Colors & Things
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
ISAIAH WILLIAMS III WRITER,ARTIST,GUITARIST.PLAYING ON THE EAST COAST AND WEST COAST FOR SOMETIME NOW. FIRST CD SINGLE DONE IN 1995 WITH A FOLLOW UP OF HIS CD ENTITLED WEATHERING THE STORM IN.2001.SMOOTH AND EASY LISTENING.NOW WITH THE SAME CO WRITERS AND MUSICIAN.THE NEW CD ENTITLED COLORS&THINGS. UP TEMPO SMOOTH AND JAZZY.
Album Description
NEW SOUND OLD SCHOOL,NEW SMOOTH JAZZ.
Colors & Things, Music, Isaiah Williams III, Old school new smooth jazz sound blended with adult contemporary.
Average customer rating:
- (It's) this one (if going via 'greatest hits')
- Lovely, enduring classic
- Great album, worthless audio
- Just Add Headphones !
- Sons of
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Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins
Judy Collins
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Who Knows Where the Time Goes
ASIN: B000002I2T
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Someday Soon
- Since You Asked
- Both Sides Now
- Sons Of
- Suzanne
- Farewell To Tarwathie
- Who Knows Where The Time Goes
- Sunny Goodge Street
- My Father
- Albatross
- An My Life
- Amazing Grace
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Fans of this most unsullied of folksingers have strong options when it comes to retrospectives. Colors of the Day first arrived in record stores in 1972 and serves as a primer to her earliest, most time-honored recordings, including the hits "Someday Soon," "Both Sides Now," "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" and "Suzanne." Those four tracks, as well as four others, turn up on Elektra's 1997 two-disc Forever...The Judy Collins Anthology, which is by far the superior career overview. Still, those who treasure Collins's earlier folk-based recordings over her later art-song experiments will find Colors to their liking. --Steven Stolder
Customer Reviews:
(It's) this one (if going via 'greatest hits').......2007-04-18
I'd suggest just going all the way and getting In My Life and Whales & Nightingales, but if you're uncertain or cheap or whatever, this is the best of the comps.
No "Send In The Clowns"!
Ok, it's true - Collins managed to bring fame to Joni Mitchell by mangling "Both Sides Now" (it's just drenched). Dialectically enough, her take on "In My Life" strips the the studio artifice of the original and gets vividly deep into the tune's soul.
The best thing about this collection, however, is the generous amount of Collins' own compositions. "Since You Asked," "Sons Of" and "Albatross" are three serious 1960's art song contenders.
Also: the version here of "Who Knows Where The Times Goes" removes the Stephen Stills' electric guitar, shines up his acoustic and lets Collins free to do her storytelling best.
Nice.
Lovely, enduring classic.......2007-03-15
One of my most loved albums in university in the early 70s, and now my 17 year old daughter feels the same way. Her extraordinary clear voice and range of emotion, and flawless delivery compliment an amazing variety of styles, pure folk, country. Broadway, classic ballads (Suzanne), or spirituals (Amazing Grace) and not a bad song on the album. Jacque Brel's "Sons of..." still brings tears to my eyes after all these years.
She was, simply, a treasure, and this album is a must to own.
Great album, worthless audio.......2004-03-15
Buyer beware: this Elektra version of the wonderful Judy Collins "Colors of the day" has bad mastering. The tape Elektra used was obviously played back with Dolby-C, while not encoded as such. This disc should have been taken off the market. Try and find the gold disc instead.
Just Add Headphones !.......2003-12-07
"Farewell To Tarwathie" and "Suzanne" from "Colors Of The Day-The Best Of Judy Collins" are regualarly featured on my online radio station "Acoustic Paradise" that broadcasts via live365.com. "She feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China...(Suzanne)...what's not to love !!!Radiant...Brilliant...Sparkling !
Sons of.......2003-10-21
This is the only CD I can find that as what I think is perhaps one of Judy Collins' most haunting and beautiful and sad songs. "Sons Of"... probably one of her least known as well. I remember hearing it for the first time when I came across the tape a few days after the shootings at Collumbine. And, the lyrics seemed so perfect. I listened to the song again shortly after September 11th. This song fits both tragedies so well. And, this CD is worth getting just for that song alone. But, there are many other good songs here as well.
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- "Another Dolly Winner!"
- A perfect Parton LP from 1971 w/bonus tracks
- Album better than the bonuses.
- Keep 'em coming!
