| 1. Milagre Do Amor |
| 2. Angra |
| 3. Estradas |
| 4. Bons Tempos |
| 5. Chuva De Vento |
| 6. Longe Demais |
| 7. Clube Do Coracao |
| 8. Extra |
| 9. Sao Paulo |
| 10. Jornal Do Planeta |
| 11. Amoramar |
| 12. Ela Sabe Demais |
| 13. No Galeio Do Trem |
| 14. Patria |
| 15. Minha Lua Boa |
| 16. Lunar |
| 17. Dois E Dois: Quatro |
| 18. Viagens Do Coracao |
| 19. Nova Estacao |
| 20. Canto Matinal |
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
First CD by this Duo. A Compilation of Old LPs of their Own Work Previously Recorded. Highlights: Milagre Do Amor", "Estradas", "Ela Saber Demais", "Lunar", etc.
Disc 1: 60 minutes
Disc 2: 50 minutes
Disc 3: 61 minutes
Disc 4: 58 minutes
What gives Silva? There is *MUCH* more John Williams in the silva screen back catalogue by the Prague Philharmonic than what is in this set, and thats not including their entire discs devoted to Star Wars Films, Indiana Jones Trilogy etc. Why isn't Hook "When You're Alone" included on Disc 2? There's room. Why isn't 1941 on Disc 1? There's room. Why isn't Earthquake on Disc 3? There's room. Why isn't Far and Away on disc 4? There's room. Where's the other ten minutes of the Rare Breed suite on disc 3? Why isn't Midway on disc 1? Where are the Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel and Lots In Space tv themes? Etc. Etc. Etc.
C'mon Silva, most of these 4 disc mega boxes released in the past few years are packed to the brim, but not this one, and with new recordings made after this was released (the terminal, munich, geisha, war of the worlds, star wars ep 3, harry potter 3), it only makes sense for a "re-do" in the next couple of years.
Further, with Silva releasing the 100 Greatest Film Themes on six discs in a couple of months, it's only a matter of time before we see the ultimate six disc john williams set.
This isn't a BAD set to own, but it could have been much better and when compared to the Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry sets in this same series, this one is a major letdown.
I'm happy the music industry compiled this marvellous CD together. It has all the greatest hits like Luke and Leia, Indiana Jones march and the star wars main theme. These songs are really some of the great examples of Williams' finest.
Even if the music isn't really that clear in movies, it's still gives a great impact on the stories. If you watch a movie made up of only dialogues and fights, what's the thrill, we can see fights anytime anywhere. So the element that makes the movies really attractive and interesting is the music itself.
Kirstie Mabitad
I advise any John Williams/Boston Pops fan not to let this gem slip through their fingers! ;)
Entonces lo mejor de Williams a cargo de Williams junto con los POps es sorprendente, la obertura de "Cowboys" es grandiosa, Encuentros cercanos es fantastica, asi igual lo son la marcha para superman, Indiana Jones, de Darth Vader y la menos conocida para Midway. En resumen lo mejor de Williams en unas interpretaciones increibles, y nadie que se queje que no son las originales porque suenan incluso como la Sinfonica de Londres, y eso es mas de lo que uno espera. Grandioso.
Firstly, some reflections concerning the film and the music. I must confess, that after seeing this movie as a child, my soul had been affected in ways which I cannot fathom. This may all sound pathetic, but it is true nonetheless. In certain ways, this tragic story of frienship and ultimate loss (we will all die ultimately, however strong the connections between befriended souls may be) 'changed' me as a person, from then on looking out into the world with a somewhat shifted focus. In a more intellectual kind of way I kind of detest this motion picture, with its (over-)emotional sentimentalities, so perfectly and grandiloquently translated into music by maestro Williams. But at the same time it resonates with the strings of the heart (mostly John Williams to blame?) and its deep truths cannot be ignored. The little boy in me screaming: why the hell could these two soulmates NOT be united! Why would these two friends have to be separated! Why did Steven Spielberg have to be so cruel! Well, because life is not so soothingly simple, and because in the end, we all have to go our separate destinies, while our hearts always ring out to the other, maybe only after passing the 'Big Doorway to Another World' being reunited in the light of 'Eternal Love' ;-)
Anyhow, the music in itself is pure, vintage Williams in its ability to weave veritable webs of orchestral colors and emotions. Indeed, where would ET be without John Williams! As Steven Spielberg himself once said: John Williams IS ET!
I personally feel no need to ever again watch the movie itself though (lodged as it already is in my memory), but I do regularly listen to some of the music, evoking for me all the necessary images, emotions and sensibilities from the film. John Williams to me remains maybe the greatest film music composer, and his music for ET remains one of my all time favorites (beside his music for Jurassic Park, which I consider to be even better).
Thanks for the marvelous soundtrack John Williams...
Mario Simoes - Brazil - Cuiaba/MT
Anyhow, this soundtrack will try it's hardest to move you emotionaly, and this will work every time you slide it in.
The soundtrack has many sides, dark, horror, mystery, excitement, love, childlike themes, and a grand ending theme that will blow you away.
The addition of Yoda's theme in track 13 was extremely clever.
It's a good mix of Pop and r'n'b Love songs. I enjoyed all the tracks apart from "Trust A Try","Son Of A Gun" and "Doesn't Really Matter"( probably because the song got overplayed ). I didn't care for the interludes much. I thought there were too many of them.
Along with Mariah Carey's "Butterfly", this is definetly in my Top R'n'B Albums collection.
The Album's first track "You Ain't Right" is a hip hop Club song, and is a good opener for the album. It's very Street and edgy. Janet's vocals sound good, and fit with the music well. It's not too energetic, but it is a good song.
"All For You" is probably the most upbeat and best known song from the album. It's my favourite track from the album. This song is just incredably catchy, and addictive. This is a great Pop song, and also a great club tune.
Other Upbeat songs I liked were "Someone To Call My Lover", and "Come On Get Up". Both songs are incredibly catchy just like the title track, but i preffer the latter, because it's more addictive. It definetly should have been a single, because it sounds great. It's more upbeat and fun.
The rest of the Album is quite mellow, and relaxing bedroom funk rather than upbeat songs, but still enjoyable. A lot of these songs are about sex ( Would You Mind, Love Scene ) but that's not a bad thing.
I Thought the highlights of these tracks were "Love Scene" which i found very sexy, and sensual, and is my favourite non single track. There's just something irresistable about this track. It's so sexy. Like an experience you would want to share with your lover. This song makes is the perfect candle light mood song to relax to. It also has rain effects in the background. Defenitly one of the Album's Highlights.
