Sunrise [CD-single] [Limited Edition] [Import]

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Limited Edition Includes Original Plastic Model of "Captain Gundam".

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Just Before Sunrise Nathan Gunn Manufacturer: SONY CLASSICS 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 Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: DEBUT ~ Nathan Gunn - "American Anthem" from Ragtime to Art Song / Kevin Murphy Brahms: A German Requiem (New English Adaptation) La Nilsson: My Life in Opera No One Is Alone After Hours ASIN: B000PC8AG4 Release Date: 2007-08-07

Tracks:

1. Just Before Sunrise
2. The Briar And The Rose
3. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
4. In The Dark Pine-Wood
5. It Feels Like Home
6. Say Anything
7. Time
8. The Dance Of Love
9. And So It Goes
10. Innocent When You Dream
11. The Secret Marriage
12. When You Are Old And Gray
13. Jam Tart
14. This Heart That Flutters
15. I Have Loved Hours At Sea

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American baritone Nathan Gunn has been earning kudos in the world of opera for his handsome voice and appealing looks in operas by Britten and Mozart and as Clyde Griffiths in the world premiere of Tobias Picker's An American Tragedy. For his solo debut album, however, he has turned his attention to a program of introspective contemporary songs by the likes of Sting, Tom Waits, Gene Scheer (better known as a librettist), Billy Joel, and others. He's assisted by Kristin Chenoweth in a song by John Bucchino and backed by prodigy jazz pianist Eldar on some cuts. The intimate arrangements throughout are by David Cullen. The songs are lovely: romantic, nostalgic, and gentle (Jimmy van Heusen's "Polka Dots and Moonbeams," a veritable Norman Rockwell painting in song, is included). Fans of easy listening will appreciate Gunn's nonchalant, pitch-perfect, thoroughly non-operatic renditions of them all. There is nothing classical about this release, however, and Gunn's true gifts are better heard in opera. --Robert Levine

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From Sting, Billy Joel, and Tom Waits to W.H. Auden, James Joyce and Jimmy van Heusen, Just Before Sunrise is a collection of romantic and intimate songs of today. Musically capturing the in-between time before sunrise, Nathan Gunn sings music for life s special moments and offers a musical reflection on the soul and spirit of one of today's finest singers.

Average customer rating: Infectious Music Sunrise Oversea and Grand National - JBT I can't pick a favorite song Not as good as I had hoped a betterman

Sunrise Over Sea John Butler Trio Manufacturer: Lava ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Three Grand National Solace Living 2001-2002 JBT ASIN: B0006IQM6C Release Date: 2005-03-15

Tracks:

1. Treat Yo Mama
2. Peaches & Cream
3. Company Sin
4. What You Want
5. Damned To Hell
6. Hello
7. Bound to Ramble
8. Seeing Angels
9. There'll Come A Time
10. Zebra
11. Mist
12. Oldman
13. Sometimes

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Though they've steadily built a stellar live reputation via stateside opening slots for The Dave Matthews Band and others, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter John Butler and band have had a more star-crossed history in the U.S. record market. Released here a full year after its successful Australian bow and appended with a truncated version of his '02 debut album's expansive, conscience driven "Betterman," Sunrise is essentially a second (if well-deserved) attempt to introduce Butler's earthy finger-picking, banjo and slide guitar intrigues to American audiences. While the California-born musician has too easily been lumped together with jam-band icons like Matthews (and, more curiously, breathy pop poseurs like John Mayer), Butler's guitar work has a focused fervor that draws heavily on American roots, be they Appalachian folk, Delta blues or even Southern-fried rock. His lyrics may still revolve tightly around familiar themes of self-revelation and righteous, save-the-Earth/corporate-condemning angst, but the string-haunted "What You Want" and "Bound to Ramble"s hypnotic, Appalachia-by-way-of-the-Outback folk-dirge argue that Butler's messages sometimes aren't half as interesting as the music he frames them in. The gritty, roots-evoking sounds here clearly aren't trying to reinvent the wheel, merely make it spin in Butler's own distinctive groove. --Jerry McCulley

An Interview with John Butler

Amazon.com Music Editor, Peter Hilgendorf, got a chance to sit down with John Butler a few hours before his showcase performance at the 2005 South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, TX.

Amazon.com: How's South by Southwest going so far?

John Butler: We just got here last night so we're just pacing ourselves and looking forward to playing and happy to be here.

Amazon: I saw Robert Plant's keynote interview yesterday morning and thought it was really good. He had a great self-depricating sense of humor. One story he told was about donating money to stations that promise they never play "Stairway to Heaven" but also play old blues records, which I thought was really quite funny. He spoke about some of his favorite artists--Willie Dixon and Son House and talked about the "blue note" that they all hit. And he how this magical note first occurred to him when he heard Elvis Presley as a kid.

I'm wondering if you think about the "blue note"? And when did that kind of sound first hit you?

John: I haven't listened to many old-school players, I think I listened to a little bit of Mississippi John Hurt, little bit of Son House. I mean I probably listened to their albums like maybe three or four times all the way through and that's maybe about it.

But the blue note factor though is still a very cool thing. I guess what turned me on to that, I think it was probably more Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. The recordings when they got those guys together was sweet, you know?

So like I say, it's kind of one of those beautiful places on the fret bord in the vocal world, you know, where it's just in-between, just the bomb, you know? And some people do better than others, I think I'm just starting to discover it more than anything, you know?

Amazon: And you felt like you've been there? You've hit it?

John: A few times, I don't live there. You know, because I mean specifically what a blue note is, is that kind of, you know, bass note, isn't it?

Amazon: Somewhere in between the third and the fifth?

John: Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I've hit a few of those, you know? With conviction. But not a lot, you know, I can't say I've hit a lot of those. As I say, I'm just beginning my relationship to that. And you can't really be thinking a lot to have a relationship with it, I reckon, so you know, I don't think about the blue note very much, I just… It's the art of playing, it's getting to that place where I'm not thinking, and then usually there's a couple that pop up in the process. But you've got to love it when it happens.

Amazon: That's great that you can recognize that something's happening at the moment and something's happening on this recording.

John: Yeah, definitely. It's a beautiful thing.

Amazon: Tell me some of your thoughts on your new record, which is now your third full-length, how is it similar to some of the other things and how is it a departure?

John: Well golly, how is it similar? Gosh, you know, it's just…it's me as usual kind of speaking my mind and my experiences and my stories, you know? That's always going to be a common denominator with everything I do, you know?

I guess it's also a development of some ideas and sounds that I thought really belonged together and really would be a beautiful marriage, like kind of the blues/country/folk/reggae thing? They kind of all sound really good together, I reckon.

I love the reggae beat, you know, a good one job could always go good to a country song, you know? (singing sounds) And they just go right together. So you know, I love those marriages of reggae/blues and reggae and hip-hop, and bits in between, you know? Hillbilly Ska, whatever you want to call it. I like it.

It's on that album, and I really heard things when I was writing songs, and I heard all these things coming to together, it wasn't so much I needed to have a fusion album, it was just that I heard those influences coming together in a way that was really harmonious, and so I really went out to make sure that what was in my head was achieved on disk.

And I worked with some great players then, Nicky Balmer on drums, Michael Barker on percussion, and Shannon Birch on double-bass and electric bass, and they were just awesome! And it's what I'm most proud of, and it's the best album I've ever done, you know? Mind you it's only my third, but it's really… I think some albums you can almost cringe when you listen back to them, and I really enjoy listening to it and I'm really proud of it.

Amazon: I think at times this record is very lush.

John: It's very rich.

Amazon: It really is. And a great number of your contemporaries, be they the North Mississippi Allstars, or even as far out as the White Stripes, or back into Big Head Todd, or back out to the Black Keys, you know, people showing a similar blues influence, throwing in some jammy-reggae style. But, they're not doing much with string arrangements like what you're doing on a song such as "What You Want." I think that's one place on the record where you really kind of set yourself out, and really that song seems really less to me. Talk about what led up to that?

