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| 7. Piper |
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Alright, Still
Lily Allen Manufacturer: Capitol Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000KG5EQE Release Date: 2007-01-30 |
Tracks:
- Smile
- Knock 'Em Out
- LDN
- Everything's Just Wonderful
- Not Big
- Friday Night
- Shame For You
- Littlest Things
- Take What You Take
- Friend Of Mine
- Alfie
- Nan You're A Window Shopper (US Bonus Track)
- Smile (Version Revisited) (US Bonus Track)
From Amazon.co.uk
Being, as she is, the daughter of prominent British actor Keith Allen, the cynics could easily dismiss the rise of Lily Allen as an act of backroom nepotism, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But one listen to her debut album Alright, Still dispels any doubts about young Ms. Allen's star quality. Possessed of a feisty wit and taste for urban storytelling that should see her compared to Mike "The Streets" Skinner, these 11 tracks of sunshine-friendly reggae-pop cover topics including frustrating potential closing-time suitors ("Knock 'Em Out"), being happy when your ex is having a bad time ("Smile"), and having a little brother who likes a bit of a smoke--and not just of the tobacco variety ("Alfie"). Wisely, however, Allen doesn't let the grittiness of the subject matter tarnish the golden pop suss of the songs, a suite of gleaming productions by names including Mark Ronson and Gwen Stefani collaborator Greg Kurstin that take inspiration from the lighter end of reggae and vintage rocksteady. Doubtless some corners of the press will pillory her as a poor role model, but there's an engaging honesty to the likes of "LDN"--a love song to a city filled with teenage muggers, pimps, and crack whores, narrated by someone who's cycling because "the filth took away my license." Like father, like daughter. --Louis PattisonFrom Capitol Records
The 21-year-old Lily Allen, pronounced by NME "the archetypal singer-songwriter for the iPod generation," took Britain by storm in summer 2006 with her debut album Alright, Still rocketing onto the U.K. Album chart at No. 2 and her first U.K. single, "Smile," topping the U.K. Airplay chart for six weeks in a row. Now she's set her sights on America--and early reports indicate she won't exactly be flying under the radar here either. "She symbolizes a new blogging-age, middle-class girl: cockily ambitious, skeptical yet enthusiastic, technically savvy, musically open, obsessed with public expression and ready to fight back," said The New York Times in a feature on Lily.Allen was born in Hammersmith, a borough in Greater London, and grew up all over London - Shepherds Bush, Bloomsbury, Islington. "I went to 13 different schools so I never had time to make enduring friendships. Music became a lifeline to me. I listened to punk, ska and reggae, courtesy of my parents' record collections," she says, which explains why, in addition to numerous up-and-coming dance artists, she counts The Specials, T. Rex, The Slits, and Blondie as favorites.
"I got expelled from various schools and was sent to boarding school as they thought it would be a restraining influence, but I ran away when I was 14," she recalls. "It was obvious I didn't like authority." Although she dropped out of school, Allen continued to have a voracious appetite for books and music. "I always felt I couldn't articulate my feelings as much as I wanted to. Books and music helped me do that," she says. "I started to feel like I could have a voice."
Lily's incisive lyrical observations belie her years. "With the kind of music I do you have to be direct and quite literal," she says. "I don't play an instrument, which really makes me focus on the vocal melody, and the lyrics are incredibly important to me. I don't want to be part of a scene - the whole idea of that makes me feel sick - and most of the music I listen to is by outsider figures, which is where I feel happiest."
There was a little old lady who was walking down the road She was struggling with bags from Tesco There were people in the city having lunch in the park I believe that is called alfresco Then a kid came along to offer a hand But before she had time to accept it Hits her over the head, doesn't care if she's dead 'Cause he's got all her jewelry and wallet (from "LDN")
In November 2005, Allen started posting tracks on her MySpace site to see what fans thought of them. "Since then it's gone mad," she says. (Her songs have received over five million total plays to date.) "The online support I got for my music grew quickly, then the next thrill was hearing it on the radio. The reaction has been so positive it's left me reeling a bit. But I'm happy and I know the songs can live up to people's expectations."
And indeed they have. "Through and through, it sounds like part Millie Small, part Gwen Stefani, part Blondie, without ever really sounding much like anything other than Allen's own mash-up of cool," said Rolling Stone. The New Yorker has praised her "delightful, ska-inflected songs" and Pitchfork said "Alright, Still isn't anything else but a fantastic success. Not only does Allen deliver on the musical promise hinted at in her MySpace demos, she also acquits herself as a genuine personality with wit and attitude to spare."
