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Album Description
The third single from the British alternative rock group's 1999 & second album 'The Man Who'. Pt.2 is backed with two previously unreleased non-album tracks, 'We Are Monkeys' and an exclusive cover version of Britney Spears' smash hit 'Baby One More Time', recorded live on the Mark Radcliffe Show from The Bay Tavern, August 6th, 1999. Slimline jewel case. 1999 release.

Turn On the Bright Lights
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The best new group
  • "My best friend's a butcher, he has sixteen knives."
  • This album has 286 5 star reviews and it's still comes up as a 4 star album!!!!!!!
  • It's like learning a new language...
  • freaking love this album
 Turn On the Bright Lights
Interpol
Manufacturer: Matador Records
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ASIN: B00006BTCA
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Untitled
  2. Obstacle 1
  3. NYC
  4. PDA
  5. Say Hello To The Angels
  6. Hands Away
  7. Obstacle 2
  8. Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down
  9. Roland
  10. The New
  11. Leif Erikson

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Interpol create literate, atmospheric, moody, trashy post-punk music that recalls '80s faves the Psychedelic Furs. And this is definitely a good thing. While most young bands are content to rhyme "make it" with "fake it," Interpol pens melodramatic tales of tortured and tortuous urban relationships that are truly refreshing. Like their peers the Strokes, they're bright, sophisticated, and meticulous enough to build stirring soundscapes. Turn On the Bright Lights is a must for anyone who missed Echo & the Bunnymen, the Furs, and Joy Division the first time around. --Dominic Wills

Album Description

Australian version of the absolutely stunning full-length debut from New York's Interpol. Think Joy Division meets Psychedelic Furs, Echo & the Bunnymen and the Smiths. Includes the bonus track, 'Specialist'. Matador. 2002.

Album Details

The Stunning Debut Album that Incorporates So Many Postpunk Influences: Joy Division, Television, Morrissey, . Includes the Bonus Track "Specialist".

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best new group.......2007-07-21

Lamenting the death of Ian Curtis and the demise of Joy Division? Dry your tears; Interpol is here. While not as good as Joy Division (what group is?), Interpol is the logical choice for those who miss and crave that wonderful Manchester sound i.e. Joy Division, The Smiths, etc. You can listen to this CD over and over and never get bored. Interpol is a revelation.

4 out of 5 stars "My best friend's a butcher, he has sixteen knives.".......2007-07-13

Interpol makes music with repetitious guitars and bass accompanied by slightly off-kilter vocals delivering nonsense lyrics. It's better than that sounds, but maybe not as great as some critics would think. Turn On the Bright Lights is a fun album to listen to. It's never boring, and they create some deeply affecting melodies that are really quite enjoyable. There's rarely a dull moment throughout. I just really don't see how it's much better than similarly catchy/non-varied music that is labeled as punk and generally ignored. Interpol is about as good as that general kind of music gets, but I think they get a ton of acclaim because they sound more mysterious, not because they're actually that superior musically.

The first track is my favorite. The piano blends with the guitar and works well with the rest of the sounds. "Obstacle 1" is a good single, since it encapsulates their sound quite well and is one of the better songs. "NYC" is a slower song and fairly enjoyable. "PDA" is another good single that represents the band well. The thing is, most of the songs do a good job here, because they all sound pretty similar. "Obstacle 2" has catchy vocals and nice interaction with the instruments. Towards the end there are a couple tracks over six minutes long that show a bit more range from the band as they experiment a little. "Roland" might be the hardest track, with a good riff in the chorus. All in all, not a whole lot about the album really stands out from the rest but it is a consistent, good album.

5 out of 5 stars This album has 286 5 star reviews and it's still comes up as a 4 star album!!!!!!!.......2007-07-09

Ok , the title says it all , nuff said. This is one the greatest albums i've ever heard in my life , it flows perfectly from start to end and the musicianship is outstanding. Why is it still only 4 stars , why????!!

5 out of 5 stars It's like learning a new language..........2007-05-29

For the longest time I kept telling myself I really oughta write a nice review for Interpol on Amazon, and tonight's the night. This is my ode to TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS by the amazing New York band Interpol. I had bought the CD the year it came out and decided to take it with me on a road trip from LA to Vegas. I should say I absolutely dread driving to Vegas, most Angelenos do. What is supposed to be a 3-hour trip usually turns out to be a 5-hour bumper to bumper nightmare and the road leading to Sin City is not exactly scenic, with nothin' but desert and all, I mean, how many cactus can one admire in an endless open field of cactuses? But I sensed this trip was different, and I knew the instant I heard the opening track to this flawless debut of an album.

What's more, with each song I grew increasingly interested in the music and slowly drifted from my environment, finding myself enjoying the ride. The road rage that I had started slipping away with each passing of familiar street signs. Imagine a perfect harmony of landscape blended with poetry for my ears. Surely this can't be one of the rare albums that I can listen to throughout its entirety, I pondered, and anticipated. In the end I wasn't let down. With each repeated listen (that's the trick I think, one would have to give this multiple consecutive hearings in order to fully appreciate it), I realized I started developing feelings for the album.

Feelings?

Ah, but let me tell you why.

Each song tells a story, and when I'm told a story, I want it to be as intoxicating, as dreamy and as atmospheric as each song is on this album. It evokes a mood that's long lost along with childhood, the mood of being afloat, being weightless, being innocent with a sense of discovery. As soon as you hear the opening words, you'll know you're being transferred to a place where you wish time stood still. It's mesmerizing, this album, to say the least. And it is dark, and ambient, and very moody, in all good sense of the words. It is music that evokes the very feelings in me, the longing, the fears, the hopes and the dreams. Whenever I'm in a bad mood or have had a tough day, I play this album and instantly feel better. It has over the years become my best friend, my confidant, my haven, a way to relax and enjoy this thing called life. This album is excellent throughout and that's how one should listen to it, in its entirety, but like anybody else I have my own personal favorites:

The beautifully lush opener "Untitled" really paints a picture for the rest of the album. This song makes me want to renew old friendships with long neglected school chums, "I will surprise you sometime, I'll come round.." It reminds me of the carefree, more fearless days of my youth.

"Obstacle 1" and "PDA" were singles I had heard on the radio that propelled me to buy the album. Both are fast with great guitar and drums. I thought if the rest of the songs sound like the two, it'd be money well spent. Turns out I got every pennies' worth and then some. This record really was the best 13-dollar investment I've ever made.

An early favorite is "Hands Away." This is perhaps the most melodic, most hypnotic song on the album. I was cast under its spell upon hearing the beginning riffs. "Will you put my hands away, will you be my man?..." This song is kinda like "Untitled" in that there are only a handful of lyrics to both the songs but the impact they'll hit you with is immeasurable.

My absolute favorite song in the Interpol catalogue is the wonderfully sexually blatant, yet tender and romantic 7-minute opus called "Stella Was a Diver and She's Always Down." It's flawless, this song. There is not a part in this epic song that I don't like. From the music to the lyrics, it's like a dream, and a nice way of spending seven minutes of one's day, loving "Stella" the way Paul Banks does:

"when she walks down the street, she knows there's people watching
building fronts are just fronts, to hide the people watching her
she once fell through the street, down the man hole in that bad way
the underground drip, was just like her scuba days..."

The last song on the album is called "Leif Erikson" and I find out he's one of the first European settlers to set foot in the States. I don't know what that has to do with the song really, cos to me this song conjures up all kinds of notions and ideals of romance. From Paul's voice and the lyrics to the dreamy surreal atmosphere of the drums and guitars, this the most mesmerizing song of all:

"she says it helps with the lights out
her rabid glow is like braille to the night
she feels that my sentimental side should be held with kids gloves
she doesn't know that I left my urge in the ice box
she swears I'm just prey for the female
well then hook me up and pull me babycakes
cause I like to get hooked

the clock is set for nine but you know you're gonna make it eight
so that you can take some time and teach each other to reciprocate..."

If you're still reading this then tonight's the night. Get romanced by a lil' Interpol and who knows, maybe you'll start harboring feelings too.

Afterall, they're nothing more than feelings.

