Everything [Explicit Lyrics]

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The Stranger - Kathleen Wilson
Sycophant is one of the city's most talented bands, though it's yet to receive the huge recognition it deserves.

About the Artist
Formed in 1995 by Gavin Protas and Paul Moomaw as an acoustic, singer/songwriter duo. Released "Feel" in 1996. Added drummer Ron Carnell in January 1997. First performance with the trio won Sycophant a pre-Grammy showcase, sponsored by the National Association of Recording Sciences. Several well-received Seattle performances followed, including many sold out performances with Sycophant heading the bill. Opened for R.L. Burnside at Showbox, February 1997. Released Everything in 1998. Opened for... read more

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Acousitic, minimalist pop, covering a few different contemporary genres.

Everything [Explicit Lyrics]

August and Everything After
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Favorite CD of all time
  • Brilliant debut album
  • August ... Is A Year-Round Classic!
  • A versatile collection of songs
  • First Album I Ever Loved
 August and Everything After
Counting Crows
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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ASIN: B000003TAP
Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Round Here
  2. Omaha
  3. Mr. Jones
  4. Perfect Blue Buildings
  5. Anna Begins
  6. Time and Time Again
  7. Rain King
  8. Sullivan Street
  9. Ghost Train
  10. Raining In Baltimore
  11. A Murder Of One

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It's amazing the difference a year makes. Upon its release, August and Everything After sounded remarkably fresh, a welcome change from the crunch and screech of grunge. Blending the vocal athleticism of Van Morrison with the moody rock of The Band, the Counting Crows turned on a whole legion of fans turned off by modern rock. But what sounded fresh soon became stale as dozens of bands flocked to the radio with euthanized versions of the Counting Crows' sound. But you shouldn't hold that against the Crow boys. August and Everything After is a fantastic rock album. Though "Mr. Jones" was the moneymaker, the disc features such standout cuts as the dark lilt of "Anna Begins," the morose "Rain King," and the outstanding U2-meets-Grant Lee Buffalo anthem "Murder of One." Maybe time, and another listen, will heal the damage wrought. --Tod Nelson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Favorite CD of all time.......2007-07-06

I bought this CD when i was in high school back in the early 90's when it hit the scene. I couldn't get enough of it at the time and still love listening to it today. Every song on this CD is beautifully done.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant debut album.......2007-07-02

This CD is still fantastic from start to finish. It captured all the energy and sound that Counting Crows had when they first burst on to the scene. The early 90s music scene was full of all kinds of sounds. Counting Crows brought back the rock you can sing with or just chill out with.

Mr Jones, Round here and Rain king were the best songs on this cd but you could easily play from start to end and appreciate it. Their following albums are also good but their debut was certainly the best.

Soon after came Hootie and the Blowfish, Sister Hazel and Dave Matthews with similar sounds. But Counting Crows were first to bring back this sound.

5 out of 5 stars August ... Is A Year-Round Classic!.......2007-05-23

If you're reading this review, you, no doubt, are familiar with the Counting Crows by now. Perhaps you have heard "Mr. Jones" or another fine song on the album and are considering buying it.

Take my advice: BUY IT!

I have owned this album since its debut and I have found that it never ages. I listen to it often and find myself connecting with the deep lyric content. The timbre changes keep the songs fresh and interesting with the use of dobro, mandolin, and accordian. Adam Duritz's voice always seems to be fighting a battle that he is winning. This Translated West Coast sound employs a folk element, yet it is Rock; do not doubt it. The songs are finely crafted and you can listen to the whole album without ever hitting the skip button. The moods process from hopeful to meloncholy and back again. The lyric content is easily grasped and is a reflection of the feelings of most of Generation X, or anyone else that is still breathing. You will find it exceptional, I'm sure. So go ahead and order it.

5 out of 5 stars A versatile collection of songs.......2007-04-22

The dozen or so years since this album was released has proven the worth, value, and talent contained within.

The songs have been covered, re-done, played with a myriad of acoustic, electric, and string arrangements and they always hold up.

The lyrical potency of Murder of One, Anna Begins, Rain King, and ROund Here prove their timelessness again and again whether through individual listening or through application in film and TV.

This is a landmark album for the band, American rock,and the 90s

5 out of 5 stars First Album I Ever Loved.......2007-04-11

I had just gotten my first car and was taking a 5 hour road trip, probably to visit a family member. I borrowed some CD's from a friend just to have something to listen to. Of course I had heard Mr Jones on the radio, a year earlier. I fell in love with this album driving, and listened to it over and over and over. It was the first album I ever had an intimate relationship with. That was the first time music ever meant so much to me. Its an amazing album and every song will stick with you. The music is simple but mature, and its all based on Adam Duritz's writing, and yearning to be a star.
The Battle For Everything
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Battle for Everything Five for Fighting
  • Very good! John is amazing!
  • trying to believe
  • Five for Fighting-The Battle for Everything
  • A Winner!
 The Battle For Everything
Five for Fighting
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00012FNDG
Release Date: 2004-02-03

Tracks:

  1. NYC Weather Report
  2. The Devil in the Wishing Well
  3. If God Made You
  4. 100 Years
  5. Angels & Girlfriends
  6. Dying
  7. Infidel
  8. Disneyland
  9. Maybe I
  10. The Taste
  11. One More For Love
  12. Nobody

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Math wiz and multi-instrumentalist John Ondrasik's third album under his rather misleading Five For Fighting rubric shows that he's lost little of the cranky ire that he unleashed on American Town, but this time his targets are a little closer to home. He skews faithless friends and bad habits on the tetchy opening track "NYC Weather report," oddly borrowing from both Guns N' Rose's "Paradise City," and Barbara Streisand's "People" to hammer his ornery point home, before training his sights on the human life span, fleeting relationships, and even Disneyland. But it isn't until "Girlfriends and Angels," that he shows his real brilliance, imagination and grit; Ondrasik finds the exact place where the Beach Boys intersects with the Velvet Underground and plants himself in that spot, spewing out his own hard won romantic philosophies, proving once again that the hunter does indeed get captured by the game. More ribald, sonically inventive, and lyrically edgy, The Battle For Everything, shows that Ondrasik's combative days may be behind him. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Battle for Everything Five for Fighting.......2007-03-18

Excellent. Sounds are good. The best cd he made. Worth the money.

