Speaking in Tongues

Tracks:

Burning Down The House
Making Flippy Floppy
Girlfriend Is Better
Slippery People
I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
Swamp
Moon Rocks
Pull Up The Roots
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)

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Observe as David Byrne finally learns to dance. Non-Western sounds and funky rhythms had infected Talking Heads music prior to this 1983 pop breakthrough, but Speaking in Tongues is where the beat truly gels. The band's quirky, nerdy persona somehow blends easily with music borrowed from the African Diaspora on "Stop Making Sense" and "Burning Down the House." The album also marks one of the last true band collaborations, before Byrne reduced his partners to mere sidemen. If their edgier early albums now sound more challenging and unique in hindsight, Speaking in Tongues at least documents the New York quartet's singular blend of World Beat, art school rock, and the always irresistible dancefloor. --Steve Appleford

Customer Reviews:

an intoxicatingly grooving, virtually flawless album.......2007-04-18

The Talking Heads' 1983 album "Speaking In Tongues" is a dazzling, groove-oriented collection. The music here is so impeccably crafted and paced that you're truly left in awe, that is if you're not busy simply dancing and/or singing along.

The album is remarkably cohesive, yet intriguingly varied at the same time. The massively funky "Girlfriend Is Better" has one of the most insanely catchy choruses ever, plus hilarious vocal asides from David Byrne. "Making Flippy Floppy" and the huge hit "Burning Down The House" are ultra-funky gems as well. "Slippery People" has an incredibly catchy gospel-ized call-and-response chorus, sumptuous bright keyboard textures, and a neatly 'off-the-beat' bass line. The swinging "Swamp" is fittingly titled, with a swampy New Orleans R&B groove, Byrne singing much lower than usual, and an amusingly growling singalong chorus. "I Get Wild/ Wild Gravity" has a light reggae feel and yet another irresistible chorus. The closing "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", with its memorably looping guitar line, has a weirdly optimistic tone and is a wonderful way to end the record.

In short, "Speaking In Tongues" is a marvelous must-have record, from a terrific band, that any serious music fan will want to listen to over and over and over. One of my all-time personal favorites.

Best. Talking. Heads. Album........2007-04-07

I have a special edition of this with a DVD side and I can listen to this in 5.1 surround sound. It is an earth movign experience. I love every song on this album. In fact, I think this is my favorite album ever by my favorite band ever and it includes my favorite song ever, This Must Be the Place.

Superb MASTERPIECE.......2006-08-27

I picked this album up used at an old record store. Popped it in my cd player and WOW! This is by far the greatest Talking Heads Album Making Flippy Floppy is a really well composed song. What is neat about this album is it has a sort of reggae funk to it with all kinds of random lyrics. YOU WILL ENJOY THIS IF YOU ARE A TALKING HEADS FAN OR ARE NEW TO THEM!

One song too many.......2006-06-09

ALSO AVAILABLE AS A DUAL DISC WITH SOME EXTRA TRACKS.
HOPEFULLY IT HAS BETTER SOUND.

Released in 1983, this is the Talking Heads' fifth studio album. It came after three years after Remain In Light. In those days, 3 years between albums was a long time. In the sixties some groups released a couple of albums a year. If they didn't you wondered what happened to them. Now, groups go up to a decade between album releases.

The sound quality on the original CD is OK but not excellent. It is a little bit muddled and not as sharp as it should be, especially considering the musical style the band used at the time. There is new version out, on a dual disc. One side is a normal CD and the other is an audio DVD. There are some extra tracks on this.

This might be the Talking Heads best album, if it didn't all sound the same and eventually get stale and boring. I think if they had left out Pull Up the Roots, the album would have been near perfect. Pull Up The Roots just drones on with a disco beat. It almost sounds like one of those extended mixes created just for discos.

Otherwise, this CD is just filled full of great songs and real classics: Buring Down the House, Girlfriend Is Better and Swamp. When I first heard Swamp, I had no idea who it was.

This album is the basis for much of the live CD/DVD, Stop Making Sense. I think that many of the songs are even better on this live album.

