Hold It Down [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings
1. Intro (Once Again)
2. No Diggedy
3. Knockin' Niggaz Off
4. Here We Go - Das EFX,
5. Real Hip-Hop [Original Version]
6. Here It Is
7. Microphone Master
8. 40 & A Blunt
9. Buck-Buck
10. Intro
11. Can't Have Nuttin'
12. Alright
13. Hold It Down
14. Dedicated
15. Ready to Rock Rough Rhymes
16. Represent the Real - Das EFX, KRS-One
17. Comin' Thru
18. Hardcore Rap Act
19. Bad News
20. Real Hip-Hop [Pete Rock on CD Only]

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Hold It Down [Explicit Lyrics]

Hold It Down [Explicit Lyrics]
How Sweet the Sound: Spirituals & Traditional Gospel Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Chanticleer, with Bp. Flunder: INDEED - How Very Sweet The Sound
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 How Sweet the Sound: Spirituals & Traditional Gospel Music
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ASIN: B00029CZPW
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb
  2. Surely God Is Able
  3. Amazing Grace
  4. Medley: Soon One Mornin' - What You Goin' Do When The World's On Fire? - You Can't Hide - Run On For A Long Time
  5. Didn't It Rain
  6. Sit Down Servant - Plenty Good Room
  7. Keep Your Hand On The Plow (Hold On)
  8. My Soul Is A Witness
  9. There Is A Balm In Gilead
  10. Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Poor Pilgrim Of Sorrow - Walk In Jerusalem
  11. Be Still And Know That I'm God

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Chanticleer's repertoire ranges through many centuries. On this recording, the group again proves its infinite versatility in a program of gospel music and spirituals. The singing is so authentic that one feels like a participant in a gospel meeting, swaying to the rhythm with the crowd. Contributing greatly to the impact is Chanticleer's guest, Yvette A. Funder. Possessor of a voice remarkable for its range, power, and flexibility, she brings to the music the empathy and authority of one born and raised in the tradition, whether leading call-and-response, engaging in improvisations that soar high above the chorus, crooning softly in meditation, or shouting in ecstasy. (She is also an active Bishop ministering to the poor and afflicted, and the founder of various social service agencies in California.) Several songs include soloists drawn from the chorus as well, most notably a tenor, a countertenor and a bass who provides a rhythmic ostinato. The program, designed for maximum variety of tempo, mood, character and texture, includes many favorite songs and spirituals, such as "Amazing Grace," "There is a Balm in Gilead," "Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child." The arrangements by Joseph Jennings, Chanticleer's Music Director for 20 years, are admirably simple and very good; only a few are marred by awkward modulations or overly sophisticated, Hollywood-inspired effects. Most of them are for a cappella voices. Jennings also contributes a new original composition: "Be still and Know that I'm God." Repeating these words like an invocation, it builds a cumulative drama with increasingly wild, elaborate improvisations in call-and-response between soloist and chorus; supported by a prominent piano part that includes solos, chordal and running passages, it ends with a rousing climax. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Chanticleer, with Bp. Flunder: INDEED - How Very Sweet The Sound.......2006-02-10

On this standard red book 16-bit CD we are offered that rare and special invitation: Come now, pilgrim - take yet another good step forward in gospel praise or supplication. How can we progress in our individual and collective spiritual journeys towards whatever transcendent glories ground us, revive us, and lead us on despite life's challenges, unless we sing?. Are you having set backs? This CD is good medicine, and it is both a worthy addition to the gospel music shelf and perhaps just the sort of musical medicine that turns out to be good for you, on more than one level of body, mind, and soul. Not a bitter root aftertaste, nor a nagging fishy oil payback in any of this welcome elixir. I guess that is why we call it, Good News.

The arrangements of new and old gospel standards have been set by counter-tenor Joseph Jennings - a leading Chanticleer member of long standing - intently drawing upon both the florid improvisations of the soloists and gospel groups climbing ever so dazzlingly into the fiery chariots that sacred texts say carried off the prophet; and yes, rooted as well in the impeccably crafted close harmonies and inwardly solid strength of gospel quartets and ensembles like Fisk University's Jubilee Singers and many other exemplars.

So, when you listen to this one you will be immediately surrounded by that amazing and great, gathering could of witnesses. The messages are familiar: Keep your hands on the plow. Surely God is able. There is a balm in Gilead.

Like the famous vocal work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, his Serenade to Music as written for a star-crossed group of well-known British soloists of the era; so this gospel outing brings the small male ensemble Chanticleer to the fore - both as a vocal group and as a fabulous collection of solo voices who are prodigiously gifted vocal stars in their own rights. Capping off Chanticleer as an embarrassment of riches is a guest turn by San Francisco's own Bishop Yvette Flunder. She is the real deal, too, as both an ordained minister whose leadership in black churches has blazed fireworks in celebration of melding religion with social justice, and a Jen-U-Wine good news singer who can preach and pray and moan with the best of them.