5 out of 5 stars freaking love this album.......2007-05-18

I got into Interpol by seeing them at a few festivals in 2004... and after they joined the Curiosa festival I was hooked. They are an amazing band, and if this isn't a perfect first album, I don't know what is. And they keep getting better and better.

I just saw them in Las Vegas and they did about four of their new songs off the upcoming album - and everything sounds fabulous! This is going to be a great year for this band.
Turn Around
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • My appointed time!
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 Turn Around
Jonny Lang
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ASIN: B000H7JDVS
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Bump In The Road
  3. One Person At A Time
  4. The Other Side Of The Fence
  5. Turn Around
  6. My Love Remains
  7. Thankful
  8. Only A Man
  9. Don't Stop (For Anything)
  10. Anything's Possible
  11. Last Goodbye
  12. On My Feet Again
  13. That Great Day
  14. It's Not Over
  15. Outro

Amazon.com

The churchy organ that opens and closes Jonny Lang's fifth album reveals its direction. After 2003's Long Time Coming plunged the once-up-and-coming blues guitarist into more soulful and commercial waters, Turn Around completes the transition. Lang is lyrically direct in his spiritual awakening, and the uplifting if sometimes pedantic lyrics make it clear that any vestiges of the teenaged guitar slinger that knocked out an impressive version of the lascivious "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" on his debut are far in the past. A few short leads aside, Lang shifts into full Stevie Wonder/Prince mode, but unfortunately without the quality material that made those artists' work transcend genre. With vocals that shift from guttural howls to sweet and screaming falsetto on tunes like "Don't Stop (For Anything)" and a penchant for oversinging, he's not aiming for subtlety. But there are some winning melodies here: songs such as "Anything's Possible" and "One Person at a Time" boast catchy choruses in a funkified, gospel-tinged, adult-alternative vein bound to appeal to audiences that lean towards obvious religious references in their music. This is a well crafted, undeniably heartfelt set from Lang, who makes it abundantly clear he feels his destiny is to make the world a better place through Jesus. It's a valid enough objective that doesn't quite connect with Lang's rather heavy-handed lyrics, affected singing, and derivative tunes. --Hal Horowitz

Album Description

The Grammy-nominated, former prodigy instrumentalist, who topped the Billboard New Artist chart with his first album at age 15, stands now as a mature creative force, made more sensitive yet also toughened by life's adventures. He's learned what it means to rise above hard times and to find meaning where chaos seemed to rule.

These insights, and the emotions they unleash, makes Turn Around the pivotal album of Jonny Lang's career to date - a passage that links the triumphs of his past to the promise of his future.

A soul-stirring organ, played by Grammy-winning producer Shannon Sanders, forecasts the surge of music that follows on Turn Around: the stomping funk of "Bump in the Road," the startling climax that closes "The Other Side of the Fence," the electrifying vocal exchanges with Michael McDonald on "Thankful," and on the opposite extreme, the work-gang chant that drives "Turn Around" and the profound intimacy of "Only a Man" ...

Turn Around is all of this and more, a tumble of musical colors that dazzle and soothe. And in the end, they achieve coherence through the meaning that Lang conveys so urgently.

"With this album I want to focus, more than ever before, on my purpose in life," he explains. "I've been so incredibly blessed. My wife and I just had our fifth anniversary. I get to do what I love for a living. But it wasn't so long ago that I was spiraling downward in a lot of ways, until God touched my life and set me on the right track. I feel a huge debt to give glory back to Him for everything He has done for me. It's the least he can do."

That said, Turn Around is not slotted only to listeners who have - or have not - undergone this kind of transformation. It inspires, excites, and gets people on their feet - but it doesn't preach. "I understand that not everybody believes as I do," Lang says, "which is fine. I just want to sing about what's going on in my life and let people make up their own minds about that."

For all the conviction that Lang brings to Turn Around, the album began almost as an afterthought. Lang was in the studio one day with his producer, Ron Fair, who is also president of A&M/Interscope Records. There wasn't anything pressing on the agenda; they were doing routine work on the final stages of Lang's previous record, Long Time Coming. Then, out of the blue, Fair said something completely unexpected.

"He looks at me and goes, `Dude, you need to make a gospel record,'" Lang says, laughing at the recollection. "Now, I hadn't really mentioned much to Ron about that side of my life, but for some reason he knew where I was at. So I thought about it for just a second and said, `Yes, I do.'"

There is plenty of gospel in Turn Around, especially in the choir that riffs through "Thankful" and "It's Not Over." But rustic country ("On That Great Day," with guests Buddy Miller and Sam Bush), Motown funk ("One Person at a Time"), jazzy folk ("My Love Remains"), and other influences flavor this music too. In this varied setting, "gospel" has more to do with the spirit that animates these tracks than any category it might inhabit.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars My appointed time!.......2007-07-19

I bought this CD used because I was unsure if I'd like it. I would gladly pay full price (after hearing it)!! The song "My Love Remains" has been ministering to me - so much so, that I was singing it a day when I wasn't around a radio or CD player. To my surprise, I heard "Anything's Possible" on the radio without knowing that was Jonny too! I'm hearing the whole thing now and I love it! I gotta hear the other CD's too... Again,- I LOVE IT!!

3 out of 5 stars THE ATTACK IS GONE.......2007-07-01

This work lacks that extra "something" that made Jonny's earlier work really jump. His voice is right up front, the singing is great. The songs are good, very good. But the attack is gone. Jonny needs to get that producer back he used to have, David Z. Chances are David is either (a) in rehab; (b) passed on; or (c) parted ways with Jonny for other reasons. Well, Jonny, either get him back or get someone else who can push your work that extra step further. Otherwise I will only be hearing you on the radio.

5 out of 5 stars All grown up.......2007-06-27

I remember seeing Jonny Lang as a skinny kid in the blues brothers movie and thinking well he has some talent and some potential. I hadn't heard anything about him on the wire for a few years and thought he had disappeared. I actually found the cd by accident. It's refreshing, classic blues sung without pandering or compromising. Kudos. He sings from his soul and connects with the audience, the skinny little kid is all grown up and getting better with age.

1 out of 5 stars Disappointment.......2007-06-25

Apparently, Jonny's religious/spiritual pusuits are in conflict with The Blues, and what is left of a stellar and influential young blues talent, is merely another couple non-descript albums in a morass of pop/schlock works by faceless artists. Obviously he wants to carry a different message at this point in his life. I miss Jonny, but I've moved on to other blues artists. I'll never forget his live peformance at Sturgis Bikeweek in 2002. It was smokin'!

5 out of 5 stars Stretching out.......2007-06-17

Jonny has matured, his voice is an instrument along with his guitar work. I saw Jonny do this CD live, and ones who say he isnt the guitar kid anymore is right, he is a matured guitar man, who has more matured chops on guitar that builds the song to a screaming peak, then hits you with a voice that is truly blessed by God. I have seen many artists live including Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Jimi Hendrix and not only does Jonny do good in the studio, he can move you live, he is one amazing artist who can deliver the goods live as well as the studio. If you ever get a chance to see a live show by Jonny and his great band, do so, you then can see, that Jonny Lang is not a one shot wonderkid, he is one of the most amazing artist around today. When an artist is better live than on CD, then you know Jonny Lang will only get better, cause he is just starting. Way to go Jonny, keep moving on and growing.
Turn It on Again: The Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A fairly good Genesis compilation gets better and expanded
  • Calling All Stations: THEY'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 Turn It on Again: The Hits
Genesis
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ASIN: B000PUB3OM
Release Date: 2007-06-11

Tracks:

  1. Turn It on Again
  2. No Sone of Mine
  3. I Can't Dance
  4. Hold on My Heart
  5. Jesus He Knows Me
  6. Tell Me Why
  7. Invisible Touch
  8. Land of Confusion
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  11. Throwing It All Away
  12. Mama
  13. That's All
  14. Illegal Alien
  15. Abacab
  16. No Reply at All
  17. Carpet Crawlers 1999

Tracks:

  1. Paperlate
  2. Keep It Dark
  3. Man on the Corner
  4. Duchess
  5. Misunderstanding
  6. Follow You Follow Me
  7. Many Too Many
  8. Your Own Special Way
  9. Afterglow
  10. Pigeons
  11. Inside and Out
  12. Trick of the Tail
  13. Counting out Time
  14. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
  15. Happy the Man
  16. Knife, Pt. 1
  17. Congo

Album Description

2007 Digitally remastered double-disc set. To coincide with the Genesis European tour which commences in Helsinki from 11th June, Virgin / EMI release a double CD special Tour Edition of the band's Hits collection. This double CD will be available for a limited period (until end of 2007) whilst the band are on tour (including U.S) EMI. 2007.

