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This excellent three-CD collection from Ellipsis Arts is a splendid introduction to world percussion. Several name world music artists appear here; Zakir Hussein, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, and Mickey Hart all perform, and drummers Terry Bozzio and Jack DeJohnette appear as well. There's music from all over the world, including Japan, several regions of Africa, India, South America, China, and several others. The accompanying booklet is almost as interesting as the collection itself, detailing the origins of various pieces and the artists who perform them. -- Genevieve Williams

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Tracks:

1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
4. Hungarian Dance No.7
5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
10. Csardas Music
11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
18. Tzigane
19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
20. Caprice No.24
21. 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.
22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
27. The Violin Muted
28. Clair De Lune
29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
31. The Pizzicato Violin
32. Pizzicato Polka
33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
35. 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...
36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
37. 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
38. Hungarian Dance No.4
39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
42. Bolero
43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

1. Introduction To The Viola
2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
7. 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.
8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
10. Cypresses (No.9)
11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
24. Elfentanz, Op.39
25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
28. Flamenco
29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
33. 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.
34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
39. 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.
40. Capriccio Di Bravura
41. 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)
42. 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....
43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
6. Sa'Dawi
7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
8. Chamber Music No.II
9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
13. A Variety Of Techniques
14. Chamber Music No.II
15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
20. Naelden, Naelden
21. The Bachian Oboe
22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
26. The Swan Of Tuonela
27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
30. Bolero
31. 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...
32. 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)
33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
35. 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).
36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
38. ...And Quite Low.
39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
44. Introduction To The Saxophone
45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
49. Bolero
50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
53. Sax-O-Phun
54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
60. Bolero
61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
6. Fanfare For The Common Man
7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
11. 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
12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
16. Billy The Kid
17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
21. The Birth Of The Trombone
22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
27. 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.
28. Hosannah
29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
35. The Horn And The Hunt
36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
9. Den Hoboecken Dans
10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
12. 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.
13. Gymnopedie No.2
14. 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...
15. 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)
16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
18. 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.
19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
22. The Birth Of The Bongo
23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
33. 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.
34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
37. Ravel And The Xylophone
38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
40. Introducing The Vibraphone
41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
44. Folk Dances
45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
52. Introducing The Celeste
53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
57. 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
58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
11. Mahler's Sleighbells
12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
30. Nocturnes
31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
35. The Oboe As Duck
36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
42. Canzon 28
43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
51. Images (Gigues)
52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

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.

Average customer rating: Not a CD to add to your Johnny Lang Collection Jonny Lang A solid, rocking blues cd JUST GREAT Great early release

Smokin Jonny Lang & Big Bang Manufacturer: Red Int / Red Ink ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Long Time Coming Turn Around Lie to Me Wander This World Live On ASIN: B00006JOC8 Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

1. Louise
2. Changes
3. Lovin My Baby
4. I Love You The Best
5. Nice & Warm
6. It's Ohdacious
7. Sugarman
8. 'E' Train
9. Too Tired
10. Smokin
11. Malted Milk

Customer Reviews:

Not a CD to add to your Johnny Lang Collection.......2006-07-01

I appreciate and like Johnny Lang's music. There is no doubt that he is amazing. However, this CD is awful. It does not demonstrate his true abilites and should have the "kid" still in the title. The CD is good if you want to complete your collection, but this CD is not one worth listening to twice. Save your money and wait for his next CD release.

Jonny Lang .......2006-03-15

this kid is great. i have several of his cds and they all are great. this kid can sing. i listen to him at work, in the car and on my ipod.
this is good sounds, not hostil or booming. you can hear the words and understand what he sings. he as always has a good band backing him up.
i would buy this again should something happen to the cd that i have now.

A solid, rocking blues cd.......2005-08-10

I recommend this cd to anyone who likes Jonny Lang and his brand of music. This was his first cd and a brilliant entrance into the world of music. The boy is a very talented writer and musician.

JUST GREAT.......2004-08-12

For 14 yrs old at this time I can't believe how great this cd is. You can still hear the kid in his voice,but it is just amazing how really great he is. I love it. Every single song is great.............................sbaby

Great early release.......2003-12-07

Very bluesy - slower than his later releases. Hopefully he will come back to this style as he matures and after he's done experimenting with other sounds.