Only the superhumanly perfected intonation of their cappella group singing, as well as the superb blend and polish of the Chanticleer dozen, will remind a listener than this group is as famous for its Flemish medieval polyphony or its unerring Purcellian clarity, as any other ensemble of twelve voices now appearing before us.

So, forget all the categories and musicology boxes which would seal off gospel music from pre-Bach cathedral masters of polyphony. With this CD we can just revel in the mysteries of good music, regardless. Yeah, Josquin, I'm talking bout you - Sit down servant, there's plenty good room.

Five stars. Highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars Crystalline.......2005-04-08

I'm not a huge fan of gospel, because I find it to be led by emotion, and musically undisciplined. Rousing, yes - but a little goes a long, long way. I've also found most gospel recordings to be sonically challenged. Almost as if microphones were incapable of capturing the music with clarity. None of this holds true for "How Sweet the Sound." This is a beautifully recorded cd, and every tune is both musically precise, and emotionally resonant. It is, however, a little hard to listen to in one sitting because of the "sameness" of the arrangements. That's a small quibble - who says any cd has to be experienced all at once - and "There is a Balm in Gilead," alone is worth the price of admission.

5 out of 5 stars Best Chanticleer CD Yet.......2005-02-01

This is the Best Chanticleer CD yet. I have listened to it dozens of times. Money well spent. I have even given copies to several of my friends.

2 out of 5 stars How Angry the Sound?.......2005-01-02

My daughter gave me this CD, because, while I'm not religious, I'm a long time fan of gospel music. The first pass through the record, I found myself wandering off to other tasks. So, the second time I put it on the player I forced myself to sit completely through the record. I'm not familiar with Chanticleer, so I had no idea whey she thought I'd like it, but she's is right more often than not. This would be one of the "not" times.

I guess this as an attempt to make gospel music "hip." With songs like "Jesus Hits Like An Atomic Bomb" and "What You Gon' Do When the World's On Fire?" the lyrics are like walking a American urban street being threatened by strangers. Far from being uplifting, the songs are decidedly unfriendly. The feel of the music reminded more of the howling noises I suffered as a forced member of my parent's Kansas Methodist Church than the sweet, honest sounds of real gospel music. That intangible thing I get from listening to gospel music that is heartfelt and painfully honest, even if deluded, was nowhere to be heard in "How Sweet the Sound." Instead, the music is chant-like, monotonous, and cold.

I would not recommend this record to anyone outside of the Midwest. If you miss the sterile sounds of a Midwestern protestant church in full howl, this might be your cup of weak wine. If gospel music is what you're looking for, look elsewhere.

5 out of 5 stars This CD is the bomb!.......2004-11-28

From "Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb" to "Amazing Grace", this CD is packed with glorius gospel spirituals and terrific talent. Highly recommend to music lovers of all faiths!
Hold It Down
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000002HJO
Release Date: 1995-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Intro (Once Again)
  2. No Diggedy
  3. Knockin' Niggaz Off
  4. Here We Go
  5. Real Hip Hop (Original Version)
  6. Hear It Is
  7. Microphone Master
  8. 40 & A Blunt
  9. Buck-Buck
  10. Intro
  11. Can't Have Nuttin'
  12. Alright
  13. Hold It Down
  14. Dedicated
  15. Ready To Rock Rough Rhymes
  16. Represent The Real
  17. Comin' Thru
  18. Hardcore Rap Act
  19. Bad News
  20. Real Hip-Hop (Pete Rock Remix)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Slept On Classic.......2007-08-07

I bought this when it came out in 95, and I was surprised how intensely it was slept on. Dope, dope beats, and Dre and Skoob come correct on the mic piece. There's not much else to say, if you love that grimy mid 90s hip hop sound, you gotta cop this.

5 out of 5 stars Slept on Hip-Hop Classic Album (Held it down.).......2007-02-04

Das Efx's "Hold It Down" is one a those underground classics that should have sent a group into the stratosphere but didn't because it was under marketed and the times were changing. The West Coast was starting to take over Hip-Hop and Das Efx boom never happened. In the midst of all of that chaos came "Hold It Down". This album is a purist's wet dream. It is uncompromisingly Hip-Hop. Das Efx are like verbal grafitti writers. They got more flavor than Baskin n' Robbin's. Nearly every song is a beautifully produced neck snapper. Now, if you're from where I'm from then you remember the days when sitting in the car and snapping your neck to the beat while you bobbed your head was the thing to do. On some Redman ish. Well between "Dare Iz a Darkside" and "Hold It Down" there are no two finer examples of the best neck-snapping albums of the early nineties. With producers like Easy Mo Bee and Pete Rock it's just smash after smash. Of course what would an early nineties East Coast Hip-Hop album be without the Primo track? Check. DJ Scratch also contributes fire to this Timbs and Hood Era flag bearer.