Album Details

2007 Special Double CD Edition of the Anthology of the Former 1970's Progresssive Rock Band who in the 1980's Became One of the the World's Biggest Selling Pop Bands. This Edition was Created to Celebrate the Group's 2007 World Reunion Tour that Brings the "...and Then There were Three" Trio Back Together Once Again. The Second Disc of this Special Set Includes One off Singles Like "Paperlate" and "Pigeons" (From the UK "Match of the Day EP"), as Well as "Follow You, Follow Me", "Misunderstanding", "Many Too Many" and the Ray Wilson Lead "Congo".

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A fairly good Genesis compilation gets better and expanded.......2007-06-28

Genesis' October, 1999 release Turn it On Again - The Hits has been re-released in time for the band's reunion tour (a Stateside release may be forthcoming).
The two discs in the set contains 34 songs and all but one of the tracks (the 1999 re-do of Carpet Crawlers) are freshly remixed by Genesis engineer Nick Davis, and features close to two and a half hours of music.
It also contains a 16-page booklet with a cool looking collage as well as the song titles and writing credits, what songs came from which albums, pictures of the album covers, and thank you's.
Disc 1 is their most recent stuff from 1980 to 1991. We start with the 1980 album Duke's most famous track and this compilation's title cut "Turn It On Again". then we have five tracks from the 1991 US Top 5 album We Can't Dance (No Son of Mine (edited), I Can't Dance, Jesus He Knows Me, Hold on My Heart which were all the big hits from the album and the album cut "Tell Me Why"). Then we have five tracks from 1986's Top 3 album Invisible Touch (the album's chart-topping title cut, Throwing It All Away, Tonight Tonight Tonight(edited), Land of Confusion and In Too Deep all of which were singles). Then there are three tracks from the 1983 Top 10 self-titled effort a/k/a The Shapes Album (the atmospheric "Mama" (here in edited single form with some bits I don't think I ever heard on any version prior to this), the US Top 10 hit "That's All" and Illegal Alien (remixed for this collection)). Then we have two tracks from the first Genesis album to reach the US Top 10 called Abacab (first is the album's title cut (here in single edit form) and then "No Reply at All"). The first disc ends with the 1999 re-recording of the 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway's classic cut "The Carpet Crawlers" dubbed "Carpet Crawlers 99" and is a nice, unique re-recording of the classic Lamb Lies Down album track (this is the only piece on this compilation which was NOT remixed).
Disc two covers 1970-97. We start with "Paperlate" from the UK 3 X 3 EP and the original US edition of the Top 10 album Three Sides Live. Then we pick up with two more tracks from 1981's Abacab ("Keep it Dark" and "Man On the Corner"). Then we have two more tracks from 1980's Duke ("Duchess" and the US Top 20 hit "Misunderstanding"). The band's first US Gold selling Top 20 album, 1978's And Then There Were Three is represented by two tracks ("Many Too Many" and the US Top 30 hit "Follow You Follow Me"). 1977's Top 30 charting Wind and Wuthering is represented by "Afterglow" and "Your Own Special Way". Next is two tracks from the 1977 UK released EP called Spot the Pigeons. First is "Pigeons" and then "Inside and Out" (the only other way to get these tracks is to buy either the Genesis 1976-82 6-CD/6-DVD box set OR buy the Genesis Archives 2 1976-1992 box set). The band's first US Top 40 album A Trick of the Tail is represented by the album's title cut. Then 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is represented by the full version of "Counting Out Time" (the remixed version on Platinum Collection was edited by 10 seconds). 1973's Selling England by the Pound is represented by "I Know What I Like". Next is the single track "Happy the Man" (which was not on an album and is only available on the Genesis archives 1967-75 box set so this is a nice taster of the rarities on the Gabriel years box set). The 1970 album Trespass is represented by the first half of the centerpiece "The Knife". We close things with the track "Congo" from the band's poorly received 1997 album Calling All Stations (which featured Ray wilson in Phil Collins' microphone stand).
This is another great start point for those who want to either discover Genesis or rediscover them in a new light. Or if one chooses, start with The Platinum Collection. Turn it On Again The Hits (2007 Tour Edition) trumps the 1999 single disc dreked version and, like The Platinum Collection, is a stellar look back on one of rock's best bands.
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4 out of 5 stars Calling All Stations: THEY'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-06-27

This past year, there have been many great group fom the past that have buried the hatchet and decided to reunite. It is a absolutely great thing, especially when the music industry, seems to be more interested in acts today that are just about gloss and no substance like Beyonce', Jennifer Lopez, and Kelly Clarkson. With that, the fact that acts like The Police are touring again as reunion tours is really one of the best notions to go out and see what classic rock is made off. That also goes the same from Genesis. Their reunion offically came together back in April with a appearance at VH1's Rock Honors concert, as Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks returned for a new go-around that sounds great. To celebrate a import hits record has gotten better than ever to expand that style and sound.

The 2007 Genesis Turn It On Again: The Hits Tour Edition, expands a fairly good hits package, into a much more definitive collection, reflecting on the groups longtime era of great pop music during the 70's, 80's and 90's. The collection includes 34 great tracks that sound even better than ever, and show that great music comes from the heart. The songs here expand nicely, and works a bit better than the previous 2005 Platinum Collection, which overlooked a lot of great tracks. The collection includes classics like No Son Of Mine, Jesus He Knows Me, the #1 smash Invisble Touch, In Too Deep, and Follow You, Follow Me, to name a few. The collection also includes overlooked tracks from the original Turn It On Again including the upbeat No Reply At All, Paperlate, and the somber Man On The Corner from Abacab. The collection works very well, and really does a great job of reminding people of an era that now seems to be lost and often forgotten. Sadly, the record does overlook a few tracks, but not as many standouts as other Genesis collections did before, as tracks like Ripples, the Peter Gabriel storytelling from The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and the haunting Home By The Sea weren't displayed here, but they were from the Platinum Collection.

All in all, Turn It On Again: The Hits Tour Edition works nicely as a wonderful reintroduction to Genesis, and what makes great songs stand out better than what is supposed to be hot today in the music industry. Although not completely definitive, it works well as a great buy, with a lot of attitude taht works. It is just unfortunate this version hasn't been released in the U.S. yet, but hopefully it will. Otherwise, I recommend this one in favor over the 3 CD Platinum Collection.

Album Cover: B

Songs: B 1/2+

Price: B+

Remastering: A-

Overall: B+
30 Greatest Party Songs Ever
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Great Collection of Party Songs
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  • A great set of dance tunes for kids
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 30 Greatest Party Songs Ever
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Tracks:

  1. Hot Hot Hot
  2. I Will Survive
  3. Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
  4. Electric Slide
  5. Celebration
  6. Get Down Tonight
  7. YMCA
  8. Cotton Eye Joe
  9. Tequila
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  11. Love Shack
  12. Livin' La Vida Loca
  13. Great Balls Fire
  14. Hokey Pokey
  15. Theme From New York, New York

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  1. It's Raining Men
  2. Shout
  3. Old Time Rock And Roll
  4. Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)
  5. Jump, Jive An' Wail
  6. The Chicken Dance
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  15. Dollar Wine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection of Party Songs.......2007-06-26

Very close reproductions to the original artist. Your guests will never know that they aren't listening to the originals because they will be too busy dancing and watching their family and freinds having a great time. This one set filled in many holes in my DJ presentation. A real value. When can I get the next Drew collection!