John: Well first, I don't see us as being kind of a blues act, I mean we definitely are roots influenced, but it's like…I mean that song in particular it's really obvious that we don't really pigeon-hole ourselves very much. I mean that song, I heard strings when I wrote it, you know? Like just really lush chords just by themselves, really rich and really…what's the word? Just really somber chords.

And then I heard these strings and so me and the bass player got together and went out to make sure that we could get them on the album. The bass player has played in symphony orchestras, so he had a lot of experience with writing music and arranging it, and I knew what I wanted to hear. So it kind of was a very trial by process, I guess you can say, as far as, you know, things didn't work and we just kind of kept on going until it was the right thing.

And yeah, influenced by, I guess Led Zeppelin, and the Verve, or Coldplay and things like that, just those really wide sounds, you know? Very rich, you know?

So yeah, that's just what I heard. When it comes to an album, I just really, whether we're a trio or whatever, I really feel like, you know, it's about painting the picture, and when the picture's complete then it's complete. It's not about, hey man, we're a trio, we can only have three instruments, that's probably a little bit limiting to me as an artist, you know, who just wants to get out what's in my head, you know? And I love working in a trio.

So yeah, there's lots of lushness on the album, and what I was really proud of as well, that was the first time I've ever arranged a thing, so that was really cool.

Amazon: Well What kind of things are you doing when you take that out live as a trio? You know, are you feeling like you need to kind of focus on being lush? Or are you just letting that be the record when you're performing live?

John: Well Well we…I had an idea of maybe for… to have a Hammond player, so I worked with a Hammond player for awhile. And that was cool for things like "What You Want" which he kind of did the voicings of the strings, but with a Hammond. You know, he could have easily done string sounds, but that wasn't right, not for what we were doing. If you want strings you get strings in, you know?

We did that for awhile and that was cool, but I found it um…he was a great player, I had a lot of fun playing with him, but electronically it was a bit too much competition for the trio. Like my 12-string is very lush and widely harmonic, it has a huge harmonic range, and then it goes through a Marshall as well. So there's all these overtones that are going on, and then you mix that Leslie speaker sound with it, you know, a Hammond, which is extremely much the same way, and I think we were stepping on each other's toes a bit.

Definitely there's things on the album I like to hear, and so if I want to hear them I just sometimes make it happen on my guitar as much as I possibly can, you know? And if I can do a chord and stick in maybe what I heard the strings doing and the voicing in-between chords sort of like that, I try to do it, you know?

And other times you have to go, hey, well that's the album and this is live, you know? And I want to play with the Hammond player or quartet in the corner, you know? So it is what it is.

And there's a beautiful thing that happens with live, which is oral distortion (laughing) which makes things sound really good, you know? When you have overtones of a guitar and cymbals and a double-bass and drums, and they start, you know, reflecting around the room and making your ears virtually distort, it's amazing what kind of padding happens live, you know? Like the padding which is strange, and all those things that are used for it. It's amazing what kind of padding can happen from just the mesh of harmonics, you know? There's still a full sound, it's just a different sound I guess.

Amazon: Talk about what's going on back home? Tell me about some of the shows and what it's like to be John Butler on your turf.

John: Well, it's different than here, you know? I mean we're a lot more well-known over there, and you know, we've paid our dues over there a lot longer. So it's different, you know, we play bigger shows, you know? Get better slots and blah, blah, blah. It's all relative really. We love coming over here and playing small shows, we love intimate shows as well, you know? And it's nice to go with a cocktail kit and a small battery-powered amp and play at a radio-station, we really love doing that! So it's all good, you know?

I love Australia and I love playing there, but I love playing everywhere. We just love sharing our music, that's what made me want to leave my living room, and then leave my town, and then leave my state, and then leave the country, just because you just want to keep on sharing. I still go back to all those places, you know? But yeah…Australia's great!

And I have a beautiful family over there, and it's a beautiful country. I am intrinsically linked to that land, I love it. Even though I wasn't born there, it's where my roots are. It's a really beautiful place and it's really nice not to be connected to another country in a lot of ways. The isolation is just a real cool thing, you know? And it also hinders government policy as well, but yeah, it's a beautiful country.

Amazon.com: Who are some of the artists who we should be keeping our eyes on from that part of the world? Who are some of the people who you would like to come over, maybe who you'd like to bring over on a tour the next time you're here? Any secrets you'd like to divulge of the Australian music scene?

John: There are some great acts. The Cat Empire is a great act. Bomba is a great act for the reggae band. A young lady named Missy Higgins, she's doing really well over there, she's got a hit single and is a good musician on top of it, which is a nice change. Powderfinger, you probably have heard of them. They've got this great new album, I don't think it's come out here.

Amazon: Yep, Hollywood Motel was recently released in the U.S.

John: I think that's a great album. And they're a great band, they're great guys. There's a guy named J.V. Rudd who's doing some cool stuff, you know? There's lots of inspiring acts.

Amazon:Let's get back to your record. I won't choose anything in particular here, but I'd like you to tell me about a song or two on the record, you know, pick any one and tell a story of the song.

John: "Bound to Ramble" is a song I'm really proud of for lots of different reasons. For one, because it's really slow, and playing really slow and basic is difficult for me. And I just captured the whole vibe. And that's a story about… I bought a van and I took my first tour out of the state of Western Australia to go on the road with a band called The Waifs.

And I drove across the plains, about three days drive, and then met the guys and played Victoria, all over Victoria and Sydney. And then I drove up to Byron and played a gig up there. And then I drove over the top end, across, up to Darwin, and then across the Brim where I was going to meet my band. So I kind of circumnavigated the whole country. And it was a magical time, you know? I drove across by myself and it was a really beautiful time.

The really interesting thing was, I wrote a song called "Betterman" in between Darwin and Broom. And that was about my ex-lover and how much she taught me, and there's this really letting go process of our relationship in this song. And we'd been apart for a year or so, and I wrote this song as… It was really strange because when I met with the Broom, I met my wife. That's where we met each other and connected and fell in love.

So that's a story about traveling this whole land and meeting my woman, and then this onward journey, this gypsy life that we lead.

Yeah, it's a huge part of my life, I tour all the time, that's what I do. Me and my family go on the road a lot and we're a real team, you know, and I work with my wife, with the business, and stuff... It's a story just about us, me meeting her and me just being on the road with her and I was always on the ramble.

We just nailed that song, that was the song, how that was recorded and how I heard it in my head. Or not even how I heard it in my head, how I heard it in my head, times that the band ended up… how they saw it and what they brought to it, and it's just something I'm really proud of, that we nailed that song.

A great time, you know? That drive and then meeting this woman that I fell in love with, got married and had a baby with, you know? And uh yeah…it's a beautiful thing.

Amazon: So driving from Sydney to Byron Bay to your show in Brisbane and then getting to Darwin, we're not talking about two-hour drives here.

John: No, we're talking about like week drives or something.

Amazon: How are you filling that time? Are you pulling off into little towns and setting up on the corner? Or are you just walking around and checking it out? I mean you love to play, are you bringing it to some of those remote areas of the country?

John: Well at time, no, I was just doing a lot of driving. And I'd stop off at interesting places and I climbed some rocks. I was fortunate to see some beautiful things, you know, up in the northern territory, some beautiful rock paintings, and be in some very sacred places at dusk, you know? And had some really beautiful times, you know?

Stopping by animals on the side of the road that had interesting feathers and that weren't alive anymore and collecting feathers and stuff like that. So yeah, just kind of really sucking up nature and the gifts it had to offer really.

Amazon: So it seems like you probably derive quite a bit of inspiration just from the land and from what's growing and living in Australia.