5 out of 5 stars I CAN LISTEN TO THIS JOINT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND STILL NOT GET TIRED OF IT.......2007-01-31

this defines diggy das the best because it is a mixture of the sounds of DEAD SERIOUS and STRAIGHT UP SEWACIDE. it is a bit long, but who cares, every track on here is enjoyable in its own lil way. to me, it was their last good one..............actually, now that i think about it, i agree with one of the reviwers, it was their best one all around.

5 out of 5 stars Ridiculously Slept on. 1995 Classic.......2006-05-02

Incase you don't know Das Efx" is made up of (2 Mc's) Skoob & Dray whom have both mastered two of the most original & influential styles ever to be heard by hiphop audiences, that would soon be admired and imitated over the years. When Das Efx made themselves known, with the critically acclaimed "dead serious" back in 1992, hiphop fans didn't know what hit 'em. " Rhyming with such amazing energy, enthusiasm and best of all the ability to compliment each other by exchanging lines back and forth, taking turns in the spotlight, Das Efx posess a style that is second to none. 3 Years after their debut, in the era of more rugged & rough-esque material, Das Efx step up to the plate and serve more than most heads could chew. The first thing to note about this album is that it is so dam consistent, there is not one filler on here! I can assure you! Consisting of 20 full tracks, with production from such legends as; DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Easy Mo Bee, Showbiz and more unknown but equally as outstanding producers; Solid Scheme, Kevin Geeda, Klark Kent & DJ Skratch any beat junkies will not go wanting with this album. It is amazing, how an album with such an outstanding lineup of producers didnt immediately get more recognition (but there you go). Now, the beats aren't the only superior factor of this album, the lyrics are just as good, with Skoob & Dray kickin' some of their best verses yet...staying consistent in all tracks making any pending doubts erased. Without a doubt, any fan of East Coast, Mid 90's, hardcore hiphop should have this in their collection already, as it is a genuine classic that still hasn't deserved the recognition it deserves. All I can say is if you are reading this, and you consider yourself to be a Hiphop fan, then check this album out as you may have found that special something that special album that you have been looking for. PEACE!!! (P.S. check out everything else by Das Efx, as it is all brilliant Early-Mid 90's material that needs to be recognised, except for the "How We Do" album as that is just an awful fall off in the new millenium)

Lyrics - 10/10
Beats - 10/10
Originality of album- 8/10
Styles - 10/10 some of the most original!
Replay Value - 10/10

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5 out of 5 stars Das EFX - Hold It Down.......2006-03-19

Good album by Das EFX. I think that this album deserves 5/5 stars. The beats are real hiphop. Good vibes and gritty sounds. Good lyrics of course, the production is the best part probably. Real grimey hiphop beats with nice loops. Some of the tracks on here are STRAIGHT classics hands down. Definately pick this album up. My fav song is "Comin Thru". One of the illest beats EVER! Check this cd out no doubt, you wont be dissapointed.

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3.Microphone Master
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The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective

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ASIN: B00001SID1
Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

  1. Lollapalooza
  2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean
  3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
  4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
  5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine
  6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Rag The Bone
  7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Habanera
  8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crotchet
  9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel
  10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator
  11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
  12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
  13. Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

  1. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Tromba Lontana
  2. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Short Ride In A Fast Machine
  3. Common Tones In Simple Time
  4. El Dorado - Part I. A Dream Of Gold
  5. El Dorado - Part II. Soledades

Tracks:

  1. Harmonielehre - Part I
  2. Harmonielehre - Part II The Anfortas Wound
  3. Harmonielehre - Part III Meister Eckhardt And Quackie
  4. Violin Concerto - Part I
  5. Violin Concerto - Part II Chaconne:
  6. Violin Concerto - Part III Toccare

Tracks:

  1. Chamber Sympony - Mongel Airs
  2. Chamber Sympony - Aria With Walking Bass
  3. Chamber Sympony
  4. Hoodo Zephyr - Tundra
  5. Hoodo Zephyr - Dissappointment Lake
  6. Hoodo Zephyr - Hoodo Zephyr
  7. Gnarly Buttons - The Perilous Shore
  8. Gnarly Buttons - Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)
  9. Gnarly Buttons - Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

Tracks:

  1. Ensemble - I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky
  2. A Sermon On Romance
  3. Consuelo's Dream
  4. Mike's Song About Arresting A Particular Individual
  5. Tiffany's Solo
  6. Song About The On-Site Altercation
  7. Song About The Bad Boys And The News
  8. Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man
  9. Leila's Song; Alone (Again Or At Last)
  10. Three Weeks And Still I'm Outta My Mind
  11. Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On
  12. Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise
  13. !Este Pais! / This Country
  14. One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes
  15. Finale

