Live in New York [Live]

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When Blondie re-formed in 1999, the response from music lovers was mixed. While some people welcomed the return of a great pop-rock band, others worried that nearly two decades of retirement may have dulled the band's edge. Live, recorded during Blondie's 1999 world tour, puts any such doubts to rest. The band injects a rediscovered vitality into their songs throughout the 17 tracks here, which covers their classics ("Dreaming," "Call Me," "Heart of Glass," "Atomic," "One Way or Another") and newer numbers from their comeback album No Exit. As ever, the players are fantastic, especially drummer Clem Burke, who hammers away at his kit with a ferocity and skill that puts many younger drummers to shame. Vocalist Deborah Harry isn't as versatile as she once was, but her charisma remains as infectious as ever. This is the Blondie album for those who prefer their greatest hits performed live. --Ted Kord --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Journey: Live in New York
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent Variety
  • Excellence Personified!
  • Awesome
  • Not the typical Smallwood item
  • Richard Smallwood continues his Journey
 Journey: Live in New York
Richard Smallwood
Manufacturer: Verity
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ASIN: B000HEWGM4
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

  1. Introduction (His-Story)
  2. I Won't Give Up (Richard's Testimony)
  3. Journey featuring Kim Burrell
  4. I'll Trust You
  5. Praise Break
  6. We Worship You featuring Janice Chandler-Eteme (one of America's
  7. Holy Holy featuring The Richard Smallwood SingersSPECIAL VIDEO ENHANCEMENT: I'll Trust You, Journey

Tracks:

  1. All The Glory
  2. Morning's Breaking featuring Kelly Price
  3. We've Come Too Far featuring The Hawkins Family
  4. He Won't Leave You featuring The Richard Smallwood Singers
  5. Precious Is Your Name featuring Chaka Khan
  6. Journey's End
  7. Dedication To Mom: I'd Rather Have Jesus (Piano Solo by Richard Smallwood)
  8. BONUS: I'll Trust You (Performance Track)
  9. BONUS: I'll Trust You (Instrumental Track)

Album Description

Journey: Live in New York is filled with the signature Richard Smallwood melodies, harmonies, and orchestral arrangements that listeners have come to expect and adore. Smallwood's musical genius blurs the lines between live audience and taped recording, transporting the listener to the actual event, rather than leaving them sitting in a spectator's position. And, just as always, Vision, the rich and vibrant choir, backs Smallwood to bring his songs to life. Journey: Live in New York, boasts guest appearances by Chaka Khan, Kelly Price, The Hawkins Family and more! This double CD also includes special enhancements and live concert video.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Variety.......2007-07-20

Once again Richard Smallwood has released an awesome project. When I first listened to it, I said "It's o.k." But, the second listen sold me. The project has his signature style all over it, and true to Richard's nature, he showcases other talent as well. I love the raw, earthy voice of Chaka Khan, the melodic soprano voice of Janet Chandler-Eteme, and Kim Burrell's gospel-honed big voice. It is all about worship to the King of Kings, and Journey: Live in New York does just that.

5 out of 5 stars Excellence Personified!.......2007-07-05

Richard Smallwood's latest project, Journey: Live in New York, is his best work to date! It is an expressed representation of musical excellence that ushers you right into the presence of God! This CD set is a must have for any serious lover of gospel music.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-07-05

Ilove Richard Smallwood I have been a fan since I was 15 years old and this CD project was amazing I went to the actual concert in New York abt 3 years ago and I was amazed then as I do now. I belong to the church where Richard Worships and I sing in the choir that he consults (when he is in town that is) But I really love his style of music as it takes u there and if you are not careful you will find yourself underneath a church bench in the spirit. Si get this porject if you have not as this wa is absolutely awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Not the typical Smallwood item.......2007-07-03

This is a 2-CD set. A lot of his past work is on the CD. There are several new songs that are nice but this is not his usual standard.

3 out of 5 stars Richard Smallwood continues his Journey.......2007-06-16

A longtime fan of Professor Richard Smallwood - that, I am.

Smallwood possesses an unquestionable gift; one given to him by God and shared with the world through his passion and ministry of gospel music. The journey of Richard Smallwood (in song) became apparent to the world in the early 1980's, though he'd been singing since childhood and directing choirs since age 12.

Recorded, August 2005, the initial release date of this project was rescheduled, due in part to the loss of Richard's beloved Mother, Mabel Ruth Smallwood, whom he honors and credits highly with giving him his start in the art of music.

I was in attendance the evening of this recording and the atmosphere inside of the Hammerstein Ballroom, before the recording, was electric, to say the least. You see, New York City admires Richard Smallwood and to have him agree to record a live project on the richest island in the world, Manhattan, was an event!

You will find that this effort consists of not 1, but 2 CD's; one disc is enhanced with a video performance and before closing out disc two, you are treated to 3 bonus tracks. As much as I admire Professor Smallwood, while reviewing this product, I wasn't thoroughly inspired by what I heard until disc two filled the studio. Oh yes, "I'll Trust Him" on disc one, performed by Mr. Smallwood was excellent, but that was all. Vision, Smallwood's talent laden ensemble, start the ball rolling on disc two with a rousing anthem entitled "All The Glory"; it just gets better from there as special guests, Kelly Price, The Hawkins Family and new convert, Chaka Khan take the stage.

Overall, this offering from Richard Smallwood is acceptable, for it is he who is responsible for the movement and undeniable marriage of classical music to traditional gospel music; for that he will always be esteemed. My faves on Journey: Live in New York include, "I'll Trust Him", "All The Glory", "Morning's Breaking" and "Precious Is Your Name."
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Across A Wire: Live In New York City
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • If you want the orginal recorded music by that instead!
  • Great live music from the Counting Crows
  • Best album of CC besides August and Everything After
  • I was at this show
  • Some of the details from each show
 Across A Wire: Live In New York City
The Counting Crows
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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ASIN: B000008USI
Release Date: 1998-07-14

Tracks:

  1. Round Here
  2. Have You Seen Me Lately?
  3. Angels of the Silences
  4. Catapult
  5. Mr. Jones
  6. Rain King
  7. Mercury
  8. I'm Not Sleeping
  9. Anna Begins
  10. Chelsea

Tracks:

  1. Recovering the Satellites
  2. Angels of the Silences
  3. Rain King
  4. Sullivan Street
  5. Children In Bloom
  6. Have You Seen Me Lately?
  7. Raining In Baltimore
  8. Round Here
  9. Ghost Train
  10. A Murder of One
  11. A Long December
  12. Walkaways

