The Struggle [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Cap Is Back

3. Role of a Lifetime - Cappadonna, Solomon Childs

4. Blood Brothers - Cappadonna,

5. Mamma [Skit] - Cappadonna,

6. Mamma

7. Do It/Push

8. Get Away from the Door - Cappadonna, Inspectah Deck

9. Money, Cash, Flows - Cappadonna, , ,

10. I Don't Even Know You

11. Make Money Money [Skit]

12. Season of da' Vick - Cappadonna,

13. Killa Killa Hill - Cappadonna, Raekwon

14. Broken Glass

15. Power to the Peso - Cappadonna, Solomon Childs, Lounge,

16. Life of a Lesbo

17. Pain Is Love

18. Show Skit

19. My Kinda Bitch

20. We Got This - Cappadonna, , ,

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The Struggle [Explicit Lyrics]

Tracks:

BROKEN SORROW
STRUGGLE Featuring Tony Haze
THUNDER
BEAUTY FROM AFAR INTRO
BEAUTY FROM AFAR
SUKA 4 HER INTERLUDE
SUKA 4 HER
GET LOW Featuring Winter
EGYPTIAN IN THE NIGHT INTRO
EGYPTIAN IN THE NIGHT
A NU DAY
DANCE WITH MY FATHER Featuring Karmen Michael & The Godselettes Choir
THUNDER REMIX

Customer Reviews:

AMAZING!!.......2007-07-31

The CD was really inspiring and a great mixture of hip-hop and violin. I LOVED IT!!! If you like something different, check this out!

Awesome CD.......2007-07-17

Rockin violins with a hip hop beat. The track Thunder is absolutely a individual work of art. If these guys could put together an entire CD with this new style they would be rockin wit stringz and rakin in the dough.

Nephew Loves It.......2007-07-05

We bought this as a birthday gift for my nephew who plays violin and he has had nothing but rave reviews to say about it. I have not heard it, but I know that he would recommend it to anyone.

amazing talent.......2007-07-04

I first heard this group watching Jack's Big Music Show with my 2 year old son, I've been hooked ever since. I'm not a big rap fan - but when you hear their musical genius you'll see why they are the next big thing.

Nuttin But Stringz Jams.......2007-06-27

The "Nuttin But Stringz" CD is an enjoyable journey into modern R&B music played with a classical violin twist. My two kids are studying violin and were getting bored with their lessons until "Nuttin But Stringz" woke them up to the violin as an instrument that is really "cool". We love the CD and cannot wait to see them on tour.

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DYNAMITE
My Struggle Is Over
very good
Great album!
Exceptionally Excellent!

The Struggle Is Over
Youth for Christ
Manufacturer: Emtro Gospel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FA57TE
Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

Jesus Put Himself In My Place
The Struggle Is Over
The Struggle Is Over (Reprise)
I Will Bless You
Have Mercy
Have Mercy (Reprise)
Come Bless The Lord With Me
Oh How I Love Jesus
Power In The Blood
Blessed Be The Name
Everybody
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Customer Reviews:

DYNAMITE.......2007-04-17

Great album from a trusted source. This CD starts pumping it up from the first track and just blows you away with Praise and Worship from the heart.

My Struggle Is Over.......2007-02-25

I have always been a fan of youth for christ. I taught a couple of songs to my youth choir such as higher and their remake of Call him up but when I heard the struggle is over, they went to a new level. That song itself makes you want to buy the album but the album is filled with such anointing from the beginning until the end, you will not be dissappointed. Another good powerful ballad is have mercy. You will not be dissappointed so make this one of your purchases and proclaim that the struggle is over.

very good.......2007-01-22

This CD is used by our Youth choir leaders it is a Blessing.

Great album!.......2007-01-06

I enjoyed this album so much! There's quite a bit of variety--from slow songs like the title cut(which is fantastic!) to energetic & upbeat. There are even wonderful P&W (praise & worship) songs included that can be used by the hip-hop generation, as well as older-oriented choirs.

Exceptionally Excellent!.......2006-08-04

I purchased my first Y.F.C c.d. yesterday (August 1, 06') and I love it. I call it "exceptionally excellent" because I feel it has some hot hits on it. But Oooh, I love that "The Struggle Is Over" feat. Jonathan Nelson and that "I will bless You Lord". O my...I love it. I was also glad to hear Troy Sneed too. He is a powerful (effective) praise and worship leader. He also has a wonderful album out that I like too. But eh, BUY THE C.D.! The c.d. is great and the songs aren't too hard for say, your local church's youth choir to sing. I know my church's youth chorale gon have to sing "The Struggle Is Over"! What a ministry...What a ministry!