1 out of 5 stars What a ripoff!.......2007-06-13

I can't believe I didn't read the reviews before buying this piece of "$*#. What a waste of money! Nowhere in the description does it say that these are not sung by the original artist!!! False advertising!! I guess it lists "Drew's Famous Party Music" where it normally puts the artist, but I figured that was the company who put the cd together and not the name of some lame coverband.

We're doing an iPod wedding exactly for this reason, because I want original music and not someone's bad rendition of a great song.

DO NOT BUY THIS!!! Buy a compilation of the originals instead!

1 out of 5 stars please read the reviews before you buy anything...ever........2007-01-30

After a long night of intoxication I wound up buying this cd set. This is for childrens parties, meant for those who either don't know or don't care
about the original quality recordings. If your reputation or pocket book is not at stake this compelation is decent. Save your money for the real thing. Support the original artists it's worth it.

5 out of 5 stars A great set of dance tunes for kids.......2007-01-15

Lots of songs that my teenagers danced to as they were growing up (the Macarena, the Chicken Dance, Electric Slide, etc.). I'm using this as an indoor alternative when teaching physical education to 4th graders.

1 out of 5 stars Fake! Fake! Fake!.......2006-05-01

I bought one of these CD's many years ago and found out the hard way. What a joke and a ripoff. No original artists and nowhere on the CD does it say this. I never bought another one.
Turn It On Again: The Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The best song Genesis ever recorded is EDITED?
  • Somebody tell those Gabriel nerds to "SHUT UP!"
  • A collection off songs that I can't hear anymore
  • If a band stays together, it will change.
  • Genesis in One Pop
 Turn It On Again: The Hits
Genesis
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001ZULV
Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Turn It On Again
  2. Invisible Touch
  3. Mama
  4. Land of Confusion
  5. I Can't Dance
  6. Follow You, Follow Me
  7. Hold On My Heart
  8. ABACAB
  9. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
  10. No Son Of Mine
  11. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
  12. In Too Deep
  13. Congo
  14. Jesus He Knows Me
  15. That's All
  16. Misunderstanding
  17. Throwing It All Away
  18. The Carpet Crawlers 1999

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The sound of Phil Collins's distinctive voice set against a pulsing synthesizer and pounding electro/acoustic percussion became one of the most characteristic and ubiquitous sounds of 1980s (and early '90s) rock. And if Collins's solo work during that period seemed occasionally indistinguishable from that of his band, it was only evidence of the remarkable transformation that Genesis had undergone from its late '60s art-school roots. Indeed, the idea of an eventual Greatest Hits package would have been laughable then. But as the original quintet turned quartet (with the departure of vocalist Peter Gabriel) and then trio (when guitarist Steve Hackett left), the spotlight focused with increasing intensity on Collins and his pop and R&B sense. Though it overlooks a few contenders ("No Reply at All" and "Taking It All Too Hard") in service of balance (and the inclusion of late-model Genesis frontman Ray Wilson), this is a good sampler of one of rock's most consistent (if predictable) hit-makers. Gabriel and Hackett also return for one new track, reuniting the original quintet for a richly textured update of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 's "The Carpet Crawlers." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best song Genesis ever recorded is EDITED?.......2007-05-16

This is a fantastic but not flawless collection. However I have a major complaint: The best song Genesis ever recorded, Mama, is edited. All the other songs: Tonight-X3, ABACAB, were all edited for the better. However Mama totally loses its power. Hearing Phils soaring vocals, the drum buildup, the keyboards, and that maniacal laugh set the dark atmesphere. You can feel Phils soulful begging for the prostitute. Than to have edited verses is a disgrace. Great otherwise though.




ha ha HA owwwwwww.......

5 out of 5 stars Somebody tell those Gabriel nerds to "SHUT UP!".......2007-03-29

Sure Pete was good but Phil was BETTER. Anyways, this is classic 80s rock with songs ranging from prostitution (Mama) to drug addiction (Tonight-x3) to Political awareness (Land of Confusion). These songs`ll have you rockin out and singin along. I only wish they`d get rid of Congo and bring in the steller Illegal Alien. Fantastic album, top-to-bottom. Phil, Mike, Tony, Steve, and Peter at their finest.
P.S. Worth the price for the Gabriel-Collins duet remake of The Carpet Crawlers alone!

1 out of 5 stars A collection off songs that I can't hear anymore.......2007-03-13

The hits are there, but if you want the best, search somewhere else
because the best tracks on Genesis's albums haven't been heard on radio.
For instance, the best cut of Duke is Duke's travel - Duke's end, so what you have on this cd...of course Turn it on again and Misunderstanding.
Another example maybe ? The best on "Genesis" album is Home by the sea - Second home by the sea, so what you have on this cd ? Of course, you get Mama and That's all. So again, if you want the hits, this is the one, if you want the best, don't take this one !

4 out of 5 stars If a band stays together, it will change........2007-01-18

It's true, if a band stays together it will change, and sometimes become something different. Genesis changed quite a bit from the Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett days, but then it had also changed from the Ant Phillips
days as well. And. let's not forget that Phil Collins was not an original member of Genesis. He was a very talented drummer and singer who auditioned for the band and was accepted into the fold somewhere around 1970, roughly the same time Steve Hackett joined (unless I'm mistaken).
What I'm trying to say is that a band will undergo several changes as the years progress and with every change they will lose fans and gain fans. This is what happened to Genesis. There's nothing wrong with the Abacab, Invisible Touch version of Genesis any more than fans of that era thinking the Lamb lies down on Broadway, I know what I Like version of Genesis is weird and unapproachable. This is a good CD. It's a good representation of the more commercial, but still very very good version of Genesis, with a bit of the Gabriel, Hackett version thrown in for good measure.
Bands change, it's natural.

5 out of 5 stars Genesis in One Pop.......2006-08-24

"Turn It On Again: The Hits" is a one disc, 18 track compilation of Genesis' chart toppers. Though mostly from Phil Collins' Genesis, there is a track from Peter Gabriel's era, a track from the Ray Wilson "era", and even a bonus track where all the classic lineup members reunite for one last song. It's pop music and love songs for the most part, yeah, but they're very catchy, unique and fairly well crafted ones. I was born in the 1980s, and many of these tracks remind me of my early years at school, so it's got sentimental value for me as well.

Though often with rather icy 1980s production, Phil Collins has a way with his love songs lyrics and his vocals which is very warm, and you can feel the care he has for the relationship he is describing. That's not to say he can't tell a story, like when he tells us about the lonely TV addict in "Turn it On Again", or when he describes the broken down paternal relationship of "No Son of Mine", or even the slightly disturbing character of "Mama" with his sleazy, rhythmic laugh. They're not exactly stories like the ones Peter Gabriel used to tell to Genesis' music, but they're still pretty interesting.

Genesis have done a whole stack of albums, and on a one CD compilation that only covers hits there's a lot left out. Many of the 1970s albums don't get a track in at all.

Here's a rundown of how many tracks came from which albums:

1 track from "Selling England by the Pound" (1973)
1 track from "And Then There Were Three" (1978)
2 tracks from "Duke" (1980)
1 track from "ABACAB" (1981)
2 tracks from "Genesis" (1983)
5 tracks from "Invisible Touch" (1986)
4 tracks from "We Can't Dance" (1991)
1 track from "Calling All Stations" (1997)

The bonus track "Carpet Crawlers 1999" sees all the Peter Gabriel era members come back together (Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins) to sing the classic, cryptic song "Carpet Crawlers" from the 1974 "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" record. Influential audio engineer (and singer of "Video Killed the Radio Star") Trevor Horn produces this new recording, and if you're a fan of his (like I am), you can tell. There's electronic sound effects and a more modern treatment of the vocals and synthesizers. The beat that Phil Collins lays down for this track was a bit unexpected, rather than the driving hand percussion of the 1974 version, he plays some rather laid back rhythms on his drum kit. It all makes the song feel a lot lighter than the original, like it was on a desert island rather than an etheral cathedral (which is what the original always reminded me of, if that makes sense).

