Sons & Fascination [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Import only reissue of 1981 album. 13 tracks including 'In Trance As Mission', 'Love Song', 'The American' & 'Boys From Brazil'.

Cool Water (& 17 Timeless Favorites)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Timeless Classic
  • The last round-up
  • cool water music cd
  • Stands Alone In Time & Genres
  • Wonderful Western Songs By A Great Group
 Cool Water (& 17 Timeless Favorites)
The Sons of the Pioneers
Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000073YV
Release Date: 1995-05-01

Tracks:

  1. Cool Water
  2. Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo
  3. Wind
  4. Cowboy's Dream
  5. Last Roundup
  6. Ridin' Home
  7. Twilight on the Trail
  8. Red River Valley
  9. Wagon Wheels
  10. Riders in the Sky
  11. Blue Prairie
  12. Way Out There
  13. Empty Saddles
  14. Teardrops in My Heart
  15. Blue Shadows on the Trail
  16. Ridin' Down the Canyon
  17. Timber Trail
  18. Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Album Details

From the Living Stereo Series, the Long Time Classic Completely Remastered.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Timeless Classic.......2007-05-14

"Living Stereo" was the name of RCA'S highest quality recordings. The three major labels, RCA, Columbia and Capitol all invested large amounts of money and effort to improve, indeed, perfect the new LP stereo recordings of the 1950's. This album presents a good example of RCA's labor and technology. Although some of these songs are generations old and recorded on rather primitive equipment, they still sound great. Thanks to digital technology, these precious gems sound better today than they did when they were first recorded almost 50 years ago. I bought the LP, then the cassette version so I could listen to it in my car as I traveled the Pacific Northwest selling records and tapes to retailers. You will enjoy listening to the harmony of this cowboy classic.

5 out of 5 stars The last round-up.......2007-04-19

As a small child in the early 1960's, I was given an EP of four songs that were originally on the COOL WATER album (these were: "Cool Water," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," "The Last Round-up" and "Ghost Riders In The Sky"). At the time, I didn't know who the Sons Of The Pioneers were and had never heard any of their music. Long story short-- I LOVED that record. So, many years later, when the opportunity presented itself, I gladly bought the LP.

This early stereo recording (1959) is a marvel. Traditional cowboy songs with a full (yet not intrusive) orchestra. Gorgeous harmonies, classic tunes and excellent sound. COOL WATER is a truly great album that all fans of traditional American music should own. Highest recommendation.

5 out of 5 stars cool water music cd.......2007-01-09

the songs where sung by some of the oldest western singers in the 20th century, such as autry murphy and roy rogers.
the group was called the sons of the pioneers and if you consider that the wild west still was in the early `900's and tombstone still had stages and sherrifs you can see why.
if you truly like REAL country or western music, then sons of the pioneers is for you

5 out of 5 stars Stands Alone In Time & Genres.......2007-01-09

First the history of this album for me, then my impressions of the CD.

As a kid, we'd leave my hometown of Tulsa and make the drive to my Great-Grandparents' home, in the little town of Holdenville, Oklahoma. While the adults hung up coats and fixed lunch and talked and talked and TALKED, I'd race to the back room.

The back room had tinkertoys, a handful of trinkets gathered from local eating establishments, but for me it mainly had a record player and a stack of records.

It didn't take me long to figure out that very little of my Great-Grandparents' music was going to appeal to me; however, among the stack, I found this album. I loved it immediately and played it every time we went to their house.

Years later I inherited that album, but by that time a bad needle had ruiend the recording and none of the digital "tricks" I had could resurrect it.

Fast-forward to today, and the CD arrives!

As you might imagine, I had high expectations for this CD. Not only does it meet my expectations, it completely exceeds it.

First, the songs are of course exactly as I remember. However, it's like a veil has been lifted between me and the performace... this isn't sound in a groove coming from a cone, they're performing in the room! I'd forgotten how irresistable it is to harmonize with them.

The dynamics are at least as wide as on the album, actually wider because there's no "overload" point where it turns to fuzz. Voices truly soar.

The recordings, while focused on the nartually-eq'd voices, are deep, rich, full, clear, crisp and fresh. This is a very well-balanced recording!

O.K, finally, this is a recording from analog tape form 1959... how's the hiss?

ABSENT.

No joke. I like to think I've got pretty sensitive ears, and I'm not hearing ANY tape noise even at loud volumes. Absolute worst noise is the slightest 60 cycle hum at the beginning or end of one or two tracks when one mic is open by itself. Frankly, I'm not convinced I'm hearing that! I don't know if the RCA producers were magicians with analog tape, or if the company that mastered this CD figured out how to take out the hiss without disturbing the rest of the music... but it is whisper-quiet. the CD label says "Advanced Noiseshaping Redither," and maybe that's the magic... whatever it is, WOW!

In very brief moments, to only the slightest degree, is there a hint of analog overload, but it NEVER distracts from the music and is only a surprise because you almost forget this isn't a full-digital recording!

If you have the SLIGHTEST interest in the Sons of The Pioneers, cowboy music, or simply want an excellent example of what the medium was / is capable of, please do yourself a favor and get this CD!

P.S. - An added bonus for me: ironically, my Great-Grandparent's copy was MONO. Obviously, these recordings were meant to be heard in stereo. If you listen to the files on this page, you'll hear some of the problems of listening in mono: phase issues, etc. Buy this, and listen through headphones for best effect.

P.P.S. - Dig that bass singer!!! :-)

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Western Songs By A Great Group.......2006-08-09

This CD has some great songs sung by The Sons of the Pioneers. Ridin Home, Way Out There and Riders in the Sky are outstanding. This is the group that carried on after Bob Nolan retired. The singer who sounds like Bob Nolan is Tommy Doss who does a great job on Riders in the Sky and others. I bought this album in 1959 when it was originally available, and am happy it is now on CD.
Fathers and Sons
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Happy Father's Day Blues
  • Best of da blues
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 Fathers and Sons
Muddy Waters
Manufacturer: Chess
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005R8GU
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

  1. All Aboard
  2. Mean Disposition
  3. Blow Wind Blow
  4. Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
  5. Walking Thru The Park
  6. Forty Days And Forty Nights
  7. Standin' Round Cryin'
  8. I'm Ready
  9. Twenty Four Hours
  10. Sugar Sweet
  11. Country Boy
  12. I Love The Life I Live (I Live The Life I Love)
  13. Oh Yeah
  14. I Feel So Good
  15. Long Distance Call (live)
  16. Baby, Please Don't Go (live)
  17. Honey Bee (live)
  18. The Same Thing (live)
  19. Got My Mojo Working Part One (live)
  20. Got My Mojo Working Part Two (live)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Happy Father's Day Blues.......2007-06-17

Yeah, it is Father's Day and I'm not yet or ever the 1st born son but....I do like this blues just especially for today. I like Sugar Sweet on it best, piano is so pretty, this album has that and more. It's a test of time album. (Now a CD, or whatever we say now, tunes that fly in ether in our down load universes)
Trying to think of a good way to say hello to Father's Day 2007.

I had "Fathers And Sons" by Master Waters on a way olllllllld copied cassette but it kind of died a slow dissolving death ( this was from about my life circa 1970 and I wasn't in a cradle) Sad, yet in two seconds on my new MacBook which I dearly love I found it again. Yeah. Mine was actually not good sound compared to the remastered sound here. A gift from a friend in about 1971. He was an older neighborhood brother of a girlfriend a then techno super kid ....Way cool kid. Garage player, guitarist. (Liked my 'art') had a tape player and speakers the size of a car. In days when wires and speakers, turntables, amps, equalizers, and for some reason cement blocks and boards seemed mandatory in every guys space. Or milk crates. And we STILL HAVE THAT LOOK IN OUR GARAGE. WHY????????

Muddy Waters sings you through father's day....this album has lots of energy.
It really is a classic to get, or recall, or rehear, play. The one I miss hearing.
'You Feel So Good', it lifts the soul. Even a soul left, standing on Dad's Day, alone, staring, looking at ...another's Dad Day that is so fast, too fast, here already. Another day to spend with the personal truths and tracks of fathers or just hosting the bar. Or as we are doing ....we plan...to relax....not think too much.
For some of us(okay, me) it's a very complex day. So...the Blues.

It's ...maybe my favorite Waters and I just down-loaded it from my iStore.
I like how they call it "my" iStore. Sure. Yeah...it's mine. I'm maybe born to jive. But am I stupid? Yeah I guess that too. So now I own my iStore. Hey, why are all these other folk in my store all the time?

So, yeah, this is official, it is my favorite Muddy Waters. Why not, gotta pick one.
Do you know it? You'll hear a thread of it in a lot of music you might listen to-try 'I Live the Life I Love....sounds like..... You'll know it. Cold on a page looks a little harsh, sung you end up headshakin. It was all Muddy in music I loved a few father's day back.
But you Dad's will remember. ...well you old Dad's will. Ha.

Opens with The Daddy's Lament...'working hard all my life, now I'm getting pushed around' yeah the ole time daddy song...oh, All Aboard's really the name.... actually which is sweet. Really.
So let's haul in the blues and grab a way to say it hurts a little bad today..You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had, no you can't. No little girl can't loose something she ain't never had. What a great tune. Perfect on Daddy's day....you need to listen to the playing on this one. Maybe not your perfect. Pick yours.

"Don't Say I don't love you just cause I stayed out all night long....you know I'm a country boy." ..there is this clanging part beating in this I love. I actually sing this one. Full of exactly what I feel. Exactly. I'm ready, ready as anybody can be....Happy Father'sDay, country DSad. Let it all go, you can't fix what done broke anyhow.

Just the same this album has it all.
40 Days, 40 Nights,
Honey Bee....a bit o buzz. It's gorgeous blues.


I'll spare you my enjoying each tune. Sorry. You can click into my iStore which will be renamed "your" iStore and just listen, got a little cashcow I hope.
If you want a great Dad's gift...then...the blues... listen.
Just to celebrate I downloaded this, listened, toasted my daughter, hugged my son,waved at Jack who was looking for cover, saluted the moon, wept at a star, forgave a few j-birds and let myself feel the love of a Dad (who kinda darkened my childhood). And babe, that ain't so easy with all the buzzing in this head.
Dad's, Sons, Waters you define it.... ..Long Distance Calling out to you...
Happy Daddy's Sweet Sugar Day.

5 out of 5 stars Best of da blues.......2007-05-15

The greats such as Otis Spann, Paul Butterfield, and Buddy Miles, who join "papa" Muddy Waters on this album make for some blues in the best tradition. I love jammin' with it on my harmonica. This became my favorite Muddy Waters album after the first time I listened to it. I think you will too.

5 out of 5 stars Once A Measure of Hipness.......2007-04-10

Back when Fathers and Sons was originally issued, I was in the ninth grade. As kids in those days seemed to have broader musical tastes than many kids do today, whether or not you owned and liked Fathers and Sons quickly became a measure of musical hipness. Unfortunately, it seems that many of the older kids who were musically hip were also getting in trouble all the time, so it was a little difficult to be a big blues fan and not be seen as at least a potential troublemaker. But looking back, its amazing that we were sharp enough to detect the quality in the play of those who have stood the test of time.
Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield were both young white blues heroes of the time and they introduced many thousands of suburban white kids to the black "old masters" of the Chicago blues scene. Chief among these old masters were guys like Muddy Waters and Otis Spann, both of whom are featured on this album. The symbiosis that took place when guys like Butterfield and Bloomfield were on the front lines learning the blues became beneficial to both the old masters and the young turks. With the aid of guys like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, white blues players gained both invaluable on-stage experience as well as the acceptance and grudging respect of black blues aficionados. What the old masters gained was access to the ears and to the purchasing power of millions of young white kids who would otherwise have remained largely ignorant of the blues scene.
Fathers and Sons is one of the fruits born of that symbiotic relationship. Though both Bloomfield and Butterfield died young, they are still looked at today as titans of the blues renaissance of the late 1960s. As for Muddy Waters and Otis Spann, what real blues fan is not hugely familiar with their work? Throw in old session stalwarts Donald Dunn, Sam Lay and Buddy Miles and you have the ingredients for a smash album.
I don't really have any favorites here, yet there is not a single song I dislike. For a measly ten bucks or so, the listener gets not only the original album, but also four songs not on the original. Those who hadn't heard the album yet will find on listening that they are probably familiar with a few of the cuts that have been covered by others.
In retrospect, Fathers and Sons stands as one of the great albums of the 1960s. If you like the blues, particularly of the Chicago strain, then you should own this.

5 out of 5 stars Best Blues.......2007-02-03

Fathers and Sons is a classic. I first owned it on vinyl, then 7 track, then cassette now CD. This is a classic for any blues and Chicago blues lover! How can you beat Bloomfield, Waters, Spann, Bloomfield, Booker T and Buddy Miles all together? Slide it in, lay back and go for an awesome trip back to the 60's when this sort of jam drove thousands wild!

5 out of 5 stars ONE OF MY FAVORITES BLUES RECORDS.......2007-01-10

ALL BLUES LOVERS MUST HAVE THIS ONE, MUDDY AT BEST WITH PAUL BUTTERFIELD, MIKE BLOOMFIELD, BRINGS GREAT PERFORMANCES WITH EXCELLENT QUALITY SOUND. GREAT MUDDY CLASSICS. GET IT AND ENJOY THE RIDE!!!
II
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Cultured
  • Dirty Southern Hardcore
  • Country Fried Southern Hardcore
  • HXC SOUTHERN CORNBREAD ANYONE?
  • A return to good form
 II
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Manufacturer: Ferret Records
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ASIN: B000N3AVXA
Release Date: 2007-03-20

Tracks:

  1. Memories Of The Grove
  2. Dry The River
  3. Plenty Strong and Plenty Wrong
  4. Darkest Of Kin
  5. Raised By The Tide
  6. Wylie
  7. Death Is An Alcoholic
  8. Everyone Needs A Hasting
  9. Don't Ever Cross A Trowel
  10. Tale Of The Runaways
  11. The Day Hell Broke Loose At Sicard Hollow

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Cultured.......2007-04-10

This album is Maylene's continued honing in on Southern Hardcore. I think this album isn't either improvement or degradation from their first, which is to say that this album is well done. It's just a clear advance in how they interpret Southern style and rhythm. The Southern parts have been more strongly integrated into Maylene's hardcore style. There were parts in the previous album that sounded distinctly Southern (like the intro to "Tough As John Jacobs), and others that were more hardcore (like "Caution" and the intro to "Road to Panther Creek"). However, with this album, everything sounds like even parts Southern and Hardcore through and through.

Maylene is now my most listened-to band.

5 out of 5 stars Dirty Southern Hardcore.......2007-04-05

I was nervous that these guys would lose their southern touch on this album. Thankfully my fears were groundless. All the heavy songs have great parts where band or the vocals really shine through and the enduring anthem of mother maylene and her boys is ever present in all the lyrics. Best tracks are Memories of the Grove, Darkest of Kin, and Wylie. Just a great all around album with perfect tinges of southern flavor to go with plenty of hardcore...grab some whiskey and enjoy

4 out of 5 stars Country Fried Southern Hardcore.......2007-04-05

I bought this CD on a whim at my local Hot Topic store. I was listening to random music at the listening booth and I came upon this CD. Never heard of the band before in my life but I started listening. Hardcore.... but something different about it. I couldn't put my finger on it at the time, but I liked it a lot. Since I already knew I liked it, and for $9.99, I couldn't really go wrong so I bought it. It was the following day when I realized why the CD was unusual.... it was Hardcore southern rock... like Lynyrd Skynard crossed with Comeback Kid. Its really pretty unusual and quite good. I really enjoy the guitar riffs and vocals.
My only complaint is that some of the songs can drone on and sound the same sometimes.
Sweet sweet Southern Hardcore.

5 out of 5 stars HXC SOUTHERN CORNBREAD ANYONE?.......2007-03-21

Simular to their last album, II yet again raises the bar of the ever changing genre Maylene seems to have created all its own. Anthem vocals worthy of hardcore pits put fire into everytrack(Memories of the Grove, Darkest of Kin). What a find Ferret.

5 out of 5 stars A return to good form.......2007-03-16

Usually I find myself having to make excuses and giving the old "I'll let it grow on me" response when it comes to sophomoric efforts. However, with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster's "II", this is not the case. Putting this album in is like slipping into a pair of comfortable shoes--"Memories of the Grove" kicks off the journey by taking you down a familiar road paved with gritty southern rock and hardcore melody peppered with Dallas Taylors's coarse vocals.

The band has made a conscious effort to change their chemistry with varied guitar rhythms and solid song structure (for example: "I'll take back everything if you stand by my side"-- the chorus in "Dry the River".) Some riffs come off as sounding very "country", yet gritty and unrefined, which makes for a very good potion. Often times, the mention of something new scares away potential long-time fans and angers fanboys, but Maylene pulls the right punches unlike some groups can. One notable change, "Tale of the Runaways", is a soft/slow ballad that will hopefully warrant the band more critical acclaim and recognition than they have received in the past and may act as a segue to mainstream radio.

After a steady stream of tough as rocks attitude and mud drenched rock the album closes with "The Day Hell Broke Loose At Sicard Hollow"--an instrumental piece that fans of the debut self titled will find very familiar (Hint: "Just Wanted to Make Mother Proud").

Still intact are the fresh and southern fried lyrics that hooked us in the first time around. Dallas's belts with southern swag, "I've covered this country far and wide, though I'll always be a son of the South" in "Raised by the Tide". Also, the lyrics are deeper and seem a bit more personal than the first time around, though you'll soon be reminded of Mother Maylene and her sons lore of which the band bases its moniker

In conclusion, fans of the first album will not be disappointed with the innovative and dirty sound the band capitalizes on. If you're anything like me then you'll be listening to this continually until the next album.

Dallas and Company can do no wrong.

Wynton Marsalis - Baroque Music for Trumpet
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A blast of brass
  • Old school Wynton
  • fabulous
  • Amazing talent
 Wynton Marsalis - Baroque Music for Trumpet

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000025XP
Release Date: 1990-10-25

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  1. Trumpet Concerto In D Major - 1. Allegro
  2. Trumpet Concerto In D Major - 2. Largo
  3. Trumpet Concerto In D Major - 3. Allegro (moderato)
  4. 'Let the Bright Seraphim' From Samson
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  7. 'Chaconne' from Come Ye Sons Of Art
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  9. 'Trumpet Air' from The Indian Queen
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  11. 'Trumpet Overture' from The Indian Queen
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  14. For Solo Trumpet And Strings, Concert No. 2 - 1. Allegro
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  16. For Solo Trumpet And Strings, Concert No. 2 - 3. Allegro

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A blast of brass.......2005-08-18

I first encountered this on cassette, quite by accident. It later became the background for my work at morning at the easel painting watercolours. But this is no wallpaper music. The technical genius of matching separate recordings of different trumpet parts is surpassed only by Marsalis's bright and lively technique. The masters would be pleased. As for the watercolours, I can now stand before them and see the music's influence on paper. Well worth the listening...

5 out of 5 stars Old school Wynton.......2005-08-12

This cd features a lot of Wynton's earlier piccolo playing, which, while perhaps not as brilliant as you'd hear on his Gabriel's Garden album, is slightly more refined and appropriate to the repertoire. That isn't to say he doesn't embellish; The Fasch concerto has some tastefully inserted ornaments. "Let the Bright Seraphim" is as well played with soprano Edita Gruberova as it is in Wynton's later recording with Kathleen Battle. The Purcell selections on the album are probably the best examples of good piccolo playing I've found, particularly the trills. One only need listen to the "Entrada" to see how delicate and refined the playing on the whole album is.

5 out of 5 stars fabulous.......2003-09-28

Marsalis' prodigious talent coupled with the greatest of Baroque brass composers is a combination that cannot be beat! Of course, Anthony Newman takes everything (less the slow stuff, of course) at his characteristic "lively" pace, but Marsalis keeps up. His execution of the ornamentation is awesome! Gotta have this one!

5 out of 5 stars Amazing talent.......2001-04-22

Without doubt, the birthday ode to Queen Anne (Eternal Source of Light Divine) is one of the loveliest pieces ever. Couple that with two of the most accomplished talents in the world, you have a near spiritual moment. Even those with even a passing interest in the classics will find this a stirring expierence. this is true candy for the ear and food for the soul.
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • New Beginning
  • Awsomeness
  • Break out your Jack Daniels
  • Wahha, waaawaaawaaaawaa!
  • Excellent CD
 Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Manufacturer: Mono Vs Stereo
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BH4Y9A
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Caution: Dangerous Curves Ahead
  2. Road Home to Panther Creek
  3. Bang! The Witch Is Dead
  4. Tough as John Jacobs
  5. Gusty Like the Wind
  6. Mind of a Grimes
  7. Lady at the Gate
  8. Never Stop Haunting
  9. Hell on the Rise
  10. Just Wanted to Make Mother Proud

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars New Beginning.......2007-04-10

This is a great album, great songs beginning to end. This new "Southern Hardcore" is a breath of fresh air. Very innovative. I don't know if there are other southern hardcore bands, so I can't compare Maylene to any others, but it seems they've really got this thing nailed down. I typically listen to Norma Jean, The Chariot, Underoath, but Maylene is now my most listened-to.

5 out of 5 stars Awsomeness.......2006-09-27

I love this band! Their guitars freakin rock and i like the singers unique singing style. Hes doing alot better job on this band than he did with Underoath with Changing of times. I think all the tracks are pretty awsome. tHere is not one that i do not like. So quick, go buy this album, there is no time to waste. And if you like these dudes you should listen to He Is Legend, cause He Is Legend sounds a bit like these guys.

5 out of 5 stars Break out your Jack Daniels.......2006-06-21

And fix up your bar because this will put hair on you where hair doesn't belong. Crunchy riffs, clean solos, and ferocious vocals. It's a mix of hardcore and southern rock. The truth is in the music folks. Dixie-core...or Kentucky Fried Hardcore? Whatever you call it, it's an evolution. Give it a listen, you'll be out of Jack and back on your Harley and to your favorite bar in no time.

5 out of 5 stars Wahha, waaawaaawaaaawaa!.......2006-06-12

This music makes me want to beat people up and crash my head through concrete structures. Dirty, dirty guitar and Dallas' voice sounds better than ever. Love this stuff, actually prefer them to The Showdown, these guys are more gnarly and fun. I don't see why anyone who likes metal or balls out rock would not love this album. Five stars.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent CD.......2006-04-14

Riffs that would make Dimebag jealous, overlain with the competent yawp of frontman Dallas Taylor (of Underoath fame). Guaranteed to make you pump your fist and reach for a bottle of Jack Daniels. Will evoke images of cowboy bar fights. Christian, southern metalcore? You bet your ass.
Twin Sons of Different Mothers
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful Album that's a Pure Pleasure to Own.
  • Twin Sons of Different Mothers
  • i want "Night Rider!" released on CD
  • NOTICE THIS!
  • easy listening at it's best
 Twin Sons of Different Mothers
Dan Fogelberg , and Tim Weisberg
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000025D3
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Twins Theme
  2. Intimidation
  3. Lazy Susan
  4. Guitar Etude No. 3
  5. Tell Me To My Face
  6. Hurtwood Alley
  7. Lahaina Luna
  8. Paris Nocturne
  9. Since You've Asked
  10. The Power Of Gold

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Album that's a Pure Pleasure to Own........2007-05-21

I'm so happy, after all these years, to have finally broken down and bought Twin Sons of Different Mothers rather than debate it for 30 years. Liking all kinds of music, I have a special place in my heart for "muzak," particularly world and smooth jazz, so whoever has been giving all of the other reviewers here neggies for liking it, go ahead and get mine over with right now as well.

True, you hear several tracks from this wonderful collaberation in the halls of shopping centers and on very light stations, but I also find it easy to listen to in the car and quite romantic all at once. Weisberg's flute is a major attraction for yours truly, and Fogelberg's acoustic guitar playing compliment's his style perfectly. Best tracks are breezy "Lazy Susan," exotic Brazilian "Guitar Etude No.3," haunting "Paris Nocturne," a lovely remake of the old Judy Collins song, "Since You've Asked," and the powerful, wonderfully pretentious "Power of Gold."

If you like your music to be muzak from time to time, I definitely recommend this disc to take the edge off a lousy day or just because you're mellow. Good stuff from two talented musicians whose styles really aren't that far apart in the first place.

4 out of 5 stars Twin Sons of Different Mothers.......2006-11-04

I purchased this CD way back when it first came out and over the years and several moves later it "disappeared". I'm glad I deceided to buy it again. This is great "drive music" from two like minded free-form artists. Upbeat and refreshing are the keywords here. I'm no music critic as you can tell, but I know what I like in music and this fits the bill.

4 out of 5 stars i want "Night Rider!" released on CD.......2006-09-30

Mr. Weisberg or whoever controls the rights to your outstanding late-1970s album "Night Rider!", please consider releasing it on CD. "Won't be comin' back" is one of my very favorite songs. Thanks.

5 out of 5 stars NOTICE THIS!.......2006-02-06

For those of you who haven't noticed, this extraordinary album has finally been remastered (the sound is great!)and is now available as a Japanese import that comes housed in a beautiful, mini vinyl sleeve. I hope you true Dan Fogelberg fans out there will buy this, so that Sony Music (Japan) will continue to remaster Dan's backcatalogue. Can't wait to get my hands on the remastered versions of "Nether Lands" and "The Innocent Age".
Great job, Sony Music (Japan)!

4 out of 5 stars easy listening at it's best.......2006-01-16

I have'nt heard this music in decades. As soon as i started playing the CD, I was back in high school again with my high school sweetheart. Good music, good memories. A good buy at a good price.
Working (Original 1978 Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • An underrated musical
  • Wonderful Lesser Known Gem
  • Keep Working!!!
  • a good, if obscure CD
  • off the beaten path
 Working (Original 1978 Broadway Cast)

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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ASIN: B00005LZSR
Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

  1. All The Livelong Day (Schwartz)
  2. Lovin' Al (Grant)
  3. The Mason (Carnelia)
  4. Neat to Be a Newsboy (Schwarz)
  5. Nobody Tells Me How (Rodgers-Birkenhead)
  6. Un mejor Dia Vendra (Taylor-Daniele-Landers)
  7. Just A Housewife (Carnelia)
  8. Millwork (Taylor)
  9. If I Could've Been (Grant)
  10. Joe (Carnelia)
  11. It's an Art (Schwartz)
  12. Brother Trucker (Taylor)
  13. Fathers & Sons (Schwartz)
  14. Cleanin' Women (Grant)
  15. Something to Point To (Carnelia)
  16. I'm Just Movin' (Schwartz) (from the L.A. Theatre Works complete recording of the 1999 revised version)
  17. Hots Michael at the Piano (Carnelia) (previously unreleased demo recording performed by the composer)
  18. The Mason (Carnelia) (previously unreleased demo recording performed by the composer)
  19. Joe (Carnelia) (previously unreleased demo recording performed by the composer)
  20. Lovin' Al (Grant) (previously unreleased demo recording performed by the composer)
  21. Fathers & Sons (Schwartz) (performed by the composer)

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The original 1978 Broadway cast recording of Stephen Schwartz's Working has long been awaited on CD, and this great-sounding 2001 release proves it was worth the wait. Surely one of the more unlikely sources for a musical was Studs Terkel's 1972 book that compiled interviews of American working people discussing their jobs and what they liked and disliked about them. Schwartz transformed these interviews into a series of songs written by himself, Craig Carnelia, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Micki Grant, and pop singer James Taylor, and accordingly the variety of songs is as great as the variety of the workers featured. There's the lyric beauty of "The Mason," the rueful "Just a Housewife," the retiree's wry "Joe," the waitress's lilting "It's an Art," Taylor's pop-country "Brother Trucker," and the powerful emotion of "Fathers and Sons," realized by a compelling cast that features David Patrick Kelly, Joe Mantegna, Bob Gunton, and Lynne Thigpen, among others.

Six bonus tracks include a new version of the grocery checker song written for the 1999 L.A. Theatreworks production, Carnelia and Grant performing their own songs (unfortunately, Grant's track comes from a poor-quality audio source), and Schwartz's moving performance of "Fathers and Sons" from 1999's The Stephen Schwartz Album. Also welcome are 2001 notes from Schwartz paired with 1978 notes from Terkel, and a detailed listing of the composers and performers of each song. Working was filmed for American Playhouse in 1982. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars An underrated musical.......2006-03-16

This musical seems to be very underrated, because it isn't done in a traditional style. There is no set storyline or characters. It is essentially a grouping of songs about different people and the work they do in their lives. Some of the songs are very powerful, like "Millworker", and some are just fun, like "Lovin' Al". Some songs date the recording, as songs like "Brother Trucker", while good, have a bit of a synthesized 70's feel. The majority of the songs are more traditional.

I saw this show done by my high school years ago, so maybe it holds a bit of nostalgia for me, but it is definitely worth checking out.

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful Lesser Known Gem.......2005-12-26

I have never seen Working, but would love to, and I would love to perform it so as to revive interest in it. I found out about this recording from an online site, and I fell in love with it. It's a very modern style musical although from 1978. Were it on Broadway today, it would still be revelent to today's working class. My favorite number probably has to be "It's An Art", just because of its sheer fun. I could listen to that song all day and never get bored with it. I do, however, find "Brother Trucker" to be a bit tiring, and "Neat To Be A Newsboy" is just plain old, outdated, and ANNOYING! Other than that, wonderful ablum for an almost forgetten show.

5 out of 5 stars Keep Working!!!.......2004-06-12

I had the privilege of seeing a production of this wonderful musical at L.A. Valley College in May 2004. I quickly fell in love with the songs and the entire premise of the musical. Now, with this CD, I can finally sing along to all the brilliant songs over and over again, belting them out like there is no tomorrow.

What makes Working so special is that anyone can relate to the lyrics, they are powerful, beautiful, touching, and extremely real. Anyone who has ever worked a day in their life will feel the lyrics hit close to home. Whether you're a housewife, a valet parker, a fireman, a millworker, a teacher, a cleaning woman, or even a hooker, this musical has a place for you, no matter what job you do.The emotion, sincerity, and love expressed in the songs are amazing, and they are all extremely unique and a pure joy to listen to.

All the songs are fantastic but the stand-outs have to be "All the Live Long Day," "Just a Housewife," "If I Could've Been," "It's An Art," "Father's and Sons," "Cleaning Women," and "Something to Point to." I also have a soft spot for "Brother Trucker" and "I'm Just Movin" from the 1999 revival, which I am so grateful is included in this CD. This is a terrific, feel-great album everyone should listen to. Give Working a chance, it's worth it.

4 out of 5 stars a good, if obscure CD.......2003-09-26

i admit that this is an obscure musical, but nevertheless i found myself in a production of WORKING as Grace, the millworker. upon listening to the cd, i found that each song characterized the character well. the newsboy song is NOT annoying and my favourite songs are "its an art", "cleaning women", "if i could've been" and "lovin al". I would only recommend this CD for a real musical theatre afficionado, as those who don't appreciate the beauty of a musical won't understand these songs.

5 out of 5 stars off the beaten path.......2003-07-10

I had never heard of this show until I stage managed a musical revue that included "If I Could've Been." That song grew on me, and I finally had to check out the rest of the soundtrack. All of the music on this CD is fantastic, and the lyrics feel sincere, creating beautiful moments for each character. Stephen Schwartz's best decision with this show was collaborating, allowing different composers to bring their own talents and specialties to the music, thus making it more real and less "Broadway." My only criticism is that the liner notes are slim.
The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sad, Really Sad
  • An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN
  • Excellent
  • Great Film Music
  • Fun, Powerfull music
 The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007XTQ14
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

  1. The Magnificent Seven
  2. To Kill A Mockingbird (Suite)
  3. The Buccaneer (Overture)
  4. Walk On The Wild Side
  5. An American Werewolf In London (Metamorphosis)
  6. The Age Of Innocence (End Titles)
  7. The Comancheros
  8. Ghostbusters
  9. Heavy Metal (Taarna's Theme)
  10. Johnny Staccato
  11. True Grit (Rooster Cogburn/A Warm Wrap-Up)
  12. Hollywood And The Stars
  13. Zulu Dawn (River Crossing)

Tracks:

  1. The Great Escape
  2. The Man With The Golden Arm
  3. Far From Heaven
  4. The Sons Of Katie Elder
  5. Airplane (Suite)
  6. The Shootist (Main Title)
  7. Hawaii (Overture)
  8. The Birdman Of Alcatraz (Finale)
  9. The Hallelujah Trail (Overture)
  10. The Bridge At Remagen
  11. Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sky-Hi)
  12. The Scalphunters
  13. The Ten Commandments (Overture)

Album Description

*A specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema.

*New digital recordings in spectacular and sound performed by the acclaimed City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and National Youth Jazz Band.

*Includes world premiere recordings from "The Birdman Of Alcatraz," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Airplane!" and "An American Werewolf In London."

*In 2004 the world of cinema lost one of the most iconic figures in film composing. In a career that spanned half-a-century and over 250 films, Elmer Bernstein was responsible for writing the music to many of the greatest and most loved movies of all time ranging from "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Great Escape," through to "True Grit" and "Airplane!" This collection has been lovingly created and compiled as a tribute to a genius and true master of the art of film scoring.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Sad, Really Sad.......2007-05-13

These CDs don't meet the standards that I expect from Elmer Bernstein's wonderful film music.
*It's just Boring*
The ensemble doesn't have the energy one would expect to play "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Man with the Golden Arm". I think the City of Prague and National Youth Jazz Orchestras were bargain orchestras used to make an inexpensive CD set of one of my favorite film composers. The conducting and arrangements were what made this an obviously bad album.

5 out of 5 stars An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN.......2007-05-10

Silva Screen Records, presents this antology of the music from the late great composer/conductor ELMER BERNSTEIN, who supervised this recording just before die.
Played the The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by his one time assistant James Fitzpatrick
Recorded in HDCD and Dolby Surround

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-04-22

it's unfortunate that more tracks weren't able to be recorded as theree was a good 15-20 minutes of space remaining on both discs. Regardless, this is an excellent sampler, especially in conjunction with Varese's Bernstein sampler including rare stuff like the Black Cualdron.


With regards to this silva set, these recordings range back to 1994, with Sons of Katie Elder and True Grit being recorded for a John Wayne CD and Bridge At Remagen for a CD of classic War themes. The Great Escape was also recorded for that CD, but producer James Fitzpatrick opted to record a new arrangement (same with Magnificent Seven). In '97, The Buccaneer for included on a Swashbucklers disc, while Heavy Metal was on the popular 'Space and Beyond' compilation. In '98, the world premiere recording of Airplane first appeared on a DISASTERS film disc. So while it may technically be the world premiere RECORDING it certainly is not the world premiere CD RELEASE of that recording. Ghostbusters was included on Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier, the second followup to the popular 'Space and Beyond'. Fast forward to 2002 and 4 recordings first appeared on WAY OUT WEST: ESSENTIAL WESTERN FILM MUSIC COLLECTION VOLUME TWO, those being The Comancheros, The Hallelujah Trail, The Scalphunters and The Shootist. Man With the Golden Arm and Walk on the Wild are from Silva's JAZZ IN FILM cd.


The remaining tracks were all newly recorded for this release. They are of course the strongest tracks, seeing as the City of Prague Philharmonic has improved over time. I do wonder though why they did not include the older arrangements of Great Escape and Mag. Seven as bonus tracks.

I also recommend the simultaneously released '40 years of Film Music: Jerry Goldsmith' for another great set honoring a late great film composer.

4 out of 5 stars Great Film Music.......2007-03-09

This is a great recording of some of the best film music ever. From the
great westerns to the Theme from Airplane to music he did for television,
Bernstein was one of the greatest.

5 out of 5 stars Fun, Powerfull music.......2007-02-17

It's great! It brings back memories of my dad. He loved John Wayne and the old cowboys of the Magnificent Seven. But it's nice just to listen and relax (it's not all cowboy music).
Ultimate Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • FUN
  • Love That Sound!
  • Not country, western.
  • Five Stars for the Music, 3 1/2 for the Quality
  • Quality is lacking
 Ultimate Collection
Sons of the Pioneers
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066F3E
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

  1. Way Out There
  2. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
  3. There's a Roundup in the Sky
  4. Empty Saddles
  5. Blue Prairie
  6. One More Ride
  7. So Long to the Red River Valley
  8. Cool Water
  9. I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
  10. The Hills of Old Wyomin'
  11. Blue Bonnet Girl
  12. Ride, Ranger, Ride
  13. Echoes from the Hills
  14. I Follow the Stream
  15. My Saddle Pals and I
  16. Song of the Bandit
  17. I Wonder If She Waits for Me Tonight
  18. Chant of the Wanderer
  19. Riders in the Sky
  20. The Lillies Grow High
  21. The River of No Return

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With their glorious three-part harmonies and sophisticated musical arrangements, the Sons of the Pioneers more or less defined the genre known as Western music. Hip-O's hour-long, 21-track compilation is a superb overview, containing the best of the group's Decca, Vocalion, RCA Victor, and Coral recordings from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Formed in Los Angeles in the 1930s, the earliest version of the Pioneers comprised guitarist Leonard Slye (later known as Roy Rogers), bassist Bob Nolan, and singer Tim Spencer. Later members included the brothers Karl and Hugh Farr, who created the group's signature (and surpassingly jazzy) guitar and fiddle instrumentation, with its echoes of Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti; bassist Pat Brady; and singers Lloyd Perryman and Tommy Doss. Despite the personnel changes, the group's rich sound never wavered, and their mournful, melancholic evocation of the Old West on such classics as "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," "Blue Prairie," "Cool Water," and "Riders in the Sky" is pure Americana. --David Hill

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars FUN.......2006-08-23

This is just plain fun. You may start off enjoying it in a campy vein, but you'll find it's more than that. They know they're musicians pretending to be cowboys and they usher you along for a session of make-believe for grown-ups. They poke fun at themselves and C&W in general with lines like "I know all the songs the cowboys know 'cause I heard 'em all on the radio, yippy-kayo-kayeh." And if you liked their nutty yodelling from Way Out There in the film, "Raising Arizona" it's all over their other songs. Play this CD at a party and be forever known as a musical freak.

5 out of 5 stars Love That Sound!.......2006-03-17

Only the Sons of the Pioneers have that sound!! Great country music,and that mellow sound. If I didn't own this one yet--I'd buy it. It's good music to listen to over and over again.

4 out of 5 stars Not country, western........2005-05-17

I remembered hearing my folks play the old "Cool Water" record when I was a kid, and it made me pick this up. "Ultimate Collection" is almost that. It's great because we gets songs from the 30's through to the 50's, a lengthy 21 tracks, and it's most of the good stuff. Included are the classics "Way Out There", "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Blue Prairie", "So Long To The Red River Valley", and of course "Cool Water". However I do sorely miss "Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo", "Cowboys Dream", and the excellent "Wind". No collection really has it all, but this one does a good enough job. Also, I doubt this is remastered, as the sound is a bit dull.

5 out of 5 stars Five Stars for the Music, 3 1/2 for the Quality.......2005-04-13

Terrific CD with some great sides from The Sons of the Pioneers. Tunes cover 1934 through 1954 with heavy emphasis on the earlier stuff. Surface noise on some of the old tracks can be a bit distracting. Don't believe this one was "digitally remastered."

2 out of 5 stars Quality is lacking.......2004-01-30

Yes, this is a good selection of songs from Sons of the Pioneers. Unfortunatly, the recording is also obviously created from old vinyl recordings. There is an unacceptable amount of hiss and popping on several tracks that really detracts from the music and I have yet to figure out if the recording is stereo (don't think so). I was really disappointed at the quality but for those of you who miss the nostalgia of a well-worn mono LP, give it a try. I doubt that I'll be listening to this CD much.
The Essential Collection ( The Sons of The Pioneers)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Outstanding collection of classic Western music
  • One of the Best
  • Amazing stuff
  • "the Pioneers paint a musical landscape"
 The Essential Collection ( The Sons of The Pioneers)
The Sons of the Pioneers
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008J2KI
Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

  1. When Payday Rolls Around
  2. Love Song of the Waterfall
  3. Chant of the Wanderer
  4. Sagebrush Symphony
  5. West Is in My Soul
  6. Cowboy Has to Sing
  7. Ridin' Home
  8. Springtime on the Range
  9. Cool Water
  10. Cajon Stomp [Instrumental]
  11. Touch of God's Hand
  12. Timber Trail
  13. There's a Rainbow Over the Range
  14. Boss Is Hangin' Out a Rainbow
  15. Yippi Yi Your Troubles Away
  16. Trail Herdin' Cowboy
  17. Trail Dreamin'
  18. New Frontier
  19. He's Gone, He's Gone up the Trail
  20. Lord, You Made the Cowboy Happy
  21. Texas Crapshooter [Instrumental]

Tracks:

  1. So Long to the Red River Valley
  2. Blue Prairie
  3. Hold That Critter Down
  4. Howlin' Pup [Instrumental]
  5. When the Prairie Sun Climbs Out of the Way
  6. One More Ride
  7. Blow, Wind, Blow
  8. Open Range Ahead
  9. Song of the Bandit
  10. Following the Sun All Day
  11. Whisperin' Wind
  12. By a Campfire on the Trail
  13. Happy Cowboy
  14. Over the Santa Fe Trail
  15. Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
  16. Tumbleweed Trail
  17. Wending My Way to Wyoming
  18. Kelly Waltz [Instrumental]
  19. Down Along the Sleepy Rio Grande
  20. When the Moon Comes over Sun Valley
  21. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding collection of classic Western music.......2004-12-28

Though this doesn't cover the entire Sons' career, it captures them in the full-flower of their post-Roy Rogers line-up, after founding member had returned to the group. At the time the Sons' were a 5-piece with the vocal trio of Spencer, Bob Nolan and Lloyd Perryman backed by Pat Brady on bass, Hugh Farr on fiddle and Karl Farr on guitar. All three of the instrumentalists also added vocals.

The group was well-served by the compositions of Nolan, including numerous Western standards like "Cool Water." In addition to their trademark harmonies and yodeling, the band also cut the occasional instrumental, such as the hard-swinging "Cajon Stomp" and the hot fiddle tune "The Texas Crapshooter." Forty-two finely-remastered tunes on two discs may be an oversized helping for a few, but for fans of Western song, this is an outstanding value. Those wishing a broader overview (with less detail on this particular Sons' line-up) might look at Hip-O's single-disc "Ultimate Collection," which includes earlier highpoints like "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Bluebonnet Girl."

5 out of 5 stars One of the Best.......2004-10-23

I have a lot of cassettes by the Pioneeers, some dating back to when Leonard Slye wasn't Roy Rogers yet; they are all special to me. I've read the other reviewers' comments and I agree wholeheartedly with the positive comments about this CD. I'm especially happy about one song in particular, "He's Gone, He's Gone Up the Trail", originally done by Pat Brady and Gabby Hayes (yes,Gabby Hayes) in a Roy Rogers movie. This is a real collector's item.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing stuff.......2004-10-08

This music has made a really deep impression on me; it's pure, simple, honest and...historic---it preserves a sound, a vocal and instrumental style and a world view which I'm afraid is just about dead in 2004. A real pity. In fact, it's tragic.

So get this set and experience it! It's vintage PIONEERS, at the height of their fabulous art. The bare essentials---vocal trio, bass, 2 guitars and the astounding fiddling of Hugh Farr (who famous conductor Leopold Stokowski called one of the 2 greatest living violinists during the 1940's!)

Bob Nolan's "Song of the Bandit" is like a mythical American folkloric ballad--that third verse, when the bandit comes to the girl in her dream, complete with angels and a winged horse gliding down the moonbeams---whoa!! And yet, the tune is upbeat and energetic--not at all what you would expect from the lyrics.

"So Long to the Red River Valley" is another beauty---the haunting yodeling in the final verse, with Hugh's fiddle gently wailing away---it's true ART!

"Trail Herdin' Cowboy" is another rare gem---with more amazing fiddlin' from Mr. Farr, paricularly at the very end, when the voices go into what sounds like an extended "Amen" cadence.

"Whispherin' Wind" resembles a 19th-Century "parlor" Waltz tune--rather simplistic--yet the Pioneers arrangement and performance transform it into something remarkably elegant and touching.

This performance of Bob Nolan's masterpiece "Cool Water" is MUCH better than the later ones I've heard; the RCA version included on the "Cigareets & Whusky" cd is rushed and almost sounds like they were bored with it; this version, even though it ends a bit abruptly, really captures that mythical quality which we associate with the Old West, as man interacts with nature.

AND FINALLY----"Ridin' Home"---for me, the ultimate in the Pioneer's art---profoundly beautiful, the absolute essence of the romantic spirit of the Old West (unfortunately THIS TRACK is marred by some pretty harsh crackling from the old acetate master recording---but GOD, it's still so lovely!)

Wonderful music, beatifully preserved and re-mastered.

Incidentally, I am a "classical" (symphonic) conductor by profession, but this 2-cd set has given me some of the most satisfying musical enjoyment of the past 10 years.

5 out of 5 stars "the Pioneers paint a musical landscape".......2003-03-17

This 42 song Varese Vintage Series album represents a range of The Sons of the Pioneers musical styles. Guitars are strummed as fiddles add quality of a wistful echo of sentiment, of the B-Westerns we enjoyed as little cowboys and gals. Saddle up for "The Essential Collection:The Sons of the Pioneers", as we sit round the campfire listening to lesser known works that render the ultimate of "pure Americana". Enjoy the cue "BLUE PRAIRIE", melody is deeply woven into the American landscape, blends of warmth and simplicity add a welcomed appreciation for the early days of The Western.

First rate singers, the Pioneers are also wonderful instrumentalist with this line performing ~ Bob Nolan (string bass/guitar/baritone vocals), Tim Spencer (tenor vocals), Lloyd Perryman (tenor vocals/guitar), Pat Brady (stand-up bass/vocals/comedy), Hugh Farr (fiddle/bass vocals) and Karl Farr (guitar/tenor vocals) singing and yodeling, became quickly the very definition of Western Cowboy Music. Moving tunes inclusive "WEST IS IN MY SOUL", "TRAIL HERDIN' COWBOY", "HE'S GONE, HE'S GONE UP THE TRAIL", "OPEN RANGE AHEAD", "DOWN ALONG THE SLEEPY RIO GRANDE" slow sad songs about a very difficult life in the west. Loneliness, old age and romance made a lifelong impression upon the wranglers. In closing this 2-CD-Set we enjoy "I'LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN", traditional tune that director John Ford used in many John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara films ~ this lyrical and melodic song still tugs at your heartstrings. If you want a collection of the Pioneers, this album would be the essential choice.

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Varese Records 302-066-439-2 ~ (3/04/2003)

Music:

  1. Sparkle in the Rain
  2. Special Cases [CD-single] [Enhanced]
  3. Spitting Embers
  4. Square Matrix 003
  5. Stands for Decibels [Import]
  6. Stereo-Types
  7. Superunknown [Import]
  8. The Blame
  9. The Children of the Milkman
  10. The Old Rugged Cross

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Symphony 3 in C Minor

Sonate Accademiche a Violino Solo E Basso

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The Truest Form Of Flattery

Verdi:Steffelio/Otello

Teaching Peace

Sor, Marschner and Werthmuller

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The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco [Live]

The Real Thing

Tangos del Sur: Osvaldo Fresedo

The Vinyl Resting Place

Science Fiction Movie Themes (Film Score Anthology)

Children of Men (Original Motion Picture Score)