Remains
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Dälek Turntablist, Still(Hsi-Chang Lin) goes solo and unleashes a dark ambient masterpiece that borders on sonic terrorism. Created using only Technics 1200's and an array of effects pedals, Still's REMAINS is not a "turntablist" record in the traditional sense. Drawing from(and adding to) the history of alternative turntable use, REMAINS is an ambient record whose textures at times run side by side with the work of PHILLIP JECK or APHEX TWIN. Two laborious years were put into the 35 minutes that comprise the album. Each track was painstakingly mapped out and played live in the studio. Opening with aggressive noise and evolving into delicate ambience, REMAINS supersedes the preconceived range of the turntable, infusing emotion into an otherwise inhuman instrument.
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- Classic 60's social-political comedy
- The piper's son to the first generation of cynics
- Enjoyable, but not a compilation and very repetitive
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The Remains of Tom Lehrer
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ASIN: B00004SWBH
Release Date: 2000-05-23 |
Tracks:
- Fight Fiercely, Harvard
- The Old Dope Peddler
- Be Prepared
- The Wild West Is Where I Want To Be
- I Wanna Go Back To Dixie
- Lobachevsky
- The Irish Ballad
- The Hunting Song
- My Home Town
- When You Are Old And Gray
- I Hold Your Hand In Mine
- The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz
- Poisoning Pigeons In The Park
- Bright College Days
- A Christmas Carol
- The Elements
- Oedipus Rex
- In Old Mexico
- Clementine
- It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier
- She's My Girl
- The Masochism Tango
- We Will All Go Together When We Go
- I Got It From Agnes
- That's Mathematics
Tracks:
- Introduction
- I Wanna Go Back To Dixie
- The Wild West Is Where I Want To Be
- The Old Dope Peddler
- Fight Fiercely, Harvard
- Lobachevsky
- The Irish Ballad
- The Hunting Song
- My Home Town
- When You Are Old And Gray
- The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz
- I Hold Your Hand In Mine
- Be Prepared
- Poisoning Pigeons In The Park
- Bright College Days
- A Christmas Carol
- The Elements
- Oedipus Rex
- In Old Mexico
- Clementine
- It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier
- She's My Girl
- The Masochism Tango
- We Will All Go Together When We Go
Tracks:
- National Brotherhood Week
- MLF Lullaby
- George Murphy
- The Folk Song Army
- Smut
- Send The Marines
- Pollution
- So Long, Mom (A Song For World War III)
- Whatever Became Of Hubert?
- New Math
- Alma
- Who's Next?
- Wernher Von Braun
- The Vatican Rag
- Poisoning Pigeons In The Park
- The Masochism Tango
- The Hunting Song
- We Will All Go Together When We Go
- L-Y
- Silent E
- O-U (The Hound Song)
- S-N (Snore, Sniff, And Sneeze)
- N Apostrophe T
- Selling Out
- (I'm Spending) Hanukkah In Santa Monica
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This three-CD set collects many of Tom Lehrer's tunes, described by Time magazine as "brilliant and coruscating parodies," bringing back a bygone era when the "liberal consensus," as Lehrer calls them, knew who they were and could, therefore, laugh at both themselves and the well-defined enemy. Delivering clever, witty rhymes about topical subjects was Leher's strength. In "Wernher Von Braun" [the Nazi German scientist who later worked for NASA], Lerher sings: "I'll sing you a tale of Wernher Von Braun / A man whose allegiance is ruled by expedience / Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down / 'That's not my department,' says Wernher Von Braun." Using a rollicking piano as accompaniment, Lehrer will remind some of Mark Russell, the current political satirist, but Lehrer's more pointed humor and grating, nasal voice make him a much tougher listen. His Jimmy Durante-like delivery, however, doesn't completely trump his truly quick mind and clever use of language. --Wally Shoup
Customer Reviews:
5++ Stars.......2007-07-12
Now who doesn't love Tom Lehrer? I had all of his Reprise label vinyl albums, and knew the words to every song therein, when I was in high school. Of course I got beaten up a lot.
If you don't know who Tom Lehrer is, then you probably won't enjoy this record. Otherwise, unless you have pristine vinyl, and my records have been overplayed, this is a very good compendium.
Classic 60's social-political comedy.......2007-05-15
I listened to Tom Lehrer as a kid in the 60's, and memorized most of the songs, but to hear it again is very fun. Also, the songs still resonate - even though the names and issues have changed, the humor is still quite fresh - my wife, who's never heard this stuff, laughs out loud through the whole collection.
The piper's son to the first generation of cynics.......2007-05-02
Having been born in 1956 and raised in the early 60s, I was a bit too young to appreciate that other phenomenon of the age, Tom Lehrer. And given his unfortunate flash-in-the-pan career, by the time I was old enough to appreciate his brand of wit, he was long gone from the scene. But a beloved uncle (alas, a few critical years old than *moi*) often used Lehrer's lyrics in his cultural references. Learning I was a Catholic, he would real off the line, "Genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!" from "Vatican Rag." When my own interest in writing witty ditties came to the fore, he would refer to me as a "young Tom Lehrer," a puzzling reference that I assumed was a compliment. But like all obsessions of those around me, I was reluctant to explore his, lest I be disappointed.
But finally, I broke down and listened to this marvelous collection that spans the entirety of Lehrer's short career. And what a joy and revelation it was!
Musically, Lehrer is an accomplished pianist -- accomplished enough at any rate to give convincing renditions (off-kilter, as befits his genre) of tangos and Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. In terms of lyrics, he was quite, quite "clivver" as the Brits are wont to say. And his politics were quite to the left of center, thank you, rooted in a jaded view of humanity that must have seemed utterly bracing by late 50s standards. Assembled into a package, the pieces are explosively funny, topical and humane. When they aren't grotesque.
One or two of Lehrer's work still finds an audience. "The Elements" has been made into a flash movie that can be found on the internet. It is being shown by enthusiastic science teachers to spice up their classes. But most of Tom's pieces languish in silence, and on collections like these. Partly, this is due to a shift in musical tastes. Our generation's cultural touch points are hardly older than 50 years old and all rooted in rock and roll. To us, a reference to Muddy Waters or Elvis is a sign of cultural sophistication. G&S are as remote to those under 50 as the folk lutists of Upper Volta. That's a shame, because (among other things) it removes one facet of humor from Lehrer's music. "The Elements" (suing to the tune of "The Very Model of the Modern Major General") loses all cultural resonance to those unfamiliar with "The Pirates of Penzance." No longer a parody of a well-loved and well-worn old classic, it might well have been written by Lehrer himself, as far most people know.
Lehrer's politics, while focused on the concerns and personalities of 1960s (nuclear war, civil rights, Werner von Braun and Hubert Humphrey) are dusty but not completely dated. "Send in the Marines ("When someone makes a move of which we don't approve... send the Marines!") certainly resonate in the era of pre-emptive warfare. His send up of the Dixie of his day ("I wanna talk with Southern gentlemen, And put that white sheet on again") may indicate issues of a bygone era, but are still wickedly pointed. Yet Vietnam, hippies and contraception are still over Lehrer's horizon.
In spite of it all, Lehrer's music and cockeyed view of the world are quite refreshing and worth listening to 50 years on. His lampoons of college fight songs still bring a smile. His grotesqueries still manage to turn the stomach: "I Hold Your Hand in Mine" is worthy of Poe. But anyone who can write a song titled, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" -- in which are found the immortals lines, "When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide, But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide." - is worth at least one spin in the CD player.
I particularly enjoyed Lehrer's live recordings. To hear a staid 1950s audience howl at his wry asides and classic lines makes them come alive in a way that the studio recordings cannot. I am less interested in Lehrer's later work for the children's' show "The Electric Company," but they are part of his published corpus, and belong on this collection.
Every generation needs its Lehrer. Ours had the Smothers Brothers, and our children have Weird Al Yankovich. But Lehrer outdoes all in his breadth, brilliance and barely suppressed outrage. The Smothers Brothers were political (kind of) but musically one-dimensional ; Yankovich is very talented and very silly (and carefully apolitical); only Lehrer ultimately has some thing to say that moves beyond his music into the world of politics, ideas and human behavior. Great collection!
Enjoyable, but not a compilation and very repetitive.......2006-01-18
Discs 1 and 2 are the same songs - except disc 1 has 2 of the newer songs and that's the only difference. Just different live performances. Disc 3 had minimal repeating of songs on the first two. So you basically get a book with lyrics and some other interesting information (book is decent) and 2 CDs. Plus, I happen to have heard enough of Mr. Lehrer's interesting songs to realize this isn't all of them. I expected to enjoy the CDs anyway, but the box set turned out to be a big let down.
A song suitably inappropriate for any occasion..........2006-01-09
I first became acquainted with Tom Lehrer's musical repertoire in high school, via a tape that was a copy of a tape that was made by running a cassette recorder in the same room where an ancient and worn record was playing. The lyrical genius was clear, despite the decrepit quality of my recording.
I was delighted to find this CD set. Tom Lehrer songs are a mainstay of my nonexistent social life, being pulled out whenever the situation demands, or despairs. (For example, my darling brother sang "She's My Girl" to my sister in law at their wedding rehearsal dinner...)
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- Unbelievably awesome!!!!
- Unbelievably powerful
- It's hard, it's soft, it's hard again!
- why do so many people like this??
- Shadows Fall Ain't S#@T!
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The Fall of Ideals
All That Remains
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
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ASIN: B000FVBLEI
Release Date: 2006-07-11 |
Tracks:
- This Calling
- Not Alone
- It Dwells In Me
- We Stand
- Whispers (I Hear Your)
- The Weak Willed
- Six
- Become The Catalyst
- The Air That I Breathe
- Empty Inside
- Indictment
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Unbelievably awesome!!!!.......2007-07-09
I'm not one who is much for metalcore, as I like the likes of Wintersun, Nevermore, Opeth, Antestor, and Amon Amarth, and such. In fact I was a bit hesitant to get this one, but I really love this album. I even like the screams, which normally I wouldn't. Powerful, melodic, heavy, catchy, and virtuosic. Every song has a solo, many of which are longer and relatively fast. The only downside is it is short, only 39 minutes. Other than that, perfect.
So get it!!!
Unbelievably powerful.......2007-06-17
This band is simply amazing and the best you can get in this genre. Every song on here is well-constructed from the mind-blowing guitar solos from Oli Herbert to Phil's vocals which have an enormous range. The thing about this band is that they are indeed very heavy but in my opinion it seems like every song has a sad mood to it and it is that mood that makes you want to listen over and over again. A great example of realizing this is on "Whispers(I Hear Your)" on the bridge where the guitar plays really heavy and then puts in a soft chord. As for the songs, my review for each is as follows:
1. This Calling 10/10
-Love this song it can be interpreted in so many ways and you can also easily relate it to yourself. The heavy parts are amazing with how Phil's deep screaming harmonizes perfectly with the head-banging guitar.
2. Not Alone 10/10
-A really emotional track that makes you think about the power of love and how it can heal sadness.
3. It Dwells In Me 9/10
-I thought this song is very good like the others however I didn't really see it as a standout track as it represents a theme presented throughout the album.
4. We Stand 10/10
-I love this song. The way I intrepret it is that people with anger in their hearts are often the ones whom have to stand up to the world and be strong. Cool bridge on this song as well.
5. Whispers(I Hear Your) 10/10
-In my opinion, the verse in this song is the best heavy verse in this entire album especially on account of the anticipation of the riff to come in after the acoustic intro.
6. The Weak Willed 7/10
-Personally, I'm not into Death Metal. Although, I like the acoustic parts.
7.Six 10/10
-I first heard this song on Guitar Hero 2 which is where I started to listening to All That Remains(Thank god for that). The bridge on here is irresistable the song would be completely out of place without it. The intro/outro is astonishing.
8.Become The Catalyst 10/10
-Amazing song about having passion and getting rid of the fear of losing that passion hence;("Let the fire consume me.") The chorus is really catchy and my favorite part is "I pound the walls; I shake the cage!"
9.The Air That I Breathe 10/10
-I thought it was a little odd that the two songs about failure were right after one another, but this song is really catchy. Great melodic guitar solo in this one.
10. Empty Inside 10/10
-If you don't like this song something is wrong with you! Probably my most favorite track on the cd.
11. Indictment 10/10
-The beginning riff reminds me of something from Slayer, which is obviously a good thing. To that single riff, I head-bang I never have before. The bridge gives me goosebumps. I love the guitar solo because it is more of a crazy solo rather than a melodic-type solo which is what most of the album is like.
^^Pick Up This Album^^
It's hard, it's soft, it's hard again!.......2007-06-15
I like their screaming, I like their guitars and drums. The chorus parts can get a little corny sounding at times, but I think a little variety helps give them an edge over all the sound-alikes there are out there. I love the guy that has the low scream on "The Weak Willed", its like the grim reaper yelling in your ear! I just think it sounds crazy. I love the double bass kick in the first verse of "This Calling". There's definitely some good stuff on here, it's worth a listen. If you want all screaming lyrics go elsewhere. The singing in some choruses is similar to Hoobastank's album "The Reason". The screaming is awesome, I like their vocals and Unearth's.
why do so many people like this?? .......2007-05-17
I dont know what to say about this band. I know that they're becoming pretty big but i cannot figure out why. This cd is the same cookiecutter over produced sh** that is ruining the repuatation of a great genre of music. Between the repetitive song style, the girly vocals and a lack of originality, this cd isn't even worth the time it takes to listen to it, unless you want to hear the same lame unoriginal song 11 times. I guess if you like cheesy a** copycat metalcore then its a good buy. If you dont feel like wasting your money look elsewhere. From A Second Story Window's Delenda or Nights Like These' The Faithless (I know i know victory sucks but oh well) are a good place to start if your looking to buy some cds. Oh im not 13 either im just sick of signing in.
Shadows Fall Ain't S#@T!.......2007-05-10
Of course you can't really write a review without mentioning SF, (given the history of the two bands) but give me a break, I simple can't stand Brian AT ALL. Dude sounds cheap and forgettable, as do his backing vocalists that couldn't write a catchy riff if their life depended on it. SF are nothing, I stepped in a pile of Dog crap and thought of them the other day.
ALL THAT REMAINS on the other hand are far from the pile I mentioned. I find that at anygiven time of the day, I have riffs running through my head from this new release. Not to mention that production wise this is the heaviest by far, not really too much different from the last release but it is HEAVIER-(somehow.)
As a guitarist, (which is a huge part of my beef with SF - cause again they SUCK) I find All That Remains to be on the top of their game. And the material is just honest. The stories are real and true to life, but then again SF could be, but I fall asleep before they ever get to their point.
There isn't one song on this disc that I don't love, but 1 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 9 & 11 are my favs, the rest are just my second favs.
SF is a history lesson Phil and ATR are present and FUTURE.
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- The low end ratings are a shining example...
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The Song Remains The Same: Soundtrack From The Led Zeppelin Film
Led Zeppelin
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ASIN: B000002I3D
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
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- Rock And Roll
- Celebration Day
- The Song Remains The Same
- Rain Song
- Dazed And Confused
Tracks:
- No Quarter
- Stairway To Heaven
- Moby Dick
- Whole Lotta Love
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Long acknowledged as one of the most formidable concert acts on the rock & roll arena circuit, Led Zeppelin finally bit the grenade and in 1976 released this, the only live album of their career. The companion to a same-named full-length feature film combing concert footage and oblique "personal" visual statements by each member, this collection still stands up as a souvenir of Zeppelin's winning stage combination of fire and fury. A sort of live greatest-hits disc, the album features good versions of "Rock and Roll," "Dazed and Confused" (complete with violin-bowed guitar, of course), "Whole Lotta Love," and the inevitably climactic "Stairway to Heaven." --Billy Altman
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The low end ratings are a shining example... .......2007-07-10
of what is wrong with listeners today: They say: "this is what I want ... exactly the same song played live that was recorded by the musicians on the CD I bought" - except that the CD and concert tours now have to be pre-approved by their corporate sponsorship and the label that says "yes, sir" to a hierarchy who knows nothing about music just the imperitive to make money - which it can't because the music is so "banal" with no redeeming quality. Why? Because of the narrow and unredeeming people who claim that a band who dares to improve upon the original songs with touches of brilliant improv. is "banal" . It is these very people who are now responsible for the music industry losing *billions* of dollars (read the new Rolling Stone article). You did this - you killed the creativity, the sense of fun and pure muscianship. Give the low stars and go back to your bands that all rip off Pearl Jam, U2, REM, LZ, Floyd, The Stones, and every other band worth anything. Whew!
The point is simple: From the beginning, even in 1968, LZ showed up record companies, the media, and sometimes listeners. They are still showing record companies today why they are losing billions of dollars. They always took risks and I love that it doesn't seem to play well to new listeners - because their dull and listless ears, which accept todays crap and are now trained to not accept anything "out of bounds". This the reason why there will be no major labels in about 5 years.
I would argue that in some of Page's solo's alone on this CD are more moments of unadulterated creativity than bands like Nickelback have ever had by all of their bandmembers on all of their CD's combined.
If you are reading this you are deeper into LZ than just what you hear on the radio- Thank God, for you! Have an open mind and listen to what 4 masters of their instruments can do with a basic song structure. It is sheer brilliance from start to end.
Why doesn't this happen??.......2007-06-26
They really need to release the entire show now that they have all the additional tracks from the new DVD and songs such as celebration day on the audio soundtrack. Put out a special edition, remastered complete show-please!! This show is incredibly underrated and I don't care how many people used to say that this was sub par performances it is absolutely not true!! This has just been self perpetuating opinions over the years from hot winded nobodies that really don't know what the hell they're talking about yet, back in the day when it was actually released it was one of the most popular live albums on the market and constantly listened to by music heads and fans throughout my Junior high and high school days in southern Cal. I have listened and own all the great bootlegs and proclaimed greatest Zep shows but I have to say that "Dazed and Confused", "No Quarter", "The song remains the same", "The Rain Song", "Celebration Day", "Stairway to Heaven", and the recent release of "The Ocean" are still some of the best, if not The best live versions of these songs ever -period!! I've been a die hard Zep fan for nearly thirty years and have heard all the live stuff and if this entire show was re-released and remastered it would shed new found light on these great performances. Not to mention would be a huge success for Jimmy, Percy and Jonesy. Please do this!!
Think about this NO Brainer- 30th Anniversary complete 73 show edition-complete and remastered!! They do have the added tracks in the new DVD and the audio tracks from the soundtrack of "Celebration day" for example. Why does this not happen??
Pleeeaaase Jimmy!
Ragged, but right!.......2007-06-18
I've heard many recordings of the 1973 tour and this album is a good representation of how they sounded on stage at the time. How The West Was Won captures a cleaner Zeppelin and a superior performance, but there's a swagger to these NYC shows that is undeniable. The Houses Of The Holy material is more exploratory and satisfying here than the studio versions as well.
Like many other reviewers, I'd like to see an updated version with SIBLY, Misty Mountain Hop and the rest. Three and half stars.
Good but not great.......2007-02-05
Way back in the early 90s I got this on vinyl and loved it, yet my fondness has gone down over the years. Though most of the performances are awesomee, Percy's voice is clearly shot and hoarse in most of the songs, and in those that it's not it must have been over-dubbed in the studio. Not that Led Zeppelin is the only group to have ever done that, of course. Fortunately the rhythm section shines and even Pagey does.
The song listing is good but lacks a few songs, that would have fitted were it not for the overlong Dazed And Confused. Rock and Roll is featured in all its strength, Celebration Day is awesome (too bad it was left off the film) and so are The Song Remains The Same/Rain Dong. As stated above, Dazed And Confused is way too long (nearly 27 minutes) and half of its running time would have been enough. No Quarter is probably my favorite song on the whole cd, slowing the pace some. It features a fine Pagey solo. Then it's off to Stairway To Heaven, impeccably played. After this somewhat calmer part we are treated to a superb drum solo by Bonzo in Moby Dick. Contrary to most people's opinion, I prefer the album version over the one that eventually was included on the film, which is different and has been clearly edited. They close the album with another long version, this time of Whole Lotta Love, featuring the weird middle section and bits of Let That Boy Boogie and some lyrics from The Crunge.
To sum up, not their best live document - BBC Sessions or even the somewhat flawed How The West Was Won are better, but if you are a fan and not a very demanding one you'll like it. The movie is another story, that will have its own review.
4/5.
Great Band, Flawed Record.......2007-01-16
Sure, it's them in the raw, it's not edited on Pro-Tools. They're not playing very well, however. Bob Plant's lost his upper register and Jimmy Page is starting his long, slow slide to stale. There are some great moments for sure, it's really not worth picking through all this stuff if you're a new Zeppelin fan.
Get the far more inspired performances on the DVD, if you don't have it already. Then try "How the West Was Won", DVD-Audio version if possible. When you get sick of that, this'll be waiting for you.
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- what's with the album cover?
- The CD alone deserves more than 5 stars, but the dvd...
- Trio's Best Songs
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ASIN: B000LE168A
Release Date: 2007-01-30 |
Tracks:
- Hell Yes
- My Standard Break From Life
- Dead End Road
- Metro
- Jaked On Green Beers
- Queen of Pain
- While You're Waiting
- Rooftops
- Old School Reasons
- Warbrain
- Fine Without You
- Hating Every Minute
- Dead and Broken
- Sadie
- If You Had a Bad Time
- Wait for the Blackout
- We Can Never Break Up
- Don't Say You Won't
- Buried
- Dethbed (Live)
- My Standard Break From Life (Live Acoustic)
- I'm Dying Tomorrow (Live)
Album Description
Remains is a 22-song compilation spanning the amazing career of Alkaline Trio. It's a gathering of rare tracks, b-sides, and split EP songs they've recorded since their inception 10 years ago. For many of the true, hardcore Trio fans, this is a must own. And for those just finding out about Alkaline Trio, this will be a great way to look back and see how the band has grown both as song-writers and as lyricists.
The DVD portion of the package will give fans a peek behind the Alkaline Trio curtain. Having taken a videographer with them on their last few tours, the band has captured hundreds of hours of backstage, behind-the-scenes, and live footage. This is the first DVD of its kind by the Trio! The DVD also contains music videos and some "making of the video" segments.
Customer Reviews:
what's with the album cover?.......2007-07-18
First heard this band when I bought a used mp3 player which had 2 of their albums on it. Liked them right away; seems a lot like Green Day's sound. Is that considered "punk" now? So nothing to complain about except this album cover "art" makes me want to puke. Couldn't they come up with anything better? Even a pile of dog poop wouldn't be as bad. Was the intention to be "edgy" or to offend? I don't get it. So, I'll put it away as soon as I rip it to my computer and never look at it again, which seems a shame since they at least did away with the horrible jewel case in favor of cardboard. Good idea! Why record companies still use them is anybody's guess. If they can put a DVD in a box that's unbreakable, why not package CDs in the same sort of box? Makes too much sense to ever be put into practice.
The CD alone deserves more than 5 stars, but the dvd..........2007-05-25
not so much. What could've been a wonderfully put together DVD is nothing but a clip show with no menu. Go figure? The CD, however, is awesome. I've had it in my car's CD player for 2 months now and I don't look to stop listening to it anytime soon. "Metro", "Dead End Road", "Old School Reasons", Don't Say You Won't", "Hell Yes", and "Rooftops" play in my head like my brain is the iTunes shuffle. Other great tracks on here too. For any Trio fan, it's a must have. For any music fan who wants to give a new band a shot, look no further than this compilation of B-sides and rarities.
Trio's Best Songs.......2007-05-11
This album contains Alkaline Trio's best songs. This one hasnt left my car since I got it...all the songs are just too damn good.
Best Songs:
-Dead End Road
-Jaked on Green Beers
-Old School Reasons
-Queen of Pain
-Warbrain
-Buried
They're all really good. This is Alkaline Trio at their finest. Someone earlier mentioned another group of songs...hopefully there'll be more Remains in the future.
Rock Solid, start to finish.......2007-04-23
I agree with some of the previous reviews that many songs are not new but there are plenty that are and the ones that I had previously heard happened to be some of my favorites so no harm, no foul for me. I am a 43 year old original punk and discoved this band three years ago and I have to admit they have become my favorite. My 13 year old loves the album also, he loves Metro, which is my least favorite since it was an overplayed pop song when I was a kid. Rooftops, Old School Reasons, and If you had a bad time, are some of my favorites, although I have to admit that I have been listening to the disc non-stop for a few months now and am very grateful for the band. I am a little confused by their sophmoric infactuation with blood, death and depression.
Cheers to Alkaline Trio! Keep em coming boys!
WOW!.......2007-04-12
The Berlin cover (#4) is worth the price of this package alone.
Five stars!!
Average customer rating:
- Not the same version that Edge uses
- Better than Creed. Really.
- WOW!!
- Great Album!
- Bridge to Success
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One Day Remains
Alter Bridge
Manufacturer: Wind-Up
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0002IU988
Release Date: 2004-08-10 |
Tracks:
- Find The Real
- One Day Remains
- Open your Eyes
- Burn It Down
- Metalingus
- Broken Wings
- In Loving Memory
- Down To My Last
- Watch Your Words
- Shed My Skin
- The End Is Here
Album Description
Creed's Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, and Brian Marshall re-emerge as ALTER BRIDGE with new singer Myles Kennedy.
Customer Reviews:
Not the same version that Edge uses.......2007-06-20
I'll be honest, I bought this CD because one of the songs, "Metalingus", is the theme song for WWE Wrestler Edge and it was not available on any WWE albums.
The song on the CD is not exactly the same as Edge uses for his entrance. The drum riff used before Edge comes out is at the end of the song here, and the part of the song you hear as he proceeds to the ring is actually over halfway through this version. So, wrestling fans be forewarned.
However it was good to find that I enjoyed the rest of the album. My opinion varies from most in that I did not enjoy Scott Stapp's voice when listening to Creed. To me it kept interfering with what I thought was a really good band playing.
Exit Stapp, enter Miles Kennedy and Creed's former instrumentalists have found a voice that finally compliments their playing in my ears. His voice is more akin to Chris Connell than Stapp and together the new band Alter Bridge shows a lot of potential to me. I say potential because this first album, while great, lacks an indefinable cohesiveness that comes with a band playing together for a while. All this leads me to wait for their sophomore album with much anticipation.
Better than Creed. Really........2007-06-06
This is really a simple album to review. I loved all 3 of Creed's albums, but this album is far, far better than those. Rougher, louder, heavier, Tremonti is absolutely out of his mind on this album. Metalingus might be one of the best songs from this gang, Stapp or no Stapp, and it doesn't even have a guitar solo! Buy it, buy it, you will not be disappointed.
WOW!!.......2007-04-22
This is defiently a DAMN good band!! This singer fits as well as stapp did in my own opinion, has his own feel like stapp does as well. When comparing Stapps new record to this one i say this one beats stapp buy a star and a half.
Great Album!.......2007-03-15
The number one question in most people's minds when they hear of Alter Bridge is; Do they sound like Creed? The answer is no, not really. The song that sounds most like Creed is Open Your Eyes and none of the other songs on the cd sound like Open Your Eyes. Creed had an alternative streak (Say I, Wrong Way, etc) where as Alter Bridge sounds like straight up rock n' roll. The guitar work on this album is VERY VERY good! Myles Kennedy has a great voice. He'll shock you with some of his work, for instance, his last notes on Find the Real. Myles is a tenor and sounds very different compared to Scott Stapp. He's actually quite a better singer than Stapp too. Maybe a little less feel (for some people) but much better singing. The highlights here and when I mean highlights I mean you have to hear these songs at least once in your life are;
Find the Real--Great intro with double bass and solos thrown throughout each and every chorus and solo in the bridge! Blew me away when I first heard it. Hard and heavy but not fast.
One Day Remains--More modern rock than hard rock with an alternative feel. Very and I mean very fast verse riff with a huge flurry of notes. Cool little sweep solo in the bridge. It's a little repetitive but the amazing verse and anthemic chorus will have you singing along.
Metallingus--Very hard and heavy and fast. The closest thing to metal on this cd. The bridge has a very cool start/stop heavy riff with some amazing runs thrown in. Closes out with double bass and heavy guitars that remind me of the bridge.
Broken Wings--Tremonti writes beautiful ballads and here's a darker more bleak sounding ballad than anything he's ever written. Great bluesy fingerpicked intro with a simple verse and chorus that make you feel the MELODY sung by Myles Kennedy. Oh, and even though the guitar work is "simple" it's actually quite complex with some weird sounding chords and octave chord slides that spice up the chorus without making the guitar the highlight.
Shed My Skin--Softer ballad type song. The lyrics are what really get you on this one.
The End is Here--Epic and awesome. Explodes from the verse to the chorus. Middle Eastern sounding with again great runs and riffs. Heavy like Find the Real in the verse (but in the chorus) and with a darker feel than Find the Real. This is THE track on the cd.
The rest of the cd is not as impressive but these tracks are amazing! Alter Bridge definitely has a harder and heavier vibe to them then Creed did. The cd is a mix of hard rock and a softer (but not soft) rock. The guitar work (again) NEEDS to be heard. This cd had me mesmerized for a couple months. The only complaint would be that they need to follow in the vein of Find the Real and The End is Here more than Shed My Skin and a couple other tracks if they really want to do something distinctive from the TYPE of music they've made in the past. Again every song on here is great but it sounds like Alter Bridge tried to move in one direction and then had to compromise a little (with their record label). Their next cd should be all them and I can't wait to hear it.
Bridge to Success.......2007-03-12
After purchasing this cd used a couple of years ago because I didn't want to get burned on another cd that was suppossed to be great with a new lead singer. I was very surprised with this cd and after repeated listens it just got better and better. It usually gets added to my mix when I do a MP3 mix for my car audio. It's just one of those cd's that doesn't get tiring after a couple of listens like so many others do today. It will intersting to see what their sophmore release will be like if they ever work through whatever problems that they've encountered since this release. Time will tell. If you haven't picked this up because Scott Stapp isn't singing lead on it then you're sorely missing out on some great music.
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- "America's greatest lost band"
- One of the Best of Boston --
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The Remains
Barry & the Remains
Manufacturer: Epic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000P46PXC
Release Date: 2007-05-15 |
Tracks:
- Heart
- Lonely Week-End
- Don't Look Back
- Why Do I Cry
- Diddy Wah Diddy
- You Got a Hard Time Coming
- Once Before
- Thank You
- Time Of Day
- Say You're Sorry
- Mercy, Mercy
- I Can't Get Away From You
- But I Ain't Got You
- Me Right Now
- My Babe
- I'm Talking About You
- Ain't That Her
- Baby, I Believe In You
- When I Want To Know
- All Good Things
Customer Reviews:
"America's greatest lost band".......2007-06-24
I am admittedly biased, since I produced a stage musical about The Remains, "All Good Things," and am in post-production on a documentary about the group, "They Were How You Told A Stranger About Rock'N'Roll"--the title is taken from the famous quote Jon Landau wrote in the January 67 Crawdaddy about The Remains after their breakup.
But don't take my word for how fantastic the music is. Just read the following opening sentences from Mark Kemp's review in the June '07 edition of Paste Magazine. (Mark, by the way, is the former music editor of Rolling Stone and VP of Music Editorial at MTV.)
"Good as Mick and Keith were at reimagining rhythm & blues as hard rock on The Rolling Stones' 1964 debut, they didn't hold a candle to what The Remains would deliver two years later. Had these Boston bad boys stuck it out beyond their 1966 debut, we might today be calling them--and not the Stones--the World's Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band. As it is, The Remains most certainly are America's greatest lost band."
One of the Best of Boston --.......2007-05-20
and, for those who know sufficient 1960s Boston music scene history, originally from Brookline, they got their start at Boston University, and became the original house band of the Rathskeller (the "Rat") in Kenmore Square. For garage-rock lovers, and those who falsely believe punk began in the 1980s.
They opened for The Beatles for part of their 1966 US tour. And broke up shortly after their LP was released -- as happened with many of the day.
Last I heard, lead singer/guitarist Barry Tashian, and Eric Liljequist, formerly of the best band on Massachusetts's South Shore, The Orphans, after or in addition to years of work as Nashville session musicians, have been backing Emmylou Harris.
This has everything on the earlier releae on Epic/Legacy, except in this instance the first ten tracks are LP-order. This has the original LP cover, but it was the wrong photograph: the person second from the right -- David Sherman -- was their fill-in bass player (and long-time friend from late 1970s through mid-/late-1980s). I got the mono of the LP when it came out in 1966, and Dave gave me his stereo copy. So now I can have the LP-size cover, and at the same time preserve the near-mint vinyls.
Also well worth hearing is the CD release "A Session with The Remains," their audition tape for Capitol Records, an unrehearsed, straight-from-gig run-through of their stage set -- but without club noise. These guys were hot!
Why are you reading this? Buy the CD, put on the headphones, and turn it up!
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- Essential
- HANS ZIMMER IS THE GREATEST PRESENT DAY COMPOSER!!!
- Excellent Extention!
- beautiful
music
- Disappointing companion to the Oscar nominated score.
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Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture
Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
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ASIN: B000058TJG
Release Date: 2001-02-27 |
Tracks:
- Duduk of the North
- Now We Are Free (Juba's Mix)
- The Protector Of Rome (featuring Russell Crowe as Maximus and Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius)
- Homecoming (featuring Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus and Russell Crowe)
- The General Who Became A Slave
- The Slave Who Became A Gladiator (featuring Oliver Reed as Proximo and Russell Crowe)
- Secrets
- Rome is the Light
- All That Remains
- Maximus (Guitar by Heitor Pereira)
- Marikesh Marketplace
- The Gladiator Waltz (featuring Russell Crowe/Original synth demo version by Hans Zimmer)
- Figurines Yan Ching by Lisa Gerrard
- The Mob
- Busy Little Bee (featuring Connie Nielsen as Lucilla and Russell Crowe)
- Death Smiles At Us All (featuring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix)
- Not Yet (featuring Djimon Hounsou as Juba)
- Now We Are Free (Maximus Mix)
Amazon.com
If there's one thing film producers and record executives like more than Success, it's Success: Part 2. Thus when Ridley Scott's high-tech sword 'n' sandal epic scored both Golden Globe wins and Academy Award nods for Best Film and Best Score, it was a sure bet that another volume of Hans Zimmer's and Lisa Gerrard's music for the film couldn't be far behind. Though not exactly leftovers, the tracks here sometimes point to the fact that there wasn't enough fresh material to fill this volume out, hence we get some remixed cues, a handful of familiar music with dramatic dialog excerpts edited and superimposed (or misplaced, with decidedly mixed results), and even a beat-heavy, dance-club mix of "Now We Are Free." With a little over half an hour of entirely fresh material and some souvenir dialog snippets over the rest, there's enough here to please Gladiator die-hards. Also of note: guitarist Heitor Pereira's flamenco-flavored flourishes are better showcased throughout; and "The Gladiator Waltz" serves up one of Zimmer's original synth demos (with a dash of Russell Crowe dialog up front)--a dramatic amp-up of Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War" that's a prime example of the composer's state-of-the-art digital orchestral conjuring. --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews:
Essential.......2006-12-30
One of those pivotal soundtracks. Unfortunately, there is dialogue over a few of the tracks, but it is well worth sitting or fast-forwarding through. There is a duduk (the sound used for that thing Mr. Tumnus plays in 'Narnia'), and I have fallen in love with it. There is the use of a female voice (Lisa Gerrard) wailing in another language, which had become something of a trend ('Troy', 'Munich', 'Narnia' again, and many others). "Now We Are Free" is the kind of song that first intrigues you, then entraps you, and then takes you on an emotional ride. The soundtrack is intensely bittersweet, exciting ("The Gladiator Waltz"--yes, you're supposed to giggle--Hans did!), and just very consumable. If you were impressed by movie--and I haven't run into anybody yet who wasn't--then consider this soundtrack an equivalent of that experience, but audio.
HANS ZIMMER IS THE GREATEST PRESENT DAY COMPOSER!!!.......2005-10-23
I HAVE TO SAY HANS ZIMMER IS THE GREATEST OF HIS ERA. I HAVE PURCHASED ALMOST ALL OF HIS MAJOR SCORES FROM RAIN MAN, CRIMSON TIDE, GLADIATOR, AND EVEN THE LATEST BATMAN AND I KNOW I HAVE PLENTY OF MORE THAT COULD BE LISTED. I FIRST WAS WEIRY ABOUT BUYING THE SECOND SCORE TO GLADIATOR THINKING IT WOULD BE JUST LIKE THE FIRST ONE. IT IS AWESOME AND JUST AS GOOD OR BETTER, IF YOU ARE A TRUE ZIMMER FAN YOU HAVE TO ADD THIS TO YOUR COLLECTION. I HOPE HE KEEPS MAKING MUSIC FOR YEARS TO COME.
Excellent Extention!.......2005-10-22
Gladiator may be the best middle eastern score ever written. The Duduk was incredible!
The first CD was amazing as well, however, I believe this disc to have a few advantages.
First of all, "The Gladiator Waltz." This song TOTALLY improves upon "The Battle" from disc 1. The original stopped way before the new track. The synth sounds are very good, and don't take away from the beauty at all!
Another highlight is "Homecoming" this is a sad, angry song that will have your blood pumping. If you've seen the movie, you remember the scene where Maximus escapes execution, and rides home like a mad man, only to find his wife and son Crucified. A truly angry and intense song.
"Secrets" is a sneaky evil track, portraying the violent insanity of Commodus.
I have mentioned the highlights, but all the rest are great too! A must have CD, even if you own the first!
beautiful
music.......2005-07-28
This is just what the title says: more great(beautiful)
music from the motion picture, including some "spiced-up" remixes. This album also features sound clips from the movie. Listening to it will make you think you're in Rome again.
Disappointing companion to the Oscar nominated score........2005-05-28
The original score for Gladiator was a grand triumph for composer Hans Zimmer. Unfortunatly, this cd follows a trend during the latter half of the 1990's. When you have a successful score cd, follow it up with a cd full of dialogue, demo tracks and occassional new music. That is what this cd is full off. I expected more of the great music from the movie, instead I was disappointed bitterly.
Average customer rating:
- Drifting From The Path
- Default returns with a vengeance
- Default shakes off their sophomore slump...
- Now I see!
- Default : One Thing Remains
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One Thing Remains
Default
Manufacturer: Tvt
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ASIN: B000B2YQC0
Release Date: 2005-10-11 |
Tracks:
- All Is Forgiven
- I Can't Win
- It Only Hurts
- The Way We Were
- Count On Me
- Hiding From The Sun
- Beautiful Flower
- One Thing Remains
- The Memory Will Never Die
- Get Out Of This Alive
- Found My Way Out
Album Description
After two years on the road with such bands as Evanescence and fellow Canadians Nickelback, Default returns with their most mature and uncompromising collection of songs to date. "One Thing Remains" equally channels the classic and the modern--from Led Zeppelin to A Perfect Circle--into something unique. The undeniable riffs and passionate vocals of the first single, "Count On Me", is blasting on a rock radio station near you.
Customer Reviews:
Drifting From The Path.......2007-02-25
This is a good cd - not the rocker the first cd was and just a little less than their last. This cd shows the first sign of a rock ballad band in evolution.
The few rockers on the effort are more of a commercial vein that blowing away the crowd type - solid, satisfying but lacking real depth. The ballads are good.
The production on the cd is very good. The vocals and the instrumental backing are tight. Good cd to sit back on the deck with a good Merlot, the gang and a bonfire.
Default returns with a vengeance.......2006-10-14
There is a unmistakable link between Default and Nickelback. Not only are the lead singers from both bands related (brothers), the sound of both bands are similar. The same style of song layout, the similar style of vocal direction. But what is different is that 'One Thing Remains' is a much stronger album, lyrically and sounding than Nickelback's latest album 'Photograph'. This is because of two reasons, 1. Default has toured with the likes of established bands like 3 Doors Down, Evanescence, Nickelback and Sum41. 2. Chad Kroeger has taken the role of producing this album fulltime, in Elocation he only produced a few songs here and there.
The album art cover is interesting and paints a theme to this album and upon listening to the songs herein, the theme is set throughout the range of upbeat, tempo driven beats. Make no mistake folks, this is a rock album with a slightly alternative tweak here and there. The album has 11 songs and is fairly short, many songs are in the mid 3 minute marks. But this does not detract from the overall success of this album.
The album starts with a new hit song from Default in 'All Is Forgiven' that talks about forgiveness and its part in our world. Another good song is 'It Only Hurts' that harks back to Default's earlier album hit song 'Deny'. It has a nice video clip btw. 'Count On Me' is another nice song that has a pure rock feel with a few riffs. Another soon to be hit song from this album is 'Hiding From The Sun' that has a fast pace and one can't help but get involved in this song.
Overall, the release will please all Default fans and Nickelback fans. This album is lyrically brilliant, produced excellently and a logical successor to Nickelback when they leave the rock scene. Look forward to 2007 being another bumper year for Default.
Default shakes off their sophomore slump..........2006-07-20
"One Thing Remains" is a solid return after last year's disappointing "Elocation" which lacked both flow and good song writing. Luckily, Default return with a very solid third effort. The song writing has improved greatly and they do a much better job of concentrating on the group's strong points: churning out hard rocking yet melodic tunes. These guys are often and unfairly compared to Nickleback. Default writes better tunes yet don't get the recognition of Nickleback.
Now I see!.......2006-04-19
A few years ago a friend of mine said that he liked Default and I thought, "Dan always comes up with obscure bands that don't do much for me", so I just blew it off. All of a sudden I starting hearing some of Default's songs on the radio and decided to buy this one and boy am I ecstatic that I did. Although "Count On Me" is the song that gets radio play from this CD, "All is Forgiven" is killer track. I just sat down and started listening to the CD several times so that I did not jump to any quick conclusions. This is probably one of my favorite alternative-rock CDs (also band). It reminds me of Nickelback, Staind, and Pearl Jam. That being said, they are a sound on their own but have influences from those other bands. Check out "Get Out Of This Alive", "Found My Way Out", "The Memory Will Never Die" and "It Only Hurts". I can't say enough about all the songs on this CD. "One Thing Remains" and "Beautiful Flower" are also rockin' tunes. Believe me, you won't be disappointed if you buy this CD.
Default : One Thing Remains.......2006-03-19
I really enjoyed this CD. It doesn't have the radio play power that their first album did but it's very good. In fact, I enjoyed this CD more than the first one (and of course they are both better than Ecolocation). Count On Me is good, everyone needs to start calling in to the radio stations and getting that played.
I saw these guys in concert with Nickelback and Trapt. They blew Trapt away. I really started liking them after that concert because they put a lot of energy out on stage and they are just a fun band to watch.
I think Default has yet to hit their peek. The lead singer has a great voice. One thing Default does need to do is change their sound up a little. Most of the songs are very similar and they are all hard. Obviously that is Default's comfort zone but it wouldn't hurt them at all to come up with a couple of slower, radio friendly songs, so they can really put themselves on the map. However, they definitely need to stick with the hard rock as well so their "superfans" won't call them sellouts. This is a very strong effort by Default and I can't wait to hear from them again.
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- Very difficult and not at all helpful for our situtation
- Great as background-Hard to sing
- Great for kids with special needs or speech delays!!!!
- Great Intentions; Didn't Blow Me Away
- Perfect for apraxic toddlers
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Time to Sing!
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Time to Sing!
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000DEOJ2
Release Date: 2000-11-15 |
Tracks:
- Wheels on the Bus
- Aiken Drum
- I Love You
- Shake Your Sillies Out
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
- Eentsy Wentsy Spider
- Hokey Pokey
- Wibbely Wobbely Woo
- The Alphabet Song
- Jack and Jill
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- If You're Happy and You Know It
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- I'm a Little Teapot
- Bingo
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- Apples and Bananas
- Five Little Frogs
- Old McDonald
- Mister Sun
- Head and Tummy
- Ten Little Indians
- Five Little Monkeys
- Sing!
Product Description
Young Children LOVE to sing, but they need to sing at their own speed. Time to Sing is a delightful collection of classic children's songs newly arranged for children of all ages and abilities. Time to Sing helps to build language skills and the wide variety of musical styles and settings makes it a joy to hear again and again. The Time to Sing series is sure to be a family favorite, give your child hours of entertainment... with Time to Sing! All proceeds benefits fully accessible indoor play enviroments for all children and their families.
Customer Reviews:
Very difficult and not at all helpful for our situtation.......2007-06-26
We have an adopted daughter who came from India at 15 months of age. She was in an orphanage prior to that, and missed out on a lot of the personal attention that helps develop early speech. As such, at almost three now, she is considered "speech delayed," and is still having problems making certain sounds that should be old-hat to her.
Naturally, we are taking her to a speech pathologist/therapist, but we are also trying to do "casual" things in our everyday life to help, including, of course, singing.
I bought this CD because I saw that it was for sale on the Talking Child web site, and we had found their Baby Babble DVD very helpful for Chandra earlier in our journey. Unfortunately, while the songs ARE sung at a much slower pace, some of them are nearly unrecognizable as the familiar children's tunes they are. The two most notable examples are "The Eentsy Weentsy Spider," which is over-performed and sung nearly aria-style, and "The Alphabet Song," which is sung by someone donning a Professor Ludwig Von Drake German accent!
Those songs are usually two of Chandra's favorites, which we sing slowly enough for her to follow the words and sing along, but she clearly did not recognize that the songs we were listening to on this CD were songs she'd ever heard before.
If nothing else, I've learned not to buy music that doesn't have tracks available for previewing. I'm returning this to Amazon, and I hope to find something more suitable for our needs.
Great as background-Hard to sing.......2007-04-06
THe arrangements are very original which is great as background music but makes them hard to sing along with, unless you do it every day.
Great for kids with special needs or speech delays!!!!.......2006-07-10
We bought this cd for our daughter who has Down Syndrome. She is 6 years old but still has difficulty articulating words together in a sentence and will often skip over words in songs because she cannot sing them as fast. This cd allows kids like my daughter to really hear the words clearly. Although it is slower than the songs would normally be, it is great for kids who have a delay because they have the time to process what they just heard and repeat it back more accurately. Then, when they try to sing the songs at the regular speed, they can do so with more accuracy and comprehension. Our daughter still loves her other cd's, but this just gives her one more way to help her with her speech skills. We plan to get the Christmas cd as she listens to Christmas music all year long!!! :
Great Intentions; Didn't Blow Me Away.......2006-07-03
I think that for special needs kids, children who are a little slower to talk, or kids just having problems with anunciation or expression, this CD presents an incredible opportunity in being able to share traditional, fun, upbeat and lively children's music with your kids. The notion of slowing down the words, if not the music, is fantastic as it gives kids a better grounding in what is being said, proper anunciation, etc.
The only knock I have against the CD is that the voices are quite operatic. I think this is an interesting choice as the delivery is certainly emotive and forceful, but I think it would have worked with the intent a little better if the singers weren't so operatic and instead sung in a clear, even, and less ornate fashion.
Overall, a fatnastic idea; but one that slightly works against its purpose.
Perfect for apraxic toddlers.......2006-03-09
The front of the CD says "Helps Build Language Skills" and part of the description on the back says "...the words are sung at a slower tempo so that any child can sing along - even a child just learning to speak". The CD doesn't fail to offer what it clearly states if you read it!
My children appreciated the different ways these songs were sung; for instance "If You're Happy and You Know It" had an African rhythm to it.
The words were spoken very clearly and I was able to sign along without having to do it so rapidly my toddler couldn't follow.
This CD gets the interest of my 33 month old toddler and he likes to listen to it while his older siblings and I sign along with it. I would say that is money well spent!
Average customer rating:
- What the hell happened?
- Good album - All That Remains displays emense potential to be a force within metal
- This is metal, no question about it
- THIS IS METAL!!!
- One of the best
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This Darkened Heart
All That Remains
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| Alternative Rock
| Styles
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| Rock
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Death Metal
| Hard Rock & Metal
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| Hard Rock & Metal
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Pop Rock
| Pop
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ASIN: B0001FBT86
Release Date: 2004-03-23 |
Tracks:
- And Death In My Arms
- The Deepest Gray
- Vicious Betrayal
- I Die In Degrees
- Focus Shall Not Fail
- Regret Not
- Passion
- For Salvation
- Tattered On My Sleeve
- This Darkened Heart
Customer Reviews:
What the hell happened?.......2006-08-07
I dont get it. I just dont get it. This album should have been the one to break All That Remains out from the underground, but it doesnt. They still remained one of the metalcore scene's lesser known bands, and Phil Labonte's old band, Shadows Fall, outsold them, 10 to 1.
Whoever slept on this album has no idea what they missed. The Riffs are heavy, the vocals pissed and nasty, the lyrics angry and sorrrowfull at the same time, every thing that has come to characterize the metalcore scene, but still, this band went unnoticed. OPEN YOUR EARS PEOPLE!!! Stop listening to second rate bands, and pick up this album, and Their new one, "The Fall Of IDEALs" and be prepared to be blown away!
Good album - All That Remains displays emense potential to be a force within metal.......2006-05-03
There seems to be much debate as of recent over the use of the term "metalcore" in describing numerous bands sharing a sound within that particular genre. There appears to be some growing animosity between those who embrace the genre (and the label attached to it) and those who believe the more extreme metalcore bands are better described as thrash/speed metal. For the purposes of simplicity, I'll refer to All That Remains as a metalcore band in my review, as they display many elements characteristic of the genre in their most recent album "This Darkened Heart."
With "This Darkened Heart," All That Remains manages to deliver a powerful album displaying some innovative songwriting ability, as well as some fairly catchy songs. However, make no mistake about it, despite the catchy nature of some of the songs, "This Darkened Heart" is brutal album delivered with an in-genre intensity matched only by the likes of metalcore giants Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage. The highlights of the album include:
(a) The vocals. Clearly, Philip Labonte's vocals are the stand-out feature of "This Darkened Heart." Labonte sings with an intensity that comes from a place that I imagine would make most people cringe in fear. Far from the typical metalcore scream, his vocal style resembles a more guttural growl (without ever approaching the styling of death metal vocals). Perhaps most impressive, is the fact that Labonte doesn't appear to be "trying too hard" when he is singing/screaming. Rather, his screams appear to be unforced and natural, which is an unusual quality within the metalcore genre, as many vocalists sound as though they are tearing through their vocal cords as they force the most extreme screams within their ability (not that I mind this, I rather like it, but I have my concerns for their longevity as singers, as their vocal cords are undoubtedly sustaining heavy damage). Nonetheless, the vocals serve to lift "This Darkened Heart" above the level of a mediocre album. In addition, Labonte's voice allows All That Remains to retain an element of distinctiveness in their sound, allowing them to be distinguishable from other similar bands.
(b) The songwriting. "This Darkened Heart" displays a fairly amazing degree of songwriting ability. In addition, All That Remains prove that they are indeed excellent musicians. Though I wouldn't quite place the songwriting on "This Darkened Heart" on the level of "Ascendency" by Trivium, it is nonetheless an excellent album. Furthermore, "This Darkened Heart" seems to hint that even better albums lie ahead for All That Remains.
(c) The overall sound of the album. It should come as no surprise that the sound of the album is somewhat reminiscent of other metalcore bands in terms of its sound (i.e., guitar sound). However, the production is solid, and the musicianship is of a high quality. This is not an album that is repetitive, nor is it one that the listener will likely become bored with.
Despite being a good album, "This Darkened Heart" does have its flaws. Perhaps most noteworthy (and this is ironic giving Labonte's excellent abilities as a vocalist), is the fact that there are moments in the album where the vocals are absolutely horrid. The most notable of this occurs on "Focus Shall Not Fail" where Labonte abandons his deep and powerful guttural vocal style that seems to come so natural in favor of a more high- pitched scream/squeal that is almost painful to hear. It is unclear to me exactly why this vocal style was utilized here, as every other aspect of the song is brilliant (especially the clear vocals which make up the song's chorus). It is during this lone moment in the album that I am left with the thought that "this song sounds generic" (i.e., like any "typical" metalcore band). The only other flaw that I found on the album is an inconsistent quality in the songwriting. Despite having excellent songs, "This Darkened Heart" has its share of songs that the listener will likely skip over.
Overall, this is an essential album to own if you are a fan of metalcore (or thrash/speed metal if you prefer). In addition, I feel confident that All That Remains will continue to grow and expand, and will likely be one of the bands standing once the metalcore genre has faded in popularity.
This is metal, no question about it.......2006-03-26
I have to make something clear. Breakdowns do not mean metalcore. They are an essential part of metalcore, but metal bands do them too. With that said, This Darkened Heart is a full fledged metal album. From the acoustic bit that opens the album, to the thrashy title track at the end, it contains buzzsaw riffs, tight drumming, and well-crafted soloing. A big reason this band is passed off as metalcore is because of the vocals. They do resemble that metalcore style, but the music speaks for itself. If you like straight-up metal, do yourself a favor and buy this record.
THIS IS METAL!!!.......2006-02-13
I wish people would stop using the term metalcore to describe this band. I don't care what anybody say's be it fans or the band itself. This is METAL in all of it's glory. metalcore is what I use to describe bands that couldn't hold these guys guitar picks. They use all of the great metal atmosphere from bands before them, early Slayer, and Max lead Sepultura! just to name acouple. A friend of mine who lived in Washington D.C. was raving about these guys and when he came back he let me listen to this album and instantly I became a huge fan!!!
One of the best .......2006-02-07
This is a great album. Melodic, crushing riffage mixed with nice acoustic guitars and piano segments making it feel like a concept album. This band is WAY better then shadows fall.
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