If you like this album, than you should check out the early Tom Tom Club albums, especially Dark, Sneak, Love Action. Tom Tom Club is spin off band featuring Franz and Weymouth.

Who knew music could be paranoid and danceable at the same time?.......2006-05-12

Like many others, I believe the Stop Making Sense concert video is the ultimate Talking Heads moment. But in terms of studio albums, Speaking in Tongues is their best.
1. Burning Down the House: 10/10. A classic, my favorite Talking Heads song. Ominous synth, fine lyrics, highly danceable, and nice use of African rhythm. Who can resist?
2. Making Flippy Floppy: 8.5/10. The Talking Heads at their best: Paranoid, danceable and synth-driven. Especially noteable are the Eastern-y synth lines in the instrumental break.
3. Girlfriend Is Better: 10/10. David Byrne's disjointed narrative, set to an irresistably funky bat, never gets old. "Stop making sense! Stop making sense!" is practically the group's battle cry.
4. Slippery People: 10/10. Another one of the album's high points, similar to the previous three songs (not like that's bad, of course) but still it's own song. And if you aren't dancing like a fool by now, I don't know who you think you are.
5. I Get Wild/Wild Gravity: 7/10. Good song, but never was a favorite of mine. Sort of Talking-Heads-By-Numbers.
6. Swamp: 10/10. A menacing, bluesy tune with great antiwar lyrics and perfect delivery.
7. Moon Rocks: 7.5/10. See I Get Wild/Wild Gravity.
8. Pull Up the Roots: 7/10. Used to love this one, but now I don't as much. Weakest songo n the album.
9. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody): 8.5/10. Damn, does the title suit it well or what? Though it's a bit too naive (on purpose, I understand) to be Talking Heads, I still like it.
Speaking In Tongues is one of the better Talking Heads albums, though I'd also recommend Songs About Buildings and Food and Stop Making Sense. (Keep in mind that I haven't heard Fear of Music or Remain in Light)

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Mastering Great, but can't play it well on my iMac or CD Player
SCRATCHED AND GOUGED DISCS; BAD HANDLING AT THE PRESSING PLANT!
dual disc problems?
This is definitely the place
As we get older and stop making sense.

Speaking in Tongues
Talking Heads
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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Talking Heads: 77

ASIN: B000CCD0FI
Release Date: 2006-02-14

Tracks:

Burning Down The House
Making Flippy Floppy
Girlfriend Is Better
Slippery People
I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
Swamp
Moon Rocks
Pull Up The Roots
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Two Note Swivel (Unfinished Outtake)
Burning Down The House (Alternate Version)

Album Description

Formed in the mid-'70s by art school friends David Byrne, Chris Franz, and Tina Weymouth-and ex-Modern Lover Jerry Harrison-Talking Heads transcended their humble roots in NYC's CBGB-centric punk scene to emerge as one of the most artistically adventurous and influential bands ever. Their visionary, polyrhthmic sound fused rock, funk and punk with world beasts, avant-garde minimalism, pure pop genius and more. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, the band's masterpieces are celebrated in Rhino's deluxe DualDisc upgrade of their catalogue, continuing now with their final four albums together.

Customer Reviews:

Mastering Great, but can't play it well on my iMac or CD Player.......2006-08-12

Nice job with the mastering. The fat disk has a hard time fitting into my iMac slot. The first few songs don't play well. On my CD player I can't play the first song at all.

I had exactly the same experence with "Fear Of Music". It must be a problem with the DualDisc format.

SCRATCHED AND GOUGED DISCS; BAD HANDLING AT THE PRESSING PLANT!.......2006-07-14

I have had an infuriating experience with Warner Music Group lasting a year, first, over the Rhino "Brick" box, and now the individual T-Heads DualDisc titles. My problem is physical damage to the discs, unnecessarily caused by obvious careless handling & packaging at the pressing plant.

In the "Brick", the unique white jewel cases come gouged and scratched, and the discs in both the Brick and individually-packaged titles, have fingerprints, smears, scratches, and pits.