I Also love "Feels So Right" because I love that RnB feel it has to it. "Truth" for the same reason is great, and also has a good message. The song is about an ended relationship, but it's not a sad song. It's more like something important you have to realize. The Truth.
Another one of my favourite tracks off the Album is the closer "Better Days" because it has a great message, and is very uplifting.
"I Used To sit and wonder.
Would I ever be happy.
Life was bitter sweet.
So many dissapointments.
Too many ups and downs for me.
When you live a Nightmare, It's hard to dream.
But sometimes life just isn't fair.
So why Complain. Nobody cares.
And I don't wanna' waste nobody's time.
So I'm. Bout to change my vibe. Today the suns gonna shine.
cos I made up my mind. Today Will be the start of Better Days"
some of the other tracks like "China Love", "Would You Mind" & "When We Oooo" seem a bit bland, but fit in with the album well, and i found them relaxing and enjoyable. Nothing worth skipping.
I think this album is a good one, not great, but it defently deserves 4/5 stars. I give it 4 because I feel it had too many interludes, and I didn't enjoy some of the tracks. Overall R'n'B fans and Janet Jackson fans will probably want to give it a listen. It's worth it.
There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classic that even the youngsters today recognize "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) (Max Steiner), sweeping score that captures the tragic history of the South during the Civil War, one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this, nominated by the Academy for Best Original Score...and closing on Disc 4 with "THE INCREDIBLES" (2004) (Michael Giacchino), the big hit in computer animation from Walt Disney & Pixar that once again pit Super-Heroes against the forces of evil...our family of five Supers prove crime doesn't pay, but box-office receipts do...gotta love it!
Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Bill Ashton, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens, Derek Wadsworth, and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come.
Some selections are missing, but when you think of what Silva has included, it is impossible to please everyone...was happy to see "TOUCH OF EVIL" (1958) from composer Henry Mancini, as I feel this composer deserves all the recognition that has been overlooked recently in the music world...This collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!
Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1181 ~ (5/10/2005)
Most people are familiar with Olive, and with this particular album, whether or not they know it, thanks primarily to the song "You're Not Along" which gained moderate airplay and mainstream exposure back n 1997/1998. This album, though, is so much more than that one song. While I love "You're Not Alone", it actually isn't one of my favorites here. Check out "This Time", "Safer Hands", "Outlaw", "You Are Nothing", and my personal favorite on this album, "I Don't Think So". Love the cracking whip sound that the music has in that song.
This album is a classic. Pick it up along with Olive's sophomore effort, "Trickle", which is even better than this one, if you can believe it.
They are, in fact, so good that it's impossible to put into words how moving their music is, particularly with the release of Long Gone Before Daylight and Super Extra Gravity (each of which still give me shivers).
Everything about SEG is amazing- the music, the vocals, the lyrics, the power, the emotion, the rock and roll (!).
It kills me that The Cardigans have had to suffer the pop culture maiming they've received in America. People just don't know how much is out there by them, and that Lovefool is not the keystone of the kind of music they make. If you were ever interested in The Cardigans, I urge you to look into the band more deeply and check out what they have to offer.
Even though I love all the songs on SEG, I have to say that it took a bit more effort to fall into And Then You Kissed Me II and Losing A Friend, but now that I know the album, I have to say that it all dovetails wonderfully into three little song pockets.
The first four songs are banded together into something akin to a roller coaster ride. Losing A Friend starts slow, but climbs into a peak before Godspell "whiplashes you around and 'round" in the words of Nina.
Drip Drop Teardrop picks up at a lower velocity than Godspell, but leaves you feeling content and rounded-out with Overload.
The next little group gives you the perfect kind of musical high (and is my favorite segment), with Fine Wine (abridged title) being the perfect pick-up from Overload. It rocks, and to be quite honest, I think that after hearing that song, anyone would want to take commands from Nina Persson...
Enter the gorgeous downshift to Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds), where Nina's voice takes on the sort of softness that one can only dream about hearing.
Ending on the gliding feeling of a warm crescendo, you're then swept into the rock-y ethereal heights with Little Black Cloud (her vibrato alone is worth the price of the album, as silly as that sounds).
The last little group of four gives you a nice comedown from LBC into In the Round, which some fans have actually denounced as not worth being on the album.
I think the song is worth its steady heartbeat because it is the perfect launch for Holy Love, which blasts off like a rocket and doesn't quit until you hit the end of Good Morning Joan- which is one of those songs that sounds completely effortless, but certainly does its share of the heavy lifting.
Then the quietly rolling And Then You Kissed Me II. The lyrics in this song are cruelly beautiful, and its small, compact, but potent phrases are bound to stick in your head.
You will not be disappointed to own this album, and if you are, then you aren't listening correctly.
Needeless to say, I am willing to give the Cardigans a chance every single time they release an album. Their albums represent an evolution away from what made them popular. "Gran Turismo" was a radical departure, and I dug that. "Long Gone Before Daylight" was really pretty bad, in my opinion. I felt catatonic listening to it. I was pretty disappointed. But, you know, one cannot stay away from something like the Cardigans, and when I heard they released a new record, I was all over it.
"Super Extra Gravity" (should have been the title of the last album) is a great rock and roll album. This record would have fit in with the sound of the mid-90's when they were making lounge music. It is reminicent of the best of the Breeders or Veruca Salt, though, of course, the musicians in the Cardigans are much more talented than those mid-90's bands.
The album is a rollercoaster ride, with a good ballance of more upbeat tunes, and slower, darker tunes. The guitar work is great, and the production is polished. But there are some suprises in the structures of the songs themselves. What one expects from a song like "Holy Love" is altered by the last chorus, as the Cardigans experiment with range and dissonance. It's not too far out (in a way that the Sonic Youth were far out) but it just enough to add a new dimension of interest to the song.
The draw for most to the Cardigans is the voice of the singer, Nina Persson. Long gone are the delicate tones of sticky sweetness that she is originally famous for. On this record she gains some gravel, and many times sings not beyond her range, but at the very edges of it. It underscores the rock element of the record to the nth degree.
All in all great production values, innovative stylings, and a relatively coherent set list makes this album a really great listen, very enjoyable for playing while you are engaged in some activity. Enjoy it with a friend. "Super Extra Gravity" is a very impressive record from one of my favorite bands.
Either way, the lead singer, Nina Persson, has a truly unique, emotive voice and all of their albums have that listenable quality where one songs manages to sound different from the next.
