Essential, Vol. 1 [Import]

1. Mistral Gagnant

2. MÈRe À Titi

3. Putain De Camion

4. Dans Ton Sac

5. Si T'es Mon Pote

6. Le Retour De La PÉPette

7. Jonathan

8. Petite

9. Les Molettes

10. Adieu Ch'terril D'rimbert

11. P'tit Voleur

12. PÊChe À La Ligne

Essential, Vol. 1,Renaud,EMI Int'l,France,French,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music

Chronology, Vol. 1
Average customer rating:

Great...even if you already have everything else!

Can't beat this if you're a 3rd Day fan or not one yet

Third Day At Their Best

XLNT!

A MUST HAVE!!!

Chronology, Vol. 1
Third Day
Manufacturer: Essential
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
General | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Glory Revealed: The Word Of God in Worship

Offerings II: All I Have to Give

Offerings: A Worship Album

Christmas Offerings

Portable Sounds

ASIN: B000NDJGDQ
Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

Nothin' At All (new mix)
Forever (new mix)
Consuming Fire (new mix)
Thief 2006 (new recording)
Love Song (new mix)
Who I Am (new mix)
My Hope Is You 2006 (new recording)
I've Always Loved You ("steel" mix)
Sky Falls Down
Your Love Oh Lord
King Of Glory
Agnus Dei /Worthy
Blackbird (Bonus track, live from St. Louis, Missouri 1998)
Alien (Bonus track, live from Columbus Ohio 1999)
Have Mercy (Bonus track, new mix)
Long Time Comin' (Bonus track, from rare 1999 EP)
She Sings In Riddles (Bonus track, from rare 1999 EP)

Tracks:

Consuming Fire (Music video)
You make Me Mad (Music video)
Your Love Oh Lord (Music video)
Cry Out to Jesus (Music video)
Cry Out to Jesus (Music video, band version)
Forever 1997 (Video, Dove Award Performances)
What Good 2000 (Video, Dove Award Performances)
God Of Wonders 2001 (Video, Dove Award Performances)
Come Together 2002(Video, Dove Award Performances)
Wire 2004 (Video, Dove Award Performances)
Cry Out To Jesus 2006 (Video, Dove Award Performances)
David's First Show 1992 (Video, bootleg)
David's First Show 1992 (Video, bootleg)
Tai's First Show 1992 (Video, bootleg)
Cornerstone Festival 1995 (Video, bootleg)
Cornerstone Festival 1996 (Video, bootleg)
Cafe Milano 1996 (Video, bootleg)
Boca Raton, Florida 1996 (Video, bootleg)
Portland, Oregon 1997 (Video, bootleg)

Amazon.com

The Book of Genesis tells us that God created "the evening and the morning" on the third day. It's hard to say when is the best time to listen to this southern Christian rock act's rousing tunes, though morning is likely the best, as their anthemic alt-rock is filled with enough praise and worship to get even the most jaded listener through the day. In their 11-year recording history, the band has built up a loyal fanbase, won Dove and Grammy awards, and spent innumerable miles on the road. On Chronology, Vol. 1, Third Day looks back at the first half of their career with a dual CD/DVD disc with characteristic generosity. A handful of live and rare numbers round out new mixes of hits like "Forever" and "I've Always Loved You," while two of their most-loved early numbers, "My Hope Is You" and "Thief," have been entirely re-recorded. The DVD is the real meat here, with five early music videos, six live performances from the Dove shows, and excerpts from eight handheld videos made by fans, which all show how hard these guys can kick it. This is no paint-by-numbers best-of, but an awesome tribute that will satisfy devoted fans and the newly curious alike. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Great...even if you already have everything else!.......2007-07-23

I have most of Third Day's other CDs and DVDs but I still bought this CD/DVD even though I already have most of the songs included here. I love the songs so much that the alternate arrangements or live versions give me a chance to appreciate the songs all over again.

I would say that THIS is the CD to introduce other folks to Third Day...but I could say that about all the other ones I've listened to since starting with "Come Together" a few years back.

They're also a fantastic band to see live if you get the chance!

Can't beat this if you're a 3rd Day fan or not one yet.......2007-07-18

I have all their old CDs so there was no epiphany for me on hearding this new collection, but it's a solid assortment of past hits that can't be faulted.

The video DVD alone is worth the purchase price for the 2-disk set. Seeing the band evolve from their jumpy-punk early videos to GMA spots then on to smooth recent stuff is priceless! Cry out to Jesus still makes me cry.

3 thumbs up!

Third Day At Their Best.......2007-07-12

To all Third Day fans, this CD is a must have. It is not just the original songs placed on one CD and re-released, but the guys have gone to the trouble of re-recording all the tracks on this CD. And it's an awesome result.

