Hot and Sweet

Editorial Reviews
Larry Flick, Sirius OutQ Radio
"...tunes that come together as a vibrant tapestry of colors ... that stand tall individually and mighty as a collection."

Album Description
"Hot and Sweet gives us music that speaks to and for us not all in one song, but in a variety of tunes that come together as a vibrant tapestry of colors, colors that stand tall individually and mighty as a collection.

"It¹s with a respectful tip of the hat that I introduce you to the work of Outmusic¹s shining lights of talent. As you move through each track, you¹ll taste the intensity of our community¹s young renegades and then bask in the warm of the ever-active pioneers whose early efforts allow us all to be exactly as we should be." -- Larry Flick

19 great songs by 19 queer artists, Curated by Mitch Gallob(curator of the Streeter Music compilations: A Love Worth Fighting For, Winter Moon, and Fruit Cocktail).

Hot and Sweet, Music, Various Artists, Compilation by out artists in a variety of styles pop, hip hop, folk, world, cabaret, jazz, and others, Folk & Traditional, Folk Collections, Political Folk, Pop, Singer/Songwriter, V/a Compilations
Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fabulous for any Broadway-lover
  • Top Shelf
  • TERRIFIC CD'S
  • Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs
  • Great Compilation!
 Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00064ADMK
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

  1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
  2. Swanee- Al Jolson
  3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
  4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
  5. My Man- Fanny Brice
  6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
  7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
  8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
  9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
  10. Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
  11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
  13. Body And Soul- Libby Holman
  14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
  15. Night And Day- Fred Astaire
  16. Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
  17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
  18. You're The Top- Ethel Merman
  19. Summertime- Anne Brown
  20. September Song- Walter Huston
  21. My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
  22. It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
  23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
  24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
  25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

  1. New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
  2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
  3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
  4. There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
  5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
  6. Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
  7. Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
  8. Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
  9. Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
  10. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
  11. Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
  12. Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
  13. Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
  14. Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
  15. Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
  16. Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
  17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
  18. I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
  19. Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
  20. The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
  21. Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
  22. Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

  1. Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
  2. I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
  3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
  4. My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
  5. Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
  6. Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
  7. Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
  8. Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
  9. I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
  10. The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
  11. Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
  12. What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
  13. As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
  14. Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
  15. People- Barbra Streisand
  16. Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
  17. If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
  18. Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
  19. The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
  20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
  21. Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

  1. Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
  2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
  3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
  4. The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
  5. Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
  6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
  7. I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
  8. We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
  9. Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
  10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
  11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
  12. One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
  13. All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
  14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
  15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
  16. Come Follow The Band
  17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
  18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
  19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

  1. Memory- Betty Buckley
  2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn
  3. Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
  4. Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
  5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
  6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
  7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
  8. Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
  9. With One Look- Glenn Close
  10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
  11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
  12. Seasons Of Love-
  13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
  14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
  15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
  16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
  17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
  18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
  19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

5 out of 5 stars Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

5 out of 5 stars Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

5 out of 5 stars Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway
The Hot Years 1925-1930
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Hot Years 1925-1930 - Jan Garber
  • Jan Garber Jams Hot!
  • Okay, but not essential to your twenties collection
  • Well remastered, and highly listenable
  • A MUST-HAVE Recording
 The Hot Years 1925-1930
Jan Garber
Manufacturer: Old Masters
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000F1S8
Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

  1. Sister Kate
  2. Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down
  3. That's Why I'm Happy
  4. Baby Face
  5. There's A Blue Ridge In My Heart, Virginia
  6. Blue Shadows
  7. Tiger Rag
  8. Louisiana
  9. Weary River
  10. There Ain't No 'Maybe' In My Baby's Eyes
  11. Steppin' Around
  12. 'Round Evening
  13. Sonny Boy
  14. Outside
  15. Washington & Lee Swing
  16. Vmi Spirit
  17. You Don't Like It-Not Much
  18. Positively-Absolutely
  19. She A Great, Great Girl
  20. Back In Your Own Backyard
  21. Tin Ear
  22. Way Down 'Yonder In New Orleans
  23. When A Woman Loves A Man
  24. Puttin' On The Ritz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Hot Years 1925-1930 - Jan Garber.......2006-03-26

Excellent example of the era.Re-mastering done superbly, the recordings sound as if recorded yesterday! Delighted with the selections. A great addition to any collection!

