Music from the Edge of the Uni [Import]

Product Description
Japanese pressing includes 16 tracks including 'Rise Me Up', 'Crescent Moon', 'Impulse', 'The Room', 'A Little Bit For Joy' and more. Geneon. 2005.

Music from the Edge of the Uni,Hajime Yoshizawa,Pioneer,Japanese,World Music

Average customer rating: Where Did Your Heart Go? EXCELLENT +1/2, Not a proper album, but a decent compilation A Teens review George Michael says "Goodbye Wham! Hello, solo career!"

Music from the Edge of Heaven Wham! Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: Make It Big Fantastic! Faith Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 Five Live ASIN: B00000266C Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. The Edge Of Heaven
2. Battlestations
3. I'm Your Man
4. Wham! Rap '86
5. A Different Corner
6. Blue (Live In China)
7. Where Did Your Heart Go?
8. Last Christmas

Customer Reviews:

Where Did Your Heart Go?.......2007-01-15

What a blast from the past. Wham! really sang some great songs.

EXCELLENT.......2006-02-28

I really like the cd but there are 2 things about this cd/order that has really upset me with Amazon. #1, When the cd arrived t omy home, the cd case was cracked somewhat. I feel Amazon should replace the cd case. #2, I changed credit cards before I placed this order yet Amazon still took it out of my actual checking account instead of my Capital One account.

+1/2, Not a proper album, but a decent compilation.......2005-08-16

The last release from the Wham duo isn't really a full-fledged album, and is actually more of a semi-compilation of previously-released recordings that had yet to appear on a Wham album and three newly-recorded songs. The new tracks include the energetic hit "The Edge of Heaven" (#10 US, #1 UK), the underrated flop "Where Did You Heart Go?" (#50 Pop), and the cool album track "Battle Stations." Also included are the three single-only releases from the past two years - the holiday-themed "Last Christmas" (#2 UK), the terrific "I'm Your Man" (#3 US, #1 UK), and George Michael's solo ballad "A Different Corner" (#7 US, #1 UK). Unfortunately, the classic "I'm Your Man" is presented in a frankly horrible remix that drains most of the energy out of this high-octane track. The only other two tracks are an okay live recording of the song "Blue" and a decent remix of the "Wham Rap." Even though it really isn't a proper album per se, Music from the Edge of Heaven collected enough hits and worthy tracks to peak at #10 on the Hot 200, and is worth picking up if you're a fan of the duo.

A Teens review.......2005-06-26

Yum! This cd is sizzling! The first half of the album pumps you up with happy upbeat songs and then you cool down for the last half! I like Wham's first two albums a little bit better than this one; However, no group can ever compare to Wham and this cd is still better than any other groups cd in the world EVER!!!! If you are a true Wham fan (Who isn't?) then buy this! This album will give you chills because it is so creative and fun! I wish Wham was still together and touring because I wasn't alive when they were together! Buy this album baby! And all you teens out there should listen to 80s music, it is so much better than the music of today!

George Michael says "Goodbye Wham! Hello, solo career!".......2005-04-25

After the mega-selling MAKE IT BIG (1984), one would think a band like Wham! would feel the need to keep the streak going for as long as possible, even if personal tensions were chipping away at their foundations. However, it was perhaps already obvious that George Michael was the true star of the group, especially since most of the original material was coming from him, and it was likely he could not care a whit about superstardom because that detracted from artistic development. With Andrew Ridgeley more interested in becoming a pop star and George thinking otherwise, a break-up was inevitable, and 1986's MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN was their way of bidding their fans farewell.

While providing the world with a proper goodbye was all well & good, maybe Wham! had no more fine material left in the can for their swan song only has 3 real new songs out of 8, with the remaining being live tracks, single updates, and George's first "solo" songs. There is no denying the quality of the music at hand, but the patchwork nature of HEAVEN makes it far from an essential purchase until after one has gotten MAKE IT BIG and perhaps 1983's FANTASTIC, if one cares to see what George was up to at the top of his career.

Unable to replicate MAKE IT BIG's feat of 4 top 10 hits, the 3 top 10 singles are great to have on HEAVEN, although they are certainly not the primary reason for buying the album. "I'm Your Man" was released late in 1985 after the adulation from MAKE IT BIG had died down, and was a marked improvement over the merely catchy pop of that album. This song had more of an honest-to-goodness dance-club quality to it, one crying for remixes from any & everyone. While in fact only 6 minutes instead of 8, "I'm Your Man" still provides an ample amount of time for getting your groove on, and those who bought MAKE IT BIG probably agreed enough to send the song to #3 in early 1986. Clearly, Wham!'s farewell was still going to be a profitable one.