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Defined by Struggle
Nodes of Ranvier
Manufacturer: Victory Records
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Not the worst album in 2003!
The Beautiful Struggle
Kweli
This Is A Good Album (3.5 stars)
Kweli needs better production

The Beautiful Struggle
Talib Kweli
Manufacturer: Rawkus / Umgd
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Quality
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Black Star
Reflection Eternal/Train of Thought
Right About Now

ASIN: B0002XL22U
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

Going Hard
Back Up Offa Me
Broken Glass
We Know
A Game
I Try
Around My Way
We Got The Beat
Work It Out
Ghetto Snow
Black Girl Pain
Never Been In Love
Beautiful Struggle

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Talib Kweli's sophomore solo album arrives with considerable fear that his mainstream aspirations may turn off longtime fans (ah, the curse of the conscious rapper). However, the album isn't as crassly commercial as some might complain. To be sure, The Beautiful Struggle could stand more consistency, and the album's production is a primary liability: songs like "A Game" and "Going Hard" weakly ape current fads while "Around My Way" inadvisably interpolates the Police's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic." That said, the balance of the album still holds up to scrutiny. Kweli might cut a party track ("We Got the Beat") and puff up his street cred ("Back Up Offa Me"), but much of The Beautiful Struggle articulates itself with emotion and intellect: "I Try," "Ghetto Snow," and "Black Girl Pain," for example. Like Kweli's debut Quality, this follow-up falls considerably short of classic status, but it still suggests some moves in a promising direction. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

Not the worst album in 2003!.......2006-09-19

Standout tracks: GOING HARD, BACK UP OFFA ME, BROKEN GLASS, WE KNOW, I TRY, AROUND MY WAY, WE GOT THE BEAT,GHETTO SHOW and THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE. Filler: A Game(what this song sounds like),Work it out(Talib rappin offbeat big nono!), Black girl pain(why didnt this collabo work?), Never been in love(too R&Bish for a Talib song). This album might not be better than QUALITY but it is not a bad follow up. As for you reviewers that nominated this album as the worst album in 2003 I hope your opinions arent heavily influenced by cheap ragazines like The Sauce, XXLAME, Jive and GQ(gayqueer). Because as far as they are concerned anything that comes out of slavery records/aftermath is hip hop in its truest form.

The Beautiful Struggle.......2006-08-01

Many people converse about who the greatest rapper of all time is, and it often times leads to a heated arguement, and although I wouldn't give Kweli that title, he is definitely one of the greatest emcees in the music industry. With "The Beautiful Struggle", Kweli never falls short lyrically. Every song must have taken Kweli some time to write, because he does not half do any of his versus. Though the production is rather weak on this LP, Kweli makes up for it with his lyrical talent.

"Going Hard" is a good track, and Kweli's lyrics are some of the best one this CD. The production is alright, but nothing to remember. On this song he said one of this best lines: "Terrosits with etiquette who vote and kill their president, their capacity for evil so evident and prevelant." "I Try" and "Never Been in Love" are the two songs that were released from this album. They were well received from listeners because they received a good amount of airplay. With "We Got the Beat", Kweli tries but fails to be different. This song is too far out of his element. They tried to create a rock feel with this track, and the result is not good. Even Kweli's creative lyrics couldn't save this bad track. John Legend adds his magic touch to "Around My Way" and does a great job with the chorus and the piano arrangement. This is easily one of the strongest songs on the album. Kweli talks about the events that transpire around his way. "Black Girl Pain" is another good track. Kweli talks about his love for his children, and he also speaks on the struggles black women are oppressed with. The lyrics are compelling.

I enjoyrf listening to this album, but I enjoyed the lyrics more than anything because they stole the show. After listening to his album in its entirety, it is evident that he has lots of talent. I recommend this album to rap fans.