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Too much too soon is the m.o. of so many bands who, thanks to the fleeting fame that accompanies music-video breakthroughs, are famous before their time and has-beens five minutes later. You could be excused for thinking that's the case with Counting Crows, darlings of both MTV and VH1, who here release a double concert CD after only two studio albums. But you'd be wrong. The set, an acoustic disc recorded for VH1's Storytellers and an electric one from MTV's Live from the 10 Spot, proves how well the oft-bootlegged Crows have earned their reputation as a smoking live band. It also shows how elastic their rambling and evocative songs can be, some of which appear on both discs but in vastly different arrangements. People may tire of vocalist Adam Duritz's perpetually-wounded-soldier-of-love act, but this is one band whose success was hard-won and is richly deserved. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars If you want the orginal recorded music by that instead!.......2007-06-23

I wasn't a huge fan of the live music. Too many audience noise to drown out the otherwise amazing music. The audio never feels authentic to me. The VH1 disk is worth the money and then some. But beware. If you are a person that only wants to hear as band sing their songs exactly like they do on the album, this is NOT for you. I love the way they have changed the songs and lyrics to fit the mood that they're in at the time they're singing it. "I think we know how to play them now" probably explaines more than I could ever attempt. If you looked back at things you have done years ago, I am sure you would change them to reflect your position today. This album makes those changes and it's truly blissful to go along for the ride.

5 out of 5 stars Great live music from the Counting Crows.......2006-11-08

Normally I am a total purist when it comes to concerts. I like the songs to sound the way they do on the CD, and I don't like surprises. But after seeing Counting Crows live this summer for the first time, I was amazed. It didn't matter that they changed the arrangements. They were just incredible. I immediately ordered Across A Wire, which didn't disappoint. This double CD captures their live performances for VH1 and MTV. It brought me right back to this summer's concert, and let me really appreciate Adam Duritz's vocals and the band's ability to change things up. Anyone who likes this band live will appreciate this CD set.

5 out of 5 stars Best album of CC besides August and Everything After.......2006-08-24

Live music from Counting Crows! I somehow only just found this CD after being a CC fan since 1994. The energy of this performance is exhilarating. Adam Duritz is still raw, a trait I love and miss, since I think the rawness of his performing and writing has evaporated over the last five years or so.
I highly recommend this as a must have CD of Counting Crows. Two CDs, one is more acoustic than the other. My preference is for the second CD which is edgy and loud, long versions of songs I love. Sullivan Street, track 4 on CD#2 is awesome.
There are two versions of "Round Here" on this CD, one acoustic with only Adam and Dave. Both are fantastic.

5 out of 5 stars I was at this show.......2006-08-05

I actually went to live at the 10 spot. I remember them announcing they were recording this live. It was a great show, though I had wished it was longer. Seems like the Counting Crows are lazy. I was a little disappointed they didn't play Mr. Jones. Overall great show though.

5 out of 5 stars Some of the details from each show.......2006-06-02

"Chelsea" is a previously unreleased track and is not part of the VH1 setlist.

"VH1 Storytellers" was released as a promotional CD by Geffen Records prior to the release of this CD.

The VH1 set does not contain "A Long December", which appeared on the original broadcast, or "Omaha", "Good Luck", and "Walkaways", which were played but not broadcast.

"Round Here", "Mercury", and "Anna Begins" were not aired on VH1.

The MTV set does not contain "Goodnight Elizabeth", "Catapult", "Mr. Jones", "Omaha", and "Anna Begins", which appeared on the original broadcast, or "Wiseblood" and "Daylight Fading", which were played but not broadcast.

"Raining In Baltimore" and "Children In Bloom" were not aired on MTV.
Greatest Hits: Broadway
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5 out of 5 stars Great to Hear All those great Voices from the Past.......2007-07-05

I just wanted to confirm what the first reviewer had to say about this CD. To hear Ethyl Merman, Mary Martin, Andrea McCardle etc. singing their trademark songs brought a lot of memories from the mid-centry musical theater back again. The last song by Glynis Johns is especially poignant.
You certainly can't beat the price!

5 out of 5 stars A Good One!.......2006-11-10

This is a very good CD, mostly because it's the original artists. I've had some that were re-recorded by no name artists that were ghastly. This one is a really good one--including the sound quality. If I had one wish, I would wish it were longer!
Live In New York City
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Bueno
  • Even in his 50s, he's still THE rock-musician
  • Springsteen Gets Back Together With The E Street Band, With Electrifying Results
  • 10th Avenue Freeze-Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Redundant Maybe, but Why Complain?
 Live In New York City
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
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ASIN: B00005AFVR
Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

  1. My Love Will Not Let You Down
  2. Prove It All Night
  3. Two Hearts
  4. Atlantic City
  5. Mansion on the Hill
  6. The River
  7. Youngstown
  8. Murder Incorporated
  9. Badlands
  10. Out in the Street
  11. Born to Run

Tracks:

  1. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
  2. Land of Hope and Dreams
  3. American Skin
  4. Lost in the Flood
  5. Born in the U.S.A.
  6. Don't Look Back
  7. Jungleland
  8. Ramrod
  9. If I Should Fall Behind

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If Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band were a playground basketball team they'd be the one made up of local legends that don't have as much spring in their legs as the young bucks, but get by on guts and guile. Culled from the two Madison Square Garden shows that closed out the revived E Street Band's 1999-2000 road show, this 20-song collection deftly entwines fan favorites with fresher material, including two new offerings, the stately "Land of Hope and Dreams" and the solemn "American Skin"--the latter prompted by the shooting of unarmed New Yorker Amadou Diallo by police officers. When Springsteen and company (including both Miami Steve Van Zandt and his successor, Nils Lofgren, on guitar) look back, they temper the force of the original arrangements with ingenuity and a sense of spacing. The E Street Band in their heyday may have served up four-hour marathons, but they felt stopwatch-tight. Here Springsteen reconciles his rocker and reflective sides as "The River" curves along through a serpentine course, "Mansion on the Hill" is given a curious (albeit lovely) Hawaiian treatment, and "Born in the U.S.A." resurfaces as a deep-blues lament. The gang can still muster a take-no-prisoners attack, as witnessed by the hard-charging likes of "Two Hearts" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out." --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bueno.......2007-05-18

Creo que es exelente producto pues lo regale por el sistema de amazon a un amigo en su cumpleaños y no me lo devolvieron.

5 out of 5 stars Even in his 50s, he's still THE rock-musician.......2006-11-11

Say what you want about Bruce "getting old", but I strongly believe that this album (which showcases Bruce in his late-40s/early-50s) puts many rockers half-his-age to shame.

All the songs are great, especially the ones that are re-arranged, such as "The River." For a special treat, Bruce throws in the rarity, "Don't Look Back."

And yet, of all the songs on this live album, I believe the most impressive is Bruce's acoustic version of "Born in the U.S.A.", where Bruce plays an acoustic 12-string. For those of you who have Tracks, but not this, trust me when I say LINYC's version of "BITUSA" makes Tracks' acoustic version look like nothing.