I had high expectations for Super Extra Gravity, and they were met. People are right to say that every Cardigans album sounds different, but with Nina's voice as a constant, this variability is a strength. Super Extra Gravity is rougher and rockier than LGBD, but I like it just as much. I especially like "Don't Blame Your Daughter" and "I Need Some Fine Wine...And You Need To Be Nicer", and "And Then You Kissed Me II". The entire album, however, is fantastic, clever, and holds some nice surprises for Cardigans fans, especially.
For new listeners, I recommend starting at Gran Turismo- it's very accessible, and I dare say that if you don't like that album, you aren't going to like the Cardigans. Go back to their earlier albums only once you're addicted to Nina Persson's voice (shouldn't take long). It's also worthy to note that Nina Persson released a great solo album under the title "A Camp"- not to be missed.
Nina Perrson has one of the most beautiful voices in music. With her, it's not the range, but the tone. It is unique and pure.
This album does not contain a single consistency like the others do. Many of the songs are edgy and fierce, some are bouncy, and others are slow and dreamlike. Most are moving and enjoyable. The only songs I did not take to were Good Morning Joan and In the Round. Favorites are Godspell and I Need Some Fine Wine...
If you are new to the Cardigans, I think this is a great album to start with. It is very accessible and not as solemn or quirky as their others (which are also great). I completely recommend this album, I doubt you will feel like you wasted your money but just to be safe, I always say to listen to a sample first.
I hope this album gets its due credit; the Cardigans are way underrated.
There is a powerful-sounding song called Godspell, which is a song about religion being an opiate for the masses, but after listening to the lyrics, I came to the conclusion that they are rather nonsensical and the message sounds more whiny than astute.
The album is decidedly brash and brave and each song has a unique sound, but I miss the vulnerability of Long Gone Before Daylight. I thought it deserved 4 stars, because I am not usually a person who likes harsher sounding rock 'n roll, and this album was more enjoyable for me than most would be in that genre. Not all of the songs are rock per se, but the album does have an edgy rock feeling throughout.
. . . So just what happened?
How did this man who soared with the eagles suddenly take a nose dive and swim in the turkey droppings? How could such a winner like George Harrison create such a loser of a solo album?
My guess, maybe, it was his divorce with Patti Boyd at the time. Perhaps it may have been because of his laryngitis, but that had already healed after he made his "Dark Horse" album. But whatever the reason, his other albums take off to the skies while this one crashes into a tree. Harrison plagiarizes his own material with "This Guitar Can't Keep From Crying" which is pitiful excuse for "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". If you have a small child that cannot go to sleep, just play him this song at night and the problem will be solved.
The best song this album is "You" which is horribly mediocre but the only one that is not boring. The song "His Name is Legs" could have been a good hard rock song except that it was too repetitious and you would still get bored after the first half. The rest of the album is a giant sleeping pill.
No need for over the counter insomnia medicine! Play this record before you go to bed and have a great night's sleep!
I think the main reason I don't like the album is because George buries his voice underneath layers of orchestration on this album. Production wise, this album makes overproduced efforts like 'All things must pass' and even Ringo Starr's 'Ringo the fourth' look like 'Plastic Ono Band' by comparison. I don't think Overproduction is necessarily a bad thing, but you should be able to hear the vocalist easily. Perhaps Harrison was paying too much attention to his critics and the comments about his voice on the last album 'Dark Horse'. Not only that, his critically acclaimed masterpiece 'All things must pass' was a very riff driven album. The critically dissed 'Living in the material world' was not a riff driven album. So on Dark Horse and Extra Texture Harrison tries to make the songs more riff driven. However, I think sometimes he tends to be repetitous, but that's just my view.
I find most of the songs fairly enjoyable, and some of the songs show his knack for writing great melodies, but overall there are not the same kind of melodies displayed here as usual, in my opinion, and music is a matter of opinion. Going by other reviews, some people think it's great, some thi
First CD by this Duo. A Compilation of Old LPs of their Own Work Previously Recorded. Highlights: Milagre Do Amor", "Estradas", "Ela Saber Demais", "Lunar", etc.
Extra,Luiz Guedes,Thomas Roth,Luanda Brasil,Brazilian,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music
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The Ultimate Movie Music Collection
Erich Kunzel Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B000BFH26Y Release Date: 2005-10-25 |
Tracks:
- The Imperial March: The Empire Strikes Back
- Main Theme: Jurassic Park
- Main Title: Shakespeare In Love
- Themes: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Main Title: The Last Of The Mohicans
- Theme: The Godfather
- Unchained Melody: Ghost
- Theme: Goldfinger
- We're Losing Him: Somewhere In Time
- Space Camp
- Opening And Closing Titles: Henry V
- Theme: The Thorn Birds
- Suite: Moonwalker
- The Time Of Your Life: A Bugs Life
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- Batman Theme: Batman
- Bicycle Chase: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
- Suite: Independance Day
- Love Theme: Romeo & Juliet
- Theme: Back To The Future
- End Credits: Contact
- Theme: Breakfast At Tiffany's
- Main Theme: Star Trek
- May It Be And Themes: Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Ring
- Love Theme: Cousins
- Sean's Theme: Minority Report
- I Will Wait From You: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
- Theme: Rocky
- The Sand Volcano: The Mummy
- The Raider's March: Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Tracks:
- Theme: Mission Impossible
- Casablanca Suite
- Book Of Days: Far And Away
- Love Theme: Superman
- Tara's Theme: Gone With The Wind
- Don't Mess With: Z
- Main Title: The Mask Of Zorro
- Finale: Victor / Victoria
- Carol Ann's Theme: Poltergeist
- Love Theme: Star Wars: Episode ll: Attack Of The Clones
- Main Theme: Willow
- Main Title: Star Trek ll: The Wrath Of Kahn
- MAin Theme: On Golden Pond
- Theme: A Summer Place
- Theme: Chariots Of Fire
Tracks:
- Iceberg!