The DVD that comes with the CD is also good value. You get to see the guys in their element, just worshipping God with out any inhibitions.

If you love Third Day's music then you will not be disappointed with this venture. I highly recommend you buy this CD.

XLNT!.......2007-05-15

Let me start off by saying Third Day's Cronology volume 1 is a fantastic dc/dvd! You are definately getting you're money's worth! Not only are you getting an audio cd packed with hitsongs, rarities, and live performances, you're also gonna a dvd full of realy neat stuff! I'd like to tell you a little about the cd first. The audio portian of this package contains 18 tracks, most of whitch are not available elswhere. You get remixes of songs from the band's debut album simply entitled "Third Day" as well as a newly recorded verssion of"Thief" You get stuff from their 2nd 3rd, and 4th albums, as well as previously unreleased live performances of "Black Bird" and "Alien" There's also a newly recorded verssion of "My Hope is You" But wait there's more! You also get tracks from a rare 1999 ep. Still not convinced this a bargin? The dvd features early videos, live performances, and bootleg videos from the early 90s before Third Day was signed to a record deal. But I'm not quite finished yet! There's also audio commentary from the band durring the early videos and the bootlegs. So there you have it! everything that comes in this wonderful package. I think that Chronology vol 1 is an outstanding retrospective on Third Day's early, as well as an absolute bargin for the price even if you pay fullprice. Trust me you're getting your $'s worth. PS Be on the lookout for Chronology vol2 release date August 17th 2007 Thanks for reading my review. K C stewart

A MUST HAVE!!!.......2007-05-14

If you are a Third Day fan this cd/dvd combo is a MUST HAVE!!! It has some great history about the band and you can watch how they have all grown up together. God has tremendously blessed them, because they have all been faithful to Him. I have really enjoyed this collection.

The Essential Pebbles Collection, Vol. 1

Average customer rating:

One of the finest garage rock sets ever assembled.
the unheard music is usually the best
time warp
Don't think twice about picking this one up!
USA Today

The Essential Pebbles Collection, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Archive Int'l / Aip
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

The Essential Pebbles Collection, Vol. 2
Back from the Grave, Vol. 1
Garage Beat '66, Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!
Back from the Grave, Vol. 2
Pebbles, Vol. 3: The Acid Gallery

ASIN: B000000X3K
Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

Who Do You Love - Preachers
Going Away Baby - Grains Of Sand
You Treat Me Bad - Ju Jus
1-2-5 - Haunted
Beaver Patrol - Wild Knights
So What! - Lyrics
Green Fuz - Green Fuz
Suzy Creamcheese - Teddy & Patches
Faces - T.C. Atlantic
Swami - William Penn V
No Good Woman - Tree
Go Away - Plague
Its A Crying Shame - Gentlemen
Searching - Omens
Need A Little Lovin' - Foggy Notions
Rebel Woman - Dean Carter
One Girl Man - Lost Agency
Every Night & Every Day - Trolls
I Never Loved Her - Starfires
No Correspondence - Beckett Quintet
She's Not Just Anybody - Dovers
Everything's There - Hysterics
Shattered - Good Feelings
I Aint Dead Yet - Breakers
Do Like Me - Uncalled For
Doin' Me In - Gonn
Bottle Up And Go - Mile Ends
Enough - Bohemian Vendetta
Don't Crowd Me - Keith Kessler

Tracks:

Someday - Motifs
Brainwashed - Shays
Sinnerisme - Sinners
Hang Around - Missing Lynx
Can't You Stop It Now - Mixed Emotions
Heart So Cold - Thunderbolts
What A Life - Strangers
You Gotta Run - Roosters
Hey Mama - Peter & Wolves
Only Everything - Peter & Wolves
Travel Agent Man - Sound Apparatus
Down The Road Apiece - Shades
Sick & Tired - Dynamic Nutones
You're Through - Dry Grins
Sky Is Black - Hustlers
Girl With The Long Black Hair - Other Half
I'm In Love - Thorns
I've Gotta Go - Malibus
I Want You To Know - Malibus
I Want You - Creations
I Just Don't Know - Unknown Artist
Fed Up - Unknown Artist
I've Had It - Banshees
It's Your Fault - Roy/Bristols
Some Other Guy - Terry Dee/Roadrunners
Go Go Girl - Unknown Artist