John: Yeah, I mean the land's really important to me. And beyond the land and beyond the country. The earth is really important to me, you know? It's what made me, you know? Other than my mom, it made me, you know? And it's what…what sustains life on this planet is this whole beautiful thing that's going on, you know? I have a deep respect for it, and an interesting relationship with it that is hard to put into words. But I find I draw a lot of inspiration from it and I find a lot of meaning and a lot of sense I can make, to be watching patterns in the environment in and around me and how that affects my life and how I can make sense of my life through it.

Amazon: Anything that you can point to where you really feel like you had a moment in a particular song that's pulled straight from this feeling?

John: Oh, things like "There'll Come A Time" or "Treat Yo Mama", I mean they're all songs about a relationship, an intrinsic relationship between man and earth, land and environment, and at the same time the overwhelming need to respect that relationship and to… I don't know, what's the right word? Rekindle it, I guess, and also just nurture that relationship. There's a lot of secrets to be learned from there, you know.

So yes, "There'll Come A Time", "Treat Yo Mama" those are the main ones, really. "Company Sin" as well, which is really an Australian kind of song in a lot of ways, you know?

Amazon: A message for the homies?

John: No, not for the homies, but a song that was…a series of stories I've been told by a lot of my aboriginal friends, about sacred land and places to go and places not to go. About tradition and what happens if you do. It's called "humbug", bad luck, or the curse, you know? Humbug? That's a really uniquely Australian story and it uses words like humbug and getting sacked and all these Australian kind of relationships with land and respect of land and respect of culture, and indigenous culture, you know?

Amazon: Do you feel that's part of your mission to inspire listeners to be aware of these things?

John: It's my mission as a human being to just be active and make sure I contribute to this planet in a positive way, and not be another liability. You know, whether that means supporting active groups like the Wilderness Society, or supporting humanitarian groups like Refugee Action Coalition against the mistreatment of refugees in their countries. Or funding certain, you know, actions, whether it be, you know, the Global Rescue Blockade in Tasmania, which is like the world's largest tree-sit done with Greenpeace and the Wilderness Society, and we funded a lot of that, to do that.

So I make sure I stay active as a human being and then I document it with my music. And if through speaking my truth, you know, I feel like I'm adding in some ways to the greater truth.

I think it's a fine line to then go, hey folks, I'm going to tell you what's going on, you don't know what's going on, I'm going to tell you what's going on, so you can be like me and be informed. I think that's really condescending, and it pushes a lot of people away, and it's really rude! Because there are a lot of informed people out there. So all I can do is kind of teach by example, you know? And really just look after what I'm doing, and speak my truth.

And I know just through watching my forefathers in music that, you know, if one person comes from the heart and speaks the truth, and he chooses the morals into this, to their ethics, it speaks usually for a lot of people, you know?

Amazon: That seems like very much a working class thought process--a one-person-at-a-time approach.

John: Yeah, I mean you've got to be pretty grounded, otherwise you just become a flake, you know, and really unrealistic. And you've got to stay active, and it's all about us individuals, you know? All about people-power, and it's about, you know, thinking globally and acting locally and all those other clichés, you know?

Amazon: I have to apologize…this discussion is reminding me of one of my favorite films of all time, an Australian picture called The Castle.

John: (laughs) It's about Mabo, it's about land rights, it's the vibe!

It's just one of the best movies ever! I'm glad you get it.

Amazon: I wanted to end it on that great note…

John: I'm glad you got it, because I watch those things sometimes I go, I wonder if Americans would understand this? Because it's pretty kind of inside humor, you know?

Album Description

Sunrise Over Sea may be the John Butler Trio's American major label debut, but it's hardly your typical introduction to a new artist. The album's mesmerizing 13 tracks deliver a perfect eclectic blend of blues, reggae, classic country, Appalachian folk, funk, rock and hip-hop beats in a form and style that can ony be classified as...well, the John Butler Trio.

Customer Reviews:

Infectious Music.......2007-07-13

I just picked this up on a whim...and it KNOCKED me out! The tunes are catchy, funky, rhythmically fresh and all around cool. I'll definitely get more JBT discs. He's a bit of a hippy, and I've long outgrown that, but this is just something I know will always be a pleasure to hear.

Sunrise Oversea and Grand National - JBT.......2007-06-13

Fabulous music. It is really hard to pick a favourite song... Catching a live performance by JBT....PRICELESS!!!!

I can't pick a favorite song.......2007-05-20

I first heard of the John Butler Trio on KGSR, Austin. They've since played at the Austin City Limits Music Festival and South by Southwest. Their music is rock, blues and funk fusion with an Aussie twist. If you need music that's different, you will want this CD.

Not as good as I had hoped.......2006-06-26

The music on this CD was not nearly as good as I had hoped for...Too much similarity from song to song...

a betterman.......2006-06-08

Sunrise over sea marks a great evolution in John Butler's music.
By the time i've purchased "three", I thought Now, that's a guy with lots of potencial, but he's not there yet. Maybe the point was the album sounds pretty much a long endless jam, and some tunes miss the point to put an end, the lyrics were somtimes very naif or poorly refined, although it is nice to have someone saying important things very straight, just like when he talks about Shell company.
Well, all these troubles were solved in this piece of gem here.
Butler improved very much his compositions, specially his sense of melody, his voice and guitar are mellower, without getting whimsical, fancy.
A ggod exemple of his development is "betterman". the song appears in both albuns, but it is more concise now, from 8 to 3 minutes lasting.
So now we have a guy strongly committed to MOther Earth (treat your mama), a family guy (peaches and trees), a political mind (company sin, damned to hell) a human being (betterman, zebra).
Sunrise over sea is one the greatest releases of 2005/2006 and i'm still digging this guy that reached much of his potential i believed he had before

Average customer rating: another 5 star performance by tiesto what an awesome arsenal for our ears TIESTO GIVES US ONE MORE REASON TO HATE HIM! Great CD keeps me home

In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles Tiesto Manufacturer: Songbird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Netherlands | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: State of Trance 2006 In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America Elements of Life In Search of Sunrise DJ in the Mix 3 ASIN: B000EGDBUQ Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

1. Conil - Malibu Beach
2. Mark Norman Pres. Celine - Colour My Eyes
3. Late Night Alumni - Empty Streets
4. Electro Prompt - Beside Me (Gothek DC Remix)
5. Fonzarelli - Moonlight Party
6. Leama & Moor - Everything Matters (Matthew Dekay Remix)
7. Matthew Dekay Vs. Proluctors - Let The Game Begin
8. Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (Club Mix)
9. Parker & Hanson - Let Me Be (Extended Mix)
10. Kalafut & Fugle - Novocaine (Mark Otten Remix)
11. Jes - People Will Go (Steve Forte Rio Remix)
12. Basic Perspective - Small Step On the Other Side
13. Tom Cloud - Told You So
14. A.M. - Arise (Hammer & Fubayashi Remix)
15. Cass - Little Bird

Tracks:

1. Pink Elephant - LAX
2. Alex Stealthy - Something Is Wrong
3. Shah & Laruso Pres. Global Experience - Zanzibar
4. Progression - Technophobia
5. A Boy Called Joni - Green Astronauts
6. Petter - These Days (Luke Chable's Those Days Mix)
7. Estuera - Tales From the South (Jonas Steur's Revision Flow)
8. ?zg?r Can - Irony
9. Jonas Steur - Second Turn
10. Smith & Pledger Pres Aspekt - Hi Jack
11. Jaytech - Genesis (Jimbo's Afterburner Mix)
12. Super8 & DJ Tab - Helsinki Scorchin'
13. Way Out West - Don't Forget Me (Guy Ehmetores Remix)

Product Description

1. Global Experience - San Salvador
2. Way Out West - Don't Forget Me (Steve Forte Rio Mix)
3. Progression - Technofobia
4. Midway - Cobra
5. Estuera - Tales From The South 2006
6. A Boy Called Joni - Green Astronauts
7. 16BIT Lolita's & Johan Cyber - Like A Memory
8. Petter - These Days
9. Incolumis - One With Sanctuary9
10. Alex Stealthy - Deplorings
11. AM - Arise
12. Tom Cloud - Told You So
13. Base Perspective - Small Step On The Other Side
14. Parker & Hanson - Let Me Be
15. Leama & Moor - Everything Matters
16. Electroprompt - Beside Me
17. Ozgur Can - Irony