Mikeisha's Top 5
1. A Game
2. Never Been In Love
3. Beautiful Struggle
4. Ghetto Show
5. Black Girl Pain

Kweli.......2006-06-15

Kweli is hot he raps about life with amazing flows and lyrics he speaks the truth unlike the mainly overated rappers in the game top album

This Is A Good Album (3.5 stars).......2006-06-04

Talib Kweli, a conscious MC with respect from both underground and mainstream Hip-Hop heads, released his third solo album, "The Beautiful Struggle", in 2004. Talib created two masterpieces early in his career. One was "Black Star", an album he made with fellow emcee Mos Def (they as a duo were also called Black Star). The other was called "Reflection Eternal/Train of Thought", an album he made with producer Hi-Tek. Both of these records are considered classics among many heads, and also raised expectations very high for Kweli. He dropped his second solo, entitled "Quality", in late 2002. This included the Kanye West produced "Get By". The album wasn't exactly up to par with Reflection Eternal, but solid nonetheless. Now let's enter The Beautiful Struggle. Due to the expectations that were set upon Talib after his first two offerings, this album fell flat to many fans. However, I believe if you stripped away both Black Star and Reflection Eternal from his catalogue, this album would seem a dope follow up to Quality, as it's not nearly as bad as some make it out to be (in some cases though, it's not as good as some make it seem either).

The album starts out strong with "Going Hard". It's got a nice beat and the lyrics are on point. The next track, "Back Up Offa Me", is a little bland and falls under skip material for me. "Broken Glass" tells a nice story about a girl who makes bad choices and her life begins to spiral downward. The song is produced by The Neptunes, but to be honest, I don't think the beat fits the track very well. The cut is still listenable though. "We Know" is a chilled out cut featuring Faith Evans. Faith drops a nice chorus and the track is above-average at best. "A Game" is a failed attempt at commercialism. The production by Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson is rather weak and sounds somewhat futuristic. "I Try", produced by no other than Kanye West, was the first single off the album. The beat sounds almost just like "Get By" (which kind of makes sense, since they both bare the same producer). Mary J. Blige holds it down and Kweli doesn't disappoint on this cut. "Around My Way" is a strong cut with great lyrics backed with a nice beat by Charlemagne. R&B star John Legend provides a nice hook as well. "We Got the Beat" comes off as a party track and it should've been left off the album. "Work It Out" is also skip material to me. Both of these tracks make it seem like Talib tried just a little too hard to gain commercial appeal.

However, after those two tracks, the album does not hit another low point. The last four tracks are very strong. They start with "Ghetto Show", a collaboration with Common and Anthony Hamilton. It's a very chilled out cut, and Common and Talib both come correct with their verses and Anthony Hamilton gives an excellent chorus. The next song, "Black Girl Pain", is a very strong ode to black woman across the nation. The hook alone is enough to make me listen.The beat by Dirty Swift and Bruce Waynne is great, and Jean Grae drops in to deliver a great verse also. This is probably my favorite song on the entire album. The next track is probably my second favorite. "Never Been in Love" is almost perfect in every sense of the word. I love the beat by Just Blaze. The chorus is very catchy and the lyrics are on point as well. You can't go wrong with this cut. "Beautiful Struggle", the last song on the album, ends it on a strong note. It's got a nice chorus, and the beat by Hi-Tek is nice, and just like many other songs, Kweli's lyrics are great.

So, I don't see how anyone can call this a bad effort by Talib. Yes, he made attempts at going commercial alot on the album (failed attempts). Yes, it's not as strong as Black Star or Reflection Eternal, but what it is is a solid follow-up to Quality. Comparing this to other albums that came out around this time, or even albums coming out lately would be pointless, as this still blows many albums right out of the water. It has many solid tracks; people just tend to overlook that because of the gems he dropped with Mos Def and Hi-Tek. This album is still good. It does have it's mishaps, but many records do. If you're a fan of Kweli, but hesitant to pick this up for some of the negative reviews it has received, go ahead and pick it up. It's not that bad, but it's not classic material either. I would also recommend Talib's latest, "Right About Now" as well. 3.5 stars.

Kweli needs better production.......2006-04-11

It's not bad production, it's just a little to plastic and bumpin for it's own good, he is such a phenomenal emcee he deserves nothing but the best...Yes there are some overtly catchy party anthems, somewhat watering down his ferociousness, but his overall content is still the only rap that cuts through emotionally over all others....If only more people would appreciate his message..