Album Description

Subtitled - Ultimate '66 Garage Classics! The very cream of the most classic songs found on the first ten volumes of the Pebbles CD series, in a two disc set. Includes 29 all-time classics on disc one and 26 bonus tracks on disc two that have never been released before - 'Someday' Motif, 'Brainwashed' Shays, 'Sinnerisme' Sinners, 'Hang Around' Missing Lynx, 'Can't You Stop It Now' Mixed Emotions, 'Heart So Cold' Thunderbolts, 'What A Life' Strangers, 'You Gotta Run' Roosters, 'Hey Mama' Peter & Wolves, 'Only Everything' Peter & Wolves, 'Travel Agent Man' Sound Apparatus, 'Down The Road Apiece' Shades, 'Sick & Tired' Dynamic Nutones, 'You're Through' Dry Grins, 'Sky Is Black' Hustlers, 'Girl With The Long Black Hair' Other Half, 'I'm In Love' Thorns, 'I've Gotta Go' Malibus, 'I Want You' Creations, 'I Just Don't Know' unknown artist, 'Fed Up' unknown artist, 'I've Had It' Banshees, 'It's Your Fault'

Customer Reviews:

One of the finest garage rock sets ever assembled. .......2007-06-07

Along with Nuggets and the Back from the Grave CDs, the first volume of the Essential Pebbles series is one of the greatest purchases that a garage rock fan can make. The two discs that make up this set are crammed full of brainbending mid-60s classics of the highest order. The songs are raw, crude, murderously energetic, and more fun than a roller coaster- in other words, everything that rock 'n' roll is supposed to be.

The first disc of the set is particularly impressive. It cobbles together 29 of the best tracks from the first ten CDs of the long-running Pebbles series, as well as three cuts from Ear-Piercing Punk, an offshoot of the series. These songs are simply astounding. The Preachers' cover of "Who Do You Love" opens the album with a menacing burst of drums, some filthy guitars, and an absurdly thuggish, greasy, mean-as-hell vocal. The Grains of Sand keep the party going with the hyperactive "Going Away Baby," which features an ultra-hip vocal and an organ solo that practically bounces off the walls of the recording studio. The Jujus' "You Treat Me Bad" is as absurd as it is catchy, thanks to its oddly appealing impish vocals and shimmering guitar line. The Haunted's "1-2-5" is a churning, greasy punk rocker with a nasty guitar line and a strutting rhythm section. The Wild Knights' "Beaver Patrol" is pure macho-posturing frat-rock, with a hilariously stupid vocal performance and a grinding R&B sensibility. The Lyrics' "So What" is a furious snarling stomper with some truly mean harmonicas. The Green Fuz's "Green Fuz" may very well be the greatest garage rock song of all time- it's inarticulate, deranged, played without an ounce of professionalism, and catchier than anything you've ever experienced. Crank it up. Teddy & The Patches "Suzy Creamchease" is a hilarious Frank Zappa ripoff with a brutal fuzz guitar onslaught, while T.C. Atlantic's "Faces" is a grooving acid storm with some truly trippy lyrics. William Penn V's "Swami" is a gut-bustingly funny piece of acid-rock-garage with some buzzing guitars and an addictive rhythm. The Tree's "No Good Woman" is a raving three-chord pounder with furious vocals, and the Plague's "Go Away" expands on the wildest aspects of the Kinks' early singles. The Gentlemans' "It's A Crying Shame" is a roaring stomper that begs you to sing along with it, and the Omens' "Searching" is a firestorm of swirling organs and roaring guitars. The Foggy Notions' "Need a Little Loving" is a (relatively) slow burning tune with some awesome, sensual vocals. Dean Carter's "Rebel Woman" is a classic piece of salivating desire, and the Lost Agency's "One Girl Man" is a sneering stomper of the highest order. The Trolls' "Every Night & Every Day" is a catchy three-chorder with some surprisingly funny lyrics. The Starfires' "I Never Loved Her" is quiter than some of the other songs here, but it burns with its own fiery intensity. The Beckett Quintet's "No Correspondance" is a merseybeat popper with a shimmering guitar lick. The Dovers' "She's Not Just Anybody" is just plain astounding, a bewitching slice of Beatles-influenced folk rock with a delicate cascade of guitars and a wistful, haunting vocal. The Hysterics' "Everything's There" has what may be the single filthiest vocal performances in history, and the broken-glass guitar line is icing on the cake. The Good Feelings' "Shattered" is a spacey swirl of keyboards and crunching guitars, while the Breakers' "I Ain't Dead Yet" is a defiant rocker with a rumbling melody. The Uncalled For's "Do Like Me" is one of the catchiest songs ever, a strutting popper that steadily builds in intensity. The Gonn's "Doin' Me In" is another one of those incredble garage rock epiphanies- it's a two chord punk apocalaypse with what can only be described as a gloriously desperate vocal. The Mile Ends' "Bottle Up and Go" is a sneering, dissafected raver, and the Bohemian Vendetta's "Enough" pounds along with a smokey organ riff. Keith Kessler closes out the disc with the surging "Don't Crowd Me." So, yep, every single song on disc 1 is awesome.