5 out of 5 stars Jan Garber Jams Hot!.......2005-09-10

If you love pre-swing American Popular music, you'll love this CD. This is an excellent example of popular music from those years. The restoration on all the cuts are excellent and you could hardly tell that these came from vintage 78rpm photograph records. This CD is a must have for anyone interested in Hot Jazz from the late 1920's and early 1930's.

Gregory

3 out of 5 stars Okay, but not essential to your twenties collection.......2005-06-13

I collect this type of music and I am happy to have almost anything reissued in my collection. This is not the most exciting music out there. I found this band to be merely adequate. None of the songs really heat up. If you are a collector, put this on the bottom of your Christmas list. Put the Hotel Biltmore Orchestra near the top! (It's still available on Amazon).

4 out of 5 stars Well remastered, and highly listenable.......2003-09-04

The Hot Years is a very good album of its genre, and Old Masters does a very nice job with remastering. I really enjoy this album, but be advised it is a CD-R, not a pressed CD.

5 out of 5 stars A MUST-HAVE Recording.......2003-04-24

This is one of the best compilations I've bought in years - know I will isten to it over and over. In fact it's one of the FEW CDs where I bought TWO so I'd have one at home and one for work and car. The numbers are simply excellent and the quality of the remaster is also grand. I recommend this collection to anyone else who loves this style of music.
HOT STUFF!
Sweet and Hot
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Classy classics.
 Sweet and Hot
Ella Fitzgerald
Manufacturer: Verve
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000NA6MTA
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

  1. Thanks for the Memory
  2. It Might as Well Be Spring
  3. You'll Never Know
  4. I Can't Started
  5. Moanin' Low
  6. Taking a Chance on Love
  7. That Old Black Magic
  8. Old Devil Moon
  9. Lover, Come Back to Me
  10. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
  11. (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Classy classics........2007-07-09

If you have all the Songbook albums that Ella Fitzgerald recorded, and want to swell your collection further, this CD will undoubtedly appeal, as it covers the period in the run-up to her trendsetting 1956 Cole Porter record.
Four of these 1955 tracks were conducted by André Previn, and are sumptuous, classy, strings-accompanied interpretations of classic ballads.
Another six numbers - the "hot" of the title - are fast, seriously swinging standards with jazz maestro Benny Carter at the helm.
By favourite rcks : "You'll Never Know", "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea".
Enjoy!
The Rocky Horror Show (2000 Broadway Revival Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • One of my favorite cast recordings
  • Thougt You Were The Candyman Didn't ya freggy!
  • The Rockiest Recording to Date
  • Good recording, bad show.
  • Oh Daphne!
 The Rocky Horror Show (2000 Broadway Revival Cast)
Alice Ripley , Tom Hewitt , Raul Esparza , Sebastian Lacause , Jarrod Emick , Lea Delaria , Daphne Rubin-Vega , and Richard O'Brien
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B00005B605
Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Science Fiction Double Feature
  3. Damn It, Janet
  4. Over At The Frankenstein Place
  5. Time Warp
  6. Sweet Transvestite
  7. The Sword Of Damocles
  8. I Can Make You A Man
  9. Hot Patootie
  10. I Can Make You A Man (reprise)
  11. Touch-A-Touch-A-Touch Me
  12. Once In A While
  13. Eddie's Teddy
  14. Planet Schmanet-Wise Up Janet Weiss
  15. Floor Show/Rose Tint My World
  16. I'm Going Home
  17. Spaceship
  18. Super Heroes
  19. Science Fiction Double Feature (reprise)
  20. Time Warp (reprise)

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

The movie version of The Rocky Horror Show has turned into such an enduring cult success that it has pretty much obliterated the fact that it all started with a stage show. And now Richard O'Brien's musical is back on stage, where some say it truly belongs (it was nominated for the category Best Revival of a Musical in the 2001 Tony Awards). With a great cast that includes Dick Cavett, Alice Ripley (Janet), Tom Hewitt (Frank 'N' Furter), and Daphne Rubin-Vega (Magenta), the revival fires on all cylinders. Note that while Joan Jett was in the cast as Columbia, she's not on the CD (Kristen Lee Kelly is). But Lea DeLaria, last seen stealing the show in On the Town, more than compensates by playing both Eddie (Meat Loaf in the movie!) and Dr. Scott--and doing great by both. As a bonus, the song "Once in a While" is back after being cut from the movie. Bursting with energy, this recording brings the rock back in Rocky. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of my favorite cast recordings.......2007-01-17

