Stranger

Editorial Reviews
Starvox.net
"Nothing Inside seem to understand the genre of dark pop better now than the masters who created it do...

About the Artist
Nothing Inside is an Atlanta-based electronic band with a diverse and unique sound. With songs ranging from straightforward synthpop, to hard-edged grinding roll-around-on-the-floor-and-bleed songs, to more ethereal compositions, you're never quite sure what the next song will bring. Refusing to be sterotyped into any of the many existing subcatagories of electronic music, they've been redefining the genre since 1996. Since then, they've released four more-than-full-length (70+ minute) CDs... read more

Album Description
STRANGER was the first CD release from Nothing Inside. Thirteen new tracks were written for the album along with four recycled tracks from the END cassette.

Stranger

Red Headed Stranger
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Red Headed Stranger was no stranger to me
  • Movie Songs
  • Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger
  • A Masterpiece
  • Only memories remain.
 Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
Outlaw & Progressive CountryOutlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Stardust
  2. Wanted! The Outlaws
  3. Highwayman
  4. The Essential Willie Nelson
  5. Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music

ASIN: B00004U2G7
Release Date: 2000-07-04

Tracks:

  1. Time Of The Preacher
  2. I Couldn't Believe It Was True
  3. Time Of The Preacher Theme
  4. Medley: Blue Rock Montana/Red Headed Stranger
  5. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
  6. Red Headed Stranger
  7. Time Of The Preacher Theme
  8. Just As I Am
  9. Denver
  10. O'er The Waves
  11. Down Yonder
  12. Can I Sleep In Your Arms
  13. Remember Me (When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming)
  14. Hands On The Wheel
  15. Bandera
  16. Bach Minuet In G
  17. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
  18. A Maiden's Prayer
  19. Bonaparte's Retreat

Amazon.com essential recording

Though this 1975 album cost Willie only $20,000 to record, it handed him the success he'd craved after years as a hit songwriter and modestly successful singer. By blending originals and vintage material, he created a timeless Western saga, one that originally left Columbia Records, who'd guaranteed him artistic control, skeptical. The label's doubts, amplified by the fact that Nelson had recorded the album in Texas with only his seven-piece touring band, evaporated after the album and two singles, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" and "Remember Me," became huge hits and launched Willie into the stratosphere. This enhanced version preserves the original sequence, adding four bonus tracks. One, a brief snippet of Bach's "Minuet in G" from the 1986 Red Headed Stranger film, is inconsequential. Three more, from the 1975 sessions, are enjoyable covers of Hank Williams's "I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love with You," Bob Wills's "A Maiden's Prayer," and Pee Wee King's "Bonaparte's Retreat," footnotes to the original but welcome nonetheless. --Rich Kienzle

Amazon.com

Saddle up, and let Willie Nelson take you on a mellow 33-minute trot through the Old West. Before this sparkling concept album Nelson had been known primarily as a songwriter, having penned hits such as "Night Life," "Crazy," and "Hello Walls." On this 1975 record, he creates a lonely and plaintive mood with an almost childlike lullaby quality. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" thrust him into the spotlight, but ballads such as "Time of the Preacher" and "Can I Sleep in Your Arms" also receive sensitive treatments . Borrowing from turn-of-the-century cowboy music, Nelson guides a 15-song journey that includes some lively instrumental stops, but mostly wanders quietly through the sage. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Red Headed Stranger was no stranger to me.......2007-07-12

I was so happy to find out that Amazon had copies of The Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson. I loved that "tape!" I had it on tape, but it was lost about nine years ago. Now I have it on CD and it sounds even
better than it was. I got an extra one for my car. The price was right. Yea! Thank you Amazon.

5 out of 5 stars Movie Songs.......2007-06-27

Good Willie Nelson Guitar Music CD Album.

Question :: Does Movie exist on a DVD release ? or just rare VHS ???

5 out of 5 stars Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger.......2007-05-13

Great! great! great! I had this record many years ago (in the '70s) and was very happy to find it on ebay.

5 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece.......2007-04-03

Stark, depressing, moving, quiet, sad, redemptive, and superb. All of these adjectives describe what many believe to be the primary Willie Nelson masterpiece, 1975's Red Headed Stranger. This classic was smartly reissued in 2000 with some great bonus tracks and much-improved sound. A necessity in anyone's music collection.

5 out of 5 stars Only memories remain........2007-02-09

This was Willie Nelson's breakthrough album, released in 1975, when Willie was 42 years. It is a concept album, telling a story about the Wild West in 1901. The basic storyline is about a preacher who kill his wife and her lover, goes on the run and is eventually redeemed by the love of a good woman. The instrumentation is very sparse, usually featuring just acoustic guitar, piano and drums. Some of the songs are very short, being just long enough to advance the storyline. The album is most famous for featuring Willie's first #1 hit, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain". That song is great, of course, but so is the entire album. The CD features four bonus tracks which were recorded at the same sessions but left off of the original album. They are: Johann Sebastian Bach's "Minuet in G", Hank Williams' "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)", Bob Wills' "A Maiden's Prayer" and Pee Wee King's "Bonaparte's Retreat". This CD is a must get for Willie Nelson fans.
Pretty Little Stranger
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Joan Osbourne - sublime
  • NG for no good
  • delightful surprise
  • Earnest soulfulness.
  • welcome back, Joan Osborne!!
 Pretty Little Stranger
Joan Osborne
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Alt-Country & AmericanaAlt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
Adult AlternativeAdult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Breakfast in Bed
  2. West
  3. Not Too Late
  4. Long Island Shores
  5. How Sweet It Is

ASIN: B000ICLRAM
Release Date: 2006-11-14

Tracks:

  1. Pretty Little Stranger
  2. Holy Waters
  3. Brokedown Palace
  4. What You Are
  5. Shake The Devil
  6. Time Won't Tell
  7. Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends
  8. Who Divided
  9. Til I Get It Right
  10. Dead Roses
  11. After Jane
  12. When The Blue Hour Comes