There is a newer, 3 disc compilation out called "Plantinum Collection" but I prefer the remastering job on this compilation disc to that one, which has way too much audio compression for my liking. Just because it's "louder" doesn't mean it's clearer, in some cases it's just the opposite. It's mainly the older tracks that get that treatment. Anyway, with "Turn it On Again" you don't have to worry about anything like that.

Together with Phil Collins' "Hits", this will be all the pop Genesis that a casual listener will probably need. If you are looking for more of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, get the old 1970s albums one by one ("Trespass", "Nursery Cryme", "Foxtrot", "Selling England By the Pound" & "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"). All those albums together make a "Best of Genesis" of a very different kind...
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • overshadowed by their classic debut
  • Turnin' Through The Years
  • all dressed up with somewhere to go
  • The Byrds' Second Album Is Great
  • Still vital...even if you didn't grow up with it
 Turn! Turn! Turn!
The Byrds
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ACP
Release Date: 1996-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
  2. It Won't Be Wrong
  3. Set You Free This Time
  4. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
  5. He Was A Friend Of Mine
  6. The World Turns All Around Her
  7. Satisfied Mind
  8. If You're Gone
  9. The Times They Are A-Changin'
  10. Wait And See
  11. Oh! Susannah
  12. The Day Walk (Never Before)
  13. She Don't Care About Time (Single Version)
  14. The Times They Are A-Changin' (First Version)
  15. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Version 1)
  16. She Don't Care About Time (Version 1)
  17. The World Turns All Around Her (Alternate Mix)
  18. Stranger In A Strange Land (Instrumental)

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Arriving just months after the folk-rock call to arms of their brilliant debut, the Byrds' second album closely follows the same formula, but what a formula: durable American folksongs (from Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and even Stephen Foster) and their own strong originals are laced with the band's keening vocal harmonies and chiming guitars in a mix since institutionalized as a perennial rock dialect. With Seeger's classic title song, the Byrds brought Ecclesiastes onto the charts, importing the urban folk movement's social and political consciousness to the pop mainstream. If the album couldn't repeat the revelatory impact of its predecessor, it's still an earful, from Gene Clark's urgent, ardent "It Won't Be Wrong" to Dylan's contemplative "Lay Down Your Weary Tune." Meticulously remastered, this restored version also boasts unreleased tracks and B-sides, including "She Don't Care About Time," noteworthy for a 12-string solo lifted from Bach. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars overshadowed by their classic debut.......2007-03-23

if this album were a one shot deal by an obscure band, it would seem excellent. problem is, the byrds made many albums, several great ones: so we know they can do better than this. "turn, turn, turn" is a disappointing follow-up to the debut masterpiece which the byrds released in 1965. if you are a 60's music fanatic, or a byrd's maniac, then you will need this. if you are a more casual person in your approach to the bryds, then "mr tambourine man," "younger than yesterday" "the notorious bryd brothers," "sweetheart of the rodeo," and perhaps "the ballad of easy rider" are all you will need.

4 out of 5 stars Turnin' Through The Years.......2006-01-10

'Turn! Turn! Turn!' is the Byrds' second album, & featured the title track, their second & last US #1 single. The rest of the album follows the formula laid down the same year by their debut album, 'Mr. Tambourine Man', though somewhere, this second album is a bit more flawed, which is only understandable due to the hectic conditions under which it was created.

The title track is as wonderful a Byrdesque folk-rock song as any, fully reprising the glory of 'Mr. Tambourine Man', not only commercially, but also artistically.
'It Won't Be Wrong' is another folk-rock classic, whose intro sounds anticipate the coming of psychedelia a few years later. Later the song changes pace & returns to the original speed again later. All in all as great a Byrd song as any on their debut album.
'Set You Free This Time' sets their strongest lyric so far (those covered from Dylan not included), to a tune that marks a slight step down from the previous two songs, but not enough to prevent this from being one of their most underrated gems.
'Lay Down Your Weary Tune' is one of the group's best Dylan-interpretations, and, like all of those, it is hard not to think of it as a Byrds-original. An already strong song loses nothing of its beauty, but is presented in the full grace of folk-rock.
The traditional 'He Was A Friend Of Mine' is buoyed by a great, twangling acoustic guitar, but otherwise the song becomes somewhat tedious in the long run, though it isn't at all bad, and doesn't seem out of place on the album.
'The World Turns All Around Her' is a pure Byrds-classic, complete with the title, a perfect blend of tortured romanticism & mind-altering psychedelia.
'Satisfied Mind' is here transformed into a great Byrds song, but it pales next to the classic 'If You're Gone', an immortal folk-rock jewel.
It is followed by the biggest flaw of the album, the Byrds' cover of Dylan's more-than-immortal classic 'The Times They Are A-Changing'. The band simply betrays the rebellion & protest of the original & try to make it another tender tune, which just doesn't work. For the original is as angry as Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy In The U.K.', and nobody would ever make a serious folk-rock version of that track, well?

'Wait And See' is a suave little love song quite well played, & though it doesn't compensate for the previous track, it is strong enough to overshadow the flaws of the ending track, so it doesn't feel like the last fourth of the album is crap. The cover of 'Oh! Susannah' is indeed an idea spawned of genius, & a great song it is. But it irritates me the way it returns to a single guitar playing the main riff after each verse. This way, an otherwise great, rollin' song, that could have been a Byrds' classic & an album peak, is cut into small pieces, that seriously disturbs your heartbeat ;)... you get up, fall down, get up, and in the end, it gets really annoying. Hard to imagine, but easy to hear.

But except the full-scale flaw of 'The Times They Are A-Changing' & the much better 'Oh! Sussannah', which is anyway mostly a joke, the album is about as great as 'Mr. Tambourine Man'. As for the bonus tracks; 'The Day Walk (Never Before)' has a riff that sounds like 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' some years too early - but otherwise that song is pretty inessential.
But on the other hand, 'She Don't Care About Time' is a timeless Byrds classic, & their cover 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue' actually surpasses Dylan's original (the only time the Byrds inarguably did that). Those two songs are so great that it seems complete foolish they were left off the album for the sake of the Byrds' greatest flaw, 'The Times' cover.
As for the alternate versions, they are really not essential, but they don't hrt anybody with their presence, and the instrumental 'Stranger In A Strange Land' is also fine enough, though one can only imagine how the Byrdesque voices entwined in each other would have transformed it...

4 out of 5 stars all dressed up with somewhere to go.......2005-11-13

Between the twenty-third of August and the first of November of 1965, 'The Byrds' recorded the 18 tracks that make up this 1996 reissue of their second album. Already, 'The Byrds' possessed several of the elements that would combine to make them one of the most proficient and influential bands of the greatest decade for music, the 1960's. Jim McGuinn's chiming 12- string guitar sound is fundamental to every song, as are the exquisite background harmonies being delivered by Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Chris Hillman. The only element still reserved for development was their talents as composers. Only vocalist Gene Clark was beginning to reveal himself as more than a soundboard for other writer's works, penning five numbers, four of which are among the best on the disc. Jim McGuinn only offers one composition of note, and David Crosby teams up with McGuinn for his only writing contribution, aside from the closing instrumental.

On 'Turn, Turn', Turn', the continuing success of 'The Byrds' turned on their ability to accomodate old and sometimes obscure compositions, as well as chart-topping hits, to their own distinctive sound. On this disc, the quintet parlay the music of Pete Seeger ('Turn, Turn, Turn'), Bob Dylan ('Lay Down Your Weary Tune', 'He Was a Friend Of Mine', 'The Times They Are A-Changin', and 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue'), and even Stephen Foster ('Oh! Susannah'). It is perhaps that last, unlikely choice that most dramatically demonstrates the remarkable skill of this band to take any composition, especially folk music, and make it their own. If not for the many, many times most of us have both heard and sang along to 'Oh! Susannah', this Byrds version could well pass for a modern folk song. Every Byrd cover I hear brings new meaning to both lyrics and music, often in stunning ways.

