Everyone's favorite Texas polka tricksters are back, still having fun after 21 years on the job, and with an ever-expanding, but still joyous, vision of music. There's the usual hilarity--Foreigner's "Double Vision" presented as slinky tea-dance music--but also plenty of seriousness and musical ability. The band ventures very confidently into the bolero-son arena with "My Tears Are Nothing," a piece that could do justice to Buena Vista Social Club, and intelligent pop (which is not an oxymoron) on "For Me." Of course, it simply wouldn't be a Brave Combo album without some polka, and that gets served up particularly well on "Golden Opportunity" and "Why, Oh Why." But with ventures into R&B and Tex-Mex, not to mention one very warped easy listening instrumental, there's something wonderful for almost everyone, all wonderfully played--it's always worth noting that these guys are great instrumentalists. Call it music for smiling. --Chris Nickson
The Process,Brave Combo,Rounder / Pgd,Alternative Pop/Rock,Ethnic,Polka,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,World Music,Worldbeat
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The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000I2J5UG Release Date: 2006-10-24 |
Tracks:
- The End.
- Dead!
- This Is How I Disappear
- The Sharpest Lives
- Welcome To The Black Parade
- I Don't Love You
- House Of Wolves
- Cancer
- Mama
- Sleep
- Teenagers
- Disenchanted
- Famous Last Words
Amazon.com
My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has alternately described his band's third album as "completely over the top" and "borderline psychotic." But even those words can't adequately prepare fans of the group's 2004 platinum major-label debut, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, for the onslaught of twisted song suites, glam-rock cannon fire and drama-club theatrics that make up The Black Parade. Tracks like "Mama" and "The End" make "Bohemian Rhapsody" sound like "Blitzkrieg Bop." It's no coincidence that the disc feels as dizzyingly monumental as Green Day's American Idiot--after all, the two albums share the same label, producer, studio, janitorial team, and sense of apocalyptic dread. Similarly, The Black Parade will cast its creators in a completely new light. Despite its overly histrionic tendencies and a totally oddball cameo from Liza Minelli, it offers a clear signal that My Chemical Romance is ready to be taken seriously. --Aidin VaziriAlbum Description
The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance's follow-up to its 2004 platinum major-label debut Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, "is way more dramatic, way more theatrical, completely over the top, borderline psychotic," says Gerard Way. "It's the most pure, intense thing we've ever been involved in." Producer by Rob Cavallo (Green Day), the album is a celebration of lvoe and death and darkness. Join The Black Parade. The Limited Edition special packaging features an 11-11/16" x 5-13/16", long skinny box with hinged lid, wrapped in black velveteen material, with a debossed design on the top. The 64-page bound paperback book inside the box is modeled after a Victorian-style photo album, and contains Gerard's drawings, making-of-the-album notes, and more.Customer Reviews:
AWESOMENESS.......2007-07-18
Another whiny album .......2007-06-13
Should get 6 stars and have come out before the album.......2007-05-24
Worth 200 million stars.......2007-04-07
The End- A great opening that shows you just what to expect in the other tracks
Dead!- One of my favorite MCR songs ever. It has a great beat that never gets old
This is how I Disappear- Amazing song, It sounds really cool towards the end
The Sharpest Lives- I love this song! Great lyrics and also a good beat
Welcome to the Black Parade- This is the definition of a rock opera. It has all sorts of different parts to it that makes it so epic.
I Don't Love You- Such a sad song, watch the music video and see how emotional Gerard Way (the lead singer) is. so sad! (I love Gerard!!)
House of Wolves- Another of my favorite songs, it is so energetic and lively!!!
Cancer- Also sad, not one of my personal favorites but it is a really beautiful song
Mama- A different song, but still awesome. It sounds so cool...enough said
Sleep- Very, very sad. Especially when you hear a man at the end say "I can't even wake up." *tear*
Teenagers- The chorus of this song is so addictive. It's a song that make you want to get up and jump around...
Disenchanted- Yet another sad song with a little bit of a faster pace. I can't describe this song really, just listen to it...it's good.
Famous Last Words- WOW!!!!!!!!! Most definately the BEST SONG EVER!!!! My favorite song by MCR!! In the lyrics, music, and video they are really giving it there all.
Hidden Track: Blood- A hilarious song that has sort of the music style like Mama in a way.