Amazon.com

Though Joan Osborne has referred to this as "my version of a country record," the music is likely to find more favor in coffee shops and on NPR than with honky-tonks and the Grand Ole Opry. It conjures comparisons with Rosanne Cash's artistry after her country hitmaking days, as if Osborne came to Nashville to make the sort of music that Cash left Nashville to make. While it may not achieve the commercial success that Osborne enjoyed with her popular breakthrough, "One of Us," it's the most consistently compelling album of her career. Produced by Steve Buckingham (Dolly Parton), with harmony support from Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, and Rodney Crowell, Osborne mixes six strong originals with six choice covers, rarely overpowering the material through displays of vocal technique, as she occasionally has in the past. Much of the material deals with the aftermath of relationships (including one with a woman on "After Jane"), with results ranging from a mixture of resilience and vulnerability on the title track through the insistent groove of "Who Divided" and the eternal optimism of "Till I Get It Right." There's also a folkish rendition of the Grateful Dead's "Brokedown Palace" that Osborne makes her own, and some live-wire slide guitar from Sonny Landreth on "Dead Roses." The closest she comes to classic country is a bittersweet reading of Kris Kristofferson's "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends," while the closing balladry of "When the Blue Hour Comes" (with co-writer Rodney Crowell on harmonies) is pure heartbreak. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Joan Osbourne - sublime.......2007-07-09

I just can't get enough of this album. Joan Osbourne has created pure magic yet again. Call it country. Call it whatever you want. Just take a listen and enjoy.

1 out of 5 stars NG for no good.......2007-06-15

this record isn't as bad as how sweet it is, but almost. I wish joan would do an entire record of songs along the lines of righteous love and get rick rubin to produce it. I'd love that.

4 out of 5 stars delightful surprise.......2007-05-19

i absolutely love joan osborne. i was not expecting it to be "country", because she has such an amzing voice and bluesy style. but i am delighted with this album nonetheless.

4 out of 5 stars Earnest soulfulness........2007-05-16

This is the Vanguard label debut from premier vocalist and songwriter Joan Osborne. Recorded in Nashville and produced by Grammy winner, Steve Buckingham, the album highlights the soulful sound of Joan Osborne with elements of country, blues and Americana.
This 12 song collection features six original tunes written by Joan and also compositions by Kris Kristofferson 'Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends', Jerry Garcia /Robert Hunter 'Brokedown Palace' and Patty Griffin 'What You Are'.
The album also features some of music's finest performers lending their talents including Vince Gill on 'Time Won't Tell,' Alison Krauss, 'Holy Waters', Sonny Landreth playing slide guitar on 'Dead Roses' and Rodney Crowell providing harmony vocals on his own 'When The Blue Hour Comes'.
Osborne sings like a woman with nothing to prove.
On the country-tinged "Pretty Little Stranger", the former vocalist for the Grateful Dead applies her smooth, soulful voice to six of her own edgy songs as well as to more-traditional material.
Her tough title track speculates who will be "the next fool" to take her home, and After Jane is a howl of misery sent out to a lost love: "I can't laugh / I can't moan / I can't leave myself alone / After Jane".
She mellows out with a touching cover, enhanced by retro steel guitar, of Kris Kristofferson's "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"; and a warm, haunting version of Rodney Crowell's "When the Blue Hour Comes", on which Crowell provides supporting vocals.
Joan herself considers "Pretty Little Stranger", her first album containing original material in six years, as almost a "genre" album, in that she consciously took the genre of country music, which has certain constraints built in, and put her own sensibility into it, producing a very credible contribution to the genre without compromising on quality or accessibility.
Sometimes she brings a not-readily-definable, slightly unsettling undertow to her admirably earthy songs of love and life, one that's not quite orthodox in standard country; dealing confidently with the whole emotional gamut from lost to lusty, seductive to lonesome, she avoids triteness in essaying a genre that's often renowned for that quality!
Difficult to explain, you just have to hear it.

5 out of 5 stars welcome back, Joan Osborne!!.......2007-03-29

I was only alittle aware of Joan Osborne, before I heard "Who Divided" on the radio as I was driving home very late at night - - I liked it so much, I actually pulled off to the side of the road and wrote down the title and artist so I wouldn't forget! I NEVER do that .... "Who Divided", which Joan wrote, is still my favorite song on the CD, but there are no duds here!! It's a great listen from start to finish - - Lightning 100, here in Nashville, is playing it, and I hope it does well for her all over the USA - - it's an EXCELLENT CD.
American Angels
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • spiritual americana
  • Rich Heritage
  • Superb
  • Can't walk away from it!
  • Mana from Heaven
 American Angels

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems
Anonymous 4Anonymous 4 | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Folk SongsFolk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
AnonymousAnonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ClassicalClassical | Imports | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Gloryland
  2. Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols - Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King
  3. 1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4
  4. A Portrait Of Anonymous 4
  5. The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen

ASIN: B0001ADB4Q
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

  1. Holy Manna
  2. Abbeville
  3. Wondrous Love
  4. Sweet Hour Of Prayer
  5. Jewett
  6. Dunlap's Creek
  7. New Britain
  8. The Morning Trumpet
  9. Resignation
  10. Poland
  11. Wayfaring Stranger
  12. Sweet By And By
  13. Blooming Vale
  14. Idumea (I)/Idumea (II)
  15. Sweet Prospect
  16. Shall We Gather At The River
  17. Amanda
  18. Invitation
  19. Parting Hand
  20. Angel Band

Amazon.com

This, Anonymous 4's final recording, is a break from their usual "early music" periods and locations; it presents American music, religious in nature, from the 18th and 19th centuries. And it's absolutely beautiful from start to finish. Their normal, exquisite technique and purity here blend to sound the way we imagined the ladies' choir in church meetings in America past might have sounded: sweet, sincere, and with harmonies recognizable yet somehow fresh. Some of the songs begin with the women singing "fa, so la" exercises, which was called "shape note" singing because some places taught singing with notes as shapes--circle, rectangle, diamond, triangle. But it's the music that counts, and there are treasures here. They include two versions of "Amazing Grace," one familiar, one with an unusual melody and a piece called "Blooming Vale" which is as sophisticated as anything on their previous albums. "Shall We Gather at the River" is performed with a clarity and loveliness that makes us forget that it's normally sung as background to movies about the Great Depression. The foursome sometimes sing in rich harmonies and occasionally alone or in pairs or trios. This is glorious Americana and highly recommended. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars spiritual americana.......2007-01-06

I have some of the older Anonymous 4 recordings which are more medieval
and gregorian in style (I love them!). They move on to cover spiritual
basics of the 1800s. If you like classical music, perfect harmonies
and spiritual americina, then you will be blessed!