ONE WARNING: Though I personally have no qualms about the song-selections, some of you who want to hear the "staples" (i.e. "The Promised Land") might be dissapointed. And yet, when it comes to preferences of Bruce-fans, the term "to each his own" is definetely applicable.

Is it an extensive treasure-trove of live performances a la Live 1975-1985? No. Is it worth it nonetheless? Yes.

5 out of 5 stars Springsteen Gets Back Together With The E Street Band, With Electrifying Results.......2006-04-01

LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY is a live album taken from Bruce Springsteen's reunion tour with the E Street band, and the results are electrifying. This album beats the great PLUGGED by a country mile, and has the feel of a religious service, with Springsteen testifying and hollering like there's no tomorrow. The studio reunion album, THE RISING, was just as good, and proved that the reunion was not just a temporary thing. Springsteen's belief that the young Australian tourist jailed in Indonesia since the spring of 2005 on drug-smuggling charges was unjustly convicted makes this CD/cassette an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience.

5 out of 5 stars 10th Avenue Freeze-Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-03-08

I have to confess: this version of 10th Ave. Freeze-Out brought tears to my eyes. And for one simple reason. I never saw a concert of The Boss and his E-Street Band. They never came to Brazil to play. "Oh, they are too americans" people say here. Oh, what a shame. Music is an universal language and, listening to Bruce's live albums (I have all the four) and watching his dance with The Big Man Clarence Clemmons, the raising of hands of all the little preeties from coastline to the city, I was really able to understand the meaning of lots of things like companionship, musicianship, harmony, communion. Well, I wish I was a Jersey native to walk down the 10th Ave just to see Scooter and Big Man singing and dancing in the streets. Rock and roll are made of these moments.

3 out of 5 stars Redundant Maybe, but Why Complain?.......2006-02-01

I will start this review with the only complaint that can I can muster when discussing any live recording of Bruce and the E Street band. After the monumental perfection of the Live 1975-85 collection, much of this is extraneous or redundant. Springsteen is as focused and energized as always and the E Street Band plays with the same fervor that has established their reputations as an unbeatable live act. Because some of these songs have grown so familiar, though, the moody intensity of their studio counterparts is compromised, particularly on the most reflective tunes. "Prove It All Night" is all bombast, as is "Two Hearts," but they lean heavily on familiarity, while the latter suffers from a contrived ending that incorporates Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's "It Takes Two." The energy is monumental, though, which helps to make the mellower songs that much more effective. "Mansion on the Hill" works beautifully, with gentle waves of pedal-steel guitar wafting behind the melody like a soft breeze over a field of wheat. "The River" suffers, though, because it is too drawn out and loses its central vision as a portrayal of lost innocence, sounding instead like the dim reflections of a middle-aged man. Springsteen is an honest performer, so I'm certain this is not an oversight. It's only that the aging process forces things to be re-assessed, and not everything works in this revised context. "Youngstown" is another misfire, with a ton of musical muscle to propel it, but without the vulnerable poignancy that made the original work so well. "Murder Inc." and "Badlands" are two songs that demand a tough, hard-as-nails energy, and they both get the treatment they deserve here.

The first few tracks on the second disk capture the true essence of Springsteen and the E Street Band. A gospel-drenched version of "10th Avenue Freeze Out" lingers for a full 16 minutes, with an extended band introduction and an ending salvo that could rupture your spleen. Following this are the collections two new songs. "Land of Hopes and Dreams" takes ten minutes to unfurl, but it proves itself to be one of Springsteen's most powerful and hopeful songs. Even though it carries a distinct pre-9/11 sensibility, it still resounds strongly, perhaps even more so. Much, much darker is the other new song. "American Skin (41 Shots)" confronts the grim reality that occurs when fear and tension collide. Instead of pointing his finger, Springsteen concludes, "We're all baptized in these waters and in each other's blood." It is our society; hence we are all to blame when a victim dies at the hands of society's representatives. It's a heavy conclusion, but not one that should be controversial, since it conveys a very simple truth.

The six tracks that did not make the HBO special finish out the album with more of a whimper than a bang. Each of these performances are good, but nothing revelatory, making it apparent why the show editors saw fit to edit them from the final video cut. As a fan of Springsteen who always looks for the best qualities in his catalog of work, I can say that this live collection is good, but there are better places to turn. If you care to hear the raw power of the E Street Band and the personal conviction of Springsteen as a live performer, pick up Live 1975-85, since it remains one of the best live documents of a rock and roll performer ever released. B Tom Ryan
Some Time in New York City/Live Jam
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • John's worst EVER
  • Lennon's best post-Beatles album
  • nostalgia and finally in my price range!
  • A very mixed bag
  • Even Yoko's songs aren't THAT awful, what a pleasant surprise STINYC is!
 Some Time in New York City/Live Jam
John Lennon , and Yoko Ono
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ASIN: B000AZ6N5G
Release Date: 2005-11-22

Tracks:

  1. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
  2. Sisters, O Sisters
  3. Attica State
  4. Born In A Prison
  5. New York City
  6. Sunday Bloody Sunday
  7. The Luck Of The Irish
  8. John Sinclair
  9. Angela
  10. We're All Water
  11. Cold Turkey (The Plastic Ono Band live at the Lyceum Ballroom 1969)
  12. Don't Worry, Kyoko (The Plastic Ono Band live at the Lyceum Ballroom 1969)
  13. Well (Baby Please Don't Go) [John & Yoko and The Mothers of Invention live at the Fillmore East 1971)
  14. Listen, The Snow is Falling
  15. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

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Agitprop political sensibilities have seldom made for great rock music, even in the hands of a genius like John Lennon. Or perhaps we should say especially in the hands of Lennon. Coming as it did on the heels of Imagine, arguably his most balanced and artistically accomplished solo record, this album-length harangue (with a "bonus" live disc that felt more like a booby prize) takes on all the de rigueur victims and causes of the day, from feminist hardships ("Woman Is the Nigger of the World") to American injustice ("John Sinclair," "Born in a Prison," "Attica") and the Irish Troubles ("Sunday Bloody Sunday," "Luck of the Irish") and comes off as tedious as it is ham-fisted. Though it features many of Lennon's stellar Plastic Ono Band sidemen (Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voorman, Eric Clapton, Jim Keltner) and the presence of legendary producer Phil Spector at the helm, none were brave or wise enough to yank the soapbox from beneath Lennon just once during the sessions. A telling chapter in any Lennon character study, though more an exercise in caricature than an album. --Jerry McCulley

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Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars John's worst EVER.......2007-06-26