Average customer rating: Classic Busta Rhymes This will be a classic! The Dungeon Dragon's fangs are still razor-sharp.. Hit-or-miss affair The Leader is BACK

The Big Bang Busta Rhymes Manufacturer: Aftermath ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Laugh Now, Cry Later In My Mind Blood Money New Joc City Second Round's on Me ASIN: B000F8DSTM Release Date: 2006-06-13

Tracks:

1. Get You Some
2. Touch It
3. How We Do It Over Here
4. New York S***
5. Been Through The Storm
6. In The Ghetto
7. Cocaina
8. You Can't Hold The Torch
9. Goldmine
10. I Love My B****
11. Don't Get Carried Away
12. They're Out To Get Me
13. Get Down
14. I'll Do It All
15. Legend Of The Fall Offs

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This is Busta's first new album in four years plus Dr. Dre cosigns by signing him to Aftermath. Will the success enjoyed by 50 Cent, Eminem and The Game work for Busta? Surprisingly, Busta has never sounded so mature -- joining a brigade of over 30 rappers who are thinking beyond the corner. Songs like "In the Ghetto," "Been Through the Storm" and "You Can't Hold a Torch" reflect a more grown-man outlook, which is a refreshing departure. There are the requisite fast-chatter club tracks, some predictably formulaic ("Touch It"), some better than expected ("I Love My Bitch"), some that will leave you scratching your head ("I'll Do It All," featuring Latoya Jackson). Unfortunately, the album is also overloaded with more guests than needed --Stevie Wonder and Q-Tip were good, while Rick James middling and Swizz Beatz should stick to producing. It's hard to tell what expectations to put on this album. It's not going to trump 50 Cent sales but it's also a better effort than Busta has put forth on his last few, and that's worth letting it bang. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

Classic Busta Rhymes.......2007-07-09

im a big fan of hip/hop the underground & the mainstream & busta is one of my favorite east coast MC's but some of his previous releases were not that great but THE BIG BANG is a classic DR. DRE & BUSTA RHYMES are a good combination amazing beats plus great lyrics by BUSTA RHYMES this is a must have album & probably one of the best of 06 my favorite track is DONT GET CARRIED AWAY NaS and Busta both come hard on that track plus a DRE beat need i say more? CLASSIC!

This will be a classic!.......2007-01-22

Remember Busta came on the scene with Leaders of the New School. Then he went solo and dropped "The Coming" around 1996. If you don't remember the album, I'm sure you remember "Woo-Hah, I got you all in check".

Well, his style from the beginning has been based on a gimmick. Kind of loud, wild, weirdness vibe. MC's like this generally don't live long. People get tired of being yelled at. Yelling on a song doesn't make you hard either. Take a look a Rakim. One of Hip-Hop's hardest rhyming MC's without ever raising his voice.

Anyway, Busta's new album, "The Big Bang", is back to solid MC'ing. Beats and rhymes. He only yells at you on one song and not the entire song at that. I'm talking about that song "Touch it". On the rest of the album, his style is the same as when he "gets low" on that touch it track. I appreciate it.

Solid guest MC's like Raekwon and Nas appear. Watch out for Rick James track also. Classic Rick James is back. There is also Kelis, Will.I.Am and Swizz Beats. Oh, how can I forget that most productions are by the legendary Doc Dre. I love to bump this album during my workouts. Its far from annoying and contains elements of becoming a hip_hop classic.

The Dungeon Dragon's fangs are still razor-sharp.........2007-01-06

The Mighty Busta Rhymes; Bussa Bus has gone by many nicknames throughout his career, but in the end, Bus has always been one thing; an emcee in the same bugged-out league as ODB, Sticky Fingaz, and Kool Keith. At least, Busta was a zany emcee; he's a grown man now, though. People think that Jay-Z's album was the only release in 2006 that showed a legendary, and prominent figure in hip-hop show a great range of maturity, and growth an an artist, but before Kingdom Come even dropped, Busta was doing the same thing on The Big Bang. In fact, Busta and Jay-Z's two 2006 releases have even more in common than being comeback albums by New York legends that expressed a large change; they also had a lot of production work from Dr. Dre(more so on The Big Bang, mainly because it was released under the Aftermath label, after all), and threw off their main fanbase.

They're also a bit inconsistent. Much like Kingdom Come after it, when the tracks on The Big Bang did hit, they hit HARD; but when they flopped, they became virtual abortions. "I Love My *****" is just as mind-numbingly bad as "Anything," and "New York ****" is just as blatantly average, and forced as "Hollywood." Their lead singles("Touch It" for Bus, "Show Me What You Got" for Hov) were chastised heavily by the media, but were actually pretty tight tracks hidden beneath the commercialism. Touch It may not be as hot as previous Busta club-bangers like "Break Your Neck" or "WOO-HAA!," but it's still a very hot track, which features a very innovative flow from Bus. Swizz Beats also provides a beat that doesn't annoy me; quite rare these days.