5 out of 5 stars Rich Heritage.......2006-10-11

Anonymous 4 consistently produces exquisite and authentically beautiful recordings and this one presents early American hymns in ways few groups can manage. Some tunes are highly recognizable while others are 'new' to me but a refreshing reminder of the singing heritage of religious societies in times past. For those who enjoy old hymns and authentic renderings, this is a must buy.

5 out of 5 stars Superb .......2006-08-07

This collection of American Christian music is not only an enthralling musical experience but a spiritually uplifting one as well. Anonymous Four have transferred their luminous vocal quality to a new space with perfect success.

5 out of 5 stars Can't walk away from it!.......2006-08-07

My only "complaint" about the CD is that I absolutely HAVE to sit and listen to the entire thing whenever I start it up! I usually have music playing in the background while doing other things, but not this one! There are no tracks that I find myself wanting to skip over as in most collections. In fact, I usually find myself going back and listening to selected tracks again (and again and...) after taking the hour+ to listen to the whole thing through once.

These four ladies produce a unique and remarkable sound. I can't recommend it enough.

5 out of 5 stars Mana from Heaven.......2006-05-08

I think the title of this CD is perfect. I first heard an interview for this CD on Public Radio and fell in love. I had never heard Anonymous 4 before then but look for all I can find of their music now. The title is perfect as the women sound like Angels and the music lifts the spirit. I find myself singing the old version of Amazing Grace all the time now. Incredible and a huge blessing to all who hear it.
Stranger Than Fiction
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Stranger than Fiction
  • great soundtrack
  • one of the best soundtracks in a long time
  • Stranger than Fiction Soundtrack
  • good songs ...
Stranger Than Fiction
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Stranger Than Fiction
  2. Marie Antoinette
  3. Greatest Stiffs
  4. Little Miss Sunshine
  5. The Information

ASIN: B000IONLB8
Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

  1. The Book I Write SPOON
  2. Going Missing MAXIMO PARK
  3. Whole Wide World WRECKLESS ERIC
  4. Flours BRITT DANIEL/BRIAN REITZELL
  5. The Way We Get By SPOON
  6. Mind Your Own Business DELTA 5
  7. Bottles and Bones (Shade and Sympathy) CALIFONE
  8. Writers Block BRITT DANIEL/BRIAN REITZELL
  9. My Mathematical Mind SPOON
  10. La Petile Fille De Mer VANGELIS
  11. Thats Entertainment (Demo Version) THE JAM
  12. Dubbing in the Back Seat THE UPSETTERS
  13. Auditor BRITT DANIEL/BRIAN REITZELL
  14. In Church (Cyann and Ben Remix) M83

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Stranger than Fiction.......2007-05-27

Stranger than Fiction is a terrific film, although a bit 'close to home' if you are an obsessive compulsive. The music is a complementary score that works well.

5 out of 5 stars great soundtrack.......2007-05-13

We saw this movie and really enjoyed it. I thought it would be hollywood quirky but it was clever. The soundtrack in the movie was so good that sometimes it was distracting..We love it!!

5 out of 5 stars one of the best soundtracks in a long time.......2007-04-17

the movie which was great is perfect with the music. personally when will ferrel sings "whole wide world" it made the hairs stand up. it was really moving and if you didn't feel it than you aren't human. it is plain as that.

5 out of 5 stars Stranger than Fiction Soundtrack.......2007-01-10

Great soundtrack, I can't stop listening to it! Excellent mix of songs.

3 out of 5 stars good songs ... .......2006-12-02

...but if you enjoyed most of the music in this movie, you should probably just buy a Spoon cd, since almost all of the songs (and instrumentals) are Spoon songs.

All of their albums are good, but you should probably start with Kill the Moonlight.
The Stranger
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • the best of Billy Joel's albums? certainly!
  • Billy Joel is Near His Peak Here
  • classic
  • The magnificent one, the beautiful one, the one and only one...
  • Melodically interesting
 The Stranger
Billy Joel
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
Soft RockSoft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
$7.99 and Under$7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
PopPop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Classic RockClassic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
RockRock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
All Blowout MusicAll Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
$7.99 and Under$7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
More Titles at Least 25% OffMore Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. 52nd Street
  2. Glass Houses
  3. Piano Man
  4. Turnstiles [Enhanced Version]
  5. An Innocent Man

ASIN: B00000DCHC
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

  1. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
  2. The Stranger
  3. Just The Way You Are
  4. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
  5. Vienna
  6. Only The Good Die Young
  7. She's Always A Woman
  8. Get It Right The First Time
  9. Everybody Has A Dream

Amazon.com essential recording

This, pop superstar Joel's breakout LP, came years after he first hit the charts with the novelty-ish "Piano Man." In the meantime, the New York-based songwriter released two lackluster and stylistically confused platters that blunted interesting songs with a sound that was neither Elton mellow nor Elton attitude. Produced by Phil Ramone, The Stranger took those who had written Joel off as a one-hit wonder by surprise ("Just the Way You Are" was among the biggest hits of 1977) and it remains a solid introduction to Joel's restless muse at a crucial point in his career. It invited a few comparisons to Bruce Springsteen, with its prominent sax breaks, hard-edged rebel-rockers ("Only the Good Die Young"), and slice-of-life dramatics ("Scenes From an Italian Restaurant"), recounting life in a lower middle-class (Eastern Urban) setting; but Joel's chameleonic, formalist approach to pop wasn't to be so easily pigeonholed (Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain, An Innocent Man...). --Don Harrison

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars the best of Billy Joel's albums? certainly!.......2007-06-15

Luis Mejia (son)- This album is the first big hit album done by Billy Joel. when a person thinks about Billy Joel, 3 or 4 tracks of this album come to your mind. I can easily say that Billy Joel's greatest era were the seventies, and I say it because of masterpieces like Turnstiles, Piano Man, Streetlife Serenade and, of course, The Stranger. Well, lets talk abuot the album. Being released in 1977, is the fifth Joel's album. It's notable that the album great success is in part because of the collaboration with producer Phil Ramone. Also, in honor to Joel, a Broadway musical was named after the first track Movin' Out. Now I'll briefly describe the tracks:

1. Movin' Out (Anthony's song): a fast, greatly composed five stars song. Joel describes in this track the empty aspirations of the middle class and low class in New York.