Aside from the title track, which endures despite being played into what should be oblivion by now, the best songs on the disc are the Dylan covers. The ninth track, 'The Times They Are A-Changin' was the hoped for sequel to their first Dylan cover, 'Mr. Tambourine Man'. The recording, however, was deemed inferior to expectations, and was shelved toward the end of the album. While it probably didn't deserve to be downplayed, it is the 24 second shorter bonus recording of the same track which should have been released as a single. This bonus track, along with the alternate mix of 'The World Turns All Around Her', a Gene Clark original, present a much more determined atmosphere than the released versions, both suitable for Top-40 contention. Another bonus track, 'The Day Walk (Never Before)' is another Gene Clark composition that should have found it's way onto the 'Turn, Turn, Turn' disc, being the most basic rock tune the band put down during these sessions. Another recording of note is Crosby's 'Stranger In A Strange Land', a tasty instrumental from an artist best known for his talents as a vocalist and lyricist. Add to these numbers two versions of yet another excellent Gene Clark composition, 'She Don't Care About Time', and it's clear that a much bolder 'Turn, Turn, Turn' disc could have emerged in 1965. It's perplexing why producer Terry Melcher didn't hear the potential for some of these tracks over lesser numbers such as 'Satisfied Mind', 'If You're Gone', and 'Wait and See'.

Despite the shortcomings of the original release, all is forgiven with the inclusion of these tracks in this 1996 reissue, adorned with glorious 20-bit remastering. Although subsequent releases such as 'Fifth Dimension' would enlarge, expand, and mature the talents of each band member, 'Turn, Turn, Turn' expands our exposure to what the band was in 1965, in itself a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience. Revel in the 12-string and harmonies being applied to some of the finest compositions of any era in this handsomely illustrated package. Definitely four stars, and approaching five.

5 out of 5 stars The Byrds' Second Album Is Great.......2005-08-30

TURN! TURN! TURN!, the second album by the Byrds, is a classic. There are many great songs here, with the best being the title track and "It Won't Be Wrong." The band members were playing their own instruments on every song here, whereas studio musicians had been used for two songs on the debut. The title song was adapted from the Book Of Ecclesiastes by Pete Seeger, and there's also a great Dylan cover or two on this CD as well. The fact that the surviving Byrds believe that the young Australian tourist jailed in Indonesia on drug-smuggling charges was unjustly convicted makes this CD an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience.

4 out of 5 stars Still vital...even if you didn't grow up with it.......2005-05-05

I grew up with oldies radio because my parents were fans, but being born in 1970 I was much too young to have heard this album when it was new. I'd already purchased a Greatest Hits on the band which had all the stuff I knew from the radio and had borrowed the band's box set from the library. I didn't like it at the time (I was around 12). It was the wrong time...I didn't have the maturity I needed to "get it". Flash forward about 9 years...I'm now a Tom Petty fan and I'd read that he considered the Byrds a huge influence on his music. I decided I should try and pick up some more of their music and found the original issue (not this re-master) in a bargain bin and discovered what I'd been missing.

The band here was able to catch the zeitgeist of the age with their folk-influenced tunes but the rock guitars kept it from sounding as outdated as much of their contemporaries now sound, along with tasty vocal harmonies and interesting arrangements.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: As I still have only the original issue (no $$ to update to the remaster) my comments will focus only on the original 11 tracks. I'll leave it to others to discuss the 20 bit remastered sound, bonus tracks, and liners...

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" is a rock interpretation of Pete Seeger's folk song based on Solomon's ageless wisdom from the Bible's book of Ecclesiastes. The peace anthem is one of the few that still resonates today without sounding hopelessly hokey or naive (Unlike, say, Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance"). Clark's rebuff of a lover that jilted him and has changed her mind ("Set You Free This Time") is as good as much of the material on their later SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO. "Lay Down Your Weary Tune"'s nature ode is the better of 2 Dylan covers. "He was a Friend of Time" reworked a traditional folk song into a political elegy for JFK. "Satisfied Mind" was already a great song for Porter Wagoner. The folk-rock arrangement here brings its message to ears it might otherwise never reach. "If You're Gone" gathers extra emotional weight from the oddly droning background "oohs" that punctuate the verses."Oh Susanna!" takes an ancient Stephen Foster tune and manages to make it sound modern, utilizing shifting time signatures and a martial snare rhythm near the coda.

LOWS:
"The Times They are a-Changin'" just doesn't work as happy, chiming Rickenbacher rock. I can't comment on the alternate, but the official version seems like a mistake to me. "Wait and See" is pretty lightweight lyrically. It could easily have been done by one of the lesser Merseybeat bands (Freddie and the Dreamers?) It's just not their best material.

BOTTOM LINE:
One of the best rock albums made even with its surfeit of cover material. You can trace a straight line back from Tom Petty, Matthew Sweet, and U2 to these guys. (The Edge's guitar is really just McGuinn's jangle sped up and heavily distorted..especially on something like "Where the Streets Have No Name".) Recommended.

4 1/2 stars
Drew's Famous Hawaiian Luau Party
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Actually Rather Good...
 Drew's Famous Hawaiian Luau Party
Brian Wilson
Manufacturer: Turn Up the Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005VG2
Release Date: 1996-12-10

Tracks:

  1. Hawaii Five-O (Theme Song)
  2. Surfin' Usa
  3. Iko Iko
  4. Kokomo
  5. The Tide Is High
  6. Tiny Bubbles
  7. Copacabana
  8. Oye Como Va
  9. Good Vibrations
  10. Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
  11. I Can See Clearly Now
  12. Don't Worry, Be Happy
  13. Blue Hawaii
  14. Wipeout
  15. Red Red Wine
  16. Hand Up (The Club Med Song)
  17. Aloha Oe

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Disappointment.......2007-04-15

I was excited to see all the fun music so I got suckered into buying it. What a let down! It breaks my heart because it had so much potential. I wish I could find this collection of songs only well done by the original musicians or even a good cover band.

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2006-07-21

I bought this cd to be played at my 8yr old daughters birthday party. She decided to have a Luau theme. Great music to go with this type of party.

3 out of 5 stars ok.......2006-07-11

This one was ok, but not my favorite. Try Drews Island Jam, much better.

4 out of 5 stars Drew's Famous Hawwaiian Luau Party .......2005-09-14

It was our first Luau Party and the CD was Great!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Actually Rather Good..........2005-08-09

I know I am "bucking the trend" but I throw a LUAU party every summer and I use this CD as part of my music collection. Everyone really likes it - some ask me to make a copy of the music for them. The songs are very well done in my opinion (not horrible like some of the others said). The originals are better I am sure, but this is an awesome collection ON ONE CD (if you are not able to burn your own with orignial artists). I was really surprised to see the bad reviews. I think they got ticked because they were EXPECTING the real artists. Now I would have been upset if I had that impression going in, but I already KNEW... took a chance - again, people at my party love it - and for the most part people don't notice it's not the original artists. That's my 2-cents (to balance the scale).
If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • If I Could Turn Back Time
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  • Cher's great
  • YOUR FAIR CHER
 If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
Cher
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004T0PP
Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Love And Understanding
  2. Save Up All Your Tears
  3. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
  4. After All (Love Theme From Chances Are)
  5. If I Could Turn Back Time
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  13. Half-Breed
  14. The Way Of Love
  15. Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves
  16. I Got You Babe

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars If I Could Turn Back Time.......2007-01-11

I originally was buying this CD for a friend of mine as a Christmas present. Then I decided to order one for me also. We both like Cher. We were neither one disappointed. Cher is one of a kind.