This began last year when I purchased the "Brick" upon release. When I opened the set, every jewel case was damaged. These cases have a solid white rear panel, and can't be commercially replaced. They are not individually shrink-wrapped (which would eliminate the problem), and are obviously forcefully shoved into the box set's plastic outer shell at the plant, hence the damage.

It was worse inside each jewel case: All of the discs literally looked like they were used. Several were so badly artifacted they couldn't be read in any player or drive.

So, following web site direction, I e-mailed "Dr. Rhino". I received a reply, which directed me to return the set for replacement. As this is an expensive item, that entailed going to the Post Office to buy Insurance & Delivery Confirmation at my own cost. Annoyed, I decided to wait a few months, reasoning that perhaps the first production batch was bad and they would sell through. I stood in line at the USPS for 45 minutes, mailed it and waited. Six weeks later, the replacement showed up, carelessly packed into a crushed box, and the entire set was in worse shape than the first one. I e-mailed again, didn't get an answer for 2 months, and when I did, it was "send it back again"! The audacity of that response was pretty amazing: Why would I keep wasting my money and time to cycle their defective product?

So, I contacted the CD store where I purchased the original set. All the TH titles had been released individually, so the store manager & I decided we would change out the box for the separate titles, and he would return the bad ones.

I just received those yesterday: In five of the eight titles, all the same surface-damage artifacts. Several digipaks had their plastic disc retaining spindles broken with shards floating around inside. Also, inside each digipak, there is a 3.5"-square paper "DualDisc" tutorial insert. In some of the digipaks, it was tossed on top of the disc, where it rubs against the disc, an additional cause of surface damage.

So, the store manager is going to continuously order in each individual title and open them, looking for virgin discs. He is going to return all the defective discs, and repeat the process going until he finds five clean discs. Which is pathetic.

I've been thru three complete sets in one year, which means you are almost certainly going to run into this problem with your purchase. So, when you buy the Brick or any of the individual titles, please do not accept & settle for damaged product. Send it back to Amazon, e-mail Rhino, do whatever you have to do to get what you paid a lot of money for.

This would have never happened, or would have certainly been quickly corrected, when Messrs. Foos & Bronson, who founded Rhino, were in charge. Unfortunately, in 1998, Rhino was swallowed whole and "WEA-fied" by the odious Warner Music Group, where CEO Edgar Bronfman is obviously far more interested in extolling the virtues of DRM than he is in running a business that can deliver quality.

dual disc problems?.......2006-07-11

This disc and the ones that followed did not age as well as the earlier TH discs. But my main question is whether I'm the only who has had trouble playing CD side of this disc in most of my players. Regularly comes up as "Nonformatted". Beware, especially if you're buying the full "Brick" set.

This is definitely the place.......2006-04-11

Stop whingeing the lot of you! These remasters are brilliant. The Digipacks are a much classier presentation than jewel cases. Maybe like me you'll want to put them in plastic sleeves to keep them pristine, but unless you treat all your possesions like dirt then they will last your lifetime. If the Dualdiscs aren't working in your gear then it's time to upgrade. The stereo remaster is as it should be, sounding full and rich and clear. Start with that to hear the album you know sound the best it ever has. Then move on to the 5.1 surround sound remixes. They are the best of their kind I have come across as they maintain the colour and texture (yes 'feel' if you like) of the original stereo mix while transporting you into a whole new world. Sometimes in surround mixes you can pick out individual sounds to the detriment of the overall blend and the ear feels let down by discovering the secret ingredients, but in the Talking Heads remixes some of those sounds are even more interesting in isolation but still entwine with everything else to preserve the intention of the stereo mix. Trying to describe how amazing this album sounds in surround is where the title of the record comes from! How lucky we are to live in these times when technology allows us to listen to great music that's nearly 30 years old and have it sound better than it ever has! And aren't we lucky to be fans of a band called Talking Heads.