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supa-dope cd!!
WOW! This is an excellent CD!
Impressively varied
Mattafix is something that worth to listen to
Why this is not playing in America, I'll never know

Signs of a Struggle

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Unless you've been living in a bubble, chances are you'll be familiar with the Mattafix single and Top 20 hit, 'Big City Life', a gorgeous slice of uplifting pop that was one of the soundtracks to the summer in 2005.The album's many highlights include the Lovers Rock anthem and opening track, 'Gangster Blues', featuring Robbie Shakespeare of the legendary Sly & Robbie on bass and the beautifully euphoric 'Passer By', guaranteed to lighten the darkest of moods. 'To and Fro' is a quirky, upbeat number but whose dark lyrics tell a tale of betrayal, featuring ex Sugarbabe Siobhan Donaghy on backing vocals, while the highly emotive 'Everyone Around You' has beats, strings and Marlon's instrument of choice, the steel pans all in the mix. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

supa-dope cd!!.......2007-02-17

reminds me a little of tricky/massive attack with a little jean-paul thrown in. very good recordings, with excellent vocals and really catchy beats. more trip-hop than club banging, but still very danceable.

WOW! This is an excellent CD!.......2007-01-07

I heard of Mattafix for the first time in June 2006 while on vacation in St. Vincent. Seeing a TV interview and liking the "Big City Life" track, I decide to purchase the CD in time for Christmas.

I must say, this has to be the best CD I ever bought! (Well, It's the only CD I've ever bought.) The varied musical styles and lyrical content are simply outstanding. Since acquiring the CD I've desisted from listening to my usual Rap/hip-hop/R&B stuff. On an almost daily basis I listen to a couple of his tracks.

Get this if you need something fresh. I can't find anything not to like here.

Favorite tracks (though I like them all):
To and Fro
11:30
Gangster Blues
Everyone Around You
Older
555
..damn! that's 6 of 13 tracks!

Can't believe this guy is not more popular in America. All of my friends who I've had listen to sample tracks all like it.

BTW the Track "Big City Life" is featured on EA's FIFA World Cup 2006 Game.

If ever Mattafix comes to the Caribbean to perform (he ought to, he IS a St. Vincentian), or I go to Europe, I am DEFINITELY going to see him perform.

I can't wait for his next album. GET THIS CD!

Impressively varied.......2006-08-02

I picked this CD up while on holiday in Hong Kong funnily enough, after failing to find it in the UK.

Theres a song to suit every person and every mood on this album, but I expect most people will just end up loving them all. The solid production on this album will delight fans who demand something more than a repetitive bass-line with thier hip-hop (some of it's almost trip-hop) and the lyrics are varied in tone and subject matter.

Essential listening!

Mattafix is something that worth to listen to.......2006-03-28

Well, Mattafix really has something deep in their songs. They are not simmilar to other pop-songs (which are basically about "Oh, I love her(him) and she(he) was so rude" etc.). Despite of the fact that I'm only 15 and my mother-language is russian I hate stupid songs that have neither something dainty nor the tune itself. I mean, most of my classmates are not interested 'bout lyrics of the particular song 'cause "melody is the main thing". My out-look therefore makes me a little prolix and conservative. When I heard "Big City Life" (I mean, the clip) I didn't enjoyed it at first, but, you know, time somehow's able to turn everything upside down, and listening to it at the second time I really, really loved this song. I felt that some tender chord of my heart twinkled in the most meraculous way! And so, now I have the highest estimationg of this band. It's worth to mention, that other songs are also rather unique, dainty and not easy of access for some naive teens like my "friends" (if they can be named this word). As you know, this songs tell us about us uor-selves: feuds, dispages, fleers, gal, treachery, misinterpretation, escapism, hesitation and "signs of a struggle". We are fast livers, we are too busy, "is leadership the same as treachery?". In my opinion, the lead singer Marlon Roudette (as well as his companion Preetesh Hirji) is very smart and hansome young man. Needless to say, he has a Prince-like falsetto!!!!! A magnificent voice!!!!! It sounds like lullaby (especially in songs "Gangster Blues", "Clear And Present Danger", "Older", "555" and "Everyone Around You"). Comparing other bands' debut albums Mattafix managed to do the BEST!!!
Olga Potapova, 15. From dirty russia.

Why this is not playing in America, I'll never know.......2006-02-14

I listened to this album from a friend of mine who spent six months stationed in Germany. He picked up on this band while in dance clubs and grabbed their CD. He lent it to me and I've not taken it out since.

I typically don't listen to music like this; I'm more of an Audioslave/Disturbed/insert heavy metal/rock band name sort of guy, but this music is just flat out catchy and very easy to digest.

I figure the reason why it's not playing on regular radio is because the record companies in the U .S. have pretty much bought up all the commercial FM stations to play their garbage (Mariah Carey wins three Grammys? What??). Look for Mattafix on XM or Sirius, because I'm sure it's there. It's the fashizzle, or whatever the young hipsters are saying these days.