Tracks:

  1. Lollapalooza
  2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean
  3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Toot Nipple
  4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Dogjam
  5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Pavane: She's So Fine
  6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Rag The Bone
  7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Habenera
  8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Stubble Crotchet
  9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Hammer & Chisel
  10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Alligator Escalator
  11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Standchen: The Little Serenade
  12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
  13. Slonimsky's Earbox

Tracks:

  1. Harmonium - Negative Love
  2. Harmonium - Becuase I Could Not Stop For Death
  3. Harmonium - Wild Nights
  4. Shaker Loops - Shaking and Trambling
  5. Shaker Loops - Hymning Slews
  6. Shaker Loops - Loops and Verses
  7. Shaker Loops - A Final Shaking

Tracks:

  1. The Chairman Dances - Foxtrot For Orchestra
  2. Grand Pianola Music - First Movement
  3. Grand Pianola Music - Second Movement
  4. Grand Pianola Music - Third Movement: On The Dominant Divide
  5. Fearful Symmetries

Tracks:

  1. Nixon In China - Opening
  2. Nixon In China -
  3. Nixon In China -
  4. Nixon In China - Landing Of The Spirit Of '76
  5. Nixon In China -
  6. Nixon In China -
  7. Nixon In China -
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  11. Nixon In China - Opening
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  17. Nixon In China -
  18. Nixon In China -
  19. Nixon In China -
  20. Nixon In China -
  21. Nixon In China -
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Tracks:

  1. The Wound-Dresser
  2. Christian Zeal And Activity
  3. Five Songs - Thoreau
  4. Five Songs - Down East
  5. Five Songs - Cradle Song
  6. Five Songs - At The River
  7. Five Songs - Serenity
  8. Eros Piano

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Having earned his composing stripes after the 1960s, John Adams had the pioneering work of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley close at hand as he ventured into his trade. And, while minimalism's historical continuum helps place Adams, he used Reich, Glass, and Riley (among others) only as a starting point. And here's proof: a 10-CD retrospective of nearly all Adams's recorded compositions on Nonesuch Records, the label that also issued Steve Reich 1965-1995 and Kronos Quartet: 25 Years. Adams's Harmonium, a choral work of startling energy and effervescence, appears here in a new recording, as do distillations of both The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, two path-clearing operas. Over the span of a career covered by Earbox, Adams has returned minimalism to traditional instrumental ensembles as well as to projects that at once advanced a political commentary and took that commentary back to orchestral audiences. And so, in far less time than his predecessors, Adams created works that now play like standard repertoire pieces: The Wound Dresser and Shaker Loops and the Violin Concerto--all of them are here. What these works demonstrate is a fierce creativity on the one hand and perhaps a hunger for commercial advances on the other. Adams may at times be a bustling free thinker, but he sounds ever conscious of what audiences are listening to. As for the works themselves, they remain every bit as daunting as when written.

Some may object to particular selections. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, for example, hardly ranks with Adams's best work. But this box isn't a mere best-of; it's an almost-all-of. At times terrifically American--especially in the news-aware operas and their narrative pragmatism--Adams well deserves a major box set, and its coverage is appropriate to his varied, stylistically diverse output. As with any large-scale retrospective, Earbox--which fairly bristles with Adams's new composition, Slonimsky's Earbox--has spots where fans might balk at the quality of the composer's writing. But it's got a fantastic accompanying booklet along with its many hours of inarguably modern and thoroughly listener-friendly music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Moved to tears.......2004-03-18

Never before in my life was i moved so intensely and directly by classical music. I put the first cd in my player and a few minutes later tears are flowing. I find myself dancing and moving to a rythm i already seem to know. Wow, i just have to share that.

5 out of 5 stars Nonesuch delivers.Again.......2002-11-27

John adams is one of the most popular living composers of"modern" classical music[I believe the cutoff point, though arbitrary is usually WWII}.I came to him late, through my husband. Modersn classical music , I said? What the hell is that?My husband kept playing bits and pieces of adams for me, and more and more i found myself amazed. and swayed. His operas have been groundbreaking{Nixon in China} controversial{Death Of klinghoffer},his compostions sublimely beautiful{shaker Loops or harmonium].HIS STATURE IS WORTHY THEN OF SUCH A MONUMENTAL CAREER SPANNING BOX SET.This 10 disc set[great value, again from NONESUCH}encompasses Adams' entire career,and though there are some misses here{I was looking at the ceiling and then i saw the sky doesnt quite fit},it is still magnificent. the Highlights are ,{for me} the Wound Dresser, Chamber symphony,Violin Concerto, of course, Shaker Loops and Harmonuim are wonderful. The true jewels here are Nixon in China,the Chairman dances and the Death of Klinghoffer,which is simply a masterpiece. The set comes with a wonderful book, which contains essay's by Robert Hurwitz {An Uncommon Man}renaud Machart[John adams as seen from europe} and Essays before an earbox by Adams himself.A Chronology and dicography are included. A wonderful study of an American original,worth the investment, Highly highly recommended