George's first official solo song came next with "A Different Corner", a misty ballad once again showing the stock in trade that would provide the finest moments on 1987's FAITH. You can practically hear George's heart breaking upon hearing this song, something that would occur again on "One More Try", making this one sort of a dry run for that masterpiece. With just an unobtrusive drum machine backing him, George portrays an impressive amount of heartache for someone who was still only 23 years old at the time. With "A Different Corner" making it to #7, it was clear George's solo jaunt was off to a fine start.

The fact that single was credited just to George Michael had to have alerted fans the end was nigh, but Wham! was not finished just yet. "The Edge Of Heaven" was the group's official goodbye, reaching #10, and harking back to the happy-go-lucky style of MAKE IT BIG with a bouncy atmosphere that was so contagious, one could easily forget for a while that this was the end of Wham! as we knew it. One of George's childhood musical idols, Elton John, plays piano on this song, although you will have to listen carefully for his contribution. Having sung with Elton on "Wrap Her Up" and "Nikita" the previous year, George clearly had someone big in his corner for going solo.

What else is there besides those singles to recommend MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN? Not much, but even those small highlights are what make it essential. "Blue" had been recorded during Wham!'s groundbreaking tour of China, and the lilting Latin elements of the tune make it apparent that regardless of his teen idol status, George still thought like an adult both musically & lyrically. Why on Earth this song was never properly recorded is beyond me. Obviously, the audience at the concert loved the song & George gave his all to it.

"Where Did Your Heart Go?" may have been a cover (the surefire sign that a band was running out of musical gas), but the way George sang this smoky Was [Not Was] number, he truly left the original version in the dust. Whereas "Careless Whisper" on MAKE IT BIG showed that he was growing into a superb balladeer, "Where Did Your Heart Go?" made it even more apparent, with George's occasionally aching falsetto ranges enough to bring a tear to your eye. Both were songs geared to their teenage audience's parents as well as their kids, proving that George could truly appeal beyond the typical teen-pop norm. Truly Wham!'s final single, it only made it to #50, but still remains among George Michael's finest works.

"Battlestations" returns to the dysfunctional relationships of "Everything She Wants" and "Credit Card Baby" with another song showing that love in the 1980s had little to do with romance & commitment. The way George sings about his situation, you wonder what the two saw in each other to begin with besides each other's bodies. One would be a fool not to dance like a madman to the song, which leans more to the legitimate dance club scene just like "I'm Your Man".

"Wham! Rap `86" was a redo of Wham!'s first-ever single from 1983, and truly sticks out like a sore thumb alongside the more adult numbers on HEAVEN, seeing as how the immaturity of the song was an element George had clearly grown away from in the 3 years since. Try as he may, George certainly did not help the cause of rap music being for White artists, too. Not when we had the Beastie Boys coming up with more street credibility in their middle finger than George had in his whole body.

The sad goodbye of MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN truly bids farewell with "Last Christmas", which, by seeing its recording date of November 1984, was a song either not thought worthy of a release or was intended for Wham!'s follow-up to MAKE IT BIG whenever that came along. Once more with a heavy heart & a chip on his shoulder the size of an aircraft carrier, George laments having been abandoned by his lover on a joyous holiday like Christmas, and the sleigh bells are a nicely perverse touch. I am not sure if George intended this song to be covered by anyone else, for his performance is that personal, but "Last Christmas" certainly has been several times over by a diverse range of artists, from Hilary Duff to Jimmy Eat World!

Whether their fans truly knew it or not, by 1986, the ride that Wham! had been on for a short 2 years was coming to an end as all involved knew that it was George Michael who was willing to give the sweat needed to stay in the game. MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN is unfortunately like most posthumous albums released after a band has called it quits, too disjointed & scattered to truly function as a legitimate artistic statement. Individually, the songs may have had some overall worth to recommend themselves, but the album was obviously a case of the parts being worth more than the sum. Who knew that from this uneven affair would rise one of the 1980s most ubiquitous & timeless musical personalities?

Average customer rating: Great western soundtrack a very memorable cd a very memorable cd a very memorable cd Truly Incredible

All the Pretty Horses (2001 Film) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Soundtracks | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: All the Pretty Horses The Straight Story: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Street Talk Think a Second Time Gladiator: Music from the Motion Picture ASIN: B000056KYJ Release Date: 2001-01-16

Tracks:

1. Cowboy's Dream
2. Canyon Sonata
3. All the Pretty Horses
4. Purty Dad Gum Good
5. After the Rain
6. Mild Cello Blues
7. Malarki Opus in D Major
8. John Grady's Angel
9. Edge of the World
10. Get My Boots
11. Strawberry Tango, Pt. 1-2
12. King of Horses
13. Far Away (Alejandra's Phone Call)
14. Porque
15. Love Montage
16. Ain't That a Drag
17. My Last Days on Earth/What's It Like to Be Dead?
18. Long Journey Home
19. Candles and Lies
20. Rainy Room
21. Far Away
22. Far Away (Reprise)
23. Cowboy's Dream/All the Pretty Horses [Medley]