- Back To Titanic
- Main Themes: Hook
- Theme: Pink Panther
- Lara's: Doctor Zhivago
- Theme: Love Story
- Right Stuff
- Theme: Jaws
- When You Believe: The Prince Of Egypt
- Smile: Modern Times
- The Apollo 13 Mission
- Re-Entry And Splashdown: Apollo 13
- Main Title: Beetlejuice
- War: Pearl Harbor
- Cavatina: The Deer Hunter
- Throne Room And End Title: Star Wars: Episode lV: A New Hope
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Relive you movie experiences.......2006-01-24
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The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music
Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores
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ASIN: B0000C6K09 Release Date: 2003-10-07 |
Tracks:
- The Sugarland Express-Main Theme
- Jaws-Main Theme
- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-Suite
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark-March
- Raiders Of The Lost Arc-The Map Room:Dawn
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrail-Adventures On Earth
- Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-Mine Car Chase
- Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-End Credits
- Empire Of The Sun-Exsultate Justi
- Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-Indy's First Adventure
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- Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-End Credits
- Always-Follow Me/Dorinda's Solo Flight
- Hook-Main Themes
- Jurassic Park-Main Themes
- Schindler's List-Main Theme
- Amistad-Dry Your Tears, Afrika
- Saving Private Ryan-Hymn To The Fallen
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence-Where Dreams Are Made
- Minority Report
- Catch Me If You Can
Tracks:
- The Rare Breed-Suite (Universal Emblem/Hilary's Plight/Scottish Romeo/The Hunt)
- Jane Eyre-Suite: The Jane Eyre Theme
- Jane Eyre-Suite: To Thornfield
- Jane Eyre-Suite: Restoration
- The Cowboys-Overture
- The Poseidon Adventure-Prelude
- The Towering Inferno-Main Titles
- Family Plot-End Titles
- The Fury-Main Titles
- Superman-Main Theme
- Dracula-Main Titles & Storm
- The River-Main Theme & Love Theme
- The Witches Of Eastwick- Dance Of The Witches
Tracks:
- Born On The Fourth Of July-End Credits
- Presumed Innocent-End Titles
- JFK-Arlington/End Titles
- Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone-Hedwig's Theme
- Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets-Fawkes The Phoenix
- Star Wars: A New Hope- Main Theme
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-Hans Solo And The Princess
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-The Imperial March
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace- Anakin's Theme
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-The Flag Parade
- Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones-Across The Stars
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-Duel Of The Fates
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Very disappointing, considering what it could have been.......2007-04-20
Disc 1: 60 minutes
Disc 2: 50 minutes
Disc 3: 61 minutes
Disc 4: 58 minutes
What gives Silva? There is *MUCH* more John Williams in the silva screen back catalogue by the Prague Philharmonic than what is in this set, and thats not including their entire discs devoted to Star Wars Films, Indiana Jones Trilogy etc. Why isn't Hook "When You're Alone" included on Disc 2? There's room. Why isn't 1941 on Disc 1? There's room. Why isn't Earthquake on Disc 3? There's room. Why isn't Far and Away on disc 4? There's room. Where's the other ten minutes of the Rare Breed suite on disc 3? Why isn't Midway on disc 1? Where are the Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel and Lots In Space tv themes? Etc. Etc. Etc.
C'mon Silva, most of these 4 disc mega boxes released in the past few years are packed to the brim, but not this one, and with new recordings made after this was released (the terminal, munich, geisha, war of the worlds, star wars ep 3, harry potter 3), it only makes sense for a "re-do" in the next couple of years.
Further, with Silva releasing the 100 Greatest Film Themes on six discs in a couple of months, it's only a matter of time before we see the ultimate six disc john williams set.
This isn't a BAD set to own, but it could have been much better and when compared to the Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry sets in this same series, this one is a major letdown.
Always a pleaser.......2007-03-31
JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music.......2007-01-10
Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia.......2006-12-13
John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music.......2006-11-28
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By Request: The Best Of John Williams And The Boston Pops Orchestra
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ASIN: B0000040YP Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Olympic Fanfare And Theme
- The Cowboys Overture
- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: Excerpts From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
- March From Midway
- Flying Theme From 'E.T.'
- Return Of The Jedi: Luke And Leia Theme From Return Of The Jedi
- SUPERMAN: March From Superman
- Liberty Fanfare
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark: March From Raiders Of The Lost Ark
- The Empire Strikes Back: Yoda's Theme From The Empire Strikes Back
- '1941': March From '1941'
- Jaws: Theme From Jaws
- The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial March From The Empire Strikes Back
- Mission Theme (Theme For NBC News)
- Star Wars: Main Theme From Star Wars
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Good popular music........2005-08-14
Still great!.......2005-07-23
I'm happy the music industry compiled this marvellous CD together. It has all the greatest hits like Luke and Leia, Indiana Jones march and the star wars main theme. These songs are really some of the great examples of Williams' finest.
Even if the music isn't really that clear in movies, it's still gives a great impact on the stories. If you watch a movie made up of only dialogues and fights, what's the thrill, we can see fights anytime anywhere. So the element that makes the movies really attractive and interesting is the music itself.
Kirstie Mabitad
Great Performances as well as Music.......2005-04-06
I advise any John Williams/Boston Pops fan not to let this gem slip through their fingers! ;)
De Williams los Boston lo mejor..........2004-12-14
Entonces lo mejor de Williams a cargo de Williams junto con los POps es sorprendente, la obertura de "Cowboys" es grandiosa, Encuentros cercanos es fantastica, asi igual lo son la marcha para superman, Indiana Jones, de Darth Vader y la menos conocida para Midway. En resumen lo mejor de Williams en unas interpretaciones increibles, y nadie que se queje que no son las originales porque suenan incluso como la Sinfonica de Londres, y eso es mas de lo que uno espera. Grandioso.
Williams at His Finest....as of 1987.......2003-07-13
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ASIN: B00006O0NT Release Date: 2002-12-03 |
Tracks:
- Overture To 'Tannhauser'
- Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
- We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
- Hungarian Dance No.7
- The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
- Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
- But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
- The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
- The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
- Csardas Music
- The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
- The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
- Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
- The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
- Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
- Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
- The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
- Tzigane
- Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
- Caprice No.24
- The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
- Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
- Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
- Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
- Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
- The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
- The Violin Muted
- Clair De Lune
- The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
- Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
- The Pizzicato Violin
- Pizzicato Polka
- In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
- Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
- Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
- The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
- The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
- Hungarian Dance No.4
- Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
- The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
- Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
- Bolero
- Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
- Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
- Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
- Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
- Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
- Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
- And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
- Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
- The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
- Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
- The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
- Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
- Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
- The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
- Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
- Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
- Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
- The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
- Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
- Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
- Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
- Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
- Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
- To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
- Elfenreigen
Tracks:
- Introduction To The Viola
- Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
- Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
- Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
- Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
- Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
- The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
- Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
- The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
- Cypresses (No.9)
- The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
- Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
- The 'Period' Viola In Bach
- Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
- The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
- Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
- Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
- Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
- Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
- Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
- In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
- Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
- But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
- Elfentanz, Op.39
- Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
- The Protecting Veil (Opening)
- A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
- Flamenco
- Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
- Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
- It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
- Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
- It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
- Symphony No.9 (Finale)
- Introduction To The Double-Bass
- The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
- But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
- Elegy No.1 In D Major
- The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
- Capriccio Di Bravura
- Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
- The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
- Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds
Tracks:
- The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
- Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
- The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
- Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
- The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
- Sa'Dawi
- Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
- Chamber Music No.II
- The Piccolo - Aptly Named
- La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
- From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
- Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
- A Variety Of Techniques
- Chamber Music No.II
- Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
- The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
- From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
- Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
- An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
- Naelden, Naelden
- The Bachian Oboe
- Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
- Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
- Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
- The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
- The Swan Of Tuonela
- The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
- Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
- Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
- Bolero
- The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
- Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
- As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
- Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
- The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
- The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
- The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
- ...And Quite Low.
- Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
- The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
- Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
- But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
- Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
- Introduction To The Saxophone
- Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
- The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
- L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
- The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
- Bolero
- The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
- Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
- The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
- Sax-O-Phun
- The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
- Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
- The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
- Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
- Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
- And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
- Bolero
- The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
- Symphony No.3 (Opening)
- The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
- The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
- Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
- The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
- The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
- Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
- The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
- Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
- The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
- Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
- Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
- The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
- Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)
Tracks:
- The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
- Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
- The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
- Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
- The Ceremonial Trumpet
- Fanfare For The Common Man
- Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
- Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
- The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
- Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
- The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
- Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
- The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
- Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
- The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
- Billy The Kid
- The Trumpet As Character Actor
- Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
- The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
- Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
- The Birth Of The Trombone
- Aenmerckt Nu Hier
- The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
- Canzon 12 In Double Echo
- The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
- Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
- The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
- Hosannah
- The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
- Symphony No.5 (Finale)
- The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
- The Trombone As Caricaturist
- Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
- The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
- The Horn And The Hunt
- Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
- The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
- Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
- The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
- Walter Music (Minuet 1)
- The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
- Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
- Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
- The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
- Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
- The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
- Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
- The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
- Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
- The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
- Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)
Tracks:
- Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
- Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
- At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
- Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
- Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
- Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
- The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
- The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
- Den Hoboecken Dans
- Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
- Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
- No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
- Gymnopedie No.2
- The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
- Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
- More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
- Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
- Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
- Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
- A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
- Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
- The Birth Of The Bongo
- Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
- From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
- Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
- From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
- Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
- Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
- But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
- Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
- Taking Advantage Of Tunability
- Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
- The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
- Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
- Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
- The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
- Ravel And The Xylophone
- Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
- Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
- Introducing The Vibraphone
- The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
- The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
- Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
- Folk Dances
- The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
- Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
- Introducing The Tubular Bells
- Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
- A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
- Carmen Suite (Introduction)
- But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
- Introducing The Celeste
- The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
- Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
- Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
- Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
- A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
- The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
- Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
- The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
- Petrushka (Russian Dance)
- The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
- Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)
Tracks:
- Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
- Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
- But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
- Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
- The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
- An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
- Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
- Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
- Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
- Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
- Mahler's Sleighbells
- Symphony No.4 (Opening)
- A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
- Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
- Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
- Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
- National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
- And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
- And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
- The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
- The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
- The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
- The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
- The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
- The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
- The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
- The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
- There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
- The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
- Nocturnes
- Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
- The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
- The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
- The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
- The Oboe As Duck
- Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
- The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
- The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
- The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
- Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
- Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
- Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
- Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
- The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
- A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
- Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
- A Thunderstorm In A Million
- Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
- the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
- The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
- Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
- The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)
Tracks:
- The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
- Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
- A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
- Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
- Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
- String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
- The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
- String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
- The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
- String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
- The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
- String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
- The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
- String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
- The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
- Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
- Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
- String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
- The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
- Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
- Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
- In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
- In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
- In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
- Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
- And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
- The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
- Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
- A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
- Octet In F (Mvt 3)
- The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
- Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
- Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
- Canzon 28
- Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
- Symphony No.5 (Finale)
- From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
- Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
- Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
- The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
- Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
- When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
- Images (Gigues)
- A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
- Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
- The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
- Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
- Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
- Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
- A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')
Customer Reviews:
Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04
Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12
Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20
Frank's view.......2006-08-19
Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08
The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!
I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.
The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Edition
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ASIN: B0000639AI Release Date: 2002-03-19 |
Tracks:
- Main Titles
- Far From Home/E.T. Alone
- Bait For E.T.
- Meeting E.T.
- E.T.'s New Home
- The Beginning Of A Friendship
- Toys
- 'I'm Keeping Him'
- E.T.'s Powers
- E.T. And Elliott Get Drunk
- Frogs
- At Home
- The Magic Of Halloween
- Sending The Signal
- Searching For E.T.
- Invading Elliott's House
- E.T. Is Dying
- Losing E.T.
- E.T. Is Alive!
- Escape/Chase/Saying Goodbye
- End Credits
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While director Steven Spielberg has sometimes termed his blockbuster hit E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial a loose sequel to his similarly themed Close Encounters of the Third Kind, that notion only underscores the breadth of John Williams's talents as a composer and tempts the listener to consider this score a sort of second, more nakedly emotional movement to his CE3K music. As in his epic Star Wars work, the musical touchstone is early-20th-century Russian romanticism, a link that becomes even clearer with the restoration of three fragile, largely atmospheric cues ("Main Titles," "Meeting E.T.," and "E.T.'s New Home"). While Williams has often suffered odd accusations of emotional manipulation--which is, after all, precisely the job of a film composer--his E.T. music is still some of his most compelling, recalling Herrmann's delicate, pastoral touch on The Magnificent Ambersons in its first half, then steadily ratcheting up the tension as the score's insistent brass motif intrudes ever more ominously. Two decades later, the 15-minute sweep of "Escape/Chase/Saying Goodbye" remains one of Williams's most powerful and memorable film-music achievements. This edition also features an illustrated booklet with a new interview with the composer. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
This Soundtrack is Great ! .......2006-08-01
Heartfelt, Adventurous, Purely Magnificent.......2006-06-01
Splendid remastering of wonderful music.......2006-01-17
Firstly, some reflections concerning the film and the music. I must confess, that after seeing this movie as a child, my soul had been affected in ways which I cannot fathom. This may all sound pathetic, but it is true nonetheless. In certain ways, this tragic story of frienship and ultimate loss (we will all die ultimately, however strong the connections between befriended souls may be) 'changed' me as a person, from then on looking out into the world with a somewhat shifted focus. In a more intellectual kind of way I kind of detest this motion picture, with its (over-)emotional sentimentalities, so perfectly and grandiloquently translated into music by maestro Williams. But at the same time it resonates with the strings of the heart (mostly John Williams to blame?) and its deep truths cannot be ignored. The little boy in me screaming: why the hell could these two soulmates NOT be united! Why would these two friends have to be separated! Why did Steven Spielberg have to be so cruel! Well, because life is not so soothingly simple, and because in the end, we all have to go our separate destinies, while our hearts always ring out to the other, maybe only after passing the 'Big Doorway to Another World' being reunited in the light of 'Eternal Love' ;-)
Anyhow, the music in itself is pure, vintage Williams in its ability to weave veritable webs of orchestral colors and emotions. Indeed, where would ET be without John Williams! As Steven Spielberg himself once said: John Williams IS ET!