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Coat of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000GG4XHE
Release Date: 2007-04-03 |
Tracks:
- Coat Of Many Colors
- Traveling
- My Blue Tears
- If I Lose My Mind
- The Mystery Of The Mystery
- She Never Met A Man (She Didn't Like)
- Early Morning Breeze
- The Way I See You
- Here I Am
- A Better Place To Live
- My Heart Started Breaking
- Just As Good As Gone
- The Tender Touch Of Love
- My Blue Tears (Acoustic Demo)
Customer Reviews:
"Another Dolly Winner!".......2007-04-08
Rolling Stone magazine named this album last year as one of the top 100 greatest albums of all time by any artist in any genre. Heavily regarded by many critics and Dolly fans as one of the top 3 albums in her career, "Coat of Many Colors" is simply a standout. This collection comes with new liner notes, recoreded dates of the song sessions, beautiful repackaging if the original LP art, and 4 new songs never released, with the exception of "Just as Good as Gone" that was a rare single B-side released back in 1972. A must have for any music fan. The rare Dolly pictures too are the most glamorous I have ever seen of Dolly Parton.
A perfect Parton LP from 1971 w/bonus tracks.......2007-04-05
For an artist of Parton's stature, it's incredible that her towering early achievements are so spottily available on CD. Many of her brilliant solo albums of the '70s - the sides waxed before crossing over to pop stardom - have been left unreissued. The few that have seen CD, such as this classic 1971 release, have moved in and out of print. Buddha provided a straight-up reissue in 1999, and an imported two-fer on BMG paired this title with Parton's "Joshua" LP. The domestic Buddha release is now replaced by this bonus-track augmented Legacy reissue, but fans that want the extra tracks here and "Joshua" on the import will buy themselves some duplication.
Parton's early years under the tutelage of Porter Wagoner were rich in material and performances, and "Coat of Many Colors" contains some of her best. The title track weaves biography, bible verse and gospel soul into one of Parton's most heart-rending compositions. Her words capture the emotional turmoil of childhood through the discovery of an adult's nostalgic memory, and her voice holds both a little girl's confusion and a women's knowingness. It's breathtaking to hear songwriting, singing and production mesh so fully.
The unrivaled quality of Parton's voice is heard on the bluegrass-harmony backed "My Blue Tears" and the forthright "She Never Met a Man (She Didn't Like)." Parton's sassy comedic edge, which would carry her into the mainstream, is heard on "Traveling Man," and the outré "If I Lose My Mind" must have shocked a few country listeners in 1971. The backings include fiddle, steel, twangy guitar, funky swamp beats and even a touch of '70s soul, and it's a testament to Parton's artistic gravity that it meshes so well into an album.
The reissue's four bonus tracks include three cast-offs from the original 1971 sessions, and the a superb acoustic demo of "My Blue Tears." Parton rerecorded her own "My Heart Started Breaking" for her 1975 "Dolly" LP, but this 1971 version's never been heard before. Her "Just as Good as Gone" was left to the songbook, and her rendition of Porter Wagoner's "The Tender Touch of Love" now joins the previously released edition by Jim Ed Brown. All three of the studio-produced bonuses fit the sound and feel of the album, but it's the voice-and-guitar demo of "My Blue Tears" that catapults this disc past earlier reissues.
Legacy's reissue (along with accompanying volumes of "My Tennessee Mountain Home" and "Jolene") fills out the packaging with newly struck liner notes by Chet Flippo and chart and session information that was missing from the earlier Buddha edition. The running time is still short (38 minutes, instead of the original LP's 27), but it's a great place to start a Dolly Parton collection; those who own the earlier CD reissue should consider upgrading for the bonus tracks and new booklet. [©2007 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]
Album better than the bonuses. .......2007-04-05
This is one of three titles re-issued of Dolly Parton. This one, along with "Jolene" have been issued on CD several times already. So the draw here are the bonus tracks. In this case the album as a whole is better than the bonus tracks. The bonus tracks are good, but nothing that stands out and knocks you over. The acoustic "My Blue Tears" is the best of the bunch though. As for the original album, some classic tracks here. One Dolly's stronger early albums.
Keep 'em coming!.......2007-04-04
I love Dolly, and I am very pleased to see a trend at rereleasing her older albums on CD. I HAD to buy this version of Coat for the bonus tracks, which are wonderful. I have never really been a fan of demo tracks, nor a fan of "My Blue Tears", but this version is remarkable and has proved to me what a great song it is! I am hoping to see more reissues in the futurn; "Bubblin' Over" anyone?
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- German Marches on a budget
- Old LP Re-Issue on CD
- Quality?
- Not WW2 military marches
- Great!