Disc 2, meanwhile, brings together a bunch of incredibly rare garage rock tunes that've never been reisuued before. They're not all winners, but there are enough good 'uns (such as the Motifs' "Someday" and the Shays' brilliant "Brainwashed") to make it an excellent listen for both newbies and diehard garage fans alike.

This is one of Garage rock's very finest compilations, a testiment to the power of the music at its best. Nobody who's even remotely interestred in garage shoudl be without this.

the unheard music is usually the best.......2006-09-17

Very enjoyable rock-n-roll. Any one of these bands could've made it big had they been in the right circumstances. I wonder what all these guys are doing now. This stuff is timeless.

time warp.......2005-07-06

What a surprise to discover that a song I recorded when I was 15 years old, in 1965, is selling on a compilation in 2005!!! I played the farfisa organ on "Searching" by the "Omens". We recorded this in a cramped, second floor apartment in Hammond, Indiana on a reel to reel tape. It was a wild time, playing teen clubs and sock hops, and paying WLTH DJ Ron Borden every $ we made to play the record on his radio show. This collection captures the vibrant energy of the 60's and showcases the raw talent that was rampant at the time.

Don't think twice about picking this one up!.......2004-06-07

It goes without saying, with a collection title like ESSENTIAL PEBBLES, each song should be a winner. Disc 1 collects the creme de la creme of the first 10 CD volumes of the PEBBLES garage/punk series, and not one of these songs is bad! From The Preachers' "Who Do You Love" to Teddy and Patches' "Suzy Creamcheese" to The Trolls' "Every Day and Every Night" to The Uncalled For's "Do Like Me" to Keith Kessler's "Don't Crowd Me", all 29 tracks are a superb primer for the newcomer to the garage scene and will have you scrambling to get every volume of the PEBBLES collection (buyer beware: not all of them are this great). The last three songs, The Mile Ends' "Bottle Up and Go", Bohemian Vendetta's "Enough", and "Don't Crowd Me", are from the EAR PIERCING PUNK CD, an offshoot volume of the PEBBLES run.

Disc 2 is where the collection starts to wane. Containing 26 rare 45's and acetates from around the U.S., including some groups whose names are unknown (!), this is the real reason that even those who have every PEBBLES CD will be in heaven with this set. Not every song on this disc is a classic; as a matter of fact, you might say some of them deserve to be left in the dusty vaults they came from. But the highlights include: The Motifs' "Someday", The Shays' "Brainwashed" (which is bleeped for profanity!), The Sinners' French-language "Sinnerisme", The Mixed Emotions' "Can't You Stop It Now", The Thunderbolts' "Heart So Cold", Peter and the Wolves' "Hey Mama" and "Only Everything" (a cover of Them's "I Can Only Give You Everything"), The Shades' "Down the Road Apiece", The Dynamic Nutones' "Sick and Tired", The Hustlers' "The Sky is Black", The Thorns' "I'm in Love", and an unknown group's "Fed Up". Unfortunately a lot of the songs tend to sound identical to one another, but the fact that they probably weren't heard outside of their particular region makes them a real treat to finally be able to experience!

USA Today.......2004-04-04

I was getting my oil changed at the local walmart the other day when I saw a lead article in USA today about how kids are starting to listen to the same music their parents did. Most of the kids quoted complained about a lack of quality with todays rockers. This is true. The problem is that no kids are learning to make it anymore.
The essential pebbles collection has none of this. All of the songs here were made by kids who were emulating everyone else they could see. 1966 was the most prolific musical year in history. And there are no bad songs on disc one. Even disc two is historically interesting. By the way, there are no master tapes to make the cd from. The singles are all that survives now. Some of what is on disc two has only one copy known worldwide. It saddens me to think what likely has been lost over the years.
This is the disc that made me get off my rear end and break out the old bass guitar, at age 42. If you know a kid who listens to Queen or the Rolling Stones, get them this and the nuggets box. We need new blood very badly.

Average customer rating:

Nothing but hits

Essential Hyperion, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music

$6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music

All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music

Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

The Essential Hyperion (Label Highlight Compilation)
Essential Purcell
Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets / Alban Berg Quartet

ASIN: B00004RITB
Release Date: 2001-01-09

Customer Reviews:

Nothing but hits.......2001-01-31

As with their first collection of label highlights, Hyperion's new two-disc collection provides a broad sampling of their exceptional catalogue and performers. Particularly rewarding are the selections from Beethoven (Scherzo from String Trio in C minor, op 9 no 3, performed by the Leopold Trio) and Thomas Tallis (Salvator mundi I, performed by the Winchester Cathedral Choir), but experienced and novice listeners alike will find much to enjoy on these discs. It's also a good value--more than 2 1/2 hours of music for less than $10.