Allen's cheeky, street-smart observations imbue Alright, Still with an unerringly modern female point-of-view. On "Smile," Lily admits to feeling guilty - but not that guilty - for feeling good when an ex-boyfriend cries because she won't give it another go. Perhaps he shouldn't have slept with her neighbor. On "Knock 'Em Out," a lame pick-up line is met with a litany of bogus reasons (ranging from various sexually transmitted diseases to a house fire) why "it's not gonna happen/not in a million years." And while the chorus of "LDN" brims with unabashed affection for London, the verses are a deft social commentary exposing the warts of a town intent on keeping up appearances. Cynicism and a sunny outlook aren't mutually exclusive in Allen's world, which goes a long way towards explaining her unbridled confidence and contagious joie de vivre. The world is still her oyster - even if it was dredged from murky waters.
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Customer Reviews:
AWESOME.......2007-08-04
Why did I buy this cd?.......2007-07-30
The Bottom is so much better than the top..........2007-07-26
Very Funny CD.......2007-07-18
The songs on the CD and what I rated them, 1 to 5:
1. Smile. Well, it's on the radio a lot but it's pretty funny with Lily Allen kicking out a boyfriend and enjoying his cries to get her back. 4/5
2. Knock 'em Out. Bad boyfriends trying to get a girl's number. Hilarious excuses ensue, especially "I've got herpes, err, no I've got syphilis...AIDS! AIDS! I've got AIDS!" 5/5
3. LDN. Lily loves a city with teenage muggers and pimps? Interesting. 4/5
4. Everything's Just Wonderful. She thinks about the world, weight loss, spaghetti bolognaise, getting a flat, and having her ex's money but not getting it, but in the end, she supposes "that's the way that things go". Funny, but not up to potential. 4/5
5. Not Big. Childish rant about her boyfriend being good enough. Like the sound though. 3/5
6. Friday Night. Girl goes to bar, other girls try to get boys, girl gets revenge. Too generic at first, but becomes good. 5/5
7. Shame For You. Now she's back on track! Very funny song about dumping a boyfriend. 5/5
8. Littlest Things. WHAT? A love ballad? Shocking surprise, but overall, as sweet as sugar. 5/5
9. Take What You Take. Good song about doing what you want to do, but it may shock parents. 5/5
10. Friend Of Mine. A childhood friend becomes a bad girl. Good message about self-respect. 5/5
11. Alfie. Song about Lily's brother Alfie smoking weed and Lily trying to talk to him. Really good messages and great beat. 5/5
12. Nan You're A Window Shopper. Very tongue in cheek parody of Window Shopper by 50 Cent about Lily's nana. But may offend some. 5/5
Overall: 4.5/5
I wish I could do 4 1/2 stars! This CD is a must-have.
The Most Fun of Them All.......2007-07-17
Long Version: Lily is the british version of Pink in my mind because of the attitude she brings to her music. I love this chick. She has a maturity that I think will sustain her as an artist for a lot of years. We may never really get to know her in America, and that is too bad (I hope differently though). However, of the 15 albums I brought, this is honestly my favorite. Any chick who sings "...you must be joking me, if you think that you'll be poking me" has something I want to her more of down the road.
Mostly, she is really refreshing change of pace. Part of me want to know what she listens too when she has time.
Kevin
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Still Feels Good
Rascal Flatts Manufacturer: Lyric Street ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000QCUDL8 Release Date: 2007-09-25 |
Album Description
It all begins when the lights go down. For Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus, it has been that way since they were playing for a handful of people in a club in Nashville's Printers Alley. These days, of course, they play for thousands of screaming fans a night, drawn by state-of-the-art production and sound, and by spectacular vocal harmonies in service to an ever-expanding catalogue of hits. In between, it was the magic of those performances that catapulted Rascal Flatts into the front ranks of entertainers in all genres.
By any measure, Rascal Flatts is in elite territory. They are the reigning 2006 CMA, ACM and CMT Vocal Group of the Year. In 2005 they added Billboard and R&R Artist of the Year trophies as well. The trio also picked up its first three Grammy nominations in 2005, and their "Bless The Broken Road" received the Grammy for Country Song of the Year. Coming off the biggest selling artist album of 2006, Rascal Flatts is geared up for their brand new album coming on September 25.