As we get older and stop making sense........2006-03-10

By 1983, after three years away, Talking Heads achieved their first true Top 40 hit in the form of the now classic "Burning Down The House". "Speaking In Tongues" was the album that broke them into the mainstream. I find it to be one of their best recordings, and maybe their most dance-oriented. The digital remastering significantly improves the sound quality, but it's the dvd side with its 5.1 surround sound mix that really cooks. Another reviewer found "Speaking In Tongues" to be dated and without Eno's touch, but I disagree. The Heads do their own thing here and the quality isn't less than "Remain In Light" and "Fear Of Music". Many of the songs still sound fresh like "Girlfriend Is Better", "Slippery People", "Pull Up The Roots", "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)". However, I will say that I like the versions on "Stop Making Sense" the following year even better.

The cd side comes with "Two Note Swivel", an unfinished outtake that sounds great alongside the other songs, and an alternate version of "Burning Down The House" which is okay.

It's truly the dvd side that's worth the buy. You haven't heard this album until you've heard it in 5.1 surround. Plus, it comes with photos and two music videos for "Burning Down The House" and "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)". Again, no lyrics included, but you do get a comment about remastering the disc by Jerry Harrison which is interesting.

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An atheist raving about a fantastic collection of gospel?!?!
Relentless and Righteous
Gospel and the blues--a great combination here
Just Not a Holmes Brothers Fan
Finally!!!

Speaking in Tongues
The Holmes Brothers
Manufacturer: Alligator Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056JSD
Release Date: 2001-01-30

Tracks:

Homeless Child
Speaking In Tongues
New Jerusalem
I Shall Not Walk Alone
Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down
King Jesus Will Roll All Burdens Away
Jesus Is The Way
Love Train
Man Of Peace
Jesus Got His Hooks In Me
I Want To Be Ready
Thank You Jesus
Farther Along

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Riding on top of their funky, blues-rock instrumental combination, the Holmes Brothers work vocal magic here, digging vigorously into their customary gospel roots. Rich, soulful harmonies and a moving blend of grit and sincerity give Wendell and Sherman Holmes and Popsy Dixon their distinction and power. Their voices suggest depths of religious conviction that get added punch from the band's kicking intensity. "Jesus Is the Way," "Jesus Got His Hooks in Me," "Thank You, Jesus," and "King Jesus Will Roll All Burdens Away" reveal the primary lyrical subject matter of the songs, and they are done with reverence and conviction. Bob Dylan's "Man of Peace," Ben Harper's "I Want to Be Ready," and Gamble-Huff's "Love Train" are also given the Holmes treatment: throaty, heartfelt harmonies layered amid rocking church organ, shimmering guitars, and rich backbeats. And Wendell Holmes's tasty guitar is always around to give the tunes a rockish feel. This is, though, a well-recorded, loving tribute to the gospel music heritage, and the Holmes Brothers prove themselves worthy carriers of that rich tradition. --Wally Shoup

Customer Reviews:

An atheist raving about a fantastic collection of gospel?!?!.......2004-02-17

Don't pray for me. I don't believe that there is a God but I have no interest in convincing others I am right.

However, I am here to tell you that whether you are secular or religious, if you like 'real' blues this album is a must-have. This is one extraordinarily talented group of hard-driving bluesmen passionately driving home their message of faith, hope, and love. These guys are the real deal!

Relentless and Righteous.......2003-05-29

The Holmes Brothers will make your feet move and force you into their way of grooving. "Speaking in Tongues" is another fine set that showcases their ability to lay down some mean gospel-tinged music. Whether infusing new life into Dylan's call out of Satan in Man of Peace or churning through both original and traditional tracks, this trio proves they have the chops. (Ben Harper beware: these guys have stamped their names all over their versions of your Homeless Child and I Want to Be Ready.)

Wendell Holmes plays out front on keyboards and guitars, adding flourishes and twists and grace to the tunes. His brother Sherman on bass and "Popsy" Dixon on drums offer counterpoint and power and nuance. This concoction may be gospel-funk at heart, but the blues and rock are part of the mixture also.

The soulful, smoky vocals soar over the music, and each principal takes turns on the mike. The backing vocals work of the Precious Three (Joan Osborne, Catherine Russell, and Maydie Miles) deserves more than a nod, and when all six lift their voices, it's enough to send shivers down the spine of any heathen.