Average customer rating:

Oakenfold's finest trance
Only half good...
I'm sure you've heard it all....
This is Comical!!!
Two genres, two discs, two different moods

Essential Selection, Vol. 1
Fat Boy Slim & Paul Oakenfold
Manufacturer: Sire / London/Rhino
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim/Norman Cook Collection
On the Floor at the Boutique
You've Come A Long Way, Baby

ASIN: B00004S7LD
Release Date: 2000-05-16

Tracks:

Walter Wanderley - Summer Samba
Armand Van Helden - Necessary Evil
Alan Braxe - Vertigo (Virgo Edit)
Hardy Hard - Funky Music
Major Force - Return of the Original Art Form
Ceasefire V. Deadly Avenger - Evil Knievel
Art of Noise - Metaforce
Size 9 - I'm Ready
Fatboy Slim - Everybody Loves a Carnival
Fatboy Slim - Jack it Up (DJ Delite)
The Chemical Brothers - The Private Psychedelic Reel
Soul of a Man - Beween the Eyes
DJ Stew Feat. The Buddha Monks - Funky Fresh
Mr. Spring - Blaxxtraxx3 (Funky Nassau)
Mr X & Mr Y - 1956
Scanty Sandwich - Because of You
Underworld - Born Slippy
Groove Armada - At the River

Tracks:

Jaya - Precession (Subterranean EP)
Luzon - The Baguio Track
The Unknown - The Spirit
Mono Culture - Free (Extended Vocal Mix)
Perfect State - Perfect State (Original Mix)
Brainchild - Symmetry C (Lange Breakbeat Remix)
Skip Raider Featuring Jada - Another Day
Jan Johnston - Flesh (Tilt Mix)
Solar Stone - Seven Cities
Z2 - I Want You
Philippe Van Mullem - Secret Folder (Pt. 1 & 2)
Moogwai - Viola (Original Mix)

Amazon.com

Fatboy Slim and Paul Oakenfold, two of the most famous DJs in the world and kings of big beat and house, respectively, are supremely showcased in this double-CD collection. The Essential Selection, Vol. 1 glorifies each mixmaster's equal, yet mutually exclusive talents in roof raising. The back-to-back discs are an enlightening example of the yin and yang of club music; Fatboy Slim's grounded, drier, giddier expressions of overlapping funk and disco juxtapose Oakenfold's spatial, entrancing continuum supplemented with buzzing, flatulent bass lines, and celestial synths. Both DJs are experts in flow, building beats seamlessly into climactic moments of frenzied, adrenaline-fueled euphoria, then swinging the vibe down again with the subtlety and patience of a free-falling feather. No doubt Fatboy Slim is known for his deliberate lack of subtlety stylistically, but when placed in this context, immediately compared to Oakenfold's ethereal grooves, it's evident that Stormin' Norman possesses copious finesse. Because of their stylistic polarity, like platinum and gold, these DJs shine with matched but multihued brilliance, and like soil and sun, are indispensable components of a diverse dance music ecology. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews:

Oakenfold's finest trance.......2006-04-24

The Oakenfold disc of this set is the epitome of trance.

Certainly Oakenfold's finest trance CD, with Tranceport in second place. The track transitions are seemless [like in Tranceport], so you can just put the CD in and go into, for lack of a better word, a trance. Soothing but with a lot of energy.

You can't call yourself a fan of trance and not hear this.

Only half good..........2006-04-14

Fatboy just makes a lot of rhythmic noise! Very bad for your heart if you'd ask me. Oakenfield way more melodic. So definitely don't go for the new, but choose the cheaper used

I'm sure you've heard it all...........2004-12-02

Yes yes you've heard it all about Oakenfold being a sell out and everything from A to Z.. and how most techno is all dated and there is always something wrong with mixes, and true to this also, but it's still good music, Fatboy's mix is really housey ( kindof in a Fast paced 1-2 min song Housy kinda way, not like a digweed house way ) Fatboy does tear it up though, his cd is really up beat and great for driving to, although it does leave the listener wanting more,, maybe something deeper.... oh yea there is an Oakenfold cd to.... I really didn't think to much of oakie's mix for a couple of years.. Now it's almost 2005 and i've heard tons of different mixes, and when i went back and heard his cd it really amazed me. the song selection stuck in my head and i couldn't forget the tune of the songs. it's progressive and has a different vibe than any of his other cds. Of course there are a few boring and too long songs on here, but when you listen all through, it really is worth owning. the last 4 songs on the cd are truly incredible 5/5 stars with nothing wrong there, and the first like 6 songs are probly 3-4/5 . sure you can call him what you want but this cd is good.

This is Comical!!!.......2002-10-25

Boy, do I love this. Fatboy Slim tears it up on his CD, Oakenfold continues to put me to sleep!!! All I have to say is, if you have the extra money to drop on these CDs, buy it for Fatboy Slim's Disc. Truely one of his better...