3 out of 5 stars Very good! John is amazing!.......2007-03-09

Enjoyable to watch John grow in his work and passions...........

5 out of 5 stars trying to believe.......2007-03-05

Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik seems finally to have got over himself and down to the business of singing about life. The result is a splended CD called, enigmatically, 'The Battle for Everything.' It promises to endure as a mile marker in his career, to say nothing of the annals of good listening.

The album's opener, 'NYC Weather Report', fairly lilts. Ondrasik's irony seems less bent on anger venting than on description of life as a stranger, one passing through with wistful memories of places and relationships that failed but somehow cast their expectation forward into destinations that await the end of this moment in the journey. Back, yet somehow forward, to New York City.

The man can also sing a mean love song. Shades of Sting's lyricism haunt 'If God Made You':

'Hey Kid .. Your time has come to change
Though I need you more than I've needed anyone in any way tonight
Hey Kid ... I know it won't be long
The Captain's calling .. come to see you back where we belong
Something inside me is breaking
Something inside says there's somewhere better than this ...
Sunset sailing on April skies
Bloodshot fire coulds in her eyes
I can't say what I might believe
But if God made you he's in love with me'

Ondrasik places the chord transition exactly where it releases the listener's attentive energy. The man can score a song.

Then comes the high-air-play '100 Years', a wistful survey of live's brevity that conjures up Cat Stevens, John Mellencamp, and Billy Joel. Ondrasik stands up just fine in such company. It's a tune made for hearing over and over again, then once more.

'Dying' underscores Ondrasik's thickening credentials as a baladeer of lost love, though hardly with the campiness that such a description might suggest. It sounds real, not postured. Ondrasik has been criticized, of course, for the latter. This album should in part quiet that angle of criticism.

In my judgment, the balance of anger with deeper and more varied sentiments, together with Ondrasik's growth as a writer, make THE BATTLE FOR EVERYTHING his first five-star offering. One feels confident it will not be his last.

5 out of 5 stars Five for Fighting-The Battle for Everything.......2007-02-25

I love this CD! I am 55 yrs old and have heard a lot of music; but I can safety say this music is in my top 5.

5 out of 5 stars A Winner!.......2006-12-08

I've listened to this CD for over 2 years now and it still never fails to move me with the thought-provoking lyrics, passionate music and wonderful production. Also, the DVD version is awesome! This is a timeless CD and well worth the money.
The Heart of Everything
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • wt, wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Go Back To Silent Force
  • Within Temptation keeps getting better
  • A solid effort
  • New WT Fan from USA
 The Heart of Everything
Within Temptation
Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
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ASIN: B000MQ3OSW
Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

  1. Howling
  2. What Have You Done - Keith Caputo, Within Temptation
  3. Frozen
  4. Our Solemn Hour
  5. Heart of Everything
  6. Hand of Sorrow
  7. Cross
  8. Final Destination
  9. All I Need
  10. Truth Beneath the Rose
  11. Forgiven

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2007 Issued Fourth Studio Album by the Dutch Symphonic Metal Band. Within Temptation Once Again Prove Themselves as Peerless Purveyors of Quality Gotihic-tinged Rock, Produced Again by Daniel Gibson and Mixed by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein). While the Epic Grandeur of the Band's Sound Remains, it Now Coexists with a More Contemporary "organic" Feel. Nowhere is this Highlighted More Than on the Single "What have You Done" (Featuring Life of Agony Vocalist Keith Caputo), which Manages to Be Both Passionate and Punchy. Elsewhere "Frozen" is a Classic, Streamlined Ballad and "The Howling" Swirling Tour-de-force.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars wt, wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-19

sharon sings like an angel. wt is proof american radio is keeping some of the best bands in the world from us!!!!!!!!! john in sparks,nevada. ps buy this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Go Back To Silent Force.......2007-07-19

While I will admit it did disappoint me, if giving a chance this CD still rises above a lot of the other filth people are putting out these days (Evanesces to name one, even at her worse on this CD Sharon Den Adel still sings circles around Amy Lee (if you could sing in circles anyways)). The Howling was amazing a good start for the CD but then What Have You Done lays the disappointment on thick. I have noticed a lot of people don't like Frozen but personally I think it is a great song. Our Solem Hour is more reminiscent of Silent Force and all in all a good song. Heart Of Everything is also a great song and Cross is also good the rest is very medium to low quality when compared to Silent Force. Most of the time it failed to catch my attention. Still the CD grows on me so maybe one day I will love the CD but never will it surpass the greatness of Silent Force or the beauty of Mother Earth.

5 out of 5 stars Within Temptation keeps getting better.......2007-07-16

This CD is great! Each CD Within Temptation releasese gets better and better. I discovered this group with their 2nd album The Silent Force and really loved it. This CD even exceeded my expectations.

4 out of 5 stars A solid effort.......2007-07-15

I've been a fan of Within Temptation since I heard the amazing song "Angels" from their 2004 CD "The Silent Force." "The Heart of Everything," the Dutch metal band's fourth CD, shows definite progression while going into harder territory. This will be their first CD officially released in the U.S. and it does seem that the material is tailored a little more to American tastes than their previous works. That, however, is not necessarily a bad thing.