This was the first Rocky Horror album I've ever listened to besides the movie soundtrack. Despite the lack of Joan Jett as Columbia and the 2nd Usherette, this album is sweet. Daphne-Rubin Vega is perfect as Magenta. And Tom Hewlett 's interpretation as Frank N. Furter is just in sync with the character. But he's still no Tim Curry. And the rest of the cast is sublime. And with Dick Cavett as the Criminologist and famed lesbian comedienne Lea DeLaria as both Eddie and Dr. Scott is just excellent.

5 out of 5 stars Thougt You Were The Candyman Didn't ya freggy!.......2006-06-22

I thought that this was gonna be just another edition of the Rocky Horror Show.But boy was I wrong.I loved it they really modernized and gave it more of a Rock flavor than in the original play which was more pop.I just loved how they had the Overture and Space shipa partof the cd.They really recreated great for broadway.When i heard that broadway was doing Then Rocky Horror Show I didn't know what to think.Because Rocky Horror had been an off-broadway show for many years.The thought of it being onBroadway was just amazing Because people back in the 70's and 80's always thought that The Rocky Horror Show was much too trashy to be put on Broadway.Because you always think about broadway plays as being classy and eligent.They didn't want a play about Sex and Horror and Gay Transvestites.But this was just a head turner.I loved it.It's definitely 5 stars.The cd quality was great.It was so professionally done and it was great.I think any RHS Fan will love it.This was no candyman!

4 out of 5 stars The Rockiest Recording to Date.......2006-06-07

This 2000 Broadway revival of the cult classic THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW boasts a completely re-vamped orchestration of Richard O'Brien's score. This is certainly the most rock-fused version of these songs to date, and right from the "Overture" the listener can assume this. Many may not be able to accept this harder, bolder score and I myself am a bit skeptical, considering the more piano-driven and sci-fi sounding orchestrations of the film soundtrack or Roxy cast recording. However, it is so interesting to hear these songs done like this that I cannot help but enjoy it. The performances are half-and-half. Daphne Rubin-Vega belts out the opening number in that great gravelly voice she has, and Raul Esparzza sends chills down my spine every time I hear his two great solo moments ("The darkness must flow down the river...." and "Frank 'N' Furter, it's all over..."). Sebastian LaCause is amazing as Rocky, as thankless a part that is. Eddie and Dr. Scott being portrayed by a woman (Lea DeLaria) is one of the strangest casting decisions ever and is too distracting to be able to even listen to her (his? I don't know!!!) songs: "Hot Patootie" and "Eddie's Teddy." Tom Hewitt does his best as Frank 'N' Furter, but the character was so well defined by Tim Curry in the film (one of the most underrated performances ever) that one can't help but ignore him. I'd say that this recording is something every ROCKY HORROR fan should listen to; it just all depends on whether you like the new or original orchestrations.

3 out of 5 stars Good recording, bad show........2006-03-10

Rocky Horror is an American institution. It's indelible, unforgettable, and entirely unique. But without the audience participation, the show is revealed - it's simply not very good. It's a passable (if dated) parody of '50s B-movies with a transvestite main character and some halfway decent songs. The show lives with and dies without an audience. The lyrics, the characters - nothing is half as fun without the audience throwing and shouting and bantering right along.

That said, this is a VERY good recording of what's there. Tom Hewitt does as good a job as anyone trying to fill Tim Curry's sequined heels, and brings some nice twists to the table instead of going the Curry-imitation route. Raul Esparza as Riff-Raff is electric - his rendition of "Time Warp" is unlike anything else you're likely to hear on a cast recording. He blasts it right into outer space, screaming like the world's going to end. Daphne Rubin-Vega is plenty of fun as Columbia, giving a nicely sinuous and raw-edged sexiness to the role. The orchestra gives their all to the new arrangements, and they sound crystal clear.

It's definitely the best recording of the show available, even sans Tim Curry.