Unlike Kingdom Come, though Busta has a ton of appearances from guest emcees on this album; in fact, this entire album almost consists of posse tracks, with a few rare exceptions. There's good news, though; Busta picked some of the illest cats to ever spit as guests for The Big Bang. Q-Tip, one of hip-hop's smoothest cats, whether in Tribe or on his own, is also one of hip-hop's most underappreciate legends, and provides two guest appearances, which both overflow with dopeness. Raekwon, the premier Chef in the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, and also another unspoken legend, makes one guest appearance on the brilliant "Goldmine," which shows that Cuban Linx II will be everything we could hope for. Finally, the man who dropped the arguably best album of 2006, Nas, makes a guest appearance on the infinitely ill "Don't Get Carried Away."

This is one of the strongest produced hip-hop albums in quite awhile; especially out of the Aftermath camp. Dre provides the majority of the production, and it shows by the dopeness that this album excrete musically. Dre's production is flawless throughout the album, epic, and rich in cinematic qualities. The late J Dilla provides a great backdrop on "Can't Hold the Torch," while Sha Money XL provides some equally beautiful music behind the boards on "Been Through The Storm." Mr. Porter and the aforementioned Swizz Beats also do well on their contributions; the other non-Dre produced tracks is where this album, unfortunately, flails around, and Busta doesn't possess the same energy he once did to lighten up any track.

Busta is not an outrageous, party rapper anymore; he is a wise veteran, who provides knowledge to the younger cats in the game, as well as his peers. While this album may not have the same blazing joints that albums like Genesis did, it more than makes up for it with the introspective, and insightful tracks Busta drops. "Been Through The Storm" and "In The Ghetto" are two of the most personal tracks Busta's ever dropped, while "Legend of the Fall Offs" is one of the darkest hip-hop tracks heard in quite awhile; and it's also an amazing concept cut. The Dungeon Dragon may've pulled up his sagging pants, and cut off his dreads, but in exchange, we got Busta in his purest form.

The Big Bang isn't perfect; the track with Missy, "New York ****," and "I Love My *****" could've been done without, for sure, but the rest of the tracks are some of the tightest all year. It all depends on your personal preference; Busta still puts everyone "In Check," but he's doing it in a completely different way than he was a decade ago; he's doing it with his widsom now. If you want your favorite artists to progress, and grow, then you'll be more than satisfied with the Big Bang; it's my favorite Busta album to date. However, if you want the Bussa Bus of old, you're better off spinning his old tapes a little more; the dude's grown up.

Hit-or-miss affair.......2007-01-05

I remember when I was young and Busta Rhymes was one of the first rappers I had gotten into. In fact, I have three of his other albums and have heard another one. But this one seems the least consistent. "It Ain't Safe No More" was kind of mediocre but was kind of similar through quality in the rest of the album. "The Big Bang" has great production and Busta sounds great, but unfortunately that does not make the entire album.

Well, I can't get over the misogyny of certain tracks, most particularly in "I Love My B----," or in other tracks. In some songs, the samples are saving graces, like the chorus of "Touch It" which puts Daft Punk in or "In the Ghetto," an interesting reflective song of youth. I actually like most of the guests on here, and some of it is enjoyable. As the main review said, Swizz Beatz should just stick to producing, he didn't add much with "New York S---" which otherwise was fine and the album could have been cut about half its time length, in spite taking four years to come out.

I actually think "The Big Bang" is an okay album, but I think it has its flaws. I was actually a bit hesitant to buy it for other said reasons, but I found it for $4 used and figured I could just sell it if I decided I didn't want it. It's nothing special and I prefer the other three Busta albums I own -- "The Coming," "When Disaster Strikes..." and "Genesis."

The Leader is BACK.......2006-10-01

This cd is a must. Busta Bus goes back to mcing and skips all the skits and makes just hits.... A great album for the '06 and i hope he can only get better.
rating A+

Average customer rating: See My Comment On Todd's Post, Plus A Few From Me! Great remake of some classics. Not worthy of Styx name Merely Pleasant album title should be "Styx covers the Classics"

Big Bang Theory Styx Manufacturer: New Door Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings Cyclorama Brave New World Crystal Ball Equinox ASIN: B0007XBN1U Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. I Am The Walrus
2. I Can See For Miles
3. Can't Find My Way Home
4. It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)
5. I Don't Need No Doctor
6. One Way Out
7. Salty Dog
8. Summer In The City
9. Manic Depression
10. Talkin' About The Good Times
11. Locomotive Breath
12. Find The Cost Of Freedom
13. Wishing Well
14. Blue Collar Man @2120

Customer Reviews:

See My Comment On Todd's Post, Plus A Few From Me!.......2006-12-31

Lots more I could say, like why isn't Styx in the R&R Hall Of Fame? HELLO? Oh, and Tommy Shaw IS a genius, and the driving force behind the band, who also bailed Dennis' bacon out of the fire, but let's not get personal. Tommy seems above all of that, even if "others" aren't. He's gracious even about DeYoung on Return To Paradise's DVD. That man's got class!