I personally feel no need to ever again watch the movie itself though (lodged as it already is in my memory), but I do regularly listen to some of the music, evoking for me all the necessary images, emotions and sensibilities from the film. John Williams to me remains maybe the greatest film music composer, and his music for ET remains one of my all time favorites (beside his music for Jurassic Park, which I consider to be even better).
John Williams.......2005-09-12
Thanks for the marvelous soundtrack John Williams...
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Awesome Soundtrack, Timeless Themes.......2005-08-17
Anyhow, this soundtrack will try it's hardest to move you emotionaly, and this will work every time you slide it in.
The soundtrack has many sides, dark, horror, mystery, excitement, love, childlike themes, and a grand ending theme that will blow you away.
The addition of Yoda's theme in track 13 was extremely clever.
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All for You [Extra Track]
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ASIN: B00005TRZT Release Date: 2001-04-24 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- You Ain't Right
- All For You
- 2wayforyou (Interlude)
- Come On Get Up
- When We Oooo
- China Love
- Love Scene
- Would You Mind
- Lame (Interlude)
- Trust A Try
- Clouds (Interlude)
- Son Of A Gun
- Truth
- Theory (Interlude)
- Someone To Call My Lover
- Feels So Right
- Doesn't Really Matter
- Better Days
- Outro
- Son Of A Gun (P. Diddy remix featuring Missy Elliott and P. Diddy)
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Unlike those other members of her family, Janet Jackson's albums are still worth waiting for. The best parts of All for You, her first disc since 1997's The Velvet Rope, continue to display the first-class pop-R&B talent who broke through decisively in the mid-'80s with "What Have You Done for Me Lately" and "Nasty." Jackson's longtime cohorts Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are of course on board, and the production-writing trio demonstrates its mastery of everything from dirty funk ("You Ain't Right") to peppy, radio-perfect ("Come on Get Up" and 2000's No. 1 "Doesn't Really Matter") and hypnotically undulating sounds ("When We Oooo"). While much of All for You is irresistible, its handful of failures are poorly conceived and executed. Most glaring among these is "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)," an unlistenable sequel to Rope's "Got 'Til It's Gone" that substitutes one self-regarding singer-songwriter diva (Carly Simon) for another (Joni Mitchell), thereby wrecking Simon's one golden moment, "You're So Vain." "Son of a Gun" and "Truth" apparently target estranged husband Rene Elizondo, but Jackson is hardly as convincing a revenge artist as she is a sex kitten. In fact, the likes of "Love Scene (Ooh Baby)" and "Would You Mind" out-spice even the carnally obsessed Velvet Rope and Janet. --Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
Today Will Be The Start Of Better Days..........2007-08-03
It's a good mix of Pop and r'n'b Love songs. I enjoyed all the tracks apart from "Trust A Try","Son Of A Gun" and "Doesn't Really Matter"( probably because the song got overplayed ). I didn't care for the interludes much. I thought there were too many of them.
Along with Mariah Carey's "Butterfly", this is definetly in my Top R'n'B Albums collection.
The Album's first track "You Ain't Right" is a hip hop Club song, and is a good opener for the album. It's very Street and edgy. Janet's vocals sound good, and fit with the music well. It's not too energetic, but it is a good song.
"All For You" is probably the most upbeat and best known song from the album. It's my favourite track from the album. This song is just incredably catchy, and addictive. This is a great Pop song, and also a great club tune.
Other Upbeat songs I liked were "Someone To Call My Lover", and "Come On Get Up". Both songs are incredibly catchy just like the title track, but i preffer the latter, because it's more addictive. It definetly should have been a single, because it sounds great. It's more upbeat and fun.
The rest of the Album is quite mellow, and relaxing bedroom funk rather than upbeat songs, but still enjoyable. A lot of these songs are about sex ( Would You Mind, Love Scene ) but that's not a bad thing.
I Thought the highlights of these tracks were "Love Scene" which i found very sexy, and sensual, and is my favourite non single track. There's just something irresistable about this track. It's so sexy. Like an experience you would want to share with your lover. This song makes is the perfect candle light mood song to relax to. It also has rain effects in the background. Defenitly one of the Album's Highlights.
I Also love "Feels So Right" because I love that RnB feel it has to it. "Truth" for the same reason is great, and also has a good message. The song is about an ended relationship, but it's not a sad song. It's more like something important you have to realize. The Truth.
Another one of my favourite tracks off the Album is the closer "Better Days" because it has a great message, and is very uplifting.
"I Used To sit and wonder.
Would I ever be happy.
Life was bitter sweet.
So many dissapointments.
Too many ups and downs for me.
When you live a Nightmare, It's hard to dream.
But sometimes life just isn't fair.
So why Complain. Nobody cares.
And I don't wanna' waste nobody's time.
So I'm. Bout to change my vibe. Today the suns gonna shine.
cos I made up my mind. Today Will be the start of Better Days"
some of the other tracks like "China Love", "Would You Mind" & "When We Oooo" seem a bit bland, but fit in with the album well, and i found them relaxing and enjoyable. Nothing worth skipping.
I think this album is a good one, not great, but it defently deserves 4/5 stars. I give it 4 because I feel it had too many interludes, and I didn't enjoy some of the tracks. Overall R'n'B fans and Janet Jackson fans will probably want to give it a listen. It's worth it.