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German Military Marches
Manufacturer: Legacy
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000002NQE
Release Date: 1994-04-14 |
Tracks:
- Salute To The Colors
- Petersburg March
- The March Of The Riding Brigade
- Castaldo March
- March Of The York Army
- March Of The Mounted Calvary
- Helen March
- Mussinan March
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Customer Reviews:
German Marches on a budget.......2006-11-05
A good budget recording of twenty German military marches from Legacy International. As far as I know several of the marches on this recording are not easily available elsewhere. I was glad to find a CD of this recording which I had previously had on a LP vinyl record. Sadly the transfer to CD has not enhanced the sound quality. It sounds as it did on the vinyl record. There is a volume 2 of German Military Marches from Legacy International as well as an excellent recording of French military marches.
Old LP Re-Issue on CD.......2004-08-21
This is a collection of old LP recordings that were originally released on the Oylimpic Label some years ago. It has floated around since and has now come out on CD. The CD lists the German Air Force Band, but this group only plays in half of the selections listed. The other half is from another old Olympic Label recording with the Hoch Und Deutschmiester band of Austria.
Its too bad the producers were not a bit more honest about who is performing on this CD. The recording quality here has not been improved much from the original LP recordings.
The same poor linear notes are used with no info. about the
band(s) or music. Just some general ramblings about how military music may have developed in Germany. Its pretty general stuff.
While I have complained about the poor production qaulity the style of playing is still quite good. The recording sounds like it was made back in the 1960s or 70s when German bands sounded different than today. The best selection is the Zapfenstrich medley of marches and hymns used by the old Prussian army as an evening Tattoo piece and a salute to the colors. The music is not listed, but it includes Beethoven's "Zafenstreich March", as well as the old "Kurfursten march", which is included seperately later on the CD as well. This special medlely includes drum and fife florishes unique for the occasion in the old German army and concludes with a stirring version of "Deutschland Uber Alles". This selection is alone worth getting the CD for.
The other music played by the Hoch Und Deutschmiester Band is very good Austian martial selections, although these recordings have been re-issued and improved in their sound quality on another label. Overall you get a decent potporri of German and Austrian marches played by two different bands on this CD for a low price. The sound quality is poor, but not unbearable. This is basically a low budget production. You get what you pay for with this price. Enjoy
Quality?.......2003-02-25
Good representation of melodies. It would have been more enjoyable if they had used a better recording device to capture the sound. I think that wax cylinders went out of favor back in the 1920's. (Very limited dynamic and acustic range) Presentation is slightly better than the "average" high school drum and bugle corps.
Not WW2 military marches.......2002-11-06
I was searching for songs like Panzerlied and bought this CD.
I guess I expected too much from this CD.
Great!.......2002-03-07
Beware of the other CD with this title. THIS is
the good CD, the other is not. This has many great
marches on it including some they used a bit in Nazi
Germany (the Nazis wrote few songs, they used stock).
Overall, FANTASTIC. You will not be disapointed, I
just wish that a march or two was longer.
Average customer rating:
- i luv it
- True Colors
- Awesome
- A Good Follow up
- "true colors" single is a classic...
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True Colors
Cyndi Lauper
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00000266K
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Change Of Heart
- Maybe He'll Know
- Boy Blue
- True Colors
- Calm Inside The Storm
- What's Going On
- Iko Iko
- The Faraway Nearby
- 911
- One Track Mind
Customer Reviews:
i luv it.......2007-05-17
not as much as She's So Unusual, but it's still fun to listen to!
True Colors.......2007-05-13
I got this CD for my son who always like Cyndi Lauper and with this CD I also got him concert tickets to see the True Colors Tour. So he was quite pleased.
Awesome.......2006-07-05
I've been looking for the songs on this cd for a very long time. When I ordered the cd, I never looked at what songs it had on it, I just got it cause I like Cyndi Lauper and the song True Colors. But it had more than just that song, it had even more great songs that I didn't know that Cyndi even sang. The cd is a classic and must have for anyone that loved music from the '80's and is a Cyndi Lauper fan.
A Good Follow up.......2006-04-14
After you heard the greatness of "She's So Unusual" you were tempted to check out its follow up, right? Well as most people were I was also and sampled some songs liked what I heard got the album. Overall the songs are a lot more mature and show a grown up Cyndi Lauper. Don't expect the wacky Cyndi from "SSU" it has a different approch. Here is a track by track run down;
1. Change of Heart 10/10
This track is a great opener for the album it really gets you up and makes you dance. This is Cyndi's finest moment on the album as far as I'm concerned. It's With a drum and guitar that just won't quit. This song makes the album worth it by its self. It was the second single.
2. Maybe He'll Know 8/10
While I wasn't to fond of this track at first listen it definatly grew on me. This is a remake of the track Cyndi did w/ Blue Angel. It has kind of a 50's pop sound. It became a fifth single in Holland only.