When you listen to this music, the honesty and humility of hard-working, talented musicians shines through. There is no ego burnishing or posturing that mars way too much of what passes for music. Go now and get this CD. Play it for your friends and your enemies, too. They will thank you.

Gospel and the blues--a great combination here.......2003-04-21

The Holmes Brothers are for lovers of the blues, of gospel, or just of melodic and wonderful singing. I believe this is the first gospel CD that I own. Its strong blues influence and its upbeat music (and words) should make this CD a valuable addition to anyone's collection. Enjoy!

Just Not a Holmes Brothers Fan.......2002-09-25

This is the 2nd Holmes Brothers cd I bought based on the effusive reviews and brief excerpts on Amazon. I have been disappointed twice. My complaint is with the material, it just didn't move me. My recommendation is that you find someplace to listen to this CD in detail before purchasing. You may love it, I didn't.

Finally!!!.......2002-01-29

I am a Christian. I make no bones or apologies about that. As a matter of fact, I am on staff at a church. But usually, each time I hear a contemporary Christian group or singer hit the scene I usually want to do one of two things: 1) apologize to my more secular and humanistic friends for the drivel we've been listening to for the past 20 years, and, 2) puke.

BUT NO LONGER.

The Holmes Brothers have given me something that I am incredibly proud of: a music for my faith that isn't afraid to get gritty. For so long we as Believers have been accepting the pap that the major Christian labels have given us that it has almost become a mark of orthodoxy. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Sandi Patti, Michael W., and Steven CC as a prime examples. We dare not speak up and call it marketed much less boring or run the risk of being labeled as unregenerate.

Long ago on Saturday Night Live, there was a skit called the "Young Caucasians". For decades that skit has epitomized Christian music for me. It can only be accessable if you are a young white, rich kid who grew up in church. So much for living in the real world filled with degredation and sin.

The Holmes Bros. sound like, feel like, smell like, stink like the real world only with a Heavenly message. And isn't that what Christianity is to be all about?

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A breath of fresh air........2004-10-21

Gene Simmons speaks in reasonable, black and white terms. His pragmatisum is refreshing and often hilarious. He'll give you the truth straight, and sometimes the truth hurts and offends. But it IS the truth, none the less. Like "Simon" on American Idol, he doesn't lie or sugercoat. The disc is well worth the money and healthy food for thought. Sit down and eat.

The Idiocy Continues..........2004-10-09

This is yet more proof (not that you really needed it) that Gene Simmons has turned into the biggest idiot alive. I'm quite sure he couldn't care less what I or anyone thinks of him since he has a mega-fortune to immerse himself in that he's raked in from sticking it to his fans, especially in the past several years when Kiss has ceased being a rock & roll band and has once again turned into a wealth-obsessed corporate entity.

I refuse to feed Simmons' huge ego and bank account by buying this piece of nihilistic, neanderthal schlock that he calls "being honest"; besides, it's nothing you haven't already heard him run off at the mouth about a million times before.

Who wants to be lonely?.......2004-10-06

Asylum is the best KISS album with the makeup on.Bling bling

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C'mon Bizzy
GARBAGE!
Bizzys been bizzy
Bizzy Bone - Speaking In Tongues
A refreshing break from the norm

Speaking In Tongues
Bizzy Bone
Manufacturer: Smc Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

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Bald Head Horse Man
Seeing Things
BB Da Thug
Beauty (You Just A Rose)
Carry My Baby
Hold Me Down
He Told Me
Represent Da One
Less Fame
Shake Ya Stick
All Good

Customer Reviews:

C'mon Bizzy.......2006-10-01

I was blown away the first time "What U See" blew through my speakers. I thought, finally, Bizzy's found some underground producers to keep up with him. Nope. I was sorely disappointed with the rest of the beats on this album. But anyway, another thing that impressed me about "What You See" is the way Bizzy mixes his more typical rap style he started using on "Alpha and Omega" with his harmonizing from his Bone Thugs days. Anyway, "T.T." is an alright song, a bit unfocused and under-produced, but listenable. As I get further into the album with "Bald-head Horse Man" (a messy, unlistenable piece of garbage that sounds over- and under-produced at the same time) and "B.B. da Thug" (a tiresome proclamation of thuggery over an eeiry use of LL Cool J's "I Need Love") and "He Told Me" (possibly the worst beat Bizzy's ever rapped over) I get very disappointed. BUT there are good songs here, like "Seeing Things", "Beauty", and "Hold Me Down". While some of the beats like the aforementioned "What U See" and the beautiful "All Good" bang like the DJ U-Neek classics they're clearly modeled after, most of the album doesn't fare as well. The anti-gay sentiments of "Shake Da Stick" won't change anyone's minds against or for homosexuality, it's an unnecessary statement and a rather hateful one at that (this is probably from Bizzy's outspoken christian philosophies which both hinder and help his artistry, depending on the song). Alas, this is not really an evolution for Bizzy, but feels like a rushed attempt to satisfy his fan base. So, if you've got every other Bizzy album you might as well get this one, too. If not, I'd steer clear of this album (maybe download "What U See" and "All Good").

GARBAGE!.......2006-06-28

BIZZY ONCE AGAIN LETS HIS FANS DOWN. BEATS SOUND LIKE HE MADE THEM ON A KEYBOARD! SO MUCH TALENT, BUT HE LETS IT GO TO WASTE WITH THIS TRASH

Bizzys been bizzy.......2006-04-10

Im not complaining as most rap fans im a big bone fan and anything afiliated. some would say bizzy is one of the top rappers ever. this is not a far fech statement. i enjoy this cd. i wish he put some bone members on it i no he has his beefs but i thought they were squashed after the bone brothers cd. he takes charge at some hot topics in politics and current events such as seriods in baseball from intro to outro the cd keeps the same chaotic feel that bizzy's flow gives.

one of the few things that i think bizzy shoulkd work on though is to slow down the material he puts out and put more time in one project. his lyrics are on point. but i think the production could use a little help.

if your a bone fan this is def a cd for you. if your not and ur just starting on bizzy this cd is hott but i would buy it with hevans movie or alpha and omaga to get a little more material. he is a talented great rapper i wish he would get back with bon tuggs and put out another cd.

Bizzy Bone - Speaking In Tongues.......2006-03-21

"Speaking in Tongues" may not be classed as classic BTNH to some, but it is definately a Classic Bizzy Album!! Bizzy is releasing new albums out of every direction! and each of those albums don't disappoint. He recently released "Thugs Revenge" and "The Story" which show that he is still on top!.
My top 3 tracks include of "Seeing Things" "Less Fame" and "Shake Ya Stick" (everyone is taking the lyrics to "Shake Ya Stick" out of context, those people should just look into it or search info on what Shake Ya Stick means!) and it also has a great beat! Other standout tracks are "T.T." "Beauty (You Just A Rose)" "Hold Me Down" "He Told Me" "Represent Da One" and "Bald Head Horse Man". "BB Da Thug" has Bizzy taking advantage of LL's Classic Beat to "I Need Love" and shine's! The Last track "All Good" is a nice end to a great album!

"Speaking in Tongues" grew on me after a couple listens and i am once again satisfied with my purchase of another Great Bizzy Album! This is a Must Have for the die hard Bone fan, and to the people who are new to Bizzy and are wanting to purchase this release? i encourage them and hope they enjoy what Bizzy has to say as much as i have!

A refreshing break from the norm.......2006-03-14

As the title suggests this album is laced with Bizzys spirtual side. This is especially true with Beauty(You Just a Rose) a song about a message given to Bizzy to read from God. Dispite all of the spirtual undertones the album is still filled with vulgarites, which makes the album all the more interesting by putting two things that generally don't go together, together. Considering the low budget record label this album was released on the production is not too bad. If your looking for rap that is different from most of the stuff you hear today I would recommend giving this album a shot. If you can, listen to it first some people might find it a bit bizzare.