3 out of 5 stars Oh Daphne!.......2005-12-29

Most of the reviews have it right here - this production wasn't really Rocky at it's best. That being said, I must say that Daphne Ruben-Vega as magenta is probably one of the most interesting, refreshing, and note worthy things about this recording. Very cool in that regard.

That's All...
Take It While It's Hot / Love Child (2-CD)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A "Must Have" for any Freestyle Fanatic!
 Take It While It's Hot / Love Child (2-CD)
Sweet Sensation
Manufacturer: Collectables Records
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ASIN: B000LP6KZI
Release Date: 2006-12-19

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  1. Never Let You Go
  2. Sincerely Yours
  3. Love Games
  4. Let Me Be the One
  5. Heartbreak
  6. Take It While It's Hot
  7. Victim of Love
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  3. Bring It Back
  4. If Wishes Came True
  5. I Surrender
  6. Destiny
  7. Love Child
  8. Pleasure and Pain
  9. He'll Never Know

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" for any Freestyle Fanatic!.......2007-02-13

This 2 CD Set is a "Must have" for any Freestyle Fanatic!
Includes all their biggest hits! Including the # 1 "If Wishes Came True".
This is 1 double CD Set worth having in your collection!
Hamlet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996 Film)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Hamlet sound track - Patrick Doyle
  • Beautiful masterpiece!!
  • Fantastic collaborations
  • Patrick Doyle's finest score
  • sudhir
 Hamlet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996 Film)

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000029V8
Release Date: 1996-12-10

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  17. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Oh Here They Come'
  18. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'My Thoughts Be Bloody'
  19. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'The Doors Are Broke'
  20. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'And Will 'A Not Come Again?'
  21. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Alas Poor Yorick'
  22. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Sweets To The Sweet - Farewell'
  23. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Give Me Your Pardon Sir'
  24. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Part Them They Are Incensed'
  25. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Goodnight, Sweet Prince'
  26. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Go Bid The Soldiers Shoot'

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Hamlet sound track - Patrick Doyle.......2006-03-10

I spent a lot of time trying to get hold of this CD but I must say I am mildly disappointed. I thought Patrick Doyle's music for Branagh's Henry V was brilliant and that was why I was determined to obtain this sound track as well. Henry V is not Hamlet in terms of theme and plot but I think the music here tends to be too low key and lacking in drive, unlike Henry V. It is still very good in places and clearly the work of an excellent composer, but not quite up to Doyle's previous standard.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful masterpiece!!.......2002-02-22

Patrick Doyle has truly composed an awesome piece of work. The score is so well done that you can feel the emotion coming through the music alone. This is by far my favorite soundtrack and I listen to it quite often.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic collaborations.......2001-06-12

Doyle fans are aware that he collaborates regularly with actor/director, Kenneth Brannagh. With the Hamlet score, he again writes powerful complementary music which also stands alone as worthy to be performed in concert. I would be interested to hear lengthier tracks such as accompanied the lengthy, but indeed beautiful and patient, movie. (The only mistake was Billy Crystal in the movie. I thought Robin Williams did fine work.) Although, I confess, this is my least listened to in my soundtrack collection, I do enjoy it, and believe it deserves accolades.

5 out of 5 stars Patrick Doyle's finest score.......2000-06-26

This is certainly one of my top 3 Patrick Doyle scores and a towering achievement. The score unfolds like a great romantic symphony encompassing several moods from serenity and inner peace ("In Pace"), to violence and lush gothic undertones ("The Ghost", "Now, could I drink hot blood"), and a finaly sense of joyous celebration ("Fanfare", "What Players are they?"). After listening constantly to Mr. Doyle's scores for "Henry V", "Much ado about nothing" and "Frankenstein", I thought he could never top such achievements and somehow he did: "Hamlet" is a masterpiece of thematic inventiveness and dramatic power. The playing is wonderful and the engineering is very clear, taking full advantage of Air Lyndhurst's glorious acoustics. If you are a fan of british classical music or a Shakespeare fan (or even better, a fan of Patrick Doyle), don't pass up this CD. Great film music. No: great music. Period!