Format: CD

Amazon.com

Trance is about as Dutch as windmills, and more than any other DJ, Tiësto is its ambassador. His highly successful In Search of Sunrise series can claim much of the credit for this, and this fifth installment, Los Angeles, delivers in spades. As ever, the man finds his inspiration in the female voice; from Late Night Alumni's "Empty Streets," which pits a bassline that bounces like Silly Putty against Becky Jean Williams's dreamy vocals, to Karen Overton's dancefloor-destroying cover of Billie Ray Martin's "Your Loving Arms," Tiësto again proves himself a master at driving sets to soaring highs with well-placed siren songs. The second disc finds the Dutchman in more progressive territory, luring in the unsuspecting with Pink Elephant's effervescent "LAX" only to drop the hammer with Alex Stealthy's "Something Is Wrong," a track with a disorienting beat that seems to tumble over itself and a haunting melody that sounds as though it were trapped under ice. Tiësto also shows he hasn't lost his affinity for engaging the listener in a test of wills, as in A Boy Called Joni's vertiginous "Green Astronauts." Like all good mixes, the fifth in the ISoS series is after all a study in contrasts. Ironic, perhaps, that with the title Los Angeles the album makes a compelling case that the trance crown won't be leaving Holland anytime soon. --Brent Kallmer

Customer Reviews:

another 5 star performance by tiesto.......2007-07-19

this album is another in the line of great mixes by tiesto. if you love trance like i do then isos 5 is a must buy. i think 4 is still my personal fav due to disc one but i would recomend buying all 5 isos albums. they are worth the money in FULL

what an awesome arsenal for our ears.......2007-07-07

Tiesto, albeit ostentatious, is revolutionizing music, and ISOS5 is a clear example where dj's like him, and Armin are heading. His tracks are eloquent, driving and full of forcefullness, and flowing and no one, anywhere, can do it like Tiesto. People say he is a sell out, well Go ahead and sell out Tiesto, because if you can make albums like this for me and my 100 friends to enjoy, than so be it. Everyone I have given this cd to, really, everyone of them, can't believe how magical it is. Like the previous reviewer, I can be driving in rush hour from Boston and blast ISOS5 and never get sick of it, that is hard for a trance album to stand multiple plays after a year or so.

Tiesto is only starting his protege mixing. I cannot wait for more tracks from him. 'Tiesto IN Concert' is mind boggling, a life altering trance experience.

Anyone hestitating to buy this for perhaps a different dj like Armin B or Van Helden or the like, well they are good, but def. add this to your collection.

SO BRILLIANT!

thanks

TIESTO GIVES US ONE MORE REASON TO HATE HIM!.......2007-06-13

what else is there to say, except stay away- the almighty god of the sound of torment makes us want to rage some more. Please I beg you tiesto, go away and leave us all alone.

Great CD.......2007-05-03

This is a great CD by Tiesto. I love the mixes and sounds presented in Sunrise Vol. 5, and this was the first CD of his that I had ever owned. I especially loved the track "Helsinki Scorchin". Great track to drive to, by the way. I like the faster beat tracks that Tiesto creates/uses, and a lot of that is due to the fact that I like to listen to trance when I'm driving, and it's most fun to drive to fast tracks. The reason why I rated this four stars instead of five is because I have Sunrise Panama and Sunrise Latin America, and I think both of those albums are actually a little bit better that Sunrise Los Angeles, even though they were its predecessors.

keeps me home.......2007-05-02

This cd set of Tiesto's is really great i live in Los Angeles and driving at 80 on L.A.'s most known freeway you can understand that no matter during the day or at night its a really good energetic album my favorite is "moonlight party" because that brings the suspense of speed during the day or night and those loud hits are fantastic you have to pick up a copy

Average customer rating: Topol is best as the Papa Love it CP as Grandmother Tzeitel Never Ending Joy! Great a classic

Fiddler on the Roof Jerry Bock , Sheldon Harnick , and Topol Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fiddler on the Roof (Special Edition) My Fair Lady (1964 Film Soundtrack) The King and I (1956 Film Soundtrack) The Music Man (1962 Film Soundtrack) South Pacific (1958 Film Soundtrack) ASIN: B00005OB07 Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. Prologue/Tradition/Main Title
2. Matchmaker
3. If I Were A Rich Man
4. Sabbath Prayer
5. To Life
6. Miracle Of Miracles
7. Tevye's Dream
8. Wedding Procession
9. Sunrise, Sunset
10. Wedding Celebration/The Bottle Dance
11. First Act Finale
12. Entr'acte
13. Do You Love Me?
14. Far From The Home I Love
15. Chava Ballet Sequence
16. The Rejection Scene
17. Anatevka
18. Finale
19. Any Day Now

Amazon.com

This new version of the Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack coincides with the movie's 30th anniversary (which is also celebrated by a special edition DVD). The CD is notable for several instrumental tracks by John Williams, as well as for "Any Day Now," a previously unreleased song performed by Perchik/Paul Michael Glaser (better known for his starring role in TV's Starsky and Hutch). The soundtrack is often compared unfavorably with the original 1964 cast album, in which Zero Mostel played the part of Tevye (here performed by Topol, who had been in the 1967 London production). But this CD has a lot going for it, including glossy remastering and, of course, Isaac Stern as the fiddler. In the end, whatever version you decide to pick up, Fiddler remains one of the most enduring musicals of all time. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Topol is best as the Papa.......2007-07-15

I have other versions of CDs of "The Fiddler of the Roof" but Topol is the best and this is one of the best CDs with Topol. As far as "The Fiddler On the Roof" goes, that is a thumbs up 5 star anytime story and songs.

Love it.......2007-05-16

I had looked everywhere for this CD. I am so happy to have found the "real" Fiddler on the Roof!

CP as Grandmother Tzeitel.......2007-03-30

At first, I thought this musical was weird but then I grew to like it. It has a sad ending but the thems in the movie are really interesting. Life really is like being a fiddler on the roof. In a musical coming up at my school, I am playign the part of Grandmother Tzeitel in Tevye's dream. I am excited to play the part and I think our musical will go very well!

Never Ending Joy!.......2006-11-22

The music from Fiddler on the Roof is exciting, fun, interesting and funny! This CD is mixed with humor, music from different cultures and a wide mix of different songs. Each song is so different that I can listen to it for hours. I was surprised how enjoyable and pleasent it really is. Although...it is easy to get this music stuck in your head!

-Christian Fobian, Author of Why Christ?

Great a classic.......2005-11-08

Totally enjoyable. After a few listens you can't help but sing along.

Average customer rating: Good selection thunderous applause Good Music at a Great Price You will like this! Good for the novice

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Tracks:

1. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Sunrise) - R. Strauss
2. Mars (The Planets) - Holst
3. Overture 1812 - Tchaikovsky
4. Entry Of The Gladiadtors - Fucik
5. Sabre Dance - Khachaturian
6. Procession Of The Sardar - Ippolitov Ivanov
7. Night On Bald Mountain - Mussorgsky
8. Anvil Chor (II Trovatore) - Verdi
9. The Thunderer March - Sousa
10. Thunder & Lightening Polka - J. Strauss
11. Prelude To Act III : Lohengrin - Wagner
12. The Ride Of The Valkryies - Wagner
13. Montagues & Capulets (Romeo & Juliet Ballet Suite) - Prokofiev
14. The Storm: Symphony No. 6 In F Major, 'Pastorale' - Beethoven
15. Rondeau - Edward Carroll
16. Overture: Fireworks Music - Handel
17. March To The Scaffold: Symphonie Fantastique - Berlioz
18. LesToreadors - Bizet
19. William Tell Overture: Finale - Rossini
20. Revolutionary Study - Abbey Simon
21. Fanfare For The Common Man - Copland
22. Sym No. 1 'Titan' IV Sturmisch Bewegt (Excerpt) - Mahler
23. Augurs Of Spring From Rite Of Spring - Stravinsky
24. Russian Dance From Petrouchka - Stravinsky
25. The Great Gate At Kiev From Pictures At An Exhibition - Mussorgsky

Customer Reviews:

Good selection.......2005-10-02

I bought this CD to use in my classroom as listening examples. I'm not just a super big fan of some of the performances, but they are all good and for the price you can't beat it. That's why I gave it 5 stars. It's worth more than it costs by far.

thunderous applause.......2005-08-31

This is a who's-who of great pieces of music you have heard all of your life, and never knew the names and stories! I listened to it over and over in the car and had my own concert! A friend borrowed it to add music to his Home Movies and it was perfect!