3. Boy Blue 9/10
A nice underrated gem of Cyndi's from the album it is mid-tempo and has a warm breezy sound to it. It became the fourth single from the album and Cyndi's first flop single at least in the U.S. peaking at #71.
4. True Colors 7/10
Hard to believe that the title track of the album, a soft and slow song was written by the same writers that wrote Madonna's "Like a Virgin" two years before. Although the song isn't my fav on the album I do have a soft spot for it. It became a #1 hit and the first single off the album.
5. Calm Inside the Storm 9/10
What a cool light-hearted song. It is a fun up-beat track that you can't resist. The chorus is killer and makes the song.
6. What's Going On? 8/10
A remake of the classic Marvin Gaye song, although a lot of people dislike Cyndi's remake and some call it mediocre I do happen to like it quite a bit. Cyndi holds her own and makes it her own. This was the third single from the album.
7. Iko Iko 6/10
This two minute ditty is a African cultured track that you can sing at the campfire. It isn't a stand out but it's alright...
8. The Faraway Nearby 7.5/10
It starts out kind of silly but gets better as it goes on is not half bad.
9. 911 9/10
I really like this one it makes you get in a happy mood and has you singing along. But kind of seems like it's trying too hard to be wild like the She's So Unusual days of Cyndi. Also Pee-Wee Herman has a cameo voice as a 911 operator in the last 10 seconds.
10. One Track Mind 5/10
Definatly a obvious filler track. The title, the idea and the amazing instrumental backround has all the potential in the world but the underwelming vocals and the amazing backround that almost grows repedative ruins the song quite a bit. A weak ending to a good album.
OVERALL AVERAGE SCORE: B-
It went on to become Double-Platinum while not following the monster success to She's So Unusual it is worth being in your collection. It holds its own and is definatly worth a listen and for some a second listen as it has some growers.
"true colors" single is a classic..........2005-10-22
What can I say? I love Cyndi! I like her attitude. This 2nd effort is hers is a little bit off from her 1st album, but I just loved this album for its 2 outstanding tracks: "True Colors" and "Iko Iko"
"Iko Iko", although short, is a nice track to groove with, especially if you're performing the "chicken dance":-P. I just have a problem understanding the lyrics. I wish they would have an English translation of this song.
"True Colors" is simply amazing. It is always important to express and be yourself. Show the "true you". Cyndi delivers it in a whispering and melancholic manner, though. This is an excellent song to be played in dramas and soaps, and it will appeal mostly to emotional people, like me.
Give the CD a try, and be mesmerized with the haunting voice of Cyndi in "True Colors." Excellent CD cover too.
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- Liz Story is Terrific!
- Whimsical reveries for solo piano
- My Mentor & Inspiration
- Beautiful Solo Piano!
- Great relaxing CD that I can't get enough of!
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Solid Colors
Liz Story
Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000000NFE
Release Date: 1997-04-29 |
Tracks:
- Wedding Rain
- Pacheo Pass
- Without You
- Hymn
- Things With Wings
- Solid Colors
- Bradley's Dream
- White Heart
- Water Caves
- Peace Piece
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Story's remarkable 1983 debut is the intellectual sister of Winston's December--a discursive series of solo piano improvisations that draw on the rich jazz harmony of pioneers like Bill Evans, Story's acknowledged chief inspiration. Yet Colors is almost minimalist next to Evans's more densely textured works--a spacious blend of polychords, breezy runs, and finely timed sustenutos, with an accessible spirit and memorable melodies--like the uplifting figure she plays over a simple descending bassline in "Hymn," or the indelible major-key main theme of "Things with Wings." More economical than Keith Jarrett, more florid and changeable than Winston, Story finds a compelling middle ground here between jazz harmony and classical technique, outside improv and sturdy songcraft, complex performance and inner stillness. --James Rotondi
Customer Reviews:
Liz Story is Terrific!.......2005-10-14
I have loved this album for years. Somehow in my moves in recent years, I lost it, so I just HAD to replace it! What joy she gives with her music! The energy is so positive, sensitive and just downright enjoyable.
Whimsical reveries for solo piano.......2004-01-01
Redolant with imagination, fancy and emotion, the piano stylings of Liz Story are always appealing and the gentle, modern keyboard fantasies on "Solid Colors" are no exception. I normally prefer hearing the sounds of multiple instruments playing together, but Story's gentle, accoustic improvisations are so rich and varied that I find I really don't miss the backup band. Though this Narada CD tends to be classified in the nebulous, ever-widening net of "New Age" music, I'd categorize instead as light jazz, of the sort you'd expect to enjoy hearing over brunch at a fine city restaurant. It makes a great backdrop for a brunch of your own too, served warm at home for a few good friends. For more of Liz Story's stylish compositions and superb musicianship, check out her many other releases. If you enjoy her work, you may also like the work of pianist Keiko Matsui as heard on her albums "White Owl" and "Doll"--more orchestrated but equally whimsical and passionate.