Political statements that explicitly reflect their time period tend to have a very short shelf life. Here's an example. Okay, I love protest songs, but nobody in 2007 wants to hear about John Sinclair (especially not with John going "John Sin-Sin-Sin-Sin-Sin-Sin-Sinsinsinsinsinsinsinsinsinsinclair"), Angela Davis or Attica State. It doesn't mean a damn thing anymore. Think that's bad? Yoko's songs aren't much better. I have nothing against her - her voice doesn't bug me at all (other than the occasional random wailing), and I have a lot of respect for her uncompromising experimental attitude. I just don't think pop music is her thing (Even then, she contributed some real winners to Double Fantasy), and neither Sisters, O Sisters nor Born in a Prison really stand out to me (though to be fair, they're better than Sunday Bloody Sunday or The Luck of the Irish). I will say, though, that I really like We're All Water, one of her better songs. The live jam is simply insulting - a quarter-hour of Yoko wailing (Don't Worry Kyoko), an overlong, overloud, stoned run-through of Cold Turkey and an awful blues cover - Well (Baby Please Don't Go). There are two, maybe three, songs I like on this mess: the feminist anthem Woman is the N#%!#! of the world (not intended to be racist, instead used as an allegory for "slave") - even then, the huge production is overbearing. Phil Spector must be dragged out and beaten, because he's easily the most overrated producer in history. I also like the aforementioned We're All Water, and about half of New York City. But it quickly peters out into a horrible boogie-rocker without... I don't know, a BRIDGE, a CHORUS, or anything ELSE to break the monotony. To make things worse, the Elephant's Memory Band are among the least talented musicians I've ever heard, Bobby Keyes excepted. Even then, he overplays on this album. And I'm a fan of his.
You'll probably want to listen to this album once, just to see how bad it really is. After that, I wouldn't blame you for filing this away for years to come.

4 out of 5 stars Lennon's best post-Beatles album.......2006-12-26

John Lennon wrote several great songs during his solo career. As a whole, however, his solo albums are a far cry from the best Beatles albums. Sometime in New York City maybe shouldn't be called a Lennon solo album as half of the songs are by Yoko Ono. One of them, "Sister, O Sister" is the best song on the album and all the others are among the best. Lennon's best song on the album is "Woman Is the Nigger of the World". Unfortunately American PC people completely misunderstood the message of the lyrics and only saw the N-word which was considered a taboo. One reason that makes the album so good is the co-production by the great Phil Spector. It sounds more like a real Spector production than the other Spector produced Lennon albums.

The original LP release of Sometime in New York City included another LP with a live jam with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Only a part of this jam is included on this CD release. The CD also includes the single "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" / "Listen the Snow is Falling" as bonus tracks.

3 out of 5 stars nostalgia and finally in my price range!.......2006-09-02

another fine restoration supervised by Yoko Ono. I think this was a commercial and career disaster for Lennon when it was released at some sky high price during the 1972 election campaign. Now it's an interesting period piece. Feminism was the hot topic that year, and Lennon sang about it like a recent convert in "Woman is the Nigger". Lyrics get silly but the vocal and production are first rate. Elephant's Memory was a nice backing group with at least one radio hit of their own ("Mongoose" I think). Yoko's "Sisters O Sisters" is lyrically quaint and musically very witty as it sort of evokes the Phil Spector heyday. And I love the singing couple on "Born in a Prison" although the lyric gets very silly. And Yoko does ruin "Luck of the Irish" with her "blarney." And her willful avoidance of western pop singing tradition can seem very strange. She also misses rhythm and meter on the "Water" song. The best Lennon numbers from this record are on the new soundtrack about his persecution from the U.S. federal government. But you'd miss the great live vocal on "Baby Please Don't Go".

Basically Ono went for broadly general artistic statements and Lennon wrote songs as almost a visceral response to heavy handed violence practiced by various governments. Unfortunately his fascination with all things "instant" prevented him from rounding these protests into strong songs.

3 out of 5 stars A very mixed bag.......2006-08-31

For me, and I may be alone on this, the comedic highlight of the album is in the live portion when John is tearing through "Baby Please Don't Go" and in between the Lennon's phrases Yoko injects her, and I use the term lightly here, "singing". It just has to be heard to be believed. You could not make this kind of stuff up. You could NOT make it up. The remaster sounds good and the big surprise is that this album rocks. I go around humming "Attica State" sometimes and there are a lot of nice musical touches, the slide guitars on John Sinclair or the chord changes of "Woman is the Nigger of the World". The new CD is cut (this does not include all of the original album) but does sound pretty good. I had an original 8-track of this album, still laying around the house somewhere, and I don't think the cuts will be missed much unless you just have to hear everything.
This is a very mixed bag but John is in spectacular voice. If anyone else had done this album it would have been a total bomb (why does this remind me of Elvis' early 1960s recordings). This is not the place to start digging into Lennon's albums, "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" would be my vote for that, but it does have enough merit to venture a listen to, a very quirky cause-of-the-moment kind of album.

3 out of 5 stars Even Yoko's songs aren't THAT awful, what a pleasant surprise STINYC is!.......2006-07-17

John Sinclair and Angela are good!
New York City and Luck of the Irish, & Attica State aren't bad either; The dated, topical nature of these songs may turn some people off..
The politics may turn off some people too, I don't much like "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" because it's abrasive, but that's what Lennon was trying to achieve on that song: shock value!
(If you're a right-wing Beatle fan don't bother with this album. I've never understood your peculiar breed. And so you don't feel offended, I don't like your Lawrence Welk either, though Pat Boone's "In a Metal Mood" is funny!)
Follies in Concert (1985 Live Performance) + Stavisky Film Score
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Sondheim spectacular - Follies in Concert
  • GREAT PERFORMANCES!
  • A Good recording.
  • FOLLIES - the best recording ...so far
  • My Favorite Follies
 Follies in Concert (1985 Live Performance) + Stavisky Film Score

Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B000002WB6
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Beautiful Girls
  3. Don't Look At Me
  4. Waiting For The Girls Upstairs
  5. Rain On The Roof
  6. Ah, Paree!
  7. Broadway Baby
  8. The Road You Didn't Take
  9. In Buddy's Eyes
  10. Who's That Woman
  11. I'm Still Here
  12. Too Many Mornings
  13. The Right Girl
  14. One More Kiss
  15. Could I Leave You?
  16. Loveland
  17. You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through

Tracks:

  1. Buddy's Blues
  2. Losing My Mind
  3. The Story of Lucy and Jessie
  4. Live, Laugh, Love
  5. Finale: Waiting for the Girls Upstairs and Beautiful Girls (reprises)
  6. Stavisky: Theme from "Stavisky"
  7. Salon at the Claridge #1
  8. Arlette by Day
  9. Auto Show
  10. Easy Life
  11. Secret of Night
  12. Erna
  13. Distant Past
  14. Arlette by Night
  15. Airport at Biarritz
  16. Trotsky at Saint-Palais
  17. Montalvo at Biarritz
  18. Operetta
  19. Arlette and Stavisky
  20. Recent Past
  21. Salon at the Claridge #2
  22. Suite at the Claridge
  23. Old House
  24. Goodbye Arlette
  25. Hideout at Chamonix
  26. Erna Remembered
  27. The Future
  28. Women and Death
  29. Theme from "Stavisky"