2. The Stranger: the tittle track that starts and ends with a soft, street-sound musical piece characterized by a catchy whistle. The song is written based on a strange, non-seen before feeling of a given situation that Joel recites as "the stranger".

3. Just The Way You Are: a grammy award-winner song (record of the year), certainly one of my favorites because it's soft, melodic, catchy and nice for hearing in any moment.

4. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant: my favorite Joel's song ever. It's a seven minute long song that has everything; soft pieces, tempo adjusts, quick enjoyable parts and a melody never seen on Joel's past cds.

5. Vienna: not much to say about this song, quite the worst among the best in this cd that is a common nice song.

6. Only The Good Die Young: a great enjoyable song, that, well, I can't quite say that it's a masterpiece, and it is a bit strange in the lyrics.

7. She's Always A Woman: a full piano song singed with great but simple style, also among my favorites Joel's songs. This would be the perfect track to represent the whole structure of the cd, and the best to hear first.

8. Get It Right The First Time: a perfect song for dancing, this is a track where Joel expresses a lot more espontaneous mood and catchy rythms.

9. Everybody Has A Dream: an inspiring song that I characterize mainly because of the great vocals that Joel applies on the song's chorus. I also can say that it's another masterpiece because of Joel great capacity of ending a masterpiece with a golden clip.

In conclussion this is my favorite Joel album, if you hasn't heard anything about Billy Joel or you've heard everything, this is certainly the perfect album for hearing. My sincere recommendations.

5 out of 5 stars Billy Joel is Near His Peak Here.......2007-05-21

After a long absence, Billy Joel came out with this gem. If you are a fan of his, you absolutely MUST grab this CD.

Billy Joel continues his musical adventures with his familiar rolling piano lines, using the entire range of the keyboard and complementing it with adventuresome melodies and heartfelt, clever lyrics. Yet Billy Joel is none too content to merely fit in with a trend. Here he has a band that is very complementary to his many melodic changes, his whimsical harmonics, and his utterly creative way of combining lyricism with melody.

The album is intended to be conceptual, and the LP opens with the thematic Stranger- a slow introduction with a soft piano line, then it breaks into the song itself, with jazzy, assertive sax/brass/lead guitar accompaniments.
Then the whimsical, jazzy, humorous Anthony's song with it's line "Trading in a Chevy for a Cad-i-lac-yac-yac-yac-yac, You oughta know by now". OK, so he does sing with a thick Long Island accent, but that's a part of his color. The beautiful hit "Just the Way You Are" is here, with its heartfelt lyricism and gentle electronic melodic piano- a Joel classic! The long "Italian Restaurant" is a scenic, moody, nostalgic piece with Joel's trademark rolling melodic piano lines- be patient and let yourself be drawn into this pop masterpiece. "She's Always a Woman" is an attractive heartfelt song, even if it seems a filler compared to the other material. It did become another hit for Billy Joel. The only imperfect song in this collection is "Everybody Has a Dream"- for some reason, Joel has an alternate vocalization that is grating to my ears. It's still an above average song.

Billy Joel is a unique pop talent who must have appealed to millions of listeners, as his record sales attest to. Once in a while, an exceptionally talented perfomer makes it big in entertainment. And few deserved to more than Billy Joel.

5 out of 5 stars classic.......2007-03-16

Very diverse, catchy, well-written, -arranged & -performed. I would put this up there with "Born to Run" by the Boss, "London Calling" by the Clash, "My Aim is True" by Costello, "Look Sharp" by Joe Jackson, "Howlin' Wind" by Graham Parker, "Highway 61" or "Infidels" by Dylan. Yes, they're somewhat different styles, but I'm referring to the various influences and genres played here.

5 out of 5 stars The magnificent one, the beautiful one, the one and only one..........2007-03-02

This album sizzles with energy, honesty, and "I'll MAKE you pay attention" entertainment spirit. This was his big breakthrough album and it's not hard to see why. Every single track is excellent, and each very different from what went before. From start to finish, the emphasis is on simple Beatleish rock arrangements, played with finesse by a great backing band, with the piano front and center. It starts off with plain rock and roll - Moving Out, with its thumpy rhythm and brilliant ending. The Stranger (apart from its stylish intro and outro) is a bit more funky, with a lovely bridge/chorus. The much maligned Just The Way You Are suffers from a bit of cheesiness in production (Billy Joel calls this "Phil Ramone's Bossa Nova version), but is still a good heartfelt song for his first wife (whatever happened to her anyways?). The centrepiece of the album is Scenes, this is Billy Joel's tour-de-force to show everyone what he can do on the ivories. Vienna is a beautiful ballad, and Only the Good Die Young is a hilarious dance tune, still racy 30 years later. Always a Woman is played a bit stiffly on piano, and borders on cheesy lyrics, but still a great tune. The next two tracks are a *bit* weaker, but have their moments and are still brilliant songs, just in comparison with what came before... He came close to topping this album on Glass Houses but this still stands as his finest album. If you're going to have just one of his albums, I would recommend this.

4 out of 5 stars Melodically interesting.......2007-03-01

Of course Joel will be known as one of the best melody-creators of our time. One can always hum a Joel melody effortlessly. Everyone knows Joel's famous tracks on this album, but I like "Get it Right...." because of the inherent truth to the title. It's a good song.