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Josh Groban
Josh Groban Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005RGNI Release Date: 2001-11-20 |
Tracks:
- Alla Luce Dal Sole
- Gira Con Me
- You're Still You
- Cinema Paradiso (Se)
- To Where You Are
- Alejate
- Canto Alla Vita - featuring The Corrs
- Let Me Fall
- Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
- Un Amore Per Sempre
- Home To Stay
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (w/Lili Haydn)
- The Prayer - featuring Charlotte Church
Amazon.com
There are worse things in life than making your acting debut on the much ballyhooed season finale of Ally McBeal, though teen operatic baritone Josh Groban doesn't seem destined to encounter them anytime soon. As the awkward high school student-client who asks the typically romance-jinxed Ally to his senior prom, Groban performed this debut album's "You're Still You" (adapted from film-composing legend Ennio Morricone's Academy Award-nominated score for Malèna, with lyrics by Linda Thompson) as a heart-tugging, literal showstopper. The young phenom was just 17 when veteran producer-writer David Foster tapped him to fill in for Andrea Bocelli at rehearsals for the 1999 Grammys, where Groban found himself suddenly dueting with Celine Dion.Indeed, such were his fortunes that the young Foster protégé was forced to drop out of Carnegie Mellon when professional commitments--including this record--interfered. And if this collection tends to hew sometimes uncomfortably close to Foster's own MOR sonic instincts, the material offers enough challenges to display Groban's talent and the potential of his warm, mature voice: a lyrical take on another Morricone classic, "Cinema Paradiso"; melancholy readings of Don McLean's "Starry, Starry Night" and Albert Hammond's "Alejate"; masterfully dramatic takes of the Neapolitan "Alla Luca Del Sole" and "Canto Alla Vita," the latter featuring the Corrs. Many of Groban's performances here, including a neo prog-rock-opera take on Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (with Lili Haydn), seem both bigger and bolder than their precious musical frameworks, a telling hint that Grand Opera can't be far from his grasp. As said earlier, there are worse things in life. --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews:
Sheer Magic.......2007-07-29
Sweet.......2007-07-13
superb.......2007-07-05
Underestimated in Europe. His concert on 21 May 2007 in Amsterdam was superb!
Oh my Gosh, Josh!.......2007-07-03
This CD has two songs on it that are very unusual. I believe both are from Cirque de Soleil, and draw you into the music--warning-- While driving, do not close your eyes!
a true star.......2007-06-24
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Stand Still, Look Pretty
The Wreckers , Michelle Branch , and Jessica Harp Manufacturer: Maverick ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009F43V8 Release Date: 2006-05-23 |
Tracks:
- Leave The Pieces
- Way Back Home
- The Good Kind
- Tennessee
- My, Oh My
- Stand Still, Look Pretty
- Cigarettes
- Hard To Love You
- Lay Me Down
- One More Girl
- Rain
- Only Crazy People
Amazon.com
The Wreckers are Grammy-winning songstress Michelle Branch and friend/journeywoman Nashville singer-songwriter Jessica Harp, a team whose solid craftsmanship and soaring, airtight harmonies often lift their hook-smart contemporary country stylings above what's too often mere fizzy, pop-crossover formula. They may have entered the public consciousness via the wide exposure of "Good Kind" on the primetime soap opera One Tree Hill, but the bracing, back-porch charms of the single "Leave the Pieces" should find them a following well beyond that series' teen audience. The reflective title track, gritty folk charms of "Tennessee" and giddy crowd-pleaser "My, Oh My" are suffused with a lyrical maturity that's the perfect counterpoint to the duo's sturdy musical constructs. Solid songs all, delivered with a muscular vocal conviction that does considerably more than merely sell them. --Jerry McCulleyAlbum Description
The Wreckers are about creation, not destruction. Bringing together two young, fearless female singersongwriter-acoustic guitaristsGrammy®-winning, platinum-selling Michelle Branch and collaborator Jessica HarpThe Wreckers' debut album, Stand Still, Look Pretty, blends Branch's pop-rock sensibility with Harp's country-folk style. Edgy yet rootsy, on Stand Still, Look Pretty, The Wreckers have a ball.Customer Reviews:
Not a wreck.......2007-08-03
Leave teh Pieces
Tennessee
My Oh My - fun and lively, catchy
Cigarettes - good lyrics and catchy
Rain
Crazy People - good storytelling of a Bonnie in a Bonnie/Clyde duo who settles scores with her Clyde, as well as others.
Beautiful Harmony, Catchy Lyrics.......2007-07-26
Okay.......2007-07-09
I hope this review was helpful.
Wow.......2007-05-28
Great debut.......2007-05-23
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Alright, Still
Lily Allen Manufacturer: Capitol Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000KGGF12 Release Date: 2007-01-30 |
Tracks:
- Smile
- Knock 'Em Out
- LDN
- Everything's Just Wonderful
- Not Big
- Friday Night
- Shame For You
- Littlest Things
- Take What You Take
- Friend Of Mine
- Alfie
- Nan You're A Window Shopper
- Smile (Version Revisited)
From Amazon.co.uk
Being, as she is, the daughter of prominent British actor Keith Allen, the cynics could easily dismiss the rise of Lily Allen as an act of backroom nepotism, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But one listen to her debut album Alright, Still dispels any doubts about young Ms. Allen's star quality. Possessed of a feisty wit and taste for urban storytelling that should see her compared to Mike "The Streets" Skinner, these 11 tracks of sunshine-friendly reggae-pop cover topics including frustrating potential closing-time suitors ("Knock 'Em Out"), being happy when your ex is having a bad time ("Smile"), and having a little brother who likes a bit of a smoke--and not just of the tobacco variety ("Alfie"). Wisely, however, Allen doesn't let the grittiness of the subject matter tarnish the golden pop suss of the songs, a suite of gleaming productions by names including Mark Ronson and Gwen Stefani collaborator Greg Kurstin that take inspirat! ion from the lighter end of reggae and vintage rocksteady. Doubtless some corners of the press will pillory her as a poor role model, but there's an engaging honesty to the likes of "LDN"--a love song to a city filled with teenage muggers, pimps, and crack whores, narrated by someone who's cycling because "the filth took away my license." Like father, like daughter. --Louis PattisonAmazon.com
The 21-year-old Lily Allen, pronounced by NME "the archetypal singer-songwriter for the iPod generation," took Britain by storm in summer 2006 with her debut album Alright, Still rocketing onto the U.K. Album chart at No. 2 and her first U.K. single, "Smile," topping the U.K. Airplay chart for six weeks in a row. Now she's set her sights on America--and early reports indicate she won't exactly be flying under the radar here either. "She symbolizes a new blogging-age, middle-class girl: cockily ambitious, skeptical yet enthusiastic, technically savvy, musically open, obsessed with public expression and ready to fight back," said The New York Times in a feature on Lily.Allen was born in Hammersmith, a borough in Greater London, and grew up all over London - Shepherds Bush, Bloomsbury, Islington. "I went to 13 different schools so I never had time to make enduring friendships. Music became a lifeline to me. I listened to punk, ska and reggae, courtesy of my parents' record collections," she says, which explains why, in addition to numerous up-and-coming dance artists, she counts The Specials, T. Rex, The Slits, and Blondie as favorites.
"I got expelled from various schools and was sent to boarding school as they thought it would be a restraining influence, but I ran away when I was 14," she recalls. "It was obvious I didn't like authority." Although she dropped out of school, Allen continued to have a voracious appetite for books and music. "I always felt I couldn't articulate my feelings as much as I wanted to. Books and music helped me do that," she says. "I started to feel like I could have a voice."
Lily's incisive lyrical observations belie her years. "With the kind of music I do you have to be direct and quite literal," she says. "I don't play an instrument, which really makes me focus on the vocal melody, and the lyrics are incredibly important to me. I don't want to be part of a scene - the whole idea of that makes me feel sick - and most of the music I listen to is by outsider figures, which is where I feel happiest."
There was a little old lady who was walking down the road She was struggling with bags from Tesco There were people in the city having lunch in the park I believe that is called alfresco Then a kid came along to offer a hand But before she had time to accept it Hits her over the head, doesn't care if she's dead 'Cause he's got all her jewelry and wallet (from "LDN")
In November 2005, Allen started posting tracks on her MySpace site to see what fans thought of them. "Since then it's gone mad," she says. (Her songs have received over five million total plays to date.) "The online support I got for my music grew quickly, then the next thrill was hearing it on the radio. The reaction has been so positive it's left me reeling a bit. But I'm happy and I know the songs can live up to people's expectations."
And indeed they have. "Through and through, it sounds like part Millie Small, part Gwen Stefani, part Blondie, without ever really sounding much like anything other than Allen's own mash-up of cool," said Rolling Stone. The New Yorker has praised her "delightful, ska-inflected songs" and Pitchfork said "Alright, Still isn't anything else but a fantastic success. Not only does Allen deliver on the musical promise hinted at in her MySpace demos, she also acquits herself as a genuine personality with wit and attitude to spare."
Allen's cheeky, street-smart observations imbue Alright, Still with an unerringly modern female point-of-view. On "Smile," Lily admits to feeling guilty - but not that guilty - for feeling good when an ex-boyfriend cries because she won't give it another go. Perhaps he shouldn't have slept with her neighbor. On "Knock 'Em Out," a lame pick-up line is met with a litany of bogus reasons (ranging from various sexually transmitted diseases to a house fire) why "it's not gonna happen/not in a million years." And while the chorus of "LDN" brims with unabashed affection for London, the verses are a deft social commentary exposing the warts of a town intent on keeping up appearances. Cynicism and a sunny outlook aren't mutually exclusive in Allen's world, which goes a long way towards explaining her unbridled confidence and contagious joie de vivre. The world is still her oyster - even if it was dredged from murky waters.
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Customer Reviews:
Good girl fun!.......2007-07-08
70's music snob finally finds SOME REALLY GREAT MUSIC.......2007-06-21
i grew up on Blondie, The Specials, English Beat and Bob Marley so this albulm balms my old tattered soul. This girl is going far! catch her now as she will be a huge star in 2009. "smile" is an amazing tune, but "alfie" "Knock em out" and "nan, you're a window shopper" are my favorites; i crack up every time i hear them.
Good [grief] man, what the [heck] is this? Clean? Explicit? BAD!.......2007-06-15
I now see why the uproar over the 2 new artists. They should never be compared. Yeah, they're both British and female; that is where it ends.
This CD sounds like The Spice Girls got together one night and recorded some covers of Gwen Stefani songs written by Gnarls Barkley (I like Gnarls Barkley, but Lily Allen isn't pulling off what they did). It's just not good music, lyrics, mixing or production.
Worse still, every song on the album sounds about the same. Her "singing" is more of an attempt at talking over the music (can't really call it rap) and it just comes off as poetry (bad poetry) over drum machines and loops of boring, unemotional, uncreative, synthesized music (let's say it's Def Jam lite backed up by Blondie or Devo).
This has been very enlightening however because when I read reviews from people who liked this album and didn't like "Back to Black" by Winehouse, I wondered why. Now I know. They are nothing alike; polar opposites.
I guess it just comes down to taste, preference. This ain't my preference. I'll give it 2 stars for the effort, but I don't get this sound, this album or this "artist".
So, be forewarned. Don't buy this just because it is recommended as a companion to "Back to Black" by Winehouse (or "Introducing" by Joss Stone, for that matter). You may well be very, very, very disappointed.
Sorry Lily; this just doesn't do it for me. And if you take a look at the response to the 4 and 5 star ratings of this album, it may give an indication of what this album really accomplished. Pretty much every person that has given this album a 4 or 5 star review has gotten about 50% helfpulfness votes on their reviews. That should say something about this album. It is not for everyone, and I would say it is not for most.
Irreverent and just plain fun.......2007-06-08
"Alright, Still" (13 tracks; 43 min.) starts off with that smash-single "Smile" and it immediately sets the tone for the album: the song has an easy flowing reggae undertone (though not all songs on the album are reggae-flavored), and it deals with guys and a failed relationship, both of the singer's favorite topics throughout. "Ldn" (2nd UK single) is an ode to Allen's hometown of London, and another irresitable reggae hum-along, with a splash of Spanish/Mexican musical undertones. "Shame for You" (4th single) is something that Fiona Apple could've done. "Littlest Things" (3rd single) is the most introvert song on the album, a ballad Lily Allen-style. "Alfie" (to be released in July in the UK as the 5th single) is another little ditty. Not to say that the non-single tracks are no good. Check out for example "Friend of Mine", "Friday Nights" and the closer, a souped-up reprise of "Smile".