Amazon.com

Novelist Cormac McCarthy's literary vision of the wild west is given wide-screen treatment by maverick director Billy Bob Thornton and a cast that includes Matt Damon, Penelope Cruz, and Bruce Dern. Professional country music journeyman Marty Stuart has performed with father-in-law Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, and Doc Watson, in addition to a successful solo career. In his soundtrack scoring debut, he provides short, meditative instrumental pieces that are subtly explosive--rife as they are with strains of old-school country and bluegrass. Cinematic strings and orchestral percussion add a welcome menacing edge, augmenting the rustic approach without crossing over into a compromised "countrypolitan" sound. If anything, it might be nice to hear these themes extended. As it stands, the 23 listed tracks are covered in a little under 50 minutes, with many of the cuts barely lasting more than a minute or two. They stand as a new genre of cinematic country minimalism. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

Great western soundtrack.......2004-02-28

This is a must buy for fans of western soundtracks.It mixes beautifully symphonic music with Guitar music and spices it up all together with a south of the border flavor. Haunting music that will make you want to never take it out of your cd changer. It also
Features two vocal pieces, the first a spanish song sung by the very talented Raul Malo of the country group the mavericks, the second song is a beautiful ballad sung by Marty Stuart. Though I never owned any cd's of Marty Stuart he earns my respect with composing this film score.(cowboy hats off to you Mr.Stuart)

a very memorable cd.......2003-07-04

I thoroughly enjoyed this soundtrack cd. It soars high on ambiance, romance, and easy listening.

a very memorable cd.......2003-07-04

I thoroughly enjoyed this soundtrack cd. It soars high on ambiance, romance, and easy listening.

a very memorable cd.......2003-07-04

I thoroughly enjoyed this soundtrack cd. It soars high on ambiance, romance, and easy listening.

Truly Incredible.......2003-03-12

This album is a masterpiece. Within the first strums of the guitar, you feel as though you are among the southwestern hills. It has immediately become one of my favorites of all-time. The songs are filled with beautiful imagery, enchanting tunes, and haunting melodies. The shortness of the songs in unnoticable, as each song blends into the next, and the album itself serves as one epic journey. It is not meant to be listened to a song at a time, but as a whole. As I said, it is truly incredible. I would recommend it to absolutely anyone.

Average customer rating: Absolutely Pure & Beautiful Symphonic Rock pleasant easy listening Excellent CD luke

Symphonic Rock Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music of ABBA, Beatles & Queen Kashmir: The Symphonic Led Zeppelin Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd Riders on the Storm: The Doors Concerto The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Hits of Pink Floyd ASIN: B0002T7ZM0 Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

1. Come Away With Me (originally by Norah Jones)
2. Yellow (originally by Coldplay)
3. Here With Me (originally by Dido)
4. Millennium (originally by Robbie Williams)
5. Hero (originally by Enrique Iglesius)
6. What Can I Do (originally by The Corrs)
7. Flying Without Wings (originally by Westlife)
8. Everybody Hurts (originally by REM)
9. Every Breath You Take (originally by The Police)
10. Let It Be (originally by The Beatles)
11. A Whiter Shade Of Pale (originally by Procol Harum)
12. Nights In White Satin (originally by The Moody Blues)
13. Candle In The Wind (originally by Elton John)
14. Imagine (originally by John Lennon)

Tracks:

1. Beautiful Day (originally by U2)
2. Champagne Supernova (originally by Oasis)
3. Handbags & Gladrags (originally by Stereophonics)
4. Why Does It Always Rain On Me (originally by Travis)
5. Livin' On A Prayer (originally by Bon Jovi)
6. Layla (originally by Derek & The Dominos)
7. Stairway To Heaven (originally by Led Zeppelin)
8. Bat Out Of Hell (originally by Meat Loaf)
9. Run To You (originally by Bryan Adams)
10. China In Your Hand (originally by T'Pau)
11. Torn (originally by Natalie Imbruglia)
12. Bittersweet Symphony (originally by The Verve)
13. Good Vibrations (originally by The Beach Boys)
14. Bohemian Rhapsody (originally by Queen)

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Pure & Beautiful.......2005-10-31

If you buy no other classical music, buy this collection. CD 1 (Relax) is perfect for dinner, quiet entertaining or just soft music while you're working. From "Come Away With Me", to "Whiter Shade of Pale" to "Knights in White Satin"... each piece is it's own movement - and moved you will be... Perfect for a romantic evening. CD2 is more robust, but equally entertaining. "Layla", "Livin On A Prayer", Stairway to Heaven", "Run to You" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" - you owe it to yourself to hear these licks performed by the RPO.

Symphonic Rock.......2005-07-25

It really isn't rock, but it is a very pleasant presentation of popular music, rendered in creative ways by a full symphony orchestra. It sounds like the orchestra had a great time making these CD's.

pleasant easy listening.......2005-07-19

It's not extremely interesting music, but nice background, relaxing and pleasant with full orchestra. Not a bad buy at all!