Still wondering if I should use "Just the Way You Are" at my wedding (like everyone else).
Harem
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • harem
  • New to Sarah Brightman
  • Stranger in Paradise - More Like Stranger in a Lost Cause
  • No voice like hers in the world
  • Brilliant Brightman, Her best CD.
 Harem
Sarah Brightman , and Frank Peterson
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Middle East | International | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
Brightman, SarahBrightman, Sarah | A to B | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
ClassicClassic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Adult AlternativeAdult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music
InterviewsInterviews | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
PopPop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Broadway & VocalistsBroadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Dance & DJDance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
ClassicalClassical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
InternationalInternational | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
All Blowout MusicAll Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
More Titles at Least 25% OffMore Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Eden (US Release - 16 tracks)
  2. La Luna
  3. Time to Say Goodbye
  4. Sarah Brightman Classics
  5. Dive

ASIN: B00008W2QZ
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

  1. Harem
  2. What A Wonderful World
  3. It's A Beautiful Day
  4. What You Never Know
  5. The Journey Home
  6. Free
  7. Mysterious Days
  8. The War Is Over
  9. Misere Mei
  10. Beautiful
  11. Arabian Nights
  12. Stranger In Paradise
  13. Until The End Of Time
  14. You Take My Breathe Away

Amazon.com

If one's notion of "world music" promises a touch of the exotic and indigenous, often overlooked is the fact that the influence of western pop music has seeped into every corner of the globe, creating a hybrid that's often more than merely the sum of its influences. Theater vet Brightman steps into that pan-cultural hall of mirrors here, wedding her fascination with the music and rhythms of the "forbidden places" (the title's Arabic meaning) of the Middle East to her own oft ethereal vocal charms and rock-solid sense of drama. And if the diva's equally sound crossover sensibilities (and that of longtime producer Frank Peterson) sometimes mire it in familiar world-beat pastiche, Brightman's charmed muse manages some transcendent moments nonetheless. Her musical borrowings (Borodin for the title track; Puccini's *Madame Butterfly* for "It's a Beautiful Day") are as compelling as her choice of collaborators: classical violin star Nigel Kennedy and Iraqi vocalist Kadim Al Sahir add compelling touches to the weary timeliness of "The War is Over." The musical influences range from Europe across the Mediterranean and as far East as the Indian roots of "Bollywood" composer A.R. Rahman's "The Journey Home" and Brightman's own "You Take My Breath Away" to evocative recastings of the emblematic standards "Stranger in Paradise" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," while ex-Killing Joke keyboardist Jaz Coleman provides the savory East-meets-West orchestrations that ensure Brightman's star turns the seamless foundations they deserve. --Jerry McCulley

Amazon.com

Sarah Brightman Photos

More from Sarah Brightman

Time to Say Goodbye
Diva: The Singles Collection
Eden

Diva: The Video Collection
Live from Las Vegas
La Luna (Live in Concert)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars harem .......2007-05-28

As usual a quick and effecient service ,especially for people who live abroad.Keep up the excellent work John Williams.

4 out of 5 stars New to Sarah Brightman.......2007-03-12

I'm very new to Sarah brightman's music and I enjoy this CD. I think she has an amazing voice. Very talented young woman and this cd was very relaxing and joyful to listen to. I like to learn and heard more from Sarah Brightman.

3 out of 5 stars Stranger in Paradise - More Like Stranger in a Lost Cause.......2006-12-30

I'm not throughly pleased with this album! This CD is only good if you know how to dance in a Middle-Easters fashion. About half of each track is dominated by all orchestrations and no Sarah. Plus, Pop-Sarah isn't really for me. I much prefer the Classical-Sarah. Some of the tracks are okay, like "Harem", "The Journey Home", "Beautiful", and "Stranger in Paradise". Really, this is a good CD for your collection, but I wouldn't listen to it on a 24/7 basis.

5 out of 5 stars No voice like hers in the world.......2006-10-01

I own this cd. I saw her in person at the "Harem" concert. Never had I heard or seen any voice like this. What a performer, best concert I'd ever seen. Beautiful voice, I can never get enough of Sarah Brightman's music. It is so comforting at times. I have all her music and this cd makes you wonder, how can she top this? Thank you Sarah Brightman for giving us your beautiful gift of music.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant Brightman, Her best CD........2006-09-18

Sarah is just the best, she can hit any note and her individuality shines on this CD. She sings "The Journey Home" from the musical Bombay Dreams and her voice just soars. "Harem", "Mysterious Ways" and "You Take My Breah Away" are songs that take me to dreamland. Amazing! A master piece!
Stories of a Stranger
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good but different.
  • The Evolution Of a Revolution
  • AWESOME!
  • O.A.R. is no Stranger to Success
  • Good
 Stories of a Stranger
O.A.R.
Manufacturer: Lava
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Rock Jam BandsRock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
Adult AlternativeAdult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. In Between Now and Then
  2. How To Save A Life
  3. Live From Madison Square Garden
  4. In Between Now & Then (CD & DVD)
  5. Eyes Open

ASIN: B000B5KRT8
Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

  1. Heard The World
  2. Love And Memories
  3. Wonderful Day
  4. The Stranger
  5. Lay Down
  6. Program Director
  7. Nasim Joon
  8. Tragedy In Waiting
  9. Daylight The Dog
  10. One Shot
  11. Dakota
  12. 52-50

Album Description

Stories of a Stranger is arguably the first real O.A.R. album. While their sound is unmistakable, it now pulls of a contradictory feat by opening itself to a broader range of influences through songs more tightly focused than any they've done previously. By far it takes the listener closer than any other album to the matchless experience of hearing O.A.R. live-with the audio tweaked to position the listener in a center seat, a few rows back from the stage. All the ingredients are in place: the in-the-pocket lock-up of bassist Benj Gershman and drummer Chris Culos, the soulful slash and simmer of Jerry DiPizzo's sax, guitar parts from Richard On that stretch from steamy rhythm licks to souring, tuneful leads.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good but different........2007-05-13

When I first played this Cd in my car it shocked me b/c it was such a different sound coming from them. In my opinion between their older stuff and their newer stuff there is quite a big difference. It took a few days but after constant rotation in my Cd player I was finally hooked!
"Heard the World" is an amazing song and its so catchy.
I'm actually going to their "Stories of a Stranger" summer concert and I'm so stoked about it!
so when you buy this don't throw it out automatically, give it a chance, you might find you like it better than you think!


