Dress Code [Import]

1. Japanese Title

2. Japanese Title

3. Elegance Under War

4. Japanese Title

5. Entre Act

6. Cosmic Night Run

7. Japanese Title

8. Bridges

9. Mais Do Que Valsa

Tracks:

Welcoming Remarks
La Traviata: Sempre Libera
Puccini Intro
La Boheme: Sim Mi Chiamano Mimi
Dress Code
Carmen: Seguidilla
Women As Victims
Die Tote Stadt Plat
Die Tote Stadt: Marietta's Lied
Tosca...Accidents Will Happen
Tosca: Vissi D'arte
The Cosi Fan Tutte Story
Cosi Fan Tutte: Come Scoglio
Rusalka: Rusalka's Song To The Moon
Rusalka Plot Into La Perle Du Bresil
La Perle Du Bresil: Charmant Oiseau
Ernani Plot Intro
Ernani: Ernani Involami
Closing Remarks
Encore: La Rondine: Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta

Customer Reviews:

You Will Laugh Your Head Off .......2005-05-16

One line is all I need to quote: B.J. Ward sings Rusalka's Song to the Moon, and calls Dvorak's Rusalka "Disney's Little Mermaid with a Quentin Tarantino ending" !!!

Opera As Fun Entertainment: Comedian Soprano B.J.Ward.......2005-05-16

Who would have thought opera could be so much fun and make for great comedy ? B.J. Ward is herself a gifted and unique soprano, even if she is not among the ranks of today's most famous. She first heard Licia Albanese sing La Rondine and was hooked on opera ever after. In this recording, taped live at an Embassador's building in New York City, B.J. Ward treats the audience to hilariou stand-up comedy while at the same time singing arias from some of the great, mainstream operas. Hopefully, this will attract the younger folk into opera, for if you can appreciate great comedy styling, surely you can appreciate opera, the best musical and theatrical art form. The cover on the album is also quite catchy. I enjoyed this album a lot. I'm a fan of B.J. Ward, who is to opera what the parodist composer C.P.Q. Bach is to classical music. Other recordings of Miss Ward include Larynx, the Song Bird (I think thats what its called) and Queen of the Night, these are compilation albums of arias sung by the incomparable B.J. Ward. She may not be Renee Fleming, she is surely not Maria Callas, but she is an artist in her own right, with a beautiful voice that is full of her own love for opera. I think she is the closest singer and personality to the personage of Beverly Sills.

Prior to each aria in this album is a bit of stand-up comedy introducing the piece, explaining the scene and plot of the opera. The operas included here are all the big names- Verdi's La Traviata, Puccini's La Boheme ( "both women die of tubercolosis" says B.J. Ward, "only Mimi in Boheme is not as well-dressed ") She has knowledge of opera history, she hates how women are victims in opera, always dying out of love, being screwed over by men (the composers of these operas were sexist men she says but its not like that today). Her wit and humor are very 90's, like a female Jerry Seinfeld, and the arias are exquisite. She sings Vissi D'Arte from Tosca, Como Scoglio from Cosi Fan Tutte, Fiordiligi's difficult showpiece- and she succeeds in singing the whole thing- The Seguidilla from Carmen, in rich mezzo voice, Sempre Libera from Traviata, another coloratura razzle-dazzle piece, with extraordinary strength and acrobatic skill. She sings a rarity, too - "Ernani, Involami" from the early Verdi opera Ernani. She concludes with a tribute to her idol soprano, Licia Albanese in a fine rendition of "Doretta's Dream" aria- Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta. Don't hesitate to buy this album today and enjoy the comedy and operatic stylings of the one and only B.J.Ward...she's a one woman opera in itself.

Opera you can live with...........2002-01-15

B.J. Ward has taken perhaps the most dreaded musical genre and made it not only highly enjoyable but very funny as well...this tour de force of perhaps the greatest female solos written for the operatic stage delivered in the true operatic styling coupled with Ward's pointed wit not only the music and a few arcane (and laughable) plot points combined with a history of opera and age in which it was written makes Stand Up Opera a pleasure...I'm hoping for a sequel

Marvelous.......2001-09-24

funny; makes me wish I had been at the concert

you'll laugh you'll cry.......2001-04-03

This is a thoroughly engaging CD. I laughed, I cried...it was shorter than "Cats" She makes many witty observations about opera, but she still shows a great respect for the art form. If you like opera or you want to get to know it better, then I highly recommend this CD to you.

Average customer rating:

That'll be a martini dry, waiter. Make it extra dry, please!
Pure Elegance!

Dress Code
Maki Nomiya
Manufacturer: Pioneer
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

International | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00028XD4K
Release Date: 2004-07-07

Tracks:

Japanese Title
Japanese Title
Elegance Under War
Japanese Title
Entre Act
Cosmic Night Run
Japanese Title
Bridges
Mais Do Que Valsa

Customer Reviews:

That'll be a martini dry, waiter. Make it extra dry, please!.......2006-08-09

Oh so much fun.

I guess that the common among us would call this "Lounge Music", yawn. Oh dear, it is so tedious to be surrounded by the unhip.

Is the music of Mademoiselle Maki Nomiya good or bad?

"It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious." - Oscar Wilde. Ms Nomiya happens to be one of the charming ones, and oh! how charming she can be!

A friend of mine asked me if this album was recorded at a party. It sounds like it. Yet few of us are ever invited to parties this good.

Lots of lounge piano, flute, groovy acoustic guitar, mellow electric guitar, sexy saxophones and Sergio Mendez styled percussion.

Groovy, baby!

Pure Elegance!.......2005-02-01

If you have heard Maki Nomiya's previous work I don't believe you will be disappointed, I certainly enjoyed every track. If however you are new to her solo offerings another good introduction worth checking out is 'Miss Maki Nomiya Sings'.
'Dress Code' is a departure from Maki's other cds' with a direction towards easy listening and Jazz influences. A brief period of musical madness is presented with guests Crazy Ken Band on the whimsical track Cosmic Night Run. Sadly Bridges is the only song in English, more would have been nice although understandable as the cd is primarily for the Japanese market.
As with everything this pop-diva has done till now, Miss Maki's clear, melodic voice can make any song presented sound incredibly beautiful. A deserved high star rating!

Average customer rating:

Sonic Boom E.P.
Dress Code
Manufacturer: Dress Code Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00064321E
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

Control
Sonic Boom
Energize
Just A Party
Let It Go

Album Description

5 tracks of an eclectic mix of breaks, electro, and house with rock, funk, and hip-hop influences.

Average customer rating:

No Dress Code
Jordan Croucher
Manufacturer: Half Life
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

R&B | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000S6M1XA
Release Date: 2007-08-14

Tracks:

Wont Let Go
Hello
Aint Hard To Find (Ft Classified & Mic Boyd)
So Addicted
Pass Me By
Turn It Up
Back In The Day (Ft K.I.)
Selfish Times
They Dont Know (Ft T-Bone, Aweezy & Ghetto Child)
Lovex1000
Juicin
Take Your Love Away
Feelin Fine (Ft Classified & Jay Bizzy)

Album Details

A Collaboration of R&b/Soul Music with an Edge of Hip Hop. "no Dress Code" Provides Easy Listening Tracks that Appeal to Fans of all Ages. Jordan Croucher is the Newest R and B Star to Come Out of Canada, Hailing from Halifax, Ns. "no Dress Code" Consists of 13 Tracks that Are all Produced by Canadian Heavy Weight Classified.