ROCK ON TOMMY, JY and the BOYS! You'll always have my attention!

Great remake of some classics........2006-12-19

If you have been looking for some new Styx music - buy it. The remake of many classic songs are a fresh look into the music of Styx. A truly remarkable collection.

Not worthy of Styx name.......2006-11-13

Just another Example of Shaw and Young Squeezing every last Nickel from the Styx name. They Fired DDY to do this Garbage?. With out him they must have ran out of ideas.

Merely Pleasant.......2006-10-06

I Am the Walrus - was never a favorite of mine, and Styx didn't hurt it here, but they didn't do anything to make it theirs either.

The same can be said for virtually every other song on this CD except:

A Salty Dog - misses Gary Brooker's vocal.

Manic Depression - besides Hendrix his own bad self, the best cover of this was done by King's X on the Dogman CD.

Locomotive Breath - is remarkably punchless compared to the Jethro Tull original.

Wishing Well - I wish they hadn't done it. Suffers from a horrible vocal.

Talkin' About the Good Times - very nice.

Blue Collar Man @ 2120 - I don't get the reference to 2120. And I don't see why the re-do was necessary. And I don't care for the arrangement.

My criteria for a review of a cover: If I'd heard these songs for the first time by the cover artist, would I buy the record - yes, I'm that old - anyway?

In this case, no.

Save your money. Better yet, buy the originals.

I'm just glad I bought it used.

album title should be "Styx covers the Classics".......2006-09-06

I have very rarely ever completely regretted the purchase of any music CD...until now.

I have been out of the loop on Styx's releases over the last few years, but I did know that Dennis DeYoung was out of the band. Worst move Styx ever made. Apparently DeYoung was the only one with any song-writing talent. Realizing this, the rest of the band has decided to become a "cover" band. What a waste.

Styx used to be great band with a music style that ranged all over the board, but they had a sound and character that was uniquely, Styx.

A lot of the songs on this CD are great songs, but they were better by the original artists. I don't buy a Styx album to hear them cover other artist's stuff. I buy it because I want to hear new Styx stuff. There are a couple songs on this CD I didn't recognize, but the songwriting credits don't list any current band member names, so I assume they are covers as well.

Sad end to a formerly great band.

Average customer rating: Ka-boom! Heard OF them but haven't HEARD the MC5? The Big Bang: Best of MC5 A great compilation of a great band There is no studio version of "Kick Out The Jams"

The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 MC5 Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rebels | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the New York Dolls Raw Power New York Dolls The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! A Million in Prizes: The Anthology ASIN: B000046PVF Release Date: 2000-02-15

Tracks:

1. I Can Only Give You Everything
2. Looking At You (Original 'A-Square' Single Version)
3. I Just Don't Know
4. Ramblin' Rose
5. Kick Out The Jams (Uncensored Version)
6. Come Together
7. Rocket Reducer No.62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)
8. Tonight
9. Teenage Lust
10. High School
11. Call Me Animal
12. The American Ruse
13. Shakin' Street
14. The Human Being Lawnmower
15. Back In The USA
16. Sister Anne
17. Baby Won't Ya
18. Miss X
19. Over And Over
20. Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)
21. Thunder Express

Amazon.com

Arriving a decade before the Clash but every bit as politicized, musically revved, and rife with contradiction, the MC5 scorched the earth in ways that few late-'60s bands ever even imagined. The Big Bang! covers their career from 1967 to '72, collecting early singles (in better sound than on ROIR's Babes in Arms compilation), cuts from the Detroiters' three Elektra and Atlantic albums, and one live in-studio performance. We hear the punk precursors offer a testimonial to sex and rock & roll while damning American prosecution of wars ("The Human Being Lawnmower") and the Vietnam-era draft ("The American Ruse"). Were their twin incursions on U.S. politics and the record industry ultimately failed crusades? Perhaps, but the energy, intelligent attitude, and sheer riff sense encased in this CD's 21 cuts make a mighty case for MC5's sound and stance. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Ka-boom!.......2007-06-27

There aren't many bands who would feel at home on the 'Nuggets' box set and a Sun Ra tribute CD. But one, a bunch of radical Detroit garage punks with free-jazz hearts, would--the MC5.

Their short-but-influential career was besotted by almost too much choice. It's no coincidence that like unruly children, all three MC5 albums go off in different directions (not the best way to build an audience, even in the anything-goes climate of the early-seventies).
But Rhino's MC5 compilation 'The Big Bang!: Best of the MC5' pulls it all together, and builds a powerful case for the Motor City Five's legacy.

