo From Concerto Grosso In G Minor Op.6 No.8 'Christmas Concerto' - Richard Kapp
O Tannenbaum - Rita Ford Music Boxes
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Eileen Farrell
Largo From Concerto In F Minor For Violin And Orchestra, Op.8 'L'Inverno' (Winter From The Four Seasons) - Zukerman, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ave Maria - Ayako Shinozaki
Pie Jesu From Requiem, Op.48 - Andrew Davis
Ich Steh' An Deiner Krippen Hier (I Stand Here By Thy Crib) (Choral) From Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 - Helmuth Rilling
Lullay My Liking - Gregg Smith
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) - London Symphony Orchestra
O Come, O Come, Emanuel - Philadelphia Orchestra
Silent Night - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Wiegenlied 'Guten Abend, Gut Nacht' Op.49, No.4 - Helmut Deutsch

Tracks:

Hallelujah Chorus From Messiah, HWV - Philadelphia Orchestra
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Philadelphia Orchestra
Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night) - Wiener Symphoniker
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Philadelphia Orchestra
Carol Of The Drum (Little Drummer Boy) - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Deus IN Adjutorium From Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin - Canadian Brass
Laudemus Te From Gloria In D Major, RV 589 - La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy
German Dance, K. 605, No.3 'The Sleigh Ride' - Bernstein
Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly - The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
Hark! The HErald Angels Sing - Andrew Parrott
Gesu Bambino - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
O Come, All Ye Faithful - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The First Noel - Philadelphia Orchestra
Ding Dong! Merrily Oh High - Anthony Newman
March From The Nutcracker Ballet, Op.71 (Act I) - Philadelphia Orchestra
I. Allegro (Exsultate) From Exsultate, Jubilate, K.165 - Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Canzon Septimi Toni No.2 - Philadelphia And Cleveland Brass Ensembles
Die Menge Der Engel (The Hosts Of Angels) From Historia Der Geburt Jesu Christi/History Of The Birth Of Jesus Christ, SWV435, 435A - Barockorchester Stuttgart
Joy To The World - The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
Once, In Royal David's City - The Chestnut Brass Company
O Sanctissima (O Du Frohliche) - Philadelphia Orchestra
Angels We Have Heard On High - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Magnificat From Magnificat In D Major, BWV243 - Helmuth Rilling

Customer Reviews:

Breathtakingly beautiful!.......2007-01-15

Over and over we played "Die Menge der Engel" - - it is stunningly beautiful! The loftiness of the voices, wonderful.

We loved the boys/children's choruses on many of the other pieces on the album. Duets by Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavorati - - magnifico!

It is a pleasant compilation of traditional favorites and awesome classical pieces that are worth listening to again and again.

Pretty good, though maybe not 'ultimate'.......2004-10-08

If you love Christmas as much as I do, you will probably enjoy this album. It features plenty of standard favorites - especially sung by the MoTab, who seem to be a holiday staple. I probably wouldn't pay $17.95 just to hear songs like 'The Little Drummer Boy' of 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas.'

What makes this compillation interesting is the liberal sprinkling of less traditional - or, anyway, less well-known - classical pieces. Vivaldi's 'Gloria', Corelli's 'Christmas Concerto', and the opera 'Hansel and Gretel' all make an appearance. The standout, in my mind, is the ethereally beautiful 'Watt's Cradle Hymn,' which I have never seen or heard anywhere else - that one song alone makes this album worth a listen.

Not ultimate, but truly classical.......2003-11-19

Good mix of the expected ("Silent Night", "O Come All Ye Faithful", etc) and the unexpected (the Vivaldi Gloria, Gabrieli, Schutz). Kudos to the Sony team for uniform clarity & quality of sound, despite source material from 1959 through 1998. Word to the wise: the performance of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" credited to Marilyn Horne is actually by Eileen Farrell from her excellent "Carols for Christmas Eve" release. No disrespect to Ms Horne, who is well represented by two performances with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. If you're truly a classical music fan but don't mind a traditional carol or two, this is an excellent buy.

Average customer rating:

AMAZING!!
absolute classic
Kwest is the blueprint of a freestyle/battle MC.

This Is My First Album
Kwest tha Madd Ladd
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Everyone Always Said I Should Start My Album off With a Bang
101 Things to Do While I'm With Your Girl
Disnexone
I Met My Baby at V.I.M.
Blase Blah (Off Tha Head)
Lubrication
What's the Reaction
Daddiez Home
Kwest's Theme Song
Skin Care
Day in the Life of My Asspipe
Butta-Few-Co
Disk and Dat
125 Pennies for Your Thoughts
Herman's Head
Bludawnmeyesneekhuz (Through Tha Eyez of a Hood)
Damn
Say My Name Again

Customer Reviews:

AMAZING!!.......2005-10-08

This is probably the best hip hop CD to be released in 1996. It stays true to the roots of hip hop. Kwest's style and humor is reminiscent of Pharcyde's first album "Bizzare Ride II The Pharcyde". Which if you listen carefully, he's listening to that album in his car in one of the skits. I am very sad to see this was his only album. The beats on this album are top notch. It's great that in 1996, he was still keeping that sample-based true hip hop feel. Last I read, he was actually homeless, and had to do an interview from a payphone or something. If that's true, it's such a shame, because this is one of the most talented, original, and funny, emcees to ever be in the game.

absolute classic.......2005-09-18

this is a very impressive cd, he hasnt done anything since, but kwest has a quick, slick flow and is very humorous, but he also speaks on some issues too. the beats on the album are all made by unknown producers, but they are some of the best i ever heard in hip hop. i wholeheartedly urge you to get this album, as in a few years there prolly wont be many copies left and its the kinda ish youll play to death.