If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle

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While Have All the FLowers Gone, Indeed
Definitive rally songs
Pete Seeger as a protest folksinger, the Folkways recordings
A sad old song
Enjoy even if you disagree with his politics

If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle
Pete Seeger
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Solidarity Forever (Unions And Labor): Solidarity Forever
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Study War No More (Peace): Crow On The Cradle
Study War No More (Peace): Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
Study War No More (Peace): Study War No More
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We Shall Overcome (Civil Rights): River Of My People
We Shall Overcome (Civil Rights): Hold On (Hand On The Plow)
We Shall Overcome (Civil Rights): We Shall Overcome
I'd Hammer in The Evening (Hope): He Lies In The American Land
I'd Hammer in The Evening (Hope): Well May The World Go
I'd Hammer in The Evening (Hope): Turn, Turn, Turn
I'd Hammer in The Evening (Hope): Tomorrow Is A Highway
I'd Hammer in The Evening (Hope): Oh, Had I A Golden Thread
I'd Hammer in The Evening (Hope): We'll All Be A-Doubling
I'd Hammer in The Evening (Hope): Arrange And Rearrange
I'd Hammer in The Evening (Hope): If I Had A Hammer

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Pete Seeger is a national treasure, a living American institution. Unfortunately in our fast-paced world we often forget about our treasures, our institutions, and our heritage. This wonderful collection, culled from his massive library of work with Folkways Records, is, if nothing else, a reminder of how much Pete Seeger means to America. Seeger sang for the people and their rights at a time when that could get rabble-rousers blacklisted and worse. What's more, he got the people singing for themselves. You'll know many of these songs--the title track, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "Turn, Turn, Turn"--you just might not know them in their original voice. If I Had a Hammer will set that straight. --Michael Ruby

Album Description

For over 50 years Pete Seeger's music has included songs on labor, civil rights, peace, and the hope for a better world. This CD contains 24 tracks selected from hundreds released on Folkways Records in the late 1950s and 1960s and 2 new songs recorded especially for this collection. Pete plays the 5-string banjo and the 12-string guitar, and appears on some tracks with Almanac Singers and his grandson Tao Rodriguez. Booklet contains detailed notes by Mark Greenberg and a complete discography of Pete Seeger on Folkways. 71 minutes.

Customer Reviews:

While Have All the FLowers Gone, Indeed.......2006-04-03

This review is being used to describe several of Pete Seeger's recordings. Although I have listened to most of his songs and recordings these represent those that best represent his life's work.

My musical tastes were formed, as were many of those of the generation of 1968, by `Rock and Roll' music exemplified by the Rolling Stones and Beatles and by the blues revival, both Delta and Chicago style. However, those forms as much as they gave pleasure were only marginally political at best. In short, these were entertainers performing material that spoke to us. In the most general sense that is all one should expect of a performer. Thus, for the most part that music need not be reviewed here. Those who thought that a new musical sensibility laid the foundations for a cultural or political revolution have long ago been proven wrong.

That said, in the early 1960's there nevertheless was another form of musical sensibility that was directly tied to radical political expression- the folk revival. This entailed a search for roots and relevancy in musical expression. While not all forms of folk music lent themselves to radical politics it is hard to see the 1960's cultural rebellion without giving a nod to such figures as Dave Van Ronk, the early Bob Dylan, Utah Phillips, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and others. Whatever entertainment value these performers provided they also spoke to and prodded our political development. They did have a message and an agenda and we responded as such. That these musicians' respective agendas proved inadequate and/or short-lived does not negate their affect on the times.

As I have noted in my review of Dave Van Ronk's work when I first heard folk music in my youth I felt unsure about whether I liked it or not. As least against my strong feelings about the Rolling Stones and my favorite blues artist such as Howling Wolf and Elmore James. Then on some late night radio folk show here in Boston I heard Dave Van Ronk singing `Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies' and that was it. From that time to the present folk music has been a staple of my musical tastes. From there I expanded my play list of folk artists with a political message, including obviously Pete Seeger.

Although I had probably heard Seeger's `Had I a Golden Thread' at some earlier point I actually learned about his music secondhand from a recording of Songs of the Spanish Civil War which included `Viva la Quince Brigada' a tribute to the American Abraham Lincoln Battalion of the International Brigades. Since I was intensely interested in that fight in Spain and in that "premature anti-fascist" organization I was hooked. While like Woody Guthrie Seeger's influence has had its ebbs and flows since that time each succeeding generation of folk singers still seems to be drawn to his simple, honest tunes about the previous political struggles and the ordinary people who made this country, for good or evil what it is today.