Excellent CD.......2005-03-20

I received this as a present and at first I wasn't sure if I would like it because I don't like some of the original songs, but there's something about hearing the orchestra play that makes me like all of them. Just try it out.

luke.......2004-12-12

well, if you like elevator music then you should get this cd. if not then dont waste your time, its lame. big time lame. just listen to the audio samples im so glad i didn't waste my money on this piece of crap.

Average customer rating: good times Joey CAN play A stellar album! This album rules, period. Well la-di-dah

Two Blocks from the Edge Michael Brecker Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Tales from the Hudson Michael Brecker Time Is Of The Essence Wide Angles Pilgrimage ASIN: B000006ORR Release Date: 1998-05-12

Tracks:

1. Madame Toulouse
2. Two Blocks From The Edge
3. Bye George
4. El Nino
5. Cat's Cradle
6. The Impaler
7. How Long 'Til The Sun
8. Delta City Blues

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring the Bonus Track: Sylark.

Customer Reviews:

good times.......2005-10-04

this is an enjoyable record... Delta City Blues is a great way to end the record. Sure, it's some showing off, but what a blast.

El Nino is a great track. Brecker's ballad playing is very sweet on this one. Joey Calderazzo definitely smokes throughout.

Wasn't this the regular touring group at the time? In any event, I recommend this one. Like Brecker's better albums, a good collaborative effort makes for a nice album.

Shawn

Joey CAN play.......2004-12-31

I actually haven't heard the album Two Blocks from the Edge, but i have Tales from the Hudson and i also own many braford recordings with joey calderazzo on piano. I just want it to be known that Joey Calderazzo CAN play with emotion. Go listen to Branford's Footsteps of Our Fathers album or Branford's Eternal. Both amazing cds. Also checkout Branford's new dvd playing A Love Supreme. All three showcase Joey's build of solos, his motifs, and his complete and utter pure energy with the piano. He has fiery and explosive solos on movements 1, 2, and 3 of a love supreme and some of the most moving solos on the Eternal album.

A stellar album!.......2004-09-14

This is one of the most beautiful pieces of modern jazz around: period. You don't really need to know more. Calderazzo is THE newfound gem in jazz, thanks to Michael. Nervous yet lyrical and creative as a young Mc Coy Tyner on steroids could be.

Buy it.

This album rules, period........2004-07-18

I am a player. All you need to know is that he plays chords on a single-note(primarily)instrument. How, you may ask ? EXACTLY. This album puts to bed the single-note smirk any guitar or piano player friend of yours may have given you in the past. Get it ? Got it ? Good.

Well la-di-dah.......2004-01-14

I think some of the reviewers are seriously splitting hairs. Michael Brecker is a great player and so is Calderazzo. They have the great moments and their so-so moments. This is defintely true of the "incendiary soloists" referred to. Lots of chops, runs etc. That's exactly what's wrong with their playing in jazz. Total chops, no substance. Rubalcama and Valdez. Camilo is also out of that vein too. You get bored to tears if you are truly understand jazz phrasing. If you like chops for chops sake and have a short attention span, those are the guys for you. There's a place for chops--but Peterson and Tatum showed you the proper tightrope to walk. Any way Latin music is their soul, jazz their study. The reverse is true of Calderazzo and many other jazz players. Is a truly latin phenom montuna player required on this album and that cut? Not hardly

Average customer rating: E street boys Triple Shot Of Bruce Juice 3 Bangs: Less Than 30 Measley Bucks ?! Holy smokes! 3 of Springsteen's records at once!

Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J./The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle/Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Born to Run The River Human Touch Tunnel of Love Lucky Town ASIN: B000063WD9 Release Date: 2002-04-02

Customer Reviews:

E street boys.......2007-06-27

It was great to get Bruce and the boys together in one package.I only had the old buggered vinyl.these were the days when I lived Darkness and was immortal .Stan

Triple Shot Of Bruce Juice.......2004-11-20

Greetings From Asbury Park served notice that there was a new musical force on the scene. On his debut, Bruce showed he was the best songwriter to come along since Bob Dylan. The album kicks off with the musical tongue twister "Blinded By The Light" that showed Bruce wasn't a typical singer-songwriter. The song has a funky riff and is replete with horns. "Spirit In The Night" introduced the E Street sound and is a precursor to the character oriented songs that would appear later on Born To Run & Wild. "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd St?" is fun and "For You" is a rare rock song about suicide. "Growin' Up" & It's So Hard To Be A Saint In The City" show early signs of Bruce's "Tramp" persona. "Lost In The Flood" is the great forgotten Bruce song and is as good a song as he has ever recorded. While Greetings is uneven at points ("Mary, Queen of Arkansas' & "The Angel"), it shows an artist who had a very original sound and huge potential. It is great to throw it in the CD player and hear a young, raw and hungry Bruce Springsteen and listen to where it all started.