My Chemical Romance is an amazing band. At first I hated them, thinking that they were just some Green Day wannabe's because they dressed like them and now had the same producer. But I never listened to them and I was so0o0o0o0o0o0o0o wrong. They are totally different in a good way, and I love both Green Day and My Chemical Romance. They have incredibly enchanting lyrics and riffs that just blow me away. They are not emo, or goth. They consider themselves punk rock or simply just rock for the most part. Don't judge them before you listen to them with an open mind. Just listen and you'll see....
The Black Parade.......2007-03-14
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Quiet Thoughts: Guided Meditation for Stress Reduction, helping you to slow down the thinking process
Pakvilai Sudhaswin M.A. , and Anton Mizerak Manufacturer: Own label (Pure Land Productions) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BGQWV4 Release Date: 2005-10-01 |
Product Description
Quiet Thoughts--A guided meditation to slow down the thinking process.Customer Reviews:
Wonderful and helpful!.......2006-04-09
Quiet Thoughts: The Mental Medicine Collection.......2006-02-21
Quiet Thoughts focuses on learning how to slow down your thinking. It starts with basic guidance and flows into how to be present with what you are doing and your surroundings and how to quiet your mind and keep it at ease. She guides you on how to relax your entire body. As she speaks, she pauses just long enough for you to digest what's she's said and then moves on.
Non-Thinking focuses on learning the freedom of non-thinking. Pakvilai varies her introduction and guidance enough so that each CD is different and refreshing. In this CD she focuses on your mind and how to follow your thoughts at they arrive and leave, then how to focus on non-thinking - by focusing on breathing, your body feelings and the present moment. She guides you on how to detach from your thoughts during meditation, just by letting your thoughts gently flow in and out of your mind as you observe them arriving and leaving.
Sacred Moment focuses on finding present moment awareness. It starts with basic guidance and flows into a wonderful description on how to bring your focus to the present moment and keep it there when thoughts arise. She guides you to think about each moment as being sacred and how to feel still, calm and free.
Sleep Ease is all about getting you so relaxed you fall asleep. The introduction is different in that you are instructed to lay on your back. This CD focuses t getting you to relax your entire body. Pakvilai gets you to the point of feeling like you are as light as a feather and floating on a cloud. She slowly guides you to focus on your entire body, part-by-part, from head to toe. I've found this particular CD invaluable on those days when I'm under a lot of stress and can't easily fall asleep or sometimes when waking up in the middle of the night with a monkey mind, I listen to it to put me back to sleep.
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And Their Refinement of the Decline
Stars of the Lid Manufacturer: Kranky ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000NIIUX8 Release Date: 2007-04-03 |
Tracks:
- Dungtitled (In A Major)
- Articulate Silences, Pt. 1
- Articulate Silences, Pt. 2
- Evil That Never Arrived
- Apreludes (In C Sharp Major)
- Don't Bother They're Here
- Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage
- Even If You're Never Awake (Deuxi)
- Even (Out)
- Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process
Tracks:
- Another Ballad for Heavy Lids
- Daughters of Quiet Minds
- Hiberner Toujours
- That Finger on Your Temple Is the Barrel of My Raygun
- Humectez la Mouture
- Tippy's Demise
- Mouthchew
- December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface
Customer Reviews:
Articulate Silences.......2007-08-08
And the incline of the supine.......2007-07-06
This is the finest record to come out of 2007.
From the Bartok-esque opening strains of Dungtitled (in A Major), to the final mews of December Hunting for Vegitarian F*ckface, there isn't a point where my attention wanes or my emotions fail to be stirred. This is music that is at the same time cosmic and microscopic. It is the mechanical dreams of Pioneer 10 as it slumbers its way to infinity. It is the opera of hydrogen atoms. It is the songs of the empty spaces in the ocean, and the sound of dust motes in a beam of light as you sleep on a saturday afternoon with your dog.
With most of the 'ambient' music that is out there (Eno, Koner, Twin's SAW II, etc), it pays to let it enter the background and occasionally pop up to your attention. With SoTL's newest, I stand-sit-sprawl before my speakers in awe, with wonder at the music = no less than the bombasts of Sigur Ros or GSYBE at their finest moments. Do not buy this for sleeping. Buy this for awakening.
Aural Dali.......2007-06-05
If you're lucky your Mom or Dad will break down the door to your bedroom after 36 hours of continuous play and switch off the power to your Stereo...
Enjoy
Everything in One Place.......2007-05-11
Drone-based ambient at its best.......2007-04-25
While I can say their music is not for everybody, I found myself quickly devouring the entire discography by the duo. Their work is loaded with sheets of sound that overlay each other in an almost endless fashion. It's drone-based ambient at its best, without any rush or hush to help you sleep like a baby or take you by the hand through your meditation.
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The Process of Belief
Bad Religion Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005U8H5 Release Date: 2002-01-22 |
Tracks:
- Supersonic
- Prove It
- Can't Stop It
- Broken
- Destined for Nothing
- Materialist
- Kyoto Now!
- Sorrow
- Epiphany
- Evangeline
- The Defense
- The Lie
- You Don't Belong
- Bored and Extremely Dangerous
Amazon.com
The Process of Belief finds Bad Religion returning to their roots in two important aspects. First, original guitarist Brett Gurewitz has rejoined the ranks, bringing with him the taut songwriting skills that made Bad Religion hardcore pioneers in the mid-1980s. Secondly, the band has returned to Gurewitz's successful indie imprint Epitaph after years on a major. The result is an album that captures the clean joy and vigor of melodic hardcore without sacrificing its moral core. Songs like "Supersonic" and "Prove It" are fast, catchy, and irresistible examples of the kind of prime ADD punk that's over before you know it. But the likes of "Materialist" and "Kyoto Now" find Bad Religion at their best. Greg Graffin sings at one point that "you might not think that there's any wisdom in a f***ed up punk rock song," but his rants against global pollution, ambition, and family politics prove otherwise. There are a few surprises as well--"Broken" is almost an acoustic chart anthem while "Bored and Extremely Dangerous" could be a Sebadoh song. In all, The Process of Belief is confirmation that you don't need big shorts and a low IQ to make a prime-grade punk rock album. --Ian WatsonAlbum Description
The newest Bad Religion album, 'The Process Of Belief' is no mere hardcore revivalism; it is, in fact, the complete evolution of punk music, a record that successfully redefines a genre the band helped to popularize. If you love punk rock, this disc will surely quench your thirst like no other, and if you're simply looking for an incredibly vital and inspiring rock record, the same holds true. CD packaged in an O-card. Epitaph Records.Customer Reviews:
It's easy to imagine.......2007-03-04
From the first seconds of "Supersonic" the listener becomes acutely aware that Bad Religion is not only back, they are better than ever. It is not until "Broken" that they even give you a second to breathe. "Broken" then gives you a radio-friendly pop sheen that is unexpected and welcome. Immediately after, however, the speed is back.
From "Sorrow" to "Sound Defense" and from "Evangeline" to "Lie," Process is proof that Bad Religion still is the best rock and roll act of the last twenty years (and counting.)
What a come back.......2006-11-26
Great Music For Those Who Usually Hate Hardcore.......2006-07-22
Imagine my surprise when I finally found a group that played fast and had a singer who had a voice that a man over 30 could tolerate. As if that wasn't enough, this group also had songs that were highly melodic and not lyrically inane. The first album I ever heard from Bad Religion was No Control. The songs weren't as melodic as I would have liked, but I found the music and the singer's voice and style of singing absolutely invigorating. Sadly, the album was a cassette and it eventually fell apart. Since I wasn't absolutely in love with the album, I never actively sought to buy it again.
Years later I bought a bunch of cassettes from an Ebay auction. Bad Religion's Recipe for Hate was included in the lot. I decided to listen to it once. I figured at least the singer wouldn't give this rapidly aging dude a headache. Needless to say, I was blown away by the album. It was much more melodic than No Control. I truly love RECIPE. I then read some reviews of other albums and decided to buy Against the Grain. Sadly, I didn't find that album appealing. The music just sounded too thrashy, too short and seemed repetitive and didn't reach the melodic heights of RECIPE.
I had no idea which album to buy next or even if I should buy another album. I'm glad to say that PROCESS was my next choice. The few bad reviews came from people saying it was too poppy and wasn't hard enough. This was my clue that I would probably enjoy it more than Against the Grain. My decision turned out to be a good one. This album is much more melodic than Against the Grain. I simply love it. The songs are more diverse and more melodic. I'm planning to buy the EMPIRE album next. The old hardcore fans don't seem to enjoy it as much as their older albums. That's a sign to me that EMPIRE is probably going to be great.
When you are 35 years old, you are no longer interested whether a group has "sold out." You no longer get into major arguments with your friends if the new album by your favorite group sounds "wimpy." Trust me, I went through that phase when I was young. Metallica has had to deal with such stuff from their old heavy metal fans. It's rather pathetic to watch. I'm now only interested in what sounds good. Bad Religion no longer make albums like they did fifteen years ago. They have not sold out. Their melodies have grown and the songs are more diverse. They have simply grown and gotten better. For those who want them to sound like they did fifteen years ago, it's not going to happen. They can't return to what they once were. They must be who they currently are and not what you want them to be. Graffin is simply too smart to have remained stagnant.
By the way, if anyone knows another hardcore band they might think I like, mention it in future reviews. Right now Bad Religion is the only hardcore punk band I can truly say I like. I heard the Misfits and love the singer's Elvis voice and many of the songs have great hooks, but the production on those albums is so bad, I can't listen to them.
Excellent.......2006-07-05
Anyway a 5/5 album. Buy it!
Bad Religion.......2006-03-04
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Everyday Process: The Process of Illumination & Elimination
Everyday Process Manufacturer: Cross Movement ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000NDIAOM Release Date: 2007-03-20 |
Tracks:
- Intro (Straight To The Point)
- Build Up
- Resist The System
- Give 'Em The Gospel
- Grace
- All I Need
- Amazed
- Bangin' Defined (Interlude)
- Bangin'
- Holla At Me
- Live It Up
- The After Party (Interlude)
- The After Party
- As Real As It Gets
- Hey Girl
- The World Needs Jesus
- Shine Bright
- Illumination & Elimination (Interlude)
- Everyday All Day Cypha
Customer Reviews:
Another CM Hot one!!!.......2007-05-13
1. Hey Girl (J.R. and Badia Jeter off the hook)
2. Grace
3. All I need
4. After Party
5. Build up (took me back to KRS-1)
6. Give'em the Gospel
7. Amazed
8. Everyday All Day Cypha
those are in heavy rotation but the album is st8 butta.
Get this Album
On that Glorious Day Will you Call Him Father or Judge?
Another Hottt One From CMR!.......2007-05-01
1. Intro (Straight To The Point) 1/5
2. Build Up 1/5
3. Resist The System 1/5
4. Give 'Em The Gospel 2/5
5. Grace 5/5
6. All I Need 5/5
7. Amazed 5/5
8. Bangin' Defined
9. Bangin' 5/5
10. Holla At Me 5/5
11. Live It Up 5/5
12. The After Party (Interlude)
13. The After Party 5/5
14. As Real As It Gets 4/5
15. Hey Girl 5/5
16. The World Needs Jesus 5/5
17. Shine Bright 4/5
18. Illumination & Elimination (Interlude)
19. Everyday All Day Cypha 3/5
Cop this album.......2007-04-13
Maybe Its Just Not My Style.......2007-03-26
Yo Son this album is Crakkk!.......2007-03-24
Harry Thomas Jr
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Zen Peace
Aeoliah Manufacturer: Oreade Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000055YCP Release Date: 2001-04-03 |
Tracks:
- The Tao Of Zen
- Unfolding Lotus
- Zen Peace
- Reflections Of A Pearl
- Inner Chamber
- Mystic
- Temple Bells
- Angels Of Compassion
- Radiance
Customer Reviews:
Something about it..........2005-09-27
My highest recommendation -- 5 stars.
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The Process
Skinny Puppy Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002MA7 Release Date: 1996-02-27 |
Tracks:
- Jahya
- Death
- Candle
- Hardset Head
- Cult
- Process
- Curcible
- Blue Serge
- Morter
- Amnesia
- Cellar Heat
Customer Reviews:
What could have been.......2006-09-25
After the heartstoppingly dark trainwreck/masterpiece that was "Last Rights", the 3 members of Skinny Puppy set out to create what appears to be a concept album about a church/religion called "The Process". The result is epic and totally removed from the rest of the catelogue. IDM influence bleeds into the quickened percussion, acoustic guitars and string sections enter the mix and Ogre sings cleanly for the first (notable) time. There was an absolutely massive vision behind this thing. One can only imagine what would have happened should things have worked out differently, but I for one am sure it would have stood as their absolute best work.
As it is, it's still consistent. Beginning with the melancholic "Jahya", 2 guitar chords reverberate through the listener's skull repeatedly over a piano melody, Ogre mumbles and it breaks down into a bizarre and violent drum track. The range and scope of the album become apparent.
Next we have "Death", a 'hard-edged' (as the preceding sample states) industrial metal tune with gorgeous melodic choruses and howling atmospherics in the background. Never sounds stale or derivative- truly separate from the rest of this subgenre.
"Candle" is a beautiful acoustic build up with amazingly poetic lyrics. Synths and various beats rise to a climax.
"Hardset Head" is an incredibly busy hardcore techno tune with some very pissed off vocals overlaying. The rhythms simply stop occasionally to reveal layers of melody beneath. The energy here is amazing.
"Cult"... a ballad using mostly orchestral patches. Very personal lyrics and a beautifully quiet and subdued outro. Not easily described. "I live alone...".
"Process" is impossible to categorize. Clicks, beeps and glitches form slowly into a beat with heavily processed (no pun intended) vocals, alternated with an upbeat shouted chorus of "We have progressed!". There's a lot of subtlety and detail here, and the ending is uplifting and a fitting last few moments with the introduction of sweeping synth sounds.
"Curcible" is an awkward, offbeat metal tune with an extremely ominous ending section building into a wall of inpenetrable rhythm tracks. A live staple.
"Blue Serge" reminds me of something that might be on Front 242's "05.22.09.12. Off", a heavily dance oriented song with heavy kick sounds. There's really a lot going on here, but the focus never moves from the beat. People who like 242 or care a lot about the production aspects of industrial will enjoy it. Really, the production on the whole album is incredible.
"Morter" is the most detailed and strange track on "The Process". It took a while to grow on me but now I rank it among SP's best work. Beats and melodies come in and out and form a strange sort of collage. This one has to be heard.
"Amnesia". Tragic and romantic at once, a perfect finale to the album and Dwayne's life. One of Skinny Puppy's best tracks ever. Also possibly the most melodic thing on the album.
"Cellar Heat", Merzbow-esque noise coupled with a backwards version of the opening track. Kind of unneeded but not bad, simply a 30 second outro.
The epic scope of these ideas may not be realized, but the songs are all fantastic. "The Process" is very hard to find and often goes for ridiculous prices ($80!?), but it is essential listening for any fan of industrial music or Skinny Puppy. Some of the ideas present here were in fact expanded upon in 2004's "Greater Wrong of the Right", but a good deal of them were abandoned entirely.
A unique and wonderful experience. 5 stars.
A great cd although the least "Skinny Puppy" classic sounding.......2006-01-11
All in all, a great cd! I just wish they'd play more songs from this cd in concert.
Great Choice For New Comers.......2005-12-03
One of the best..........2005-11-28
Skinny Puppy's Most Accessable Album - A Masterpiece in Noise.......2005-11-06
I'm a big fan of Industrial music. I like the popular stuff like Ministry, NIN, and KMFDM but also enjoy the not-so-popular groups like My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Pitchshifter, and Front Line Assembly. I also listen to some electronic music, but generally prefer the faster, harder tracks. I've listened to some Skinny Puppy, and generally when it comes to their songs I either really love them ("Testure", "Worlock", and "Anger" come to mind) or I just plain hate them. When I say I hate them, I mean that they just sound like noise with absolutely no structure or point ("Download" is a song like that). Either way, with my love for the genre, I continually check out Skinny Puppy tracks when I come across them.
...And when I finally came across the Process albume, I couldn't have been more pleased! I was hooked on this album from the first track "Jahya". It's a track that starts off quietly, and then bursts into several layers of music and noise, including a beautiful piano sequence. On top of all that is loud percussion and some very loud metal guitars that just make you want to head bang. The music warps and blurs and then fades to strange industrial/techno sound and then the track is over. It's just amazing. I had never heard a song like it, and I wanted more. Luckily, Process delivered.
"Death" is the next track, and I was equally blown away. The vocals are angry and the song just makes you want to throw someone through a plate glass window. Everytime "Doesn't mean a thing!" is shouted I just want to punch someone. I was really suprised by the amount of guitars on the albume... SP CD's are generally more electronica/noise driven, but this is one album metal-heads would enjoy as well.
"Candle" and "Cult" are two of the slower songs on the album, and generally I'm not a big fan of slow industrial songs. Well, I love both of these tracks. "Candle" is almost an acoustic song, but it has some layers of guitar in the background that keep it from sounding like it doesn't belong. It's really a beautiful song. "Cult" is more of an electronic song, but is the closest to a ballad that SP will ever get. Either way, both are very listenable and I would never skip either track.
"Hardset Head" and "Curcible" are closer to the style of "Death" in that they are fast, unforgiving, and very heavy songs.
"Process", "Morter", and "Amnesia" are all really hard to describe. They fit on the album, but aren't really heavy or soft. They're right in between, in an area that you rarely see in the industrial genre.
"Blue Serge" is the song that will make you move whether you want to or not. It's the closest track to a techno/dance track that you'll ever hear from SP, but it has a unique sound that no one else could copy. I love to hear this when I'm driving.
"Cellar Heat" is the closer, and is really the only track I could do without. It sounds like a conglomeration of the previous tracks layered over each other continuously and then metaphorically flushed down the toilet. It's an interesting closer to the album, and it seems to say "We did all this, and it's really for nothing." just like how some of us feel after we accomplish something in life and realize just how little it really means.
The album easily gets a 5 out of 5, and I would give it more if I could. I like every song, though "Jahya", "Death", "Candle", and "Blue Serge" stand out the most. If you like the industrial genre, and even if you're not a fan of too many Skinny Puppy tracks, pick this one up. You won't be disappointed.
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What the Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have
Sarah Blasko Manufacturer: Dew Process ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000ION1S6 Release Date: 2007-07-10 |
Tracks:
- For You
- Garden's End
- [Explain]
- Albatross
- Planet New Year
- Amazing Things
- Always on This Line
- Woman by the Well
- Hammer
- Queen of Apology
- Showstopper
- I Could Never Belong to You
Album Details
Sarah Blasko's First Album, the Overture and the Underscore, Propelled her Into the Public Consciousness as a Purveyor of Inventive, Intelligent Pop Music, Sparking Critical Acclaim, a Raft of Aria Nominations, a Gold Album, Sold-out Tours and a Performance at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony. What the Sea Wants the Sea Will have is her Follow Up. The Album Displays a More Succinct, a More Lucid and a More Forthright Sarah Blasko.Customer Reviews:
Stunning, Original and Very Listenable.......2007-04-28
She did 5 or 6 songs, and I couldn't wait to get to a store and buy this album. I love it, and I think most people will.
Her style is original, though she reminds me at times of Nico, and perhaps even Dido...with a touch of Bjork maybe. But still, original!
As impressive as her singing is her songwriting - strong, relevant stories set to evocative and superbly arranged music.
She really is quite a talent, and it's early days yet. Buying this album (her second) gets in you in close to the Ground Floor of her musical career, and I think it will be an interesting ride.
At this stage she seems more comfortable as a boutique artist - small venues, intimate shows. I wonder where she will take herself and her music in the longer term.
But enough of that.....for now, we have a wonderful album, produced to perfection and beautifully presented.
This is an album for a wide variety of musical tastes, and I recommend it especially for people who want something different, who are looking for someone who is emerging, and who are hoping for someone who has something strong to say.
And after all, she has already had Bono and Pearl Jam as her opening act - quite an achievement.
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I Am Sitting in a Room
Manufacturer: Lovely Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000INI7 Release Date: 1990-12-01 |
Tracks:
- I Am Sitting in a Room (45:21)
Album Description
In I Am Sitting in a Room, several sentences of recorded speech are simultaneously played back into a room and re-recorded there many times. As the repetitive process continues, those sounds common to the original spoken statement and those implied by the structural dimensions of the room are reinforced. The others are gradually eliminated. The space acts as a filter; the speech is transformed into pure sound. All the recorded segments are spliced together in the order in which they were made and constitute the work.I Am Sitting in a Room was composed in 1970 and was first performed at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City that same year. A second version was made in 1972 to accompany the dance, Dune, performed by the Viola Farber Dance Company at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Since that time, numerous versions of this composition have been realized in various ways by other musicians, including a Swedish radio broadcast version.
This recording was made by Alvin Lucier on October 29th and 31st, 1980, in the living room of his home in Middletown, CT. The material was recorded on a Nagra tape recorder with an Electro-Voice 635 dynamic microphone and played back on one channel of a Revox A77 tape recorder, Dynaco amplifier and a KLH Model Six loudspeaker. It consists of thirty-two generations of Alvin Lucier's speech and was made expressly for Lovely Music, Ltd.
Customer Reviews:
..different to the one that you are in........2006-02-01
As the passes of the recorded text increase so the 'music' is revealed. This is a remarkable piece and you are soon into waves of sound as the speech 'deteriorates' exposing as if by magic the effect of the resonances of the room on the repeated recording.
The resistance was based on the assumption that it would be similar to other tape manipulations - it is not and Lucier has produced a unique work of exquisite beauty.
All I want now is 'Bird and Person Dyning' on CD!!
Conceptual art, in sonic form.......2001-05-29
Let's see, below is a list of works related to, or similar to I Am Sitting in a Room: perhaps It's Gonna Rain, by Reich; Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me yet, by Bryars and a hobo; maybe some poetry by Brian Gyson; John Cage; something by Robert Ashley, somewhere? Help me!
A Beautiful Classic.......2000-06-08
Alvin Lucier has taught composition at Wesleyan University in Connecticut for the past thirty years, and it is a tribute to his genius and generousity that so many experimental composers have sought him out there. I only wish that his writings would be published to a broader audience.
Wonderful experiment in acoustics.......2000-05-18
A 'process music' classic.......2000-05-08
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The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum
L7 Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002NA1 Release Date: 1997-02-25 |
Tracks:
- The Beauty Process
- Drama
- Off The Wagon
- I Need
- Moonshine
- Bitter Wine
- The Masses Are Asses
- Bad Things
- Must Have More
- Non-Existent Patricia
- Me, Myself & I
- Lorenza, Giada, Alessandra
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Still getting a visceral kick from the simple thrill of hearing their own amplified voices on tape, the members of L7 kick off their fifth album with a mike check-"Yo! Hello! Hey!"-followed by two ear-shattering screams. The Los Angeles quartet has always had a hard time being heard for exactly what they are: a great punk-metal band, as opposed to a great female punk-metal band. But the group doesn't waste any more time making that point on The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum than it has on its previous four albums, choosing instead to get right to the business of making your eardrums ring. L7 suffered a key defection before this album when bassist/vocalist Jennifer Finch quit, frustrated perhaps by a decade of hard touring that has won a cult following and not much more. But guitarists/vocalists Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner rose to the occasion with producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, the Muffs). They tip the balance a bit more toward the metal end of the spectrum in terms of stomping rhythms and slower tempos (though not extraneous guitar solos), while excluding none of their usual so-stupid-they're-brilliant Ramones-style hooks. The subject matter will be familiar to fans: Sparks and Gardner bitch about loser boyfriends and other "Bad Things," celebrate their status as bad girls by jumping "Off the Wagon," show their romantic streak on the touching '50s-style "Moonshine," and paraphrase the voracious Iggy Poo on "I Need" and "Must Have More." Sadly neglected in a pop landscape dominated by lightweights like Alanis Morrisette and Sheryl Crow, L7 can be forgiven for being bitter and questioning the IQ of the populace at large with a song called "The Masses Are Asses," especially because the moment is a fleeting one. Ultimately, the band is about partying hard and rocking yourself silly, and it's your loss if you decline their invitation. Jim DerogatisCustomer Reviews:
Good Album.......2007-01-09
Worth more than platinum, even in the current rare-metals market.......2006-01-27
I cant think of L7 without thinking of the British novelist Fay Weldon (The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, Shrapnel Academy, Cloning of Joanna May): they each have a uniquely comic and critical view of the world.
they have done much better..not bad..more like 3 stars.......2005-11-29
The Best in Metal grunge music!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-08-31
"Must Have More" L7........2004-02-25
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- Un Uomo in Blues
- Una Estrella En Mi Jardin [Import]
- Veronique Sanson [Import]
- Voice of Mesopotamia
- Wo Der Südwind Weht [Import]
- Zen Spirit
- Zijn Grootse Hits [Import]
- 25 De Dezembro [Import]
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Meta Seinemeyer - Verdi, Weber, Giordano, Puccini, etc.
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Miles Davis All Stars, Vol. 1 [Live] [Import]
Echoes of the Spirit Still Dwell
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