5 out of 5 stars The Evolution Of a Revolution.......2007-03-15

Of A Revolution (O.A.R.) has been around for quite some time and in that time has developed a sort of cult-following. Their music has gone through many different stages; their earliest resembling something caught between Marley-esque reggae type-subpop with lyrics that sounded like they could have been freestyled into a mic. What was produced some say is O.A.R.'s best work, it definitely gave them a perfect setting for future success.

Over the years the evolution of O.A.R. has not only come in the ways of highly-improved audio recordings but in the ways of more creative ways of using instruments and deeper, more meaningful lyrics. Their previous album, 'In Between Now and Then' was a beautiful step in the right direction but tried too hard to hang onto their rough roots as a hybrid band.

'Stories of a Stranger' is what comes after many years of evolving from a garage band playing college shows - to a band that can sell out any venue and that comes with a following that will eventually rival even the best bands in the world. The album encompasses every side of the band that has ever been shown and does it all better than any other album they've released has. From the start of the album you are taken on a type of musical journey where you hear everything from Pop, to Reggae-rock, to slower jazzy songs. Every side of O.A.R. shines on this album and even when they are at their slowest you still move to the beat.

This is a huge step in O.A.R.'s launch to stardom. It shows not only a versitile and capable musical style but creative use of instruments through slick bass-lines and dizzying saxophones. 'Stories of a Stranger' is a great album for new and old fans alike, every song offers something new and original that will keep you singing for months to come. The only thing better would be seeing them live, which offers an energy in its own class.

5 out of 5 stars AWESOME!.......2007-02-28

Everysong is a toe tapping, radio blasting, sing a long! OAR is awesome! This CD really shows how diverse OAR is when it comes to a variety of genres.

Great JOB GUYS!

4 out of 5 stars O.A.R. is no Stranger to Success.......2007-02-07

I cannot get enough of this band. My favorite band and I'm not dissapointed. It's impossible for them to dissapoint me. Another great CD, a little more poppy, but still a great, great CD. If you don't know anything about O.A.R, check out any of their live CD's to get a good idea of the band.."34th and 8th" or "Any Time Now" is a good place to start, CD wise. Download or check out these tracks on SOAS...

STANDOUT TRACKS: 52-50, Lay Down, The Stranger, Wonderful Day, Heard the World.

3 out of 5 stars Good.......2007-01-26

This was good, but I wasn't so crazy about it. I really dig their live recordings better because there seems to be an energy there that's not in this particular c.d.
Stranger in Town
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • This album(CD) ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!
  • The greatest
  • Great
  • Seeker in Town........
  • Bob Seger - incredible!
 Stranger in Town
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Hard RockHard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Night Moves
  2. Against the Wind
  3. Beautiful Loser
  4. Live Bullet
  5. Nine Tonight "Live"

ASIN: B00005OAE6
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

  1. Hollywood Nights
  2. Still The Same
  3. Old Time Rock & Roll
  4. Till It Shines
  5. Feel Like A Number
  6. Ain't Got No Money
  7. We've Got Tonite
  8. Brave Strangers
  9. The Famous Final Scene

Amazon.com

A working-class hero is something to be. Just ask Michigan native Bob Seger, whose R&B-based rock and poetically uncomplicated lyrics made him a less cerebral alternative to Bruce Springsteen. For those who want the studio album that comes closest to a greatest-hits package, you can hardly do better than this 1978 LP. The follow-up to the previous year's smash, Night Moves, Stranger scored Seger a triple-platinum home run with can't-shake-'em-from-your-head hits like "Hollywood Nights," "Still the Same," "Till It Shines," and "We've Got Tonight." And even if the jukebox staple "Old Time Rock & Roll" has grown stale with time, Seger and company balance it out with the epic melancholy of the album's closer, "Famous Final Scene." Backed by incessant touring, Stranger in Town erased any lingering doubts about Seger's talent for crafting blue-collar rock anthems, cementing a reputation and a sound that's continued to hold up for decades. --Bill Forman

Amazon.com

Bob Seger Photos

More from Bob Seger

Face The Promise
Nine Tonight
Against the Wind

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits 2
Night Moves

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This album(CD) ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-03

If you like Bob Seger, you'll LOVE this one. It brings me right back to the late seventies and I crank it up. Not even one bad track. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars The greatest.......2007-05-17

I had searched everywhere for this. I think that it is his best music. Love Love

5 out of 5 stars Great .......2007-03-19

I'm very happy to have found this copy. It was a favorite of mine and I've been looking for it a while. Then it hit me to look here. I'm a happy person.