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Since the original Broadway cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Follies was a truncated affair that turned out to be both a disappointment and a disservice to a brilliant show with a brilliant cast, this 1985 concert performance from New York's Avery Fisher Hall set out to record the whole score, a set of pastiches of old songs and songwriters as performed by a cast of faded stars and the visions of their younger selves. The result was a star-studded roster backed by the New York Philharmonic led by Paul Gemignani, with principals Barbara Cook, Mandy Patinkin, Lee Remick, and George Hearn, supported by the likes of Carol Burnett, Liliane Montevecchi, and Liz Callaway. Even these stars can't quite match the original cast, and the results are somewhat uneven--from Cook's yearning "Losing My Mind" to Patinkin's you-love-it-or-you-hate-it schizophrenia in "Buddy's Blues." Other highlights include Elaine Stritch's wry "Broadway Baby," the two young couples' interplay in "You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through," and the electrifying audience reactions to "Beautiful Girls" and "Who's That Woman?" (A documentary video was released, but unfortunately, it did not contain the complete show.) As a bonus, this two-CD set includes 45 minutes of instrumental music Sondheim composed for the 1974 French film Stavisky, including two melodies that had been cut from the original production of Follies. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Sondheim spectacular - Follies in Concert.......2007-03-14

I have very definite views on this - in other words, my word rules, ignore the others. Random thoughts - pay no attention to those who disparage Mandy Patinkin singing "Buddy's Blues." This is an album of brilliant pastiche songs, right? Patinkin is giving us the old vaudville, split week in Jersey, performance. Of course he's over the top! Outstanding. However - sorry, I love Barbara Cook, and it's a lovely rendition of "Losing My Mind," but no one, I repeat no one, does it like Dorothy Collins from the original cast. Dorothy Collins, the Hit Parade lady? Come on! Well, OK, I don't know how she did it, what she pulled up from inside herself, but it tears your heart out. The song belongs to her. "Beautiful Girls" is ... well, if you're a woman (or not!) I dare you to listen to this and not get up and pretend you're strutting down an imaginary runway (particularly if your kids are in diapers and you haven't been out of the house for 82 weeks and my husband better start helping out or I'll GO MAD)... Sorry,got carried away there. I could go on and on (remember, it's been 82 weeks), but those are just three highlights ... oh, and the overture, oh, and "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs" and heartbreaking George Hearn and absolutely terrific Lee Remick and of course, Elaine Strich!! and you've got to get this so we'll enjoy it over and over together, vicariously, and I better stop now, it's almost spring, maybe I'll get out. A girl can hope.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT PERFORMANCES!.......2006-11-21

A WONDERFUL RECORDING OF "FOLLIES" WITH A LOT OF BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES
BY THE STARS ON STAGE. A "MUST" FOR ANYONE WHO CARES FOR THIS GREAT MUSICAL.

4 out of 5 stars A Good recording........2004-06-23

The original is my perferred version, even though it is very watered down. Here, all the songs are complete, but it comes out uneven somehow. The really great performers here are Carol Burnett and Barbra Cook. They really shine. The rest do mediocre performances. Out of the rest, Lee Remick, and Elaine Strich do a great job. Buy this you want the "complete" version and four stellar performances, but the original is the one to get performance wise.

5 out of 5 stars FOLLIES - the best recording ...so far.......2004-02-04

If any one album makes a case for FOLLIES is is this set of FOLLIES IN CONCERT. It is not the definitive FOLLIES, but about as close as we're likely to get. The sound is very VERY good, especially for a live recording, but as such there is quite a bit of applause on this disc.

Producer Thomas Shephard originally taped the dress rehearsal so he would have quiet endings for all the numbers but when the audience nearly tore the roof off Avery Fisher Hall, he decided that eliminating applause would negate the event that led to the album. So, he comprmised and used applause after the "follies" numbers but not after plot songs. If you didn't know this you might wonder why "Beautiful Gilrs' gets such a huge hand and the next song "don't Look at me" seems to be met with stoney silence.

The cast is sensational. Perhaps not in the same league as the originals but a fine "revival" cast. Lee Remick and Barbara Cook are ideal as leading ladies Phyllis and Sally and its a joy to hear Cook's glorious voice in "Losing My Mind." Mandy Patinkin effectively uses his energy to put a new spin on "Buddy's Blues. " I know some object to his over-the-top style but it was effective on stage. Elaine Stritch has fun singing "Broadway Baby" and Carol Burnet makes the most of "I'm Still Here." Really, there isn't one bad track in the whole package.

Completists may quibble with the slight cuts here and there..the last bit of the Overture (including a segment of "Can That Boy Foxtrot") has been cut, as has "Bolero D'amour." The original montage ending of "Rain on the Roof/Ahh Paris/Broadway Baby" was dumped, and the spoken interludes in "Loveland" have been re-arranged. NONE of this will impair your enjoyment of this wonderful show.

As a bonus RCA has filled out the second CD with the soundtrack of Sondheim's score for STAVISKY. Many cut songs from FOLLIES were used in this film score, so its a natural tie-in.

The booklet has all the lyrics but no synopsis to place the songs within the context of the story. It is a minor flaw in an otherwise first rate package.

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Follies.......2003-12-24

This is, in my opinion, the best recording of Follies you can buy. The quality of the recording isn't the best for reasons of staging and the lack of wireless mics back then, but who cares? Take a look at the list of famous singers in this cast. A big plus of this recording is the complete overature that wasn't on original. Barbra Cook is absolutely wonderful. Her voice doesn't age! I like the fact that they raised the key of a few of Sally's songs for Barbra since Sally is supposed to be the soprano of the two female leads anyway. Babra sings every single song with feeling and vocal perfection. I feel that her rendition of Losing My Mind is the definitive version of that song. Her final, "you said you loved me," is gorgeous and really shows the pain that Sally is feeling in her dramatically perfect interpreation of the song.

Lee Remick is wonderful as Phyllis. She has the icy beauty that really makes her song, Story of Lucy and Jessie really make sense. Her version of Could I Leave You? Is great! She is just really great.

George Hearn is absolutely wonderful! He sings every song like a god and it's nice to hear him sing something other then Sweeney Todd, which he tended to scream a lot in. I adore his voice and think he is perfect for the character of Ben.

Mandy Patinkin is so annoying. He emphasizes things that aren't supposed to be emphasized and he's just ridiculous in all of his songs. His voice isn't the problem, it's his high voltage, uneccasary dramtization that turns me off.