Opening with a locally-recorded single, "I Can Only Give You Everything" points the way to 1969's 'Kick out the Jams', with its hard-as-nails riff and pounding beat. Two more singles follow before 'Bang!' sinks its archival teeth into 'Jams'. This is the MC5 at their most feral and brilliant. The transcendant metallic chaos of "Kick out the Jams", "Ramblin' Rose", "Come Together" and "Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)" ensues.

'Bang!' then turns its attention to 'Back in the U.S.A.', a 1970 attempt to focus the MC5's free-ranging muse on a song-oriented album. The collection does a good job of presenting 'U.S.A.'s strengths, and even adds weight to 'U.S.A.'s anemic production. "Tonight", "Teenage Lust", "The American Ruse" and "The Human Being Lawnmower" sound far-better than I remember. ("Ruse" is one example of why the MC5 were the target of so much law enforcement attention.)

But following in the wake of 'Jam's wild-eyed radicalism, the comparatively tame 'U.S.A.' failed to chart. That left the band in dire financial straits, and desperately needing to reconnect with their audience. 1971's 'High Time' was the result. And judging from the material presented on 'Bang!', possibly their best.

Abandoning the concise song structures of 'U.S.A.' (and producer Jon Landau), the MC5 stretched-out and followed their free-jazz desires. "Sister Annie", "Over And Over" and "Skunk (Sonicly Speaking" all shine with inventive arrangements and instrumentation, and the blistering guitar tandem of Fred "Sonic" Smith and Wayne Kramer. But ultimately, 'High Time' failed to chart as well, providing the end, if not the means, for the MC5.

The MC5 never enjoyed a high-profile front man ala the Stooges' Iggy Pop, making it unlikely their albums will ever see the remastered and expanded treatment accorded '1969' and 'Funhouse'. Which makes the newly out-of-print 'Bang!' even-more critical. It integrates material from five different sources into one cohesive document that secures the MC5's place as one of the most-influential bands to ever plug in to an amp.

Pay whatever you need to get it, but get it. Yeah, it's that good.

Heard OF them but haven't HEARD the MC5?.......2007-01-11

If you've heard of them, know they've influenced every band every since, even the Stooges, but haven't actually listened to them, this collection is a good place to start. I think their first, Kick Out the Jams, is required listening & owning. It's a sweaty, loud, stomping set of political, heavy metal, rock & roll circa 1969. It kickstarted punk & metal. All that became the Clash starts here. Political lyrics with a Marshall stack. I actually also love their 2nd album, Back in the USA. Straight ahead rock & roll. Looking at You and Shakin' Street are classics - with demon guitar duelling supreme. High Time - some people it was their best. Others think it's their worst. But on this compilation you get a taste of all of them, + rarities like their earliest demos and Thunder Express. A great compilation I always keep in my car for cruisin'.

The Big Bang: Best of MC5.......2006-10-06

I had heard so much about this band, and came close to buying "Kick Out The Jams" (their debut) many times. I was always averted though, at the last minute, by the feeling that they were just a bunch of hype. Their manager, after all, was the leader of the White Panthers (a bunch of white kids who were trying to express solidarity with the Black Power movement), so it seemed reasonable to think that The MC5 broke ground mainly in terms of image, rather than music. Wow, was I wrong.

I've heard that the MC5 couldn't play their instruments. They were practically virtuosos! The songs are melodic and well-written. The lead guitarist is terrific, and yes, he even solos. And the solos are terrific, too. You think The Who are "maximum R&B"? I don't blame you. Until recently, so did I. Now I realize that The Who are tame. If you like The Who, especially Live At Leeds, you will LOVE this disc (The MC5 even directly swipe the opening chords of "I Can See For Miles" for use in their own "Come Together"). If you like Zeppelin, you will like this disc. If you like British punk, you will like this disc. If you like Rock and Roll, you will like this disc.

And as far as the lyrics go, there is nothing really offensive. I love the lyrics of Joe Strummer (amazing) , and I don't mind the lyrics of Zack de la Rocha (they're a little dumb sometimes, but not offensive), but I had worried that the MC5's lyrics would be flat-out crass. Not so. Half the songs are about standard R'n'R subjects (girls, mild rebellion, etc.), and they even cover a Chuck Berry song. In the live stuff there are some little preachy diatribes about revolution, but they are never overbearing. The MC5 weren't just rebels, they really were rebels with a cause; but most importantly, the lyrics and the image never overshadow the music.