My Mentor & Inspiration.......2002-02-24
Liz Story. What can I say? As a fellow pianist/composer, Liz put the joy & inspiration back into my playing. With her debut of Solid Colors, which, in my eyes, is her best of all, she gave me back a passion I lost over the years. When I serendipitously fell upon her first music anthology book, my heart actually began to race with excitement. Finally the songs I fell in love with, I could learn. Within a month, I had the entire book memorized & an entire new confidence came over me. Her style, rhythms, chord progressions et al, influenced & enlightened my playing. I also had the priviledge to see her in concert, hug her & have her sign my music anthology "Escape of the Circus Ponies". Pure acoustical genious. Thank you Liz. (check out my single CD "The Promise" while you're at it!)
Beautiful Solo Piano!.......2001-08-07
Solid Colors is a beautiful compilation of melodies, most of which where written by Story herself. This is one of her earlier works, released in 1982, and is also my favorite Liz Story cd. This cd ranges in a variety of emotion, which makes for a wonderful blend of music. Like George Winston, Liz Story is an anchor for Windham Hill Records. Bravo to Will Ackerman on his ability to showcase great talent (He is the founder of Windham Hill and incidently, produced this cd). She has a lovely flow to her playing. I listen to this cd over and over and over......For some reason, it reminds me of the Fall season. Maybe Solid Colors is a suitable autumn name afterall. If you aren't familiar w/ her music, this would make a great cd to start with. "17 Seconds to Anywhere" is another good one. I can tell you this, this is some great music to relax with and if you enjoy solo paino, then you'll love Solid Colors...any season, day or night!
Great relaxing CD that I can't get enough of!.......2000-06-28
I'm a student and usually listen to music to help me relax while studying. This one is my favorite! The melodies are nonintrusive and memorable. The entire CD flows like a river from beginning to end. If you like this particular Liz Story CD, check ot Jims Chapell's "DUSK", very similar and also listenable over and over.
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- venusfan
- A Little Weirder than Expected
- Venus Hum does it again!
- Too much layered sonic junk, not enough Annette
- Mood perpetuates mood
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The Colors in the Wheel
Venus Hum
Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000G7PNK4
Release Date: 2006-07-25 |
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- Turn Me Around
- Untitled
- Yes And No
- Untitled
- Birds And Fishes
- Do You Want To Fight Me?
- Genevieve's Wheel
- You Break Me Down
- Untitled
- Surgery In The Sky
- Pink Champagne
- 72 Degrees
- Untitled
- Go To Sleep
Customer Reviews:
venusfan.......2007-02-22
I was a little worried after reading some of the other customer reviews of this album. I bought it and after listening several times, I am not disappointed. I did think songs 12 and 14 are weaker than the others. I get a little bored listening to them; the lyrics are repetative. Pink Champaigne is my favorite. I am a fan of experimental electronic music. This album incorporates multi-dimensional sounds with upbeat rhythms and Annette's voice is lovely. I am a huge fan of this band and they have not let me down yet. I am excited to see what they produce in the future.
A Little Weirder than Expected.......2007-01-10
We loved Venus Hum's previous albums. In this one, there's a few good songs, but the group got very experimental--to the extent that some of the songs are downright annoying. The vocals, however, are never annoying.
Venus Hum does it again!.......2007-01-09
I was a huge fan of Big Beautiful Sky, so I was excited to listen to this CD when I finally got it. In my opinion, The Colors In The Wheel is even better than Venus Hum's first CD!
While the "Untitled" songs are rather annoying, the real songs are fantastic. My favorites are "Do You Want To Fight Me" and "Yes And No", but really, it's hard to pick a favorite. All of the songs on this cd are so good.
Venus Hum's music is soothing, energizing, beautiful, and poetic all at the same time. Listen to the samples, and if you like them, you'll like listening to the real thing even more.
Too much layered sonic junk, not enough Annette.......2006-11-17
I really love Big Beautiful Sky and Songs for Superheroes, but this album really misses in the production department, and fails to draw the listener in. It's hard to listen to - challenging - almost tiring to consume. I couldn't figure it out until recently, and now it's obvious. It's all the extra sonic junk in the mixes, that aren't rhythmically or harmonically useful. There are just oodles of bleeps and bloops and filtered swooshes that are layered on every song, and they really detract from the groove and melody, burying Annette's vocals and making for basically a confusing electronic art-music experiment rather than a professional CD. I would totally buy a remix of this CD that simply omitted all the sonic junk and put the vocals front and center as found in the prior 2 CD's.