Two genres, two discs, two different moods.......2002-09-28

First of all, if you've never been exposed to electronic music, buy this double CD set. It is a rarity among dance mix compilations since it includes two popular but very different styles of dance mixed by two of the biggest DJs in the world. Almost all other dance mix sets contain one style exclusively, so this album is truly a 2-for-1 deal.
If you happen to be an electronica guru, this compilation may not whet your thirst for innovation. The first CD, Fatboy Slim's big beat mix, sounds dated, despite being fairly high energy. True, there are it's fine points, such as the few tracks in the middle of the mix that create an enjoyable climax, but as a whole the mix sounds old and worn. Unless you're a truly big Fatboy Slim fan, his mix probably will have you hitting the "skip" button on your CD player over and over again to escape the repetition of annoying beats.
As for the Oakenfold mix, it's the reason I gave the album 4 stars. Stand-alone, this CD is one of the best trance mixes to come out just before the trance genre began to flood with exhausted, overplayed, producer driven stagnation. Some critics have panned the Oakenfold mix claiming the song selection was second rate. I could not disagree more. Most of the songs are wonderful selections on their own right, utilizing pure emotion. The CD begins with a surrealistic soundbyte of a New York Thanksgiving day television weathercast, which quickly builds into an energetic hill with the likes of "The Spirit" and "Free". The 3 song climax is among the best I've ever heard, and one that can't be missed. Of note is Solarstone's "Seven Cities", which literally makes the listener feel as if he/she is truly on an emotional ride. The closing two songs on the mix are a wonderful cool-down, of note is "Viola" which is one of the best late night driving songs ever.
Overall I think it's a ...investment well worth the cost.

Average customer rating:

No review just the track listings

The Essential Perry Como, Vol. 1
Perry Como
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music

Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

The Essential Perry Como, Vol. 2
Perry Como: Greatest Hits

ASIN: B00005LZUC
Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

You'll Never Walk Alone
Black Moonlight
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
Summertime
While We're Young
My Heart Stood Still
I Concentrate on You
Over the Rainbow
Prisoner of Love
Because
When You Were Sweet Sixteen
Far Away Places
Song of Songs
Till the End of Time
Temptation
If
As Time Goes By [*]
I've Got the World on a String [*]
My Funny Valentine [*]
For Me and My Gal [*]
Breezin' Along With the Breeze [*]
It's the Talk of the Town [*]
It Happened in Monterey [*]

Tracks:

Dream Along With Me (I'm on My Way to a Star) [Theme]
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
It Could Happen to You
Love Letters
Letters Theme
Almost Like Being in Love
Little Man You've Had a Busy Day
(The) Gypsy in My Soul
Whiffenpoof Song
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Red Sails in the Sunset
Birth of the Blues
When I Fall in Love
Come Rain or Come Shine
Letters Theme
You Made Me Love You
I May Be Wrong
Like Someone in Love
Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)
It Had to Be You
Twilight on the Trail
You Are Never Far Away from Me [Theme]
Route 66 [*]
Dear Hearts and Gentle People [*]
Mood Indigo [*]
Donkey Serenade [*]
You Came a Long Way from St. Louis [*]
Begin the Beguine [*]

Tracks:

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Whither Thou Goest
No Well on Earth
Only One
Scarlet Ribbons
I May Never Pass This Way Again
Still Small Voice
In the Garden
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
Prayer for Peace
All Through the Night
When You Come to the End of the Day

Tracks:

And I Love You So
Killing Me Softly With Her Song
For the Good Times
Aubrey
Sing
I Want to Give
Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree
I Thought About You
I Thought About You
I Believe in Music
It's Impossible
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Something
Snowbird
House Is Not a Home
Everybody Is Looking for an Answer
Condor Pasa
(They Long to Be) Close to You
I Think I Love You
We've Only Just Begun

Customer Reviews:

No review just the track listings.......2002-04-09

Disc 1 TV Favorites Track listing:
You'll Never Walk Alone
Black Moonlight
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
Summertime
While We're Young
My Heart Stood Still
I Concentrate On You
Over The Rainbow
Prisoner Of Love
Because
When You Were Sweet Sixteen
Far Away Places
Song of Songs
'Till the End of Time
Temptation
If
As Time Goes By
I've Got the World on a String
My Funny Valentine
For Me and My Gal
Breezin' Along with the Breeze
It's The Talk of the Town
It Happened in Monterey
In the Still of the Night
Disc 2 'I Love You So' and 'It's Impossible' Track listing:
And I Love You So
Killing Me Softly
For The Good Times
Aubrey
Sing
I Want to Give
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
I Thought About You
It All Seems to Fall into Line
I Believe in Music
It's Impossible
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Something
Snowbird
A House is Not a Home
Everybody is Looking for an Answer
El Condor Pasa
Close to You
I Think I Love You
We've Only Just Begun
Disc 3 'By Request' Track listing:
Maria
Lollipops and Roses
The Sweetest Sounds
More than Likely
Moonglow and Theme from Picnic
My Favorite Things
Once Upon a Time
Can't Help Falling in Love
What's New?
Somebody Cares
I'll Remember April
Moon River
Disc 4 'Sing to Me' Track listing:
Sing to Me, Mr. C
All by Myself
Say It Isn't So
All I Do is Dream of You
Sing to Me, Mr. C
Thank Heaven for Little Girls

Customer Reviews:

Great Collection.......2007-01-19

Essential Baroque is a great collection, especially for the price. It has two CDs packd full of the best Baroque music. Like most Baroque collections, it has the best of some of the better known artists like Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi. However, unlike most other collections, it excels in adding some good pieces from lesser known artists from the period.

A remarkable anthology.......2005-09-08

A fine selection of pieces excerpted from the chamber ensemble, solo and opera repertory. Some recordings, though from paramount artists, are elderly; yet, performers are anyway flawless. It may be objected that a few of Vivaldi's masterpieces were disregarded.

High-quality, marvelously varied intro to baroque music.......2003-12-13

I am buying this as the perfect gift for Russian and Chinese scientist friends. They have knowledge of classical music but perhaps not much about baroque music, which achieved special popularity in the U.S. during the 1970's and 1980's. Russians seem to have more familiarity with romantic classical music, while the more recently arrived Asian classical buffs have special affinity to the "Classical" classical period and the great 19th Century romantics. How can a baroque sampler be better than with a span of music ranging from solo harpsichord to full orchestra and chorus, and from the very familiar (Pachelbel Canon and Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah) to a trio sonata by Zelenka and the Dardanus Overture by Rameau. Not only that, but both the period instrument and living tradition baroque styles are represented by noted performers (e.g. Trevor Pinnock and Christopher Hogwood; and Henryk Szeryng, Andras Schiff, Pepe Romero, and Alicia de Larrocha, respectively). The producers were careful enough to state that the "Albinoni Adagio in g minor" was actually composed by Remo Giazotto - though in fact Giazotto did use a fragment of Albinoni. This is definitely not a supermarket special, but a box of choice musical bonbons.

Essential, Vol. 1 (Are You Ready for the Country?)

Average customer rating:

A superb 22 cut Scorchers retrospective that Rocks, Roles and is still somewhat Country-fried! Yee-Haw!

Essential, Vol. 1 (Are You Ready for the Country?)
Jason & the Scorchers
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

A Blazing Grace
Reckless Country Soul
Thunder And Fire
Midnight Roads & Stages Seen
All Over Creation

ASIN: B000008GZY
Release Date: 1992-10-20

Tracks:

Absolutely Sweet Marie
Help There's a Fire
I Can't Help Myself
Hot Nights in Georgia
Pray for Me, Mama (I'm a Gypsy Now)
Harvest Moon
Both Sides of the Line
Last Time Around
White Lies
If Money Talks
I Really Don't Want to Know
Blanket of Sorrow
Shop It Around
Lost Highway
Still Tied
Broken Whiskey Glass
Far Behind [Long Version]
Change the Tune
Are You Ready for the Country [Studio Outtakes][#]
Greetings from Nashville [Studio Outtakes]
Honky Tonk Blues [Live][#]
Absolutely Sweet Marie [Live]

Customer Reviews:

A superb 22 cut Scorchers retrospective that Rocks, Roles and is still somewhat Country-fried! Yee-Haw!.......2006-06-07

What a great compliation, almost a
greatest hits assortment, that came
out when Jason and the boys had broken
up - the first time! This is a must
have for any Scorchers band fan's
collection. Better than other even
good Compliations by the Noise Boys
from NashVegas, Tn.

The Essential Jimi Hendrix: Vol.1&2 (2CD)

Average customer rating:

THE FIRST TRUE ULTIMATE JIMI HENDRIX COMPILATION!
The Perfect Intro To Hendrix

The Essential Jimi Hendrix: Vol.1&2 (2CD)
Jimi Hendrix
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
Similar Items:

Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection
Live at Winterland
Are You Experienced
Essential Santana
The Ultimate Experience

ASIN: B000008GHX
Release Date: 1989-10-23

Customer Reviews:

THE FIRST TRUE ULTIMATE JIMI HENDRIX COMPILATION!.......2006-11-29

I will be doing a review on the now out of print legendary masterpiece 2-CD set album "THE ESSENTIAL JIMI HENDRIX VOLUMES ONE AND TWO" by the late great guitar legend, the one and only Jimi Hendrix. These two volume 2-CD set album was originally released on Jimi's old Reprise Records label in 1978. The matrix or ID number of this CD is 9 26035-2. If I find out new information regarding this 2-CD set, I will edit this review so that you the consumer will get the best and most accurate review possible.