The focus of Within Temptation has always been lead singer Sharon den Adel. A natural untrained soprano who can sound amazingly like Kate Bush minus the screeching, Sharon still brings the angelic etherealness that is her trademark but shows off her lower range as well, particularly on "The Howling," "Final Destination" and "Our Solemn Hour," all of which stomp in the best possible way. I still don't quite understand why so many people believe that the first single "What Have You Done" sounds like Evanescence's "Bring Me To Life." It's true that the song is much more "commercial" than what WT usually does (although I still believe that "Angels" could have been a monster hit in America had it been marketed right) and both songs are essentially male/female duets, but the two songs sound nothing alike. If there is an Evanescence-like moment on the CD it's the closing song "Forgiven", which REALLY sounds like "My Immortal" both musically and lyrically. It's still a beautiful song, as is "Frozen," which in spite of a horribly overwrought video also has real American single potential. "The Heart of Everything" isn't perfect--the plodding "The Truth Beneath The Rose" and "All I Need" drag things down--but it's still one of the better CDs I've heard this year. WT got their first real U.S. exposure opening for Lacuna Coil this spring, but I have a feeling we're going to start seeing a lot more of them.

5 out of 5 stars New WT Fan from USA.......2007-07-12

The short of the long is that if you are from the USA, this Netherland based band won't be out of your vocabulary for long. Don't hesitate to purchase this album as it's sure to be liked! Also, I have grown on every track on the album within 3 listens. This one gets 4.5 stars!

I am SO impressed and hopefully Within Temptation succeeds in their release here. I am so grateful that I stumbled across this group during a internet search. I listened to a few tracks on their myspace before buying this album and the 2004 "Silent Force". I can see after reading reviews of WT loyal fans the difference in the two albums; however they are both excellent and I see no room for dissappointment (Yes, I do like this 2007 album better than 2004 as it's more rock). Also, I have read loyal fans blogs and their dislike of reference comparing them to Evanescence, however, we don't have any other band to compare to for that awesome fantasy spine chilling night owl full moon gothic feel. They do not sound like Evanescence and you can't compare sharon and amy but they have the same fantasy like feel in a totally different sound that is excellent!
Everything Will Never Be OK
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good tunes!!
  • Some hope for rock?
  • Fantastic debut. Recommended for those bored with pop!
  • What an Experience!
  • FANTASTIC~!!!!
 Everything Will Never Be OK
Fiction Plane
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ASIN: B00008J2L7
Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

  1. Listen To My Babe
  2. Everything Will Never Be OK
  3. Cigarette
  4. Hate
  5. Soldier Machismo
  6. I Wish I Would Die
  7. Fallow
  8. Real Real
  9. Everybody Lies
  10. Sickness
  11. Silence
  12. Wise

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good tunes!!.......2007-06-27

I bought this after hearing only one song from the cd. I'm a huge Sting fan and wanted to see how his son compared, and I wasn't let down. While Joe Sumner isn't quite up to par with his dad their voices are similar enough that if you're a Police fan you'll probably appreciate it.
I also enjoy the style of music FP seems to gravitate towards. They're sort of mildly dark, a grey feel, and they tell stories without telling stories. I dunno, give em a listen and decide for yourself.

5 out of 5 stars Some hope for rock?.......2005-05-26

Opening Sting's intimate Irving PLace May 14th show in NYC (So as to not close the tour on Friday the 13th) I got my first introduction to Fiction Plane.

I knew they were "Sting's son's band", but I am a jaded 54 year old who has seen it all starting with my first concert being Hendrix in the fall of 1968. I went in early to see.

There is so much junk being passed off as popular music these days, heck Philadelphia even lost its only decent Alt Rock station earlier this year. Sons of popular performers have really done very little but coat-tail on daddy's name.

In spite of or because of his Father's influence Joe has put together a band that really impressed me. Live they were an opening act that you didn't really want to get off the stage. I bought the album at intermission (sorry, Amazon) and have been listening to it since, wishing I had been familiar with them prior to seeing them. Interestingly enough, I recognized nearly every track from the live performance first time round.

An occasional sophomoric lyric belies Joe's youth, but generally for a debut from a famous son this is a very hopeful album that is damn good as a stand-alone. Somewhat remininsent of the energy and pathos that forged the Police and the occasional uncanny resemblance of Joe's voice to Gordon's (especially "Silence"), this band is its own and by any standard of rock a band to be eagerly followed.

I look forward to what is hopefully to come and the next opportunity to see them in a live show.

4 out of 5 stars Fantastic debut. Recommended for those bored with pop!.......2005-05-18

While not usually a fan of this kind of music, I was initially struck by Fiction Plane's manic energy, which all but forced me to make closer inspection. On the surface, many fair-weather music fans would be too quick to write-off FP as yet another in a string of faceless COLDPLAY / RADIOHEAD knock-offs, however that would be a big mistake. FP wields a characteristic that is uncommon among self-pitying, melodramatic, pompous Brit Rock: a dynamic sense of fun.

While my evaluation was initially instigated by seeing the band perform, opening for Sting at 2 shows, actually listening to the CDs brings FP's package together. The band's lyrics shower the listener with an array of emotions, while the musical dexterity displayed by each member launches them into a genre all their own. Yes, FP has its share of faux-ballads discussing relationships and life-lessons, however they are subversively concealed behind boisterous and genre-leaping songwriting. While the band itself cites NIRVANA as a distinct influence, I am more inclined to believe that FP's style is a monstrous hybrid of RADIOHEAD, MAROON 5, early POLICE, PORCUPINE TREE (check out the `ghost track' following "Wise", loaded with esoteric, progressive rock overtones) and a touch of early DURAN DURAN (especially in the lyric department). I would guess that FP wanted to get out of the gates and show the world a little bit of everything that comprises them, and this debut CD does just that. That in itself is probably the album's one downside - the fact that they move in so many different directions during the course of one disc that the listener is not offered a solid impression of what the band is truly about.