Note that this has nothing at all to do with the songwriting or performance quality - it's just a production botch that could be fixed in a single day. As it is I can't stand to listen to the songs because there's just too much crud going on.
Mood perpetuates mood.......2006-10-21
For their third full-length album, Venus Hum change their sound a bit. Rather than effervescent synthy pop, they try out a dreamier, "Colours in the Wheel" embraces a dreamy, swirling brand of electronica -- think Flaming Lips by way of Aphex Twin, with Imogen Heap doing the vocals.
The change is pretty obvious with the first song. "Mood perpetuates mood... tears perpetuate tears/one lie touches the other find..." Annette Strean croons softly over a guitar ballad, which is woven through with thin ribbons of synth. After a brief, surreal interlude, we're off into the album full-force.
Harder electronic songs have their presence -- the sultry, semisexual "Yes and No" with its urgent beats ("My no means no/my yes means yes..."), and the sinuous, ominous electroglitch dancepop of "Do You Want to Fight Me?" These are flanked by brief noodling interludes, and a few softer, sweeter little pop songs.
That changes with the exquisite "Genevieve's Wheel," where Strean murmurs over sparkling, soft-edged electronica about "all the colours in the wheel/the wheel, the wheel." At the halfway point, the album becomes experimental, without losing the catchy edge, up until the synth-lullaby finale, "Go To Sleep."
Venus Hum tries for an edgier sound in "Colours of the Wheel," and most of the time that's exactly what they get. Okay, "Pink Champagne" lumbers where the other songs dance, and the interludes aren't really necessary. But the majority of these songs are effervescent and creative, with a wider range than Venus Hum displayed before.
Their main instrument is keyboard, which Kip Kubin and Tony Miracle twist into every imaginable kind of sound -- sometimes soft and mellow, sometimes swirling and sparkling, and sometimes in sharp electronic jabs reminiscent of their last album. There's also a spattering of more down-to-earth instrumentation, such as the acoustic guitar in the opening song.
Annette Strean apparently developed vocal nodes a few years back, but her voice sounds just as good as ever -- strong and flexible, sort of like Imogen Heap's spacier little sister. The lyrics tend to be a bit on the simple side, with lines often repeated, but in Strean's voice they sound quite good.
Venus Hum have some uneven spots in "Colours in the Wheel," but the darker, more experimental, still entrancing music is definitely worth getting your hands on.
(Thank you, Rebecca!)
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- Miser Rocks!!
- I
<3Miser!!
- Great all around band
- MISER ROCK WARRIOR!!!!!!
- Freaking Awesome
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Colors
Miser
Manufacturer: Broken Artist Management
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000JVRQ1Q
Release Date: 2006-11-14 |
Tracks:
- Zen
- Release Me
- Saved
- Zombie
- Everyday
- Monkey
- Turn Around
- Stars
- Afterglow
- The Wheel
Customer Reviews:
Miser Rocks!!.......2007-07-11
I have seen them many time in person. The guys are great. The shows are fun and the music Rocks!!! They are the best band on the Local Dallas scene. This CD is a must own.
-Michael
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<3Miser!!.......2007-07-06
This cd is so awesome! One of the best alternative cd's I've gotten in a while!! I've seen them twice in concert and both times I was so impressed. I've even met the band and they are so nice and humble!! The songs are great and im so glad they are getting more radio play and i love that they are from my hometown!! lol :)
Great all around band.......2007-05-02
I saw these guys play live last weekend and they rocked. Great vocals and an awesome band to back it up. Not your typical mainstream BS. Check these guys out, you won't be dissapointed.
MISER ROCK WARRIOR!!!!!!.......2007-03-17
Not only is this band great - with a radio friendly, infectious rock beat that is already starting to get radio play in TX and OK - but the guys are genuinely awesome people. Their live shows have an energy that is hard to beat and worth watching again and again. I see great things in their future! They will ROCK YOUR FACES OFF and soon, you'll be a ROCK WARRIOR, too! ;) ~Athena~
Freaking Awesome.......2007-01-27
Every once in a while, Dallas produces a band that really has their s*** together. Their sound is tight and powerful. You wont be disappointed.
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- Hooray for Hollywood
- Kunzel does it yet again!
- Movie Music
- More than Beautiful!!
- This is the one you should own
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Beautiful Hollywood
Erich Kunzel , and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Manufacturer: Telarc
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ASIN: B000003D24
Release Date: 1997-09-23 |
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- Feather Theme From Forest Gump
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- Robert and Mary From Rob Roy
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Customer Reviews:
Hooray for Hollywood.......2007-07-22
I bought this CD to go with an Academy Awards/Hollywood Walk-of-Fame theme party at work. It was the perfect accompaniment and mood setter.