Pete's relationship with the American Communist Party while no secret is not widely known. As with Woody what is interesting is that the subjects of his songs fairly closely reflect the party line as it changed to reflect the winds blowing from Moscow. Pete's best work, like Woody's is reflected in the People's Front style of ` Where Have All The Flowers Gone' and the above-mentioned "Golden Thread" reflecting that party's further development of its class collaborationist policy with the Democratic Party. Thus, they gave up on the fight for an indpendent working party based on its own program. Political differnces between us aside, listen to his recordings and learn about hard times and struggle of an earlier period.

Definitive rally songs.......2005-01-29

This is the most conceptually complete Pete Seeger compilation as far as I'm concerned (unfortunately, tho, it lacks some Columbia era comps: "Bells Of Rhymney" "Waist Deep In the Muddy," etc.). However, this collection compiles what are Seeger's forte: rally songs--songs that motivate people to take social stands. The collection also contains his most definitive versions of some of his best known songs (e.g., Where Have All the Flowers Gone, We Shall Overcome), unlike the Columbia "Greatest Hits" version, which limits itself solely to Columbia recordings. This collection, on the other hand, spans over 4 decades. The earliest recordings are from 1955, and the latest 2 songs were recorded in 1998 especially for this collection. Also it has a previously unreleased tape recording of "Turn Turn Turn." Most of the recordings are from the late 50s and early 60s--a period, indeed, that were "a-changin," as a Seeger mentor would go on to say. Beautiful music for those who believe in a good cause or two.

Pete Seeger as a protest folksinger, the Folkways recordings.......2004-07-10

My introduction to Pete Seeger was when he contributed to the cancellation of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" when he showed up in 1967 and sang "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy," a song which attacked the Vietnam War and President Lyndon Johnson, albeit through a metaphorical narrative. Eventually I learned that Seeger is arguably the key figure in the folk music movement of the 20th century, a living link between Woody Guthrie (Seeger and Guthrie formed the Almanac Singers) and Bob Dylan. But certainly Seeger was more passionate about politics, the environment, and humanity than either of those gigantic figures. The fact that he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era is enough to establish his bona fides, but so is his career, begun in the late 1930s and continuing through several wars, a dozen causes, and thousands of union meetings. Then there are Seeger's Folkways recordings, that were the first sound of authentic American folk music heard by countless children.

"If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle" is a collection of the best of Seeger's Folkways recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s. This is the Pete Seeger who was always singing for a cause, and after the original 1956 version of "If I Had a Hammer," written by Seeger and fellow Weaver Lee Hays, you can see how these songs are organized by common themes. First up are songs about the struggle of the American unions and labor movement (tracks 2-9), which offers "Which Side Are You On?", "Casey Jones (The Union Scab)," "Joe Hill," Guthrie's "Union Maid," and, of course, "Solidarity Forever," all sung by Seeger in his clear voice accompanied by the banjo.

Beginning with "Where Have the Flowers Gone?," Seeger's other most recognizable original tune, the songs deal with the peace movement (tracks 10-14), which includes "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" and "Study War No More (Down by the Riverside"). Starting with Leadbelly's "Burgeois Blues" and ending with the traditional "We Shall Overcome," are songs about the civil rights struggle (tracks 15-18). The final segment of the album (tracks 19-26) are devoted to general songs of hope and struggle, the most recognizable of which will be "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season") late doen by the Byrds. There are also a couple of songs recorded in 1998, "We'll All Be A-Doubling" and "Arrange and Rearrange," which show that in recent years the voice has become weaker but that the spirit remains strong.

The liner notes are instructive, detailing the origins of each song and how they have changed over the years. When you listen to these songs you too will become convinced that the only authentic folk music is about political ideas. But then Seeger and Lee Hays, along with Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman, formed the Weavers who popularized more traditional folksongs and spirituals like "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," and "Goodnight Irene." To fully appreciate American folk music you simply have to have both a Weavers hit collection and a collection of Seeger's Folksway songs, like "If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle."

A sad old song.......2003-06-12

A great album from a long time gone, when there was still
a real union in america. You'll tend to like it
if you earn a working folks salary and hate it if you don't.
that is too say, if your a corporate parasite, and many of you will be, you'll find it a mite uncomfortable.
all folks are not created equal, as long as daddy can grease them
ole wheels,

the struggle continues.. but for most americans, just as a bowel movement..