However, one cannot hold that against a young band on its debut release. New acts are usually pressured by labels to create one or two strong `radio-friendly' cuts, leaving the rest of the album for the band to noodle with as filler. However, rather than play that game, FP went out on a limb and broke down walls that would otherwise limit them to one sect of listenership. As there may be one or two songs on the disc that I would chalk up as `growing pains', there are still ten very strong tracks showing the range and intensity of a band that is primed for evolution and success. Excellent standout tracks, in addition to the aforementioned ghost track, include the funky "Listen To My Babe", the incredibly cynical "Hate", and the mixed metaphor "Cigarette". I implore you, check out FICTION PLANE; the best band you've never heard on the radio!

5 out of 5 stars What an Experience!.......2005-05-05

I just went to see Sting perform a couple of nights ago, having no idea there was an opening band. I was extremely impressed with Fiction Plane. They had such a new sound, and my husband was particularly impressed by the drummer. I asked the girl next to me if she knew who they were, and she didn't have a clue either. I am very embarrassed by my ignorance, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on the paper the next day to find out who they were. I had to get their CD right away. It was a fantastic concert, and I was sorry I couldn't hear more of Fiction Plane. Sting was pretty awesome himself.

5 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC~!!!!.......2005-05-04

I saw FP live on 05/02/2005.. opening for Sting...

once i found out who was opening for sting, and to find out that it was his son... i'd figure i'd wait and see how he sounded before getting the albums... Joe's voice is fantastic.. a nice cross between early sting and bono... and with good looks to boot!!.. thank god for nearly front row seating right in line with the mic... as soon as his set was done, i had to rush right out and get both albums (this and the ep) before they sold out...

"cigarette" is definitely one of my fav's...

definitely really great original music...
Everything I've Got in My Pocket
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Very mellow soothing sexy CD
  • Everything I've got in my pocket
  • Praise to Ms. Driver
  • if you like tori amos you will like minnie
  • impressive
 Everything I've Got in My Pocket
Minnie Driver , and Minnie Driver
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ASIN: B0002W4T4O
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

  1. Everything I've Got in My Pocket
  2. Invisible Girl
  3. Fast as You Can
  4. Wire
  5. Home
  6. Deeper Water
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British actress Minnie Driver's debut album is a more than credible affair--and a far cry from the usual travesty that unfolds with thespians who pine to be rock stars--outdistancing efforts by brethren like Don Johnson, Russell Crowe, and more recently Juliette Lewis. But then Driver was well on her way to becoming a recording artist as a member of the Puffs, Rock and Brown, but was sidetracked when she scored the starring role in 1995's Circle of Friends. If this CD is any indication, she should have rethought her priorities. Driver's voice is a wistful and stylish hybrid of a rather morose and breathy Kathleen Edwards and a more austere Sheryl Crow, raiding her own rather colorful autobiography for material, giving fans a chance to pick apart her rather melancholy lyrics to decipher which one of her famous beaus--like Matt Damon, Harrison Ford, Josh Brolin, or John Cusack--inspired them. Driver convinced members of the Wallflowers and Pete Yorn (whose brother is her agent) to play join her in the studio, giving her music a deft authentic gloss that might not have surfaced had she just used nameless studio pros. As a result Driver's music is languid and sensual dream pop, verging on alt country, but never making it over that rickety wooden fence. --Jaan Uhelszki

Album Description

The delete bins of history are littered with the recording attempts of actors who fancy themselves as singers. In the case of Minnie Driver, music actually came first. She began singing in London's jazz clubs as a teenager, eventually joining a band that landed a deal with Island Records. She was in the midst of negotiating a solo deal with EMI when the hit film Circle of Friends came along and changed her life. But she always longed to return to music, and with the release of Everything I've Got in My Pocket, Driver has made the album she's been dreaming of making since her teenage years. Backed by a group that includes members of the Wallflowers and Pete Yorn's band, the album deftly blends Driver's sultry, bittersweet vocals with sparse, atmospheric pop and a hint of contemporary folk. With ten original songs and an unforgettable cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart," Driver's debut marks the arrival of an accomplished singer-songwriter.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Very mellow soothing sexy CD.......2007-06-01

Minnie Driver, what can you say...

Very good actress, believable in romance, funny in comedy, spellbinding in her current project " The Riches", is here a self examining songwriter, and once again a very good one. As a bonus (or due to not enough original tracks to fill out a CD) there is a heart wrenching version of Sprinsteen's "Hungry Heart" that is also quite memorable.
Her voice is a sexy, soft, raspy and breathy, no power balads here, and no iratating vocal runs. It gives it a refreshingly honest feel, like it is meant for just you.

If you are looking for something fairly fresh and mellow, (performed by a grown up beautiful woman) you will not be dissapointed with this buy!

4 out of 5 stars Everything I've got in my pocket.......2007-05-16

A pretty good CD. I really enjoy the title song as well as a few others, but I was not impressed with some songs including the bruce springsteen remake. I would recommend it for the listener trying to find a voice that is enchanting and different than what is currently available in music today

4 out of 5 stars Praise to Ms. Driver.......2006-09-07

Wow! I did not expect much from this album but that just goes to show you should not judge a CD by its cover (or in in this case by its actress/songstress). Minnie Driver has a hauntingly beautiful voice that is reminiscent of Sarah McLachan. I love every song on this album including Ms. Driver's remake of "Hungry Heart." The song that drew me in however is number 6's "Deeper Water." I was sunk with the first note. *smile*

I truly hope Ms. Driver will follow this album with another. It will be a great loss to us if she does not.