4 out of 5 stars harmonia in excelsis.......2001-11-12

I must agree with Mr. Bartlett, particularly with regard to "Ceiling." It may well be because his Violin Concerto and Harmonielehre are so powerful. 4.5 stars.
Interesting, and likely intentional, is that two names in the extensive liner book fail to mention two great and glaringly obvious precursors: Carl Orff and Raymond Scott. Without "Carmina Burana," there would be no "Harmonium." Orff has his mark all over Adams's gifted and epic compositions. Similarly, though there are glib references to "cartoon music," the polymath engineer/musician Scott is a seminal figure in American music, and casts a large shadow over the witty juxtapositions and sense of play one loves in Adams's work. In all, an excellent career overview.

5 out of 5 stars Our greatest living composer.......2001-07-22

As a composer, I'm staggered that anyone could fail to be gripped by this music.

That anyone can use the words "spoiled, overrated" amazes me. I emphatically disagree with "A music fan"'s review.

I don't think it's "mind-numbing"; I think it's spiritual and exciting. To me it's the most substantial music being created in our times.

I'm really sorry that anyone could fail to enjoy it, and really recommend others to listen for themselves.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful CD.......2000-04-02

This compilation should turn even the most curmudgeonly listerner into a fan. Beautifully recorded, great notes -- and it's a heck of a bargain!
Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2

    Manufacturer: Azica
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B0002IQL08
    Release Date: 2004-07-06

    Tracks:

    1. Ah Robin (Round)
    2. And Let Me The Cannikin Clink
    3. And Will He Not Come Again
    4. Be Merry, Be Merry
    5. Black Spirits
    6. Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
    7. Bonny Sweet Robin
    8. But Shall I Go Mourn
    9. Can'st Thou Not Hit It
    10. Come Away
    11. Come Away, Hecate
    12. Come Live With Me
    13. Come O'er The Burn
    14. Come Thou Monarch (Version 2)(Round)
    15. Come Unto These Yellow Sands
    16. A Cup Of Wine
    17. Farewell, Dear Heart
    18. Fathers That Wear Rags
    19. Fear No More
    20. Fie On Sinful Fantasy
    21. Fill The Cup (Round)
    22. Flout 'Em And Cout 'Em (Round)
    23. Fools Had Ne'er Less Grace
    24. For I'll Cut My Green Coat
    25. The Friar And The Nun
    26. Full Fathom Five
    27. The George Alow (Version 1)
    28. Get You Hence
    29. The God Of Love
    30. Hark, Hark The Lark
    31. Have I Caught My Heavenly Jewel
    32. Heart's Ease
    33. Hold Thy Peace (Version 2)(Round)
    34. Honor, Riches
    35. I Am Gone Sir
    36. I Loathe The I Did Love
    37. It Was A Lover And His Lass
    38. Jepha
    39. Jog On
    40. Jolly Shepherd (Round)
    41. King Stephen Was A Worthy Peer
    42. Lawn As White
    43. Love, Love, Nothing But Love (Version 2)
    44. The Master, The Swabber (Version 2)
    45. No More Dams
    46. An Old Hare Hoar (Version 1)
    47. O Mistress Mine (Version 1)
    48. Orpheus With His Lute
    49. O Sweet Oliver
    50. Pardon Goddess Of The Night
    51. Roses Their Sharp Spines
    52. Sigh No More, Ladies
    53. Some Men For Sudden Joy (Version 1)
    54. Take, O Take Those Lips
    55. Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred
    56. That Sir Which Serves
    57. There Dwelt A Man In Babylon (Version 1)
    58. There Was Three Fools
    59. Three Merry Men (Round)
    60. Tomorrow Is St. Valentine's Day
    61. Under The Greenwood Tree
    62. Up And Down (Round)
    63. Urns And Odours Bring Away
    64. Walsingham
    65. Was This Fair Face
    66. Wedding Is Great Juno's Crown
    67. What Shall He Have (Round)
    68. When Arthur First In Court
    69. When Daffodils Begin To Peer
    70. When Daisies Pied
    71. When Griping Grief
    72. When Icicles Hang By The Wall
    73. When That I Was And A Little Tyne Boy
    74. Where The Bee Sucks
    75. While You Here Do Snoring Lie
    76. Who Is Silvia
    77. Why Let The Strucken Deer
    78. Willow, Willow (Version 1)
    79. Will You Buy Any Tape
    80. The Woosel Cock
    81. You Spotted Snakes

    Tracks:

    1. Awake, Awake
    2. Battle Of Agincourt
    3. Bride's Goodmorrow
    4. Broom
    5. Callino
    6. Carmen's Whitle
    7. Chi Passa
    8. Come Kiss Me, Kate (Round)
    9. Come Thou Monarch (Version 1)
    10. Cup Of Wine (Version 1)
    11. Damon
    12. Daphne
    13. Diana (2 Versions)
    14. Dulcina
    15. Eglamore
    16. Eighty-Eight
    17. Fortune My Foe
    18. George Alow (Version 2)
    19. Glass Doth Run
    20. Goddesses
    21. Go From My Window
    22. Greensleeves (2 Versions)
    23. Guy Of Warwick
    24. Hem Boys (2 Versions)
    25. Hey Ho for A Husband (2 Versions)
    26. Hobbyhorse
    27. Hold Thy Peace (Versions 1 & 3)
    28. Hunt's Up
    29. I Cannot Come Every Day (2 Versions)
    30. In Crete
    31. In Peascod Time
    32. Jack Boy (Round)
    33. King Cophetua
    34. King Lear
    35. King Solomon
    36. Light O Love
    37. Loath To Depart (2 Versions)
    38. Love, Love (Version 1)
    39. Master, Swabber (Version 1)
    40. Mounsier Mingo
    41. Mounsieur's Almaine
    42. My Mind To Me
    43. Nutmegs (Of All The Birds)
    44. Nutmegs (Wooing Of The Baker's Daughter)
    45. O Death (2 Versions)
    46. Old Hare Hoar (Version 2)
    47. O Mistress Mine (Version 2)
    48. O' The Twelfth Day Of December
    49. Oyster Pie
    50. Peg A Ramsey (2 Versions)
    51. Phillida (3 Versions)
    52. Please One
    53. Pyramus
    54. Queen Dido (2 Versions)
    55. Ratcatcher
    56. Rich Jew
    57. Robin Goodfellow
    58. Robin Hood
    59. Rogero
    60. Rowland
    61. Sellenger's Round
    62. Shore's Wife (2 Versions)
    63. Sick, Sick (3 Vesions)
    64. Some Men For Sudden Joy (Round)
    65. There Dwelt A Man (Version 2)
    66. Titus Andronicus
    67. Tom A Bedlam (2 Versions)
    68. Troilus
    69. Troy Town
    70. Wellady
    71. Whenas We Sat In Babylon
    72. Where Is The Life
    73. Whoop
    74. Why Let The Strucken (If Care Do Cause)
    75. Willow, Willow (Version 2)
    76. Will Ye Buy A Fine Dog
    77. With A Fading
    Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Vol. 2
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Music of Burton Lane
    • Great CD!
    		 Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Vol. 2

    Manufacturer: Nonesuch
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000005J1G
    Release Date: 1992-11-24

    Tracks:

    1. It's Time For A Love Song
    2. The World Is In My Arms
    3. I Want A New Romance
    4. Medley: Everything I Have Is Yours/ Your Head On My Shoulder
    5. Poor You
    6. Open Your Eyes
    7. I Hear Music
    8. The Happiest Day Of My Life
    9. The Lady's In Love With You
    10. Where Have I Seen Your Face Before
    11. Don't Let It Get You Down
    12. It Happens EveryTime
    13. Look Who's Here
    14. Medley: Hurry, It's Lovely Up Here
    15. Medley: On The S.S. Bernard Cohn
    16. Medley: Melinda
    17. Medley: Dancing Lesson
    18. Medley: She Wasn't You
    19. Medley: Tosy And Cosh
    20. Medley: Wait Till We're Sixty-Five
    21. Medley: What Did I Have
    22. Medley: Come Back To Me
    23. Medley: On A Clear Day

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Music of Burton Lane.......2006-02-18

    This CD is a real delight as Michael Feinstein is one of my favorite performers. He does a great job with this music by Burton Lane. I have both Volumns of music by Burton Lane and I enjoy listenting to both of these CD's

    5 out of 5 stars Great CD!.......2000-11-26

    It took awhile for me to enjoy the songs on this CD, but once I did, I couldn't stop listening. There are romantic songs, funny songs, powerful songs. A little something for everyone. If you don't enjoy it at the first listen - don't give up! This CD will definately grow on you!
    Hold It Down
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Straight from the streets of NYC, the DMS boys do it again!!!
    • TITLE SAYS IT ALL MADBALL HOLDS HARDCORE DOWN
    • Best Madball
    • crap price good CD
    • good cd
    		 Hold It Down
    Madball
    Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00004TQU1
    Release Date: 2000-06-20

    Tracks:

    1. Intro
    2. Can't Stop, Won't Stop
    3. Hold It Down
    4. Fall This Time
    5. Everyday Hate
    6. Done...
    7. Say What?
    8. D.I.F.M.M.
    9. Show No Fear
    10. Never Look Back
    11. Still Searching
    12. Confessions
    13. Thinking To Myself
    14. Semper Fi