The supporting cast is wonderful. One More Kiss sounds so much better when it's sung by Opera singers, and these two are amazing. I mean look at their names and you'll go, Oh my god! Elaine Strich's interpreatation of Broadway Baby is very different for she truly sees the true irony of the song and portrays it very well. Everyone else is wonderful also. This CD is a must buy!
Live in New York
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Gorgeous stuff, almost painfully so
  • As Good As It Gets!
  • Outstanding! Not a fan yet? You will be!
  • Vintage Jonatha
  • What a Voice!
 Live in New York
Jonatha Brooke
Manufacturer: Bad Dog Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000H9I0X8
Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

  1. Damn Everything But The Circus
  2. Sally
  3. Better After All
  4. Crumbs
  5. Red Dress
  6. Love Is More Thicker Than Forget
  7. Deny
  8. Because I Told You So
  9. Room In My Heart
  10. Steady Pull
  11. Inconsolable
  12. Landmine
  13. Everything I Wanted
  14. Linger
  15. So Much Mine
  16. No Net Below

Album Description

Jonatha Brooke - Live In New York - 2 disc set, Audio CD and Full Concert DVD in 5.1 surround sound

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous stuff, almost painfully so.......2007-05-16

I saw her perform in Philly and everything that the other reviewers on this page say is dead-on. Her songs are gorgeous: beautiful harmonies, great vocal lines, thoughtful lyrics. The best moments in her songs are when the meaning of the lyrics are reinforced by beautifully dissonant two and three part vocal lines. She seems to love counterpoint, and the interweaving of two lines over some complex harmonies (at least for a pop song) makes for some great moments.

5 out of 5 stars As Good As It Gets!.......2007-05-12

There are poets, there are singers, there are songwriters, there are musicians, there are arrangers, there are performers and then, there are artists, like Jonatha Brooke. True artists are able to gather all the tools and disciplines necessary to create in a given medium, and then, willingly, plumb the depths of their own souls to create works that are so much more than the sum of the parts, and that touch us in some of those places in our hearts, that we were sure we had completely defended.

What can you say about someone who can fly over, under and around our well-constructed emotional walls and touch us with kindness, compassion, and understanding before we know what's hit us. Someone who can remind us of the myriad places and times we've betrayed and abandoned ourselves, and each other, and still have the love and wisdom to forgive and accept us.

Jonatha Brooke is a true Singularity. Life is one way before you experience her work...and changed forever afterward. She allows us to see what is possible in the musical performing arts genre, and how discipline really is the key that unlocks true freedom of expression.

Once in a blue moon, someone comes along, and reminds how things could be done, if there were just enough time, enough patience, enough commitment and enough courage to do it "Right".

Having watched Jonatha, perform as a soloist and with various band configurations, in a number of venues over the years, I can tell you that she's even better live than on the Live DVD...which is saying a hell of a lot. The DVD is spectacular, in every way. It is, quite honestly the best live recording I've ever heard or seen, and I've been in the biz for 40 years. What's most impressive to me, however, is the exactness and precision in every detail of every song. There are no mistakes and there is no jamming here. Every tune is honed and sanded until it is the perfect vehicle for the message it is intended to convey. Then it is performed that way, the best way she and her band know how to perform it, night after night after night. This is the ballerina in Jonatha. Imagine improvising the steps in Swan Lake. Unthinkable.

One could think that this might make it difficult to stay interested enough in the music to make it exciting to play, over and over again; but the imaginative crafting of each song allows it to carry both the audience and the performers to different places each and every time one hears them. The density and complexity of what is being expressed here, make each exposure a journey of new discovery. Haunting melodies that are impossible to get out of one's head for days.

Spontaneity comes in the joy and exuberance of sharing, with each band member and the audience, a very precious gift, in the best way they know how to wrap it. She pours herself and her soul into the songs, and, as a result, like crystals, the songs are able to hold, store, and reflect that energy and intensity, and feed her...and us...every time we listen.

It is of paramount importance to Jonatha that her audiences feel like participants in the events she choreographs. She disassembles the wall between audience and performer with wit and humor and playful banter. She shows us, instead of telling us, "If I can do this...so could you, in whatever medium is right for you. Show up, be present, do the best you can every time you have the opportunity." And in her lyrics:

"You're the one evading hope, side-stepping every inkling
That the good guy, the early bird, the one who tries, the one who tries Again....WINS"

My wife worries that I'm obsessing or that I have a crush on Jonatha. What's actually true is my complete respect and admiration for Jonatha's commitment to excellence and to Life, as expressed in her ever-growing body of work. I only hope she records another fifty albums. My wife will have to deal with it. She knew, after all, she was marrying a crazy musician.

At a recent show in Boston, someone asked me why Jonatha wasn't a Huge star already. I responded that I though the reason was that her songs actually made people Feel things, and that we've decided, as a culture, perhaps as a species, that Feeling is not something we like or are willing to do. Thank you Jonatha...again and again and again, for encouraging us to do it anyway.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding! Not a fan yet? You will be!.......2007-02-17

I found this to be an excellent, career spanning package. Featuring songs from most all periods. JB and the crack team of musicians deliver on all levels. Great, blending harmonies. Dynamic instrumentation.
I have been a fan since her days as part of the Story. You could find Jonatha's name as singing backup on many songs throughout the 90s.
Her strong songwriting and playing are the perfect compliment to her vocal prowess.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the concert on the DVD. Jonatha shines with her charm and wit that makes you appreciate her talents even more. The venue provides the live vibe wihtout losing the intimacy.
As a bonus, there is a CD of the concert so you can enjoy the music while you're on the move.
Get this now!

4 out of 5 stars Vintage Jonatha.......2007-01-09

Hearing Jonatha Brooke live makes me realize what a talented musician she is. The arrangements and harmonies are complex and really interesting. I'm not crazy about all the songs, but I very much appreciate her as an artist with something to say. I also like the DVD of her live performance.

5 out of 5 stars What a Voice!.......2007-01-06

I've been a fan of Jonatha's for a long time. By rights, this woman should be a major star, but her music is just a little quirky for the mainstream (which is one of the reasons I love it). Having the DVD included with the CD is just so wonderful! Definitely a major bargain.
Live in New York City [Collectables]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • What's Up, Amazon???
  • A Fabulous Compliment To the 1973 WB Live Reunion Album
  • Dion's rockin' return to rock & roll
 Live in New York City [Collectables]
Dion & Friends
Manufacturer: Collectables
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009XT87E
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. That's My Desire
  3. Dialog: "Hi New York"
  4. Ruby Baby
  5. Dialog: "Family Affair"
  6. Donna The Prima Donna
  7. Dialog: "My Name Is Dion"
  8. Wonderful Girl
  9. Drip Drop
  10. Dialog: "Vocabulary"
  11. Tell Me Why
  12. I Used To Be A Brooklyn Dodger
  13. I Wonder Why
  14. The Wanderer

Tracks:

  1. Abraham, Martin and John
  2. Dialog: "Parents Anniversary"
  3. Sweet Surrender
  4. The Truth Will Set You Free
  5. Dialog: "Doo Wop Alphabet"
  6. A Teenager In Love
  7. Where Or When
  8. Little Diane
  9. Love Came To Me
  10. No One Knows
  11. Runaround Sue

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What's Up, Amazon???.......2006-04-10

What happened to the track listings? What happened to the music samples for this and many other recent releases???