4 out of 5 stars if you like tori amos you will like minnie.......2006-03-22

this is the second time I bought this album. I lost the original in a house fire and I like it so much I had to replace it.

4 out of 5 stars impressive.......2006-03-02

I got this CD not expecting much based on the fact it is usually a taboo thing to try to cross over from acting to singing....Boy was I ever wrong,she is amazing,listening to her beautiful voice just calms the soul.If you like Dido or Enya,you will definetly like Minnie.Definetly a must to add to your collection.There is not one song that sticks out,you have to listen to the whole album to appreciate the beauty of it.
Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Six Feet and feeling good
  • Great soundtrack for a great show
  • Six Feet Under, Vol 2: Everything ends
  • Uneven Compilation
  • If you like the music from Six Feet Under then you'll like this soundtrack
 Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends
Original TV Soundtrack
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ASIN: B0009MAPXG
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

  1. Feelin' Good - Nina Simone
  2. Amazing Life - Jem (exclusive track)
  3. Everything Is Everything - Phoenix
  4. A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
  5. Breathe Me - Sia
  6. Lucky - Radiohead
  7. Time Is On My Side - Irma Thomas
  8. Angajou (The Latin Project Remix) - Bebel Gilberto
  9. Direction - Interpol (exclusive track)
  10. Don't Fear The Reaper - Caesars (exclusive track)
  11. Transatlanticism - Death Cab For Cutie
  12. Cold Wind - The Arcade Fire (exclusive track)
  13. Lonely Little Petunia - Imogen Heap

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It seems an easy task to put together a CD for a series about a funeral home...pick some songs about death and make people smirk on topic for a moment before they toss it into the soundtrack graveyard. But this is not a disc to be tossed away. Six Feet Under: Everything Ends is a collection of music that feels exactly like the series: a floaty-bordering-on-surreal batch of greatness. The disc starts off with an underrated track from Nina Simone, the sultry "Feeling Good." Fans of Coldplay and Radiohead will certainly be familiar with their previously-released tunes ("A Rush of Blood to the Head" and "Lucky" respectively) but the best element of this disc is that it gives lesser-known, musically-similar artists a push. After all, finding Death Cab For Cutie's "Transatlanticism" and Sia's fragile "Breathe Me" on pop radio is, well...let's stick to the theme and use the "snowball's chance in hell" analogy. There are a host of great, previously unreleased and exclusive tracks on this CD: Jem's Dido-esque "Amazing Life," the Caesars' "Don't Fear The Reaper" cover, Interpol's discordant and dark "Direction" and Arcade Fire's wonderful "Cold Wind"--a whispered, frail, and beautiful soundscape, perfect to watch hearses off drive into sunsets by. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Six Feet and feeling good.......2007-07-13

This eclectic compilation of haunting melodies not heard in saturated main stream rotation leave me smiling every time I listen to it. Refrains that recall key moments and images from the final season of 6 Feet Under is definitely a bonus, but the songs stand up well on their own. Love it!

5 out of 5 stars Great soundtrack for a great show.......2007-05-11

I became addicted to the show because the ease of watching from NetFlix. The finale on the show was incredible, and the soundtrack matches an amazing series.

5 out of 5 stars Six Feet Under, Vol 2: Everything ends.......2007-04-11

The music was just what I was looking for, I am such a fan of the show & I love the music.

3 out of 5 stars Uneven Compilation.......2007-03-16

The standout tracks on this uneven collection are from the Greats Irma Thomas (the original "Time in on my Side", covered later by the Stones) and Nina Simone ("Feeling Good"), both recorded in the sixties.

Sia's "Breath Me", which provided the soundtrack to the dying minutes of the terminal episode of Six Feet Under, brings back memories of the show and still sounds good without the wonderful elegiac visuals. Everything else on the CD sounds tired. Alan Ball & Co. deserve a lot of credit for including songs on the show from unknown bands, but not many of these choices stand the test of time.

2 out of 5 stars If you like the music from Six Feet Under then you'll like this soundtrack.......2007-03-13

I purchased this soundtrack because my wife wanted the song on the soundtrack by Sia. Overall the soundtrack is ok, however knowing what I know now I could have gone to iTunes to buy the one song she wanted.
Everything All the Time
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • some beautiful songs
  • whatever, i know i'm late but...
  • Great melody.
  • good, but NOT great
 Everything All the Time
Band of Horses
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ASIN: B000E6GBV2
Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

  1. The First Song
  2. Wicked Gil
  3. Our Swords
  4. The Funeral
  5. Part One
  6. The Great Salt Lake
  7. Weed Party
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  9. Monsters
  10. St. Augustine

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This Seattle-based band was formed from the ashes of the incredibly talented Carissa's Wierd [sic], whose mopey and self-deprecating songs were like some magical and baroque combination of the Magnetic Fields, Cat Power, and Leonard Cohen. Longtime friends of Iron and Wine, few fans in their native Pacific Northwest could understand why Carissa's weren't huge. But they weren't, and after three albums and few folks really caring, they naturally broke up. Band of Horses, led by ultra-charming CW bassist Ben Bridwell, is a remarkably different, though just as radically excellent, brand of indie-pop sulk. These songs are anthems to ambivalence, and Bridwell's lovely high-pitched trill will please any fan of Built to Spill, the Shins, and Modest Mouse. It takes a few listens to sink in, but Everything is transcendent, shimmering, layered, and smartass emo-pop fully ready for stadium saturation. --James Conde