Kwest is the blueprint of a freestyle/battle MC........2005-07-16

This album was an amazing surprise and I loved it.
I first heard of Kwest in an old issue of "The Source," where a small article wrote about a NY battle he took part in...later released on limited ed. vinyl, entitled "Biography of an ass-whuppin'." It was dubbed by the "The Source" as one of the dopest, most degrating (of the other guy) one-sided battles they've ever heard. That got me wonderin'.

Later I copped an old issue of "Rap Pages" w/ Kwest on the cover...the issue was called "Who the %$@* is Kwest tha Madd Ladd?" He had a 8 page article about him and his album (which dropped in '96). That was the last straw, so shortly afterwards I bought this album.

Let's say I had no idea what to expect. I read that Kwest was a wizard w/ his words and charismatic as hell...well, he's all that and...(insert favorite played-out metaphor here).

This album is pure fun. More than half the songs deal w/ the oppostie sex in many different scenarios: "Disnexone" is about trying to find the perfect ho in a sea of ugly fish, "101 Things..." is self-explanitory, "Daddiez Home" is about what happens when Pops catches you phuckin' his princess, "Butta-few-co" is about hookin' up w/ a 13 year old (sounds gross, but he flips it mad jokes style). So you get the idea.

The best track is his freestyle joint "Blase Blah," where you fully understand that this man was born to rhyme...he flips some of the craziest sh*t w/ a flow that knows no bounds.

The production is dope, but not so dope that it outshines Kwest's lyrical lickin'. Think of the production on Ras Kass' "Soul on Ice," dope enough to keep you noddin', but low-key enough to not out-shine Ras and just let him do his thing.

Most of all Kwest makes you laugh and smile...his talent shines on this LP...it's pure carefree fun, not a commercial crumb in it.

Bottom Line: I love this album. Kwest is very unique and has personality fallin' outta his pockets. 4 1/2 stars (only 'cause 5 would be a classic). COP IT! Peace.

Average customer rating:

Hail and Farewell to an original
Amazing
Question
What a pleasant suprise!
The Return of a Legend

Out of My Hands
Mark Spoelstra
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Customer Reviews:

Hail and Farewell to an original.......2007-03-15

This is likely to be his last album. (His website, however, indicates a forthcoming record of gospel music to be released later this year). Mark Spoelstra died Feb. 25, 2007 at the age of 66. As it was, he had put the music business behind him in the early 70s to raise a family and lead an ordinary life. "Out Of My Hands" is a return to recording after twenty-plus years and it's a good record to be remembered by. Many of the songs are favorites that he has worked on over time. The album is a mix of songs and intrumentals. His singing and guitar work are strong; the recording is intimate without a touch of reverb. The liner notes contain many of Spoelstra's own comments about his music. The cover art is a watercolor by the folk singer/artist Eric von Schmidt (who died, coincidentally, just three weeks before Spoelstra). Overall, this is one fine record to listen to and remember and celebrate a folk music orginal.

Amazing.......2007-02-25

Wow. We just bought this CD, and I'm totally in love with it.
I've never had the pleasure of meeting Mark - he is my husband's uncle.
Chip has some great memories of listening to his uncle play the guitar and sing.
I highly recommend this CD and any other of Mark's. He is a rare and gifted musician and songwriter.

Question.......2003-06-09

I haven't heard this album. I remember mark singing "He was a friend of mine" in the mid 60's. Is it available on cd or anywhere?

What a pleasant suprise!.......2002-07-29

I've often checked the web for any info on "What ever happened to Mark Spoelstra.." and now I know. He's back! Really an enjoyable album -he can still play that 12-string and the 6-string too. His blues sound so right - how come they call it the blues when it makes you smile so? I first heard his music when we were in alternative service orientation in 1963 and its just as good today. I would would enjoy him recording "Just a closer walk with thee" which he played back then but worried that it might be too bluesy for the church he was going to be performing in! Hope this isn't the last album - and I hope it gets noticed! It deserves it!

The Return of a Legend.......2002-03-04

I've been a fan of Mark Spoelstra's music since the mid-sixties and have acquired everything he has done. I can recommend " Out of my Hands" to anybody whose is into acoustic/blues/american folk. Mark has always been his own man, never mimicking black blues artists unlike many of his comtemporaries from the 60s. He always brings that elusive " something" to his recordings, that quality that make his records " special". Buy this record and obtain a piece of a true American original.

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