    Amazon.com

    Since first emerging from the ashes of New York hardcore legends Agnostic Front, Madball have been ploughing a similar furrow of wholly uncompromising, full-throttled aggro rock with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. With their sixth blazing collection, it's pretty much business as usual. Freddy Cricien's throat-tearing vocal assaults intone bludgeoning anthems of strident self-assertion and full-blooded belligerence. It would, of course, be refreshing to report that Madball are creating a riot of their own by moving their hardcore remit into new stylistic territory. However, despite an introductory passage that toys with hip-hop devices, Hold It Down is simply another example of drab, monochromatic austerity. That said, if you like a bit of precision punk bluster toughened up with metal menace and the politics of brutal intent, you could do a lot worse than avail yourself of Hold It Down. --Ian Fortnam

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Straight from the streets of NYC, the DMS boys do it again!!!.......2006-10-16


    This has to be one of my favorite Madball albums. Straight up lyrics of standing up to the streets and facing the challeges that follow. Truthful lyrics, heavy riffs, nonstop double bass pounding. What more can u ask for. A must for any hardcore fan.

    5 out of 5 stars TITLE SAYS IT ALL MADBALL HOLDS HARDCORE DOWN.......2005-08-09

    I LOVE THIS ABLUM,BUT I LOVE EVERYTHING MADBALL HAS DONE.NOT MANY BANDS STAY AS TRUE AS THIS BAND HAS AND YOU CAN SEE IT ON THIS ABLUM.THIS ABLUM MOTIVATES ME ALOT THE LYRICS ARE STRONG WITH LOTS OF PRIDE I LOVE SHOW NO FEAR I GET REALLY PUMPED ON THAT TRACK GREAT MUSIC FROM A GREAT BAND.IF YOU LOVE HARDCORE YOU NEED MADBALL OR YOU DON'T REALLY LOVE HARDCORE.N.Y.H.C.

    5 out of 5 stars Best Madball.......2004-01-13

    This is Madballs best cd yet. It has the NYHC sound with a little bit of a hip hop influence in it. I never get tired of listening to this cd.

    1 out of 5 stars crap price good CD.......2003-12-05

    all i have to say is: to me this is madball at their best, but the price sux for 25 mins of music.... 1 star: im pissed its so short!!!

    5 out of 5 stars good cd.......2003-12-04

    the one idiot who said this is a agnostic front side band and he also said theres nothing special your an idiot this band is a great hardcore band
    I'll Cry Tomorrow
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • SUSAN HAYWARD BELTS IT OUT
    		 I'll Cry Tomorrow

    Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0006SSQ2K
    Release Date: 2005-01-11

    Tracks:

    1. Main Title
    2. Don't Cry/Bye l'Ums
    3. Sing You Sinners - Susan Hayward
    4. David/How Soon/Help
    5. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along - Susan Hayward
    6. Trance/Mama's Plea
    7. Confused/Pour Me
    8. Transition/Also/Tony
    9. Stood Up/Shattered/Tortured
    10. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe - Susan Hayward
    11. Ashamed
    12. String Chord/Real Heel
    13. Down Girl/Ashamed
    14. Home Sweet Home/This Is It/Hold It
    15. Light
    16. Fight to Live/Serenity
    17. Burt/End Title
    18. Ashamed/Home Sweet Home [Original Version][*]
    19. AA Medley [*] - Susan Hayward
    20. End Title [Original Version][*]
    21. I'll Cry Tomorrow [Single Version][*] - Johnny Green And His Quartette, Susan Hayward
    22. Vagabond King Waltz/I'm Sitting on Top of the World [*] - Susan Hayward
    23. Starlight Romance/Presently
    24. Waltz Huguette/Bar Mitzvah Rhumba
    25. Source Music Medley: Good Morning/Ropin'/Beautiful Girl/We'll Make Hay
    26. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
    27. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars SUSAN HAYWARD BELTS IT OUT.......2005-03-31

    This CD is a rare treat for Susan Hayward fans - a chance to hear her do her own singing in the film "I'll Cry Tomorrow" based on the story of Lillian Roth, who battled alcoholism in her life. The sound quality is EXCELLENT and the CD includes extensive notes, and even includes unused tracks, such as the vocal efforts of studio vocalist Sandy Ellis, who was originally going to dub for Hayward. Many people are not aware that the real Lillian Roth was disapointed that her own voice tracks were not used for the film. But, Hayward surprised everyone with her surprisingly goodvocal range. The background music is exceptionally fineas well, and is all included here. This CD is a must-have for Susan Hayward fans - and lovers of fine film score music as well.
    Classic Country 1970-1974 (2-CD Set)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Classic Country 1970-1974 (2-CD Set)
      Various Artists Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn/I Ain't Never - Mel Tillis/If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Olivia Newton-John/The Grand Tour - George Jones/Funny Face - Donna Fargo/If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard/ , For The Good Times - Ray Price/Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride/Country Sunshine - Dottie West/You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty , Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich/He Loves Me All The Way - Tammy Wynette/I Love - Tom T. Hall/Coat Of Many Colors - Dolly Parton/Do You Remember These - Statler Brothers//I Can Help - Billy Swan/Paper Roses - Marie Osmond , Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty/We're Gonna Hold On - George Jones And Tammy Wynette/Empty Arms - Sonny James , You're Hot - Jerry Reed The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo/The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich/Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith/When You're Hot , My Woman, My Wife - Marty Robbins Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett/Lead Me On - Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty/Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker/My Woman , and Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson/Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000NPKIL8