Musica Criolla: Choral Gems from Argentina

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Missa Criolla
This CD is a hidden treasure
An Incredibly Moving Performance

Musica Criolla: Choral Gems from Argentina
Oscar Sixto Bareilles , Ariel Ramirez , Conjunto Nuevo Mundo , Coro Hispano de San Francisco , and Juan Pedro Gaffney
Manufacturer: Pro Musica
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ASIN: B00005BHRZ
Release Date: 2000-05-01

Tracks:

Misa Criolla - Kyrie (vidala/baguala)
Misa Criolla - Gloria (carnavalito/yaravi)
Misa Criolla - Credo (chacarera trunca)
Misa Criolla - Sanctus (carnaval cochabambino)
Misa Criolla - Agnus Dei (estilo pampeano)
Navidad Nuestra - La Anunciacion (chaname)
Navidad Nuestra - La Peregrinacion (huella Pampeana)
Navidad Nuestra - El Nacimiento (vidala catamarquena)
Navidad Nuestra - Los Pastores (chaya riojana)
Navidad Nuestra - Los Reyes Magos (takirari)
Navidad Nuestra - La Huida (vidala tucumana)
Flor de Chanar - Chacarera del Querer
Flor de Chanar - Baguala
Flor de Chanar - Flor de Chanar (carnavalito)

Album Description

The Coro Hispano present an exciting program including one of the most popular works of the Latin American choral repertoire, Ariel Ramírez's Misa Criolla. Since its composition, the Misa has been a showpiece for choirs around the world. The popular Misa is joined by the engaging Christmas cycle, Navidad Nuestra. Rounding out the program is a lively set of Argentine folksongs, harmonized and arranged for mixed choir by the contemporary composer, Oscar Sixto Bareilles.

Customer Reviews:

Missa Criolla.......2004-12-21

I had the privilege of hearing the Coro Hispanico perform this in the Mission Dolores Basilica in 2000. It was sublime. This recording is an accurate representation of the power of this choiral group and is a must-have of very powerfully emotional music. The Coro Hispanico is a San Francisco treasure.

This CD is a hidden treasure.......2001-12-23

This music is truly touching. Ariel Ramirez was brilliant in writing it, Juan Pedro Gaffney was inspired with his interpretation and direction of it and the Coro Hispano de San Francisco's singing is powerful and emotional. I don't normally listen to music of this genre, but this CD goes down as one of my all time favorites. It's beautiful from beginning to end, every track. Whatever kind of music you prefer, you owe yourself a listen to this CD.

An Incredibly Moving Performance.......2001-10-06

I own a version of Misa Criolla by Ramirez with Carreras as the tenor. Although I like his rendition of Misa Criolla, the rest of the piece was not involving and I didn't care for the music. This performance completely blew me away. There is a level of involvement with the musicians that is absolutely wonderful. The recording is beautifully done with great intimacy and a marvelous ability to convey the emotion of the performance.

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Speaking in Tongues

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Speaking in Tongues
David Murray
Manufacturer: Justin Time Records
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Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

How I Got Over
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
Jimane's Creation
Missionary
Don't Know What I Would Do
Amazing Grace
Blessed Assurance
A Closer Walk With Thee

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Imagine your favorite jazz musicians finishing a furious all-night jam in a Harlem nightclub on Saturday night, and continuing the improvisational inspirations in a black church down the block! That's the vibe on this soul-stirring release from David Murray, with special guest Fontella Bass, the immortal voice behind the '60s hit "Rescue Me." Backed by keyboardist Jimane Nelson, bassist Clarence "Pookie" Jenkins, trumpeter Hugh Ragin, drummer Ranzell Merritt, and percussionist Leopoldo F. Fleming, Murray's deep, throaty tenor cries and bellowing bass clarinet reveal the many facets of his African American musical roots: from Coltrane to the congregation. Murray and company's Baptist-bop-Muscle Shoals take on the spirituals "A Closer Walk with Thee," "Blessed Assurance," "Amazing Grace," "Don't Know What I'd Do," and "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" inhabit the proverbial crossroad that separates sacred music from jazz. Bass's convictional contralto colors the pop-gospel hit "How I Got Over" with feeling, while "Jimane's Creation" and "Missionary"--two compositions penned by Nelson and Murray--feature beautiful hymnlike piano chords, inspired vocalise, and a Mt. Zion meets Motown rhythm. With Murray's stratospheric solos and Bass's faithful testimonials, this CD proves that God comes in many grooves. --Eugene Holley Jr.