It was February and a group of us decorated the lounge with black, gold, and silver tableclothes and balloon bouquets, and scattered around clap boards and faux film strip on the tables, along with movie trivia cards and black and gold wrapped mints. I made a walk-of-fame star for every employee and taped them on the walls around the room. We also laid down a red carpet from the entrance of the room to about the center with the decorated tables flanking both sides. We sat up the snack table with a sign that said, "Studio Commissary" and went with theme snacks like "James Bonbons with Halle Berry sauce," and "The Queen's scones." Each week we took a quarter of the walk-of-fame starts and posted them on the bulletin board for the staff to write peer compliments under. At the end of the week these stars were taken down and the next set of stars was posted.
This CD really set the mood for employees as they entered the lounge for the first time on that first day after it was decorated, and during the party at the end of the month. The month ended with an Academy Award party with an Oscar going to each employee for outstanding effort in whatever category (best dressed, best supporting staff member, most animated story teller, most pleasant entercom voice, most punctual, best sense of humor, most artistic, etc.), and they were given their stars with the peer compliments attached to the back. Everyone commented on how special they felt and how neat the theme was. Good morale booster.
This CD would also be perfect for the ambiance at your own Academy Awards party at home. Print out those ballots, cast your votes, pop some popcorn and pass around the Juji fruits, and let's watch the Oscars!
Kunzel does it yet again!.......2004-11-23
Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops do a great job everytime, and this is no exception. I'm telling you, if you ever thought that purely intrumental/orchestral was unattractive, this will change your mind. Never a disappointment!
Movie Music.......2002-12-12
If you love that music from all those movies you've seen, then this is the CD you want! It is fantastic!! I want more!! I hope Erich Kunzel will come out with some music from older movies and maybe some TV programs. Listening to his music is better than watching the movie.
More than Beautiful!!.......2002-12-11
This is the absolute best CD they ever put together! And that is saying a lot as we are very picky about what music we like. This is the kind of music that makes you 'feel' deeply. It encourages you to dream big and love living! Forget the grooves, drums and bangs and listen to something incredibly beatiful! You won't be sorry for the money invested in this one bit of sanity in such a hectic world.
This is the one you should own.......2002-10-27
If you are looking for just one solid collection of memorable movie themes, this is it. Other CDs mix marches and fanfares with quieter tracks, which makes for a jarring listening experience at times. This CD, however, has a consistent feel all the way through. Melodic, calming, and, best of all, interesting. These movie tracks weren't selected simply for their sound, but also because they are GOOD. You get the best of the best: James Horner, Alan Silvestri, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, and Randy Edelman.
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- review? what review?
- In the beginning, or long before that.
- Genius
- Psychedelic And Pretentious
- A pleasing pallette of punnery addressing social woes.
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Colors
Ken Nordine
Manufacturer: Asphodel Records
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ASIN: B000001PAI
Release Date: 2000-05-09 |
Tracks:
- Olive
- Lavender
- Burgundy
- Yellow
- Green
- Beige
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- Ecru
- Chartreuse
- Turquoise
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- Flesh
- Azure
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Amazon.com
The voice-over man from a thousand commercials, Ken Nordine registers in your subconscious instantly: Wait, I know that guy! Smooth as an ice sculpture and ringing with "the voice of our sponsor," Nordine has personified authority since the 1960s. It's disorienting at first to hear the way Nordine lets go on this record with a Beat-inspired, mellifluous-sounding, Dr. Seuss-like exploration of the meanings of different colors. Many of the pieces are parables on racism and human behavior, but they're also totally silly, and meant to be. Recorded in the late 1960s, the 34 tracks manage to be sort of psychedelically goofy but charming at the same time. "Absolute gray is the grayest gray / That's the same distance from absolute white as it is from absolute black," Nordine almost-sings to a delightful, freeform studio backing of hip jazz. All your mix tapes will be very happy that you've bought this strange record to flavor them with. --Mike McGonigal
Customer Reviews:
review? what review?.......2006-03-10
i still have not recieved the cd from amazon,so how can i review it? hey amazon, how about sending me the cd so i can review it.either that, or refund me my money for the purchase.
In the beginning, or long before that........2006-01-20
Ken Nordine was commisioned by a paint company to write several commercials about colors. He recorded the spoken word ads backed by free form jazz. They commercials got so much acclaim, that he decided to record an album where he redid the spots (without mentioning the name of the paint company this time), adding many more colors. All the pieces are around a minute and a half long. Some of the tracks can be taken as social commentary, but most of them are just Nordine having fun saying whatever a particular color makes him think of. The CD adds ten bonus tracks to the original album, for a total of 34 (Nordine says he recorded 44 in all). This is a fun album, if you like music that is a little "out there".