5 out of 5 stars CHER IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE GREATEST FEMALE ENTERTAINERS AND ICON'S IN ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY!.......2006-12-30

I will be writing a review on the legendary brilliant masterpiece compilation album entitled "IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME, CHER'S GREATEST HITS" by one of the greatest female performers of ALL-TIME, I talking about the legendary and ALWAYS beautiful, CHER! This compilation was originally released in 1999 on CD on the Geffen Records label distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Inc. The matrix or ID number is INTD-90379. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary compilation album, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

WOW! What can I say about this legendary compilation album and the legendary icon that recorded them all those years ago that hasn't already been said? I have mentioned and reviewed many of the great female performers in Rock n' Roll history but I must apologize deeply for not mentioning this beautiful entertainer and icon. She was born Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere on 20 May 1946! When she met Salatore Phillip Bono (AKA Sonny Bono) in the early 60's who was 11 years older than her, BOTH their lives would be changed forever and would NEVER be the same again! Their show biz names would be changed to Sonny and Cher! And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY!" It wasn't until the early 70's that Sonny realized the full talent and potential of Cher and did not want to hold her back! Her voice sounded so rough and husky yet so beautiful! It would also be during the early 70's that Cher would begin on what would become an extremely successful solo career. When Cher's divorce from Sonny finalized in the early to mid 70's, it would be time for Cher to devote herself full time into her solo career! It would also be during this time that CHER would beautifully blossom into one of the GREATEST FEMALE PERFORMERS OF ALL-TIME! CHER would also blossom into one of the GREATEST FEMALE ACTRESSES OF ALL-TIME! This compilation album is a true testament of the many great contributions and achievements that CHER has given us! THIS IS CHER AT HER ABSOLUTE BEST! THIS LEGENDARY COMPILATION ALBUM IS HER STORY! In my opinion, This is ONE GREAT COMPILATION ALBUM! Every single song track is outstanding!

I will list and briefly review all the song tracks in their original exact running order as follows: (1.) "Love And Understanding," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! A great CHER ROCKER! I love the orchestra arrangements in this one! I love this song!) (2.) "Save Up All Your Tears," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER ROCKER! CHER sings this song with such power and emotion that you can almost feel her tears in this one! You have to see the video on this song to believe it! I love this song!) (3.) "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER song! This song is a remake from the past! I love this version!) (4.) "After All," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! I LOVE THIS SONG! A BEAUTIFUL DUET with Chicago's Peter Cetera! This is the title song from the film "CHANCES ARE!") (5.) "If I Could Turn Back Time," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! ANOTHER GREAT CHER ROCKER! This song kicks a*s! You need to see the video of this song to get the full impact and message that this song contains! CHER REALLY ROCKS OUT IN THIS ONE! This song is by far, ONE OF HER GREATEST EVER!) (6.) "Just Like Jesse James," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! A great CHER slow Rocker! I love the acoustic guitar arrangements in this one! Great song!) (7.) "Heart Of Stone (Remix)," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER slow acoustic song! CHER'S angelic voice brings this song to LIFE! I love it!) (8.) "I Found Someone," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER Rocker! CHER REALLY SINGS AND KICKS A*S IN THIS ONE! I love this song dearly!) (9.) "We All Sleep Alone," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! A beautiful slow CHER number! Listening to this song, you can't help but feel immersed into her spell and be hypnotized by her angelic voice! I love it!) (10.) "Bang Bang (New Version)," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! I LOVE THIS NEW VERSION! This song REALLY ROCKS! I love the musical arrangements in this one as well! This song kicks a*s! CHER sings this one with such raw power and emotion that she leaves you begging for more!) (11.) "Take Me Home," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER number! This song was recorded during the glory days of Disco! In my opinion, CHER'S voice was made for this song and sound! I love this one dearly!) (12.) "Dark Lady," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! This song is by far, ANOTHER ONE OF CHER'S GREATEST EVER! I love CHER'S blistering Lead Vocals in this one! This song is about the mystic life of a gypsy! I LOVE THIS ONE!) (13.) "Half-Breed," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Another great CHER number! This song is ANOTHER ONE OF CHER'S GREATEST EVER! I LOVE THIS ONE! I love the musical arrangements in this one as well!) (14.) "The Way Of Love," (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! I LOVE THIS NUMBER! I love the orchestra music arrangements in this one! CHER'S beautiful angelic voice rises for the occasion in this one!) (15.) "Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves" (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! Breathtaking! Another great CHER Rocker! I love the musical arrangements in this song as well! This song is without a doubt, ONE OF CHER'S GREATEST SONGS EVER! I love it!) and (16.) "I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher)." (Outstanding! Brilliant! Superb! This collection would not be complete without CHER'S TRADEMARK SONG WITH THE MAN THAT DISCOVERED HER, Sonny Bono! I love this song so dearly! You can actually feel their love for each other in this legendary song!) Two songs deserve to be honorably mentioned and added to this collection, "Believe" and "Strong Enough" from 1998. These two songs also define why CHER is one of the greatest female performers and entertainers of ALL-TIME! Overall, this is one hell of a great compilation album! Every single song track in this compilation album is nothing less than outstanding and brilliant!

As you can see, this is definitely a great treasure album worth purchasing that he or she should definitely own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This priceless gem will definitely be around to be enjoyed and cherished for many more years to come, NOW AND FOREVER!

In closing, The Legend of CHER has continued to grow and entertain us to this very day! What I will ALWAYS REMEMBER about Sonny and Cher is their charisma! They were BOTH very EXTREMELY charismatic individuals! Nothing would be more evident then Sonny and Cher's last public appearance and brief historic reunion on The David Letterman Show in the late 80's! For one last time and for a brief moment, they were Sonny and Cher once again! Believe it or not, I actually cried when I saw that performance! It was great seeing them sing "I Got You Babe," the song that gave Sonny and Cher their existence and had so much power and meaning for them both! Sadly, We would all lose Sonny Bono in a fatal sking accident on 5 January 1998 in the Reno, Nevada mountains! Cher's Eulogy speech at his funeral pretty much says it all! At the same time, CHER would release her RETURN album (I NEVER USE COMEBACK IN REFERENCE TO HER!) "BELIEVE" in 1998! This album singlehandedly made CHER a force to be reckened with in the 90's and that she is here to stay! I will always love CHER! Here's to you CHER! Keep persevering! R.I.P. Sonny Bono 1935-1998. Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. CHER RULES! SONNY BONO LIVES! Long Live Rock n' Roll! Rock out always and take care. Forever in Rock, J.L.

5 out of 5 stars Missing Song.......2006-10-07

The song listing is missing song #1 on the CD. It is called "DON'T COME CRYIN' TO ME", and this is the only CD you can get it on. I attempted to get the song list for this CD corrected thru Amazon, but there is no avenue to have this done. Modern technology for you!!

5 out of 5 stars Cher's great.......2006-08-14

This is what I turn on all the way to work and on the way home. Great music!!!

4 out of 5 stars YOUR FAIR CHER.......2005-10-18

If anyone ever needed a collection spanning all phases of her long career, it has to be the Dark Lady herself, who's made more "comebacks" than Shirley MacLaine...and Cher's are actually "on record". Hear the husky voiced quick-change artist in her role as: Sonny's Queen ("I Got You Babe", natch), Tall Tale Telling Queen ("Half Breed", "Dark Lady", the untouchable "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves"), Disco Queen ("Take Me Home"), and Late 80's Comeback Queen ("Just Like Jesse James", the aptly titled "If I Could Turn Back Time"). Thankfully omitted are Cher's Rock Queen phase (Oh?...Missed that one?) and Electro-Dance Queen phase (Next time, leave the synthesized vocals and canned backbeat to Britney; you're above it, darling). It woulda been nice if a few more "Sonny and..." chestnuts had been favored over such dreck as a Bon Jovi-assisted remake of her own "Bang Bang", and lyrics should have been included (ever notice Cher's mumbly-mouthed delivery is just a tad hard to understand sometimes?). But heck, it just wouldn't be Cher if she didn't need a little "overhauling". Now HERE'S an idea! How 'bout the WORST of Cher, featuring her duets with Gregg Allman and Meat Loaf, her early "I Love You Ringo" single, recorded as Bonnie Jo Mason, her work as leader of rock act Black Rose...PLEASE!! Somebody STOP me before I mention her post-"Believe" rehashes!!!
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Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