Why didn't this band get *huge*? I can't explain it. Surely, the world was ready for them and their radical stance - this is the late 60's we're talking about. Was it some sort of a conspiracy among music execs (who are, remember, upper class businessmen with a serious stake in the societal status quo)? I'm not big on conspiracy theories generally, but in this case a conspiracy seems to be the most compelling answer. I don't know if I've convinced you, but as for me, I predict I'll be buying up all of their individual albums in the coming weeks. Long live The MC5.

A great compilation of a great band.......2006-05-12

From a band that exerted an enormous influence on the
punk/hard rock scene from the 70s onward I found this best of compilation to be well worth the wait.
From the sheer live energy of Kick Out the Jams to the more
measured progressive riff driven rock of the later `Sister Ann` I think the listener who is willing to give this disc a few
spins is in for a real listening treat.
A unique revolutionary band which were a true sign of the times and also possibly a sign of the things to come,its rather sad in the way that they could not have gone on to develop and further refine their music,but I guess that has been the fate of many a promising and talented rock band.
The 5 were indeed a formidable act and even if you did not get the privilege to see them live this well thought out and digitally remastered compilation should be more than enough ample compensation

There is no studio version of "Kick Out The Jams".......2005-04-12

To the reviewer who mentioned "Kick Out The Jams" being live it's because the MC5's debut album (KICK OUT THE JAMS, 1968)was a live album and no official studio version exsists (except on possible bootlegs of demos). Don't write reviews if you don't know your material.

Average customer rating: Big Bang Fan Pleasing to the ear Best Taiko recording I've heard!

Big Bang Portland Taiko Manufacturer: Portland Taiko ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Japanese Taiko Drums of Tokyo Japanese Drums Tataku: The Best of Kodo, Vol. 2 (1994-1999) Soh Daiko-Taiko Drum Ensemble ASIN: B0000D9POS Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

1. Oyakodon-don!
2. To Fly
3. All Is Well
4. Akatombo
5. Ha!
6. From The Village
7. Salmon Ghost Song
8. Soliloquy
9. A Place Called Home
10. Resonance

Customer Reviews:

Big Bang Fan.......2007-03-21

I've been a fan of Asian drumming for awhile. This is very enjoyable to listen to and professionally put together. I really liked the strings on track number 7.

Pleasing to the ear.......2007-01-22

The music is stirring & pleasing to the ear. I love it.

Best Taiko recording I've heard!.......2004-10-01

Even though Portland taiko is not as big as some other taiko groups in the US or Japan, this is one quality recording! Better sound quality than most of the recordings by taiko masters like Kodo! Taiko are instruments that produce a great amount of sound with very rich overtones and this makes it very hard to record. Portland Taiko recorded this one in a theater big enough for that amount of sound with a great sound engineer who obviously knew what he was up against. From the big drums, the big Okedo and Odaiko, to the little dums and percussion instruments, this recording is crystal clear and has great depth. The recording of the violin and bamboo flute is also very nice and well balaced with the taiko.

This is my favorite CD for testing out home theater systems!

Average customer rating: Excellent CD even for a native english speaker, veryyy easy to understand good effort speechless.... Classic

Big Bang Los Enanitos Verdes Manufacturer: EMI Latin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rock en Español | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nectar Planetario Pescado Original Amores Lejanos Guerra Gaucha ASIN: B000000VCT Release Date: 1995-08-15

Tracks:

1. Mejor No Hablamos De Amor
2. Lamento Boliviano
3. Celdas
4. Yo Pagaria
5. Piel De Nopal
6. H.I.V.
7. Mi Primer Dia Sin Ti
8. Creo
9. Resplandor De Afecto
10. Cuando Habla El Corazon
11. Bailarina
12. Pasare Por Ti
13. Estoy Dispuesto

Customer Reviews:

Excellent CD.......2006-11-10

This is an excellent CD, all the songs are great!!!

This is one of the best bands in latinamerica.

even for a native english speaker, veryyy easy to understand.......2006-01-26

I absolutely love this CD for quite a few reasons. Even as an American with only a few years of spanish classes, the lyrics are very easy to comprehend and the music just sounds great!
I think it's a shame that because of the language barrier that most people cannot appreciate their musical talent. I recommend this CD to all ages, for I am only 16. :) great work!

good effort.......2004-06-11

I love los enanitos, but this cd just didn't shine as much for me. The hit song and one other stands out, but the rest are pretty forgettable. It seems that this album may have been too hasitly put together unlike their others. Of course I still liked the cd, but it lacks the same feeling that the others have so it kind of sits in the back of my cd collection.

speechless...........2004-01-05

this cd has to be one of the best of Los Enanitos Verdes. All of the songs are awesome. If you are a enano fan you'll love this cd. Tracks 1,2,4,5,7,8,11, and 13 are the best. See...thats practically the whole cd!!! There really isn't any words to describe how good this cd is. It's just awesome. They rock!!!