In all, this is really fun album to listen to, and at 43 min. it clips by in no time. I happen to catch Lily Allen at the Coachella festival in late April, and her live show is simply irresitable, she won the crowd over with her easy going manner and her live band was just outstanding.
this cd is awesome.......2007-06-08
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Still the Same...Great Rock Classics Of Our Time
Rod Stewart Manufacturer: J-Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000HEVYR2 Release Date: 2006-10-10 |
Tracks:
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain
- Fooled Around And Fell In Love
- I'll Stand By You
- Still The Same
- It's A Heartache
- Day After Day
- Missing You
- Father & Son
- The Best Of My Love
- If Not For You
- Love Hurts
- Everything I Own
- Crazy Love
Amazon.com
Unquestionably one of rock's greatest vocalists, Rod Stewart should have titled this album Great Rock Classics of My Time. Most of these Top 40 tunes and others like Dylan's "If Not for You" were popularized in the early to mid-'70s, when Stewart was entering his rock prime. He's perfect to croon Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around and Fell in Love," soulfully pained on Bonnie Tyler's "It's a Heartache," and right in the pocket on the Pretenders' "I'll Stand by You." And his unmistakable raspiness puts another layer of wisdom on the old Cat Steven's classic "Father & Son." But you also have to wonder about some of the safe song choices, such Badfinger's "Day After Day" and Nazareth's "Love Hurts." Why he continues to record mossy cover songs is a legitimate question. What's stopping him from getting back in trenches with some contemporary rock songwriters and really reinventing himself? The karaoke lounge is no place for a guy this great to hang. --Martin KellerMore Great Rod Stewart
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Somewhere Between Fair to Blah.......2007-07-16
Better to get a root canal.......2007-06-11
Still the Same.......2007-05-23
Still has that voice, the Rod Stewart sound.......2007-05-18
AWESOME.......2007-05-10
Cant wait to catch ROD on Tour this summer
He's still got it!
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Shaken by a Low Sound
Crooked Still Manufacturer: Signature Sounds Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000GCG60K Release Date: 2006-08-22 |
Tracks:
- Can't You Hear Me Callin'
- Little Sadie
- New Railroad
- Oxford Town/Cumberland Gap
- Lone Pilgram
- Come On In My Kitchen
- Ain't No Grave
- Ecstasy
- Mountain Jumper
- Railroad Bill
- Wind And Rain
Amazon.com
Like Nickel Creek and the Duhks (and Alison Krauss and Union Station before them), Crooked Still employ bluegrass elements as a springboard for an eclectic, expansive dynamic. Behind the sweetly ethereal and occasionally jazzy vocals of Aoife O' Donovan, the interplay of Gregory Liszt's banjo, Rushad Eggleston's cello (both bowed and flatpicked), and Corey DiMario's double bass gives the young New England band a sound that is closer to chamber-grass than hoedown. Though none of the material on this label debut is original, the transformations typically are, with the murder balladry of "Little Sadie" given a surprisingly sprightly reading, Bob Dylan's early "Oxford Town" taken at double-time speed, and Robert Johnson's "Come On in My Kitchen" sounding more meditative than bluesy. The band and veteran producer Lee Townsend enlist a number of guests for harmony and instrumental support, but it's plain that the drummerless quartet has the talent and musical vision to deliver on this album's considerable promise. --Don McLeeseCustomer Reviews:
suffers from monotony.......2007-07-31
Alternative old-time music? Bluegrass with brains?.......2007-07-28
Not Your Father's Bluegrass.......2007-07-23
hauntingly beautiful.......2007-05-14
i really like wayfaring strangers and have lent my wayfaring strangers cd's to friends and relatives. hardly anyone cares for them as much as i do and i understand that it can take some getting used to. crooked still is not like that. it is so accessible that i think just about anyone would like it and some people will love it.