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Errr..........2001-05-31

I like gospel music, and I like David Murray (or thought I did), but this album doesn't quite do it for me. While some of the solos are really good, it sounds like the bass, percussion, and guitar were recorded separately. They sound like they're backing a rock saxophonist who can't keep up, only filling at the ends of phrases. To my ear, this lack of interaction really detracts from the logic of the solos. Jimame Nelson's comping on the B-3 is quite interesting, but it sounds as if he's the only one paying attention.

There are two tracks that I really like: "How I Got Over" and "Don't Know What I'd Do Without the Lord." They feature some great singing by Fontella Bass and wailing solos by Mr. Murray. Mr. Nelson plays some great B-3 on the latter track and on Murray's "Missionary." He's one of the very few players of that instrument that I like. Hugh Ragin has some nice solos on the other tracks. But the rest of the album is kinda disappointing. This one gets three stars only because I have an extreme weakness for that wailing, gospel tenor sax.

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Timbres Speak of Places, Rhythms Speak of Individuals

'First Word' is enchanting

First Word

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Release Date: 2000-03-01

Tracks:

Floating Over the Clouds
Dance of the Yi Minority People
Bes
I Called Your Name
Unlikely Circumstances
Mozambique
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The Long Nights (Intro to Plum Blossom)
Three Variations of Plum Blossom

Album Description

Featuring special arrangements of music from the cultures of China, Ghana, Mexico, and new compositions written specifically for the group's unprecedented blend of Chinese pipa (lute), African and Middle Eastern percussion, and Latin bass, First Word is a display of just how positive the results of intercultural interaction and mutual respect can truly be.

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Timbres Speak of Places, Rhythms Speak of Individuals.......2001-01-31

By "word" the four far-fetched players of Speaking in Tongues mean to speak in the struck chords of rhythm. Though all of them are natural improvisers, they are also fine rhythmatists superbly capable of keeping time. Master drummer of Ghana Sowah Mensah and pipa virtuoso Gao Hong from the People's Republic of China color much of this set with African and Far East tones. They are well balanced by the rhythm section of American Marc Anderson, long-time Steve Tibbetts collaborator, and jazz bassist Enrique Toussaint of Mexico.

Anderson patterns this elusive genreless session with his characteristically sophisticated, earthy percussion touch and is matched by the organic playing of Toussaint who similarly avoids category and concept. The group has focused foremost on the endlessly variable world of hand drum cycles and instrument texture juxtapositions. Of the ten tracks, eight are originals with two representing arrangements of traditional Chinese folk tunes. The riskiest selection is the short Chinese Rap track that, without text translation, is difficult to discern as either the humorous oddity or an important commentary of some sort. Everywhere else however this is an impressively integrated team that tells melodic, instrumental, sometimes film-like dramas with consistently riveting technique. What exactly is "world music"? Here it is way beyond the idea of a novel whim.

"First Word" is topical, personal, restorative and dazzling in its webs of rolling percussion. The platform of peace through shared cultures comes shining through this excellent studio recording which is about as engaging as one could want. Instruments shimmer in space and gently slap echo across the soundstage before receding into a soft black backdrop. Its production taken together with its international-caliber musicianship, Speaking in Tongues realize a promise of cross-cultural interaction through a democracy of group improvising, where timbres speak of places, rhythms speak of individuals, and the joy of contributing to a unique entity is apparent by all.

'First Word' is enchanting.......2000-04-07

Memorable melodies, percolating rhythms, and a pleasure in making music that is transferred to the listener highlight this very enjoyable debut from Speaking In Tongues. Gao Hong's pipa (a Chinese lute) floats with delicacy and energy atop the interplay of percussionists Marc Anderson and Sowah Mensah and the expressive bass playing of Enrique Toussaint. The players draw upon their own cultural traditions in some tunes, as well as the opportunity to make unique music together in others. The variety of instruments, styles, and moods keeps drawing the listener into their musical spell. Speaking In Tongues is a rare musical blend that offers new sounds and unimagined adventures.