Classic.......2003-11-07

If you'd like to hear some of the best Spanish rock produced in the 90's this is it. The some of the songs contained within have become classics that'll never die. Buy this record

Average customer rating: Travel the world for a few dollars...

The Big Bang: In the Beginning Was the Drum Various Artists Manufacturer: Ellipsis Arts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Afro Brazilian | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Compilations | New Age | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000059TB Release Date: 1994-10-28

Tracks:

1. Monkey Business (Excerpt) - Bernie Krause
2. Rhythms Of The Cook Islands - Tumuenua
3. Giovanni's Solo/Obatala - Batacumbele
4. Village - Mino Cinelu/George Jinda
5. Daitenryu - Suwa-Daiko Hozonkai
6. Oshika - Mustapha Tettey Addy
7. Rain - Glen Velez
8. Over And Under A Theme Of Mark Isham's - Terry Bozzio
9. Udu Chant - Mickey Hart
10. A Quality Of Seven - Masters Of Percussion
11. Ogun - Nurudafina Pili Abena
12. Jimdance - Tommy Hayes
13. Awo - Gasper Lawal
14. Hein-Sa - Reinhard Flatischler/Samul Nori
15. Topsy Part III - Funhouse
16. Amazon Days/Amazon Nights (Excerpt) - Bernie Krause

Tracks:

1. Amazon Days/Amazon Nights (Excerpt) - Bernie Krause
2. Water Drums 1 - Baka Forest People
3. Limbadji Toko - Fatala
4. Aruande - Dudu Tucci
5. Tempest - Michael Shrieve
6. N'Nang (Stranger) - The Voodoo Gang
7. Sekatian Gilakan - Sekehe Gong Windu Karya Putpa
8. Karn Evil 9 (Drum Solo) - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
9. Old Man's Song - Airto Moreira
10. Feliz Navidad - Patato
11. Egurraren Kanta - Joxan Goikoetxea/Juan Mari Beltran
12. Kassahwa - Stella Rambisai Chiweshe
13. Fortress - Avo Chakhlasyan
14. Puppet Show - Ming-Chun Puppet Troupe
15. Chang On Jew's Harp - Misri Khan
16. Amazon Days/Amazon Nights (Excerpt) - Bernie Krause

Tracks:

1. Amazon Days/Amazon Nights (Excerpt) - Bernie Krause
2. Ajaja - Babatunde Olatunji
3. Hojita De Limon - Street Music
4. Yamuna - Karnataka College Of Percussion/Dr. Raghavendra
5. Patron Mousso - Farafina
6. Dance - Jorge Reyes
7. Wandenza - Amapondo
8. Fuenyang Drum - Orchestra Of Chinese Central Music College
9. Saa - Ladji Camara
10. Intertribal Dance Song - LCO Soldier's Drum
11. Last Chance To Stomp (Excerpt) - Jack Dejohnette
12. Do Zarbi, Se Zarbi - Hossain Tehrani
13. Drum Solo On The Zerbaghali - Malang And Mohammad Akram Rohnawaz
14. Amazon Days/Amazon Nights (Excerpt) - Bernie Krause

Amazon.com

This excellent three-CD collection from Ellipsis Arts is a splendid introduction to world percussion. Several name world music artists appear here; Zakir Hussein, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, and Mickey Hart all perform, and drummers Terry Bozzio and Jack DeJohnette appear as well. There's music from all over the world, including Japan, several regions of Africa, India, South America, China, and several others. The accompanying booklet is almost as interesting as the collection itself, detailing the origins of various pieces and the artists who perform them. -- Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Travel the world for a few dollars..........1999-03-10

I spotted a box of three tapes (that is why I bought the ceedee of the Big Bang later) full of percussion, in the Netherlands (Europe). After hearing the tapes in my car, they have stayed in the car. And each time that I drive, nothing can come between me and this beautiful collection of world rythm ! This box is fantastic !! It makes me dream of traveling to far distances, into unknown places where tribes drum on about anything that they can get their hands on and I dream then that I can take part in this tribe, in which they learn me how to use unknown forces to drum my heart out. And then suddenly I realize again that I am stuck in a traffic jam ! This ceedee is almost perfect. It would have been perfect if there had been no European or American percussionists in it ! Anyone who feels like I do can mail me for a chat about "drums in nature".

The Djembé-darbouka guy !