5 out of 5 stars Seeker in Town...............2007-02-04

Yes people. I went out yesterday to see if I could see my shadow. All the townspeople clapped because I saw it! You know what this means, don't you? At least 6 MORE WEEKS of Metamorpho reviews! And, hopefully many more when the weather gets balmy (although some out there think I'm balmy enough already. Go figure). In any event- I am now imprisoned in my environment due to 2 feet of snow outside. So, I have grabbed a hot toddy and am now ready to reflect on this fine selection. Oh, before I forget, I resolved the imitation issue with my apprentice T. He had dated video tape to prove his whereabouts. He, however, directed your Metamorpho to a prankster named Jack. I will let you know how this turns out.
In an effort to rock on and prove to Guido a few things, I have picked Bob Seger's excellent "Stranger In Town" to review. What can one say about this gifted rock artist? I have always seen Seger as a white rock-soul artist (listen to that gritty soulful vocal approach!), but I do not like labels and, thus, you colour in your own impressions.
Some fine rock and ballads inhabit this great album. And he has hit upon at least one all-time classic with the airy, lovely "We've Got Tonight". Just a generous gem for sure.
The key motif for alot of Seger's songs seems to be his relationships with women. How their meeting is intense, how they come together like a blaze and, unfortunately, how they both move on. He moves along the slippery slope of human connections. However, wisely, sprinkles the music with a balance of rave-ups, excitement, melancholy, regrets and, finally, rambling forward with his quest. The rockers rock, the easier rock is smooth and glossy, and the ballads are all heartfelt. Quite nice.
We begin with that train-gallop of a beat with "Hollywood Nights". Yes. She had all the right skills but, as ill-fate would strike him (often) he eventually woke up alone. As a side note- in all of Seger's songs he somehow always seems to create an infectious "groove". And having a talented creative band doesn't hurt either. Listen to "Still the Same" and you'll see what I mean. A girl that gambles - and Bob knows a relationship with her would be a gamble that he would lose. Inclusion here of those backup female voices. The song oozes like sweet syrup.
"Old Time Rock & Roll" fits the Seger sound like a glove. Not much else to say here except if you haven't heard it a copy of it will be sent out IMMEDIATELY to your igloo in the artic. "Till It Shines" is a nice groove ballad about rising up from the imposed chains we put on ourselves. Nice word imagery here. "Feel Like a Number" is a nice rocker that is Bob's ode not to be just another face in the crowd. "Ain't Got No Money" (sounds strangely like "The Fire Down Below". No?) is the classic Seger strut song. No one is better at this than him.
I have already mentioned "We've Got Tonight", which I think is definitely the best ballad he's ever written. Then people, we get to one of Metamorpho's favorites "Brave Stranger". Sort of reminiscent of "Night Moves" subject matter. Listen to the piano, listen to the groove, listen to how the whole thing moves. We then have that stop and that soulful middle with the sax and those background singers. White soul extraordinaire. A joy, and then it moves upward, insistently, back into the main groove again. A wonderful tune. One that gets Metamopho's old blood cells moving once again
Then the ending, "The Famous Final Scene" which, ironically is last and one that, sadly, conveys all the ingredients included in a breakup. Listen to the crying sax- listen to Seger's mournful, soft, yearning vocals. So fine. So very fine.
In conclusion, this album has to be considered as one of his finest offerings - but, believe Metamorpho - there are many more. It is nice to see Mr. Seger out there recording again after such a long abscence. I asked my guides to "will" this to happen. After all, we missed that quality and had to have it in the 21st century. For all who like good rock- this is a must.
Well- that's it. Now I can only hope that some kid comes around that will shovel me out of this snowy mess. Do you think he'll accept spiritual currency? It's like a savings bond. Takes time to mature.
Anyway my people. Thanks for reading and hopes that you won't be hit by snowballs....
Looking to buy a 4-wheel drive----Metamorpho

5 out of 5 stars Bob Seger - incredible!.......2007-01-15

Great CD... Seger and his band at their best.... loved it.
At The Movies
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • At The Movies by Andre Rieu
  • very beautiful
  • Refreshing Music
  • from texas--AND FROM A MUSIC LOVER
  • Andre Rieu - Music for the masses
 At The Movies

Manufacturer: Denon Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by PorterAll Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Ravel, MauriceRavel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Rota, NinoRota, Nino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by TheodorakisAll Works by Theodorakis | Theodorakis, Mikis | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by ShostakovichAll Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by ManciniAll Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Rieu, AndreRieu, Andre | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Movie ScoresMovie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
SoundtracksSoundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
ClassicalClassical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
All Blowout MusicAll Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
More Titles at Least 25% OffMore Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music
RomanticsRomantics | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music
More Titles at Least 20% OffMore Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
All Classical Music BlowoutAll Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Mancini, HenryMancini, Henry | ( M ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Morricone, EnnioMorricone, Ennio | ( M ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Porter, ColePorter, Cole | ( P ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Ravel, MauriceRavel, Maurice | ( R ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Rodgers, RichardRodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Rota, NinoRota, Nino | ( R ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Shostakovich, DmitriShostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Theodorakis, MikisTheodorakis, Mikis | ( T ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Rieu, AndreRieu, Andre | ( R ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Tuscany
  2. Romantic Moments
  3. The Christmas I Love
  4. The Vienna I Love, Waltzes From My Heart
  5. Live In Dublin

ASIN: B0001HAGPG
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

  1. Love Theme - Romeo and Juliet
  2. Lara's Theme / Somewhere My Love - Dr. Zhivago
  3. My Heart Will Go On - Titanic
  4. The Second Waltz - Eyes Wide Shut
  5. Heigh-Ho - Snow White
  6. Moonriver - Breakfast at Tiffany's
  7. Sirtaki / Zorba's Dance - Zorba the Greek
  8. Main Title - The Godfather
  9. Bolero - "10"
  10. John Dunbar's Theme - Dances with Wolves
  11. The Windmills of Your Mind - The Thomas Crown Affair
  12. Edelweiss - The Sound of Music
  13. True Love - High Society
  14. Stranger in Paradise - Kismet
  15. Romance - The Gadfly
  16. Main Title - Once Upon a Time in the West

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars At The Movies by Andre Rieu.......2007-05-20

Andre Rieu brings a warmth and pop-like aire to his music.Here he plays popular music with a classical orchestra and adds his special ingredients to it ie:humor (musical jokes for the serious listener),fun,light-heartedness.It's a band of very talented musicians having alot of fun as is evident in the playing and especially if you've seen them in concert.I can "hear" the smiles on their not serious faces by their style of playing...less staccato and with more feeling.Andre and company swing and dance through every track climaxing on Ravel's Bolero from the movie "10".

4 out of 5 stars very beautiful.......2007-01-09

This cd is very beautiful. It captures the songs wonderfully. The orchestra does a fine job.

5 out of 5 stars Refreshing Music.......2006-11-03

Andre Rieu presents wonderful songs in a very inspirational way. They are to be enjoyed as "dinner music" or just for times when the TV is off and you need some "quiet time". It is a great grouping of melodies.

5 out of 5 stars from texas--AND FROM A MUSIC LOVER.......2006-08-30

ANDRE RIEU TAKES US ON A WONDERFUL TRIP BACK IN TIME TO THE MOVIES YOU CAN=T FORGET AND THE MUSIC THAT MADE THEM CLASSICS. DO BUY IT. IT IS A TREASURE...