      Product Description

      R808-04 - Classic Country 1970-1974 - Various Artists [1998] (2-CD set) Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn/I Ain't Never - Mel Tillis/If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Olivia Newton-John/The Grand Tour - George Jones/Funny Face - Donna Fargo/If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard/For The Good Times - Ray Price/Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride/Country Sunshine - Dottie West/You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty/Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich/He Loves Me All The Way - Tammy Wynette/I Love - Tom T. Hall/Coat Of Many Colors - Dolly Parton/Do You Remember These - Statler Brothers//I Can Help - Billy Swan/Paper Roses - Marie Osmond/Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty/We're Gonna Hold On - George Jones And Tammy Wynette/Empty Arms - Sonny James/The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo/The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich/Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith/When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed/Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett/Lead Me On - Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty/Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker/My Woman, My Woman, My Wife - Marty Robbins/Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson/Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash
      Symphony for the Stars: The Beatles
      Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
      • horrible
      • The best ever symphonic collection of the Fab Four ever!
      		 Symphony for the Stars: The Beatles

      Manufacturer: Madacy Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000000KZV
      Release Date: 1995-09-01

      Tracks:

      1. All You Need Is Love
      2. Hey Jude
      3. Here Comes The Sun
      4. Let It Be
      5. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
      6. Michelle
      7. And I Love Her
      8. The Long And Winding Road
      9. Can't Buy Me Love
      10. Strawberry Fields Forever
      11. I Want To Hold Your Hand
      12. Penny Lane

      Tracks:

      1. Norwegian Wood
      2. I Feel Fine
      3. Something
      4. Lady Madonna
      5. Don't Let Me Down
      6. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
      7. Yes, It Is
      8. She Loves You
      9. Hello, Good-Bye
      10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
      11. Across The Universe
      12. I Should Have Known Better

      Customer Reviews:

      1 out of 5 stars horrible.......1999-05-23

      The beatles are bad enough on their own, they dont need an orchestra to make them worse.

      5 out of 5 stars The best ever symphonic collection of the Fab Four ever!.......1999-03-21

      The fact you are reading this probably means you are a fan of the Beatles. If you sometimes wish for a collection of orchestral Beatles songs but are unsure of some of the cheap numbers you have heard, well! This set is amazing, the music is rich and full of feeling, a best buy without a doubt. If it were possible I would give it six stars!
      Early Gospel FEATURING: Swan Silvertone Singers, The Clara Ward Singers, Reverend Gary Davis, Reverend Robert Wilkins, Moving Hall Star Singers, Chambers Brothers, Mississippi John Hurt, Odetta, Staples Singers, The Freedom Singers
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Early Gospel FEATURING: Swan Silvertone Singers, The Clara Ward Singers, Reverend Gary Davis, Reverend Robert Wilkins, Moving Hall Star Singers, Chambers Brothers, Mississippi John Hurt, Odetta, Staples Singers, The Freedom Singers
        Oh Mary Don't You Weep - Swan SILVERTone Singers / Jacob's Ladder - The Clara Ward Singers , Sampson & Delilah - Revrend Gary Davis / Something Got A Hold Of Me - The Clara Ward Singers , Just A Closer Walk With Thee - The Clara Ward Singers / I Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down - Reverend Robert Wilkins , See God's Ark A-Moving - Moving Hall Star Singers / I Got It - Chambers Brothers , Nearer My God To Thee - Mississippi John Hurt / He's Got The Whole World In The Hands - Odetta , I Wish I Had Answered - Staples Singers / Come By Here - The Clara Ward Singers , Since I've Laid My Burden Down - Mississippi John Hurt / I've Been In The Storm So Long - Moving Hall Star Singers , Pray On My Child - Staples Singers / I'm Getting Nearer - The Clara Ward Singers , Bye And Bye I Will See Jesus - Mississippi John Hurt / Feed Me Jesus - Swan Silvertone Sings , and Meetin' Tonight/This Little Light Of Mine - The Clara Ward Singers / We Shall Overcome - The Freedom Singers
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B000QRTCXS

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