Genius.......2005-03-28
I have only recently been introduced to Ken Nordine and since them moment i listened to "Colors" I've been preaching its glories to all around. There is no satisfactory explanation for Nordine's exploration of psychadelic existential beat. Its simply brilliant.
Psychedelic And Pretentious.......2004-07-23
I have no idea whether to give this CD one or five stars, because it is wholly based on what vantage point you approach this thing from, so in the end it gets three. Noted voiceover man Ken Nordine recorded this in the 1960s (big surprise there), and it is ostensibly a commentary on social injustices, particularly racism. (Really now, how many words actually do rhyme with "puce"?) It really is free form blank verse poetry about colors set to inoffensive smooth jazz. Some have seen this as visionary, some as excellent psychedelic commentary; I see it more as upbeat silliness.
In all honesty I find this CD amusing and fun to listen to, but mostly out of a lifelong desire to mock pretentiousness rather than any kind of admiration for the artistic accomplishment to be unveiled here. I am not saying that there isn't anything meaningful here, I am just saying that it is hidden cleverly behind an extremely campy facade. People who enjoy listening to William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy sing will adore this CD. So will die hard intellectuals who are convinced of the brilliant political satire it contains. I love it because it is fun to listen to, think about, and laugh at.
This CD is not for everyone (listen to the audio samples before buying!) but some people will find this CD irresistibly delicious for very different reasons. I think you should check it out, but be prepared for a very unique listening experience.
A pleasing pallette of punnery addressing social woes........2000-10-28
Ken Nordine's powerful anti-racism statement didn't quite explode like the loaded paint ball that it was supposed to.
Nonetheless, this record poignantly says a little something about you whatever color you might be.
Even if you're Puce.
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- Delightful Disney Music
- Uncle Walt would be quite honored!
- Fabulous CD
- sleeping to Disney
- this is a treasure
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Heigh-Ho! Mozart
Manufacturer: Delos Records
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ASIN: B000000709
Release Date: 1995-06-16 |
Tracks:
- Colors of the Wind in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
- Heigh-Ho! In the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
- Beauty and the Beast in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
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Customer Reviews:
Delightful Disney Music.......2007-03-28
These Disney tunes done in the style of classic composers are so much fun. Children and adults alike will enjoy these songs over and over.
Uncle Walt would be quite honored!.......2006-12-20
For many a baby boomer, Walt Disney meant animation. But, besides that, music played an important part in the telling of the story. So interested in music was the animator that he fashioned one of his greatest triumphs ("Fantasia") on the works of the great masters.
Well, Donald Frasier and a bevy of musicians have compiled a wonderful collection of interpretations of familiar Disney tunes, many from Walt's time, along with a few latter day compositions.
Every selection is a winner, destined to make the listener reflect and recall the films from which they came. And if one is familiar with composer whose musical style is "copied" here, the album is a treasure.
Fabulous CD.......2006-10-04
Being a classical music connoisseur, I often listen to my local public classical radio station to hear the works of the great composers of old and of today. One day the station played "Colors of the Wind" and announced it was from this CD. I fell in love with it. I am a huge Disney fan who has over 350 Disney songs on my iPod. Pretty much the only music I listen to is either classical or Disney. And having them combined makes this CD euphoria for the ears.
Each song is in the style of a different classical composer, and usually in the style of one of their more specific songs. One with a trained ear will hear chords and melodies in almost perfect similitude of the original.
I can listen to this CD over and over and never get bored. How could you be bored when you're hearing all of your favorite old Disney songs in a new exciting way?
sleeping to Disney.......2006-07-30
I am really pleased that there is a classical music cd that has only Disney classics so that I can play them for my infant daughter while she sleeps. We are big Disney fans and it's fun to play these instead of the regular classical music. They sound just like the original songs. I would have given 5 stars but I wish they would have had all instrumental music, one of the songs has a choir singing, but it still sound good.
this is a treasure.......2003-05-11
Disney music is always uplifting. Classical music is beautiful. Combine the two - and you get THIS! "Colors of the Wind" is glorious, followed by the enchanting title track. "Beauty and the Beast" is true to the romance of the original. "The Second Star to the Right" is magical. Everything is awesome - and flawless. I initially bought this because I love The Main Street Electrical Parade music, and that is definiely a highlight here - but so are ALL the other songs! This is GOOD STUFF! It is so excellent that it can be a very beneficial introduction to classical music - for kids AND adults.
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