Good Music at a Great Price.......2004-03-06

I bought this CD mostly for "Entry of the Gladiators," which everyone will recognize as classic circus music. The performance on this CD (by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops) is the best available version of Entry of the Gladiators. The rest of the CD offers mostly excerpts of classical music.

You will like this!.......2004-02-19

I had purchased an abundance of the "Favorites" collection and some were better than others.

This CD is at the top of them all. They may be short, but not that short. Wondrous music.

I can almost guarantee that you will like this music.
Well worth the price!

Good for the novice.......2002-06-08

The recordings on this disc are pretty good. However, the editors selected only the *loud* parts, as indicated by the title. I was pretty disappointed to find that the pieces are, in many cases, edited to reflect the most famous themes, etc, instead of including the whole work. In general, I would recommend this to the classical music novice, or someone who wants to expand their knowledge of classical music in general. Those who already are familiar with these pieces will probably feel gypped.

Average customer rating: Best (so far) IF YOU LIKE TO LANGUISH IN PAIN, BUY THIS!!!! More house than trance Once again, great CD. 5 Stars for reeeaaalll!

In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America DJ Tiësto Manufacturer: Songbird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Netherlands | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles A State of Trance Vol. 2 In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama In Search of Sunrise In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0007TFI56 Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Solarstone and JES - Like A Waterfall
2. ToneDepth & SoulTan - Moments
3. Ahmet Ertenu - Why
4. JASEfos feat Claire Van Der Boom - Do What U Want (Max Graham
5. Wighnomy Bros - Wurz + Blosse
6. Coca & Villa - La Noche
7. Tilt - Twelve (Dousk Mix)
8. Luminary - My World (Andy Moor Mix)
9. Steve May - Blend Forty 3 (Luke Chable & Steve May Remix)
10. Gabriel & Dresden - Arcadia
11. Split Second - Midnight Express
12. BT - The Force Of Gravity (Tio Remix)
13. Allure - The Loves We Lost
14. Blank & Jones feat Bobo - Perfect Silence (E-Craigs 212 Remix)

Tracks:

1. Estuera vs Re:Locate - Palma Solane
2. Leon Bolier presents Inner Stories - Beyond
3. POS - Gravity
4. LNQ - People I Used To Know
5. Mads Arp featuring Julie Harrington - Slow It Down (Mathilda Mix)
6. Dominic Plaza - Sounds Rushing
7. Matthew Dekay vs Proluctors - BAD
8. Electric Pulse - White Noise
9. Grayarea featuring Erik Shepard - Gravity
10. Tio featuring Matt Hales from Aqualung - UR (Junkie XL Air
11. Odyssee - Evolution
12. Progression - Sands Of Time
13. LSG - Netherworld (Oliver Prime Remix)
14. Sensorica vs Jin Key - Only One (Rave Mix)

Product Description

1. B.T. - Force Of Gravity (Ti?sto Remix)
2. L.S.G. - Netherworld
3. Odyssee - Evolution
4. Phynn - Solitude
5. Progression - Sands Of Time
6. Global Experience - Tennessee
7. Way Out West - Killa
8. Blank & Jones - Perfect Silence
9. Tone Depth & Soul Tan - Moments
10. Ti?sto featuring Matt Hales from Aqualung - UR (Junkie XL
11. Airguitar Remix)
12. Grey Area - Gravity
13. Leon Bollier - Beyond
14. Allure - Pearls
15. LNQ - People I Used To Know
16. *Final Tracklisting TBC


Format: CD

Amazon.com

Though he's as close to being the quintessential trance DJ as anyone, Tiësto has in the past used his mix records to drop new, sometimes challenging material (e.g., 2003's Nyana). But that's never been what the Sunrise records are about. Like 2004's Olympics-anthem release Parade of the Athletes, the vibe is all-inclusive, overtly positive, and infused with a strong orchestral bent that broadens its appeal. The first disc works up a lather after a lukewarm start, ending strongly with tracks from Gabriel & Dresden and BT ("Force of Gravity," spiffed up with a Tiësto remix). The second disc isn't so shy, though the Ibiza sheen gets a little glossy. If there's one thing this DJ can do, it's convincingly integrate a distinctive vocal ("Silence," anyone?), and his collaboration with Aqualung's Matt Hales on "UR" is no exception. One gets the sense that Sunrise 4 could have been just one disc and still delivered the essential punch--but even though it's a bit bloated, this collection unquestionably has the epic heft for which Tiësto is known and revered. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Best (so far).......2007-07-16

Of the 5 ISOS albums released, this is the best by far. BTW, ISOS5 sucks

IF YOU LIKE TO LANGUISH IN PAIN, BUY THIS!!!!.......2007-06-13

AGAIN TIESTO GIVES US ONE MORE REASON TO HATE HIM, WHY CAN"T HE JUST GO AWAY AND LEAVE US ALL ALONE?

More house than trance.......2007-06-06

This is my first Tiesto CD that I heard. IMO It's a very good House CD. Not as laid back as I would have liked to call it a trance CD.

Once again, great CD. .......2007-05-07

This is yet again, a great CD by Tiesto. However, I still liked Panama better, although just slightly, and so I think that this album deserved a four out of five stars. I love Tiesto's stuff, so I hope he keeps on pullin through!

5 Stars for reeeaaalll!.......2007-03-07

Alright I'll break it down to you due to the fact that you're debating about buying this CD right? Let me put it this way, if you love trance than you love this CD--honestly. Trance can't get better than this! Both discs are beyond solid. Go ahead and buy it! Trust me you won't regret. FYI, also check out vol. 5 and Armin Van Buuren's "In State of Trance 2006". They're both top notch just like this one!

Average customer rating: I'm Still Searching... ISOS - So good Oldies but Gooooodies!! The best ISOS album! Classic Masterpiece

In Search of Sunrise DJ Tiësto Manufacturer: Songbird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 2 In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles Magik, Vol. 5: Heaven Beyond ASIN: B00005NHKL Release Date: 2001-08-02

Tracks:

1. Reachers of Civilisation - York
2. Anomaly: Calling Your Name [Ferry Corsten Remix]
3. Honey [Chicane Club Mix] - Billie Ray Martin
4. Time Gate [Update] - Marc Vision
5. Mercury and Solace [BT 12" Mastermix] - BT
6. Dark Blue - Cabala
7. I Trance You [Pappa and Gilbey Mix]
8. Going Up
9. Sun Is Shining [Mash Up Matt Remix] - Technique
10. Walhalla - Gouryella
11. Far From Over - Kamaya Painters
12. I Believe [DJ Tandu Remix] - Lange
13. Remember (To the Millennium) [Lange Mix]
14. Sparkles [Magikal Remake] - Tiesto, Montana & Storm

Product Description

1. Reachers Of Civilisation, The - (with York)
2. Anomaly: Calling Your Name - (Ferry Corsten remix, with Libra Presents Taylor)
3. Honey - (Chicane Club mix, with Billie Ray Martin)
4. Time Gate - (Update, with Marc Vision)
5. Mercury And Solace - (BT 12" Master mix, with BT)
6. Dark Blue - (with Cabala)
7. I Trance You - (Pappa & Gilbey mix, with Gypsy)
8. Going Up - (with Yahel & DJ Miss T)
9. Sun Is Shining - (Mash Up Matt remix, with Technique)
10. Walhalla - (with Gouryella)
11. Far From Over - (with Kamaya Painters)
12. I Believe - (DJ Tandu remix, with Lange)
13. Remember (To The Millenium) - (Lange remix, with The Morrighan)
14. Sparkles - (Magikal Remake)


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

I'm Still Searching..........2007-06-11

I'm not going to elaborate very much on this purchase. I thought it was below par. The only mix I cared for was BT's "Mercury & Solace", which I already have. The rest of the CD was fair--nothing earthshaking as far as I'm concerned.