In my opinion, this compilation is the first true collection of Jimi Hendrix. This compilation along with the Jimi Hendrix Experience Purple Boxset, you will not be doing very bad as far as collecting some of Jimi's most sacred recordings. When this compilation was originally released on cassette and vinyl, they were actually released on two cassettes and on a 2-record set for Volume one and on one record for Volume two. Putting both volumes on a 2-CD set is actually a blessing for all who wish to own this collection if you can find it.

The songs on here are all EXCELLENT! Disc one Volume one contains MANY of Jimi's legendary hit songs such as "Are You Experienced," "Purple Haze," "Hey Joe," "Fire," "Foxey Lady," "The Wind Cries Mary," "I Don't Live Today," "Little Wing," "If 6 Was 9," "Bold As Love," "Little Miss Lover," Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" and "Crosstown Traffic." Disc two Volume two contains the songs such as "All Along The Watchtower," "Izabella," "Freedom," "Dolly Dagger," "Stepping Stone," "Drifting," "Ezy Rider," Monterey's 1967 Live Recording of "Wild Thing," "Machine Gun," THE GREATEST GUITAR SOLO IN ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY, "The Star Spangled Banner" recorded live at Woodstock 1969 and the BLISTERING "Gloria."

As you can see, this is not a bad collection of Jimi at all! EVERY ONE of these songs are legendary and is a breakthrough in the recording technology process. One of the MANY fine examples of this process is the legendary song "Bold As Love." All I will say about this song is listen to the ending of it and you will know what I mean. In my opinion, this song contains one of the most beautiful endings in Rock n' Roll history. Another great example is the song "Are You Experienced?." This song is absolutely legendary, daring and breathtaking with Jimi asking you a BOLD question. The music to "Are You Experienced?" is nothing but incredible and far ahead of its time. When I listen to the song "Drifting," I REALLY TRULY believe that Jimi was drifting away from us which would lead to his unfortunate death on 18 September 1970. In the haunting song "Machine Gun," Jimi was the ONLY PERFORMER who DARED to take us on a journey to the Vietnam war. Through his guitar, Jimi actually created unimaginable sounds and effects such as bullets quickly going off through a machine gun and explosions going off on the battlefield killing many soldiers or hearing their cries. You can also hear the planes flying and crashing in the battlefield through his guitar. In my opinion, you can actually feel Jimi's emotions and tears flowing through his guitar as he is playing this song. "Machine Gun" has to be one of the most if not the most incredible song of the Vietnam war to ever be recorded onto tape. Jimi would also use this same kind of formula on our National Anthem when he performed the "Star Spangled Banner" live at Woodstock in 1969. All I will say about the Hendrix version of the Van Morrison composition song "Gloria" is that this song is a TRUE ROCKER! Other GREAT ROCKERS included in this collection are "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" and "Little Miss Lover." These two songs KICK A*S! I can keep talkng about all the songs contained in this collection, but I would eventually make this review long like many of my other Hendrix reviews in the past. This is a GREAT compilation and is worth buying if you can find it, but I think you know where to start.

In closing, Jimi Hendrix is THE GREATEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIME. In MANY magazine polls, Jimi has pretty much been voted THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL! In a recent poll by Mojo magazine, the "Are You Experienced?" album was voted the GREATEST INSTRUMENTAL album of ALL-TIME! There is NO DOUBT after all these years since Jimi's death in 1970, his influence in Rock n' Roll is fealt to this day. When you hear a great guitar legend play a note through their guitar, Jimi flows through their guitar as well. There will NEVER be another Jimi Hendrix, he is IRREPLACEABLE. Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for all of you. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. LONG LIVE ROCK N' ROLL! JIMI LIVES! Rock out always and take care. J.L.

The Perfect Intro To Hendrix.......2004-06-27

Much has been written about Jimi Hendrix, so I'll keep this short.

This reasonably-priced 2 cd set is the perfect place to start a Hendrix collection. Material from several albums is contained here, with a bit of an emphasis on "Are You Experienced?" and "Electric Ladyland". This is also a great album to have if you only want one Hendrix cd.

Once you've digested this, move on to the individual albums.

Cello Suites 1 2 & 3: Vol 1 - Essential Classics

Average customer rating:

Cello Suites 1 2 & 3: Vol 1 - Essential Classics
Bach , and Bylsma
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000069JK4
Release Date: 2002-08-06

Tracks: