Ten

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Part of the '90s Seattle grunge triumvirate completed by Nirvana and Soundgarden, Pearl Jam debuted with Ten, their most accessible, least self-conscious album. Over time, PJ's rep as a politically correct band just a little too above it all to prostitute its music on MTV has nearly superseded the music. But before that, they were a simply an in-your-face, in-your-head, loud, melodic rock band. And lead singer Eddie Vedder was known for his possessed stage presence and a primal growl that sounded like it required three vocal chords. The personal, narrative singles "Alive," "Jeremy," and "Even Flow" catapulted the reluctant band into the 10-million-plus-sales division. Subsequent albums are more intricate, subtle, thematically complex, and, in many ways, better than Ten. But the band may never repeat the stampede caused by this debut. --Beth Bessmer --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Ten
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ten is not their best in my honest opinion..
  • One of the best albums off all time
  • A Perfect Ten
  • A Pure 100% Masterpiece
  • A truly legendary album that stands the test of time
 Ten
Pearl Jam
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000027RL
Release Date: 1991-08-27

Tracks:

  1. Once
  2. Evenflow
  3. Alive
  4. Why Go
  5. Black
  6. Jeremy
  7. Oceans
  8. Porch
  9. Garden
  10. Deep
  11. Release

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Part of the '90s Seattle grunge triumvirate completed by Nirvana and Soundgarden, Pearl Jam debuted with Ten, their most accessible, least self-conscious album. Over time, PJ's rep as a politically correct band just a little too above it all to prostitute its music on MTV has nearly superseded the music. But before that, they were a simply an in-your-face, in-your-head, loud, melodic rock band. And lead singer Eddie Vedder was known for his possessed stage presence and a primal growl that sounded like it required three vocal chords. The personal, narrative singles "Alive," "Jeremy," and "Even Flow" catapulted the reluctant band into the 10-million-plus-sales division. Subsequent albums are more intricate, subtle, thematically complex, and, in many ways, better than Ten. But the band may never repeat the stampede caused by this debut. --Beth Bessmer

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Ten is not their best in my honest opinion.........2007-07-13

I have just gotten in to Pearl Jam, and after listening to their first 3 albums MANY times, I think I can safely say that TEN is NOT their best out of the three. I personally thought the biggest weakness in this album was how EVERY track sounded the same. I mean I seriously couldnt tell which track was which. Thats not to say the album is terrible...I think its actually quite good, just not the amazing ground breaking album everyone makes it out to be.
"Once", "Even Flow", "Alive", "Jeremy" and "Black" are superb songs which are gems on their own. I actually cannot class this as a grunge album...Vedders vocals are way too spot on and great, the music is quite normal rock music and the production isnt so distorted. They DID go more grunge with VS. and VITALOGY, my more preffered albums.
Overall, Im not comparing this to Nirvana's NEVERMIND which I believe is a better grunge record, but this album isnt the best ever...Try out VS. and VITALOGY..they capture what the band want to do and succeed very well.
3.5 stars

5 out of 5 stars One of the best albums off all time.......2007-07-11

One of the best albums off all time, seriously. This album meant so much to me when it first came out. It really spoke to me at that time in my life. Years later I find it is still a solid album. Your collection needs this album :)

5 out of 5 stars A Perfect Ten.......2007-06-29

There is a reason that this cd has been considered by many to one of the greatest debuts of all time. Every single song on this cd is absolutely perfect. I just can't get enough of this cd. The lyrics are unforgettable, i.e. "Try to erase this from the blackboard" from Jeremy, and "I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky" from Black, and Mike McCready delivers some of the best guitar solos of any grunge band of the day. And no one but Eddie Vetter could pull of such beautiful singing, and to me he might be one of the greatest vocalists of all time, along with Layne Staley and Chris Cornell. So if you're only going to buy one Pearl Jam cd (you're crazy) make it this one. You won't be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars A Pure 100% Masterpiece.......2007-06-13

Ten, the first Pearl Jam album, has always been a great record ever since it came out. Very highly rated, and it truly deserves it. Even though I dont regard this album as Pearl Jams best, by no means so, it has aged very well and still sounds amazing. The album is just pure raw energy put into music form. Its hard to believe how much emotion/energy is put into these songs. If you listen to the lyrics in every song you can feel Eddie Vedders pain as he grew up. All the lyrics are awesome resulting in very good songwriting. That songwriting is amongst the best the band has ever done. Mike Mccready is one of my favorite guitarists as well. His work on the album is one of his best for sure. The solos and all are just mindblowing. Not because they are complex or hard to play, but because they all are played with feel, not complexity. The whole album just feels like one big rush of angry emotion. This is a masterpiece and always will be.

5 out of 5 stars A truly legendary album that stands the test of time.......2007-04-07

I remember when this album was first released - I was 12 years old, and just really starting to get heavily into music. My real captivation with grunge started with Nirvana - I saw the music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and was just captivated - it was a far cry from the music that had been extremely popular in the late eighties (songs like "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals, for example). Then, here comes Pearl Jam, with a very different sound than Nirvana (more influenced by classic rock than punk), but an equally invigorating and new one. This album was just HUGE in its time, and the main hits ("Even Flow," "Alive," and "Jeremy") were played EVERYWHERE. Even if you were a fan of Pearl Jam, it was pretty hard not to get tired of them as this album continued to sell in massive quantities all through the nineties.

In retrospect, it was truly an important album that helped shape an entire decade of music, and ushered in a truly legendary (albeit brief) era. Grunge. All of a sudden, sounding original and being musically talented were in style, and "Ten" is one of the key albums that paved the way for nearly all of the now legendary bands of the 90's (such as Radiohead and The Smashing Pumpkins).

And, musically, it truly holds up over time, because Pearl Jam are a band that are truly talented. The time in which "Ten" was released may have helped catapult them to the top of the charts, but their artistry is what has kept them there throughout their career. Listening to "Ten" now is actually more enjoyable for me than it was, say, ten years ago when I'd heard it so many times I knew every word.

Recommended strongly to any fan of rock music.
Ten Thousand Fists
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • gotta love disturbed
  • A Classic
  • 10k Fists rox my sox off
  • Disturbed...Best Band W/O excessive Hardcore Screams
 Ten Thousand Fists
Disturbed
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
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ASIN: B000AGTQKO
Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

  1. 10,000 Fists
  2. Just Stop
  3. Guarded
  4. Deify
  5. Stricken
  6. I'm Alive
  7. Sons of Plunder
  8. Overburdened
  9. Decadance
  10. Forgiven
  11. Land of Confusion
  12. Sacred Lie
  13. Pain Redefined
  14. Avarice

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On their third album, Disturbed don't as much break out of expected patterns as show their potential for doing so. Fans eager for more of the band's patented fist-thumping gruel will take satisfaction in the album's opening (and anthemic) title track, plus "I'm Alive" and "Forgiven." The band shines brightest in the record's early moments, where "Deify," "Guarded," "Just Stop," and "Stricken" demonstrate that this unit's capable of discovering a song's subtleties and crafting radio-ready choruses meant to uplift the souls of disenfranchised subdivision dwellers. The album isn't without its problems--come the halfway mark ("Sons of Plunder") vocalist David Draiman and his mates lapse into the expected, with a series of songs that are good but rarely as remarkable as those found in Act I. That said, Ten Thousand Fists ultimately reminds us that Disturbed refuse to relent in their journey toward greatness. --Jedd Beaudoin

Album Description

After a triple-platinum debut and platinum follow-up, Disturbed fuses the brutality and darkness of 2000's The Sickness with the added melodic nature and complexity of 2002's Believe for album number three. Aggressive, relentless and intense-yet at the same time transcendent-Ten Thousand Fists is a rock sledgehammer.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Have not received Item.......2007-06-27

As of today, June 27, I still have not received this item after being charged for it back in May.

5 out of 5 stars gotta love disturbed.......2007-06-20

I have to start this admitting that Disturbed is my all-time favorite Band. There is just nobody out there that makes better music that fits ME and
David's Vocals still give me the chills! I personally never understood the criticism they received after "Believe" came out and also after "Then Thousand Fists". I think all three of the albums are strong and great!

Ten Thousand Fists features a great array of songs...which my favorite one must be Deify...even though it may be seen as a little too political it's a great tune with an awesome meaning!!! The biggest surprise on this album was to me was "Stricken"... anybody that has ever been hurt by somebody (and I know we pretty much all have been :-) should be easily able to identify this song!

Can't wait for the next Album to come out!!!

5 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2007-06-19

Simply a Classic Hard Rock Cd! Don't take my word, Listen for yourself! You won't be Dissappointed!

5 out of 5 stars 10k Fists rox my sox off.......2007-05-17

The thing about Disturbed is you either love them madly, or hate them completely. There is no middle ground.

Having said that, I saw Disturbed in concert about a month before this CD was released, and they played many of the songs from the CD during the show. Having "Believe" practically committed to memory (I've bought it 3 times because I wore out the first two), I was hoping that Ten Thousand Fists was more of the same.

It was better than I expected. I was blown away! One song I don't recall them playing in concert was the Genesis cover "Land of Confusion". If a cover can be better than the original, then this is the one that did it! All the songs are good, even the political ones, and gets me going every time I pop the CD into the player.

What impresses me the most about Disturbed is how intelligent David Draiman is, and it shows in his lyrics. The musicians are clearly skilled and compliment Draiman's lyrics and powerful vocals. And I do have to agree with the reviewer that said the "monkey howl" or whatever the devil that vocalization is that Draiman does, doesn't translate in a live performance (not that he doesn't try).

I'm not your typical metal fan. I do, however, like to rock, and always have. The two Disturbed discs I have (Believe and Ten Thousand Fists) do that for me-- in other words, rox my sox off!

I could, as others here have done, rate each song, but since they're all good for any number of reasons, I'll refrain.

And, I've always maintained that once you see an act in concert, you'll become a fan. I liked Disturbed before i saw them in concert. Since then, I'm a fan! And I love this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Disturbed...Best Band W/O excessive Hardcore Screams.......2007-04-25

The only regret I have about getting this album is that I waited so long to get it. Disturbed's 1st album, The Sickness, was awesome. The CD was one of the first that got me into metal and rarely left my CD player. When Believe came out I got it 1st day. I was slightly dissappointed because it was a little softer and his "monkey scream" subsided. Because of this dissappointment I did not get 10000 Fists when it came out. It wasn't until seeing the rockin at Ozzfest once again and hearing the new songs played that my eyes were opened. I was worried at first but the second the band left the stage at Ozzfest I knew I had to get that CD.

Needless to say I bought the album ASAP and have not regretted it one bit. Disturbed is the only band that does not scream that I can listen to over and over again and not get bored with.
Ten Feet High
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • someone please call Jim, Carolyn, and Sharon, ...fast!
  • Great album
  • A nice new direction for Andrea!
  • Excellent Debut
  • A Wrong Direction
 Ten Feet High
Andrea Corr
Manufacturer: Wea International
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ASIN: B000NP0MRI
Release Date: 2007-07-02

Tracks:

  1. Hello Boys
  2. Anybody There
  3. Shame on You (To Keep My Love from Me)
  4. I Do
  5. Ten Feet High
  6. Champagne from a Straw
  7. 24 Hours
  8. This Is What It's All About
  9. Take Me I'm Yours
  10. Stupidest Girl in the World
  11. Ideal World
  12. Shame on You (To Keep My Love from Me) [Radio Edit]

Album Description

Debut solo album from the Corrs member. Warner. 2007.

Album Details

2007 Issue of the Solo Album Debut by the Woman who is the Lead Voice Upfront in the Multi-million Selling Band with her Siblings. She Composed all the Songs on the Album Save for One, a Cover of the First Squeeze Hit "Take Me I'm Yours". The Tracks were Produced by Pop Veteran Nellee Hooper, who was Responsible for the Trademark Sound of Soul Ii Soul and who Has also Worked with U2, Gwen Stefani and Bjork.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars someone please call Jim, Carolyn, and Sharon, ...fast!.......2007-07-22

I have been a long time Corrs fan and natually had to purchase this disc. If you are someone who was a Corrs fan and am considering to experience a small piece of essence of that work from this release, you will be very disappointed. Gone are the beautiful melodies of the group, the passionate solo vocal work of Andrea. Perhaps it is the new direction/genre she has taken, electro pop/whatever, but in the Corrs work it seemed as Andrea was required to stretch her vocals, or maybe the subject matter of Ireland's struggles assisted to provide a better vocal platform. I found the vocals on this release, lazy and very flat.

5 out of 5 stars Great album.......2007-07-21

I think her debut album is awesome. It's nice she broke from what was expected with a vengance. Each song is like a little story and it makes the whole album just fit together. I think it is a wonderful album and each song is great-You will want to listen to over and over again.

4 out of 5 stars A nice new direction for Andrea!.......2007-07-15

Andrea Corr was the lead vocalist of the Irish family quartet, The Corrs, and "Ten feet high" is her solo debut.

Produced by Nelle Hooper (Garbage, Björk, Madonna, U2, Soul II Soul), and executive produced by Bono (both of whom are the reason I gave it a listen, and eventually got it), it comprises a few Corrs style pop/folk songs, but mainly steers Andrea in an electro pop direction, a welcome change as I feel the Corrs sound had gotten rather tired.

Opening the disc are two upbeat pop songs; the marching feel of "Have a nice day", and the piano sprinkled "Anybody there".

Lead off single "Shame on you (to keep my love from me)" is available in two versions; a more atmospheric, stripped down version, and a dance edit which closes the disc. The lyrics tell the tale of a lover missing his/her partner who has gone off to war.

Staying on the upbeat side of things are "24 hours", and the excellent throbbing club song "Take me I'm yours" with buzzing and swirling synths, it's a cover of a Squeeze song and is one of my favourites.

Standouts however are the downtempo songs; the lullaby-like "I do" (complete with tinkling bells), "Ten feet high", "Champagne from a straw" (nice choppy feel with a great sax break), the delicate acoustic/piano ballad "This is what it's all about" (another favourite of mine), "Stupidest girl in the world" (nice piano set to hip hop beats), and the wistful folk feel of "Ideal world" with lyrics looking at different life situations - family, loneliness, low self esteem.

It does take a few spins to grow on you but a nice debut from Andrea Corr.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Debut.......2007-07-08

If you are expecting songs just like the Corrs did, forget it. This album won't be for you. Andrea is showing us a much bolder side as she steps out on her own with this album: an excellent step in the right direction for Andrea.

I enjoy the wide (VERY wide) variation in music, showing that she is not limited to any one or two formulas. I love the quieter songs that willingly expose the flaws in her voice; it makes her more human and the songs that much more personal. Too much pop these days is expected to be perfect, even at concerts. Andrea brings us the human side, with a LOT of personality here.

Admittedly it took a few listens for it to really grow on me. At first I was very unsure, but now I can't stop listening. One issue I do have with the album is that the vocals can sometimes get lost in the music a bit too easy, making it hard to understand.

I look forward to more of Andrea in the future.

2 out of 5 stars A Wrong Direction.......2007-07-07

Andrea, I'll follow wherever you go. Always. However painful. And this is painful. An electronic Kate Bush is the immediate comparison that springs to mind. But without the melody. This is mediocre electronic pop focussing on rhythmn at the expense of melody. And where did that voice we know and love go?
Ten
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • grew on me
  • The Best of Brian McKnight
  • Brian at his best!
  • Disappointing
  • What happened to Brian McKnight?
 Ten
Brian McKnight
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000I5X81U
Release Date: 2006-12-05

Tracks:

  1. Used to Be My Girl
  2. Comfortable
  3. Find Myself in You
  4. What's My Name
  5. Unhappy Without You
  6. A Little Too Late
  7. Holdin' On (Missin' You)
  8. Shoulda Been Lovin' You
  9. Again
  10. More and More
  11. Can't Leave You Alone
  12. I Do
  13. The Rest of My Life
  14. Red, White, and Blue
  15. Don't Take Your Love Away

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A funny thing happens around track three of Ten, Brian McKnight's intricate, nuanced, and very grown-up follow-up to 2005's Gemini: he starts sounding like Daryl Hall. It's a blip overall, but it's indicative of McKnight's chameleon-like way with an R&B song. At times he stands unapologetically in the shadows of Marvin Gaye (see "Shoulda Been Lovin' You"), at times he tries on Luther Vandross's silky tones ("Don't Take Your Love Away"), and at times he leans in a direction that seems carved from a cross-section of the two ("Holdin' On"). The dip into Daryl Hall is a neat addition--a cool swerve that should protect McKnight from predictability charges. More than that, it demonstrates a clear-eyed artistic approach. It doesn't necessarily make him a smooth-singing maverick, though. Tim & Bob, the studio wizards who helped score hits for Bobby Valentino, Donell Jones, and others, cowrote four of Ten's strongest tracks, the radio hit "Used To Be My Girl" among them. And Rascal Flatts, the country act, teams up for the flag-waving, well-intentioned "Red, White, and Blue." McKnight's maneuvers, shot through with versatility, haven't failed him yet; on a scale of one to ten, Ten rates a nine. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

Grammy-nominated Brian McKnight's tenth album.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars grew on me.......2007-06-27

I've been a bmac fan since 1992 while in college his first album hit. He's been my favorite artist since that time but I always felt his first album was by far his best. The first few times listening to Ten I didn't really feel it but I think it's because I was listening to the more popular tracks. Don't get me wrong, those tracks are very good but you have to listen to the complete album to realize that Brian has truly put out something special here. It's stuck in my car's CD player now. It is by far my favorite album he's ever made. There is something for everyone here from the old skool brian with his ballads to the more smoother soulful icon he's become to the more esoteric fan base and music lovers that buy his work. I hear Marvin Gaye's voice some here especially track 8. For my money he's the best artist on the planet when in true form as he is here. It's just a shame that the music industry machine hasn't gotten him the accolades his career deserves. Keep 'em coming like this Brian. For the fans that didn't like this one, listen to it again. Eventually you'll "hear" it. And on track 9 where he tells the girl this is goodbye. If you're a guy and you don't feel that, you better check your pulse.

5 out of 5 stars The Best of Brian McKnight.......2007-05-30

I love this cd, thank you to Brian for a job well done. I am so happy with what he has done in this album. From beginning to end I was thrilled to pieces. Plus, it is great for the lovers out there. Bottom line, I love it!

5 out of 5 stars Brian at his best!.......2007-05-21

I want to keep this short...this is his best CD to date. The years of his music talent has matured to the best he has ever made. Every track is worthy of listening and radio play if possible. Great CD...don't sleep! Go get it!
One Love...(Two fingers) Marvrlous1, out.

2 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2007-04-24

Anyone that knows me knows that I am a huge Brian McKnight fan. I have followed his career from the very beginning and I generally buy his albums without a thought. However for the first time, I don't think I am going to buy this album. A friend lent me her copy and I have been trying to give it a fair listen. However, I can't help thinking as I listen to the album that Brian McKnight is an artist that has lost his way. From early times it was clear that his strength was sweet syrupy ballads and a mature sound. However, he has for some time now been trying to attract a younger audience. I don't necessarily have a problem with that but even with the collaborations with rappers and the supposedly hot young producers, there would always be at least 2 or 3 songs on each album that made you go "wow, that was nice!". With the album 10, while some of the tracks are OK, there is nothing to make me actually want to buy this album. The OK tracks are - What's My Name, More and More and A Little Too Late. I like the live rhythm section sound of Don't Take Your Love Away, but somehow it sounds suspiciously like Janet Jackson's "I Get So Lonely".

I think Brian needs to get back to his real roots - great ballads and smooth uptempo grooves with great harmony and nice chord changes. He seems also to have almost completely lost that jazz edge that he had before. It seems as though he is simply going for commercial success. The ironic question is - how successful have his recent albums been? How big have his collaborations with rappers and flavour-of-the-month producers been? Not very. I am afraid that "10" won't do very well either. So regrettably I won't be buying this album.

2 out of 5 stars What happened to Brian McKnight?.......2007-04-19

What happened to B. McKnight? This album is just lousy compared to his other works. I am a fan of his music but this album dissapointed me. Its noticeable that he strayed away from his usual style and opted for imitating the style of other performers. The songwriting is just bad, melodies are bad, voice not the best, and it looks he just wanted to get this album out quick without putting much effort into the songs. Don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of his music, and U-turn was excellent, but this one frankly dissapointed me. In my humble opinion, most definitely NOT his best work!
Ten Summoner's Tales
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Hold on for some great ones
  • my youth's myth
  • MMMM Sting
  • ...a rare perfect album...
  • Sting - TEN SUMMONER'S TALES (1993)
 Ten Summoner's Tales
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ASIN: B000005IL1
Release Date: 1993-03-09

Tracks:

  1. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
  2. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)
  3. Fields Of Gold
  4. Heavy Cloud No Rain
  5. She's Too Good For Me
  6. Seven Days
  7. Saint Augustine In Hell
  8. It's Probably Me
  9. Shape Of My Heart
  10. Something The Boy Said
  11. Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me)

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The former jazzman-turned-punk is now more middle-of-the-road than a yellow stripe. But Ten Summoner's Tales is by far the most engaging of his solo records. The singles "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" and "Fields of Gold" prove the man can lighten up long enough to go deep. "She's Too Good For Me" would have been a good Police single if it weren't for the pseudo-classical midsection that takes its joke far too seriously. Still, you wish he would loosen up and enjoy the rock once in a while. --Robert Wilonsky

Album Description

This DTS release of Sting's triple platinum Ten Summoner's Tales superbly remixed into 5.1 Digital Surround to enrich its already passionate and densely refined delivery. Enjoy 'If I Ever Lose My Faith In You' and 'Fields Of Gold' and other hits for this masterpiece as never before. Packaged in a DTS jewel box.

Album Details

Europena Version featuring a Bonus Track: Everybody Laughed but You

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hold on for some great ones.......2007-05-29

Sting's album ten summoners tale's hits some high notes....quite literally.
It includes the super hit Fields of Gold which is a timeless beautiful song, and the uplifting If I ever loose my faith in you- which is quite fun to listen to. It also includes the slow dramatic shape of my heart.
Shape of my heart's music has since been borrowed by both Monica and Craig David.
The CD has a lot of flow, and versatillity and prooves why even though we can't have the Police anymore, why we're glad Sting is a solo act. He can carry the show on his own as he prooves his with his deep mellow voice, and interesting ground breaking sounds.

4 out of 5 stars my youth's myth.......2007-05-13

great sound with THE POLICE, grew up professionally and got better as a SOLO ARTIST.

5 out of 5 stars MMMM Sting.......2007-01-10

I don't think he can come out with a bad CD. He makes me smile with some of his songs, cry with others and get the chills at his uncanny talent.
It is always different in style, but I always get the best out of them.
He is truely an ICON.

5 out of 5 stars ...a rare perfect album..........2006-10-24

i won't dignify this album with a review, or analysis, because, it simply doesn't need, or deserve one...

all that needs to be said is...this is one of those rare perfect albums that, every once in a harvest, comes together as one from beginning to end...

my only regret...'fields of gold' should never have been a hit single...don't get me wrong...it's a great song...but, it's just a part of the entire piece, that shouldn't be disected for the masses...

it's intelligent, it's brilliant, it's...well, it's just the way it 'all' is...

5 out of 5 stars Sting - TEN SUMMONER'S TALES (1993).......2006-07-24

Having vented his sorrow over his father's death through THE SOUL CAGES, Sting returned more upbeat and playful than ever on 1993's TEN SUMMONER'S TALES. Widely regarded as Sting's best album, TEN SUMMONER'S TALES - the title being a pun on Sting's surname - is a collection of ten songs, each telling a story, as well as a prologue ("If I Ever Lose My Faith In You") and an epilogue ("Nothing 'Bout Me"). This was destroyed on the US and Canadian releases, as the "Prologue" was dropped from the title of "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and one of the album's finest songs, "Everybody Laughed But You", was inexplicably omitted. Sting has never been better either lyrically or musically; these songs are at once funny and very powerful. "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and the beautiful "Fields Of Gold" are the album's classic songs, but every song is wonderful, particularly "Seven Days", "Something The Boy Said" (which would have made a fine Police song), "Shape Of My Heart" (featured in the end credits of Luc Besson's LEON), "Saint Augustine In Hell" and the highly amusing "Heavy Cloud No Rain". Though it still can't surpass its predecessor, THE SOUL CAGES, TEN SUMMONER'S TALES ranks directly behind it on the list of Sting's finest solo work.
Best Of Peter, Paul & Mary: Ten Years Together
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • only wanted 1 song
  • Good music, but misleading professional review
  • A Classic of American Folk Music
  • 38 minutes of Greatest Hits
  • Crisp American folk music
 Best Of Peter, Paul & Mary: Ten Years Together
Peter Paul & Mary
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002KHJ
Release Date: 1992-07-28

Tracks:

  1. Blowin' In The Wind
  2. Too Much Of Nothing
  3. Lemon Tree
  4. Stewball
  5. Early Mornin' Rain
  6. 500 Miles
  7. I Dig Rock & Roll Music
  8. Leaving On A Jet Plane
  9. Puff (The Magic Dragon)
  10. For Lovin' Me
  11. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
  12. If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)
  13. Day Is Done

Amazon.com essential recording

Warner Bros. did with the CD release of the 1970 vinyl LP 10 Years Together: Best of Peter, Paul & Mary what every label should do with CD reissues of vinyl compilations. They took into account the longer length of CDs and added tracks. The original release of 10 smash hits has been fleshed out here with three additional tracks, including a melodic take on Dylan's Basement Tapes rarity "Too Much of Nothing." Otherwise, it's hits and nothing but hits, ranging from definitive folk interpretations ("If I Had a Hammer") to pop ("I Dig Rock 'n' Roll Music") to Dylan and Gordon Lightfoot covers that compete with the originals and first brought such material to the mainstream. Only "Cruel War" is missing. --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars only wanted 1 song.......2007-05-13

puff the Magic Dragon brings all the kid in you out

4 out of 5 stars Good music, but misleading professional review.......2006-10-18

I'm sure that all of us who remember PP&M welcome a CD reissue if only because we won't have to listen to the scratches and the skips that a well-loved record album is burdened by. But I'm surprised at the Amazon review posted ahead of all the "amateurs" because there are NO NEW TRACKS on the CD. The record has 13 tracks, not 10, as the review so prominently claims. I agree with the other amateur reviewers who would like to hear some of the other PP&M songs added, such as "This Land is Your Land" and "Where Have all the Flowers Gone." And it's understandable that all the recording company wanted to do was reissue the original. But please, Amazon, don't advertise a product as something it's not.

5 out of 5 stars A Classic of American Folk Music.......2006-10-08

I still have this on vinyl, but just never bother with the stereo anymore. I pounced on the CD and popped it into my player, so once again I can relive the sound that meant so much to me in my college days. It's still a mellow blending of voices and a great selection of songs.
You get your classic folk tunes (Blowin' in the Wind and If I Had a Hammer), plus 60s songs like Too Much of Nothing and I Dig Rock and Roll Music. I love their version of Lemon Tree and you just have to have Puff the Magic Dragon.
A marvelous album!

4 out of 5 stars 38 minutes of Greatest Hits.......2006-01-18

First released on LP in 1970, this greatest hits album contains several of the big hits by Peter, Paul, and Mary, the folk trio from the '60's whose classic works include "Puff the Magic Dragon" and their covers of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer," John Denver's "Leaving on a Jet Plane," and Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind." The group's sound consisted of simple, feel-good, peace-loving, almost naive, harmonies with spare instrumentation (usually just guitars and acoustic bass) and without much of a hint of an edge (realizing that some of their music was "protest music" in spirit and assuming for the moment that "Puff!" wasn't about lighting up a doobie). This formula garnered them a loyal following in the '60's and no doubt has today's greying listeners harkening back to those good old days. Anyone who was a fan and hasn't heard them for years will find this a warm reminder of the classic tunes and times.

It's always a bit difficult to review a Greatest Hits album -- people always quibbling about what songs in their opinion were unjustly left out and which they could have done without. I always think that's pointless, but I can't resist jumping on the bandwagon this time... True, this CD release improves on the earlier LP version by adding 3 tracks, but the total playing time still only comes to less than 38 minutes. That just doesn't cut it for me in the age of the CD format. So, what would I add? Well, how about "This Land is Your Land," "Where Have All The Flowers Gone," or "Kumbaya," "Michael Row the Boat Ashore," "Down By The Riverside," or even "Because All Men Are Brothers." Ah, fair enough... if I'd wanted those tracks, I should have purchased either the 2CD collection, "Around the Campfire" or the newly released and remastered "The Very Best of Peter, Paul, and Mary." Don't get me wrong, "Ten Years Together" is a decent album with some classic hits from PPM, but if you want something more complete and a better value for your $, check out either of those two albums first -- I wish I had (and I wish I'd read a review that made this clear). Then again, with "The Very Best..." available now, you should be able to pick up "Ten Years Together" for a dollar or two.

4 out of 5 stars Crisp American folk music.......2005-10-16

A music collection that contains classical numbers from the classics of American folk music.

A collection that also makes me cruise to the 60's, both with its melodies and lyrics. The themes are socially and politically oriented making them even more universal.
MTV Unplugged
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Album
  • Flat & uninspiring
  • Hoping for more
  • Uno de los mejores discos que he escuchado
  • Great!
 MTV Unplugged
10,000 Maniacs
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002HEM
Release Date: 1993-10-26

Tracks:

  1. These Are Days
  2. Eat For Two
  3. Candy Everybody Wants
  4. I'm Not The Man
  5. Don't Talk
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Album.......2007-05-15

Any 10k maniacs fan will LOVE this CD. All their best songs in 1 pkg.
Defintely a good buy and great CD.

2 out of 5 stars Flat & uninspiring.......2007-02-20

I'm a huge Natalie Merchant & 10,000 Maniacs fan, but this MTV Unplugged live concert is a big disappointment. I was hoping Natalie's crystalline natural voice would be enhanced without a recording studio's interference, but each song seems to have the same tempo, the same sound. The entire album was flat and uninspiring. I actually got sleepy driving to it. I'm too big a fan to give it 1 star, but this was a major disappointment.

3 out of 5 stars Hoping for more.......2006-12-28

This is a good CD but I did not find it to be great. Maybe it will grow on me over time but I don't think it will. I have been a big of Natalie Merchant's solo albums (With one exception). If I could give it 3.5 stars I would but I don't think its 4 star material. 10,000 Maniacs fans will like it but would be fans are better off getting some of their studio stuff. That's my 2 cents. Enjoy the music!!!

5 out of 5 stars Uno de los mejores discos que he escuchado.......2006-11-10

Si hay que calificar este CD la palabra es simplemente maravilloso, alla por 1994 escuche "Because the night" y quedo almacenada en mi memoria hasta que aqui en Amazon logre explorar mas de este disco y de la musica de 10,000 maniacs y quede totalmente enamorado de la voz de Merchant, ojala siga produciendo musica para deleyte de sus fans y el mio propio.

5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2006-10-14

The 10,000 Maniacs have been around since 1981, and it has been a great ride. This album came out in 1993, and features Natalie Merchant's excellent vocals. The band survived Natalie's move to a solo career, and she has done well on her own, but I must say that this album is when they all reached their absolute peak! With the excellent instrumentation and Natalie's beautiful voice, this is a great album to listen to.

I love this album, and its mix of bouncy and soulful tunes, especially These Are Days, Jezebel and Because The Night. This is a great album, one that is sure to please anyone who loves great music, especially unplugged music. I love this album, and give it my highest recommendations!
10 Things I Hate About You: Music From The Motion Picture
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome Soundtrack
  • Great Soundtrack for a GREAT movie
  • sucks.
  • Remember when soundtracks had all the songs you loved from the movie?
  • Wasn't as good as Movie
 10 Things I Hate About You: Music From The Motion Picture
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Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IGPN
Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

  1. I Want You To Want Me - LETTERS TO CLEO
  2. FNT - SEMISONIC
  3. Your Winter - SISTER HAZEL
  4. Even Angels Fall - JESSICA RIDDLE
  5. I Know - SAVE FERRIS
  6. New World - LEROY
  7. Saturday Night - TA-GANA
  8. The Weakness In Me - JOAN ARMATRADING
  9. Atomic Dog - GEORGE CLINTON
  10. Dazz - BRICK
  11. War - CARDIGANS
  12. Wings Of A Dove - MADNESS
  13. Cruel To Be Kind - LETTERS TO CLEO
  14. One More Time - RICHARD GIBBS

Amazon.com

An updated read on William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Gil Junger's 10 Things I Hate About You is a teen comedy about two sisters on opposite ends of the social spectrum: one is pretty and popular, the older sister is bitter and vengeful. Family rules dictate that the younger sibling can't date until the older one has. You see where this is going. The soundtrack features Letters to Cleo in a '70s mood covering Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind." Sweden's Cardigans include a rare B-side, "War." George Clinton's "Atomic Dog," Joan Armatrading's "The Weakness in Me," and Madness's "Wings of a Dove" still sound fresh. The only real misstep is Sister Hazel's "Your Winter," which sounds like a Seven Mary Three parody, full of breast-beating sincerity and lyrics that defy the laws of coherence. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Awesome Soundtrack.......2007-01-04

Totally recomendable for sparetime listening good music. I like the song Your Winter performed by Sister Hazel, is terrific.
By the way, the movie is great too. Julie Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Larisa Oleynik plays a funny characters.

5 out of 5 stars Great Soundtrack for a GREAT movie.......2006-12-26

I loved 10 Things I Hate About You, and the music plays such an important role in the movie, so I got the soundtrack and I love it. While many are complaining that a lot of songs are missing I don't think they know that it is impossible to put EVERY song on the album. Letters to Cleo is a great band and the songs weren't available on iTunes so this was great. I TOTALLY recommend this soundtrack and the movie.

1 out of 5 stars sucks........2006-11-30

this cd sucks, none of the good songs from the movie are on it.

2 out of 5 stars Remember when soundtracks had all the songs you loved from the movie?.......2006-11-04

Biggie, Bare Naked Ladies, "Just Be Good To Me" were not on this cd. Those and others that were missing were the reasons I wanted it.

3 out of 5 stars Wasn't as good as Movie.......2006-09-01

It didn't live up to my expectations. I really loved the movie and most of the music but the cd only had one or two really good songs from the movie.
A Space in Time
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • a space in time
  • A Space in Time - Ten Years After
  • Still Growing On Me
  • A Classic
  • Once There Was A Time...a space in time
 A Space in Time
Ten Years After
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000003JA5
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. One Of These Days
  2. Here They Come
  3. I'd Love To Change The World
  4. Over The Hill
  5. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You
  6. Once There Was A Time
  7. Let The Sky Fall
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  9. I've Been There Too
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars a space in time.......2007-06-10

The best album by Ten years after. It brings back all the memories from late 60's/early 70's.

5 out of 5 stars A Space in Time - Ten Years After.......2007-01-12

This is, in my opinion, one of their best albums. Timeless. After all these years still 100% enjoyable!

5 out of 5 stars Still Growing On Me.......2007-01-04

I was never a huge Ten Years After fan but I did listen to them somewhat regularly "back in the day," as my kids like to say. I had this album and Cricklewood Green in vinyl plus a few cuts on the Woodstock Album.
Now my son is learning to play the guitar so I thought I'd introduce him to some "good guitar" in the form of Alvin Lee. He's not impressed with most of what I listen to but he does like this a bit.
I must say that I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I do. The more I listen to it the more it grows on me. Almost every song on this album has staying power. If you like TYA at all this is a great album overall and worth the investment.

5 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2006-11-27

What I like about this album is that it covers a wide range of emotions and feelings. Lead guitarist Alvin Lee was widely proclaimed as the fastest guitarist of his era. This album was pretty much mandatory in any early 70's high school rockers collection. I highly recommend this album for anyone wanting a taste of classic early 70's rock and roll. Really good stuff from a really good band.

5 out of 5 stars Once There Was A Time...a space in time.......2006-11-10

A friend and I were recently reminiscing of a space in time before there were music downloads, mp3's, i tunes,and i pods. A time when vinyl was the musical medium . Albums contained liner notes and lyric sheets that were printed large enough to read. Cover Art was captivating and meant to be enjoyed. Songs were heard as being just a smaller segment of a larger collection of work. You dropped the needle,sat down and took it in from start to finish. Like a great movie, you wouldn't dare leave before the end. Every song set up the next one. The music was the event of that moment in time, not a wallpaper back drop. 'A Space In Time' is of that time, yet after 35 years it has stood the test. Timeless.
The Very Best of 10cc
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • How can i review this CD !!!
  • EVEN IF I'M NOT IN LOVE, I'D DODGE RUBBER BULLETS FOR THIS CD
  • '70s music
  • A Very nice Shot in the arm !!!! 10 CCs to be precise .......
  • A More Than Adequate Place to Start
 The Very Best of 10cc
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Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
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ASIN: B000001EW7
Release Date: 1997-06-17

Tracks:

  1. Donna
  2. Rubber Bullets
  3. The Dean And I
  4. The Wall Street Shuffle
  5. Silly Love
  6. Life Is A Minestrone
  7. I'm Not In Love
  8. Art For Art's Sake
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  10. The Things We Do For Love
  11. Good Morning Judge
  12. People In Love
  13. Deadlock Holiday
  14. For You And I
  15. Cry

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars How can i review this CD !!!.......2006-08-04

Until now i didnot receive the CD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars EVEN IF I'M NOT IN LOVE, I'D DODGE RUBBER BULLETS FOR THIS CD.......2006-06-12

Purchase this terrific CD collection, place it in your stereo, put on a good set of headphones and enjoy! This is classic 70s popular music at it's finest; the digital remastering does great justice to the works of Stewart, Creme, Gouldman and Godley.
Included on this single-disc set are 15 of 10cc's best recordings. As a teen in the late 70s, I was familiar with their biggest radio hits: the haunting I'M NOT IN LOVE, the infectious THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE, and the philosophical FOR YOU AND I. Upon purchasing this collection, I was pleasingly introduced to a dozen other gems from this talented group, and I would recommend it to anyone.

4 out of 5 stars '70s music.......2006-04-06

Many people known the 10CC song "I'm Not In Love", that is one of the best ballads recorded by any group of the 70s, infact it has been voted "The No.1 Song Of All-time", while I wouldn't go that far, I still regard it as a classic pop song.

This group were huge back in the 1970's, in the UK alone they had 12 Top 30 hit singles. This CDE collects all their major numbers, making it great value and is all the 10CC you'll ever need!

5 out of 5 stars A Very nice Shot in the arm !!!! 10 CCs to be precise ..............2006-03-25

I just finished listening to this FANTASTIC collection and I would say that it is WELL worth the $.
It sounds like several different bands from different genres and even different time periods - but the lack of consistancy is well made up for in the HIGH QUALITY of these brilliant songs!
I grew up with Rubber Bullets, Good Morning Judge, Art for Art's Sake,even Dreadlock Holiday and this is just some darn fun music to listen to. It's an absolute shame that these geniuses didn't remain any more consistent. Who knows, maybe they will
submerge again like Toto or the new Cars ? I would be a fan then because I am now.
Don't even hesitate to buy this one.....It's worth about 25.00 to me and I'm a little more than frugal.
I may not do "the wall st. shuffle" very often but when this disc is in my player - my feet are definitely shufflin' - and I'll be shuffling around in my pockets for a handgun if someone decides to get the wrong idea and wants to burn a copy of this one from me, or burn me in general. Unless you are crawling with leprosy, crawl down to the bank and deposit some cash for this wonderful 10CC disc, if you don't like it - go have your brain scanned... Thanks Guys !
..
HumboldtMyche


4 out of 5 stars A More Than Adequate Place to Start.......2006-02-25

Besmitten with Brit Art School Rock (Floyd, Moodies, ELO, 'Tramp, Elton/Bernie, Roxy, etc.) as I was, I went right for this stuff when one of my fast-lane, West LA friends turned me onto it in '76.

Kevin, Lowell and the rest of the parade of writers who infested Ten CC at one time or another laid the sophisticated lyric observations on thick(ly) over musical beds rooted in the same sort of riffs we're accustomed to with McCartney, Men at Work, Graham Parker and Tears for Fears.

Which, along with the considered lyric "acting," makes the wry, glib, "experiential teaching model" lyrics nicely accessible without having to read along to the itsy bitsy printed ones on the insert (as one has to do with Alanis or Gwen, for example).

There are a couple of low spots on this pretty much chronologically-ordered, "chart topper" collection, which (unfortunately) puts the pre-Ten CC, UK hit "Donna" first. I'm not at all crazy about the digital remastering, either. The original work on analog vinyl had a much "tube-ier" warmth.

But most of the material is acceptable for a sampler, even though original albums like "How Dare You?" and "Bloody Tourists" are more listenable front-to-back and offer more accurate representations of the group at their creative apogee.

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