Album Description

Guitarist/vocalist Ben Bridwell and bassist Mat Brooke formed Band Of Horses in 2004 after the dissolution of their nearly ten-year run in northwest melancholic darlings Carissa's Wierd. Carissa's Wierd trafficked in sadly beautiful orchestral pop, whose songs told unflinching stories of heartbreak and loss, leavened with defeatist humor. Band Of Horses rises from those ashes. Buoyed by Bridwell's warm, reverb-heavy vocals (which channel a strange brew of Wayne Coyne, Neil Young, and Doug Martsch), the group's woodsy, dreamy songs ooze with amorphous tension, longing, and hope. Both raggedly epic and delicately pensive, this is an album painted gorgeously in fragile highs and lows.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome Album.......2007-07-19

I had heard one song from this band and fell in love with it. The rest of the album was just as good and well worth the purchase.

5 out of 5 stars some beautiful songs.......2007-07-05

This is an excellent album full of beautiful songs that will get stuck in your head.

5 out of 5 stars whatever, i know i'm late but..........2007-06-18

EATT was my favorite album of 2006. BoH is so much better than MMJ it's ridiculous.

4 out of 5 stars Great melody........2007-05-27

Real nice album. Could use some guitar solos and there is so much room for it on this album. Maybe next time around? This band will only get better with age. Like a good linberger cheeze! Say cheeeeezzzzzze!

3 out of 5 stars good, but NOT great.......2007-04-04

music is like built to spill, without any guitar explorations. its a straight "by the book" rock album, which is good but not great. vocals are heavy on the reverb. a mix between perry farrell and jim james , which is good but not great. i like the disc, and i play it often. its a great disc for a debut album though, and a good buy!! i have a feeling their next album will be great, BUT its on themselves to do something original and stop being someone else.
Everything Is Illuminated
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A wacky classic
  • Marvelous
  • music
  • Interesting
  • Should have won an Academy Award!!!
 Everything Is Illuminated

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ASIN: B000AYEIMW
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

  1. Paul Cantelon--Odessa Medley
  2. Leningrad--Zvezda Rok-N-Rolla
  3. Csokolom--Amari Szi Amari
  4. Leningrad--Dikiy Muzhchina
  5. Paul Cantelon--Prologue/Babushka
  6. Paul Cantelon--Little Jonathan/The Wall
  7. Gogol Bordello--Bublitschki
  8. The Con Artists feat. Peter Miser Ya-takoy
  9. Leningrad--Malen'kiy Mal'chik
  10. Tin Hat Trio--Fear of the South
  11. Paul Cantelon--River Of Collections
  12. Paul Cantelon--Tank Graveyard/Valse de Suzana/Dee-yed
  13. Paul Cantelon--Sunflowers
  14. Paul Cantelon--War Is Love/eta-Ya
  15. Paul Cantelon--Trachimbrod/Ressurection/Requiem
  16. Paul Cantelon--Inside-Out
  17. Gogol Bordello Start Wearing Purple

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"Everything Is Illuminated" is the directorial debut of actor Liev Schrieber and an adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's best-selling novel. A blend of high comedy and great tragedy, the film tells the story of a young American man, played by Elijah Wood (The Lord of The Rings trilogy), who journeys to the Ukraine to find the woman whom he believes saved his grandfather from the Nazis all those years ago.

The soundtrack features two new songs from high energy New York City based gypsy punks Gogol Bordello, including one track not on their current cd. (Note: Gogol Bordello's lead singer plays a role in "Everything Is Illuminated"). Also included are gypsy folk songs from Russia and the Ukraine by Leningrad, Arkadie Severmie, Csokolom and Tin Hat Trio. And finally, Paul Cantelon's ethnic score ties together this nicely cohesive soundtrack.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A wacky classic.......2007-07-18

Passionate, inspired and exotic, this soundtrack truly captures the spirit of the movie as well as Safran Foer's brilliant first novel; it resonates with longing, heartbreak, and a totally unique sensibility; highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Marvelous.......2007-06-13

This is an amazing soundtrack that highlights the two prevalent emotions in the film: hilarity and tragedy. Paul Cantelon deftly mixes an Eastern European feel with pure, gorgeous soundtrack music. Along for the ride are songs by genuinely fun and original bands. I never get tired of it. Sometimes, indeed, there are tracks I can't listen to simply because they're too sad - but then I switch to the upbeat, funny tunes, which always manage to entertain.