ISOS - So good.......2007-03-19

I now own all 5 in the ISOS saga, volume one being the last I acquired. It fits right in with the rest as far as quality Tiesto mixes.

Oldies but Gooooodies!!.......2006-07-06

Great stuff! Never gets old or tired. I listen to it over and over again, appreciating new things each time!

The best ISOS album!.......2006-03-02

Woot!
This album is great. For those that heard this and know anything about skills in mixing and in making a good mix knows that this should be on your hall of fame.

I don't like my music with vocals when I listen to trance.
I like my trance with great beats (Tranceport, Voyage Into Trance)

So I consider trance with vocals "gay music" cause mostly those female vocals be killing the originality of trance.

But this is just great, even though a lot of female vocals are here, I still love this. He also does a good job on switching from trance-only to trance-vocals.

All these songs easily can get a 5 out of 5 or up(except for the one of Calling Your Name).

YOU REALLY WILL BE LEFT IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE after this album ends. I like listening to this album when the sun rises and/or sets.

With a great blend of vocals and trance maybe people that listen to (pop, dance, and R&B) will want to listen to some actual trance.

Verdict: 7.5 out of 5.0 Its sooo good you need to get its A LOT better than the other 3 ISOS he has made. He really changed the way of my thoughts about "gay music". Well this is simply a must get!! What The Hell(WTH) you doing reading this review! Go buy it in stores! NOW!

P.S. This is still consider "gay music" to me but I really love it.

Classic Masterpiece.......2006-01-22

Although years have passed since the release of this work of art, this compilation along with the other ISOS series continue to dominate and define the utter best of the trance genre.

The genious in tiesto's music lies in the way it is layered and in the progression. If one is to listen carefully, it is noticable how the music follows a consistent up down up down approach. This kind of stucture is unique in that it takes the listener through musical highs and lows in such a way that it is completely hypnotic.

There have been many times where i would be dead focused on his music forgetting about the outside world. Yes its that good. Tiestos work is actually so good, that people are able to listen to his cds over and over and never get bored of them since the more you listen to them, the more you hear things you did not hear the previous time. I have already listened to all of the ISOS and magik series over 10 times each and its still not played out.

So far only Armin Van Buuren has been able to come close to the perfection that tiesto has achieved. If only tiesto's newer work posessed such beauty.

My personal favorite tracks are:
Honey
I believe

Average customer rating: Waste of money Great Music Compilation If you like classical music don't buy this CD. A must for anyone wanting the staples of classical music A great compilation

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Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music 25 Classical Favorites The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Ever, Volume II ASIN: B00004GOZA Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

1. Adagio In G Minor
2. Jesu, Joy OF Man's Desiring
3. Moonlight Sonata - Adagio sostenuto
4. March Of The Toreadors (Carmen)
5. Celebrated Minuet
6. Polovtsian Dance No. 1 (Prince Igor)
7. Cradle Song
8. 'Minute' Waltz
9. Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune
10. Largo
11. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1
12. Rhapsody In Blue - Andante And Finale
13. Peer Gynt Suite: Morning
14. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
15. Liebestraum
16. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
17. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March
18. 'Masterpiece Theater' Theme: Rondau (First Symphonic Suite)
19. The Great Gate Of Kiev

Tracks:

1. Eine klein Nachtmusik - Allegro: Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro
2. Orpheus In The Underworld: Cancan
3. Carmina Burana - O Fortuna
4. Canon In D
5. Lietenant Kije Suite - Troika
6. Turandot: Nessun dorma
7. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - 18th Variation: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini- 18th Variation
8. Bolero - Conclusion
9. The Tale Of Czar Sultan: Flight Of The Bumblebee
10. William Tell Overture - Finale
11. Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
12. Gymnopedie No. 3
13. Ave Maria
14. Blue Danube Waltz
15. Thus Spake Zarathustra - Sunrise
16. Firebird Suite - Finale
17. 1812 Overture - Finale: 1812 Overtune - Finale
18. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'
19. Anvil Chorus (II Trovatore)
20. The Four Seasons - Largo From 'Winter'
21. Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries

Amazon.com

For those who want the most remembered passages of classical music's best-loved works, here's a package for you. On this bargain priced double-CD, you'll find music from 40 different classical composers; for the most part, the recordings excerpted here are some of the very best. Of course, you only get one Bach sampling (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, played by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra) and one Mozart (A Little Night Music conducted by Herbert von Karajan), but this is still a nice collection--perhaps the starting point for a budding collection of classical music. This set's downfall? Unfortunately, though the liner notes discuss the evolution of classical music chronologically, the tracks are programmed in alphabetical order by composer's last name. This makes for some startling transitions! Emil Gilels's reflective performance of the Adagio from Beethoven's "Moonlight" sonata is followed by the crashing cymbals and bombast of Carmen's "March of the Toreadors," a recipe for a heart attack if there ever was one. Still, there's something here for everyone and the liner notes even explain what movies this music can be found in. A nice touch. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Waste of money.......2006-01-12

Watch out for the volume leveling mentioned in another review. Surely the compliers could have come up with a better sort order than by composer. The change in tempo/volume between pieces makes it impossible to enjoy. My two CD's ended up in the trash.

Ken

Great Music Compilation.......2005-08-15

This is a great CD full of many songs that you will recognize and enjoy. If you are someone who likes classical music but doesn't necessarily know which songs or which composers you like, then this CD is for you. You will likely recognize many of the songs as the classical songs you would have picked out to be your favorites.

If you like classical music don't buy this CD........2005-03-11

Most of the tracks were chopped down to 3-4 minutes so some of the best parts of the compositions are missing. I don't know what I was thinking trying to buy 40 classical songs on two CD's. If you really want to enjoy the music you would do better to purchase a CD with fewer, but better quality tracks.

A must for anyone wanting the staples of classical music.......2005-02-23

In my years of experience teaching Fine Arts to high school students, I know that the majority, if not all, of the music included on this album is commonly used in collge music appreciation courses. This is an excellent sample of truly all the "greatest hits" of classical music. My students enjoy listening to the music and have later told me when take their required music apreciation courses in college that they "already know it all" because of this CD! The recordings are clear, the selections are passionate, and the listener will gain a familiarity with all of the most commonly heard classical music used in tv commercials, movies, etc.
I recommend this album, along with the boxed set, "Age of the Classics" for anyone who is interested in becoming familiar with the most famous staples of classical music.

A great compilation.......2005-02-09

This cd somes up some of the greatest pieces of instrumental (and is some cases choral) music ever written. It is a great starter for a beginning classical music lover or a quick and easy all-in-one for those of us who study classical music for a living. I highly recommend this cd to anyone who wants to love or already does love classical music.