5 out of 5 stars sudhir.......1999-12-02

the movie album is very good .and kate in the movie is very beatiful and she looks very good
Four Hands Sweet & Hot
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • If you're into this genre, you'll like this recording
  • You've Struck Gold, Hawaiian Gold!
  • Much more than I expected
  • National Resophonic madness
  • Woah!!
 Four Hands Sweet & Hot
Cyril Pahinui & Bob Brozman
Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000GV5X
Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

  1. Hilo E/E Lili'u E (Instrumental)
  2. Wai Ulu (Instrumental)
  3. Lei 'Ohu (Instrumental)
  4. Lihu'e (Instrumental)
  5. E Mama Ea (Instrumental)
  6. Hawaiian Cowboy (Instrumental)
  7. Inikiniki Malie (Gentle Pinches Of The Wind) (Vocal)
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  9. LBC Slack Key (Instrumental)
  10. Coquette (Instrumental)
  11. E Nihi Ka Hele (Vocal)
  12. Wai'alae (Instrumental)
  13. Kela Mea Whiffa/Hilo March (Instrumental)
  14. Hula O Makee (Vocal)
  15. Hilo Hanakahi (Instrumental)
  16. Ku'u Lei (My Wreath Of Flowers) (Instrumental)

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Kiho'alu (slack key) guitar is a durable and easy-to-listen-to music, with a lilting phrasing that is curiously offset by an edge created by the unusual tunings. Cyril Pahinui comes from the acknowledged dynasty of Hawaiian slack-key guitarists. His playing is flawless, his style modern yet still folksy. Bob Brozman is one of America's leading slide and resonator guitar proponents, and one who has had a love of Hawaiian music for a long, long time. Brozman has also been a major student of Hawaiian slack-key guitar, working with many of the great island musicians over the last decade, bringing the music to new audiences around the world. Together Pahinui and Brozman have lovingly re-created some classics, emphasizing the melodies of songs that would have normally been heard in ensembles where the guitar might be more lost in the overall sound. Here the melodies and harmonies of the tunes jump right out, whether it's a sweet love song like "Hula O Makee" or a jumping novelty tune like "Hawaiian Cowboy." Two master guitarists take us on a tour of the islands, big and small, with great musicianship and friendly charm. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars If you're into this genre, you'll like this recording.......2006-05-23

I heard Brozman comment on hhis musical interests and explorations on an NPR program. It sounded very cool. I explored his catalog and decided this was a 'must have.' I was right. Play this for friends who don't know about slack key. They will be in awe, intoxicated, and in debt to you for showing them what (two) acoustic guitar can sound like.

5 out of 5 stars You've Struck Gold, Hawaiian Gold!.......2006-02-04

If this is your first time ever listening to Cyril Pahihui, you have a LOT of catching-up to do. You've definitely struck Hawaiian Gold, Slack Key Gold with this album along with the wonderful guitar of Bob Brozman, and almost any other album by Cyril.

Recently, I was lucky enough to catch his show at the PALMS in Winters, CA. There was a full-house in the intimate playhouse, and they blew us all away! Cyril and his guitar were superb. He was accompanied by a host of Hawaii's great slack key guitar masters such as, Patrick Landeza and the most prolific Hawaiian song writer/performer today, Dennis Kamakahi.

"Four Hands" is NOT just "easy listening", it strikes every string of your heart and fills your soul and mind with the most beautiful feelings. Gushing, yes I am, and goose pimples too (chicken skin as they say on the islands) because this is where slack key guitar is at it's best.

I also recommend "Black Sands" with Ledward Kaapana, and "The Gift of Music-From Father to Son" album by Dennis Kamakahi & his son David. If you want to get a really good slack key guitar education, also check-out Chet Atkins' more recent albums and some of the not-so-recent ones like, "Neck & Neck" with Mark Knopfler. Cyril Pahinui credits "Uncle Chet (Atkins)" with teaching him a few things, and vise-versa. For a nostagic look back, check-out Cyril's late-father Gabby Pahinui, from whom he learned his craft.

4 out of 5 stars Much more than I expected.......2001-05-05

As a person who listens to the traditional musics of many different cultures, I must preface my review by saying that this is my first cd of Hawaiian slack-key guitar music. It won't be my last. The reason I gave it 4 stars is because I think it's a great cd, but then again I don't have any other Hawaiian cd's to compare it to so I need to leave the door open in case I find myself reviewing even better ones in the future.