5 out of 5 stars A Fabulous Compliment To the 1973 WB Live Reunion Album.......2006-04-09

This was recorded at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown NYC. The Concert was put on in celebration of New York's (and America's) Greatest Oldies Station ever, WCBS-FM 101.1 . It was to mark their 15th anniversary playing Oldies in the Summer of 1987. It was MC'd by CBS FM's "Cousin Brucie" Morrow. The concert was brodcast live over the air on CBS-FM, and was rebroadcast one more time on tape 1 year later. After that the tapes were put away.

This CD was released by Dion in response to a bootleg Disc of this concert being sold illegally. It was of poor audio quality, and Dion didn't want anything that bad circulating with his name on it when he had the Master Tape in his posession... so out it came, in almost perfect shape. (there is one bad splice in "Brooklyn Dodger"). This version of "Brooklyn Dodger" is far better than the 45RPM version that had been released originally... almost haunting, honest, and heartfelt, and beautifully arranged, and performed.

This CD is a magnificent tribute to Dion, his music, and his fans. Those who were glued to their radios listening to this concert that Summer so long ago will melt into the past... Especially since we no longer have "The Golden 101.1" in New York anymore.

4 out of 5 stars Dion's rockin' return to rock & roll.......2006-03-09

This concert was recorded just as Dion was returning to the rock & roll stage after several years of recording gospel music. He appears to have missed performing his old classics because you can almost hear the joy as he effortlessly makes his way through not only the hits, but some of his lesser known material as well. The between song banter and stories are priceless, and the three minute introduction to "(I Used to be a) Brooklyn Dodger" is a tale unto itself. Even the two gospel songs flow seamlessly and are received well by the audience. His old bandmate from the Belmonts, Carlo, is in fine voice as well, and takes lead vocal on the post-Dion hit, "Tell Me Why". True Dion fans might be able to pick out the few instances where a beat was missed or a line partially flubbed, but all in all, the band was on, and everyone was in fine voice. I would actually rate this a 4.5 out of 5. My only complaint is that you can hear audience members calling out to him between songs. I just wish these could have been edited out or muted somehow. Overall, however, you won't be disappointed!!


Live In New York
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Laurie Anderson
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ASIN: B0000668N9
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

  1. Here with You
  2. Statue of Liberty
  3. Let X=X
  4. Sweaters
  5. My Compensation
  6. Washington Street
  7. Pieces and Parts
  8. Strange Angels
  9. Dark Angel

Tracks:

  1. Wildebeests
  2. One Beautiful Evening
  3. Poison
  4. Broken
  5. Progress
  6. Animals
  7. Life on a String
  8. Beginning French
  9. O Superman
  10. Slip Away
  11. White Lily
  12. Puppet Motel
  13. Love Among the Sailors
  14. Coolsville

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Laurie Anderson scored an improbable hit in the early `80s with the atmospheric "O Superman," a song that appears near the end of this exhaustive two-disc live set. Despite a new arrangement, the track sounds just as entrancing as it did 20 years ago, if only because the 90 minutes leading up to it features some of the most complex, dreamlike, and unnerving music ever produced. But given that these concerts were recorded just days after the September 11 attacks in New York, the effect is all the more chilling--just try to hold back the goose bumps when Anderson sings, "Here come the planes / They're American planes / Made in America." The air of intensity is palpable throughout Live at Town Hall, as Anderson pulls out vintage pieces like "Let X=X" and "Strange Angels," each one taking new shape and meaning in the process. It is a harrowing listen. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

The set list captured on this specially-priced 2CD recording includes ten songs from Life on a String, plus 2002 arrangements of earlier songs from her catalog, including 'Let X=X', 'Coolsville', 'Strange Angels' and the classic 'O Superman' - one of the great compositions of the last two decades. Recorded live at Town Hall / Sept. 19-20, 2001. Trifold digipak.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Stellar!.......2005-03-10

I've seen Laurie Anderson live on a half-dozen occasions, and the shows are always somehow new.

This show is no different. Unlike most of her shows in recent years, this one heavily features her earlier, most-quirky material. But, that material is re-conceived for the live band. Although updated and punched up a bit, it's still true to its original spirit.

The results are wonderful. If you enjoy the earlier albums like Big Science, you'll love hearing their formerly-sparse arrangements augmented with a really great live band. Some of these songs haven't been performed live for many years, and hearing them now is a treat.

I have to agree with the Amazon reviewer and a couple of others: "O Superman" is clearly the climax of the show. The audience's reaction -- surprised and then delighted -- to the opening of O Superman fading in as if sent from long ago is exhilarating.

Knowing the conext of this show and hearing Laurie sing, voice barely controlled, about the "American planes", gives me chills every time I listen. To think that this song was written nearly 20 years before the events of 9/11 is eerie. Extremely powerful stuff.

5 out of 5 stars Love.......2003-05-13

A maximum of 1,000 words is not enough to do justice to one of the most glorious artists of our time.

5 out of 5 stars Attending the event.......2003-04-23

Playing this CD makes the listener feel they are attending the event itself. The music itself is amazing right through, as are the spken word pieces. There is an intimacy, some intensity, some discomfort but some delight too, for example when the anecdote ('Beginning French') about French 'traffic testers' gives way discreetly to the intro of 'O Superman.' But the intensity is felt most when Laurie refers to 9/11 and her reactions, playing that evening, the sense of an entirley changed world. Her songs fit. My favourites here are O Superman, which I knew from the 8os and Strange Angels, which I didn't know before.
The discomfort comes in when you've listened all the way through and get to O Superman on Disc 2, when the references to 'Amercian planes, made in America' are heard.
This is a good place to go for a live compilation of Laurie Anderson songs.

5 out of 5 stars The Best Concert I've Ever Seen.......2003-03-27

Firstly, I have yet to hear this album, but I did see her show In Toronto on September 13th, 2001, and I have to say that it was aesthetically and artistically the most incredible concert that I've ever attended. The quality of her performance (and band!) was superb, and the themes that she's been weaving for all of these years really came together. For me, peak of the show was the transition from O Superman to Pieces and Parts: very emotional, new layers of resonance to say the least. She was visibly shaken at the "American Planes" line, almost as though she had just realized what she was singing. The show ran from the quiet and delicate (White Lily) to surprisingly (and successfully) noisy, loud and aggressive (My Compensation), to arty and humourous (distributing pencils and papers for the audience to draw with and pass back after the show). She's consistently been the most interesting American artist for the past 20 years. Content-wise, she has all the bases covered: musicality, intelligence, technique, experimentation, insight, wit, and grace.
Inspired.