4 out of 5 stars Andre Rieu - Music for the masses.......2006-08-10

Sometimes you just want enjoyable music as a backdrop to the job at hand. I turn to Andre to get me through these events. Probably not a glowing endorsement, but if you know of Mr. Rieu's feelings about music, he would just smile and nod his head. This is music to just enjoy for the sake of music - and that is a good thing.
Stranger Than Fiction
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • this is the biggest chunk of seel out pie!
  • After a few listens it becomes better
  • PUNK ROCK IS NOT DEAD... AND THIS PROVES IT!
  • Ok album overall
  • the god of BR's atlantic years
 Stranger Than Fiction
Bad Religion
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
HardcoreHardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
PunkPunk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
American PunkAmerican Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
RebelsRebels | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Recipe for Hate
  2. The Gray Race
  3. The Empire Strikes First
  4. Against the Grain
  5. The Process of Belief

ASIN: B000002J11
Release Date: 1994-09-06

Tracks:

  1. Incomplete
  2. Leave Mine To Me
  3. Stranger Than Fiction
  4. Tiny Voices
  5. The Handshake
  6. Better Off Dead
  7. Infected
  8. Television
  9. Individual
  10. Hooray For Me
  11. Slumber
  12. Marked
  13. Inner Logic
  14. What It Is
  15. 21st Century (Digital Boy)

Amazon.com

Bad Religion, one of the last bands you'd expect to join the ranks of major-label rockers, makes the leap from its own Epitaph Records to Atlantic for its eighth album, Stranger Than Fiction. The quintet doesn't compromise its integrity or its aesthetics, delivering its familiar Ramones-style pop songs at crash-and-burn tempos and continuing to rail against business as usual in corporate America. (The band's social critiques have always been a cut above the average hardcore punk's, as befits a group led by a vocalist pursuing his PhD at Cornell.) Especially effective is the opening track, "Incomplete," which features guest guitar by Wayne Kramer of the MC5. --Jim DeRogatis

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars this is the biggest chunk of seel out pie!.......2007-06-03

These guys totaly sold out when they singed to atlantic for this peace of junk. this album just screams sell out. Look we're played in the mall now. If you want good bad religion then get anything from how could hell be any worse up recipe for hate. I can make a better album then these sell outs can!!!

5 out of 5 stars After a few listens it becomes better.......2006-08-09

Out of the 5 BR CDs I own (Process of Belief, Generator, No Control, Gray Race and Stranger than fiction) Id have to say this is the weakest of the 5. Not that thats a bad thing mind you, far from it infact. Its just this cd takes (well it did for me about 4 listens before I started to love it). The sound they portray on this cd is a very straightforward simplistic approach compared to say for example the process of belief. Its still an awesome cd but it lacks the intensity that I was hoping for. Some really good songs are included on this album such as Leave mine to me, Stranger than Fiction, Tiny Voices, The Handshake, Individual, Better off dead and Hooray for me. However there are a couple of weak tracks like Television feat Tim Armstrong of Rancid fame and the revision of the classic song: 21st Century Digital Boy. However look through all the subtle gripes Ive made and you'll find yourself ROCKING out to this after a few attempts. Just dont buy it and think that it is as intense as their other work. Hope this review helped even if it was only a little.

5 out of 5 stars PUNK ROCK IS NOT DEAD... AND THIS PROVES IT!.......2006-05-06

1994 was a great year for punk rock. Green Day came out with Dookie, their first major label album... and Bad Religion gave the world Stranger Than Fiction.
Stranger Than Fiction was Bad Religion's first album on a major label, and was underappriecated by most old Bad Religion fans. But, no matter what they say, Stranger than Fiction is an awesome album.
THE BEST SONGS
Incomplete- classic Bad Religion. 'Mother, Father, look at your little monster. I'm a hero, I'm a zero.'
Stranger than Fiction- the song the album came from. Great, catchy, Bad Religion.
The Handshake- an intresting quick song. 'a handshake's nothing but a subtle f**k you.'
Slumber- you know you have an awesome band when they can take a slow song and make it one of the best in a great album. SLumber is a great song. Your Bad Religion collection isn't complete until you have this.

These are the best songs, but the album in genereal is wonderful. Any BAd Religion, heck, any punk rock fan needs this album.

3 out of 5 stars Ok album overall.......2006-04-05

Ok I understand this band is a classic in the punk scene, but it doesnt make their music any less boring. It feels like they're using the same chords over and over in different orders in each song, and also id like to know, is Tim Armstrong singing in Television? If yes please rate this review as useful if not then rate it as unuseful.

5 out of 5 stars the god of BR's atlantic years.......2006-03-28

when i first got into BR, i shyed away from this album like a fool at first. i thought when people said "they left epitaph", that they changed and sold out.......selling out is green day folks. BR signing to atlantic was something that provided some major changes is music and lineup.(following this album)

i just have to say, i love this album to death. infected is definately a song that is a total landmark. i also think the title song is amazing as well. some songs like tiny voices and slumber are hidden gems.

the only gripe is that they had to remake 21st century digital boy. that was totally unnecessary, but it doesnt really matter too much.

i would say that this album is an essential cd for BR fans, but not their best by far. i may put it on par with generator. this album is the biggest fish on the small pond of BR albums on atlantic records.(recipe for hate, gray race, no substance, and new america)

Music:

  1. Take a Look Around, Pt. 1 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
  2. Take a Look Around, Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
  3. The Impossible Bird
  4. the/return
  5. The Road
  6. The Stinking 9th Category
  7. Tin Man
  8. Tomorrow the Green Grass
  9. tonight in your head
  10. Tribute to Spacemen 3 [Import]

Music

music

Music

Everything I Touch Runs Wild

Mayr: Mass in C minor; Mozart: Unknown Choral Works

Plays Frumerie [Import]

Ray Price - All His Greatest Hits

Godless We Stand

Pianissimo, Vol. 2 [Enhanced]

More Sing-Along with Mitch/Still More! Sing-Along

Niels W. Gade, J.P.E. Hartmann: Et Folkesagn

Odd Ditties [Import]

Maria Callas - Recital Montreal 1974 [Import]

Piano in the Background

Mulligan Plays Mulligan

Lo Mejor [Import]

Jose Carreras Sings

Sweet Saxations