I've been on the verge of trying Hawaiian guitar music for several years but I just could never get myself to lose the image of that god-awful tourist music that we see on tv every time someone steps off of a plane onto Hawaiian soil. I am glad I decided to just bite the bullet, buy this cd, and hope that it's different than that music. It is! The Hawaiian tracks on TONE POEMS III really helped in pushing me to explore the style further.

What continues to strike me most about this cd is the variety of moods. Hawaiian music is much more stylistically, rhythmically, and emotionally diverse than I had thought it would be. Some of this cd is very upbeat and really makes you wish there were a beach around, but then other tracks are heart-wrenchingly moving. There is almost a "joyful sadness" to some of this music. And then some of it just flat-out smokes!

I also need to comment on the great sonic quality of the recording. There is a real tonal richness to slide playing on National and Bear Creek Kona guitars. If the recording quality is mediocre the guitars really sound flat and sorta cheezy. On this cd all that richness is revealed and you can really hear the notes reverberating out of these amazing instruments. Just going by this one cd, I think Dancing Cat Records has done a real service to the pure and rich tones of acoustic, stringed instruments.

5 out of 5 stars National Resophonic madness.......2000-02-01

Who does not love Bob Brozman ? You can grab any of Bob's CDs (and there are many!) and you will be pleased and 100% satisfied. It doesn't matter if he works on his own or if he collaborates with greats like Cyril Pahinui, Ledward Kaapana, Woody Mann, his band 'Thieves of Sleep' or anybody else. Don't hesitate to buy this CD and go for the rest of Bob's stuff.

5 out of 5 stars Woah!!.......1999-10-07

This one blew me away instantly. Top-notch performances by two masters. The sound quality is so good you'd swear these two guys were sitting in your living room. This is my third CD featuring Cyril. Now it's time to catch up on Brozman.
Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Sensual, Sexy, Sweet, and Spicy
  • sensualidad + inteligencia = Ely Guerra
  • Similar to Julieta Venegas and Andrea Echeverri... but flat and uninteresting
  • Best work of La Guerra
  • un cd medio aburrido
 Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy
Ely Guerra
Manufacturer: Higher Octave
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002VL13C
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Te Amo, I Love You
  2. Ojos Claros, Labios Rosas
  3. Pa-Ra-Ti
  4. Mas Bonita
  5. Lucrecia Y Rigoberto
  6. Angelito Heart
  7. Mi Playa
  8. El Colchon
  9. Tu Boca
  10. Puerto Vallarta
  11. Besame
  12. Quiereme Mucho

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Ely Guerra has been compared to PJ Harvey and Joni Mitchell, not to mention fellow Mexican music diva Lila Downs. But whereas Downs's music looks back as it looks forward---some of her influences are traditions that go back centuries---Guerra has always been firmly entrenched in modern day styles on both sides of the border. Her fourth album opens with "Te Amo, I Love You," which is a Spanish language rocker that ferociously roars. Soon she turns to touch on percolating electronic pop, subdued ballads and organic urban grooves that recalls songwriter Joe Henry. Amidst these different music flavors, Guerra's voice grandly soars overhead, coos to a lover, whispers and cajoles, proving she is as versatile as her backing. It's no surprise that the album is called Sweet and Sour, Hot Y Spicy; Guerra shares a lot of different sides of herself on it. Indeed, Guerra's decade-long career is an illustrious one, but this is an album is a real bright spot. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Sensual, Sexy, Sweet, and Spicy.......2006-07-21

Ely Guerra is one of the only true Mexican female rockers out there. She really knows how to rock, don't expect just soft rock. One of the most unique in her craft. She can go from having an soft angelic voice like Joni Mitchell to an angry PJ Harvey. "Ojos Claros, Labios Rosas" is definitely one of the standout tracks on the album. "Angelito Heart" is one of the sweetest songs you will ever hear. The song sounds like it should be in a film. This album will definitely grown on you after the second or third listen. In no way is Guerra a mainstream artist. She is modern, but she does her own thing. In "Puerto Vallarta" she sounds like Andrea Echeverri. And who can resist a beautiful woman repeating over and over again kiss me in "Besame."