The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street shuffle may only contain 7 songs, but they pack a punch and are among the finest of Bruce's career. The album opens with the funky guitar riff of "The E Street Shuffle". "4th Of July" is the song that made Asbury Park famous and Madame Marie's a mecca for Bruce fans. "Kitty's Back" is a blazing rock 'n' soul workout and is followed by the comical "Wild Billy's Circus Story". On the original album, the last three songs constituted side two and it is about as perfect of an album side as there is in history. "Incident on 57th Street", "Rosalita" and "New York City Serenade" is a three part musical suite and they flow seamlessly into one another. The stories they tell are so vivid that they are almost like musical literature. Bruce has released albums that were musically superior to Wild, but never one that was this much fun.

In Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Springsteen's characters are no longer looking to escape their problems, they've giving up escape a long time ago. They are searching for answers to the situations they find themselves in. Optimism has been replaced by despair and cynicism. "Badlands" is an angry anthem about never being satisfied with where you are in life. "Adam Raised A Cain" is about the struggles between a father and his angry son and "Factory" is about the drudgery of everyday life. Songs like "Something In The Night", "The Promised Land" and "Racing In The Streets" are about chasing a dream that one will probably never find. "Candy's Room", "Streets Of Fire" & "Prove It All Night" are about putting everything on the line for someone and having to constantly prove their devotion. The title song best sums up the album. People are looking for answers to the same questions, willing to pay the cost, but never find them. No matter how much time they search into the Darkness On The Edge Of Town, they end up in the same place.

3 Bangs: Less Than 30 Measley Bucks ?!.......2003-08-12

If I didn't have all three of these albums in my collection, I'd jump on this deal. 3 early Bruce albums for ...? Each disc buries every post-"River" album (with the exception of "Nebraska") by a long shot. Of the 3, "Wild & Innocent" is the least accessible, and even it boasts 'Rosalita', '4th of July'(better known as 'Sandy'), and the weighty 'New York City Serenade'. The poetry on "Greetings" is weird, and playful, and fun as hell: "Nuns run bald through Vatican halls, pregnant, pleading immaculate conception...?" And "Darkness"? Well, it's just a rock-solid album, pun intended. These albums are must-haves for anyone who knew and loved Bruce before the "Born in the USA" debacle.

Holy smokes! 3 of Springsteen's records at once!.......2002-04-03

In my humble opinion, 'The Wild, the Innocent, & the E st. Shuffle' remains one of Bruce's best albums. Taking a lot of inspiration from Van Morrison's 'Astrel Weeks,' Springsteen made a funky record that plays like cinema. Sort of a Scorsese-meets-Fellini epic. This was the record that had the East Coast rock community waiting in anticipation for what turned out to be 'Born to Run.' (hence the simultanious Time & Newsweek cover stories)

'Darkness on the Edge of Town,' of course, is loaded with Springsteen classics that he still plays live today - Badlands, Promised Land, Prove it All Night etc...

Average customer rating: Amazing! The reason I decided to become a music major! Utterly Necessary

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Tracks:

1. Sabre Dance
2. Danse Bacchanale
3. Farandole
4. Festive Overture
5. Aragonaise
6. Procession Of The Sardar
7. Pie Jesu
8. Romanian Rhapsody
9. March
10. Allegretto
11. Russian Sailors' Dance
12. Berceuse
13. Overture To Candide
14. Saturday Night Waltz
15. Cancan

Customer Reviews:

Amazing! The reason I decided to become a music major!.......2002-11-18

This is one of the most inspirational CD's I have ever listened to. Not only is the playing perfect, the choice in music for the CD is perfect. It provides the listener with several different styles, and yet many similar styles. The group plays the traditional Russian pieces with flair and great musicianship, such as the Stravinsky and the Shostakovich. The main reason that I enjoy this CD is that each player is performing their best for this album. Each player sounds even more amazing than they usually do. I especially enjoy when Sam takes the tuba solo from Russian Sailors' Dance down an octave. Each performer from this group is one of the best in the world on their respective instruments. In conclusion, all I can say is that this CD is amazing.

Utterly Necessary.......2000-10-24

This was the first brass quintet cd I ever purchased, and it has been by far the best. This group's sound is seriously unparalleled by any other quintet, including Canadian Brass. The blend and unity of style is so perfect that one is encompassed by the music, hearing each part individually and as part of the whole at the same time. Playing arrangements of excellent orchestral music, the Empire Brass Quintet truly demonstrates its virtuosity.

Average customer rating: Dancing Feet What???

Riverdance: Music from the Show Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Riverdance Riverdance: Music From The Show Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance Michael Flatley's Feet of Flames Riverdance - Live From New York City ASIN: B0007KIGJK Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. Reel Around The Sun
2. The Heart's Cry
3. The Countess Cathleen/Women Of The Sidhe
4. Caoineadh Cu Chulainn (Lament)
5. Shivna
6. Firedance
7. Slip Into Spring/The Harvest
8. Riverdance
9. American Wake (The Nova Scotia Set)
10. Lift The Wings
11. Heal Their Hearts/Freedom
12. Macedonian Morning
13. Marta's Dance/The Russian Dervish
14. Andalucia
15. Riverdance Reprise

Amazon.com

It's hard to believe that Riverdance, which began as a 7-minute intermission act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, is already 10 years old. Nobody back then could have imagined that a new-fangled amalgam of Irish folk styles, light classical music a la Albert W. Ketelbey and Tin Pan Alley would top the charts, win a Grammy for Best Musical and go on to take the world by storm. But why re-record Riverdance, which is as deeply associated with its original time and context as Saturday Night Fever is with the 1970s? Yes, the Irish players, all of whom are master instrumentalists, still sound fresh, but the percussive dancing feet, minus visuals, gets old fast. The Macedonian, Spanish and Russian interpolations are great fun if a maybe bit patronizing around the edges. But haven't the misty chorales, New-Age-ridden cloaked-and-hooded sopranos and other portentous Celtic Twilight-isms long since descended into self-parody? --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Dancing Feet.......2007-01-10

Being of Irish descent this is the best collection of Irish music ever. I listen to this CD when I am working out -- it will get your feet moving no matter how you feel.

What???.......2006-11-08

Ok, that was the worst editorial review I have ever seen.... she just totally knocked celtic culture, and one of the best celtic recordings in one condecending swoop. When she can dance like that, then let her critique.

Average customer rating: X-cellent Cool editing. One of the most quality compliations I have ever heard The best soundtrack ever written

ESPN Presents X Games, Vol. 1 - Music From The Edge Various Artists Manufacturer: Tommy Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Compilations | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Metal | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: X-Games, Vol. 3 X-Games, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000000HLN Release Date: 1996-05-28

Tracks:

1. Higher Ground - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Guilty - Gavity Kills
3. Jesus Built My Hot Rod - Ministry
4. Jerry Was A Race Car Driver - Primus
5. Possum Kingdom - The Toadies
6. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
7. Ratamahatta - Sepultura
8. Fight For Your Right - The Beastie Boys
9. My My - 7 Mary 3
10. Blind - Korn
11. Paranoid - Megadeth
12. Go To... - Drill
13. Only One Performed - Goo Goo Dolls
14. Tainted Love - Shades Apart
15. Shamrocks And Shenanigans (Butch Vig Mix) - House Of Pain
16. Go - Sexpod
17. Epic - Faith No More

Customer Reviews:

X-cellent.......2003-04-20

I don't really think of this as an X-games sampler, as much as I do just a great early 90's alt/metal collection. It's pretty lengthy at 17 tracks, and includes alt/metal classics from Primus, Ministry, Pepper's, Beastie's, Korn, Kravitz, Faith no More, and a great House of Pain remix. The remaining stuff is all mostly good too. Volume 3 isn't bad either with Pantera, 311, and Crystal Method, but it's not as sweet as this is. So if your throwing a party with all your little X buddies, and they're at least over 19, this should be the only cd you need.

Cool editing........2000-06-29

That's a weird title, you might think. But just listen to the end of "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz. The original version ends with a drum and guitar hit. On this album, the hit is provided by Sepultura with their jungle-drumming and it sounds so cool! The album is full of fun little things like this that fans of the original -structure songs will appreciate (or despise, I guess). But hey, if you want the studio-recorded endings to the songs, you might want to buy the individual albums, because there are a lot of great bands on this album. For you people that like 80's pop, there is a VERY different version of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love." It doesn't have that electronic beeping in it though. Overall, this is a pretty heavy album and isn't for everyone. But for those who appreciate creative noise-making, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better compilation.

One of the most quality compliations I have ever heard.......1998-12-16

This CD combines a great mixture of Hard Rock from older, established bands like Megadeth, and newer bands like KORN. A definite 5 Star.

The best soundtrack ever written.......1998-10-15

This is a must buy for all of the music fans out there this cd is a combination of one hit wonders to yet to be famous artists such as the beastie boys and the goo goo dolls. Most of the songs on this cd were big hits or should've been big hits one of the best cds that i own(and I own a lot of good cds). If you are going to buy one of the x-games soundtracks this is the one to buy

Average customer rating: this is in my top ten all time favourite records Essential Chillout Quirky, minimalist pop

Songs from the Edge of the Wing 27 Manufacturer: Relapse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Emo | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Animal Life ASIN: B00005B1L3 Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

1. Easy Trigger
2. Bird Of Paradise
3. The Lone Mariachi
4. Warm Hands, Cold Heart
5. Great Brook Valley
6. The Feathered Serpent
7. Danger Bird (Neil Young)

Customer Reviews:

this is in my top ten all time favourite records.......2005-02-04

this album is great for anyone that likes chill music with female vocals. this is definitely one of the sexiest albums ever recorded, up there whith lovage's "music to make love to your old lady by". fans of portishead, mogwai, papa m, will oldham, ISIS, gy!be, sigur ros (or any melancholy music,really) will eat this up. great brook valley is my favourite track, with the neil young cover, danger bird, coming in second.

Essential Chillout.......2003-01-22

Beauty cannot begin to describe this album. It's the kind of album that makes you want to lay around, but at the same time it can make you want to get busy. Maria Christopher adds so much to this album. Her sensual yet realistically beautiful vocals make the cd, but without them, it would retain it's beauty. Not to say it would be better without them. Easy Trigger is a kind of song you would hear walking into a smoke filled club as you see your soul-mate at the bar. The Lone Mariachi holds a sense of funkiness, along with a playful modern Spanish bassline. Those are two of my favorite tracks, but the album is all in all one of the best purchases I've made in the indie rock/shoegazing category. Even if you're not into indie or shoegazing, this album will blow your mind.

Quirky, minimalist pop.......2001-09-25

A unique sound, slow and heartfelt. Maria Christopher has an amazing voice.

Average customer rating: It's a bad CD! Finally! A very complete summary of Alfred Newman's film music "Man of Many Melodies...Alfred Newman!"

Man of Galilee Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Newman | Newman, Alfred | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Alfred Newman: Captain from Castile Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration Epics: The History of the World According to Hollywood The History Channel Presents Last Stand of the 300 - The Legendary Battle at Thermopylae ASIN: B00005NGXS Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

1. 20th Century Fox Fanfare
2. How To Marry A Millionaire: Street Scene
3. The Diary Of Anne Frank - Suite: Ov
4. The Diary Of Anne Frank - Suite: Live In Hope
5. The Diary Of Anne Frank - Suite: The First Kiss
6. The Diary Of Anne Frank - Suite: Persecution/Finale
7. The Mark Of Zorro: Overture
8. Anastasia: Main Theme
9. The Song Of Bernadette: Overture
10. How The West Was Won - Suite: Prld/The Land
11. How The West Was Won - Suite: Cleve And His Mule
12. How The West Was Won - Suite: Intermezzo
13. How The West Was Won - Suite: Cheyenne Attack And Aftermath/Finale
14. How The West Was Won - Suite: How The West Was Won

Tracks:

1. Captain From Castile: Conquest
2. The Keys Of The Kingdom: Overture
3. Nevada Smith: Main Title
4. The Razor's Edge - Suite: Main Title
5. The Razor's Edge - Suite: Seduction
6. The Razor's Edge - Suite: India
7. Wuthering Heights: Cathy's Theme
8. Man Of Galilee: Prologue
9. Man Of Galilee: The Promise Of The Holy Spirit
10. Man Of Galilee: Rejoice
11. Man Of Galilee: The Great Journey
12. Man Of Galilee: Miriam's Song
13. Man Of Galilee: Sunrise Of The Third Day

Customer Reviews:

It's a bad CD!.......2002-06-06

It's a bad CD! It isn't Alfred Newman!...The choir is the worst choir I ever hear! The singers have horrible voices....
If you want hear the true Newman , buy the available originals in SAE, Rhino and Tsunamy labels

Finally!.......2002-04-17

I cant tell you how pleased I am that this collection is coming out! I have been trying for several years to replace my vinyl copy of just "The Diary of Anne Frank" with no success. I found the original in a cut out bin at a camera store when the own stopped carrying records back in the 60's. It has a flaw on the first band of the "b" side, but it is still quite valuable(yes I still have it, and have no intention of parting with it. Thank you for releasing even this portion of a great film score. Any chance that the full score will be reissued on CD??

A very complete summary of Alfred Newman's film music.......2001-11-23

This is a very good two-CD edition of the best of Alfred Newman's film music. Moreover, it includes several suites not available before, such as "The Razor's Edge", "The Keys of the Kingdom", "How the West was won", "The Diary of Anne Frank", plus the magnificent new Cantata "Man of Galilee", adapted from music of "The Robe" and "The Greatest story ever told". It includes also the overture of "The Mark of Zorro", that well deserved to be included in a Newman-Anthology (though it had been previosly relesed by the same label in a separate CD). Regarding other tracks, for instance "Cathy's Theme" from "Wuthering Heights" or "Conquest" from "Captain from Castile", in my opinion the tempos are very slow, though the versions are also good. In the particular case of "Conquest" I prefer other recordings, with more strength, such as Newman's symphonic suite, Korngold-Gerhard's recording, and Naxos'recording by Richard Hyman in "Majestic Marches", which includes not only the famous march but also the prelude of "Captain from Castile".
The only single contrary comment deals with the information booklet. I detected some "inventions" in the text. For instance the author speaks of Mexico as being part of South America, while most of Mexico (especially today's Mexico City) is in North America (only the Yucatan peninsula is in Central America), and says the Spanish conquerors cross the "pampas", while the "pampas" are not in Mexico, but thousands of kilometers to the South. They are huge and completely plain land extensions, without mountains, located in the South Cone of South America, especially in Patagonia. Obviously this mistake is not important, but it is convenient to avoid geographic confusions.

"Man of Many Melodies...Alfred Newman!".......2001-10-18

Alfred Newman (3/17/1901 - 2/17/1970), brother to Lionel Newman, uncle to Randy Newman, and father of two well known sons Thomas and David Newman, both accomplished composers in their own right...but the man who composed early in the '30s such great scores as ~ "Street Scene"(1931)..."I Cover The Waterfront"(1933)..."The Call Of The Wild"(1935)..."Stella Dallas"..."The Prisoner Of Zenda"(1937)...then came 1939, when he composed not one, or two or three, but nine great scores "Beau Geste", "Drums Along The Mohawk", "GUNGA DIN" (one of my all-time favorites, from any composer that lived or living today), "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame", "The Rains Came", "The Real Glory", "They Shall Have Music", "Wuthering Heights", "Young Mr. Lincoln"(another high on the list, starring Henry Fonda)..."Grapes Of Wrath"(1940)..."Blood & Sand"(1941)..."How Green Was My Valley"(1941)..."The Black Swan"(1942)..."Heaven Can Wait"(1943)..."My Friend Flicka"..."A Tree Grows In Brooklyn"(1945)..."Gentlemen's Agreement"(1947)..."A Letter To Three Wives"(1949)..."Down To The Sea In Ships"(1949)..."Prince Of Foxes"(1949)..."Twelve O'Clock High"(1949)..."All About Eve"(1950)(classic film, great cast)..."David & Bathsheba"(1951)..."With A Song In My Heart"(1952)(the Jane Froman Story, with Susan Hayward)..."The Robe"(1953)..."The Egyptian"(1954)..."A Man Called Peter"(1955)..."Love Is A Many Splendored Thing"(1955)..."The Seven Year Itch"(1955)..."Anatasia"(1956)..."The Diary Of Anne Frank"(1959)..."How The West Was Won"(1962)(then came CINERAMA, three cameras and sound that put you in the picture)..."The Greatest Story Ever Told"(1965)..."Airport"(1970)(this was Newman's last film), I've touched only the surface of his composing career, which involved arranging all the music for 20th Century-Fox studios, where Mr. Newman was music director.

Newman's scores gave the audience what they wanted ~ warmth, sensual, inspiring, haunting melodies...a gift of telling a story without words, best to hear the music through tempo and rhythms, which produce peaks and valleys, thus this is life, and our favorite composer was obviously successful and a master of "International Melodies", many of which appeared in his filmscores.

Silva America's 2-CD-Set, featuring The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman and Nic Raine and the Crouch End Festival Chorus(Choir Master-David Temple). Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", "film-score-buffs" with flip their wigs on this compilation...composing over 150 film scores and countless arrangements for other composers, this legacy of such dedication will always be with us through CD's, such as this one ~ ALFRED NEWMAN!

You might try other Silva America releases, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Godfather Trilogy"(SSD-1121)..."The Lion in Winter"(SSD-1131)..."Gone With The Wind:The Essential Max Steiner Film Music Collection"(2-CD-Set)(SSD-1132)..."John Barry:The Collection"(4-CD-Set)(SSD-1128)...please check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Total Time: Disc One 57:27 on 14 Tracks &
Disc Two 57:00 on 13 Tracks ~
Silva America SSD-1122 ~ (2001)

World Music:

1. Mystic Bowls
2. Nana Un Canadien Errant [Import]
3. National Anthems of the World
4. National Geographic: Destination Africa
5. Nemugy Van Most Mint Volt Regen
6. Oh My God [CD-single] [Import]
7. On Broadway [Import]
8. Origini I Di Adriano V.1 [Import]
9. Pakhawaj Solo [Import]
10. Palace / Deep Emotion

World Music

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World Music

Dogs in the Traffic [Import]

Music Review: Adelina Patti

Hasse: La Contadina / Oddone, Regazzo, Ensemble Arcadia, Cremonesi

Three Guitars [Hybrid SACD]

I'm Gonna Be Alright/Walking on Sunshine [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

In the Reverb of the Sounds We Made Together

Dorival Caymmi V.3 [Import]

Helltown - The Album [Explicit Lyrics]

Live at California Plaza 7/18/03

Giuseppe Di Stefano: The Early Years

Future Sounds of Jazz, Vol. 7

Just Duet

Hood's Got My Back [CD-single]

The Wonder of the Cross

Round 3