1. Odessa Medley: 9/10 - Enjoyable, with fun instruments. It builds up into an intricate array of instruments and melodies, and really picks up at the end, tempting you to let it sweep you along into the movie's crazy world. A great overture to the movie.
2. Leningrad, Zvezda Rok-N-Rolla: 8/10 - Oh, the drama! Leningrad is a Russian band. All of their songs on this album are crazy and fun and fit the craziness of the movie to a T. The horns are wonderful.
3. Csokolom, Amari Szi Amari: 10/10 - Superbly catchy, with that quirky, old feel dominant in the film, this song is a laidback sort of fun. It's the only song on the album not in Ukrainian, Russian, or English: it's Hungarian. This doesn't matter, however, because it fits so perfectly with the feel of the movie.
4. Leningrad, Dikiy Muzhchina: 10/10 - I LOVE this song. It's one my favorites here. The title means "Wild Man" in Russian, and it is definitely a very wild and (dare I say it again?) fun song. The lyrics really are just plain fun to sing along to, even if you don't speak Russian. You can practically feel the energy. In fact, I just now started to sing to it again...
5. Prologue/Babushka: 9.5/10 - This is where a darker mood begins to edge in. It sinks into a waltz that is more bittersweet than tragic, and then slows down to make way for a sweeping, haunting tune. Lovely.
6. Little Jonathan/The Wall: 9/10 - Playful, but once more in a bittersweet sort of way. After awhile it switches gears, swooshing up with energy, befores changing back to that haunting feeling of "Babushka" that I like to think of as simply The Past.
7. Gogol Bordello, Bublitschki: 8/10 - Time for some fun again. This instrumental piece by an immensely talented band (actually, Eugene Hutz, who plays Alex, is the lead singer of Gogol Bordello) mixes an irresistible beat with a traditional Slavic sound.
8. The Con Artists, Peter Miser, Ya-takoy: 9/10 - This definitely brings one back to the silliness of Alex in the beginning of the film. With snippets of his unbelievably hilarious dialogue and an urban beat going in the background, you'll be sucked right in.
9. Leningrad, Malen'kiy Mal'chik: 9/10 - Great fun! Leningrad never fails to entertain with this lazy collection of horns and vocals.
10. Tin Hat Trio, Fear of the South: 8/10 - Here's a piece to relax to. It's lighthearted and fresh.
11.Paul Cantelon, River of Collections: 9/10 - With breathy strings, "River of Collections" urges you quietly but with instistence along the river of The Past.
12. Paul Cantelon, Tank Graveyard/Valse de Suzana/Dee-yed: 9.5/10 - Here is the tragedy I've been referring to. It's sad. Almost unbearably so. It sweeps you up in the conflict of the characters, teasing you with peaks at the truth before fading back into the darkness.
13. Paul Cantelon, Sunflowers: 10/10 - Ukrainian, I believe. Haunting, with strong vocals that cast a spell.
14. Paul Cantelon, War Is Love/eta-Ya: 9.5/10 - It begins with lazy simplicity, but toward the end bursts into a powerful and urgent message.
15. Paul Cantelon, Trachimbrod/Ressurection/Requiem: 10/10 - Simply beautiful. About halfway through, the urgency of the previous tracks finally builds up for the climax, whooshing over you bitterly, sadly, and with almost a sense of determination. Again, it's tragic. You don't hear the lightheartedness of previous tracks, but the slight nudging of a past that doesn't want to haunt: it just wants to resolve itself. To exist.
16. Paul Cantelon, Inside-Out: 10/10 - And it does resolve itself. Here is another bittersweet piece. But this time, it carries a touch of enlightenment (illumination?) with it.
17. Gogol Bordello, Start Wearing Purple: 10/10 - This was the absolutely most perfect song the movie could have ended with. It switches the film seamlessly back into that feel of silly hilarity, single-handedly managing to leave the audience uplifted - a sore necessity for such a partly bleak film!

Overall, one of my favorite soundtracks out there. Whether you've seen the (remarkable) movie or not, get this! It is gorgeous, beautiful, fantastic, powerful, uplifting, and itching to tell you something you've known all your life but just can't quite grasp. In short, a brilliant piece of work.

5 out of 5 stars music.......2007-06-02

does anyone know who sings the last song that plays on the movie trailer?

4 out of 5 stars Interesting.......2007-03-18

Elijah Wood was surprising in his portrayal of the main charecter, who is a bit of a "nebish" or dweeb, and a collector of multitudenous often unthinkable items. His search of his family's past which takes him to the Ukraine, and the people he meets are
funny, amusing and often very moving. It's got a shocking thread to it,
but not without humor. I also liked the surprise ending. The music was great!

5 out of 5 stars Should have won an Academy Award!!!.......2007-03-15

Funny, insightful, emotionally a rolling coaster and a must see.
Anita in Albuquerque Nm ....also a collector
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B00000I0XW
Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

  1. The Phantom Of The Opera: The Phantom Of The Opera
  2. Song & Dance: Unexpected Song
  3. Aspects Of Love: Chanson D'enfance
  4. The Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You
  5. Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina
  6. Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall
  7. Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything
  8. Friends For Life
  9. Cats: Memory
  10. Cats: Gus: The Theatre Cat
  11. Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely
  12. Cats: Macavity: The Mystery Cat
  13. Tell Me On A Sunday/Song & Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday
  14. The Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
  15. Requiem: Pie Jesu
  16. The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night

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Sarah Brightman's career was launched by her success in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, so it's no surprise to hear the soprano paying homage to the composer on this disc. Really a Brightman best-of, the album includes the Phantom theme (a duet with Michael Crawford), the light-opera fare of "Chanson D'enfance" from Aspects of Love, "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from Evita, and numerous other Lloyd Webber classics. Throughout, Brightman's diminutive voice lends a fragility to these musical theater tunes that you'll either love or despise. On Evita's "Another Suitcase, Another Hall" and Cats' "Memory," she literally chirps through the vocal lines. No matter. The growing legion of Brightman fans wouldn't have it any other way. --Jason Verlinde

Album Details

Another Compilation of Stage Favourites - Some Tracks Are Hard to Find Elsewhere.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Andrew Lloyd Weber Collection.......2007-05-12

Sarah Brightman sings in good form classic songs and does a great job!!

5 out of 5 stars Andrew Lloyd Webber .......2007-02-12

Excellent Broadway music--a true master. Sing along or just listen. First heard her on PBS.

5 out of 5 stars The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection.......2007-01-05

Sarah Brightman has always been a favorite of mine, and this CD is outstanding. The duet with Jose Carreras (Friends for Life) is especially good--worth buying the CD for that song alone.

5 out of 5 stars The Best You'll See from Sarah.......2006-09-09

This CD is - wow! I have so much to say about it and so little time! This album features three pieces from "The Phantom of the Opera" - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, The Music of the Night, and The Phantom of the Opera theme. They're all beautiful. The second piece on the album is "Unexpected Song". It has beautiful octaves and orchastrations. Chanson d'Efance is an amazing French piece with vibrato - and then some. I forgot to mention that there is another piece from The Phantom of the Opera - All I Ask of You - except that the song is not sung by the original cast from the musical. The next few pieces are fairly decent, until you get to Memory from Cats. WOW - is it spectacular! Then we get to two other pieces from Cats - Gus: The Theater Cat and Macavity: The Mystery Cat. Gus is a song that just tells about a cat and his history. A man speaks the lines that Gus would say in the actual musical - and it makes the song interesting. Macavity is AWESOME! I know that I said that I didn't prefer this song for Brightman on her album "Surrender". I finally listened to it more carefully, and found that it's really interesting to listen to! My favorite song on the whole entire album - however - has to be "Tell Me on a Sunday". Beautiful lyrics, orchestrations, and overall spectacular voice talent ties the whole song together. Pie Jesu is a fairly nice piece from both Brightman and Paul Miles-Kingston - the 16 year old boy soprano. His voice is pure and straight with minimal vibrato. However, Brightman's voice shows a little bit TOO much vibrato! Overally, it's a good piece from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requium. THIS CD IS AMAZING! If you love Sarah from the Phantom of the Opera, then this collection of Lloyd Webber's work is just for you.

I also recommend Charlotte Church - (in her earlier career) - including Voice of an Angel and her self-titled album. I also recommend Love Changes Everything - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection Vol.2 - just another grouping of Webber's classics. I also recommend Andrea Boucelli - he's awesome!

5 out of 5 stars The Angel of Music.......2006-03-13

This is the third copy of this I've purchased. I wear them out listening to them. Awesome, Awesome music. Sarah's range and depth is so powerful!
The Heart of Everything
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • America's First Taste Of Within Temptation!
  • Exceeded All Expectations
 The Heart of Everything
Within Temptation
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
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ASIN: B000ROALIU
Release Date: 2007-07-24

Tracks:

  1. The Howling
  2. What Have You Done
  3. Frozen
  4. Our Solemn Hour
  5. The Heart Of Everything
  6. Hand Of Sorrow
  7. The Cross
  8. Final Destination
  9. All I Need
  10. Stand My Ground
  11. The Truth Beneath the Rose
  12. Forgiven
  13. What Have You Done

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US version includes two bonus tracks, 'Stand My Ground' and 'What Have You Done' (Extended Version). 2007 release from the Dutch Gothic Metal band who have been pounding the Metal pavement with their unique brand of hard-edged Metal for over a decade. Their sound is the perfect combination of guitar-driven Hard Rock and ambitious Symphonic Metal. Underneath the aggressive wall of sound lies a secret beauty that can often be dark and uninviting. 13 tracks including 'Howling', 'Frozen' and 'Final Destination'.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars America's First Taste Of Within Temptation!.......2007-07-25

Finally, after years of wishing and waiting, Within Temptation's debut American release has been released! THE HEART OF EVERYTHING (once again) does not disappoint and is a very worthy follow-up to their previous masterpiece, THE SILENT FORCE. The album starts off with the sweet harmonizing of Sharon Den Adel's beautiful vocals before the band and epic sounding orchestra kick in on the album opener, "The Howling." Then the second song is the first single from the album called "What Have You Done" featuring male vocals courtesy of Keith Caputo from Life Of Agony. Next up is the beautiful and powerful epic ballad, "Frozen" (which will be the 2nd single). It is also my personal favorite from this album. "Our Solemn Hour" is not one of my personal favorites, however the guitar solo is a most welcome addition to the song. The title track "The Heart Of Everything" is my least favorite song off the album. "Hand Of Sorrow," "The Cross" and the heavier "Final Destination" are all great, classic and epic sounding Within Temptation songs. "All I Need" is another softer ballad which again allows Sharon's vocals to shine over a simple but great string soundscape. "Stand My Ground" is a bonus track which was added to the American release of this album, however it was originally featured on their previous album. "The Truth Beneath The Rose" is a rather long, and somewhat repetitive song, although it is still great and Sharon's haunting harmonizing vocals are incredible! Then the album closes with a soft piano ballad called "Forgiven." The last bonus track is just the original version of "What Have You Done." Overall this album is a fantastic work of art and I feel that it strongly outdid both the latest releases from Lacuna Coil and Evanescence. It is now time for Within Temptation to be in the spotlight and show America what they have been showing European countries for many years now. If this album is promoted correctly then I truly believe that Within Temptation will take America by storm. Definitely pick this one up!

5 out of 5 stars Exceeded All Expectations.......2007-07-25

"The Heart of Everything" might be Within Temptation's strongest release yet. Meaningful lyrics mixed with a dose of pure Symphonic Metal are much welcome on this album, whereas they've all improved noticeably.

"The Howling" starts off the album, with a wonderful and haunting intro, and "Forgiven" (ignoring the glorious extended version of "What Have You Done") ends this lush album with a beautiful, touching ballad.

Pushing that aside, I can say Sharon's voice has improved greatly. Such is seen in "The Heart of Everything," where she delivers a vengeful-sounding low voice, which makes that song, in particular, one of the treasures on this album. Historical references and a questioning plead for redemption are made on "Our Solemn Hour," giving it a more...eerie feel. And I mean that in a good way.

I really hate myself for thinking this album wouldn't deliver, and obviously, it really has. Next time, I won't doubt Within Temptation's next album, for it's albums like these (well, I shouldn't say that because all of Within Temptation's albums are magnificent) that make you aching for more.

I highly recommend this...

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