Enjoy even if you disagree with his politics.......2003-03-09

Pete was famous for his left-wing politics, strongly in support of industrial trade unions and against war. This collection brings together his best political songs, which are enjoyable even for those (like me) who disagree with him. Although they were a product of their times, some of these songs prove that some things never change, being just as valid (or not) today as they were back then.

The compilation is arranged with all the songs for each theme grouped together. The title track serves as an introduction, and is followed by eight songs about workers and unions, then five songs championing peace, then four civil rights songs, ending with eight songs of hope, the last being the title track again.

Pete recorded many albums of political songs, so this CD can only offer a small sample, but the essentials are here, including Where have all the flowers gone, We shall overcome and Turn turn turn - this last song, taking its lyrics from the Book of Revelations in the bible, became famous after the Byrds covered it.

While some will regard most of these songs as confirming their beliefs, those who disagree can listen to them, partly with amusement and partly as a reminder that a significant number of people agree with Pete, so nothing should ever be taken for granted. I only wish that people with different political views could express themselves equally effectively. All the great political singers take a left-wing stance, though not always as far left as Pete. Perhaps the political right never felt the need to sing about their beliefs.

Customer Reviews:

happiness takes place in small piano tunes.......2001-07-24

these short piano pieces are simple, but absolutely not boring. gurdjieff and de hartmann wrote some of the most thoughtful and sincere music you'll ever hear. I found this CD over a year ago and it's one I return to over and over again.

Cacaphonic Harmonious.......2001-07-15

Truly an exposition of beautiful "objective" listening. This music will not put you to sleep. Transitions are abrupt and engaging throughout the score's entirity. I play the music whenever I find myself searching for something to do or am bored. This music will consume all negativity and poke the listner to begin a stirring sensation in their own mentation. The music is not sophisticated or eligant by no means, but has a way about it which will intrige one to listen again and again.

Harlan County USA: Songs of the Coal Miner's Struggle

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Songs of the Coal Miner's Struggle
A generous collection of chilling lyrical tales

Harlan County USA: Songs of the Coal Miner's Struggle
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000F7CEDY
Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

Coal Tattoo - Hazel Dickens
Shut Up In The Mines Of Coal Creek - Old Home String Band
Come All You Coal Miners - Sarah Ogan Gunnning
Blue Diamond Mines - Johnson Mountain Boys
The Yablonski Murder - Hazel Dickens
Last Train From Poor Valley - Norman Blake
Black Lung - Hazek Dickens
Dark As A Dungeon - Merle Travis
Trouble Among The Yearlings - Country Cooking
Lawrence Jones - Phillis Boyes
Coal Black Mining Blues - Minrod Workman
Coal Miner's Grave - Hazel Dickens
The Death Of Harry Sims - Jim Garland
Mannington Mine Disaster - Hazel Dickens
Curel Willie - Connie & Babe
Hard Working Miner - Sarah Ogan Gunning
Dream Of A Miner's Child - Phyllis Boyens
And Am I Born To Die - Doc Watson
Clay County Miner - Hazel Dickens
One Morning In May - J.P. Fraley
Which Side Are You On? - Florence Reece
They'll Never Keep Us Down - Hazel Dickens

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The release of this compilation suggests that the coal miner's plight hasn't improved appreciably since the 1976 release of Barbara Kopple's 1976 documentary, Harlan County, USA. Few industries have inspired such impassioned folk music, as most of these 22 cuts depend more on the power and conviction of the musical testament than any polish in the performance. Almost a third of the selections feature activist Hazel Dickens, whose contributions to the soundtrack established her as the musical conscience of Kopple's film. Among the other highlights, the pinched harmonies of the Old Time String Band featuring Tracy Schwarz convey the faith of trapped miners in the heaven that awaits, while "Dark as a Dungeon" by Merle Travis remains one of the classics of the coal-mining songbook. A number of unvarnished, a cappella performances capture the essence of work that breaks your back, blackens your lungs, and ultimately takes your life. Many of the others are story songs of union heroes, management villains, mines closed, and lives lost. None of it is easy listening, for this is not an easy way to make a living. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Songs of the Coal Miner's Struggle.......2007-08-07

Voices whine as if constricted by coal dust. There's nothing cheerful here, though "Dark as a Dungeon" has a sweet tune and appealing lyrics, but the words and singers are authentic and true. This grim history produced bonafide music. The stories sung in this collection are intriguing; recommending the documentary.