  1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
  3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
  4. Hungarian Dance No.7
  5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
  6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
  7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
  8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
  9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
  10. Csardas Music
  11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
  12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
  13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
  14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
  15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
  16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
  17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
  18. Tzigane
  19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
  20. Caprice No.24
  21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
  22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
  23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
  24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
  25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
  26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
  27. The Violin Muted
  28. Clair De Lune
  29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
  30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
  31. The Pizzicato Violin
  32. Pizzicato Polka
  33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
  34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
  35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
  36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
  37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
  38. Hungarian Dance No.4
  39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
  40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
  41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
  42. Bolero
  43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
  44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
  45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
  46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
  47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
  48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
  49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
  50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
  52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
  53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
  54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
  55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
  56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
  57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
  58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
  60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
  61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
  62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
  63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
  64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
  65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
  66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
  67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

  1. Introduction To The Viola
  2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
  3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
  4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
  5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
  6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
  7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
  8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
  9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
  10. Cypresses (No.9)
  11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
  12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
  13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
  14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
  15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
  16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
  17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
  18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
  19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
  20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
  21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
  22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
  23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
  24. Elfentanz, Op.39
  25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
  26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
  27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
  28. Flamenco
  29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
  30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
  31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
  32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
  33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
  34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
  35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
  37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
  38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
  39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
  40. Capriccio Di Bravura
  41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
  42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
  43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

  1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
  2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
  3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
  4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
  5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
  6. Sa'Dawi
  7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
  8. Chamber Music No.II
  9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
  10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
  11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
  12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
  13. A Variety Of Techniques
  14. Chamber Music No.II
  15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
  16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
  17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
  18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
  19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
  20. Naelden, Naelden
  21. The Bachian Oboe
  22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
  23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
  24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
  25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
  26. The Swan Of Tuonela
  27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
  28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
  29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
  30. Bolero
  31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
  32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
  33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
  34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
  35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
  36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
  37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
  38. ...And Quite Low.
  39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
  40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
  41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
  43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
  44. Introduction To The Saxophone
  45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
  46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
  47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
  48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
  49. Bolero
  50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
  52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
  53. Sax-O-Phun
  54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
  55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
  56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
  57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
  58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
  59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
  60. Bolero
  61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
  62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
  63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
  64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
  65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
  66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
  67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
  68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
  69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
  70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
  71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
  72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
  73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
  74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
  75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
  76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
  3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
  4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
  5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
  6. Fanfare For The Common Man
  7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
  8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
  9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
  10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
  11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
  12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
  13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
  14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
  15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
  16. Billy The Kid
  17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
  18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
  19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
  20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
  21. The Birth Of The Trombone
  22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
  23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
  24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
  25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
  26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
  27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
  28. Hosannah
  29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
  30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
  32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
  33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
  34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
  35. The Horn And The Hunt
  36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
  37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
  38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
  39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
  40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
  41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
  42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
  43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
  44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
  45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
  46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
  47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
  48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
  49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
  50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
  51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

  1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
  2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
  3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
  4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
  5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
  6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
  7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
  8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
  9. Den Hoboecken Dans
  10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
  11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
  13. Gymnopedie No.2
  14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
  15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
  16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
  17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
  18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
  19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
  20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
  21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
  22. The Birth Of The Bongo
  23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
  24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
  25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
  26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
  27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
  28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
  29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
  30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
  31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
  32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
  33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
  34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
  36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
  37. Ravel And The Xylophone
  38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
  39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
  40. Introducing The Vibraphone
  41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
  42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
  43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
  44. Folk Dances
  45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
  46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
  47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
  48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
  49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
  50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
  51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  52. Introducing The Celeste
  53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
  54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
  55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
  56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
  57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
  58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
  59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
  60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
  61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
  62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
  63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

  1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
  2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
  3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
  4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
  5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
  6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
  7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
  8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
  9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
  10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
  11. Mahler's Sleighbells
  12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
  13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
  14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
  15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
  16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
  17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
  18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
  19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
  20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
  21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
  22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
  23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
  24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
  25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
  26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
  27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
  28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
  29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
  30. Nocturnes
  31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
  32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
  33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
  34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
  35. The Oboe As Duck
  36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
  37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
  38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
  39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
  40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
  41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
  42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
  43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
  44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
  45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
  46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
  47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
  48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
  49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
  50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
  51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
  52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

  1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
  2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
  3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
  4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
  5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
  6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
  7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
  8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
  9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
  10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
  11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
  12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
  13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
  14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
  15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
  16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
  17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
  18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
  19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
  20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
  21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
  22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
  23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
  24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
  25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
  26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
  27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
  28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
  29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
  30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
  31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
  32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
  33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
  34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
  35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
  36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
  37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
  38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
  39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
  40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
  41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
  42. Canzon 28
  43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
  44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
  45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
  46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
  47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
  48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
  49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
  50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
  51. Images (Gigues)
  52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
  53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
  54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
  55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
  56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
  57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
  58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
Turn of the Cards
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Real music lasts forever.
  • Renassaince at their best
  • Really great stuff
  • Can you believe I haven't heard it since the early 80s??
  • Classical-Rock Synthesis
 Turn of the Cards
Renaissance
Manufacturer: Repertoire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000132
Release Date: 1994-09-30

Tracks:

  1. Running Hard
  2. I Think Of You
  3. Things I Don't Understand
  4. Black Flame
  5. Cold Is Being
  6. Mother Russia

Album Description

1994 reissue on the Repertoire label of the prog icon's 1974album, originally released on the BTM label. Six tracks, including 'Running Hard' and 'Mother Russia'.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Real music lasts forever........2007-06-04

Nothing new to say here. If you like prog rock with a touch of classical/magical/psychedelic and performed by real musicians and one incredible voiced lady, then this and Scheharazade need to be your next music purchases. Also, one of my favorite album covers of all time.
Thank you, Repertoire Records.
No outtakes or lyrics included.

5 out of 5 stars Renassaince at their best.......2007-04-15

This cd has very special both music and lyrics . Annie really gets into the spiritual beauty that anyone who is familiar with Renassaince
has come to know . Parts of this music has brought tears of happiness and I would recommend it to those seeking magic music.
Not all of it is happy yet the parts that are , make it worth getting
I am a Renassaince fan from way back and would not be without this special piece of time

5 out of 5 stars Really great stuff.......2007-02-04

It would be really hard to pick a best or favorite Renaissance CD as this one, Ashes Are Burning, Scheherazade, Prologue,and Novella are all so good. This one has "I Think of You" "Black Flame" "Things I don't Understand" "Mother Russia" "Running Hard" and "Cold is Being" all on the same CD. This is how the original LP was released back in the 1970's- there's no bonus tracks but it's just perfect as it is.

5 out of 5 stars Can you believe I haven't heard it since the early 80s??.......2006-06-16

Those were the days my friends, end of the 70s and here in Venezuela I had a select group of prog listenting friends who shared all the insight on whatever we could lay our hands on to..

Renaissance- Annie Haslam's heavenly voice and the group that was able to combine prog with classical.. then life happened and was cut off from this world... Turn of the Cards is one of the finest and you can take it from me that I have not listed to the group in over 20 year

5 out of 5 stars Classical-Rock Synthesis.......2006-06-02

This is the penultimate album from this ever-changing group of British musicians. Probably the most successful ensemble responsible for what I would consider as the best of the groups recording output in their brief history. This particular albums' (it was originally produced on vinyl) release was timed to be synced with their US Tour in 1974. Synonymous with the confusing musical direction of the times, their tour was the platform by which the launch of two notable seventies groups occurred; Kiss and 10cc. If there was ever a more divergent touring group, this was probably it. Interwoven strains of classically influenced music, tempered by harmonies and balance arranged by a carefully orchestrated rock ensemble which included traditional piano and contemporary synthesizer among others. All of this classical influence punctuated by lyrics that represent the very essence of the self-discovery of the times all done with a trace of nostalgic longing. This can be best heard in such tunes as "Running Hard," I Think of You," "Black Flame," and "Mother Russia." A delicate and intricate overlaying of vocal harmonies is also noteworthy in a number of compositions such as "Running Hard," and "Black Flame." I would consider this the one "must-have" recording to obtain out of their complete discography. Although, highly touted as another milestone recording from the group the album; "Sheherazade," was a dismal disappointment to me. If you only want to get one Renaissance recording to sample the best of their work, "Turn of The Cards," would be the obvious choice.

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