Shaken By A Low Sound .......2007-05-13
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Be Still My Soul
Selah Manufacturer: Curb Special Markets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000IXTI Release Date: 1999-05-18 |
Tracks:
- Bika Mono Ve (Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior)/It Is Well With My Soul
- Be Still My Soul/What A Friend We Have In Jesus
- Precious Lord, Take My Hand/Just A Closer Walk With Thee
- Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- His Eye Is on The Sparrow
- Sweet, Sweet Song Of Salvation
- When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
- The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power
- One Thing I Know
- Wayfaring Stranger
- Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding!.......2007-05-17
Be Still My Soul by Selah.......2007-04-04
Awesome group.......2007-01-16
wow again!!!!.......2007-01-08
Be Still My Soul - by Selah.......2006-08-25
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Frida
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006LLNV Release Date: 2002-10-22 |
Tracks:
- Benediction and Dream
- The Floating Bed
- El Conejo
- Paloma Negra
- Self-Portrait with Hair Down
- Alcoba Azul
- Carabina 30/30
- Solo Tu
- El Gusto
- The Journey
- El Antifaz
- The Suicide of Dorothy Hale
- La Cavalera
- La Bruja
- Portrait of Lude
- La Llorona
- Estrella Oscura
- Still Life
- Viva La Vida
- The Departure
- Coyoacan and Variations
- La Llorona
- Burning Bed
- Burn It Blue
Amazon.com
She was famous as both artist and model, infamous as political revolutionary and social libertine, and Frida Kahlo's controversial life couldn't help but seem the stuff of great musical theater. Her story is brought to the screen by director Julie Taymor, whose musical compatriot here is also her husband; Elliot Goldenthal, student of both Copland and Corigliani, shrewdly sublimates his modernism in service of the rich, evocative music and songs of Mexico and Central America. Utilizing performers that range from the contemporary (Lila Downs) to the folk-classic (Costa Rican legend Chavela Vargas; Brazilian star Caetano Veloso) and traditional (Los Cojolites, El Poder Del Norte, Trio Huasteca, Caimanes de Tanquin, and others), Goldenthal generously displays the true breadth of Mexican folk music, while seamlessly infusing it with the minimalist corners of his own underscore and some winning songwriting of his own. The result is one of 2002's most compelling soundtracks. The enhanced CD features include musical film excerpts, as well as a video conversation between Goldenthal and star Salma Hayek and text interviews with the composer and director Taymor. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
It's good.......2007-07-22
Revolutionary times.......2007-05-14
Black Dove.......2007-05-13
However, I was enraptured by the story of Frida and the amazing performance (no wonder she was oscar nominated).
I bought the soundtrack the next morning. It really got to me.This is a great soundtrack and, yes, it does help if you have seen the movie but not necessary. I loved the latin passion (highs and lows). Chervala Vargas as Elliot Goldenthal describes in the slieve was once Frida's lover. I loved her Paloma Negra. So powerful.
There is something for everyone in this long soundtrack.
Do as i have: watch the movie and buy the soundtrack. Worth the time and money.
makes me want to dance .......2007-05-07
Enjoy!.......2006-12-30
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Still Kool
Kool & the Gang Manufacturer: New Door Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000QFCDD6 Release Date: 2007-07-10 |
Tracks:
- Dave
- Steppin' Into Love
- America
- What's Happening Brother
- It Is What It Is
- Everything's Gonna Change
- Too Low For Zero
- Bang Bang With The Gang
- Made For Love
- Give It Up
- Trust Me
- Miracles
- Livin' In The 21
- Sorry
- Someone Like You
- Sailing (Instrumental)
Tracks:
- Celebration
- Hollywood Swinging
- Summer Madness
- Joanna
- Ladies Night
Album Description
Throughout the years, Kool & The Gang have made music we've danced to, loved to, and been awed by, and their musical brotherhood is still strong. The celebration continues with their latest album, STILL KOOL, which is rich with good vibes, serious messages, signature horns, rockin' guitar, beautiful ballads and jammin' new grooves, and it shows why Kool & The Gang remain as relevant and contemporary as ever.Customer Reviews:
Not Kool enough.......2007-07-30
I Can't Stop Listening To THis Great CD.......2007-07-28
Original no more........2007-07-26
On the flip side of that, The Bar-Kays' cd "House Party" maintains it's originality yet fuzes enough hip hop in to make it work without sacrificing that originality. When I first heard the first cut on their cd, I knew it was the Bar-Kays. Question is, would you know this was Kool & The Gang if you heard one of the first 16 cuts? - I wouldn't.
Kool and the Gang; Still Doing Their Thang!.......2007-07-23
Kook & The Gang: They've Still Got It!.......2007-07-18
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- Sujeito Homem, Vol. 2 [Import]
- Taiko to Tabla
- The Return of the Buffalo Horses
- The Seven Signs - Music To Celebrate The Sacraments
- The Very Best Asian Flavas [Import]
- Traummelodien [Import]
- Tribal World
- Tudo Bem, Vol. 2 [Import]
- Ubu-Suna [Import]
- Une Heure Deja [Import]
World Music
La Musica de Bach a la Orilla del Mar
Millennium: Quarteto Em Cy & MPB-4 [Import]
O Captain!/Autumn Boughs/Symphonic Study