more cheerful.......2006-12-31
Actual title should be "The Day That Harris & Lewis Got The Flu".......2006-11-26
Feel so Right.......2006-10-13
one of janet's best cds.......2006-08-01
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The Incredible Film Music Box
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ASIN: B0007S687Y Release Date: 2005-05-10 |
Tracks:
- Gone With The Wind: Overture
- Citizen Kane: Overture
- Casablanca: As Time Goes By
- It's A Wonderful Life: It's A Wonderful Life
- The Third Man: The Harry Lime Theme
- The Searchers: Suite
- The Bridge On The River Kwai: Colonel Bogey March
- Vertigo: Prelude
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- Ben-Hur: Parade Of The Charioteers
- North By Northwest: Prelude
- Psycho: Suite
- The Magnificent Seven: The Magnificent Seven
- Lawrence Of Arabia: Overture
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- To Kill A Mockingbird: Suite
- The Great Escape: Main Title
- Doctor Zhivago: Main Title & Lara's Theme
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
- Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill's Theme
- 2001: A Space Odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra
- Midnight Cowboy: Midnight Cowboy
- Get Carter: Main Title
- A Clockwork Orange: Ode To Joy
- The Godfather: Waltz & Love Theme
- Jaws: Jaws
- Rocky: Gonna Fly Now
- Taxi Driver: Suite
- Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
Tracks:
- Superman: Main Theme
- Alien: End Title
- Raging Bull: Intermezzo From Cavalleria Rusticana
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Raiders March
- Blade Runner: End Titles
- E.T.: The Extraterrestrial: Adventures On Earth
- Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme
- Back To The Future: Main Theme
- Witness: Building The Barn
- Aliens: Main Title
- Cinema Paradiso: Cinema Paradiso
- Glory: Charging Frot Wagner
- Dances With Wolves: The John Dunbar Theme
- Unforgiven: Claudia's Theme
Tracks:
- The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First
- Schindler's List: Main Theme
- Braveheart: End Credits
- Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
- Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen
- American Beauty: Any Other Name
- Gladiator: Now We Are Free
- Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Fellowship
- The Girl With The Pearl Earring: Griet's Theme
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl: Suite
- Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: Suite
- Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Letter That Never Came
- Finding Neverland: Impossible Opening
- The Incredibles: Overture
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Great Sampling Collection.......2007-07-29
Six Decades of Film Music.......2007-05-13
Excellent collection with fine performances.......2007-03-28
"essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music".......2005-05-16
There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classic that even the youngsters today recognize "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) (Max Steiner), sweeping score that captures the tragic history of the South during the Civil War, one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this, nominated by the Academy for Best Original Score...and closing on Disc 4 with "THE INCREDIBLES" (2004) (Michael Giacchino), the big hit in computer animation from Walt Disney & Pixar that once again pit Super-Heroes against the forces of evil...our family of five Supers prove crime doesn't pay, but box-office receipts do...gotta love it!
Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Bill Ashton, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens, Derek Wadsworth, and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come.
Some selections are missing, but when you think of what Silva has included, it is impossible to please everyone...was happy to see "TOUCH OF EVIL" (1958) from composer Henry Mancini, as I feel this composer deserves all the recognition that has been overlooked recently in the music world...This collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!
Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1181 ~ (5/10/2005)
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ASIN: B000002X40 Release Date: 1997-08-26 |
Tracks:
- Miracle
- This Time
- Safer Hands
- Killing
- You're Not Alone
- Falling
- Outlaw
- Blood Red Tears
- Curious
- You Are Nothing
- Muted
- I Don't Think So
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There are all the standard trip-hop ingredients--two guys who could probably stand to get out of the studio a little more often, lots of keyboards, drum machines, and samples. And there's a female singer, who's been compared to Sade--rather unfairly, since Ruth-Ann can manage more than a monotone and still be sultry. But there's also guitar and--wait for it--real strings. And, um, songs. Granted, they're not your conventional verse-chorus-verse, but like an insect bite, they get under your skin until you're scratching away and can't ignore them. --Chris NicksonCustomer Reviews:
Ruth ann is a cut above the rest.......2007-07-01
Pretty good.......2007-04-10
good Album.......2006-05-04
This is a great CD........2006-02-26
Still a strong go-to CD eight years after its release. Enough said........2006-01-16
Most people are familiar with Olive, and with this particular album, whether or not they know it, thanks primarily to the song "You're Not Along" which gained moderate airplay and mainstream exposure back n 1997/1998. This album, though, is so much more than that one song. While I love "You're Not Alone", it actually isn't one of my favorites here. Check out "This Time", "Safer Hands", "Outlaw", "You Are Nothing", and my personal favorite on this album, "I Don't Think So". Love the cracking whip sound that the music has in that song.
This album is a classic. Pick it up along with Olive's sophomore effort, "Trickle", which is even better than this one, if you can believe it.
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Super Extra Gravity
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ASIN: B000B8I99K Release Date: 2005-10-27 |
Tracks:
- Losing a Friend
- Godspell
- Drip Drop Teardrop
- Overload
- I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
- Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
- Little Black Cloud
- In the Round
- Holy Love
- Good Morning Joan
- And Then You Kissed Me II
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International pressing. 'Super Extra Gravity' was produced by Tore Johansson who worked with Franz Ferdinand & previously with The Cardigans on 'Gran Turismo'. Aside from the single 'I Need Some Fine Wine...', other highlights include the sparse album opener 'Losing A Friend', 'In The Round', 'Good Morning Joan' featuring a wall of guitars and the sad and beautiful 'Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)'. Every listen of the new record reveals another gem - The Cardigans have succeeded in their aim: to make a beautifully deranged album that never ceases to surprise the listener. 11 tracks in all. Universal. 2005.Customer Reviews:
Maybe a sappy review, but I'm willing to risk it..........2006-12-16
They are, in fact, so good that it's impossible to put into words how moving their music is, particularly with the release of Long Gone Before Daylight and Super Extra Gravity (each of which still give me shivers).
Everything about SEG is amazing- the music, the vocals, the lyrics, the power, the emotion, the rock and roll (!).
It kills me that The Cardigans have had to suffer the pop culture maiming they've received in America. People just don't know how much is out there by them, and that Lovefool is not the keystone of the kind of music they make. If you were ever interested in The Cardigans, I urge you to look into the band more deeply and check out what they have to offer.
Even though I love all the songs on SEG, I have to say that it took a bit more effort to fall into And Then You Kissed Me II and Losing A Friend, but now that I know the album, I have to say that it all dovetails wonderfully into three little song pockets.
The first four songs are banded together into something akin to a roller coaster ride. Losing A Friend starts slow, but climbs into a peak before Godspell "whiplashes you around and 'round" in the words of Nina.
Drip Drop Teardrop picks up at a lower velocity than Godspell, but leaves you feeling content and rounded-out with Overload.
The next little group gives you the perfect kind of musical high (and is my favorite segment), with Fine Wine (abridged title) being the perfect pick-up from Overload. It rocks, and to be quite honest, I think that after hearing that song, anyone would want to take commands from Nina Persson...
Enter the gorgeous downshift to Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds), where Nina's voice takes on the sort of softness that one can only dream about hearing.
Ending on the gliding feeling of a warm crescendo, you're then swept into the rock-y ethereal heights with Little Black Cloud (her vibrato alone is worth the price of the album, as silly as that sounds).
The last little group of four gives you a nice comedown from LBC into In the Round, which some fans have actually denounced as not worth being on the album.
I think the song is worth its steady heartbeat because it is the perfect launch for Holy Love, which blasts off like a rocket and doesn't quit until you hit the end of Good Morning Joan- which is one of those songs that sounds completely effortless, but certainly does its share of the heavy lifting.