4 out of 5 stars sensualidad + inteligencia = Ely Guerra.......2006-03-22

Armonia; rabia; sensualidad; nostalgia; alegria... este nuevo trabajo de Ely guerra provoca todos estos sentidos. Pero, no esperen una continuacion lineal de lotofire (su anterior disco). La segunda mitad del disco es mas parecido a lotofire. La primera mitad es energia roquera, mas guitarra cruda y voces rasgadas, (pero claro, a lo ely guerra). Este album es una exploracion a su femeneidad y creatividad. Nos demuestra que se puede se extremadamente sexy de forma creadora e inteligente.

3 out of 5 stars Similar to Julieta Venegas and Andrea Echeverri... but flat and uninteresting.......2006-03-06

I first heard of Ely Guerra when she released the single "Tengo Frio". Her sound was compelling and sexy. I was immediately attracted to her music. So I picked up "Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy". While it's not a bad album, it is mostly flat. Combining elements of rock and electronica, the end result shows no particularly outstanding parts, when you listen through it.

Though Ely Guerra somewhat belongs in the same league as Julieta Venegas and Aterciopelados' Andrea Echeverri, this album leaves her behind the other two. I am going to be a bit more skeptical before I check out her future works.

5 out of 5 stars Best work of La Guerra.......2005-11-24

I am a huge fan of Ely since her first record, she is my favorite Mexican singer ever, I love hearing her voice, she sounds like an angel, and she is very feminine. This record is like the redemption of her previous works, she faces the past and the future, the classic and the modern, the intimate and familiar. She undresses her soul, open her heart and let you discover her world. The songs are revealing a new part of her art, some are funny, some are melancholic, but after you hear them you will enjoy them every time. Very creative record!
My favorite songs are Quiereme mucho, Pa-ra-ti.


3 out of 5 stars un cd medio aburrido.......2005-10-03

por el primer sencillo yo pense que todo el disco iba a ser asi pero esta medio calmado y da como que un poco de flojera oirlo otra vez
Turn on the Heat: Hot Dance Band Sides 1925-1931
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Turn on the Heat: Hot Dance Band Sides 1925-1931
    Sam Lanin
    Manufacturer: Rivermont
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000K2V7AU
    Release Date: 2007-01-23

    Tracks:

    1. Tomorrow Mornin'
    2. Spanish Shawl
    3. Ya Gotta Know How To Love
    4. There's A Blue Ridge In My Heart, Virginia
    5. Am I Wasting My Time On You?
    6. St. Louis Blues
    7. Hello Cutie
    8. Red Lips Kiss My Blues Away
    9. Me And My Shadow
    10. Gonna Get A Girl
    11. Side By Side
    12. My Ohio Home
    13. Keep Sweeping The Cobwebs Off The Moon
    14. Everywhere You Go
    15. I'd Rather Cry Over You (Than Smile At Somebody Else)
    16. Get Out And Get Under The Moon
    17. Sweet Sue--Just You
    18. My Pet
    19. South Bound
    20. You Took Advantage Of Me
    21. Glorianna
    22. Do You? That's All I Want To Know!
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    24. Lovable And Sweet
    25. Turn On The Heat
    26. I Got Rhythm
    27. Hello! Beautiful!
    Take It While It's Hot
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    • More late great 80's dance music!
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    		 Take It While It's Hot
    Sweet Sensation
    Manufacturer: Atco
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    ASIN: B000002JM2
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Never Let You Go
    2. Sincerely Yours
    3. Love Games
    4. Let Me Be The One
    5. Heartbreak
    6. Take It While It's Hot
    7. Victim Of Love
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars a hot dance record.......2007-05-30

    take it while it's hot is a hot dance record.songs likehooked on you,love games,never let you go,heartbreak,and take it while it's hot will keep you dancing so do what the title says and keep on dancing.

    3 out of 5 stars Let's Dance to Freestyle!.......2005-12-28

    While never quite as popular as their contemporaries, Expose, Sweet Sensation did have a minor string of hits with their freestyle dance songs back in the late 80's. "Never Let You Go", "Hooked On You" and "Sincerely Yours" were their biggest dance floor hits. For me, Sweet Sensation falls into that category of interchangeable freestyle girl groups - Cover Girls, Pajama Party, Giggles, etc. Nothing very special to differentiate them from the pack of other freestyle girl groups, but they did have some catchy songs and were fun to dance to.