5 out of 5 stars Brave New World.......2002-10-09

Laurie Anderson recently applied for and was hired as kitchen worker at McDonald's hamburger joint near her studio in Manhattan. Huh???...yes it's true, and she recounts her McDonalds experience in her new performance piece, "Happiness". Laurie Anderson can find beauty in strange places. At Town Hall, eight short days after the collapse of the Trade Towers, Laurie found beauty in a terrifying place. She performed "Love Amoung the Sailors", from her Bright Red album and the lyric..."There is no pure land now, no safe place...If this is the work of an angry God, I want to look in his angry face..." ; becomes a prophetic statement of iron willed resolve. "Let X=X" takes on a new meaning as we, the listeners, are placed in an aisle seat of a burning plane. George Bush talked about "wanted dead or alive" and "hunting down terrorists like dogs" and Laurie Anderson talked about the phenomena of flaming birds in the sky after the American planes became guided missles from hell. Now, one year later as Sadam becomes the ghost of Osama, I look to Laurie Anderson's concert at Town Hall as a defining moment in a Brave, New World. Laurie Anderson (not Rudy Guliani) is New York's first citizen and the heart and soul of this planet, Earth.
Summer in the City: Live in New York
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • joe jackson-summer in the city:live
  • Something different for the evening...
  • "SUMMER IN THE CITY"
  • well played and well arranged collection of Jackson oddities
  • The best Joe Jackson album I own
 Summer in the City: Live in New York
Joe Jackson
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TB7H
Release Date: 2000-05-16

Tracks:

  1. Summer In The City
  2. Obvious Song
  3. Another World
  4. Fools In Love/For Your Love
  5. Mood Indigo
  6. The In Crowd/Down To London
  7. Eleanor Rigby
  8. Be My Number Two
  9. Home Town
  10. It's Different For Girls
  11. King Of The World
  12. You Can't Get What You Want
  13. One More Time

Amazon.com

Singer-songwriter Joe Jackson may have ridden the contentious nerve of late-1970s new wave to his first chart triumphs, but he quickly proved he was no slave to fashion. Even earlier than Elvis Costello, Jackson utilized his commercial clout to explore a diverse, idiosyncratic musical palette that ranged from swing through reggae, Tin Pan Alley, and classical. Having seemingly forsaken pop songs altogether in the '90s for larger classically themed set pieces, this live recording of Jackson performing songs in peak form with a stripped-down trio (including Graham Maby on bass and drummer Gary Burke) should come as something of a pleasant surprise for Jackson fans. Imbued with a healthy dose of the singer's trademark musical utopianism, the set list is characterized by smart renditions of vintage, if not overexposed Jackson catalog gems, several of which are interpolated in medleys with a generous sampling of cover songs that are often as surprising as they are insightful. Paired with the Yardbirds' moody "For Your Love," "Fools in Love" becomes a bluesy dirge, while Steely Dan's "King of the World" neatly bookends Jackson's "You Can't Get What You Want" both musically and thematically. It's also a record that should smartly segue into Jackson's anticipated sequel to his biggest (and best) pop/jazz fusion success, Night and Day. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars joe jackson-summer in the city:live.......2007-03-30

"Look Sharp" and "I'm The Man" say it all for Joe Jackson. After these gems he went the same way as Elvis Costello did(who both were born same day- same year). Downhill. They sold out. But, regardless, this disc holds its own. I'ts worth the money.
J. Guida

5 out of 5 stars Something different for the evening..........2007-03-10

This is an album that you will grow to love. Recorded live in 1999 it features Joe Jackson on Piano and Vocals with Bass and Drums being his only support. In this format Jackson shows how underrated he is. Although he was initially successful during the Punk/New Wave movement of the late 70's, Jackson is in fact a schooled musician who studied at the Royal Academy Music.

He performs a mixture of some of his best songs, along with some interesting covers, such as "The In Crowd" (an instrumental hit for Ramsey Lewis in the 60's) and "Eleanor Rigby". Its all done with the passion and vigour we've come to expect from Jackson and I would have loved to have been there.

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars "SUMMER IN THE CITY".......2006-09-12

This is an absolutely great live performance. I generally shy away from concert CD's, because most artist tend to disappoint when recorded outside the studio. However, Joe Jackson is almost magical when performing live. I was fortunate enough to see his concert at the 9:30 club in Washington DC. recently and I can say that it was probably the most enjoyable concert that I have attended. "Summer In The City" is simply a pleasure to hear. I especially enjoy the second half of the CD starting with Joe's version of "Eleanor Rigby", "Be My Number Two", and "Home Town". I never write reviews, but this is such a great CD that it seemed appropriate. I have been listening to Joe Jackson recordings for over 25 years and this CD is one of his best!!!

4 out of 5 stars well played and well arranged collection of Jackson oddities.......2005-06-01

I enjoy this cd and listen to it periodically, though I am not that excited by it to tell you the truth. It is a pretty good cd and if you happen to find it you will like it because the songs are well played and all the musicians are very good in the stripped down trio format. i am not a big fan of Jackson personally though; I was fairly put off when he said "normally I hate bass solos..." on this cd. He seems a little hypocritical, sort of like Elvis Costello. If that kind of style sounds good to you though, definitely get this if you find it. His best stuff is on the 2 cd best of collection, so this isn't a definitive release obviously. There is no guitar, so only expect piano music that is very well arranged.

5 out of 5 stars The best Joe Jackson album I own.......2005-01-01

This is an outstanding album, one of the best I own. Personally I'm a big fan of piano based singer/songwriters, and after listening to this live album of Jackson with the sparse arrangement of a piano, bass and drums, it's clear he's one of the best there is. His playing is a mixture of rock and jazz, without any pedal or fudged notes. There's some fantastic covers as well. He swings from a Duke Ellington cover ('Mood Indigo') to a sparse Beatles cover ('Eleanor Rigby') then onto a brilliant Steely Dan number ('King of the World').

For those who are piano players this is also a great album to listen to. It may not be clear to people who don't play piano, but listening to Jackson with a trained ear... the guy can really play. In contrast to the sparse shuffles of Randy Newman and the pedal-heavy slamming of Ben Folds and Elton John, Jackson rises to the top. And he's got a great voice too.

This is a great replay album too, so buy it and wear it out.

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  3. Master Peace
  4. Matinee 50!
  5. Midnite Vultures
  6. Mind Energy Strategy
  7. Misgiving Transmitter (werk03)
  8. Morderwerk (Re-Release)
  9. Motor City Is Burning [Import] [Original recording remastered] [Live]
  10. Mummer [Extra tracks] [Import] [Original recording remastered]

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New Music from Montréal, Vol.2

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Out of Nothing [Import]

Puccini: Turandot

Magic Mozart (Baby Genius Classical Series)

Polyphonic Book

Real Man

Nightlife: Late Night

No, You C'mon

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