A generous collection of chilling lyrical tales .......2006-11-24

Playing Time - 70:50

Who They Are: The songs (largely self-penned) are sung or played by Hazel Dickens, Old Home String Band featuring Tracy Schwarz, Sarah Ogan Gunning, Jim Garland (Sarah's brother), Johnson Mountain Boys, Country Cooking, Norman Blake, Merle Travis, Phyllis Boyens, Nimrod Workman (Phyllis Boyens' father), Doc Watson, Connie and Babe, J.P. Fraley, and Florence Reese

What They Do: This CD has songs featured in Barbara Kopple's Academy Award-winning film "Harlan County USA" along with additional material from Doc Watson, Norman Blake, and the Johnson Mountain Boys

The Songs: All but two of the songs (Hard Working Miner, The Death of Harry Simms) have been previously issued on Rounder (or Flying Fish) album releases. This is a nice thematic compilation with a strong traditional flavoring and edge. Si Kahn's "Lawrence Jones" was a splendid cover choice sung by Phyllis Boyens, accompanied by Pat Enright (guitar), Blaine Sprouse (fiddle), Mark Hembree (bass), Roland White (mandolin), Jerry Douglas (dobro) and Bela Fleck (banjo). Yup, three cuts feature these guys who were known as The Dreadful Snakes. There are also plentyof songs with leaner arrangements presented a cappella or with minimal instrumental accompaniment. And there's even "Trouble Amonst the Yearlings," with just mandolin and fiddle, as well as "One Morning in May" with only fiddle.

Of Special Note: Some of the strongest and most expressive emotion is evoked by those who have lived the tumultuous life below gorund where pitch black by the ton is mined.

Any Recommendations: Reckon I'd try to mix out the sneezing and coughing in the background of the song "Come All You Coal Miners" sung a cappella by Sarah Ogan Gunning.

The Bottomline Is: A generous collection of chilling lyrical tales about those places and hard-working men who toil where the sun never shines. I wonder how a similar thematic CD would sell of disaster, tragedy and weather event songs.

Reviewed By: Joe Ross (staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

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Beautiful wind ensemble music

Celebrations

Manufacturer: Citadel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003JVY
Release Date: 1995-11-20

Tracks:

March Carillon
Chorale And Alleluia
A Movement For Rosa
Chorale Prelude: Be Thou My Vision
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Stranger
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: I Celebrate Myself
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: You Who Celebrate Bygones
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: There Is That In Me
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Sing Me The Universal
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Flaunt Out, O Sea
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: I Sing The Body Electric
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Clear Midnight
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Voyage
Variants On An Advent Hymn: Theme And Variation I
Variants On An Advent Hymn: Variation II
Variants On An Advent Hymn: Variation III
Variants On An Advent Hymn: Variation IV
Themes From 'Greenbushes'
Escape From Plato's Cave: The Cave, The Struggle And The Man From The Light!
Escape From Plato's Cave: Message Of The Man (The Fragile Heart)
Escape From Plato's Cave: Escape...Into The Light!

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful wind ensemble music.......2003-06-29

This treasure of a CD features some beautiful wind ensemble music, which really should receive more attention in the mainstream. Not your typical Sousa CD, this features the wind ensemble at its best, with both sections of the full, gorgeous ensemble sound and solo sections featuring the individual tone colors that contribute to the unique ensemble sound. The emotional capacity of this type of ensemble is huge, and this CD demonstrates that well. I would certainly recommend this CD to any lovers of band music and classical music, particularly those who enjoy the Romantic and 20th century composers who tend to use the winds to a fuller extent.

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In the Day
Endless Struggle
Manufacturer: Charged Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000253BIG
Release Date: 2004-09-01

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Soul Music

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Vol. 7-The New Shapes Of Sounds

1. Intro
2. Cap Is Back
3. Role of a Lifetime - Cappadonna, Solomon Childs
4. Blood Brothers - Cappadonna,
5. Mamma [Skit] - Cappadonna,
6. Mamma
7. Do It/Push
8. Get Away from the Door - Cappadonna, Inspectah Deck
9. Money, Cash, Flows - Cappadonna, , ,
10. I Don't Even Know You
11. Make Money Money [Skit]
12. Season of da' Vick - Cappadonna,
13. Killa Killa Hill - Cappadonna, Raekwon
14. Broken Glass
15. Power to the Peso - Cappadonna, Solomon Childs, Lounge,
16. Life of a Lesbo
17. Pain Is Love
18. Show Skit
19. My Kinda Bitch
20. We Got This - Cappadonna, , ,
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