    While this CD brings most of their strongest songs together in one disc (although their cover of "Love Child" from 1990 is blatently missing) "Never Let You Go" is the only cut that could be considered an extended dance mix. The other tracks seem to be album or single versions. The CD is amazingly short, only running about 40 minutes so there was more than enough space to feature some of the longer versions or some of the nice accapellas normally featured on their 12" vinyl singles.

    My peeve: if you're going to basically release a dance CD, why not feature the full length remixes - how most people remember them?

    Running times are:
    1. Never Let You Go 6:08
    2. Sincerely Yours 4:50
    3. Love Games 4:17
    4. Let Me Be the One 5:10
    5. Heartbreak 4:37
    6. Take It While It's Hot 4:59
    7. Victim of Love 5:45
    8. Hooked on You 5:06
    Total Running time: 40:52

    If you want a better selection of Sweet Sensation dance length songs take a look at their "It's Time To Jam!" remix CD.

    5 out of 5 stars ESSENTIAL 80'S MUST HAVE MUSIC.......2005-08-17

    This album is a must have for the 80's child. Every song on this album is pure magic. Granted there are only 8 tracks on this album, the quality makes up for it.

    Listening to this album brings me back to my early years. It's still relevant with todays dance music.

    I'd have to say my favorite song is Hooked On You. I just loved the synthasized beat to it. When I listen to this album, I can not sit still!

    It may be from the 80's, but it's deffinately worth having it in your music collection.

    4 out of 5 stars More late great 80's dance music!.......2004-01-22

    I was hooked the first time i saw the video to 'Hooked on you' and then i got this cd and it just takes me back when good dance music ruled!! I miss good fun dance music like this, Sweet Sansation had good voices and they were given good dance material.

    3 out of 5 stars Expose wannabes from the late 80's.......2003-01-07

    Sweet Sensation was clearly an attempt to make a teen, second-rate Expose down to the keyboard synthesizers, backbeat, and even the lead vocals in "Never Let You Go" mimic those heard in "Point Of No Return" or "Come Go With Me." Oh yes, and there is even a song here called "Let Me Be The One," which was a song on Expose's debut album. Then there's the cover, which clearly shows two whites and a Latina, close to the ethnic lineup of Expose.

    "Never Let You Go", clocking in at a little over six minutes, is two minutes overlong, using that excess time for filler noises.

    In contrast, "Sincerely Yours" which was the single from the album to make the Billboard charts and it isn't that bad, as it starts with a Spanish guitar before yielding to the Expose-type keyboards. Upon hearing the melody of the opening line, "Dear I write you this letter. to show you how our love means to me," I instantly thought, "AHA! The Supreme's 'You Keep Me Hangin' On." They crib that melody all right. Still, there's a slight Latin flavour in the song that pardons its obvious derivative roots.

    "Love Games" incorporates a few video game sounds, a few old school rap scratches, and is about a louse who plays around. The snide spoken line "If you wanna go play games. Why don't you go and ask your daddy for a quarter" seems well deserved. Game over, bucko!

    "Let Me Be The One" is a filler ballad that mimics the Expose song plus tries to mirror another one--"Seasons Change". "Heartbreak" contains the usual flurry of synth effects, like glass smashing and staccato vocal dubbing.

    The title track begins with "It's time to jam." followed by shrill tinny horns. This is kind of an upbeat mimic of Expose's mid-paced "Let Me Be The One" and has echoes of Miami Sound Machine's early material. This song actually isn't that bad. However, I also detect them cribbing some of the Jets' sound as well.

    "Victim Of Love" boasts a squishy rhythm synthesizer that sounds like a rubber ball bouncing, and does have some catchy hooks.

    "Hooked On Love" is the third single-worthy song here. Another song that could've been done by either the Jets or Expose, this features gaggle of random noise. I see here the kind of new breed R&B-pop that would explode in 1990 and 1991. The girls' singing in unison isn't bad here.

    This was a Platinum Vibe Production, and I don't know about yielding platinum. Copper maybe, and my rating is generous a a result. Well, the hot-looking cover also swayed me, I'll be honest. Although derivative, somewhat of a guilty pleasure, considering that the girls here were in their mid-teens. Sure, they did better in covering "Love Child" in their subsequent album, but that was a lineup change. But after that...

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