Average customer rating: Complex, but listenable jazz violinist

Big Bang Theory Billy Bang Manufacturer: Justin Time Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vietnam: Reflections Vietnam: The Aftermath ASIN: B00004NRYI Release Date: 2000-05-26

Tracks:

1. Contrary Motion
2. At Play In The Fields Of The Lord
3. Big Bang Theory
4. Theme For Taraby
5. Silent Observation
6. One For Jazz (For Dennis Charles)
7. Sweet Irene
8. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
9. Saved By The Bell
10. Little Sunflower

Amazon.com

There's a renaissance going on in jazz violin, with more exceptional players--Regina Carter, India Cooke, and Mark Feldman--than at any time since the 1930s. Billy Bang can take considerable responsibility for that. He's been an inventive, hard-swinging improviser since the 1970s, blending country fiddle and urban street-corner directness with techniques that reach to the avant-garde. While he's touched on many bases in his career, from his Tribute to Stuff Smith with Sun Ra and the chamber jazz of the String Trio of New York to improvised solo violin and hip-hop settings, this quartet's idiom is primarily the modal, modern mainstream of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. It's a style the group plays with rugged and blues-rich vigor and one that Bang uses to create solos of emotional depth and raw beauty on moving originals like the ballad "At Play in the Fields of the Lord," the gospel tune "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," and Freddie Hubbard's "Little Sunflower." On "One for Jazz," Bang uses words and pizzicato violin to make an effective tribute to the late drummer Dennis Charles. Londoner Alexis T. Pope on piano is a real find, ranging from stark simplicity to densely chromatic invention, and the music is solidly anchored by bassist Curtis Lundy, another adroit soloist, and drummer Codaryl Moffett. Bang is an original, and this is a fine sequel to Bang On, his 1997 CD in a similar vein. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Complex, but listenable jazz violinist.......2001-03-16

I'vw been listening to excerpts from many of the jazz violin albums. This album is my favorite from the group that I recently purchased. I had never heard of Billy Bang before. So many of the violinists seemed old-fashioned or too simple or too abstractly avant-guarde or too electronic or simply not very jazz-like. Billy Bang fits in comfortably with my post-bop jazz sensibility.

Average customer rating: Amazing Absolutely mind-blowing

Big Bang Magdallan Manufacturer: Intense Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Tamplin In the Witness Box Of Riffs and Symphonies End of the Ages Revolution Mind ASIN: B0001NBGMW

Product Description

Song list: 1. End Of The Ages; 2. Radio Bikini; 3. Shake; 4. Wounded Hearts; 5. Love To The Rescue; 6. Old Hard Line; 7. Dome Of The Rock; 8. Big Bang; 9. House Of Dreams; 10. Cry Just A Little; 11. Heartbreak Woman; 12. This 1's 4U; 13. End Of The Ages(reprise).

Customer Reviews:

Amazing .......2005-08-03

Its a fantastic cd. They are monstruous musicians, specially the lead guitar and the bassist. If you like sharp, intelligent and well played music this is a gift from heavens.

Absolutely mind-blowing.......2004-05-03

Okay, so you've never heard of Magdallan. They're a supergroup with talented musicians of the same caliber as your modern rock acts. Lanny Cordola is an incredible guitarist, and herein lies some of the most breathtaking and inspired virtuosity you'll ever hear. Ken Tamplin handles the vocals, which are superb. The song styles range from blues to metal to polysymphonic choruses to lounge-lizard type croonings. Everything is done brilliantly, making this one of amy all-time favorite releases. Trust me, it's truly progressive. The lyrics are intelligent, the playing tasteful, and every song sounds great blasting out of your speakers with window-shattering volume. Eight years later, it still remains a classic in my collection. I'm not one to hype albums, but if you don't take a risk and buy this, you're doing yourself a disservice. It's fantastic.

World Music:

1. Thunder Before Dawn
2. Traditional Songs from Turkey
3. Troubadors
4. Tutto Disney [Import]
5. Una Notte Romantica [Import]
6. Vaiven [Import]
7. Veloz Hacia Su Sino [Import]
8. Venezuelan Zingason V.1 [Import]
9. Wess & Dori Ghezzi [Import]
10. Aceito O Seu Coracao [Import]

World Music

world music

World Music

Official Receivers [Original recording remastered]

Haydn: "Oxford" & "London" Symphonies 92 & 104, etc (English Sinfonia)

Lefebure-Wely

Sunny Side Up [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

I Know It's You

Humanity

Indian Classical Music on the Sitar & Tabla [Import]

Frengers [Import]

I Get Wet [Import]

Haydn, Hertel, Hummel, Stamitz: Trumpet Concertos

Here to Stay

Flamenco y Son, Vol. 2 [Import]

Cuadro de Amor

I'll Sing to You

On Christmas Night