Then the quietly rolling And Then You Kissed Me II. The lyrics in this song are cruelly beautiful, and its small, compact, but potent phrases are bound to stick in your head.
You will not be disappointed to own this album, and if you are, then you aren't listening correctly.
Rather impressed.......2006-10-25
Needeless to say, I am willing to give the Cardigans a chance every single time they release an album. Their albums represent an evolution away from what made them popular. "Gran Turismo" was a radical departure, and I dug that. "Long Gone Before Daylight" was really pretty bad, in my opinion. I felt catatonic listening to it. I was pretty disappointed. But, you know, one cannot stay away from something like the Cardigans, and when I heard they released a new record, I was all over it.
"Super Extra Gravity" (should have been the title of the last album) is a great rock and roll album. This record would have fit in with the sound of the mid-90's when they were making lounge music. It is reminicent of the best of the Breeders or Veruca Salt, though, of course, the musicians in the Cardigans are much more talented than those mid-90's bands.
The album is a rollercoaster ride, with a good ballance of more upbeat tunes, and slower, darker tunes. The guitar work is great, and the production is polished. But there are some suprises in the structures of the songs themselves. What one expects from a song like "Holy Love" is altered by the last chorus, as the Cardigans experiment with range and dissonance. It's not too far out (in a way that the Sonic Youth were far out) but it just enough to add a new dimension of interest to the song.
The draw for most to the Cardigans is the voice of the singer, Nina Persson. Long gone are the delicate tones of sticky sweetness that she is originally famous for. On this record she gains some gravel, and many times sings not beyond her range, but at the very edges of it. It underscores the rock element of the record to the nth degree.
All in all great production values, innovative stylings, and a relatively coherent set list makes this album a really great listen, very enjoyable for playing while you are engaged in some activity. Enjoy it with a friend. "Super Extra Gravity" is a very impressive record from one of my favorite bands.
An Amazing Album From A Superlative Band.......2006-08-13
Either way, the lead singer, Nina Persson, has a truly unique, emotive voice and all of their albums have that listenable quality where one songs manages to sound different from the next.
I had high expectations for Super Extra Gravity, and they were met. People are right to say that every Cardigans album sounds different, but with Nina's voice as a constant, this variability is a strength. Super Extra Gravity is rougher and rockier than LGBD, but I like it just as much. I especially like "Don't Blame Your Daughter" and "I Need Some Fine Wine...And You Need To Be Nicer", and "And Then You Kissed Me II". The entire album, however, is fantastic, clever, and holds some nice surprises for Cardigans fans, especially.
For new listeners, I recommend starting at Gran Turismo- it's very accessible, and I dare say that if you don't like that album, you aren't going to like the Cardigans. Go back to their earlier albums only once you're addicted to Nina Persson's voice (shouldn't take long). It's also worthy to note that Nina Persson released a great solo album under the title "A Camp"- not to be missed.
They never cease to impress me........2006-08-03
Nina Perrson has one of the most beautiful voices in music. With her, it's not the range, but the tone. It is unique and pure.
This album does not contain a single consistency like the others do. Many of the songs are edgy and fierce, some are bouncy, and others are slow and dreamlike. Most are moving and enjoyable. The only songs I did not take to were Good Morning Joan and In the Round. Favorites are Godspell and I Need Some Fine Wine...
If you are new to the Cardigans, I think this is a great album to start with. It is very accessible and not as solemn or quirky as their others (which are also great). I completely recommend this album, I doubt you will feel like you wasted your money but just to be safe, I always say to listen to a sample first.
I hope this album gets its due credit; the Cardigans are way underrated.
SEG is good but it's not LGBD.......2006-07-03
There is a powerful-sounding song called Godspell, which is a song about religion being an opiate for the masses, but after listening to the lyrics, I came to the conclusion that they are rather nonsensical and the message sounds more whiny than astute.
The album is decidedly brash and brave and each song has a unique sound, but I miss the vulnerability of Long Gone Before Daylight. I thought it deserved 4 stars, because I am not usually a person who likes harsher sounding rock 'n roll, and this album was more enjoyable for me than most would be in that genre. Not all of the songs are rock per se, but the album does have an edgy rock feeling throughout.
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ASIN: B000008GEE Release Date: 2000-04-26 |
Tracks:
- You
- The Answer's At The End
- This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)
- Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)
- World Of Stone
- A Bit More Of You
- Can't Stop Thinking About You
- Tired Of Midnight Blue
- Grey Cloudy Lies
- His Name Is Legs (Ladies And Gentlemen)
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Extra Finely Textured.......2007-02-22
My least favorite.......2006-11-15
Extra Texture.......2006-03-11
George's Sleeping Pill.......2005-06-15
. . . So just what happened?
How did this man who soared with the eagles suddenly take a nose dive and swim in the turkey droppings? How could such a winner like George Harrison create such a loser of a solo album?
My guess, maybe, it was his divorce with Patti Boyd at the time. Perhaps it may have been because of his laryngitis, but that had already healed after he made his "Dark Horse" album. But whatever the reason, his other albums take off to the skies while this one crashes into a tree. Harrison plagiarizes his own material with "This Guitar Can't Keep From Crying" which is pitiful excuse for "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". If you have a small child that cannot go to sleep, just play him this song at night and the problem will be solved.
The best song this album is "You" which is horribly mediocre but the only one that is not boring. The song "His Name is Legs" could have been a good hard rock song except that it was too repetitious and you would still get bored after the first half. The rest of the album is a giant sleeping pill.
No need for over the counter insomnia medicine! Play this record before you go to bed and have a great night's sleep!
two stars, in my opinion.......2005-01-19
I think the main reason I don't like the album is because George buries his voice underneath layers of orchestration on this album. Production wise, this album makes overproduced efforts like 'All things must pass' and even Ringo Starr's 'Ringo the fourth' look like 'Plastic Ono Band' by comparison. I don't think Overproduction is necessarily a bad thing, but you should be able to hear the vocalist easily. Perhaps Harrison was paying too much attention to his critics and the comments about his voice on the last album 'Dark Horse'. Not only that, his critically acclaimed masterpiece 'All things must pass' was a very riff driven album. The critically dissed 'Living in the material world' was not a riff driven album. So on Dark Horse and Extra Texture Harrison tries to make the songs more riff driven. However, I think sometimes he tends to be repetitous, but that's just my view.
I find most of the songs fairly enjoyable, and some of the songs show his knack for writing great melodies, but overall there are not the same kind of melodies displayed here as usual, in my opinion, and music is a matter of opinion. Going by other reviews, some people think it's great, some thi