Average customer rating: The Best ISOS More Great Coding Music The Successor To The Greatest Trance Mix Of All Time awesome trance cd... The best of In Search of a Sunrise series

In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 2 DJ Tiësto Manufacturer: Songbird ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: In Search of Sunrise In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 4: Latin America In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles Magik, Vol. 5: Heaven Beyond ASIN: B00005NHKO Release Date: 2001-08-02

Tracks:

1. Tantrix - DJ Tio, Tastexperience
2. Golden Desert, Pt. 2 - DJ Tio,
3. Summerbreeze - DJ Tio, Kamaya Painters
4. Touch Me - DJ Tio, Rui Da Silva
5. Eugina (Michael Woods Remix) - DJ Tio, Salt Tank
6. Perception [New Vocal Mix] - Cass & Slide, DJ Tio
7. Diamondback - DJ Tio,
8. Dreaming [Lucid's 12" Club Mix] - BT, DJ Tio
9. Drio [Venus Mix]
10. Angel Saved My Life [Mark Shimmon and 3rd Degree Bern's Mix] - DJ Tio, Fortress
11. 4am [Marc O'Tool Remix]
12. Home - Coast 2 Coast, DJ Tio, Discovery
13. Tyrantanic [Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix] - Breeder, DJ Tio
14. Airtight - DJ Tio, Max Graham

Product Description

1. Tantrix - (with Tastexperience)
2. Golden Desert Part 2 - (with LN Movement)
3. Summerbreeze - (with Kamaya Painters)
4. Touch Me - (with Rui Da Silva)
5. Eugina - (Michael Woods remix, with Salt Tank)
6. Perception - (New Vocal mix, with Cass & Slide)
7. Diamondback - (with Mekka)
8. Dreaming - (Lucid's 12" Club mix, with BT)
9. Delirio - (Venus mix, with Baracoa)
10. Angel Saved My Life, An - (Mark Shimmon & 3rd Degree Berns mix, with Fortress)
11. 4AM - (Mark O'Toole remix, with Ballroom)
12. Home - (with Coast 2 Coast/Discovery)
13. Tyrantanic - (Slacker's Kingdom Come mix, with Breeder)
14. Airtight - (with Max Graham)


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The Best ISOS.......2007-04-25

I think Tiesto hit the hammer on the nail with this one. I always find a few things to critique with his other ISOS, especially his latest (ISOS 5). But with ISOS 2, Tiesto got the formula just right. Of course, nowadays he doesn't mix music like this anymore. This is classic Tiesto trance--- and excellent trance at that. The song selection is impeccably well-placed and I think this ISOS does the best job at capturing the Summer-Ibiza feel Tiesto may have intended.

After several years of listening to this CD, it still sounds as fresh as it did the day I first purchased it. Tracks like TastExperience, Summerbreeze, Eugina, and Delirio just fit so well into what I believe is his best effort in the ISOS series.

More Great Coding Music.......2007-01-07

I am rapidly accumulating the complete works of DJ Tiësto. It is perfect trance-out music for those long programming sessions.

The Successor To The Greatest Trance Mix Of All Time.......2006-06-16

In Search Of Sunrise is the greatest trance compilation ever made. It is the eternal representation of great trance. Having said that, I can now review In Search Of Sunrise 2.

The album art is awesome. The movie poster concept is clever. Tiësto has a great marketing team.

As for the mix, I've found that it helps to divide DJ Tiësto's compilations into movements, because I'm sure he does. Some songs aren't meant to take you over the top. Some are. Some songs work together to build tension for a powerful, explosive song approaching. Some songs are powerful and explosive. Tiësto knows how to use different types of trance songs to create a mix that is HIS. He is a master at this.

The first movement is fantastic. It begins ethereal and dreamy, and through the first three tracks there is a brooding feeling.

Tastexperience by Tantrix is an excellent introduction to the mix. It represents the style and mood of the In Search Of Sunrise (ISOS) series. It has the island feel Tiësto is revered for. As it fades out and LN Movement's Golden Desert (Part 2) is revealed explosively, feelings of nostalgia for the first ISOS are evoked. At this point I am impressed. This is what I expect after the first ISOS. This is a summer mix. Once Kamaya Painter's Summerbreeze comes on, it's obvious that the first two tracks are only a build. Summerbreeze is beautiful. I have to give it up for Kamaya Painters on this track, which means I am actually praising Tiësto and Benno De Goeij, who together ARE Kamaya Painters. The melodies here are precisely what make great trance. The build, the clashes, the keys... this is the trance that I love. So far, the mixing is flawless. At the end of the first movement, the mix seems to transform from trance to house. Vocals are introduced. Rui Da Silva's Touch Me is a good track with a melody that allows it to mix well with this compilation, but it's not a great song. The vocals and lyrics are mediocre. I expect only the best from the ISOS series. This is good, but not Tiësto good. I did, however, smile when thinking about the song placement in comparison to the first ISOS; this song is similar to Billie Ray Martin's Honey, which is track three on that mix. Anyway, Touch Me made me skeptical. The mix seems to be going somewhere, then Tiësto takes a detour with Touch Me. Why? I don't know

As touch me ends the mixing gets heavy and dramatic I realize I'm being swept into the second movement. The Michael Woods mix of Eugina by Salt Tank scraps the previous song and takes the mix right back to where it belongs. This is amazing trance song! Echoing snares, soaring vocals, the ebb and flow of dense subterranean techno melodies... YES! I'd like to shake Michael Woods' hand. The mix into Cass & Slide's Perception is heavy like the last mix, and I dig the style. Tiësto cautiously mixed the songs through the first movement, but in the second movement he takes over and charges ahead boldly. Perception comes in, hits a break, and the game continues. You have to love the robotic sounds on this track. The bass line on this track is deep, even for trance. The song tricks you... you think it's going one way, then another break comes and in the vocals drop. Wow. Here is another beautiful vocal trance song. "Search and you will find the answer... if you look deep inside of your mind... you can see forever... rise up together." Now that is dance floor ecstasy. Perception ends almost abruptly and in drops Mekka's Diamondback. The vocal trance delight continues. This song is insane. Take a drive on a country road and listen to this song as loud as you can for an amazing experience. Lucid's mix of BT's Dreaming comes on next and the texture of the mix is changed again. The sound effects here are awesome. The ticking clock, the panning, the creaking doors, the chimes: I love this song. Tiësto knows how to compile great vocal trance songs like no other. With this song the second movement is ending...

And with the Venus Mix of Baracoa's Delirio the third movement blooms. This song... man... this song gives me goosebumps. The build is like no other. This is deep trance. This is a classic. Songs like this are what give the ISOS series it's enigmatic quality. You might as well just burn the house down for this one. The vocals are intoxicating. Delirio takes me away. At this point I'm sold on the mix. The next track is a remix of Fortress's An Angel Saved My Life. The sounds here remind me of Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport. The trance here is hard, heavy, and dense. It's good, but it's one of my least favorite tracks on the album. It gets serious quick, but there is no distinct build. It does however, mix superbly with the Marc O' Tool Remix of Ballroom's 4 AM, which I think is the reason why Tiësto used it. Ballroom is a cool song, but it doesn't have the power of the previous songs on the mix. It does have a unique style that makes this ISOS mix even more eclectic. As Coast 2 Coast's Home comes on, I understand the purpose of the previous two tracks. Tiësto was building. This is why I like to group his mixes into movements. Home is another great track because of its uplifting melody and its quick build to an all-business breakdown.

The business continues right into Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix of Breeder's Tyrantanic without a breath of air to relax. Then... BOOM! The beat drops and there is silence. The fourth and final movement is crowded, dense, heavy, busy, and every other adjective you can think of that is opposite of free and airy. Tiësto ends his mix with pure progressive trance. The builds aren't epic and sudden. They're constant and relentless. The beat just keeps going. The breaks don't even feel like breaks. The vocals are gone. This all describes Max Graham's Airtight, and the title fits perfectly. Tiësto suffocates you in the last movement. I just know that I can't stop bobbing my head. The song takes you higher and higher and higher and higher... then proceeds to the most elaborate breakdown of the entire mix. It doesn't send you away in the ecstatic build-explode-jump off way that trance typically does. It doesn't make you feel like you just got off like never before. It doesn't take you away with heavenly vocals and melodies.

It leaves you in a trance.

DJ Tiësto has done it again. He has left me In Search Of Sunrise.

awesome trance cd..........2006-06-11

this is my second review or comment on a tiesto compilation.. the first was on his parade of athletes cd.. this ISOS 2 cd is just awesome.. i never thought trance could sound so good!! i say this only because previously i dont pay much attention to the genre.. but now i know what i've been missing all this time.. i favor the tracks summerbreeze, diamondback, dreaming, and tyrantanic, but the rest are good too! just listen from start to finish because you may not appreciate how beautiful this cd is put together.. as i write this, im playing the cd!! yeah baby yeah!!! :-)

The best of In Search of a Sunrise series.......2006-05-01

I think this album is the best in Tiesto's In Search of a Sunrise series. Just beautiful trance music from the first track till the last.

Please note that this album is different from Tiesto's live sets and his other "hands in the air trance" compilations. ISOS 2 is a lot more mellow(though does get harder towards the end), and is much better suited as background music for your pre and after-party sessions.

Overall, a really awesome compilation.

Average customer rating: Astounding "Canyon"; "Rodeo" Rivals NYP Superb recordings of American classics. Copland and Gould - LSC-2195 Gould conducts Copland and Grofe Superlative performance of Copeland

Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid and Rodeo Suite; Ferde Grofé:Grand Canyon Suite Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grofé, Ferde | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Grofé, Ferde | ( G ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Copland: Appalachian Spring/Fanfare For The Common Man/El Salón México/Danzón Cubano The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection Copland: Appalachian Spring; Gould: Fall River Legend Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue/An American In Paris Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Fanfare for the Common Man ASIN: B000003FGZ Release Date: 1993-05-11

Tracks:

1. Billy The Kid: Suite: Introduction: The Open Prarie
2. Billy The Kid: Suite: Street In A Frontier Town
3. Billy The Kid: Suite: Mexican Dance And Finale
4. Billy The Kid: Suite: Prairie Night: Card Game
5. Billy The Kid: Suite: Gun Battle
6. Billy The Kid: Suite: Celebration: After Billy's Capture
7. Billy The Kid: Suite: Billy's Death
8. Billy The Kid: Suite: The Open Prairie (reprise)
9. Rodeo: Suite: Buckaroo Holiday
10. Rodeo: Suite: Corral Nocturne
11. Rodeo: Suite: Honky Tonk Interlude
12. Rodeo: Suite: Saturday Night Waltz
13. Rodeo: Suite: Hoe-Down
14. Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise
15. Grand Canyon Suite: Painted Desert
16. Grand Canyon Suite: On The Trail
17. Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset
18. Grand Canyon Suite: Cloudburst

Customer Reviews:

Astounding "Canyon"; "Rodeo" Rivals NYP.......2007-01-05

Close your eyes and be transported to the Canyon. In this remastering of a 1960 recording, Morton Gould shows his chops as a superlative conductor and interpreter of this Grofe classic. The work itself is wonderful, but Gould and his orchestra provide nuances that absolutely delight. Of the five movements of "Grand Canyon Suite", the final, "Cloudburst", ceases becoming music and is elevated to pure sensory experience. It is no longer notes on a page finely executed; it IS the sky, the wind, the sheets of rain (a sheer, shimmering slide of sound), the thunder, and it is perfect. The four prior movements are nearly as excellent, with the second, "Painted Desert", casting an eerie shadow over the listener's mind with spellbinding brush strokes. This is a performance delivered with painstaking care.

Gould's treatment of Copland's works, recorded three years earlier, were of great personal interest, as one of my earliest exposures to "serious" music was the great Bernstein recording of "Rodeo", and "Buckaroo Holiday" in particular. Surprisingly, Gould and company give the NYPO a run for its money. They are just as energized, brash and even raw (hear the horns, and it's fitting) as New York; ditto the "Gun Battle" episode of "Billy". Gould threw himself into Copland's scores and whipped his musicians into a frenzy when called for, and the results place Gould's readings of these two pieces of Americana right behind Bernstein.

This CD - beautifully remastered - is a bargain.

Superb recordings of American classics........2004-04-27

I thoroughly agree with all other reviewers (though I wish some would spell Copland's name right!) Morton Gould conducts with great verve and sensitivity. "Rodeo" is terrific and it also includes the seldom heard "Honky-Tonk Interlude" which is a delight in itself.
The Grand Canyon Suite is a highlight with its marvellous orchestration and melodic richness. Although the score is influenced by a number of composers such as Dukas, Ravel, Respighi and even Richard Strauss, it nevertheless feels entirely
original. "On the trail" is beautifully rhythmical,one can really feel the trotting
of the donkeys, and the sound effects are pure joy. Note the
ee-ah-ing of the donkeys, so superbly part of the music. (somewhat reminescent of Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream overture.) The Cloudburst is a sonic triumph.
This recording comes from 1957, but digitally remastered. Sound is demonstration quality. Still probably the best available, highly recommended.

Copland and Gould - LSC-2195.......2004-02-12

I've heard Copland conducting these two works on recordings and I've heard the famous NYPO/Bernstein's 1960 recording of these two works on Columbia Records, yet Gould and his Orchestra fills in the blank spaces that was left out in previous and recent recordings.

He takes his troup to NYC to Manhatten Center, in Oct of 1957, and have the legendary RCA producer, John Pfeiffer and Lewis Layton, produce and engineer this recording session to be encaptured on 3-track tape (where the "Billy the Kid" was released on RCA "New Orthophonic tape recording" - the BCS-130), then to eventual vinyl (LM/LSC-2195). Gould, being somewhat of an arrangement conductor in the 50's, manage to pull the stops out in how these two Copland pieces are to be presented-to where the listener can feel that they themselves are back in the Wild, Wild West of the 1880's. He doesn't rush through these two pieces like some other conductors do. Gould takes his time trying to tell the story within the music. He uses emphasis, emotion, tempo and dynamics where it should be per each chapter in a story. Excellent listening for all!

This BMG "Living Stereo" release of the LSC-2195 Copland/Gould is a faithful reproduction as it can be of the original vinyl release.

Gould conducts Copland and Grofe.......2003-11-21

It may surprise some to discover that American composer/conductor Morton Gould conducted such fine performances of other American composers' music. These RCA Victor "Living Stereo" recordings are vivid, excellent proof that Gould was a really fine conductor and not just of his own music.

The performances of the suites from Copland's ballets "Billy the Kid" and "Rodeo" are among the best ever recorded. They benefit not only from Gould's wonderful sensitivity and appreciation but from excellent playing by the "pickup" orchestra and the still remarkable "Living Stereo" recording process, in which RCA used only three microphones and advanced mastering techniques.

Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite" was a "labor of love" as the skilled composer/arranger spent considerable time carefully depicting his impressions of one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. Grofe had been a very successful arranger for Paul Whiteman and is still remembered for the very first orchestration of George Gershwin's "An American in Paris," premiered by Gershwin at the piano with Whiteman conducting in New York's Aeolian Hall in February 1924.

Grofe composed a number of original orchestral works in later years and the "Grand Canyon Suite" is probably his best. It contains memorable melodies and is skillfully orchestrated throughout. It so impressed Arturo Toscanini that he recorded it in 1945 for RCA Victor, under the supervision of the composer. Grofe himself conducted a recording of the suite for Everest Records in 1960. Gould's recording is excellent. The final movement, depicting a spectacular thunderstorm, is absolutely awesome. I think this recording may surpass an earlier favorite, also recorded for RCA Victor, by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston "Pops" Orchestra.

This is all very fun and very exciting American music.

Superlative performance of Copeland.......1999-12-26

Billy the Kid & Rodeo were both etched in my soul when as a young boy I listened along with my mother. This performance by Morton Gould remains for me above any other that I have heard and I have heard many given my love for them. This is a re-issue of an original 3 microphone/3 track TRUE stero recording made by RCA in their 'Living Stero' series and originally recorded in 1957. A must have for Copeland listeners. It is a bonus that it also contains 'Grand Canyon Suite.'

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